dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ho_mw.json

{
  "ho-hum":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": routine , dull",
      ": bored , indifferent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d-\u02c8h\u0259m",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-\u02c8h\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arid",
      "boring",
      "colorless",
      "drab",
      "dreary",
      "drudging",
      "dry",
      "dull",
      "dusty",
      "flat",
      "heavy",
      "humdrum",
      "jading",
      "jejune",
      "leaden",
      "mind-numbing",
      "monochromatic",
      "monotonous",
      "numbing",
      "old",
      "pedestrian",
      "ponderous",
      "slow",
      "stale",
      "stodgy",
      "stuffy",
      "stupid",
      "tame",
      "tedious",
      "tiresome",
      "tiring",
      "uninteresting",
      "wearisome",
      "weary",
      "wearying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "absorbing",
      "engaging",
      "engrossing",
      "gripping",
      "interesting",
      "intriguing",
      "involving",
      "riveting"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183358"
  },
  "hoar":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "hoary",
      "frost sense 1b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u022fr",
    "synonyms":[
      "age-old",
      "aged",
      "ancient",
      "antediluvian",
      "antique",
      "dateless",
      "hoary",
      "immemorial",
      "old",
      "venerable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "frost",
      "hoarfrost",
      "rime"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the hoar and crumbling stones of ruined temples",
      "Noun",
      "the hoar -covered meadow gleamed in the early-morning sun"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1567, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162645"
  },
  "hoarfrost":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": frost sense 1b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u02ccfr\u022fst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "frost",
      "hoar",
      "rime"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the hoarfrost formed a delicate swirly pattern on the window"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203244"
  },
  "hoarse":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rough or harsh in sound : grating",
      ": having a hoarse voice",
      ": harsh in sound",
      ": having a rough voice",
      ": rough or harsh in sound",
      ": having a hoarse voice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frs",
      "\u02c8h\u022frs",
      "\u02c8h\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8h\u022f(\u0259)rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "croaking",
      "croaky",
      "grating",
      "gravel",
      "gravelly",
      "gruff",
      "husky",
      "rasping",
      "raspy",
      "rusty",
      "scratchy",
      "throaty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She could only speak in a hoarse whisper.",
      "The cold made me a little hoarse .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His voice was hoarse and Maxey jumped back in his seat. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Van Gundy and fellow analyst Mark Jackson had worked alongside Breen throughout the series, though Van Gundy's voice sounded hoarse during Game 7 and appeared to get progressively worse as the broadcast wore on. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "In a welcomed welcome for Melvin, Padres fans hollered themselves hoarse from the start. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Both have distinctive hoarse voices, great hair and a flair for self-aggrandizing themselves as the saviors of their profession. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Shouting so much, his voice is hoarse after every game, needing Throat Coat to recover. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Other croup symptoms include a hoarse voice, throat pain and stridor\u2014a creaking rattle when a child inhales. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "An allergic reaction can include the following symptoms: skin rash, hoarse voice, shortness of breath, cough, itchy mouth or throat, swollen lips, tongue or eyelids, lightheadedness, abdominal pain, or vomiting. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Having to scream over construction workers\u2019 jackhammers tearing up the concrete nearby resulted in Bruno\u2019s trademark hoarse voice. \u2014 James Kay, chicagotribune.com , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English hos, hors , probably from Old Norse *h\u0101rs, h\u0101ss ; akin to Old English h\u0101s hoarse, Old High German heis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201945"
  },
  "hoary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gray or white with or as if with age",
      ": extremely old : ancient",
      ": very old",
      ": having gray or white hair"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "age-old",
      "aged",
      "ancient",
      "antediluvian",
      "antique",
      "dateless",
      "hoar",
      "immemorial",
      "old",
      "venerable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "modern",
      "new",
      "recent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a hoary tale of revenge",
      "He bowed his hoary head.",
      "a man hoary with age",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The hoary old zombie drama has killed off perhaps the best character ever in this show\u2019s entire eleven-year run. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "But Feldstein doesn\u2019t quite have the theatrical confidence to convince us that this hoary music hall business could really kill. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Many who voted for M\u00e9lenchon have no use for his broad-brushed and hoary anticapitalist nostrums. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Three redpoll species are currently recognized: common, hoary , and lesser (a Eurasian species). \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "It was named Summit Lake, and then Alta Lake, and eventually Whistler because of the whistle sound made by its hoary marmots, a big squirrel-like animal. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "What at one point in Allen\u2019s long career may have felt clever and innovative simply comes off like a hoary device to pad an undernourished story. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Another fanciful theory blames French monarch Charles V. American newspapers of the late 19th and early 20th century loved to trot out this hoary tale. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "What is clear is that warnings like this do little aside from perpetuate a hoary and exploded myth, and seem to generate little more than derision from the public. \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174304"
  },
  "hoax":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous",
      ": an act intended to trick or dupe : imposture",
      ": something accepted or established by fraud or fabrication",
      ": to trick into thinking something is true or real when it isn't",
      ": an act meant to fool or deceive",
      ": something false passed off as real"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dks",
      "\u02c8h\u014dks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bamboozle",
      "beguile",
      "bluff",
      "buffalo",
      "burn",
      "catch",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "deceive",
      "delude",
      "dupe",
      "fake out",
      "fool",
      "gaff",
      "gammon",
      "gull",
      "have",
      "have on",
      "hoodwink",
      "hornswoggle",
      "humbug",
      "juggle",
      "misguide",
      "misinform",
      "mislead",
      "snooker",
      "snow",
      "spoof",
      "string along",
      "suck in",
      "sucker",
      "take in",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "forgery",
      "humbug",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "sham"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a skilled forger who hoaxed the art world into believing that the paintings were long-lost Vermeers",
      "Noun",
      "The bomb threat is probably a hoax , but we should still evacuate the building.",
      "She was the victim of a cruel hoax .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "After trying to hoax journalists with Project Veritas, Loomer moved to direct confrontations with public figures in recent years, disrupting interviews and news conferences. \u2014 Terry Spencer, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
      "After trying to hoax journalists with Project Veritas, Loomer moved to direct confrontations with public figures in recent years, disrupting interviews and news conferences. \u2014 Terry Spencer, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
      "False news articles were deliberately spread across our feeds to hoax us. \u2014 Joanna Stern, WSJ , 8 Nov. 2018",
      "The effort, dubbed #ThinkBeforeYouPost, reminds would-be pranksters that hoax threats are not a joke and could result in federal or state charges. \u2014 Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com , 10 June 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In addition, the jury found that Depp, through his lawyer Adam Waldman, defamed Heard in one of three statements that called her accusations a hoax and awarded her $2 million. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "In evaluating Heard's counterclaims, jurors considered three statements by a lawyer for Depp who called her allegations a hoax . \u2014 Denise Lavoie, ajc , 2 June 2022",
      "In evaluating Heard\u2019s counterclaims, jurors considered three statements by a lawyer for Depp who called her allegations a hoax . \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "In evaluating Heard\u2019s counterclaims, jurors considered three statements in which a lawyer for Depp called her allegations a hoax . \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "In evaluating Heard\u2019s counterclaims, jurors considered three statements in which a lawyer for Depp called her allegations a hoax . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "Heard countersued, arguing Depp defamed her via his lawyer's statements that her claims were a hoax , and the jury sided with Heard on one count, awarding her $2 million. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 2 June 2022",
      "Heard countersued for twice that amount, saying that Depp's team had defamed her by saying her abuse claims were a hoax . \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "The jury also found that Heard had been defamed by one of Depp\u2019s former lawyers, who told the Daily Mail that her claims were a hoax . \u2014 Glamour , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1796, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200339"
  },
  "hoaxer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous",
      ": an act intended to trick or dupe : imposture",
      ": something accepted or established by fraud or fabrication",
      ": to trick into thinking something is true or real when it isn't",
      ": an act meant to fool or deceive",
      ": something false passed off as real"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dks",
      "\u02c8h\u014dks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bamboozle",
      "beguile",
      "bluff",
      "buffalo",
      "burn",
      "catch",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "deceive",
      "delude",
      "dupe",
      "fake out",
      "fool",
      "gaff",
      "gammon",
      "gull",
      "have",
      "have on",
      "hoodwink",
      "hornswoggle",
      "humbug",
      "juggle",
      "misguide",
      "misinform",
      "mislead",
      "snooker",
      "snow",
      "spoof",
      "string along",
      "suck in",
      "sucker",
      "take in",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "forgery",
      "humbug",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "sham"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a skilled forger who hoaxed the art world into believing that the paintings were long-lost Vermeers",
      "Noun",
      "The bomb threat is probably a hoax , but we should still evacuate the building.",
      "She was the victim of a cruel hoax .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "After trying to hoax journalists with Project Veritas, Loomer moved to direct confrontations with public figures in recent years, disrupting interviews and news conferences. \u2014 Terry Spencer, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
      "After trying to hoax journalists with Project Veritas, Loomer moved to direct confrontations with public figures in recent years, disrupting interviews and news conferences. \u2014 Terry Spencer, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
      "False news articles were deliberately spread across our feeds to hoax us. \u2014 Joanna Stern, WSJ , 8 Nov. 2018",
      "The effort, dubbed #ThinkBeforeYouPost, reminds would-be pranksters that hoax threats are not a joke and could result in federal or state charges. \u2014 Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com , 10 June 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In addition, the jury found that Depp, through his lawyer Adam Waldman, defamed Heard in one of three statements that called her accusations a hoax and awarded her $2 million. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "In evaluating Heard's counterclaims, jurors considered three statements by a lawyer for Depp who called her allegations a hoax . \u2014 Denise Lavoie, ajc , 2 June 2022",
      "In evaluating Heard\u2019s counterclaims, jurors considered three statements by a lawyer for Depp who called her allegations a hoax . \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "In evaluating Heard\u2019s counterclaims, jurors considered three statements in which a lawyer for Depp called her allegations a hoax . \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "In evaluating Heard\u2019s counterclaims, jurors considered three statements in which a lawyer for Depp called her allegations a hoax . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "Heard countersued, arguing Depp defamed her via his lawyer's statements that her claims were a hoax , and the jury sided with Heard on one count, awarding her $2 million. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 2 June 2022",
      "Heard countersued for twice that amount, saying that Depp's team had defamed her by saying her abuse claims were a hoax . \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "The jury also found that Heard had been defamed by one of Depp\u2019s former lawyers, who told the Daily Mail that her claims were a hoax . \u2014 Glamour , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1796, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183632"
  },
  "hobby":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "a small Old World falcon ( Falco subbuteo ) that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast",
      "a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation",
      "an interest or activity engaged in for pleasure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "avocation",
      "hobbyhorse",
      "pursuit",
      "recreation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hobbyhorse":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a figure of a horse fastened about the waist in the morris dance",
      "a dancer wearing this figure",
      "buffoon",
      "a stick having an imitation horse's head at one end that a child pretends to ride",
      "rocking horse",
      "a toy horse suspended by springs from a frame",
      "a topic to which one constantly reverts",
      "hobby entry 2",
      "a stick that has an imitation horse's head and that a child pretends to ride"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0113-\u02cch\u022frs",
    "synonyms":[
      "avocation",
      "hobby",
      "pursuit",
      "recreation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Once he gets on his hobbyhorse and starts talking about taxes, you can't get him to discuss anything else.",
      "She's been riding that hobbyhorse for months.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Speculation about why this might be so tends to reflect the hobbyhorse of the speculator. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Heller, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Donbas has served variously as a bargaining chip with Western powers, a cudgel to hold over them, a hobbyhorse for the home audience and an albatross. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "In Finland, hobbyhorse riding, according to The Wall Street Journal, is a growing sport that involves young girls riding fake horses, made of cloth or plastic horse heads attached to sticks. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 9 May 2021",
      "She has been mentioned as a potential primary challenger in 2022 to Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader \u2014 an idea that is a particular hobbyhorse of Mr. Trump\u2019s. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, New York Times , 4 May 2020",
      "There are also the hobbyhorses school choice (pro), the mayor (con), bike lanes (rabidly averse), pervy teachers languishing in rubber rooms (averse to the point of obsession). \u2014 Sadie Stein, Town & Country , 30 May 2017",
      "Girls have always loved horses, but in lieu of a real equine companion, maybe a hobbyhorse will do. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Apr. 2018",
      "But if the abolition of ICE becomes not just a left hobbyhorse but a core part of what progressives will ask of their candidates for 2020, that\u2019s going to be a harder choice for Democratic politicians to make. \u2014 Dara Lind, Vox , 19 Mar. 2018",
      "The script by South African actress Le Clanch\u00e9 du Rand opens in a room with a hat rack, a couple of trunks, a hobbyhorse and the iconic wardrobe, portal to a land outside human time. \u2014 Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver , 9 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" hobby small light horse, from Middle English hoby, hobyn , perhaps from Hobbin , nickname for Robert or Robin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hobbyist":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "a small Old World falcon ( Falco subbuteo ) that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast",
      "a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation",
      "an interest or activity engaged in for pleasure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "avocation",
      "hobbyhorse",
      "pursuit",
      "recreation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hobgoblin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mischievous goblin",
      ": bogey sense 2 , bugaboo",
      ": a mischievous elf",
      ": bogey sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4b-\u02ccg\u00e4b-l\u0259n",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4b-\u02ccg\u00e4-bl\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brownie",
      "dwarf",
      "elf",
      "faerie",
      "faery",
      "fairy",
      "fay",
      "gnome",
      "goblin",
      "gremlin",
      "kobold",
      "leprechaun",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "puck",
      "sprite",
      "troll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "intimidated by the hobgoblins of etiquette",
      "in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream , Puck is a hobgoblin who plays pranks such as spoiling milk and tripping old ladies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Resistance is the hobgoblin of antiviral medicine, even with antivirals as effective as Paxlovid. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 29 May 2022",
      "Such hobgoblins of Hamilton\u2019s imagination bear an eerie resemblance to the current occupant of the White House, with his tweets, double talk and inflammatory rhetoric at rallies. \u2014 Ron Chernow, Twin Cities , 21 Oct. 2019",
      "Nothing says Happy Halloween like a scary hobgoblin , all scowls and just looking for trouble. \u2014 Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "This fascination tells us more about ourselves than Sosa, who is demonstrating that foolish consistency said to be the hobgoblin of little minds. \u2014 Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com , 29 June 2018",
      "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote. \u2014 Robert Krier, sandiegouniontribune.com , 7 June 2018",
      "The witches used some as nests, too, leaving them for hobgoblins to sleep in. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2018",
      "God has His own Treblinka, with devils, hobgoblins , demons, angels of death. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "The primrose path to relevance has been strewn with injuries and other baseball hobgoblins . \u2014 Richard Fitch, Cincinnati.com , 27 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" hob entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195516"
  },
  "hobnob":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to drink sociably",
      ": to associate familiarly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4b-\u02ccn\u00e4b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "chum",
      "company",
      "consociate",
      "consort",
      "fraternize",
      "hang (around ",
      "hook up",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "sort",
      "travel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He loves to hobnob with celebrities.",
      "those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Applicants also have to hobnob with the committee at a cocktail reception. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "This networking event is sure to give you some insight \u2013 and the chance to hobnob with folks who build festival lineups for a living. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Conceptually, the first season of Moon Knight feels intended less as a TV show and more as an explanation for why viewers would want to watch the character eventually hobnob with Doctor Strange or Blade or whomever. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Albright also appeared as herself in the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau in a scene in which several real-life political figures hobnob with Matt Damon's congressman character. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "When basketball\u2019s best gather in Cleveland to dunk, fire 3-pointers and hobnob with corporate partners as the league celebrates its 75th anniversary this weekend, another group of players will get a chance to shine amid the glittering stars. \u2014 Tom Withers, baltimoresun.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "For many in Trumpworld, the hotel was a place to see and be seen\u2014a bizarro Camelot where Republican lawmakers, conservative elites, and MAGA enthusiasts could cross paths, mingle, and hobnob the night away. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "The next opportunities to hobnob with the honchos are in November, with Disney chief Bob Chapek scheduled to make an appearance on Nov. 15 and JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon returning to Boston on Nov. 23. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "But there are still pervasive, sometimes pernicious assumptions about what a music director must look and act like \u2014 who can hobnob with donors, who can help sell tickets. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the obsolete phrase drink hobnob to drink alternately to one another",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175050"
  },
  "hobnobber":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to drink sociably",
      ": to associate familiarly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4b-\u02ccn\u00e4b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "chum",
      "company",
      "consociate",
      "consort",
      "fraternize",
      "hang (around ",
      "hook up",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "sort",
      "travel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He loves to hobnob with celebrities.",
      "those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Applicants also have to hobnob with the committee at a cocktail reception. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "This networking event is sure to give you some insight \u2013 and the chance to hobnob with folks who build festival lineups for a living. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Conceptually, the first season of Moon Knight feels intended less as a TV show and more as an explanation for why viewers would want to watch the character eventually hobnob with Doctor Strange or Blade or whomever. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Albright also appeared as herself in the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau in a scene in which several real-life political figures hobnob with Matt Damon's congressman character. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "When basketball\u2019s best gather in Cleveland to dunk, fire 3-pointers and hobnob with corporate partners as the league celebrates its 75th anniversary this weekend, another group of players will get a chance to shine amid the glittering stars. \u2014 Tom Withers, baltimoresun.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "For many in Trumpworld, the hotel was a place to see and be seen\u2014a bizarro Camelot where Republican lawmakers, conservative elites, and MAGA enthusiasts could cross paths, mingle, and hobnob the night away. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "The next opportunities to hobnob with the honchos are in November, with Disney chief Bob Chapek scheduled to make an appearance on Nov. 15 and JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon returning to Boston on Nov. 23. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "But there are still pervasive, sometimes pernicious assumptions about what a music director must look and act like \u2014 who can hobnob with donors, who can help sell tickets. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the obsolete phrase drink hobnob to drink alternately to one another",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190936"
  },
  "hodgepodge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heterogeneous mixture : jumble",
      ": a disorderly mixture",
      ": main pot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4j-\u02ccp\u00e4j",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4j-\u02ccp\u00e4j",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4j-\u02ccp\u00e4j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "clutter",
      "collage",
      "crazy quilt",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hotchpotch",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "litter",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
      "mixed bag",
      "montage",
      "motley",
      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
      "patchwork",
      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
      "ragout",
      "rummage",
      "salad",
      "salmagundi",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
      "stew",
      "tumble",
      "variety",
      "welter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the exhibit was a hodgepodge of mediocre art, bad art, and really bad art",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The state of the U.S. economy is a hodgepodge of strong data and alarming signals. \u2014 Charley Grant, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "At the turn of the 20th century, the United States was a hodgepodge of state divorce laws. \u2014 April White, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "There is still no national plan for curbing the spread of the disease, just a hodgepodge of conflicting local and state approaches to everything from shutdowns to masking up. \u2014 Marc Fisher, Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2020",
      "The book is a hodgepodge of short, quirky chapters that cohere as a quasi-narrative because Mr. Reilly structures them around his relationship with his father\u2014which wasn\u2019t at all pretty. \u2014 John Paul Newport, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "The event is being organized by a hodgepodge of anti-vaccine groups. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The Port of Beirut is overseen by a hodgepodge of government and security agencies with overlapping mandates. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The successful escape of Masoud's family is one of countless informal rescue missions put together during the chaotic final days of the US withdrawal by a hodgepodge of current and former US officials with experience in Afghanistan. \u2014 Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "The battalion is a hodgepodge , with fighters from all over Ukraine and the world. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of hotchpotch ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190547"
  },
  "hog-tie":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tie together the feet of",
      ": to make helpless : stymie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fg-\u02cct\u012b",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clog",
      "cramp",
      "embarrass",
      "encumber",
      "fetter",
      "hamper",
      "handcuff",
      "handicap",
      "hinder",
      "hobble",
      "hold back",
      "hold up",
      "impede",
      "inhibit",
      "interfere (with)",
      "manacle",
      "obstruct",
      "shackle",
      "short-circuit",
      "stymie",
      "tie up",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aid",
      "assist",
      "facilitate",
      "help"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182817"
  },
  "hoggish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": grossly selfish, gluttonous, or filthy",
      ": very selfish or greedy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022f-gish",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8h\u022f-gish",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "edacious",
      "esurient",
      "gluttonous",
      "greedy",
      "piggish",
      "rapacious",
      "ravenous",
      "swinish",
      "voracious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "was feeling hoggish after the hike and ate the whole bag of cookies"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225650"
  },
  "hogwash":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": swill sense 2a , slop",
      ": nonsense , balderdash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fg-\u02ccw\u022fsh",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4sh",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You wouldn't believe the hogwash he was spouting at us.",
      "the librarian told us a lot of hogwash about how you can go to jail for having overdue books",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some motorcycle enthusiasts think the whole idea of trying to shush biker noise is hogwash . \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
      "Also, please know that some pundits naively believe that self-driving cars will never get into car crashes and will apparently be crash-free, which is entirely unmitigated hogwash , see my ardent rejoinder at this link here). \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Through it all, Collins has remained focused on combating both the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the anti-science hogwash at the same time. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "And are we supposed to sit back and accept that a certain amount of anti-democracy hogwash will come with each vote? \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "But that\u2019s hogwash , because a brisket by any other color would taste as good. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 6 July 2021",
      "The Coronado Unified School District has featured squabbling over students who want their schools to be anti-racist, and community members who dismiss such actions as critical race theory hogwash . \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
      "There was no more truth in any of those assertions than there is in the hogwash and hearsay tossed about by the anti-vaccinationists of 2021. \u2014 John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2021",
      "Of course, to anyone steeped in the history of this organization, soft-pedaling any statement on playoff expansion is complete hogwash . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190514"
  },
  "hoi polloi":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the general populace : masses",
      ": people of distinction or wealth or elevated social status : elite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u022fi-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commoners",
      "commons",
      "crowd",
      "herd",
      "mass",
      "millions",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "people",
      "plebeians",
      "plebs",
      "populace",
      "public",
      "rank and file"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "best",
      "choice",
      "corps d'elite",
      "cream",
      "elect",
      "elite",
      "fat",
      "flower",
      "pick",
      "pink",
      "pride",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Leaning above quiet Cape Porpoise Harbor, Nunan\u2019s Lobster Hut attracts everyone from local fishermen to the hoi polloi from nearby Kennebunkport to rub elbows at its wooden tables beneath the lobster buoys hanging from its rafters. \u2014 Greg Melville, Outside Online , 24 June 2014",
      "Both are complete traffic nightmares; both involve one group of people ending the night elated and drunk while another leaves despondent and drunk; both keep the big stars confined to special seating where the hoi polloi cannot even see them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "It was bonded to the belief that hoi polloi could take charge of their story. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "This has become something of a pundit subgenre after some similar encounters at restaurants went down during the Trump era, spawning talk of whether the hoi polloi needed an authoritative guide on how to interact with their betters in public. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The New York club scene was markedly different in the early 1990s \u2014 VIP sections were rare, and stars rubbed elbows with the hoi polloi . \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Biden\u2019s corporate-progressive alliance forces him to expand welfare for hoi polloi but also seeks to maintain and even expand oligarchal privileges. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "That there are a couple of gubernatorial candidates in the \u2019hood is not exactly generating chatter among the hoi polloi . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
      "Now, to be clear, this is not an obituary for those gorgeous natural ectomorphs who continue to move among us, who torment hoi polloi with their slim figures, poreless skin and Dorian Gray agelessness. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek, the many",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193950"
  },
  "hoist":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "lift , raise",
      "to raise into position by or as if by means of tackle",
      "drink sense 1",
      "to become hoisted rise",
      "an act of raising or lifting an act of hoisting (see hoist entry 1 )",
      "an apparatus (such as a tackle or a hydraulic lift) for lifting or raising an apparatus for hoisting (see hoist entry 1 )",
      "the height of a flag when viewed flying",
      "to lift up especially with a pulley",
      "a device used for lifting heavy loads"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u022fist",
    "synonyms":[
      "boost",
      "heave",
      "heft",
      "jack (up)",
      "upheave"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The steel girders were hoisted into place and securely welded.",
      "The engine was hoisted out with a winch.",
      "The cargo was hoisted up onto the ship.",
      "He stopped at a bar after work to hoist a few beers with his friends.",
      "She hoisted a last-second shot that would have won the game if it had gone in.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday to meet with Ukrainian officials and hoist the Canadian flag again over his country\u2019s embassy in Kyiv. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
      "Senior guard Zach Reichle said for the season\u2019s first two months, OSU guards often thought the best way to bail out the offense was to make a play or hoist a three. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2021",
      "Since at least 2005, the city has allowed groups to hold flag-raising ceremonies on City Hall Plaza, during which participants can hoist a flag of their choosing on one of the three flagpoles that stand outside the entrance to City Hall. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 2 May 2022",
      "And Saturday was as good a day as any to hoist a beer in their honor. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Seven of them will be in action this bowl season with a chance to snap their respective skids and hoist a bowl championship trophy. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Morgan, who went 11-for-16 for 199 yards and a third-quarter touchdown pass to Chris Autman-Bell, led the Gophers on the sprint into the end zone to hoist the 73-year-old trophy on their home field for the first time since 2003. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "As mentioned, both Jazz stars have their strengths, and since only one team can hoist the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy each year, the championship standard is rarefied, indeed. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Barrymore takes matters into her own hands, opting to summit the staircase alone \u2014 though a member of her team helps hoist her up the final steps. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett confirmed the body was recovered via helicopter hoist March 31. \u2014 Caleb Hutton, oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Another danger Attaching the hoist ropes to the wrong point on the triangle could cause the structure to buckle and the pieces that held it together to pop apart. \u2014 Douglas Starr, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Lifeguards and firefighters worked together to rescue the man, using a helicopter hoist to lift him on a stretcher from the canyon. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In the dining hall, food arrives on a hoist from the ceiling. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Bridge nets are also employed to help with the final hoist to the planks. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Using pieces of plywood, sliding door rails, and an electric hoist , the pet lover \u2014 who is also dad to labradoodle Max \u2014 constructed a genius DIY cat elevator over a flight of stairs. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Depending on the nature of distress, the rescue swimmer deploys via freefall or hoist to provide assistance. \u2014 al , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "During the 16th century, its past tense gave rise to the modern hoist /hoisted. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hoity-toity":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thoughtless giddy behavior",
      ": thoughtlessly silly or frivolous : flighty",
      ": marked by an air of assumed importance : highfalutin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u022fi-t\u0113-\u02c8t\u022fi-t\u0113",
      "\u02cch\u012b-t\u0113-\u02c8t\u012b-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1668, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193302"
  },
  "hokeypokey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hocus-pocus sense 2",
      ": ice cream sold by street vendors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u014d-k\u0113-\u02c8p\u014d-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "every year the legislature has to go through the same hokeypokey before it balances the state budget"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202725"
  },
  "hokum":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response",
      "pretentious nonsense bunkum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u014d-k\u0259m",
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Everyone knows his story is pure hokum .",
      "His new film is yet another piece of Hollywood hokum .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With hokum such as this, my credulity can be counted on. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "And, of course, Goop embraces the long-standing hokum known as homeopathy, which essentially claims ritualized dilutions of poisons can cure disease and anthropomorphic water molecules can remember how to heal you. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Greekman\u2019s feels subtly evocative without any hokum and serves uplifting food that meshes with the California growing seasons. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "This film and those of its ilk \u2014 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Dig being two superior examples \u2014 offer a more dignified alternative to the hokum of Nicholas Sparks, but in this case, not by much. \u2014 Charles Bramesco, Vulture , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "President Biden is in part a hostage to his own campaign mythology \u2014 the blue-collar guy from Scranton \u2014 and all the hokum that goes along with it. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 15 June 2021",
      "Yet the American space-industrial complex is sustained by Hollywood hokum . \u2014 David Beers, The New Republic , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "Downtrodden Democrats will need to come to grips with the reality that vast swaths of the country like or, at least, accept the hokum and hatred that Trump has been peddling. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "This isn\u2019t some kind of health food store hippie hokum . \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 13 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to have possession or ownership of or have at one's disposal",
      ": to have as a privilege or position of responsibility",
      ": to have as a mark of distinction",
      ": to keep under restraint",
      ": such as",
      ": to prevent free expression of",
      ": to prevent from some action",
      ": to keep back from use",
      ": to delay temporarily the handling of",
      ": to make liable or accountable or bound to an obligation",
      ": to have or maintain in the grasp",
      ": aim , point",
      ": to support in a particular position or keep from falling or moving",
      ": to bear the pressure of : support",
      ": to prevent from leaving or getting away",
      ": such as",
      ": to avoid emitting or letting out",
      ": to restrain as or as if a captive",
      ": to have strong appeal to",
      ": to enclose and keep in a container or within bounds : contain",
      ": to be able to consume easily or without undue effect",
      ": to be able to drink (alcoholic beverages) without becoming noticeably drunk",
      ": accommodate",
      ": to have as a principal or essential feature or attribute",
      ": to have in store",
      ": to have in the mind or express as a judgment, opinion, or belief",
      ": to think of in a particular way : regard",
      ": to assemble for and carry on the activity of",
      ": to cause to be carried on : conduct",
      ": to produce or sponsor especially as a public exhibition",
      ": to maintain occupation, control, or defense of",
      ": to resist the offensive efforts or advance of",
      ": to maintain (a certain condition, situation, or course of action) without change",
      ": to cover (a part of the body) with one or both hands (as for protection or comfort)",
      ": to cover (the ears) to prevent hearing",
      ": to maintain position : refuse to give ground",
      ": to continue in the same way or to the same degree : last entry 1",
      ": to derive right or title",
      ": to be or remain valid : apply",
      ": to maintain a grasp on something : remain fastened to something",
      ": to go ahead as one has been going",
      ": to bear or carry oneself",
      ": to forbear an intended or threatened action : halt , pause",
      ": to stop counting during a countdown",
      ": to have illicit drug material in one's possession",
      ": advocate , defend",
      ": to qualify for comparison with",
      ": to be the center of attention among friends or admirers",
      ": to speak at length : expatiate",
      ": to engage one's hand with another's especially as an expression of affection",
      ": to prevent oneself from breathing temporarily",
      ": to wait in anxious anticipation",
      ": to slow down or stop for a moment",
      ": to maintain one's position : prove equal to opposition",
      ": to keep silent : keep one's thoughts to oneself",
      ": to have a dominant influence : rule",
      ": to be left empty-handed",
      ": to bear alone a responsibility that should have been shared by others",
      ": to maintain a firm position",
      ": to take care of usual affairs",
      ": to maintain the current position or situation",
      ": to give firm assent to : adhere to strongly",
      ": to hold responsible",
      ": to stand up under criticism or analysis",
      ": to agree with or approve of",
      ": stronghold sense 1",
      ": confinement , custody",
      ": prison",
      ": the act or the manner of grasping something (as in the hands or arms) : grip",
      ": a manner of grasping an opponent in wrestling",
      ": a nonphysical bond that attaches, restrains, or constrains or by which something is affected, controlled, or dominated",
      ": full comprehension",
      ": full or immediate control : possession",
      ": touch sense 8",
      ": something that may be grasped as a support",
      ": fermata",
      ": the time between the onset and the release (see release entry 2 sense 3c ) of a vocal articulation (see articulation sense 3b )",
      ": a sudden motionless posture at the end of a dance",
      ": an order or indication that something is to be reserved or delayed",
      ": a delay in a countdown (as in launching a spacecraft)",
      ": in a state of interruption during a telephone call when one party switches to another line without totally disconnecting the other party",
      ": in a state or period of indefinite suspension",
      ": the interior of a ship below decks",
      ": the cargo deck of a ship",
      ": the cargo compartment of a plane",
      ": to have or keep a grip on",
      ": to take in and have within : contain",
      ": support entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to carry on by group action",
      ": to have as a position of responsibility",
      ": to continue in the same way or state : last",
      ": to remain fast or fastened",
      ": to have or keep possession or control of",
      ": to have in mind",
      ": to limit the movement or activity of : restrain",
      ": to continue in a condition or position",
      ": to continue moving on (a course) without change",
      ": to make accept a legal or moral duty",
      ": consider sense 3 , regard",
      ": to continue to be present or exist",
      ": to refuse to yield or agree",
      ": delay entry 2 sense 2",
      ": to rob while threatening with a weapon",
      ": the act or way of holding : grip",
      ": a note or rest in music kept up longer than usual",
      ": the part of a ship below the decks in which cargo is stored",
      ": the cargo compartment of an airplane",
      ": to have lawful possession or ownership of",
      ": to have as a privilege or position of responsibility",
      ": to restrain the liberty of",
      ": to keep in custody",
      ": to cause to be conducted",
      ": to rule as the holding of a case",
      "\u2014 compare decide , find"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dld",
      "\u02c8h\u014dld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clench",
      "cling (to)",
      "clutch",
      "grip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clasp",
      "clench",
      "grapple",
      "grasp",
      "grip",
      "handgrip",
      "handhold"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195103"
  },
  "hold down":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something used to fasten an object in place",
      ": an act of holding down",
      ": limit",
      ": to keep within limits",
      ": to assume or have responsibility for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl(d)-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap",
      "circumscribe",
      "confine",
      "limit",
      "restrict"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exceed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214126"
  },
  "hold off (on)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to decide that (something) will happen at a later time : to postpone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195512"
  },
  "hold on":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to maintain a condition or position : persist",
      ": to maintain a grasp on something : hang on",
      ": to await something (such as a telephone connection) desired or requested",
      ": wait",
      ": to maintain possession of or adherence to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "abide",
      "bide",
      "continue",
      "endure",
      "hold up",
      "keep up",
      "last",
      "perdure",
      "persist",
      "remain",
      "run on"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cease",
      "close",
      "conclude",
      "desist",
      "die",
      "discontinue",
      "end",
      "expire",
      "finish",
      "lapse",
      "leave off",
      "pass",
      "quit",
      "stop",
      "terminate",
      "wind up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the ancient beliefs still held on in remote mountain villages",
      "hold on a minute\u2014it's not your turn"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222635"
  },
  "hold over":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that is held over",
      ": to continue (as in office) for a prolonged period",
      ": postpone , defer",
      ": to retain in a condition or position from an earlier period",
      ": to prolong the engagement of",
      ": to remain in a position or condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dld-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "defer",
      "delay",
      "hold off (on)",
      "hold up",
      "lay over",
      "postpone",
      "put off",
      "put over",
      "remit",
      "shelve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He is the only holdover from their last championship team.",
      "This policy is a holdover from the previous administration.",
      "Verb",
      "the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But that\u2019s nearly impossible: The swimsuit issue is a holdover from an earlier century. \u2014 Frankie De La Cretaz, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is a holdover from the island's colonial-era past, prior to the purchase by the U.S. and its transition of power in 1917. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "Ta\u2019Quan Roberson, the transfer from Penn State, has been taking a lot of the snaps at quarterback with Steven Krajewski, a holdover from last season. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "There will be a new offensive coordinator, however, in former Texas-San Antonio assistant Barry Lunney Jr., and the Illini still have to make a decision at quarterback between holdover Artur Sitkowski and Syracuse transfer Tommy DeVito. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But one holdover executive seemed well positioned to thrive under new management. \u2014 Variety , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Eye View will serve as a follow-up to Cordae\u2019s 2021 holdover EP Just Until\u2026, as well as his first studio set since launching his own record label Hi Level back in June. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Stoops is a holdover from the XFL\u2019s 2020 season, when the former Oklahoma coach guided the league\u2019s Dallas Renegades. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The Bears' Matthew Mayer, a key holdover from last year\u2019s national title team, played with four fouls in pivotal late stretches, hitting big 3-pointers and taking momentous charges before fouling out with 2:49 remaining in overtime. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That was before his Friday tweet that the $44 billion deal was now on hold over how many of the platform's accounts were spam or fake. \u2014 David Zurawik, CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "The mysterious Spacing Guild and its Navigator use the spice to control their monopoly on space travel, granting them an iron hold over the Imperium itself. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Once again, diplomacy failed to hold over the long term, but with very different consequences. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Think: the sun\u2019s hold over distant planets, or the journey light from far-off stars makes across the universe. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "His platform centered on two main points: ending the war in the east in a way palatable to Ukrainians and breaking up corrupt oligarchs\u2019 hold over the economy. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The combination would consolidate the airlines\u2019 hold over some airports, which could put pressure on other carriers, such as JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Allegiant Airlines, to join forces through partnerships or mergers. \u2014 Niraj Chokshi, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Country singer Sara Evans' estranged husband Jay Barker shared his side of the story on social media Sunday after he was arrested and placed on a domestic violence hold over the weekend. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "An exabyte has the capacity to hold over 36,000 years worth of HD quality video\u2026or stream the entire Netflix catalog more than 3,000 times. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1893, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204540"
  },
  "hold up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": delay",
      ": a robbery carried out at gunpoint",
      ": to rob at gunpoint",
      ": delay , impede",
      ": to call attention to : single out",
      ": to continue in the same condition without failing or losing effectiveness or force",
      ": robbery by an armed robber",
      ": delay entry 1",
      ": an attempted or completed robbery carried out with the use of force and especially at gunpoint",
      ": to make the victim of a holdup : rob at gunpoint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dld-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8h\u014dld-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delay",
      "detainment",
      "detention",
      "holdback",
      "holding pattern",
      "wait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "defer",
      "delay",
      "hold off (on)",
      "hold over",
      "lay over",
      "postpone",
      "put off",
      "put over",
      "remit",
      "shelve"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There have been a series of holdups at local banks.",
      "a holdup in construction due to the weather",
      "Verb",
      "held up mail delivery until we had a permanent address",
      "traffic was held up for miles by the accident",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The armed holdup happened Saturday at the store in the 9600 block of Vaughn Road in Pike Road, according to Central Alabama Crime Stoppers. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 3 May 2022",
      "The last holdup was in Rhode Island, but a judge on Monday dismissed Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha\u2019s appeal in that state after the two sides reached a settlement. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "The main holdup , according to Bahlil Lahadalia, Indonesia\u2019s Minister of Investment, is the lack of a level playing field. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "Originally scheduled for a Wednesday takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the mission was delayed due to a holdup with NASA's Artemis 1 Moon rocket. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The only holdup currently seems to be getting the supply chain back in place. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The holdup isn\u2019t with the Park Service, says Jon Jarvis, NPS director during the Obama administration. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 3 Oct. 2020",
      "The holdup happened on Friday, March 25, in the 700 block of Valley Avenue in Birmingham. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The letter requests an update on the holdup and confirmed that disaster recovery and cleanup is on hold until FEMA acts. \u2014 al , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While Apple\u2019s growth could hold up , shareholder returns should be magnified by Apple\u2019s massive stock buyback program. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Throughout the playoffs, different players have stepped up in different games as support beams to hold up the NBA Finals dreams of the core of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Smart. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "The carburetor is in pieces while supply-chain issues hold up delivery of replacement parts. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "The lanterns are roughly 3 inches in diameter and made from nylon to hold up in the rain. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
      "Culture was one of the last domains in neoliberal times that tried, at least a little, to hold up a distinction between the two, between, to put it bluntly, the market and our lives. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Rosenberg says there\u2019s always a spike in reinfections when a new variant starts to surge, since antibodies from one strain may not hold up well against the next. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 18 May 2022",
      "Democrats accused Grassley of pursuing the report to hold up the nomination for partisan reasons. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "This Lands\u2019 End suit is designed to hold up against continuous use in and out of the pool. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1851, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200543"
  },
  "holding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": land held especially by a vassal or tenant",
      ": property (such as land or securities) owned",
      ": a ruling of a court especially on an issue of law raised in a case \u2014 compare dictum",
      ": something that holds",
      ": having the effect of holding back or delaying something",
      ": intended for usually temporary storage or retention",
      ": a ruling of a court upon an issue of law raised in a case : the pronouncement of law supported by the reasoning in a court's opinion \u2014 compare decision , dictum , disposition , finding , judgment , opinion , ruling , verdict",
      ": any property that is owned or possessed",
      ": intended for temporary custody or detention"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doom",
      "finding",
      "judgment",
      "judgement",
      "ruling",
      "sentence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "penalized 10 yards for holding",
      "the holding of \u201cnot guilty\u201d took everyone by surprise",
      "Adjective",
      "The troops were engaged in a holding action until reinforcements could arrive.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The big holding companies spend more time chewing over revenue, margins, operations, staffing and process, than is ever spent talking about brands, clients or ideas. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "While seven justices agreed with Justice Alito\u2019s holding , some of them didn\u2019t join aspects of his reasoning. \u2014 Jan Wolfe, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission on Thursday approved new standards for booking prisoners with medical, mental health or substance abuse concerns into police district holding cells. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "In June 1992, in the case Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, a new five-justice majority on the Supreme Court affirmed Roe\u2019s central holding and addressed its weaknesses. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "The chain-link holding areas were replaced by cinder-block cells with large windows that resemble traditional Border Patrol stations. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 19 May 2022",
      "Revenko, who had previously worked as a correspondent and news anchor on independent television, went on to head the holding \u2019s news operation. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
      "Securities law requires that any such holding be divulged publicly and to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 10 days, or in this case by March 24; Musk didn\u2019t make the disclosure until April 4, which was 11 days late. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "The Panthers then strung together a 12-play drive, capped by a 15-yard TD run by Reggie Corbin \u2026 which was negated on an offensive holding call, moving the Panthers back to the 25. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 14 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Like the non- holding call against TCU on the Frogs\u2019 first touchdown drive. \u2014 Kirk Bohls, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2020",
      "It was established in 1997 to meet the needs of parents in the community, focusing on activities for parents of children birth to 3 years old and holding interactive sessions each month for families, according to the schools website. \u2014 Charlie Lapastora, Fox News , 20 Apr. 2018",
      "Here\u2019s how holding office affects Florida lawmakers\u2019 incomes But surprisingly, Florida lawmakers did not boost their incomes while in office. \u2014 Kevin Fahey, Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2017",
      "Please explain how holding secret meetings on the health care bill relates to consent of the governed. \u2014 Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com , 27 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190246"
  },
  "holdup":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": delay",
      ": a robbery carried out at gunpoint",
      ": to rob at gunpoint",
      ": delay , impede",
      ": to call attention to : single out",
      ": to continue in the same condition without failing or losing effectiveness or force",
      ": robbery by an armed robber",
      ": delay entry 1",
      ": an attempted or completed robbery carried out with the use of force and especially at gunpoint",
      ": to make the victim of a holdup : rob at gunpoint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dld-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8h\u014dld-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delay",
      "detainment",
      "detention",
      "holdback",
      "holding pattern",
      "wait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "defer",
      "delay",
      "hold off (on)",
      "hold over",
      "lay over",
      "postpone",
      "put off",
      "put over",
      "remit",
      "shelve"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There have been a series of holdups at local banks.",
      "a holdup in construction due to the weather",
      "Verb",
      "held up mail delivery until we had a permanent address",
      "traffic was held up for miles by the accident",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The armed holdup happened Saturday at the store in the 9600 block of Vaughn Road in Pike Road, according to Central Alabama Crime Stoppers. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 3 May 2022",
      "The last holdup was in Rhode Island, but a judge on Monday dismissed Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha\u2019s appeal in that state after the two sides reached a settlement. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "The main holdup , according to Bahlil Lahadalia, Indonesia\u2019s Minister of Investment, is the lack of a level playing field. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "Originally scheduled for a Wednesday takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the mission was delayed due to a holdup with NASA's Artemis 1 Moon rocket. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The only holdup currently seems to be getting the supply chain back in place. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The holdup isn\u2019t with the Park Service, says Jon Jarvis, NPS director during the Obama administration. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 3 Oct. 2020",
      "The holdup happened on Friday, March 25, in the 700 block of Valley Avenue in Birmingham. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The letter requests an update on the holdup and confirmed that disaster recovery and cleanup is on hold until FEMA acts. \u2014 al , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While Apple\u2019s growth could hold up , shareholder returns should be magnified by Apple\u2019s massive stock buyback program. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Throughout the playoffs, different players have stepped up in different games as support beams to hold up the NBA Finals dreams of the core of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Smart. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "The carburetor is in pieces while supply-chain issues hold up delivery of replacement parts. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "The lanterns are roughly 3 inches in diameter and made from nylon to hold up in the rain. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
      "Culture was one of the last domains in neoliberal times that tried, at least a little, to hold up a distinction between the two, between, to put it bluntly, the market and our lives. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Rosenberg says there\u2019s always a spike in reinfections when a new variant starts to surge, since antibodies from one strain may not hold up well against the next. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 18 May 2022",
      "Democrats accused Grassley of pursuing the report to hold up the nomination for partisan reasons. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "This Lands\u2019 End suit is designed to hold up against continuous use in and out of the pool. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1851, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182627"
  },
  "hole":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an opening through something : perforation",
      ": an area where something is missing",
      ": gap : such as",
      ": a serious discrepancy : flaw , weakness",
      ": an opening in a defensive formation",
      ": the area of a baseball field between the positions of shortstop and third baseman",
      ": a defect in a crystal (as of a semiconductor ) that is due to an electron's having left its normal position in one of the crystal bonds and that is equivalent in many respects to a positively charged particle",
      ": a hollowed-out place",
      ": such as",
      ": a cave, pit, or well in the ground",
      ": burrow",
      ": an unusually deep place in a body of water (such as a river)",
      ": a wretched or dreary place",
      ": a prison cell especially for solitary confinement",
      ": a shallow cylindrical hole or hollowed-out place in the putting green of a golf course into which the ball is played",
      ": a part of the golf course from tee (see tee entry 2 sense 2 ) to putting green",
      ": the play on such a hole as a unit of scoring",
      ": an awkward position or circumstance : fix",
      ": a position of owing or losing money",
      ": having a score below zero",
      ": at a disadvantage",
      ": to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in (as by cutting, digging, boring, or shooting at) : to make a hole (see hole entry 1 ) in",
      ": to drive or hit into a hole",
      ": to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in something : to make a hole in something",
      ": an opening into or through something",
      ": a hollowed out place",
      ": den sense 1 , burrow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl",
      "\u02c8h\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aperture",
      "opening",
      "orifice",
      "perforation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bore",
      "drill",
      "perforate",
      "pierce",
      "punch",
      "puncture",
      "riddle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "McIlroy left the fifth hole at 2 under for the championship and on the first page of the leaderboard. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "The event featured balloon creations, music and dancing, a corn hole toss and other games, birds of prey and creepy crawler exhibits, snow cones and food vendors. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "By doing so, the architect gives the hole a sense of place as one piece of an 18-hole puzzle. \u2014 Joe Passov, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Hopefully, one of the future episodes will somehow explain the story of those drones and fix the plot hole . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 15 June 2022",
      "Across Clyde Street, Francis could see the Country Club\u2019s pristine 17th hole . \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The seafloor at the base of a blue hole acts like a calendar of past storms. \u2014 J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
      "But actions like mocking a directive to help protect the president are yet another indication of how far down the polarization hole too many officers and deputies have fallen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Hitting in the No. 2 hole during regional play, Moss consistently set the table for the heart of the Aggies\u2019 order and is fourth on the team with a .448 on-base percentage. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There's also drill- hole tabs at the base for permanent installation. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
      "Apple is moving to hole -punch displays this year, but the notch replacement isn\u2019t quite as clean as on Android phones. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Add a few handfuls of worm castings to hole but no other amendments. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "With Cantlay in close, the Spaniard had to hole the chip to have any chance of a playoff. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Sep. 2021",
      "Proximity to hole leaders from 175-200 yards include: Collin Morikawa, Charley Hoffman, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Abraham Ancer, Daniel Berger, Will Zalatoris and Tony Finau. \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "Betsy Wentz, founder of Studio B Interior Design, has an office/command center at one of three kitchen islands (more on those later) while her husband, a doctor, can hole away in a study. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 30 July 2020",
      "Brady was the butt of the joke (quite literally when his pants split down the back) until the six-time Super Bowl winner holed -out from the fairway on the Par-5 7th hole in the greatest moment of the event. \u2014 Carolyn Manno, CNN , 25 May 2020",
      "The two friends appear to have been holed together for the past week. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 19 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204425"
  },
  "holler":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to cry out (as to attract attention or in pain) shout",
      "gripe , complain",
      "to call out (a word or phrase)",
      "shout , cry",
      "complaint",
      "an African American work song freely improvised usually in terms of the particular occupation of the moment and often without words",
      "to cry out shout",
      "shout entry 2 , cry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4-l\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cry",
      "hoot",
      "howl",
      "shout",
      "whoop",
      "yell",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Kerrigan asks the audience, who hoot and holler in enthusiastic response. \u2014 Audra Heinrichs, ELLE , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Derrick\u2019s oft-absent mother comes out to holler , scattering the squid-throwing youth. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Dressed casually in sneakers and a blue pull-over with the Fordson logo, the current state representative from Dearborn speaks in a microphone heard on the stadium loudspeakers as people holler in support. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The parallels to America are clear, but Harris gives Sugarland its own ceremonies of remembrance and loss, including a semi-Pentecostal, funereal holler that made a holy terror announce itself in my body. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "No Way Home hits its hoot-and- holler beats about as skillfully as Endgame did. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Wasn\u2019t a holler guy, didn\u2019t throw stools in the clubhouse. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "The spectacle of it all might be the initial draw, but infectious, holler -along hooks invite audiences to join in the fun. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Next person who sees Kenny Stabler, give us a holler . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Boone relented, Cole punched out Alvarez on three pitches and then the Yankees All-Star let out an enormous holler . \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 11 July 2021",
      "Boone relented, Cole punched out Alvarez on three pitches and then the Yankees All-Star let out an enormous holler . \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 11 July 2021",
      "Last year, it was predicted that 10 million people would give the chubby fellow in the red suit a holler . \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 23 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hollo":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to cry hollo holler",
      "to call or cry hollo to",
      "to utter loudly holler",
      "an exclamation or call of hollo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
    "synonyms":[
      "bawl",
      "bay",
      "bellow",
      "call",
      "cry",
      "holler",
      "roar",
      "shout",
      "sound off",
      "thunder",
      "vociferate",
      "yell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Interjection",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hollow":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having an indentation or inward curve : concave , sunken",
      ": having an unfilled or hollowed-out space within",
      ": lacking in real value, sincerity, or substance : false , meaningless",
      ": reverberating like a sound made in or by beating on a large empty enclosure : muffled",
      ": an unfilled space : cavity , hole",
      ": a depressed or low part of a surface",
      ": a small valley or basin",
      ": to remove the inside of : to make hollow (see hollow entry 1 )",
      ": to form by removing the inside of something : to form by making something hollow",
      ": to become hollow",
      ": so as to have a hollow (see hollow entry 1 sense 4 ) sound",
      ": in a way that reflects a lack of real value, sincerity, or substance",
      ": completely , thoroughly",
      ": having a space inside : not solid",
      ": curved inward : sunken",
      ": suggesting a sound made in an empty place",
      ": not sincere",
      ": a low spot in a surface",
      ": a small valley",
      ": an empty space within something",
      ": to make or become hollow",
      ": a depressed part of a surface or a concavity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-l\u014d",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4l-(\u02cc)\u014d, -\u0259(-w)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concave",
      "dented",
      "depressed",
      "dished",
      "indented",
      "recessed",
      "sunken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cavity",
      "concavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "dint",
      "hole",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "There was a hollow spot in the field.",
      "there's a noticeably hollow spot in the mattress where he has been sleeping",
      "Noun",
      "The owls nested in the hollow of a tree.",
      "made a little hollow in her mound of mashed potatoes and filled it with gravy",
      "Verb",
      "They hollowed the log to make a canoe.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In such a small spider, each leg is likely finer than a human hair, Bhamla says, yet also hollow and able to create a lot of force using only microfluidic action. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Specialized arrows are equipped with a float and tipped with a small, hollow and sterile cylinder with barbs on the inside grab a bit of skin. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "AccessNow's Krapiva points out that the timing of the campaign in El Salvador underscores how hollow NSO Group's defense of its products has been. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Like many other flying species during that time, this pterosaur had bones that were hollow to aid in flight, Brown said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "There is a good chance those promises will eventually be revealed to be just as hollow as the last decades\u2019 worth of promises, because voters will reject the bill. \u2014 Bjorn Lomborg, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The secret meeting is just an appetizer for Kendall\u2019s implosion once everyone walks out on him, showing how hollow all of his philosophizing really is. \u2014 Kevin Sullivan, Robb Report , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Several women who live in the city told NBC Asian America that statements like that have felt increasingly hollow . \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The Green Knight, a young aristocrat forced to prove his mettle in a film whose unabashed artiness might have felt hollow without the anchoring presence of an actor as grounded and gorgeously empathetic as the 31-year-old Brit. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At 9:51 a shotgun report echoed through the hollow below my position. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
      "Tucked in a picturesque Appalachian hollow near Burnsville in western North Carolina, Carolina Native Nursery is one of the largest growers of exclusively native plants. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Speed skates have long, solid blades without a hollow . \u2014 Allison Goldstein, Popular Mechanics , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Then on Friday morning, hours before President Biden was scheduled to visit the city to discuss the condition of the country\u2019s infrastructure, the bridge collapsed into the snowy hollow below. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Running headlong down a steep hill in a Kentucky hollow , exhilarated by the danger of falling and breaking his legs. \u2014 Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Now, tuck your tailbone under so that the hollow between your low back and the doorframe disappears. \u2014 Jay Dicharry, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "The other is done by an assistant, with each of his middle fingers pressing with persistent firmness into the hollow behind the ridge of the temporal bone, which forms the [side wall of the eye socket]. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "This 36-foot-diameter spherical cavity, made of 132 individual elements, appears to emerge from a hollow in the earth. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Take the tea out of a tea bag, hollow it out and stand it up, and (carefully) take a match to it. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "The company originally used the water to hollow out five underground caverns, pumping it into the salt dome and then bringing it back up \u2014 full of dissolved salt \u2014 and storing it in the ponds. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "When the institutions of government hollow out, what\u2019s left is the chase for these cheap gratifications, removing the last self-restraints from those in power. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "But the past two years have been unusual as Atlanta, like many other major American cities, has seen its central business districts hollow out. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
      "Beech trees, which are native to Ohio and can live up to 300 years, also tend to hollow out over time, creating important nesting cavities for various critters. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Both Philip and the Inquisitor live on, however hollow their souls. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The rush to let anyone with a bank account big enough into the sport has made these kinds of actions hollow . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The phronima will skewer salps -- a gelatinous invertebrate -- and hollow out their insides, before climbing in. \u2014 Nadia Leigh-hewitson, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "That notion rings hollow to Nick Cady, legal director for Cascadia Wildlands, one of the environmental organizations that originally petitioned to protect fishers in Oregon in 2000. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2020",
      "But the Iranian government's tendency to point the finger at Washington, or other malicious foreign actors, for unrest at home is ringing hollow now. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "This argument rings hollow , since college sports already sit on an uneven playing field. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 1 Oct. 2019",
      "But the call for peace rings hollow today when the past and future so miss the mark. \u2014 Lucy Dacus, New York Times , 6 Aug. 2019",
      "Despite all the runs and belting that Khalid can do, his voice rings hollow , an untethered reverberation against slick, genre-melding production. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "The command rings hollow as a packaging slogan, but Smith lays it out there as a pointed provocation, part of the show's larger assertion that acts of nurture and nationhood, art and humanity are profoundly linked. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 3 July 2018",
      "The idea that these laws are intended to make women and children safer rings hollow . \u2014 Willie Parker, Glamour , 5 Apr. 2018",
      "And some say his compassion for those affected by Harvey rings hollow given his lack of support for addressing climate change, which many see as exacerbating such major disasters. \u2014 Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210948"
  },
  "holocaust":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sacrifice (see sacrifice entry 1 sense 2 ) consumed by fire",
      ": a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire",
      ": the mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II",
      ": a mass slaughter of people",
      ": genocide",
      ": a complete destruction especially by fire",
      ": the killing of civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d-l\u0259-\u02cck\u022fst",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-",
      "also",
      "or",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02cck\u022fst",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-l\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflagration",
      "fire",
      "inferno"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The museum is devoted to the Holocaust .",
      "There were fears of a nuclear holocaust .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This isn\u2019t the first time Binance has accidentally alluded to the holocaust during one of its marketing campaigns. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But, to most of the Western world, the symbol is more closely associated with Nazism and the holocaust . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Nazi obliteration of Jews during World War II is our most common example of a holocaust , but Cameron felt strongly about using the word to describe the plight and injustices of his race, too. \u2014 Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Biden is not going to listen to Pat Robertson egging him on, but there\u2019s something really perverse about hoping for nuclear holocaust . \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Davis says the founder was asked to drop holocaust from the museum name, or move the museum to a different city, but Cameron refused. \u2014 Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "It was followed by a secret and emotional ramble from Khrushchev about the spectre of nuclear holocaust . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Our family has been in the holocaust , pograms, the pontic genocide, and further back, The Spanish Inquisition. \u2014 Fox News , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Casual fans may not be aware of the connection, but under the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, Neil Young co-directed the willfully weird nuclear holocaust comedy Human Highway in 1982, which starred Devo and Young himself. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin holocaustum , from Greek holokauston , from neuter of holokaustos burnt whole, from hol- + kaustos burnt, from kaiein to burn \u2014 more at caustic ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192133"
  },
  "home":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one's place of residence : domicile",
      ": house",
      ": the social unit formed by a family living together",
      ": a familiar or usual setting : congenial environment",
      ": the focus of one's domestic attention",
      ": habitat",
      ": a place of origin",
      ": one's own country",
      ": headquarters sense 2",
      ": an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs",
      ": the objective in various games",
      ": home plate",
      ": relaxed and comfortable : at ease",
      ": in harmony with the surroundings",
      ": on familiar ground : knowledgeable",
      ": to or at one's place of residence or home (see home entry 1 sense 1a )",
      ": to a final, closed, or ultimate position",
      ": to or at an ultimate objective (such as a goal or finish line)",
      ": to a vital sensitive core",
      ": out of jeopardy : in a comfortable position with respect to some objective",
      ": of, relating to, or being a place of residence, place of origin, or base of operations",
      ": prepared, done, or designed for use in a home (see home entry 1 )",
      ": operating or occurring in an area that is a headquarters or base of operations",
      ": to go or return to one's place of residence or origin : to go or return home (see home entry 1 )",
      ": to return accurately to one's native area of place of birth or origin from a distance : to return home",
      ": to move to or toward an objective by following a signal or landmark",
      ": to proceed or direct attention toward an objective",
      ": to send to or provide with a home",
      ": the house or apartment where a person lives",
      ": the place where a person was born or grew up",
      ": habitat",
      ": a place for the care of people unable to care for themselves",
      ": a family living together",
      ": house entry 1 sense 1",
      ": the goal or point to be reached in some games",
      ": relaxed and comfortable",
      ": to or at home",
      ": to the final place or limit",
      "Sir Alec Douglas- 1903\u20131995 British prime minister (1963\u201364)",
      "William Douglas- 1912\u20131992 brother of Alec Douglas-Home British dramatist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm",
      "\u02c8hy\u00fcm",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abode",
      "diggings",
      "domicile",
      "dwelling",
      "fireside",
      "habitation",
      "hearth",
      "hearthstone",
      "house",
      "lodging",
      "pad",
      "place",
      "quarters",
      "residence",
      "roof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hardwood floors flow through the room and are a feature found in much of the home . \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "Ware was on probation at the time after pleading guilty to residential burglary and criminal mischief convictions for kicking down Nelson's door at her previous residence in July 2016, tearing up the home and punching her in the face several times. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "The home of the Los Angeles Lakers changed its name to Crypto.com Arena, from Staples Center, after a $700 million naming-rights deal. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "The museum started in the childhood home of admiral Chester Nimitz on Main Street and has since expanded to a large campus that includes several state-of-the-art buildings. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Now, the home to gushing geysers, thundering waterfalls and some of the country\u2019s most plentiful and diverse wildlife is facing its biggest challenge in decades. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Now, the home to gushing geysers, thundering waterfalls and some of the country\u2019s most plentiful and diverse wildlife is facing its biggest challenge in decades. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The home is currently occupied by Jerald and Marilyn Mitchell, who purchased it in 1985. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "Built in 1850, the property was originally known as Villa Bitter, the holiday home of a German gentleman. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Dad was a fixture back home , especially in the wine community. \u2014 Douglas Heye, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Adam Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open, an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "La Grange Park being home and her service to local government also played a big role in her decision. \u2014 Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "The area is still home to several wild rodent populations that carry Y. pestis. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Paulina is from Poland, so the first thing that came up was the situation back home . \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Besides being home to the Essence Festival, New Orleans is known for the sounds of soul and the infusion of French cuisine. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
      "Paul's mother and two brothers were home at the time but none of them were hurt, Brown said. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Things were easier now that the Kings were back home in New York, in their elegant apartment on the Upper East Side. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "More than 30 San Antonio fire units were in a West Side neighborhood after a multi- home fire broke out Friday morning. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Current Sea Cliff neighbors include Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, hedge-fund billionaire Tom Steyer (who owns a multi- home compound) and San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Virtual care is likely here to stay: Medicare began covering remote appointment benefits in 2019, but limited them to rural areas and non- home settings. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "The Astros were scheduled to play two home exhibition games and six regular season games at Minute Maid Park prior to April 9 \u2014 the earliest date on which the schedule will resume. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "The Hawks will play two home exhibition games at Georgia Tech\u2019s McCamish Pavilion (Oct. 9 and Oct. 12) as Philips Arena undergoes renovation. \u2014 Michael Cunningham, ajc , 1 Oct. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "How can home shoppers find the most bang for their buck? \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
      "The pursuit ultimately concluded in front of Simpson\u2019s Brentwood home a little before 8 p.m., and negotiations began. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "After its decision to close the Alaska Heritage Museum, the bank made plans to re- home its collection of 14,000 items at 35 different organizations, almost all of them in Alaska. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Karen Landers, district medical officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, told STAT on Thursday that not all of the cases had a high enough viral load to be able to conduct tests to home in on the type of adenovirus. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "For a decade, rock-bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Evans explores the impact that the Food Timeline had on its users, from podcast hosts to home cooks. \u2014 Hallel Yadin, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "How could home prices continue to tick up in the face of soaring mortgage rates? \u2014 Fortune , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1802, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202254"
  },
  "homicidal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or tending toward homicide",
      ": of, relating to, or tending toward homicide",
      ": of, relating to, or tending toward homicide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02cch\u014d-",
      "\u02cch\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02c8s\u012bd-\u1d4al",
      "\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-",
      "\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u012bd-\u1d4al, \u02cch\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloodthirsty",
      "bloody",
      "bloody-minded",
      "murdering",
      "murderous",
      "sanguinary",
      "sanguine",
      "sanguineous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "court-appointed psychiatrists have described the accused as a homicidal maniac who should be put away for life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Background checks consistently miss people with homicidal tendencies. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "Melinda's acceptance of Vic's homicidal tendencies also adds a twist to a film whose main, potentially deflating, revelation is that the person who has been calling himself a murderer all along is indeed a murderer. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Thus, an occasional homicidal track is less likely to have an effect than a steady diet. \u2014 Tom Roland, Billboard , 25 May 2022",
      "The patient, a serial killer played by Domhnall Gleeson, demands to be cured of his homicidal urges. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "The last is dangerous, homicidal and enigmatic in a way that pushes the movie to the edge of its PG-13 rating, bearing a greater resemblance to Heath Ledger's Joker than Jim Carrey's manic incarnation, much less the colorful 1960s version. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The story rose to a new level of prominence after police soon arrested her husband, novelist Michael Peterson, and charged him with murder, saying that Kathleen's injuries were consistent with homicidal assault. \u2014 Patrick Rogers, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "But as the two of them begin arguing, the truth about their toxic, homicidal relationship bubbles to the surface, and madness soon takes hold. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
      "Phoebe inexplicably pressures Emma to visit their ailing mother, who\u2019s been locked away in a sanitarium since her homicidal breakdown. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1725, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211228"
  },
  "homogenize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout",
      ": to make uniform in structure or composition throughout : to make homogeneous",
      ": to reduce to small particles of uniform size and distribute evenly usually in a liquid",
      ": to reduce the particles of so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributed",
      ": to break up the fat globules of (milk) into very fine particles",
      ": to become uniform in structure or composition throughout : to become homogenized",
      ": to reduce the particles within a liquid (as milk or paint) to the same size and spread them evenly in the liquid",
      ": to make homogeneous",
      ": to reduce to small particles of uniform size and distribute evenly usually in a liquid",
      ": to reduce the particles of so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributed",
      ": to break up the fat globules of (milk) into very fine particles especially by forcing through minute openings",
      ": to become homogenized"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz",
      "h\u0259-",
      "h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz",
      "h\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "formalize",
      "normalize",
      "regularize",
      "standardize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The new curriculum is an attempt to homogenize education throughout the county.",
      "plans to homogenize the science curriculum in public high schools throughout the state",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And this basically puts it back to a point where, like most of these issues when one side of the aisle wants to homogenize it federally, is not the right way to do it. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The movement seeks to homogenize Indian culture around Hindu values. \u2014 CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Once Hollywood signed the overseas talent, there were two approaches: one was to homogenize the imports and turn them into Hollywood\u2019s version of Americana. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "Even as the various Romanian regimes, especially the Communists, strove to demographically homogenize the major cities seized from Hungary, Temesv\u00e1r retained much of its cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic character and Western orientation. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 3 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see homogeneous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1835, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203752"
  },
  "hon":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": honey sense 2a",
      "honor; honorable; honorary",
      "honorable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beloved",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "flame",
      "honey",
      "love",
      "squeeze",
      "sweet",
      "sweetheart",
      "sweetie",
      "sweetie pie",
      "truelove"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I'm so glad you're home, hon .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Like English, Swedish used two pronouns to indicate the gender of a person, hon (she) and han (he). \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "In the Walled Garden, Bonsai and Beyond members will be displaying a rich composition of (miniature) treasures from the plant world including bonsai, saikei, penjing, hon non bo, kusamono, terrariums, fairy gardens and hanging gardens. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 4 Apr. 2018",
      "And my hon mirin, true mirin, which is hard to find in the U.S. \u2014 Mari Uyehara, Bon Appetit , 8 Mar. 2018",
      "David Cote, chief executive officer of Honeywell International Inc. ( hon ), said at the time. \u2014 Fortune , 22 Jan. 2018",
      "Hon seems to have the most fun pouring two half-tastes for each dish, allowing guests to sample quite a few wines without doing excessive damage to one's budget or liver. \u2014 Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com , 14 Aug. 2017",
      "Though their outfits were extravagant, Baltimore\u2019s original hons , now retirement age and beyond, say their fashion sense was rooted in the identity of working mother and community caretaker. \u2014 Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com , 1 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222526"
  },
  "honcho":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": boss , big shot",
      ": hotshot sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4n-(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big",
      "big boy",
      "big cheese",
      "big gun",
      "big leaguer",
      "big shot",
      "big wheel",
      "big-timer",
      "bigfoot",
      "biggie",
      "bigwig",
      "fat cat",
      "heavy",
      "heavy hitter",
      "heavyweight",
      "high-muck-a-muck",
      "high-muckety-muck",
      "kahuna",
      "kingfish",
      "kingpin",
      "major leaguer",
      "muckety-muck",
      "muck-a-muck",
      "mucky-muck",
      "nabob",
      "nawab",
      "nibs",
      "nob",
      "pooh-bah",
      "poo-bah",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lightweight",
      "nobody",
      "nonentity",
      "nothing",
      "shrimp",
      "twerp",
      "whippersnapper",
      "zero",
      "zilch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the office was all abuzz because some honchos from corporate headquarters were coming for a visit",
      "he's definitely the head honcho in that company",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Trump\u2019s anger reportedly prompted his team\u2019s efforts to lobby Fox head honcho Rupert Murdoch to retract the call. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "The first half of the show, comprising those corporate honcho separates of suiting, beautiful coats, sinewy skirts, pussybow blouses, and macho blazers, are part of a new line the house is launching called Garde-Robe. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 May 2022",
      "Liotta played Paul Krendler, a snarky Justice Department honcho who clashed with FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore). \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Kyle Whittingham, who was his position coach his senior year, is now the head honcho . \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Longtime Spider-Man super-grump J. Jonah Jameson, the Daily Bugle head honcho , arranged the match. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "And though the In De Goot honcho may be over 70, slowing down is not in his future. \u2014 Katherine Turman, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The xenotechnology expert finds herself in a departmental turf war with a scientific advisor and seeks support from the head honcho at Naval Intelligence. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Housewives head honcho Andy Cohen, naturally, isn't naming names quite yet. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Japanese hanch\u014d squad leader, from han squad + ch\u014d head, chief",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224702"
  },
  "hone":{
    "type":"verb (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone",
      "to make more acute, intense, or effective whet",
      "whetstone",
      "yearn",
      "grumble , moan",
      "to sharpen with or as if with a fine abrasive stone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u014dn",
    "synonyms":[
      "edge",
      "grind",
      "sharpen",
      "stone",
      "strop",
      "whet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunt",
      "dull"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Donasiyano, who was born in Tanzania, had numerous opportunities to hone these skills, including in 57 consecutive matches for Virginia. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "The Nations League format, while improving the quality of European international games by adding a competitive edge, closes the door on nations outside Europe, who are unable to hone their skills against high-quality opponents. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Arte Popular is planning entrepreneurship workshops at the library, as well as workshops where a participant can hone their own artisan skills. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Cooking and baking also help hone their fine motor skills and help improve reading and comprehension. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the course of a week, kitesurfing aficionados will be able to hone their skills and perfect their technique in the pristine waters of the Indian Ocean. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The house afforded the newlyweds lots of opportunities to hone their DIY skills. \u2014 Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Experts believe researchers will continue to hone such systems. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Though sales teams continue to hone their virtual selling skills, achieving the same level of proficiency as in an in-person environment takes practice. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 17 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "honed":{
    "type":"verb (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone",
      "to make more acute, intense, or effective whet",
      "whetstone",
      "yearn",
      "grumble , moan",
      "to sharpen with or as if with a fine abrasive stone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u014dn",
    "synonyms":[
      "edge",
      "grind",
      "sharpen",
      "stone",
      "strop",
      "whet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunt",
      "dull"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Donasiyano, who was born in Tanzania, had numerous opportunities to hone these skills, including in 57 consecutive matches for Virginia. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "The Nations League format, while improving the quality of European international games by adding a competitive edge, closes the door on nations outside Europe, who are unable to hone their skills against high-quality opponents. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Arte Popular is planning entrepreneurship workshops at the library, as well as workshops where a participant can hone their own artisan skills. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Cooking and baking also help hone their fine motor skills and help improve reading and comprehension. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the course of a week, kitesurfing aficionados will be able to hone their skills and perfect their technique in the pristine waters of the Indian Ocean. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The house afforded the newlyweds lots of opportunities to hone their DIY skills. \u2014 Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Experts believe researchers will continue to hone such systems. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Though sales teams continue to hone their virtual selling skills, achieving the same level of proficiency as in an in-person environment takes practice. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 17 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "honest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from fraud or deception : legitimate , truthful",
      ": genuine , real",
      ": humble , plain",
      ": reputable , respectable",
      ": good , worthy",
      ": worthy of praise",
      ": marked by integrity",
      ": marked by free, forthright , and sincere expression : frank",
      ": direct and uncomplicated : innocent , simple",
      ": in a genuine or honest (see honest entry 1 ) manner : honestly",
      ": with all sincerity",
      ": not engaging in or involving cheating, stealing, or lying",
      ": not marked by lies or trickery : straightforward",
      ": being just what is indicated : real , genuine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259st",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "truthful",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dishonest",
      "fibbing",
      "lying",
      "mendacious",
      "prevaricating",
      "untruthful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There's no stat that shows hardening schools is doing nothing more than militarizing them to be honest with you. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "Bronstein places great emphasis on being honest with yourself and your current state of happiness within the relationship. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
      "Similar to the need for proper change management, stakeholders and product owners should be honest with each other and themselves as a technology rollout plan is established. \u2014 Tal Frankfurt, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The Ukrainian military has been honest about the shortfalls \u2014 something an army would not typically telegraph to the enemy in a war \u2014 perhaps because doing so adds a sense of urgency to appeals for more powerful Western weaponry. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "On the subject of using his personal life in his television shows, Kenya Barris was very honest about channeling home for inspiration. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Fredrickson said had Smith been honest with Gallaher, the entire situation could have been avoided. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "The business also makes a point of being honest with customers, providing them with complete product information on every batch of CBD oil produced. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Chinatown was never the same after SARS, to be honest with you. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181439"
  },
  "honesty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": adherence to the facts : sincerity",
      ": fairness and straightforwardness of conduct",
      ": any of a genus ( Lunaria ) of European herbs of the mustard family with toothed leaves and flat disk-shaped siliques",
      ": chastity",
      ": the quality or state of being truthful and fair"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-st\u0113",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "integrity",
      "probity",
      "truthfulness",
      "veracity",
      "verity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deceit",
      "deceitfulness",
      "dishonesty",
      "lying",
      "mendaciousness",
      "mendacity",
      "untruthfulness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She is admired for her kindness and her honesty .",
      "He demands honesty from everyone who works for him.",
      "He didn't even have enough honesty to tell me he was leaving.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ahead of the 2022 season, the seniors led leadership meetings to establish a culture of accountability and honesty within the team. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "The members of Forbes Agency Council know that authenticity, openness and honesty are critical elements of any successful client pitch. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "One, it cannot be overstated how valuable embracing transparency and honesty can be, both on a personal level and a societal one. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Rick, Sue Ann and Albert have brought specificity, humor, heart, pain, silliness and honesty to every frame of this show. \u2014 Jason Katims, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "There is a refreshing honesty to the new Subaru WRX. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 30 May 2022",
      "Joe McGinley, a committeeman for the Natrona County GOP, said voters would respect Cheney\u2019s honesty . \u2014 David Weigel And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
      "Drawing that comparison causes the honesty gap to disappear. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "But no one, Oruwariye said, will get top billing over Lions coach Dan Campbell, whose passion and honesty were a big draw for the show. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see honest  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191039"
  },
  "honey":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sweet viscid material elaborated out of the nectar of flowers in the honey sac of various bees",
      ": a sweet fluid resembling honey that is collected or elaborated by various insects",
      ": a loved one : sweetheart , dear",
      ": a superlative example",
      ": the quality or state of being sweet : sweetness",
      ": an attractive woman",
      ": to sweeten with or as if with honey",
      ": to speak ingratiatingly to : flatter",
      ": to use blandishments or cajolery",
      ": of, relating to, or resembling honey",
      ": much loved : dear",
      ": a sweet sticky material made by bees from the nectar of flowers and stored by them in a honeycomb for food",
      ": darling entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a sweet viscid material elaborated out of the nectar of flowers in the honey sac of various bees",
      ": any of various preparations consisting of simple mixtures of medicaments with honey"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u0259-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u0259n-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babe",
      "beauty",
      "beauty queen",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "cutie",
      "cutey",
      "dolly bird",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adulate",
      "belaud",
      "blarney",
      "butter up",
      "flatter",
      "hero-worship",
      "massage",
      "overpraise",
      "puff",
      "soft-soap",
      "stroke"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She likes honey in her tea.",
      "Your car is a real honey .",
      "Verb",
      "she knew that the hairstylist was honeying her for a reason\u2014the expectation of a generous tip",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Several religions\u2019 sacred texts mention bees and honey . \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "This toning deep conditioner from Davines is perfect for those with golden and honey blonde hair colors. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "The creamy Wicklow B\u00e1n complements the honey and vanilla notes in the 10-year-old Single Grain wonderfully. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Historically, the end of June is when honey was often ready for harvesting. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "Golden honey drizzled over a frank next to frites and mayo dip. \u2014 Eda Yu, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "This shampoo\u2014infused with an aromatic blend of lavender honey and French rose extracts and body-building proteins\u2014goes above and beyond to gently cleanse away any buildup and impurities while amping up the volume and body and increasing shine. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
      "Iapetus Just south of Burlington, Ken Albert's prestigious and long-standing Shelburne Vineyard has been making wine from hybrid grapes such as marquette (notes of black cherry and baking spice) and Louise Swenson (flowers and honey ) for years. \u2014 Valerie Stivers + Hank Zona, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "Husband and wife James and Jawn Golo run a stand at the Downtown Farmers Market selling produce and honey every Saturday. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Hard to believe that her hair could have gone from iced espresso to honey in such a short time. \u2014 Elizabeth Loga, Glamour , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Talley is not exactly honey -colored, but choosing a euphemistic description for the color of black skin has long been a way to make blackness less black to white people. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2020",
      "Her naturally jet-black hair colour appears to be dyed a soft, honey blonde in the clip. \u2014 Aimee Simeon, refinery29.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Laura Dern\u2019s oh, honey nonverbal reaction to that line, which is tapped visually into place perfectly by the editor Jennifer Lame, becomes one of a hundred character details to savor here. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "To make the honey magic: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the dulce de leche, \u00bd cup burned honey and salt until well combined. \u2014 Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Earthworks Farm will be at all three markets with honey crafted on the Valley Farm and plenty of their Abeille Alaska beeswax and honey body care products and soaps. \u2014 Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Jan. 2018",
      "Daddy: That grass isn't going to cut itself, honey bunch! \u2014 Southern Living , 3 Apr. 2017",
      "Daddy: That grass isn't going to cut itself, honey bunch! \u2014 Southern Living , 1 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220941"
  },
  "honor":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": good name or public esteem : reputation",
      ": a showing of usually merited respect : recognition",
      ": privilege",
      ": a person of superior standing",
      ": one whose worth brings respect or fame : credit",
      ": the center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon",
      ": an evidence or symbol of distinction: such as",
      ": an exalted title or rank",
      ": badge , decoration",
      ": a ceremonial rite or observance",
      ": an award in a contest or field of competition",
      ": a gesture of deference : bow",
      ": an academic distinction conferred on a superior student",
      ": a course of study for superior students supplementing or replacing a regular course",
      ": chastity , purity",
      ": a keen sense of ethical conduct : integrity",
      ": one's word given as a guarantee of performance",
      ": social courtesies or civilities extended by a host",
      ": an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit in bridge",
      ": the scoring value of honors held in bridge",
      ": the privilege of playing first from the tee in golf",
      ": to regard or treat (someone) with admiration and respect : to regard or treat with honor",
      ": to give special recognition to : to confer honor on",
      ": to live up to or fulfill the terms of",
      ": to accept as payment",
      ": to salute with a bow in square dancing",
      ": good character as judged by other people : reputation",
      ": outward respect : recognition",
      ": privilege sense 1",
      ": a person whose character and accomplishments bring respect or fame",
      ": evidence or a symbol of great respect",
      ": high moral standards of behavior",
      ": respect entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to recognize and show admiration for publicly",
      ": to live up to or fulfill the requirements of",
      ": to accept and pay",
      ": to purchase or discount (a draft) in compliance with a letter of credit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "honesty",
      "integrity",
      "probity",
      "rectitude",
      "righteousness",
      "uprightness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fete",
      "f\u00eate",
      "recognize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fischer was seen parking in various activities around the city Saturday, including the Race For Justice in honor of Breonna Taylor. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 19 June 2022",
      "Though Knoxville typically keeps his personal life private, the longtime prankster penned a sweet tribute to Nelson in honor of Mother's Day on Instagram in 2021. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "In honor of the prolific composer and conductor, on June 23, the National Symphony Orchestra will throw a grand 90th birthday bash. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Several portraits of Princess Ingrid were release in honor of the occasion. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Maison Mazerea, a new luxury diamond brand, has dedicated a unique one-of-a-kind fancy colored diamond in honor of Princess Grace of Monaco. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "On Saturday, a unity car parade in honor of Juneteenth will be held by Community Advocacy Awareness Network, CAAN, starting at 3:30 p.m. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "In honor of the movie's 35th anniversary, the show is touring across the U.S. and Canada. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
      "Boot retailer Merrell is hosting the hotline in honor of Great Outdoors Month, a designation the U.S. Senate made in 2019. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Official Citywide Juneteenth Celebration in Anchorage will honor the extraordinary contributions of Black leaders today across media, health care, politics and the arts. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The pageant will honor reigning titleholder Tatiyanna Voche\u2019, who will step down at the end of the night. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Children can honor the holiday at Robinwood Park in Troy from 2-3 p.m. June 18. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "The Travelers' Choice Awards also honor top food experiences; nature and outdoor activities; cultural and historical tours and more. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, the Banff World Media Festival will honor late filmmaker Jean-Marc Vall\u00e9e posthumously with its Canadian Award of Distinction. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Both educational and artistic, the monument will honor Tubman\u2019s legacy through a variety of mediums, including audio. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
      "Tonight, the 75th annual Tony Awards will honor Broadway\u2019s finest in New York City. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 12 June 2022",
      "During their time on stage, Samuel, 73, even took a moment to honor wife LaTanya, 72, for directing him in the upcoming Broadway revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192003"
  },
  "honorable":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "deserving of respect or high regard deserving of honor",
      "of great renown illustrious",
      "entitled to honor or respect",
      "performed or accompanied with marks of honor or respect",
      "attesting to creditable conduct",
      "consistent with a reputation that is not tarnished or sullied",
      "characterized by integrity guided by a keen sense of duty and ethical conduct",
      "bringing about or deserving honor",
      "observing ideas of honor or reputation",
      "having high moral standards of behavior ethical , upright",
      "entitled to honor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r-(\u0259-)b\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "decent",
      "ethical",
      "honest",
      "just",
      "noble",
      "principled",
      "respectable",
      "righteous",
      "stand-up",
      "upright",
      "upstanding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "base",
      "dishonest",
      "dishonorable",
      "ignoble",
      "low",
      "unethical",
      "unjust",
      "unprincipled",
      "unrighteous",
      "unworthy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The college has a long and honorable history.",
      "It is not honorable of you to behave like that.",
      "They are trying to find an honorable way out of this dispute.",
      "He assured her that his intentions were honorable .",
      "He received an honorable discharge from the army.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s a very messy situation, and neither parent really acted in wholly honorable ways. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "The show is a romanticization of a kind of eminently British working class ideal profane but honorable , hard-living but heroic. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Nisolo is also a Certified B Corporation with honorable labor and environmental practices. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Island of the Idols a grand total of $215,000 following the game \u2014 giving Jamal Shipman $15,000 and Elaine Stott and Janet Carbin $100,000 each for their honorable gameplay. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
      "All rise for the semi- honorable judge Fluster N. Bluster. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
      "For the girlfriend who personifies the honorable trait of grit, this dainty pearl necklace is a piece of jewelry with meaning. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
      "Thanks to Nightingale, the public came to regard nursing as an important and honorable profession, something the coronavirus pandemic has reemphasized. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Blackall was given a medical honorable discharge in 2017, but the person who came home was not the same man who had enlisted. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see honor  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hoo-ha":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state or condition of excitement, agitation, or disturbance : commotion , uproar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fc-\u02cch\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from Yiddish hu-ha uproar, exclamation of surprise",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1931, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215623"
  },
  "hoodlum":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thug sense 1",
      ": a violent criminal",
      ": a young ruffian",
      ": a tough and violent criminal : thug"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fcd-l\u0259m",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d-",
      "\u02c8h\u00fcd-l\u0259m",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bully",
      "gangbanger",
      "gangsta",
      "gangster",
      "goon",
      "gorilla",
      "hood",
      "hooligan",
      "mobster",
      "mug",
      "plug-ugly",
      "punk",
      "roughneck",
      "rowdy",
      "ruffian",
      "thug",
      "tough",
      "toughie",
      "toughy",
      "yob",
      "yobbo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a couple of hoodlums held up the convenience store",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The boys\u2019 boredom and anxiety is offset by a visit from their Uncle Louie, a low-level hoodlum who is on the run after stealing from a mobster named Hollywood Harry. \u2014 courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Dutt plays genial hoodlum Munna Bhai, who inadvertently ends up being a do-gooder and Arshad Warsi plays his loyal sidekick Circuit. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "There was plenty to loathe about certain members of the band of criminals who surrounded our hoodlum -in-chief. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "And, of course, there\u2019s Mark Wahlberg, an ace actor who parlayed his Calvin-Klein- hoodlum -of-rap image into true movie stardom. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "In one scene the country-music legend, who portrayed a hoodlum named Johnny Cabot, grabbed Ron and held him hostage. \u2014 Patrick J. Kiger, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "For years, Gentile was known to but mostly ignored by FBI and state police mob investigators, who wrote him off as a nickel and dime hoodlum . \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Hern\u00e1ndez de Cruce\u00f1o, however, was new in town, and had the look of a malandro, or hoodlum . \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Hern\u00e1ndez de Cruce\u00f1o, however, was new in town, and had the look of a malandro, or hoodlum . \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from German dialect (Swabia) hudelum disorderly",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211217"
  },
  "hoodoo":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a body of practices of sympathetic magic traditional especially among African Americans in the southern U.S.",
      "a natural column of rock in western North America often in fantastic form",
      "something that brings bad luck",
      "nonsense , hokum",
      "to cast a spell on",
      "to bring bad luck to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down",
      "some hoodoo must be at work\u2014I lost both sets of house keys",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "But unlike those hoodoo -dotted landscapes, this park takes a different approach. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Cue pandemonium inside Wembley, as the crowd finally started to believe their tournament hoodoo against Germany was coming to end. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 29 June 2021",
      "Bryce Canyon\u2019s hoodoo collection is most enchanting at sunrise and sunset, but days here are filled with hiking and rock climbing. \u2014 Brandon Schultz, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "Visitors can view the hoodoo heaven from the park\u2019s many hiking trails and several scenic overlooks. \u2014 Nick Kontis, USA Today , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "In Black Magic Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition, as Bloomfield notes, author Yvonne Chireau argues that alternative forms of Black religion such as conjure and hoodoo are a complement to African-American Christianity. \u2014 Stephanie Long, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2021",
      "Making it past the last four had become something of a hoodoo for Bayern Munich; heading into its match against Lyon, the Germans had lost in each of its last four Champions League semifinals. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 21 Aug. 2020",
      "Manchester United's penalty hoodoo appears to be over. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "The crash happened near a highway rest stop a few miles from Bryce Canyon, known for intricately shaped red-rock spires called hoodoos . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Exploring the numerous phenomena is made easy thanks to a 7-mile, drivable loop that meanders through mind-bending cone, spatter, and hoodoo formations, some of which solidified in mid-flight as far back as 15,000 years ago. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 May 2022",
      "Black women in particular have launched Black girl magik meetups, witchcraft conventions, hoodoo festivals and goth clothing lines. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Real Madrid finally broke their Signal Iduna Park hoodoo at the seventh time of asking with a 3-1 over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday evening. \u2014 SI.com , 26 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1868, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hoodwink":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deceive by false appearance : dupe",
      ": blindfold",
      ": hide",
      ": to mislead by trickery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d-\u02ccwi\u014bk",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d-\u02ccwi\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bamboozle",
      "beguile",
      "bluff",
      "buffalo",
      "burn",
      "catch",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "deceive",
      "delude",
      "dupe",
      "fake out",
      "fool",
      "gaff",
      "gammon",
      "gull",
      "have",
      "have on",
      "hoax",
      "hornswoggle",
      "humbug",
      "juggle",
      "misguide",
      "misinform",
      "mislead",
      "snooker",
      "snow",
      "spoof",
      "string along",
      "suck in",
      "sucker",
      "take in",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undeceive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Don't let yourself be hoodwinked into buying things you don't need.",
      "Tom Sawyer famously hoodwinked the other boys into thinking there was nothing more enjoyable than whitewashing a fence.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Couples who manage to hoodwink their families stay in the competition, while those who can't sell the lie are out. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Paired with knowledge gleaned over decades from scientists studying the mechanisms the immune system uses to detect foreign invaders, these tools could be used to hoodwink it into regarding the pig as something more akin to a friendly tourist. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "But the intention of the piece was not to hoodwink . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Here\u2019s how that would possibly be cleverly staged to hoodwink the baddies. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2021",
      "Was Fox a co-conspirator in the effort to hoodwink the American people? \u2014 Nicholas Goldberg, Star Tribune , 5 May 2021",
      "Polls after the election found voters recognized the taxing and spending numbers didn\u2019t add up, and disliked Mr. Corbyn for trying to hoodwink them. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "Throughout his trial, Scrushy denied knowledge of any financial impropriety, saying he\u2019d been hoodwinked by high-level employees at HealthSouth. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 14 May 2020",
      "This order in its entirety is a casual attempt, cosmetic in its nature, to hoodwink the people of J&K who genuinely believed that post-Oct. \u2014 Riyaz Wani, Quartz India , 6 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" hood entry 1 + wink ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1562, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224426"
  },
  "hooey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": nonsense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fc-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Don't waste your money on that book\u2014it's a lot of hooey .",
      "stories about the inn being haunted are just a lot of hooey",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The old line about the 28 gauge having a square load is hooey . \u2014 Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "But as comforting as a toddy may be, the notion of a dose of booze as a cold cure has always struck me as a load of hooey . \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, sacbee , 23 Jan. 2018",
      "But as comforting as a toddy may be, the notion of a dose of booze as a cold cure has always struck me as a load of hooey . \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver , 23 Jan. 2018",
      "The scene where Skerrett has a highland fling with a blond, bearded hunk is more than a wee bit full of hooey . \u2014 David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Jan. 2018",
      "There was a whole lot of narrative hooey to explain the theme, which mostly had to do with caterpillars becoming butterflies, girls becoming women, et cetera. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 22 Sep. 2017",
      "Contrary to the previous load of hooey dispensed by Junior and the first family, this dude was not a translator. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 18 July 2017",
      "John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, and not the most substantial waffle in the breakfast buffet, has been particularly energetic in slinging this hooey at the American people. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 7 July 2017",
      "And that 38 percent believes accusations that Trump's campaign conspired with Russian hackers and spies to influence the election's outcome -- and the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the election -- are nothing but hooey . \u2014 Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com , 15 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1912, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200624"
  },
  "hoof (it)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or travel on foot : to walk or run"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170314"
  },
  "hook up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of cooperation or alliance",
      ": an assemblage (as of circuits) used for a specific purpose (such as radio transmission)",
      ": the plan of such an assemblage",
      ": an arrangement of mechanical parts",
      ": connection",
      ": an act or an instance of hooking up",
      ": a casual sexual encounter",
      ": to become associated especially in a working, social, or sexual relationship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hu\u0307k-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affiliation",
      "alliance",
      "association",
      "collaboration",
      "confederation",
      "connection",
      "cooperation",
      "liaison",
      "linkup",
      "partnership",
      "relation",
      "relationship",
      "tie-up",
      "union"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "associate",
      "chum",
      "company",
      "consociate",
      "consort",
      "fraternize",
      "hang (around ",
      "hobnob",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "sort",
      "travel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The interview will be broadcast through a satellite hookup .",
      "The cabin has electric and water hookups .",
      "Verb",
      "how that odd couple ever hooked up we'll never know",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Take advantage of the park\u2019s 30-amp full hookup , water-only and primitive campsites; screened shelters; cabin; and group facilities. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Chron , 29 May 2022",
      "For their final week at Erin\u2019s home, Noah is determined to get Howie to lean into the hookup culture that the area invites. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "Another consumer favorite, the litter box installs easily in your bathroom or laundry room, using a cold-water hookup and a drain to flush the waste \u2013 no plumber necessary. \u2014 Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "Experts project there will be 35 million EVs will be on the road by 2030, and even with most only requiring an occasional hookup , the need for public chargers in the coming years will swell exponentially. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "An early bird window is open through Friday for current tent reservation holders to rent any available cabin or electric or full- hookup site during the same week as their tent reservations. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "For the newly dry Sam, there are a lot of firsts: first sober dance, first sober hookup , first sober writing session. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Her character, Cassie, has had her fair share of hookup scenes this season thanks to her budding situationship relationship with Nate Jacobs, which means Sydney had to lose clothes for some scenes. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Amid all these beaus, tucked away in plain sight, was Miranda's on-and-off- hookup -turned-husband Steve Brady, an affable, glasses-sporting bar owner and basketball fan with a thick Brooklyn accent. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190737"
  },
  "hooker":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that hooks",
      ": drink",
      ": prostitute",
      ": a one-masted fishing boat used on the English and Irish coasts",
      ": a small clumsy boat",
      "Joseph 1814\u20131879 American general",
      "Sir Joseph Dalton 1817\u20131911 English botanist",
      "Richard 1554\u20131600 English theologian",
      "Thomas 1586?\u20131647 English Puritan clergyman and founder of Connecticut"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hu\u0307-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawd",
      "call girl",
      "cocotte",
      "courtesan",
      "drab",
      "hustler",
      "prostitute",
      "sex worker",
      "streetwalker",
      "tart",
      "whore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (2)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1801, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211629"
  },
  "hoop":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a circular strip used especially for holding together the staves of containers or as a plaything",
      ": a circular figure or object : ring",
      ": the rim of a basketball goal",
      ": the entire goal",
      ": a circle or series of circles of flexible material used to expand a woman's skirt",
      ": basketball",
      ": to bind or fasten with or as if with a hoop",
      ": a circular figure or object",
      ": a circular band used for holding together the strips that make up the sides of a barrel or tub",
      ": a circle or series of circles of flexible material (as wire) used for holding a woman's skirt out from the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fcp",
      "also",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307p",
      "\u02c8h\u00fcp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "band",
      "circle",
      "eye",
      "loop",
      "ring",
      "round"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Omer Yurtseven was tearing it up on the boards and around the hoop while Bam Adebayo was recovering. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Later, Salazar slays a lion \u2014 played by an actor who roars while aggressively waving a hula hoop lined with streamers \u2014 which elicits a similar crowd reaction. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Just was out of control on so many possessions, looked even overmatched sometimes around the hoop . \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "In one, the Post reported, a woman was seen using a hula hoop without clothing. \u2014 Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "There\u2019s a basketball hoop and a ring toss\u2014both of which are small in size\u2014that can be set up at either end of a pool. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 26 May 2022",
      "The three-story light-blue structure has a big, neatly mowed lawn, a basketball hoop in the driveway and a pool in the backyard. \u2014 Shawn Boburg, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
      "From cross-court skip passes, to behind-the-back dimes, Williams can thread the needle from the post, but against the Longhorns, the All-Big Ten third-teamer concentrated on exploiting mismatches and putting the ball in the hoop . \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "At the beginning of the second half, Saint Mary's was up 45-29 when the ball got wedged in the hoop . \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Children start hoop dancing at very young ages, such as those who were under 5 and participated in the grand entry of the competition. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Garrett has been known to still hoop from time to time, and last June a highlight reel of one of his summer pickup games went viral with Garrett showing off his dunking abilities. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "In the traditional game, celebrities from film, television and music \u2013 as well as NBA legends and WNBA players \u2013 hoop it up. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "All-girls leagues weren\u2019t popular yet, but Quinn relished any chance to hoop . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 July 2021",
      "Melvin Booker, in his day, had been the Big Eight player of the year at Missouri and was good enough to hoop professionally in the NBA and overseas. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2021",
      "Wayne Tinkle's children can hoop Tinkle's daughter Joslyn went to three Sweet 16s while playing basketball at Stanford and is currently playing professionally in Australia. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Find inspiration in the monthly patterns that appear in Country Living and download our free templates\u2014or hoop it up with your own starter kit. Document your family history. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 11 June 2020",
      "Being here means that another college hoops season is about to go full swing. \u2014 Tom Noie, Indianapolis Star , 31 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191307"
  },
  "hoot":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to shout or laugh usually derisively",
      "to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry",
      "to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound",
      "to assail or drive out by hooting",
      "to express or utter with hoots",
      "a sound of hooting",
      "the cry of an owl",
      "a minimum amount or degree the least bit",
      "something or someone amusing",
      "to utter a loud shout or laugh",
      "to make the noise of an owl or a similar cry",
      "to express by hoots",
      "the sound made by an owl",
      "a loud laugh or shout",
      "the least bit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00fct",
    "synonyms":[
      "cry",
      "holler",
      "howl",
      "shout",
      "whoop",
      "yell",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Kerrigan asks the audience, who hoot and holler in enthusiastic response. \u2014 Audra Heinrichs, ELLE , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "People will want to see those on the screen together and hoot and holler. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "People would hoot and holler at her and sometimes throw things. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The good news is that the whole kit and kaboodle are a hoot to consider. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "But for those wishing to see Ukraine in a gentler\u2014if not exactly flattering\u2014light, the first season of Servant of the People is now streaming on Netflix, and it\u2019s a hoot . \u2014 David Klion, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Toni diBuono and Debra Cardona as Mrs. Brice\u2019s poker buddies are a hoot . \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Kidman is a hoot , juggling fire and ice in an enjoyably over-the-top turn. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Polly Walker remains a snooty hoot as the scheming Lady Featherington, whose efforts to secure her family's financial situation are complicated by the arrival of her late husband's brother. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Regardless of the body style or power delivery, the M4 is a hoot to hoon, and its ride is remarkably civil when hunting apexes isn't part of the daily commute. \u2014 Car and Driver , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The runway return of barrier-breaking Black models Beverly Johnson and Veronica Webb in Sergio Hudson\u2019s hoot of an ersatz 1980s fashion show in giant giraffe prints and Palm Beach power suits. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The characterizations, the gags, the one-liners were a hoot . \u2014 WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hop":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps",
      ": to move as if by hopping",
      ": to make a quick trip especially by air",
      ": to set about doing something",
      ": to jump over",
      ": to ride on",
      ": to ride surreptitiously and without authorization",
      ": a short brisk leap especially on one leg",
      ": bounce , rebound",
      ": dance sense 3",
      ": a flight in an aircraft",
      ": a short trip",
      ": the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a north-temperate zone twining plant ( Humulus lupulus ) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer",
      ": the perennial climbing bine from which hops are obtained that have 3- to 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in scaly cone-like clusters",
      ": to flavor with hops",
      ": to move by short quick jumps",
      ": to jump on one foot",
      ": to jump over",
      ": to get on, in, or aboard by or as if by hopping",
      ": to make a quick trip especially by air",
      ": a short quick jump especially on one leg",
      ": a short trip especially by air",
      ": a twining vine whose greenish flowers look like small cones",
      ": the dried flowers of the hop plant used chiefly in making beer and ale",
      ": a twining plant ( Humulus lupulus ) of the hemp family with 3-lobed or 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in cone-like clusters",
      ": the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a hop plant used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer and also in medicine as a tonic",
      "high oxygen pressure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bounce",
      "bound",
      "lollop",
      "lope",
      "skip",
      "trip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ball",
      "cotillion",
      "cotillon",
      "dance",
      "formal",
      "prom"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1572, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204123"
  },
  "hope (for)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hope that things will turn out as well as possible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-012446"
  },
  "hopeless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no expectation of good or success : despairing",
      ": not susceptible to remedy or cure",
      ": incapable of redemption or improvement",
      ": giving no reason to expect good or success : giving no ground for hope : desperate",
      ": incapable of solution, management, or accomplishment : impossible",
      ": having no hope",
      ": offering no hope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d-pl\u0259s",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-pl\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "incorrigible",
      "incurable",
      "irrecoverable",
      "irredeemable",
      "irreformable",
      "irremediable",
      "irretrievable",
      "unrecoverable",
      "unredeemable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "curable",
      "reclaimable",
      "recoverable",
      "redeemable",
      "reformable",
      "remediable",
      "retrievable",
      "savable",
      "saveable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He felt confused and hopeless after losing his job.",
      "We were the most hopeless group of golfers you ever saw.",
      "He's very ill, but his condition isn't hopeless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For all that, the goal of implementing sensible gun-control laws is not hopeless \u2014most Americans favor restrictions such as universal background checks. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
      "Postpartum depression, a condition that can leave women feeling hopeless after giving birth, also increased with nearly one in 10 mothers diagnosed in 2018, according to the Blue Cross-Blue Shield analysis. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "We were left feeling hopeless ; Rebecca\u2019s test results showed that her condition and her treatment had conspired to prevent her body from mounting a full immune system response to the vaccine. \u2014 Rob Relyea, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Our stories about environmental catastrophe used to be set in distant futures: the desolate endlessness of The Road, or the hopeless , cutthroat scrounging in the Parable of the Sower. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "Alzheimer\u2019s disease may be one of the bleakest diagnoses a physician can convey, one where the future can appear hopeless . \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 8 May 2022",
      "In the Sixties, for instance, Christine Chapel was defined almost entirely by her hopeless crush on Mr. Spock, where this version is an extrovert who likes playing on the cutting edge of Starfleet medicine. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
      "The scene at the beginning of Act 3, when Enrico, waving a whiskey bottle, leaves the wedding to challenge Edgardo to a fight, suggests that their mutual male aggression stems from a hopeless lack of options. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "As are a few other students in the school, who feel hopeless to change their fate without an influx of cash. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204134"
  },
  "hophead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a drug addict",
      ": a beer enthusiast",
      ": one who is partial to hoppy beer and ale"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addict",
      "dopehead",
      "doper",
      "druggie",
      "druggy",
      "fiend",
      "freak",
      "head",
      "hype",
      "junkie",
      "junky",
      "stoner",
      "user"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaddict",
      "nonuser"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in the early 20th century hopheads were people one expected to find only in the netherworld of jazz"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200826"
  },
  "hopped-up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of enthusiasm or excitement",
      ": overly excited",
      ": being under the influence of a narcotic",
      ": more exciting or attractive than normal or usual",
      ": having more than usual power : being souped up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4pt-\u02c8\u0259p",
      "-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blasted",
      "blitzed",
      "bombed",
      "high",
      "loaded",
      "ripped",
      "spaced-out",
      "spaced",
      "stoned",
      "strung out",
      "wasted",
      "wiped out",
      "zonked",
      "zonked-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sober",
      "straight"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222914"
  },
  "hopping":{
    "type":"adverb",
    "definitions":[
      "extremely , violently",
      "intensely active busy",
      "extremely angry",
      "a going from one place to another of the same kind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4-pi\u014b",
    "synonyms":[
      "angered",
      "angry",
      "apoplectic",
      "ballistic",
      "cheesed off",
      "choleric",
      "enraged",
      "foaming",
      "fuming",
      "furious",
      "horn-mad",
      "hot",
      "incensed",
      "indignant",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "infuriate",
      "infuriated",
      "irate",
      "ireful",
      "livid",
      "mad",
      "outraged",
      "rabid",
      "rankled",
      "riled",
      "riley",
      "roiled",
      "shirty",
      "sore",
      "steamed up",
      "steaming",
      "teed off",
      "ticked",
      "wrathful",
      "wroth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angerless",
      "delighted",
      "pleased"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The boss kept me hopping all day.",
      "when he saw what I'd done to his car, the other driver was hopping",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The town is home to nearly 10,000 year-round residents and millions of tourists, with a hopping , walkable apres scene and hotels and condos that neighbor cultural amenities, like the Squamish Lil\u2019wat Cultural Centre. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But the hoppingest place to be is the locals-favorite The Mangy Moose, a cavernous, packed, two-level, two-bar building hung with license plates and a huge, well, ragged taxidermied moose. \u2014 Alex Postman, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 Mar. 2018",
      "The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport will be a hopping place this coming weekend and next for Christmas and New Year's Day. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com , 20 Dec. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The number of open jobs has been relatively constant despite the number of people out of work, meaning employees are job- hopping instead of staying put. \u2014 Ken Sterling, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The two went bar hopping Thursday night and returned to the Grand Hyatt Hotel, where the president is now staying. \u2014 Sara Cook, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
      "Also, cultural norms of lengthy tenure in EMEA are at odds with job hopping frequency seen in the US. \u2014 Micah Smurthwaite, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "For the other half of the Peppers\u2019 rhythm section, Flea\u2019s hopping , loping basslines both propelled and held the Peppers\u2019 songs together. \u2014 Tristram Lozaw, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Card hopping can net you major points thanks to signup bonuses but can be hard to manage, says Jamie Harper, mother of four and author of the travel blog Fly by the Seat of Our Pants. \u2014 Kelsey Sheehy Of Nerdwallet, Chron , 10 May 2022",
      "Another factor driving all the job- hopping is that workers who take new roles are more likely to see higher pay, Hamrick says. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
      "But once the dimension- hopping kicked off, Raimi\u2019s goofy, morbid sense of humor started to assert itself on-screen, and Multiverse of Madness settled into a far more satisfying rhythm. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 3 May 2022",
      "In at least one instance, a hopping -mad truck driver stormed up to a resident who had been throwing eggs to scream expletives in her face. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "1675, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "horde":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a political subdivision of central Asian nomads",
      ": a people or tribe of nomadic life",
      ": a large unorganized group of individuals : a teeming crowd or throng",
      ": multitude , swarm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frd",
      "\u02c8h\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "army",
      "bike",
      "cram",
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "drove",
      "flock",
      "herd",
      "host",
      "legion",
      "mass",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "press",
      "rout",
      "scrum",
      "swarm",
      "throng"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A horde of tourists entered the museum.",
      "Hordes of reporters were shouting questions.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instead of embracing others, this Buzz time-traveled far into the future, put together a horde of mechanical soldiers and traveled back to use young Buzz's hyper-speed crystal to fix everything. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Ahmed teams with artist Joey Vazquez for a manic story that pits Kamala against a zombie horde . \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
      "Thanks to their inability to control its stupid T-Virus, the Umbrella Corporation has once again unleashed a horde of zombies and other creatures from the games\u2014this time on New Raccoon City, described as a kind of corporate utopia. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "From Luca Evans: The crescendo rose, the familiar wall of noise building amid the nighttime horde , fans in the outfield bleachers at Dodger Stadium standing and waiting with open arms. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Demand has grown in Europe, too, prompting Belgium\u2019s federal nuclear control agency to assure the public on March 1 that the situation in Ukraine does not pose any danger to its residents and that there is no reason to buy or horde supplies. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Players need to feel powerful but not so strong that the thrill of facing the horde gets diluted. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Harry Styles drew a horde of fans to Rockefeller Plaza on a gray, drizzly Thursday morning, May 19, for a special performance and interview on Today. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
      "In the final episode, another hole, arising from Luke\u2019s obsessive digging, welcomes a horde of buffalo which appear to trample him on their way out and across the plains. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, German, & Polish; Middle French & German, from Polish horda , from Ukrainian dialect gorda , alteration of Ukrainian orda , from Old Russian, from Turkic orda, ordu khan's residence",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194928"
  },
  "horizonless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no horizon",
      ": endless sense 1",
      ": hopeless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-z\u1d4an-l\u0259s"
    ],
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      "bottomless",
      "boundless",
      "endless",
      "fathomless",
      "illimitable",
      "immeasurable",
      "immensurable",
      "indefinite",
      "infinite",
      "limitless",
      "measureless",
      "unbounded",
      "unfathomable",
      "unlimited"
    ],
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      "bounded",
      "circumscribed",
      "confined",
      "definite",
      "finite",
      "limited",
      "restricted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a horizonless array of opportunities for a young, ambitious person at the new company"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210752"
  },
  "hornswoggle":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to trick or deceive (someone) : bamboozle , hoax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frn-\u02ccsw\u00e4-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bamboozle",
      "beguile",
      "bluff",
      "buffalo",
      "burn",
      "catch",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "deceive",
      "delude",
      "dupe",
      "fake out",
      "fool",
      "gaff",
      "gammon",
      "gull",
      "have",
      "have on",
      "hoax",
      "hoodwink",
      "humbug",
      "juggle",
      "misguide",
      "misinform",
      "mislead",
      "snooker",
      "snow",
      "spoof",
      "string along",
      "suck in",
      "sucker",
      "take in",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undeceive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212509"
  },
  "horrendous":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "extremely bad or unpleasant horrible , dreadful",
      "very bad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"h\u022f-\u02c8ren-d\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "alarming",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "forbidding",
      "formidable",
      "frightening",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
      "redoubtable",
      "scary",
      "shocking",
      "spine-chilling",
      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her taste in clothes is horrendous .",
      "a horrendous explosion shook the building",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a runner like Liang to lose his life, conditions must have been truly horrendous . \u2014 Will Ford, Outside Online , 25 May 2021",
      "The pain and struggle with mental health is horrendous . \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
      "Guyton, however, shares these horrendous posts on her social media platforms to help put a stop to this behavior. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "At the sentencing, the judge called Vicki the evil mastermind of a perverse and horrendous crime. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Milwaukee had horrendous luck with pitching health in 1991. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "After unleashing horrendous firepower, the decisive blow exerted against Chechnya was the use of loyalist Chechens to impose control. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "But the evidence of such attacks in Ukraine verified by AP and Frontline is both mounting and horrendous , and belies Russian claims that they were staged, self-inflicted or militarily justified. \u2014 Michael Biesecker, Erika Kinetz, Beatrice Dupuy, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Iron Mountain came from the U.P. three years ago and lost the state title on a couple of horrendous calls by the officials. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin horrendus \"inspiring terror or awe, dreadful\" (gerundive of horr\u0113re \"to be stiffly erect, bristle, shudder, shiver\") + -ous \u2014 more at horror entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1659, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "horrible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or arousing painful and intense fear, dread, dismay, or aversion : marked by or arousing horror",
      ": extremely bad or unpleasant",
      ": causing horror : terrible",
      ": very unpleasant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appalling",
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "dreadful",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "grisly",
      "gruesome",
      "grewsome",
      "hideous",
      "horrendous",
      "horrid",
      "horrific",
      "horrifying",
      "lurid",
      "macabre",
      "monstrous",
      "nightmare",
      "nightmarish",
      "shocking",
      "terrible",
      "terrific"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He suffered a horrible death.",
      "The crime scene was too horrible to describe.",
      "The team had a horrible season last year.",
      "He realized that he had made a horrible mistake.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Led by general manager Sid Abel, a legendary Red Wings player, coach, GM and later broadcaster, the Scouts were beyond horrible . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "First off, there\u2019s no need to go cold turkey or follow any other kind of horrible detox program. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s because many of the ones sent my way are utterly horrible . \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The Browns look horrible for embracing Watson and still might need to find a quarterback for this year. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Their scars from that horrible day were on clear display. \u2014 David Zurawik, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The consequences of a Supreme Court assassination are horrible even to contemplate. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Another reason some guys say no to sunscreen is that many sunscreens have a horrible fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Chabon gestures at the same horrible potential\u2014father as destroyer\u2014but sublimates it in theatrics. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English orible, horrible, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin horribilis, from horr\u0113re \"to be stiffly erect, bristle (of hair, weapons, plants), shudder, shiver\" + -ibilis \"capable of exhibiting or causing (the action of the verb)\" \u2014 more at horror entry 1 , -able ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172853"
  },
  "horrid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": innately offensive or repulsive:",
      ": inspiring horror : shocking",
      ": inspiring disgust or loathing : nasty",
      ": extremely bad or unpleasant : horrible",
      ": rough , bristling",
      ": horrible sense 1",
      ": very unpleasant : disgusting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "abominable",
      "appalling",
      "awful",
      "disgusting",
      "distasteful",
      "dreadful",
      "evil",
      "foul",
      "fulsome",
      "gross",
      "hideous",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "loathsome",
      "nasty",
      "nauseating",
      "nauseous",
      "noisome",
      "noxious",
      "obnoxious",
      "obscene",
      "odious",
      "offensive",
      "rancid",
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "scandalous",
      "shocking",
      "sickening",
      "ugly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "innocuous",
      "inoffensive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "People there are living in horrid conditions.",
      "He's a horrid little man.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sunday\u2019s three-act play in London \u2014 great first half, horrid third quarter, stirring fourth quarter \u2014 was equal parts enthralling and appalling for the Raiders and their fans. \u2014 Michael Lerseth, SFChronicle.com , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "At the beginning of the crisis, Chinese ambassadors were hauled over by foreign ministers and other government representatives to explain the horrid scenes that had gone viral on social media, and to offer immediate remedies. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 22 May 2020",
      "Across African capitals, Chinese ambassadors are being hauled over by foreign ministries to explain horrid scenes that have gone viral on social media platforms of African migrants being evicted from apartments and refused entry into hotels. \u2014 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Quartz Africa , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "Now called the Winter Park Express Train, the scenic ride takes two hours, and completely bypasses the horrid I-70 weekend traffic. \u2014 Stephanie Granada, Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "Portland is far too good to have this poor of a record, as a horrid start to the season put them way back in the standings. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "Coming off of a horrid January, the Buckeyes have won five of their last six games to re-enter the top 25. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 17 Feb. 2020",
      "Now called the Winter Park Express Train, the scenic ride takes two hours, and completely bypasses the horrid I-70 weekend traffic. \u2014 Stephanie Granada, Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "Xavier shot a horrid 11 for 25 on free throws, but the Muskeeters also had their best shooting night of the season by going 11 for 22 (47.8%) on three-pointers. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin horridus \"bristly, rough, uncouth, shivering with cold, inspiring dread,\" from horr\u0113re \"to be stiffly erect, bristle (of hair, weapons, plants), shudder, shiver\" + -idus, adjective suffix of quality \u2014 more at horror entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201508"
  },
  "horrifying":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to feel horror",
      ": to fill with distaste : shock",
      ": to cause to feel great fear, dread, or shock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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    "synonyms":[
      "affright",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "fright",
      "frighten",
      "panic",
      "scare",
      "scarify",
      "shock",
      "spook",
      "startle",
      "terrify",
      "terrorize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reassure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The details of the crime horrified the nation.",
      "They were horrified by the movie's violence.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The devastation is going to horrify Europe and North America. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Her progressive ideas horrify the White status quo, but they\u2019re welcomed by Motormouth Maybelle, who hosts the one show each month that a Black host and teen dancers are allowed on the air. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "That will horrify some climate warriors in the U.S. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from horri(fic) + -fy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185628"
  },
  "horror":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay",
      ": intense aversion or repugnance",
      ": the quality of inspiring horror : repulsive, horrible , or dismal quality or character",
      ": something that inspires horror",
      ": a state of extreme depression or apprehension",
      ": calculated to inspire feelings of dread or horror",
      ": great fear, dread, or shock",
      ": a quality or thing that causes horror",
      ": painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259r, \u02c8h\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrociousness",
      "atrocity",
      "awfulness",
      "dreadfulness",
      "frightfulness",
      "ghastliness",
      "grisliness",
      "gruesomeness",
      "hideousness",
      "horridness",
      "monstrosity",
      "repulsiveness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There was a look of horror on her face.",
      "The crowd watched in horror as the fire spread.",
      "His friends were shocked by the horror of his death.",
      "His crimes were unspeakable horrors .",
      "His memoirs recount the horrors of the war.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The fine aura of horror never abates, yet a final surprising twist makes Edward\u2019s fate seem less purely demonic and something perhaps more unsettling\u2014a kind of metamorphosis. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The existence of horror is inevitably proximate to the existence of wondrous possibility. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "As expected for an arthouse horror flick from a critical darling filmmaker, the film earned $1.1 million in 773 theaters this weekend. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Stewart's new horror flick, written and directed by David Cronenberg, is apparently gruesome\u2014like really gruesome. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
      "The drama of their secrets, and the circuitous path of their ultimate collaboration (it\u2019s no spoiler), involve scenes of moral and emotional horror that are redeemed in the high purpose of their historic mission. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Jessie begins hallucinating, and eventually spirals into nights of pure horror . \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
      "Every day, Hillary Demmon has been reading the news about the nationwide formula shortage with horror . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "This latest shooting rampage sent shock waves of horror and grief throughout Uvalde and across the country, as families were left mourning young lives cut brutally short. \u2014 Mark Berman, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "From the creators of Dark, an intriguing period mystery/ horror German series called 1899. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "M\u00f3rbido describes itself as a communications platform, a generator of own, independent and commercial content, all related to the fantastic and horror genre in pop-culture, technology and entertainment. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 22 May 2022",
      "The Vigil is a much better horror picture and is currently on Hulu), offering at least something amid a gun-shy industry qualifies as an act of charity. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "The new film and series projects span a wide array of genres, ranging from thrillers, action, dramas, comedies and romances to supernatural and horror titles for a YA audience, as well as biographies, true-crime and investigative docudramas. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The box office recovery is still being driven largely by young people, particularly young men, which doesn\u2019t inspire much confidence that non-superhero, non- horror and non-video game action franchises will do much business in cinemas anytime soon. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "To understand how crucial the flexibility of audio in Dead by Daylight is, consider how horror films use sound in a linear format. \u2014 Nina Corcoran, Wired , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Candyman from Nia DaCosta and Last Night in Soho from Edgar Wright will test the waters of audiences\u2019 eagerness to pay to see specifically horror films on the big screen. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 28 June 2021",
      "As a breezy, 100-minute collection of puzzles and jump scares, the first film was a surprise hit, the kind of low-stakes entertainment even non\u2013 horror fans can enjoy. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 5 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195408"
  },
  "horse sense":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": common sense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "common sense",
      "discreetness",
      "discretion",
      "gumption",
      "levelheadedness",
      "nous",
      "policy",
      "prudence",
      "sense",
      "sensibleness",
      "wisdom",
      "wit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudence",
      "indiscretion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He credits his success to good old-fashioned horse sense .",
      "pure horse sense should tell you not to stand so close to the space heater"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1832, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190525"
  },
  "horsefeathers":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": nonsense , balderdash"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccfe-t\u035fh\u0259rz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190222"
  },
  "horsewhip":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to flog with or as if with a whip made to be used on a horse",
      ": to beat severely with a whip made to be used on a horse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02cc(h)wip",
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccwip",
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02cchwip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birch",
      "cowhide",
      "flagellate",
      "flail",
      "flog",
      "hide",
      "lash",
      "leather",
      "rawhide",
      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale",
      "whip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He thinks that any government official who steals public money should be horsewhipped .",
      "the cruel guards promptly horsewhipped the prisoners if they collapsed under the heavy loads they were forced to carry"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1751, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201954"
  },
  "hose":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot",
      ": stocking , sock",
      ": a close-fitting garment covering the legs and waist that is usually attached to a doublet by points",
      ": short breeches reaching to the knee",
      ": a flexible tube for conveying fluids (as from a faucet or hydrant)",
      ": to spray, water, or wash with a hose",
      ": to fire automatic weapons at",
      ": to deprive of something due or expected : trick , cheat",
      ": stocking sense 1 , sock",
      ": a flexible tube for carrying fluid",
      ": to spray, water, or wash with a hose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dz",
      "\u02c8h\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "sock",
      "stocking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chisel",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "flimflam",
      "gaff",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There are several hoses stored in the shed.",
      "We need another 50 feet of hose .",
      "Verb",
      "when the guy failed to return with our money, we sooned realized that we had been hosed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After securing multiple supply lines, firefighters extended hose lines and attacked the fire. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
      "Millions of Americans suddenly relied on their phones and computers as lifelines to remote jobs, classes, now-distant family and friends, food and grocery deliveries, and a fire hose of news to understand the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "An atmospheric river is a long, narrow region in the atmosphere that can transport moisture thousands of miles, like a fire hose in the sky. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Millions of Americans suddenly relied on their phones and computers as lifelines to remote jobs, classes, now-distant family and friends, socially distanced food and grocery deliveries, and a fire hose of news to understand the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Danielle Abril And Hannah Good, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Use an all-purpose household cleaner and a microfiber cloth for spills, or spray it down with a garden hose . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
      "Clean the vent duct behind your dryer using a vacuum cleaner hose . \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Cleaning up outdoor surfaces If the ash is in yards or driveways, officials recommend using a hose to clear it away and not a leaf blower or another device that may spread the ash back into the air. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This will help gravity push water out better when using a hose attached to the spigot. \u2014 Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Squish them with your fingers or hose them off with a sharp spray of water. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Rugs made from plastic materials are easy to hose down. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 May 2022",
      "Always the panic of motion and then, between strings, a reprieve to hose down the deck. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 Nov. 2020",
      "The second is that the house where Nacho goes to hose himself down belongs to a guy who doesn't want to kill him \u2014 a friendly, middle-aged auto mechanic who offers him the use of a towel and a telephone. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Outdoor showers are also available for guests to hose off after a long day out on the bay. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "For aphids, hose off as many as possible and then use either Mosquito Bits (a Baccillus product that nurseries sell) or spray plants with any product containing pyrethrin. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Remain in one place for an hour, and someone will drive past with something to give: coffee and sandwiches out of a car trunk, ice cream or beer from a cooler, or an offer to hose out a house. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The seats are made from marine-grade vinyl and the Bronco Raptor's rubber flooring is made to be easy to hose off. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221321"
  },
  "hospice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged especially when maintained by a religious order",
      ": a program designed to provide palliative care and emotional support to the terminally ill in a home or homelike setting so that quality of life is maintained and family members may be active participants in care",
      ": a facility that provides such a program",
      ": a facility or program designed to provide palliative care and emotional support to the terminally ill in a home or homelike setting so that quality of life is maintained and family members may be active participants in care"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-sp\u0259s",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4s-p\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auberge",
      "caravansary",
      "caravanserai",
      "hostel",
      "hostelry",
      "hotel",
      "inn",
      "lodge",
      "public house",
      "tavern"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She chose to go to a hospice instead of a hospital.",
      "the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keiichi Shibahara went from making pocket money on wine arbitrage to building Japan\u2019s most valuable hospice care firm Amvis. \u2014 James Simms, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Additionally, a cyberattack against Greater Baltimore Medical Center, a prominent health system in Maryland, caused disruptions to their services\u200b\u200b \u2014 resulting in delayed procedures and impacting hospice care. \u2014 David Stapleton, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Dear Missing my Dog: In-home hospice care for a dying animal is a true gift. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
      "Dear Missing my Dog: In-home hospice care for a dying animal is a true gift. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2022",
      "Pavy was in hospice care in his final week and died peacefully at his home late Monday night. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
      "Roberts, 43, also thanked James \u2014 who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and recently entered hospice care \u2014 in the comments section of the post, praising her for everything she's done for those who are going through cancer. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "His son, Todd Callewaert, said his father had been in hospice care for the last three months. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 May 2022",
      "Judy Henske, who made a splash on the folk scene of the early 1960s with a versatile voice that could conjure Billie Holiday or foreshadow Janis Joplin, and performances full of offbeat stage patter, died on April 27 in hospice care in Los Angeles. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French hospise, borrowed from Medieval Latin hospitium \"hospitality, lodgings, monastic guesthouse, shelter maintained by a religious order for the poor and infirm,\" going back to Latin,\"accommodation of guests, hired lodgings,\" from hospit-, hospes \"guest, host\" + -ium, denominal suffix of function or occupation \u2014 more at host entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210049"
  },
  "hospitable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to generous and cordial reception of guests",
      ": promising or suggesting generous and friendly welcome",
      ": offering a pleasant or sustaining environment",
      ": readily receptive : open",
      ": friendly and generous to guests and visitors",
      ": willing to deal with something new"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u00e4-\u02c8spi-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-(\u02cc)spi-",
      "h\u00e4-\u02c8spi-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-spi-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affable",
      "cordial",
      "genial",
      "gracious",
      "sociable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inhospitable",
      "ungenial",
      "ungracious",
      "unsociable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The people of that country are very hospitable .",
      "It's a hearty plant that grows in even the least hospitable climates.",
      "elderly people moving to Florida for its hospitable climate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The onus is on leaders to make the workplace more hospitable , protective, flexible and inclusive. \u2014 Quentin Mcdowell, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "And all of these weirdnesses were mitigated by the fact that that was one of the most kind, generous, hospitable , just incredibly lovely group of people. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Many have already arrived in the small but hospitable outpost of Vilnius, a city of medieval streets and half a million residents with a history of protecting human rights activists. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "So why not extend that soul-soothing effect by adding foliage to a bathroom, a habitat particularly hospitable to flora? \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "There may be ways to make your backyard less hospitable to the squirrels. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "In the Indian River Lagoon, the turbid brown waters are much less hospitable . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "To avoid any unwanted coyote interactions, Michiganders should be vigilant of their pets and make their backyards less hospitable to coyotes. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "As the lake level drops, the water is becoming increasingly saline and therefore less hospitable to brine shrimp that form the basis of the food chain. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin hospit\u0101bilis, from hospit\u0101re \"to lodge, reside, give lodging to, house\" (going back to Latin hospit\u0101r\u012b \"to put up as a guest, give lodging to,\" derivative of hospit-, hospes \"guest, host\") + Latin -bilis \"capable (of acting) or worthy (of being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at host entry 3 , -able ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192242"
  },
  "host":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": army",
      ": a great number : multitude",
      ": to assemble in an army usually for a hostile purpose",
      ": a person who receives or entertains guests socially, commercially, or officially",
      ": a place or organization that provides facilities and services for an event or function",
      ": a country, government, etc. that agrees to allow an outside business, organization, group of people, etc. to operate, function, or live within in its boundaries, jurisdiction, or population",
      ": a living organism on or in which a parasite lives",
      "\u2014 see also definitive host , host cell , intermediate host",
      ": the larger, stronger, or dominant member of a commensal or symbiotic pair",
      ": an individual into which a tissue, part, or embryo is transplanted from another",
      "\u2014 see also graft-versus-host disease",
      ": a person who talks to guests on a program (such as a radio or television show or a podcast)",
      "\u2014 see also cohost",
      ": a mineral or rock that is older than the minerals or rocks in it",
      ": a substance that contains a usually small amount of another substance incorporated in its structure",
      ": a computer that controls communications in a network or that administers a database",
      ": server sense 6",
      ": to receive or entertain guests at or for",
      ": to serve as host (see host entry 3 sense 1a ) to",
      ": emcee",
      ": the eucharistic bread",
      ": a person who receives or entertains guests",
      ": a living animal or plant on or in which a parasite lives",
      ": to serve as host to or at",
      ": multitude",
      ": the bread used in Christian Communion",
      ": a living organism on or in which a parasite lives \u2014 see definitive host , host cell , intermediate host",
      ": the larger, stronger, or dominant one of a commensal or symbiotic pair",
      ": an individual into which a tissue or part is transplanted from another",
      ": an individual in whom an abnormal growth (as a cancer) is proliferating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dst",
      "\u02c8h\u014dst",
      "\u02c8h\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "army",
      "bike",
      "cram",
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "drove",
      "flock",
      "herd",
      "horde",
      "legion",
      "mass",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "press",
      "rout",
      "scrum",
      "swarm",
      "throng"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173334"
  },
  "hostel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inn",
      ": an inexpensive lodging facility for usually young travelers that typically has dormitory-style sleeping arrangements and sometimes offers meals and planned activities",
      ": a supervised institutional residence or shelter (as for homeless people)",
      ": to stay at hostels overnight in the course of traveling",
      ": a place providing inexpensive lodging usually for young travelers",
      ": housing maintained by a public or private organization or institution",
      ": a rest home or rehabilitation center for the chronically ill, the aged, or the physically disabled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4s-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auberge",
      "caravansary",
      "caravanserai",
      "hospice",
      "hostelry",
      "hotel",
      "inn",
      "lodge",
      "public house",
      "tavern"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Another startup using NFTs is Stay Open, which converts unutilized retail and office space into hostel -like lodgings. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "Arian and her cousin are living in a tiny hostel room in Islamabad, paid for by her siblings\u2019 wire transfers. \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "And then every other girl in the hostel room was sharing very similar situations. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Left in the economic lurch, resorts vied for the only fat wallets left: destination skiers who no longer cared to hook up and sleep in a hostel . \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "The owner said Miller was staying with the couple at the hostel . \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The new arrivals in Warsaw are typically greeted by volunteers who, within a few hours, match them with a family or hostel willing to house them. \u2014 Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic , 3 May 2022",
      "The settlers took over part of one of the hotels \u2014 a popular backpacker hostel \u2014 last month. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The couple accused Miller of barging into their bedroom and threatening them at a hostel in Hilo, the same Big Island town where the actor had been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment in a separate incident in late Match. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That\u2019s when the first upscale hostels appeared, determinedly different from those hosteling clich\u00e9s. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 12 Sep. 2018",
      "Of course, hosteling originated as a way for young backpackers to sleep safely and comfortably without the expense of a hotel. \u2014 Rick Steves, miamiherald , 3 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194145"
  },
  "hostelry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inn , hotel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auberge",
      "caravansary",
      "caravanserai",
      "hospice",
      "hostel",
      "hotel",
      "inn",
      "lodge",
      "public house",
      "tavern"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the grande dame of the city's hostelries , it has played host to presidents, kings, and Hollywood royalty",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These properties permit residents to avail themselves of the same pampering high-end amenities enjoyed by guests of the hostelry . \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "The transformed hostelry \u2019s second-floor accommodations feature cool hues of white and gray, with live-edge headboards and white subway tile. \u2014 Valerie Stivers, WSJ , 29 Dec. 2020",
      "Back in Spain, where the hostelry business had been riding high before the pandemic amid robust growth and record tourism numbers, entrepreneurs face similar tough choices on whether or not to resume operations. \u2014 Jeannette Neumann, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
      "Over the decades, the saloon has taken on various incarnations \u2014 a post office, stage depot and a hostelry \u2014 morphing to suit the needs of a developing community along a popular emigrant trail. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Naturally, that aesthetic includes big, welcoming fireplaces, the heart of any New England hostelry . \u2014 Linda Laban, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2020",
      "Today, some version of Pisco Punch is served in a number of San Francisco hostelries . \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Consisting of 12 scenes written and staged by seven directors including showrunner Lee Liebeskind, the production conjures incidents that take place in the eponymous hostelry \u2019s Room 109 over the course of a year. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Michael Willson, a spokesman for the Zachary, said the hostelry began operations on opening day 2018 and has been popular with baseball fans, business travelers and vacationers. \u2014 Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English hostelrye, ostelrye, borrowed from Anglo-French hostillerie, from hostel er hosteler + -erie  -ery ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204758"
  },
  "hostile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to an enemy",
      ": marked by malevolence : having or showing unfriendly feelings",
      ": openly opposed or resisting",
      ": not hospitable",
      ": having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature",
      ": of or relating to the opposing party in a legal controversy",
      ": adverse to the interests of a property owner or corporation management",
      ": belonging to or relating to an enemy",
      ": unfriendly sense 1",
      ": having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature",
      ": of or relating to an opposing party in a legal action",
      ": adverse to the interests of a party to a legal action",
      ": adverse to or incompatible with the interests of a property owner",
      "\u2014 see also adverse possession at possession , easement by prescription at easement , prescription sense 1",
      ": unwelcome by or contrary to the interests of corporate stockholders or management"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al",
      "-\u02ccst\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-st\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adversarial",
      "adversary",
      "antagonistic",
      "antipathetic",
      "inhospitable",
      "inimical",
      "jaundiced",
      "mortal",
      "negative",
      "unfriendly",
      "unsympathetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "friendly",
      "hospitable",
      "nonantagonistic",
      "nonhostile",
      "sympathetic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Chris Evans takes over the spacesuit from Tim Allen in the film, which finds Buzz marooned on a hostile planet light years from Earth. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Jean Rhys\u2019s first four novels are peopled with, and powered by, sharply depicted women dealing with their unfair share of hard knocks in a hostile world. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "However, there was no way to avoid getting close to hostile Ukrainian shorelines to resupply the Russian garrison on Snake Island. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "For someone on the spectrum, touring can become incredibly hostile . \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "Backed by junk bonds, the acquisition was credited with starting a wave of hostile takeovers. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "This administration is very suspicious, if not hostile , toward neoliberal economic policy, so that element's missing. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "In November, the NBA announced an investigation into accusations that Sarver said multiple racist and misogynistic remarks and created a hostile workplace within the Suns organization. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "As the titular Space Ranger, Evans is determined to find a way home after getting stranded on a hostile planet. \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin host\u012blis, from hostis \"enemy\" + -\u012blis \"pertaining to or characteristic of (such persons)\" \u2014 more at host entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191243"
  },
  "hot":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "having a relatively high temperature",
      "capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding",
      "having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat",
      "marked by violence or fierceness stormy",
      "angry",
      "sexually excited or receptive",
      "sexy",
      "eager , zealous",
      "emotionally exciting and marked by strong rhythms and free melodic improvisations",
      "having or causing the sensation of an uncomfortable degree of body heat",
      "newly made fresh",
      "close to something sought",
      "suggestive of heat or of burning or glowing objects very bright",
      "having a component (such as capsaicin ) that creates a burning or tingling sensation in the mouth pungent , peppery",
      "\u2014 see also hot pepper , hot sauce",
      "of intense and immediate interest",
      "unusually lucky or favorable",
      "temporarily capable of unusual performance (as in a sport)",
      "currently popular or in demand",
      "very good",
      "absurd , unbelievable",
      "electrically energized especially with high voltage",
      "radioactive",
      "dealing with radioactive material",
      "being in an excited state",
      "recently and illegally obtained",
      "wanted by the police",
      "unsafe for a fugitive",
      "fast",
      "extremely exasperated or angry",
      "hotly",
      "fast , quickly",
      "a period of relatively high temperature a period of heat",
      "one that is hot (such as a hot meal or a horse just after a workout)",
      "strong sexual desire",
      "heat , warm",
      "having a high temperature",
      "having or causing the sensation of an uncomfortably high degree of body heat",
      "having a flavor that is spicy or full of pepper",
      "currently popular",
      "close to something sought",
      "easily excited",
      "marked by or causing anger or strong feelings",
      "very angry",
      "recently stolen",
      "recently made or received",
      "radioactive",
      "having a relatively high temperature",
      "capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding",
      "having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat",
      "radioactive",
      "exhibiting a relatively great amount of radioactivity when subjected to radionuclide scanning",
      "dealing with radioactive material"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4t",
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "piping hot",
      "red",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "sultry",
      "superheated",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apace",
      "briskly",
      "chop-chop",
      "double-quick",
      "fast",
      "fleetly",
      "full tilt",
      "hastily",
      "hell-for-leather",
      "lickety-split",
      "posthaste",
      "presto",
      "pronto",
      "quick",
      "quickly",
      "rapidly",
      "snappily",
      "soon",
      "speedily",
      "swift",
      "swiftly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The hot temperatures and high humidity are expected to produce heat indexes into the triple digits in many locations. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Temperatures are expected to stay extremely hot into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "The layoffs come as the once- hot housing market is starting to cool as high mortgage rates and inflation rates of about 6% dominate. \u2014 Terry Collins, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "When overnight temperatures remain hot , the human body is deprived of its natural cool-down window, and doesn\u2019t have an opportunity to reset before daytime heat returns. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. both Friday and Saturday with hot lap and qualifying beginning at 6 30 and opening ceremonies at 7 30. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Her piece depicts Christ emerging from a floral arch covered in, yes, hot pink flowers. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The report also highlighted shoppers\u2019 pullback on some of the products that were in hot demand during the height of the pandemic but are now falling out of favor. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "At just 22 years-old, the Tampa, Florida, rapper is another hot name in the list of female rappers taking over the industry. \u2014 Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "With her new gear, Wisz continued her hot -hitting postseason in Oklahoma City. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Standing in his way the hot -hitting Giancarlo Stanton. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "O'Brien plays a hot -tempered young mobster named Richie, who helps run his father's crime organization out of an unassuming tailor shop owned by Leonard (Rylance), an English immigrant with a mysterious past, and his assistant, Mable (Zoey Deutch). \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This was not a style competition, though, and the Duckbill had one serious issue for this hot -headed runner the front\u2019s recycled nylon grabbed onto moisture and held it. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "If Curry\u2019s on his game and Poole keeps lighting up the scoreboard, a hot -shooting Thompson will be too much for the Celtics to overcome. \u2014 Sporting Green Staff, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "Go white hot for summer with this one piece from Alt Swim. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "So, when the mad scientists of Walt Disney World\u2019s Flavor Lab began spinning up ideas for Steakhouse 71, this pop-culture classic was hot -listed. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "Now, upon his return, Pratt is bringing something new a Jessie Montgomery piano concerto nearly hot off the presses, and, with it, the desire to contribute to the literature for his instrument. \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Now the consequences are being felt a three-month-long flood in the Florida Keys, wildfires across a record hot and dry Australia, deadly heat waves in Europe. \u2014 Somini Sengupta, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Pwell had 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocked s hots , and Laquaria Mays had 12 points \u2013 all on 3-pointers \u2013 to go with three assists and three steals. \u2014 Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "The record hot and dry summer left bare ground and stressed lawns \u2014 environments that are ideal for opportunistic winter weeds to move in. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 2 Jan. 2020",
      "The state suffered raging wildfires through the Kenai Peninsula after a record hot , dry summer turned the grass to kindling. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "Cleveland police updated their car chase policy in 2014, two years after a chase that ended in officers shooting 137 hots at Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, who were unarmed. \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "Since only the pan gets hots , a hot element will never be exposed, preventing fire hazards and the risk of burns in the first place. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "Sliced chicken cutlet subs for the pork, long hots add the spice. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "The tuna tartare was bountiful and fresh, its creamy layer of avocado warmed by the spice of roasted Italian long hots . \u2014 Craig Laban, Philly.com , 6 July 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "So, she hot glued them to a piece of twine and strung it across the ceiling. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 24 Dec. 2019",
      "The holding company \u2013 which traces its roots to hot the \u201990s Web firm CMGI \u2014 consists of two units today, one in supply chain management and the other in direct marketing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162554"
  },
  "hot (up)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to increase in intensity, pace, or excitement",
      ": to make livelier, speedier, or more intense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are some hot up -and-comers in the Q category this year, giving BBQ-lovers all around the metro a better shot at enjoying fall-off-the-bone goodness without making too big a trek. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "These water bottles will keep your beverages cold up to 24 hours or hot up to 12 hours and are backed by a lifetime warranty. \u2014 Caitlin Chen, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "If the pace is hot up front, Enforceable figures to be making a charge at the end. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "According to a report in The Sun, Bristol City boss Johnson is ready to renew his interest in the 20-year-old as the Championship promotion race hots up . \u2014 SI.com , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "Bayern Munich have postponed their annual squad photo, as talk of a move to bring Leroy Sane to the Allianz Arena hots up . \u2014 SI.com , 30 July 2019",
      "Inter host Juventus at San Siro this Saturday, as the title race in Serie A hots up with Napoli breathing down Juventus' neck. \u2014 SI.com , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "No other clubs have been officially named as having an interest in Torres' signature, but expect his name to be splashed across the back pages in the coming months as a potential battle for his services hots up . \u2014 SI.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "The race for AC Milan star Suso continues to hot up , after transfer speculation has repeatedly linked him to both Liverpool and Real Madrid this week. \u2014 SI.com , 14 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212646"
  },
  "hot air":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": empty talk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bluster",
      "bombast",
      "brag",
      "braggadocio",
      "bull",
      "cockalorum",
      "fanfaronade",
      "gas",
      "gasconade",
      "grandiloquence",
      "magniloquence",
      "rant",
      "rodomontade",
      "rhodomontade"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She's full of hot air .",
      "his taking credit for the rescue was mostly hot air , since the boat was actually saved by the Coast Guard",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The series will delve into Aoki\u2019s colorful life as a mogul and businessman, from founding Benihana to being an Olympic wrestler, professional speed boat racer, hot air balloonist, and nightclub impresario. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Want a memorable way to teach kids that hot air rises? \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Several people were in a hot air balloon that drifted into the desert and started to lose altitude because of the heat and air pressure. \u2014 Colin Dickey, Longreads , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "In theory, the rapid updraft of hot air and ash from an erupting volcano into the upper atmosphere could trigger gravity waves on a much larger scale. \u2014 David Adam, Scientific American , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "And buildings themselves produce heat\u2014especially factories\u2014or vent hot air from AC units. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "That hot air won\u2019t stick around too long, as it\u2019s also predicted to drop to a low of 66 in the evening with skies remaining partly cloudy. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The hot air in your oven may escape, but the ripping hot baking steels will radiate much of the heat needed to give your crust a nice oven spring. \u2014 Carlo Mirarchi, Robb Report , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "As the hot air rises away from the fire, air near the ground rushes in to fill the void, supercharging wind speeds at the surface. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 27 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1873, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175314"
  },
  "hotbed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings",
      ": an environment that favors rapid growth or development"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccbed"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breeding ground",
      "hothouse",
      "nest",
      "nidus",
      "nursery",
      "seedbed",
      "seminary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a hotbed of political unrest",
      "prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The food industry continues to be a hotbed of exploitation and supply chain issues. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Even as Senator John McCain fashioned himself into a moderate maverick, the state was a hotbed of conservative anti-immigration politics that helped give rise to Mr. Trump\u2019s candidacy and presidency. \u2014 Jennifer Medina, New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Some Union-Tribune readers have criticized the need for parking, its location in a hotbed of homeless activity and have said the money should be used for other things downtown. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Erin Jackson of the speedskating hotbed of Ocala, Florida, (really!) became the first Black woman in Olympic history to win gold in an individual event at the Winter Games. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Indeed, they were written in the hotbed of Berlin, where Einstein lived at the time. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "But the hotbed of early Native activity appears to be up around the Huntsville area and throughout the Tennessee River Valley. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Along with Alabama, new cases have been dropping across the South, which was once the hotbed of infections in the U.S. Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee all have experienced decreases of 50% or nearly 50% over the past two weeks. \u2014 Fortune , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Doyle has taken no pleasure in fighting against football in this hotbed of the sport. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190944"
  },
  "hotchpotch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thick soup or stew of vegetables, potatoes, and usually meat",
      ": hodgepodge",
      ": hotchpot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4ch-\u02ccp\u00e4ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "clutter",
      "collage",
      "crazy quilt",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hodgepodge",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "litter",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
      "mixed bag",
      "montage",
      "motley",
      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
      "patchwork",
      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
      "ragout",
      "rummage",
      "salad",
      "salmagundi",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
      "stew",
      "tumble",
      "variety",
      "welter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English hochepot , from Anglo-French, from hocher to shake + pot pot",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171850"
  },
  "hotdog":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to perform in a conspicuous or often ostentatious manner",
      ": to perform fancy stunts and maneuvers (as while surfing or skiing)",
      ": frankfurter",
      ": a frankfurter with a typically mild flavor that is heated and usually served in a long split roll",
      ": one that hotdogs",
      ": show-off",
      ": a frankfurter cooked and then served in a long split roll"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccd\u022fg",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccd\u022fg",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02c8d\u022fg",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccd\u022fg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "act up",
      "clown (around)",
      "cut up",
      "fool around",
      "horse around",
      "monkey (around)",
      "show off",
      "showboat",
      "skylark"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "glory",
      "glory be",
      "ha",
      "hah",
      "hallelujah",
      "hey",
      "hooray",
      "hurrah",
      "hurray",
      "huzzah",
      "wahoo",
      "whee",
      "whoopee",
      "yahoo",
      "yippee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "His opponents have accused him of hotdogging after he scores a touchdown.",
      "a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl",
      "Noun",
      "The other players on the team don't like him because he's such a hot dog .",
      "Interjection",
      "\u201c Hot dog !\u201d the child cried, \u201cWe're going to the circus!\u201d"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1963, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "circa 1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212814"
  },
  "hotel":{
    "type":[
      "communications code word",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn",
      ": a place that provides lodging and meals for the public : inn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u014d-\u02c8tel",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-\u02cctel",
      "h\u014d-\u02c8tel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auberge",
      "caravansary",
      "caravanserai",
      "hospice",
      "hostel",
      "hostelry",
      "inn",
      "lodge",
      "public house",
      "tavern"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "check out of a hotel",
      "for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All players now get their own hotel rooms on road trips. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "An advance team of agents was sent home after some of them took prostitutes to their hotel rooms. \u2014 William Neuman, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "With the cost of flights, fuel and hotel rooms rocketing upward due to inflation, can the travel industry still pull off a summer comeback? \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "These include mattresses by King Koil -- just as likely to be the same ones found in five-star hotel rooms -- and outdoor furnishings from the upscale Nordic brand Tentipi. \u2014 Ziyu Zhang, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Now, as Americans resume spending on services, including travel, entertainment and dining out, the costs of airline tickets, hotel rooms and restaurant meals have soared. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "And on Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Watson had met with at least 66 women for massages within a 17-month span, sometimes using hotel rooms and a nondisclosure agreement provided by his former team. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Some of those stress factors might include people having already booked hotel rooms or flights or not being comfortable going out of their neighborhood. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "Every blogger and his or her entire team turned their hotel rooms into dressing rooms, hair and makeup suites, and even production centers. \u2014 Jacey Duprie, The Week , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1687, in the meaning defined above",
      "Communications code word",
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220822"
  },
  "hotfoot":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in haste",
      ": to go hotfoot : hurry",
      ": a practical joke in which a match is surreptitiously inserted between the upper and the sole of a victim's shoe and lighted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccfu\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cursorily",
      "hastily",
      "headlong",
      "hurriedly",
      "pell-mell",
      "precipitately",
      "precipitously",
      "rashly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "belt",
      "blast",
      "blaze",
      "blow",
      "bolt",
      "bomb",
      "bowl",
      "breeze",
      "bundle",
      "bustle",
      "buzz",
      "cannonball",
      "careen",
      "career",
      "chase",
      "course",
      "crack (on)",
      "dash",
      "drive",
      "fly",
      "hare",
      "hasten",
      "hie",
      "highball",
      "hump",
      "hurl",
      "hurry",
      "hurtle",
      "hustle",
      "jet",
      "jump",
      "motor",
      "nip",
      "pelt",
      "race",
      "ram",
      "rip",
      "rocket",
      "run",
      "rush",
      "rustle",
      "scoot",
      "scurry",
      "scuttle",
      "shoot",
      "speed",
      "step",
      "tear",
      "travel",
      "trot",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "lowered his plane hotfoot onto a pasture when the engine started to sputter"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1896, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174252"
  },
  "hothouse":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a greenhouse maintained at a high temperature especially for the culture of tropical plants",
      ": hotbed sense 2",
      ": brothel",
      ": grown in a hothouse",
      ": suggestive of growth and development in a hothouse",
      ": suggesting a hothouse",
      ": a heated building enclosed by glass for growing plants"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02cchau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02cchau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conservatory",
      "glasshouse",
      "greenhouse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long",
      "an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Caroline Rafferty\u2019s midcentury modern Palm Beach home is surrounded by hothouse plants. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 13 May 2022",
      "Garnish as one desires, perhaps with a juicy blackberry or a hothouse flower, something dewy and tremulous, to be sure. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "This just takes us deeper into a world dominated by oil and gas\u2014the kind of hothouse in which Putinish despots thrive. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The faculty-lounge cultural and intellectual hothouse of today\u2019s Democratic Party is the legacy of Wilson. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Into this hothouse of jealousy slithers Derek, a manipulative contractor who talks the school\u2019s owners into an expensive makeover that strains frayed nerves to the breaking point. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Las Vegas is in ways a hothouse , with its gaming and hospitality industry expanding rapidly in recent decades, helping fuel the Culinary\u2019s growth\u2026. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "In addition to growing hothouse microgreens, Michael and Kasey Oliver also operate the Woodland Charm Primitive Campsite on their 10-acre farm in Blanco. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Most planets can\u2019t be turned into an ice world and a hothouse at the same time. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fracas, fittingly beloved by personality-plus women such as Madonna, Martha Stewart, and Isabella Blow, dials the heady, hothouse opulence of tuberose up to 11 with the addition of jasmine, tonka bean, and musk. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "These fragile and artificial economies require hothouse conditions that a weakened OPEC can no longer provide. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 11 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adjective",
      "1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190624"
  },
  "hotshot":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a talented or successful person who often has a showy or flashy manner",
      "a person trained to fight forest fires especially in remote areas",
      "a fast freight train"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccsh\u00e4t",
    "synonyms":[
      "ace",
      "adept",
      "artist",
      "authority",
      "cognoscente",
      "connoisseur",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "dab",
      "dab hand",
      "expert",
      "fiend",
      "geek",
      "guru",
      "hand",
      "maestro",
      "master",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "meister",
      "past master",
      "proficient",
      "scholar",
      "shark",
      "sharp",
      "virtuoso",
      "whiz",
      "wizard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "inexpert",
      "nonexpert"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company has hired a couple of young hotshots to revamp its advertising campaign.",
      "That guy thinks he's a real hotshot .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Pipeline Fire had 561 fire personnel made up of 12 hotshot crews, seven hand crews, 54 engines, nine water tenders and two dozers, per officials. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "In the critically and commercially successful Top Gun Maverick (2022), Cruise is the old-timer showing young hotshot Miles Teller the ropes. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 1 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, the historic Yavapai County Courthouse in downtown Prescott will ring the bell 19 times \u2014 once for each hotshot \u2014 beginning at 4 42 p.m. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2021",
      "In recent years, Mario Badescu has a become hotshot in the self-care world. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "From prolific prize winners to hotshot debuts, the best and brightest books to devour this season. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
      "This year's Big Chief, Dr. Michael Golding, borrowed straight from the Felix playbook and designated one of the precious sponsor exemptions for 18-year-old hotshot Preston Summerhays, an Arizona State freshman. \u2014 Adam Schupak, The Arizona Republic , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The job vacancies included positions on the seven-person engine crews, which operate 273 trucks across California when fully staffed, as well as on hand crews, hotshot teams, smokejumper units and more. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The 27-year-old super late model hotshot from Seymour will race full time in the No. 66 Toyota for championship-winning ThorSport in the Camping World Truck Series, the team announced Friday. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a relatively high temperature",
      ": capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding",
      ": having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat",
      ": marked by violence or fierceness : stormy",
      ": angry",
      ": sexually excited or receptive",
      ": sexy",
      ": eager , zealous",
      ": emotionally exciting and marked by strong rhythms and free melodic improvisations",
      ": having or causing the sensation of an uncomfortable degree of body heat",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": close to something sought",
      ": suggestive of heat or of burning or glowing objects : very bright",
      ": having a component (such as capsaicin ) that creates a burning or tingling sensation in the mouth : pungent , peppery",
      "\u2014 see also hot pepper , hot sauce",
      ": of intense and immediate interest",
      ": unusually lucky or favorable",
      ": temporarily capable of unusual performance (as in a sport)",
      ": currently popular or in demand",
      ": very good",
      ": absurd , unbelievable",
      ": electrically energized especially with high voltage",
      ": radioactive",
      ": dealing with radioactive material",
      ": being in an excited state",
      ": recently and illegally obtained",
      ": wanted by the police",
      ": unsafe for a fugitive",
      ": fast",
      ": extremely exasperated or angry",
      ": hotly",
      ": fast , quickly",
      ": a period of relatively high temperature : a period of heat",
      ": one that is hot (such as a hot meal or a horse just after a workout)",
      ": strong sexual desire",
      ": heat , warm",
      ": having a high temperature",
      ": having or causing the sensation of an uncomfortably high degree of body heat",
      ": having a flavor that is spicy or full of pepper",
      ": currently popular",
      ": close to something sought",
      ": easily excited",
      ": marked by or causing anger or strong feelings",
      ": very angry",
      ": recently stolen",
      ": recently made or received",
      ": radioactive",
      ": having a relatively high temperature",
      ": capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding",
      ": having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat",
      ": radioactive",
      ": exhibiting a relatively great amount of radioactivity when subjected to radionuclide scanning",
      ": dealing with radioactive material"
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      "\u02c8h\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t"
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      "ardent",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "piping hot",
      "red",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "sultry",
      "superheated",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "white-hot"
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    "antonyms":[
      "apace",
      "briskly",
      "chop-chop",
      "double-quick",
      "fast",
      "fleetly",
      "full tilt",
      "hastily",
      "hell-for-leather",
      "lickety-split",
      "posthaste",
      "presto",
      "pronto",
      "quick",
      "quickly",
      "rapidly",
      "snappily",
      "soon",
      "speedily",
      "swift",
      "swiftly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The hot temperatures and high humidity are expected to produce heat indexes into the triple digits in many locations. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Temperatures are expected to stay extremely hot into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "The layoffs come as the once- hot housing market is starting to cool as high mortgage rates and inflation rates of about 6% dominate. \u2014 Terry Collins, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "When overnight temperatures remain hot , the human body is deprived of its natural cool-down window, and doesn\u2019t have an opportunity to reset before daytime heat returns. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. both Friday and Saturday with hot lap and qualifying beginning at 6:30 and opening ceremonies at 7:30. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Her piece depicts Christ emerging from a floral arch covered in, yes, hot pink flowers. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The report also highlighted shoppers\u2019 pullback on some of the products that were in hot demand during the height of the pandemic but are now falling out of favor. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "At just 22 years-old, the Tampa, Florida, rapper is another hot name in the list of female rappers taking over the industry. \u2014 Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "With her new gear, Wisz continued her hot -hitting postseason in Oklahoma City. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Standing in his way: the hot -hitting Giancarlo Stanton. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "O'Brien plays a hot -tempered young mobster named Richie, who helps run his father's crime organization out of an unassuming tailor shop owned by Leonard (Rylance), an English immigrant with a mysterious past, and his assistant, Mable (Zoey Deutch). \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This was not a style competition, though, and the Duckbill had one serious issue for this hot -headed runner: the front\u2019s recycled nylon grabbed onto moisture and held it. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "If Curry\u2019s on his game and Poole keeps lighting up the scoreboard, a hot -shooting Thompson will be too much for the Celtics to overcome. \u2014 Sporting Green Staff, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "Go white hot for summer with this one piece from Alt Swim. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "So, when the mad scientists of Walt Disney World\u2019s Flavor Lab began spinning up ideas for Steakhouse 71, this pop-culture classic was hot -listed. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "Now, upon his return, Pratt is bringing something new: a Jessie Montgomery piano concerto nearly hot off the presses, and, with it, the desire to contribute to the literature for his instrument. \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Now the consequences are being felt: a three-month-long flood in the Florida Keys, wildfires across a record hot and dry Australia, deadly heat waves in Europe. \u2014 Somini Sengupta, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Pwell had 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocked s hots , and Laquaria Mays had 12 points \u2013 all on 3-pointers \u2013 to go with three assists and three steals. \u2014 Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "The record hot and dry summer left bare ground and stressed lawns \u2014 environments that are ideal for opportunistic winter weeds to move in. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 2 Jan. 2020",
      "The state suffered raging wildfires through the Kenai Peninsula after a record hot , dry summer turned the grass to kindling. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "Cleveland police updated their car chase policy in 2014, two years after a chase that ended in officers shooting 137 hots at Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, who were unarmed. \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "Since only the pan gets hots , a hot element will never be exposed, preventing fire hazards and the risk of burns in the first place. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "Sliced chicken cutlet subs for the pork, long hots add the spice. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "The tuna tartare was bountiful and fresh, its creamy layer of avocado warmed by the spice of roasted Italian long hots . \u2014 Craig Laban, Philly.com , 6 July 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So, she hot glued them to a piece of twine and strung it across the ceiling. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 24 Dec. 2019",
      "The holding company \u2013 which traces its roots to hot the \u201990s Web firm CMGI \u2014 consists of two units today, one in supply chain management and the other in direct marketing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221017"
  },
  "hound":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "dog",
      "a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds including both scent hounds (such as the bloodhound and beagle) and sight hounds (such as the greyhound and Afghan hound)",
      "a mean or despicable person",
      "dogfish",
      "a person who pursues like a hound",
      "one who avidly seeks or collects something",
      "to pursue with or as if with hounds",
      "to drive or affect by persistent harassing",
      "a dog with drooping ears that is used in hunting and follows game by the sense of smell",
      "to hunt, chase, or annoy without ceasing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8hau\u0307nd",
    "synonyms":[
      "canine",
      "dog",
      "doggy",
      "doggie",
      "pooch",
      "tyke",
      "tike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bird-dog",
      "chase",
      "course",
      "dog",
      "follow",
      "pursue",
      "run",
      "shadow",
      "tag",
      "tail",
      "trace",
      "track",
      "trail"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "There, a Clawson coffee hound finds an oasis espresso, under a tent, courtesy of Soul Blends Coffee Roasters. \u2014 Andrew Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound . \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Bonn-Oberkassel dog is not the only ancient hound to have received such honors. \u2014 Virginia Morell, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
      "Graysou is the grey- hound of the eleven, and his tackling is of the highest order. \u2014 al , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Ben had been brought into the series in a previous season of the show to provide a counterpoint to The Farmer, its leading human character, who lives at Mossy Bottom Farm with his faithful hound Bitzer, and the less faithful flock of sheep. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Animal Blue, 10-month-old, 44-pound female hound mix. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "During my time in town, a local shoots a polar bear for allegedly trying to kill his hound . \u2014 Travel , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Mikey's looking at me now with his basset- hound eyes. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Authoritarian governments have abused the system in the past to hound opponents and limit their freedom of movement. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Admins who don't want this will have to hound each individual user to shut it off. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But questions will still hound several quarterbacks throughout the weekend. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "LeVert gives them hope -- and credibility -- in a first-round series, where opponents were poised to hound Garland and force the ball out of his hands. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Caruso and Ball hound ballhandlers outside the arc to complicate their passes into the post and force difficult switches in pick-and-rolls. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Lethargic starts continue to hound Maryland, which led just once in the final 9 21 of the first half. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Supporters praise him, conspiracy theorists hound him, bricks get thrown this his window and everyone knows his name. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Fiennes\u2019s politician \u2014 who, again, is a local assemblyman not even elected to the Senate \u2014 cannot shake off the paparazzi, who hound him with the sort of fervor usually reserved for young British royals. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hounding":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "dog",
      "a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds including both scent hounds (such as the bloodhound and beagle) and sight hounds (such as the greyhound and Afghan hound)",
      "a mean or despicable person",
      "dogfish",
      "a person who pursues like a hound",
      "one who avidly seeks or collects something",
      "to pursue with or as if with hounds",
      "to drive or affect by persistent harassing",
      "a dog with drooping ears that is used in hunting and follows game by the sense of smell",
      "to hunt, chase, or annoy without ceasing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8hau\u0307nd",
    "synonyms":[
      "canine",
      "dog",
      "doggy",
      "doggie",
      "pooch",
      "tyke",
      "tike"
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    "antonyms":[
      "bird-dog",
      "chase",
      "course",
      "dog",
      "follow",
      "pursue",
      "run",
      "shadow",
      "tag",
      "tail",
      "trace",
      "track",
      "trail"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "There, a Clawson coffee hound finds an oasis espresso, under a tent, courtesy of Soul Blends Coffee Roasters. \u2014 Andrew Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound . \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Bonn-Oberkassel dog is not the only ancient hound to have received such honors. \u2014 Virginia Morell, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
      "Graysou is the grey- hound of the eleven, and his tackling is of the highest order. \u2014 al , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Ben had been brought into the series in a previous season of the show to provide a counterpoint to The Farmer, its leading human character, who lives at Mossy Bottom Farm with his faithful hound Bitzer, and the less faithful flock of sheep. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Animal Blue, 10-month-old, 44-pound female hound mix. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "During my time in town, a local shoots a polar bear for allegedly trying to kill his hound . \u2014 Travel , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Mikey's looking at me now with his basset- hound eyes. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Authoritarian governments have abused the system in the past to hound opponents and limit their freedom of movement. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Admins who don't want this will have to hound each individual user to shut it off. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But questions will still hound several quarterbacks throughout the weekend. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "LeVert gives them hope -- and credibility -- in a first-round series, where opponents were poised to hound Garland and force the ball out of his hands. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Caruso and Ball hound ballhandlers outside the arc to complicate their passes into the post and force difficult switches in pick-and-rolls. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Lethargic starts continue to hound Maryland, which led just once in the final 9 21 of the first half. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Supporters praise him, conspiracy theorists hound him, bricks get thrown this his window and everyone knows his name. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Fiennes\u2019s politician \u2014 who, again, is a local assemblyman not even elected to the Senate \u2014 cannot shake off the paparazzi, who hound him with the sort of fervor usually reserved for young British royals. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home",
      ": a shelter or refuge (such as a nest or den) of a wild animal",
      ": a natural covering (such as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids",
      ": a building in which something is sheltered or stored",
      ": one of the 12 equal sectors (see sector entry 1 sense 1a ) in which the celestial sphere is divided",
      ": a sign of the zodiac that is the seat of a planet's greatest influence",
      ": household",
      ": a family including ancestors, descendants, and kindred",
      ": a residence for a religious community or for students",
      ": the community or students living in such a residence",
      ": a legislative, deliberative, or consultative assembly",
      ": one constituting a division of a bicameral body",
      ": the building or chamber where such an assembly meets",
      ": a quorum of such an assembly",
      ": a place of business or entertainment",
      ": a business organization",
      ": a gambling establishment",
      ": the audience in a theater or concert hall",
      ": the circular area 12 feet in diameter surrounding the tee and within which a curling stone must rest in order to count",
      ": a type of dance music mixed by a disc jockey that features overdubbing with a heavy repetitive drumbeat and repeated electronic melody lines",
      ": without charge : free",
      ": to provide with living quarters or shelter",
      ": to store in a building",
      ": to encase, enclose, or shelter as if by putting in a house (see house entry 1 )",
      ": to serve as a shelter or container for : contain",
      ": to take shelter : lodge",
      ": a place built for people to live in",
      ": something (as a nest or den) used by an animal for shelter",
      ": a building in which something is kept",
      ": household entry 1",
      ": a body of persons assembled to make the laws for a country",
      ": a business firm",
      ": the audience in a theater or concert hall",
      ": family sense 2",
      ": free of charge",
      ": to provide with living quarters or shelter",
      ": contain sense 2",
      ": a building (as a single or multiple family house, apartment, or hotel room) serving as living quarters and usually including the curtilage",
      ": a building (as one's residence or a locked place of business) in which one is entitled to protection (as from warrantless searches and seizures) under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution",
      ": a legislative assembly especially that constitutes a division of a bicameral body",
      ": the building or chamber where such an assembly meets",
      ": a quorum of such an assembly",
      "Edward Mandell 1858\u20131938 Colonel House American diplomat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307z",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307z",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "business",
      "company",
      "concern",
      "enterprise",
      "establishment",
      "firm",
      "interest",
      "outfit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "bestow",
      "billet",
      "bivouac",
      "board",
      "bunk",
      "camp",
      "chamber",
      "domicile",
      "encamp",
      "harbor",
      "lodge",
      "put up",
      "quarter",
      "roof",
      "room",
      "shelter",
      "take in"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The price of ether, the in- house currency of the Ethereum network, fell as low as $1,013 on Wednesday and was most recently at $1,080, down 9% from its 5 p.m. ET level Tuesday. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The theories of what went on in that house , and about Parsons\u2019 end, have engrossed writers and filmmakers for decades. \u2014 Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Although the house was still under construction, Antoon had put it up for sale earlier that month, for about sixteen million U.S. dollars. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Bartt was older and had already moved out, so the house was a fresh start for Sherrill and Suzie. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "The house \u2019s biggest space is a drab conference room. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Trap house is slang for a place where drugs are sold. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
      "According to Sinkewich, the Countryside Antiques house is 101 years old. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
      "While this trying transit can be rather difficult to deal with at times, the 6th house is your personal domain, Virgo, so don't forget that you're naturally equipped to handle the issues coming your way! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Investors that house the majority of their assets within the stock market are no doubt feeling the effects of the investment rollercoaster that started in 2019 and continues persistently. \u2014 Kelli Click, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The $92 million, state-of-the-art facility that will house the Tigers\u2019 football program is now 70 percent complete, according to the university\u2019s June facilities report. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "But there are shelter systems run by other city agencies that house roughly another 10,000 people, including many domestic violence victims and runaway youth. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "To the aft, there is also an impressive float-in dock that can house additional toys and tenders. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
      "Construction continues on a UCSD village that will house 2,000 students. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Located in the former Rite Loom Carpet building at the corner of West Whittier Boulevard and North 6th Street, the indoor-outdoor space is fashioned with stark white shipping containers that house various food and beverage vendors. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "University Settlement is finishing construction on a four-story building that will house the nonprofit\u2019s offices on the first floor and 88 affordable apartments to rent and townhouses to own. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "The Anaheim issues represent the second time in three months that Disney has been swept up in local political firestorms in the states that house its profitable U.S. theme parks. \u2014 Robbie Whelan, WSJ , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171734"
  },
  "household":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family",
      ": a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling",
      ": of or relating to a household : domestic",
      ": familiar , common",
      ": all the people in a family or group who live together in one house",
      ": of or relating to a house or a household",
      ": familiar sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cch\u014dld",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307-\u02ccs\u014dld",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cch\u014dld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extended family",
      "home",
      "house",
      "m\u00e9nage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "domestic",
      "familial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "At that time, not many households had telephones.",
      "a household that consists of a single mom, her two kids, and her widowed mother",
      "Adjective",
      "he spent the weekend at home, helping with household chores",
      "\u201cozone\u201d is now a household word, thanks to global warming",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Individuals and families living with limited household budgets \u2014 working low-wage jobs or living on disability support \u2014 simply can\u2019t find housing prices that fit within their budgets. \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Where in Americans\u2019 household budgets is inflation hitting the hardest? \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Consumer confidence is also declining, as surging energy, grocery, and housing prices eat into household budgets, and this could impact companies that depend on discretionary spending. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The war has also helped to push gasoline prices to record levels, taking an even bigger bite out of household budgets. \u2014 Alexis Christoforous, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
      "The figures indicate that rising prices will continue to erode Americans\u2019 paychecks and wreak havoc on household budgets in the coming months. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "High prices squeeze household budgets and reduce consumer spending, while weak economic activity means businesses grow slowly, if at all, and corporate profits slump. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Housing \u2014 which takes up the biggest chunk of most household budgets \u2014 has been a particular source of strain for many families. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Nearly a third of Massachusetts adults are struggling to get enough to eat as the economic pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to batter household budgets. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are to go into effect today, including an unprecedented move to limit multi- household gatherings on private premises to two families. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are set to come into effect on Thursday, including an unprecedented move to limit multi- household gatherings on private premises to two families. \u2014 Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Non- household members visited us outside in the backyard. \u2014 Rob Relyea, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "As with other tests the streamer has conducted, there\u2019s no guarantee that the option to pay for non- household members will end up permanently part of the service. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "One option is the installation of solar panels on a free-standing building, such as a house, or a multi- household dwelling. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Parents should also be aware of the possibility of intra- household transmission to themselves or their other children. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Naomi Osaka, a Japanese citizen who has spent all but the first three years of her life in the U.S., and is now one of the biggest stars in tennis, got bounced out of the Olympics by a non- household name in the second round. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 30 July 2021",
      "Six feet of spacing between tables and other seating will still be recommended as is spacing between non- household parties. \u2014 Post-tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191133"
  },
  "howl":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of members of the dog family",
      ": to cry out loudly and without restraint under strong impulse (such as pain, grief, or amusement)",
      ": to go on a spree or rampage",
      ": to utter with unrestrained outcry",
      ": to drown out or cause to fail by adverse outcry",
      ": to make a loud long mournful cry or sound",
      ": to cry out loudly (as with pain or amusement)",
      ": a loud long mournful sound made by dogs and related animals (as wolves)",
      ": a long loud cry (as of distress, disappointment, or rage)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bay",
      "keen",
      "ululate",
      "wail",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The dogs were howling at the moon.",
      "several coyotes began howling close by as the sun went down",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The misogynistic keyboard warriors will no doubt howl at even the suggestion that the women deserve equal treatment, claiming the NCAA is only prioritizing what makes money. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "After two years of development, Nightbitch with Amy Adams is ready to howl . \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "On average, beagles and bloodhounds are more likely to howl . \u2014 Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Edgar loves to interact with others, has shown to be extremely social, is an expert at giving kisses and will even howl to show his happiness. \u2014 Adam Schwager, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The wind continued to howl and shake the building all night. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Some are calm and bashful while others howl or jump, full of energy. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike wolves or dogs, foxes do not howl or bark when greeting, but instead call out in a sharp yell. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Partisans howl about specific commentators, but the brand is so much bigger than any pundit. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English houlen ; akin to Middle High German hiulen to howl",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174328"
  },
  "homicide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who kills another",
      ": a killing of one human being by another",
      ": a killing of one human being by another",
      ": a person who kills another",
      ": a killing of one human being by another \u2014 compare genocide",
      ": a person who kills another",
      ": the killing of one human being by another \u2014 compare manslaughter , murder",
      ": homicide committed by a person with a criminal state of mind (as intentionally, with premeditation, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence)",
      ": homicide caused purposely and knowingly",
      ": homicide that is committed by accident or misfortune by a person doing a lawful act by lawful means with usual and ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent and that is excused under the law",
      ": justifiable homicide in this entry",
      ": homicide committed without justification",
      ": homicide that occurs as the result of an accident caused by a person doing a lawful act with no unlawful intent",
      ": homicide that is committed in self-defense, in defense of another and especially a member of one's family or sometimes in defense of a residence, in preventing a felony especially involving great bodily harm, or in performing a legal duty and that is justified under the law",
      ": excusable homicide in this entry",
      ": homicide caused by a person's criminally negligent act",
      ": homicide caused by a person's reckless acts",
      ": homicide committed by the use of a vehicle (as an automobile or boat)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd, \u02c8h\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blood",
      "foul play",
      "murder",
      "rubout",
      "slaying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The number of homicides increased last year.",
      "He has been arrested for homicide .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brazilian police have made a second arrest in the disappearance of a British reporter and an Indigenous expert in the Amazon jungle, while signaling a shift to a homicide probe 10 days after the pair went missing. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "These temperatures can be linked to at least 17 causes of death, most of them related to heart and breathing issues but also including suicide, drowning and homicide . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "But the story itself feels like an afterthought, and the energy level tends to droop whenever Bridges is not getting his homicide on. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "Three adults and a 15-year-old boy are dead in Casselberry in what police say is a triple- homicide and suicide. \u2014 Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "And homicide is the leading cause of death for Black males roughly ages 15 to 44, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Wilson was wanted by Akron police on a warrant for homicide . \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Last year, Philadelphia set an all-time annual homicide record with 562 killings. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Bell\u2019s body was then taken to the medical examiner, and her death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma. \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicida , from homo human being + -cida -cide; in sense 2, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicidium , from homo + -cidium -cide",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-114051"
  },
  "hot ticket":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": someone or something very popular : rage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "chic",
      "craze",
      "dernier cri",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fad",
      "fashion",
      "flavor",
      "go",
      "last word",
      "latest",
      "mode",
      "rage",
      "sensation",
      "style",
      "ton",
      "trend",
      "vogue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The musical is this season's hot ticket .",
      "She's a hot ticket on the lecture circuit.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is no diplomatic obligation on heads of state to attend an Olympic Games, and attending a Winter Games is less of a hot ticket than the summer edition. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Until then, mark the calendar for what looks to be fall\u2019s hot ticket . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Heads of state have no diplomatic obligation to attend an Olympics, and attending a Winter Games is less of a hot ticket than the summer edition. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, chicagotribune.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "There is no diplomatic obligation on heads of state to attend an Olympic Games, and attending a Winter Games is less of a hot ticket than the summer edition. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "There is no diplomatic obligation on heads of state to attend an Olympic Games, and attending a Winter Games is less of a hot ticket than the summer edition. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, ajc , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The other hot ticket is Amass, chef Matthew Orlando's sustainable restaurant in Refshale\u00f8en, a part of the city that used to be closed off for military use. \u2014 Helen Russell, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "And any number of other items that became hot ticket items. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "In windy conditions, anglers report the Tru-Trip Deep Divers and spoons have been the hot ticket . \u2014 cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190858"
  },
  "hootch":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": alcoholic liquor especially when inferior or illicitly made or obtained",
      ": a usually thatched hut",
      ": dwelling",
      "Pieter de 1629\u2013after 1684 Dutch painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fcch",
      "\u02c8h\u00fcch",
      "\u02c8h\u014d\u1e35"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alcohol",
      "aqua vitae",
      "ardent spirits",
      "booze",
      "bottle",
      "drink",
      "firewater",
      "grog",
      "inebriant",
      "intoxicant",
      "John Barleycorn",
      "juice",
      "liquor",
      "lush",
      "moonshine",
      "potable",
      "rum",
      "sauce",
      "spirits",
      "stimulant",
      "strong drink",
      "tipple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cabin",
      "camp",
      "hovel",
      "hut",
      "hutch",
      "hutment",
      "shack",
      "shanty"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1897, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1960, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195234"
  },
  "horn-mad":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": furiously enraged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frn-\u02c8mad"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angered",
      "angry",
      "apoplectic",
      "ballistic",
      "cheesed off",
      "choleric",
      "enraged",
      "foaming",
      "fuming",
      "furious",
      "hopping",
      "hot",
      "incensed",
      "indignant",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "infuriate",
      "infuriated",
      "irate",
      "ireful",
      "livid",
      "mad",
      "outraged",
      "rabid",
      "rankled",
      "riled",
      "riley",
      "roiled",
      "shirty",
      "sore",
      "steamed up",
      "steaming",
      "teed off",
      "ticked",
      "wrathful",
      "wroth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angerless",
      "delighted",
      "pleased"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-212835"
  },
  "hoick":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or pull abruptly : yank"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buck",
      "hitch",
      "jerk",
      "jolt",
      "twitch",
      "yank"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He hoicked up his trousers and waded in.",
      "hoicked up his pants and hastily waded into the water"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably alteration of hike entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222556"
  },
  "horselaugh":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loud boisterous laugh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02cclaf",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belly laugh",
      "boff",
      "boffo",
      "boffola",
      "cachinnation",
      "cackle",
      "chortle",
      "chuckle",
      "giggle",
      "guffaw",
      "hee-haw",
      "laugh",
      "laughter",
      "snicker",
      "snigger",
      "titter",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "even in a crowded auditorium you wouldn't have trouble picking out his earsplitting horselaugh"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1713, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-232852"
  },
  "hombre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": guy entry 1 sense 1a , fellow sense 4c"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4m-br\u0101",
      "\u02c8\u0259m-",
      "\u02c8\u014dm-",
      "-\u02ccbr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "bloke",
      "buck",
      "cat",
      "chap",
      "chappie",
      "dude",
      "fella",
      "fellow",
      "galoot",
      "gent",
      "gentleman",
      "guy",
      "jack",
      "joe",
      "joker",
      "lad",
      "male",
      "man"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered \u2026 lemonade",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Young hombres on bikes circled, ready to grab anything, even from moving vehicles. \u2014 David Hammond, chicagotribune.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "Un ranchero de Texas est\u00e1 enamorado de una mujer que se casar\u00e1 con otro hombre . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "King became a martyr in my home, a pobre hombre who died for the idea of social equality. \u2014 H\u00e9ctor Tobar, The New Yorker , 22 July 2019",
      "La esposa y el ahijado de un hombre planean asesinarlo despu\u00e9s de que descubren que se han enamorado. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "Despu\u00e9s del juicio, \u00e9l descubre que sus acciones liberaron a un hombre culpable. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "And there are several more huge homer hombres who haven\u2019t yet surfaced in the Derby rumor mill: Edwin Encarnacion, Mike Moustakas, Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman\u2026 the list goes on. \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 2 July 2019",
      "The Warriors\u2019 most sensitive and emotionally fragile player might be the coldest-blooded crunch-time hombre in the league. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 11 June 2019",
      "That Texas trio took its inspiration from being Lone Star State beer-drinking boogie-rock hombres . \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 19 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, man, from Latin homin-, homo ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-234649"
  },
  "horrify":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to feel horror",
      ": to fill with distaste : shock",
      ": to cause to feel great fear, dread, or shock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affright",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "fright",
      "frighten",
      "panic",
      "scare",
      "scarify",
      "shock",
      "spook",
      "startle",
      "terrify",
      "terrorize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reassure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The details of the crime horrified the nation.",
      "They were horrified by the movie's violence.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The devastation is going to horrify Europe and North America. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Her progressive ideas horrify the White status quo, but they\u2019re welcomed by Motormouth Maybelle, who hosts the one show each month that a Black host and teen dancers are allowed on the air. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "That will horrify some climate warriors in the U.S. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Its science-fiction stories are still sharp and clever with twists that surprise, delight and horrify . \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from horri(fic) + -fy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-003357"
  },
  "horseless carriage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": automobile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "auto",
      "automobile",
      "bus",
      "car",
      "machine",
      "motor",
      "motor vehicle",
      "motorcar",
      "wheels"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "with the coming of the horseless carriage , distances between places were greatly reduced and the national landscape was transformed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s no argument that today\u2019s cars, trucks, and SUVs are built and engineered far better than at any point since the days of the horseless carriage . \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Within a decade, however, the horseless carriage had greatly reduced demand for horse clippers. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Ford's ' horseless carriage ' had two speeds \u2014 10 and 20 miles per hour selected by twin drive belts. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2021",
      "The horseless carriage made its debut in Washington in 1897. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "Electricity has actually been competing with gasoline\u2014and steam\u2014to power automobiles since the very dawn of the horseless carriage . \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 27 May 2020",
      "Still, the arguments filmmakers are making in favor of the movie-theater experience over the living-room experience are akin to those once made in favor of transportation by Palomino stallion rather than horseless carriage . \u2014 Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "One of America's first horseless carriages is taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Sep. 2019",
      "In 1893, one of America\u2019s first horseless carriages was taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-012958"
  },
  "homily":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually short sermon",
      ": a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme",
      ": an inspirational catchphrase",
      ": platitude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "sermon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The priest gave a brief homily on forgiveness.",
      "We had to listen to another one of his homilies about the value of public service.",
      "a politician with a fondness for homily",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Family members and other funeral attendees paid their respects at the funeral, where Archbishop Humberto S. Medeiros, right, gave the homily . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, Morales concelebrated the Garcias\u2019 joint funeral, though Garc\u00eda-Siller gave the homily . \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Father Edward Estok, pastor of St. Albert the Great Parish in North Royalton, will provide the homily . \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivered a homily on the life of one of their own, Dorothy Day, a native New Yorker and anarchist writer and activist who died in 1980. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Father Edward Estok, pastor of St. Albert the Great Parish in North Royalton, will provide the homily . \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Tutu also delivered a homily to 500 people at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Madison. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "As a humble, Catholic man, devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe and considered a family man who knew how to unite nations through his song, this is how Fern\u00e1ndez was remembered during the homily of the present body mass on the stage of his Arena VFG. \u2014 Diana Garc\u00eda, The Arizona Republic , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Father Edward Estok, pastor of St. Albert the Great Parish in North Royalton, will provide the homily . \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English omelie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin homilia , from Late Greek, from Greek, conversation, discourse, from homilein to consort with, address, from homilos crowd, assembly; akin to Greek homos same \u2014 more at same ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040630"
  },
  "hols":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": vacation sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "holiday",
      "leave",
      "recess",
      "vacation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"short for holidays ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1905, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-090442"
  },
  "honker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that honks",
      ": a very large nose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8h\u022f\u014b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beak",
      "conk",
      "neb",
      "nose",
      "nozzle",
      "proboscis",
      "schnoz",
      "schnozz",
      "schnozzle",
      "smeller",
      "snoot",
      "snout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "with a honker like that, you must need a hankie the size of a bedsheet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From mallard purists to pit blind honker hunters, our favorite bird species often dictates our hunting style. \u2014 Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "And big honker or petite button, our sniffers hate when bad odors linger nearby. \u2014 Dan Seitz, Popular Science , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "Keep the honkers away from the ducks and bar-bellies. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "Combined with good scouting and a spread that looks a little different, these two calls will pull even the wariest big honkers . \u2014 Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream , 2 Jan. 2020",
      "Volkert said honkers find spots with good food supplies and access to water, their primary means of escape from predators. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2018",
      "As new ones grow in, the honkers are unable to fly. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2018",
      "Public awareness campaigns and fines of around $4.80 for honkers brought drivers into line. \u2014 Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2017",
      "Our shotguns rang out and the first two honkers of 2017 were in hand. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-121655"
  },
  "hood":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "noun suffix",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a flexible covering for the head and neck",
      ": a protective covering for the head and face",
      ": a covering for a hawk's head and eyes",
      ": a covering for a horse's head",
      ": blinder",
      ": an ornamental scarf worn over an academic gown that indicates by its color the wearer's college or university",
      ": a color marking or crest on the head of an animal or an expansion of the head that suggests a hood",
      ": something resembling a hood in form or use",
      ": a cover for parts of mechanisms",
      ": the movable metal covering over the engine of an automobile",
      ": a top cover over the passenger section of a vehicle usually designed to be folded back",
      ": an enclosure or canopy provided with a draft for carrying off fumes, sprays, smokes, or dusts",
      ": a covering for an opening (such as a companion hatch) on a boat",
      ": hoodlum",
      ": a neighborhood and especially an inner-city neighborhood",
      ": inner city",
      ": state : condition : quality : character",
      ": time : period",
      ": instance of a (specified) state or quality",
      ": individuals sharing a (specified) state or character",
      ": a covering for the head and neck and sometimes the face",
      ": the movable covering for an automobile engine",
      ": a cover that is used especially to protect or shield something",
      ": state : condition : quality : nature",
      ": instance of a specified state or quality",
      ": individuals sharing a specified state or character",
      "John Bell 1831\u20131879 American Confederate general",
      "Samuel 1724\u20131816 1st Viscount Hood British admiral",
      "Thomas 1799\u20131845 English poet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8h\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d",
      "\u02cchu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "cloak",
      "cope",
      "cover",
      "cover-up",
      "covering",
      "coverture",
      "curtain",
      "mantle",
      "mask",
      "pall",
      "penumbra",
      "robe",
      "shroud",
      "veil",
      "wraps"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bully",
      "gangbanger",
      "gangsta",
      "gangster",
      "goon",
      "gorilla",
      "hoodlum",
      "hooligan",
      "mobster",
      "mug",
      "plug-ugly",
      "punk",
      "roughneck",
      "rowdy",
      "ruffian",
      "thug",
      "tough",
      "toughie",
      "toughy",
      "yob",
      "yobbo"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1880, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1967, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133721"
  },
  "hot stuff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": someone or something unusually good"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "beaut",
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "cat's meow",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "doozy",
      "doozie",
      "doozer",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His music was hot stuff back in those days.",
      "The new guy in her office is hot stuff .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "More hot stuff :The perfect chicken wing is hard to find. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Madden\u2019s defense was hot stuff , recording 11 shutouts in the three years and allowing fewer than 10 points in two-thirds of the games. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Hydro Flask makes 21-ounce bottles that keep cold stuff cold and hot stuff hot, with handle tops. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "The Cowboy from Hell behaves like somebody built a slider with all the hot stuff in the trailer at once just to see if anybody would order it. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "At that time, the company filled and labeled 72,000 bottles of the hot stuff a day. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "The Toro Stinger is hot stuff , a latte propelled by espresso and amplified with cinnamon and honey. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2021",
      "By filtering for infrared scientists are able to peer through the visible stuff that gets in the way, like gas and dust and other material, to see heat, and in space there\u2019s a lot of hot stuff . \u2014 Wired , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "Nowhere else is our modern dependence on (and possible uses of) the hot stuff better exemplified than New York, a city literally built on steam. \u2014 Tim Folger, Discover Magazine , 30 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1894, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142938"
  },
  "hoopla":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excited or agitated commotion or activity : bustle",
      ": agitated, excited, or angry discussion : fuss",
      ": extravagant promotion or publicity : ballyhoo",
      ": an event or occasion featuring hoopla"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fc-\u02ccpl\u00e4",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Many people have grown tired of all the hoopla surrounding the opening of the new theater.",
      "for all of the hoopla , very little news emerged from the governor's press conference",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In December, Johnson announced, with much hoopla , that New York would field an AL team in 1903; the Orioles were out. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Some spectators have struggled to contain their excitement at being allowed to join in the hoopla . \u2014 WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Amid the hoopla and celebration, the Beijing government will be asked about its crackdowns in Hong Kong and Tibet and the repressive treatment of its predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "While superfast cars racing around loops might not have impressed him, the hoopla around Formula 1 sure did. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Despite the hoopla over streaming services cannibalizing legacy outlets, live-TV rights holders keep returning to the friendly confines of network television, ESPN, and a few cable channels. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Krzyzewski is well-aware of how Saturday's hoopla could distract his team. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In Pattinson, the producers have found a Dark Knight worthy of the hoopla , while creating a Gotham much in need of him. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "After beating Marquette in the first round, UNC beat defending national champion Baylor, took out another reigning Final Four participant in UCLA and weathered the hype and hoopla to edge past Duke before running out of steam against the Jayhawks. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French houp-l\u00e0 , interjection",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161136"
  },
  "hoosegow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fcs-\u02ccgau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastille",
      "big house",
      "bridewell",
      "brig",
      "calaboose",
      "can",
      "clink",
      "cooler",
      "coop",
      "guardroom",
      "hock",
      "hold",
      "jail",
      "jailhouse",
      "joint",
      "jug",
      "lockup",
      "nick",
      "pen",
      "penitentiary",
      "pokey",
      "prison",
      "quod",
      "slam",
      "slammer",
      "stir",
      "stockade",
      "tolbooth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she ended up in the hoosegow for disorderly conduct",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her ex \u2014 still in the hoosegow in Los Angeles \u2014 was tried and sentenced to a two-year stretch at San Quentin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "From 1868 to 1890, legend says Wickenburg scofflaws were chained to a mesquite tree that served as the town hoosegow . \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "Most famously, in 1968 Johnny Cash serenaded state inmates at the max-security Folsom Prison in California, later turning the hoosegow act into a live album titled At Folsom Prison. \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "Carved from a granite cliff overlooking the Colorado River, this was America\u2019s most notorious 19th century hoosegow . \u2014 Roger Naylor, azcentral , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "And Blankenship has charged that Manchin, who was governor at the time of the mine explosion, conspired with Barack Obama (not a popular figure in West Virginia) to send him to the hoosegow . \u2014 Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer , 20 Mar. 2018",
      "And worse yet from the governor\u2019s point of view, the prosecutor with jurisdiction over these matters is the same one trying to send him to the hoosegow for the privacy and blackmail charge, St. Louis circuit attorney Kim Gardner. \u2014 Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "The charges if pursued and confirmed would definitely land Netanyahu in the hoosegow . \u2014 Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer , 13 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish juzgado panel of judges, courtroom, from past participle of juzgar to judge, from Latin judicare \u2014 more at judge entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191155"
  },
  "hobo":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a migratory worker",
      ": a homeless and usually penniless vagabond",
      ": a large shoulder bag shaped like a pouch",
      ": to live or travel in the manner of a hobo",
      ": vagrant entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d-(\u02cc)b\u014d",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-b\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bindle stiff",
      "bum",
      "bummer",
      "sundowner",
      "swaggie",
      "swagman",
      "tramp",
      "vagabond",
      "vagrant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Additional bullet points include exhortations to boycott products marked as Lite; hex the Muzak company; go on strike; dance all night; start a pirate radio station; put up posters; home-school your kids or teach them a craft; don\u2019t vote; be a hobo . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Do yourself a favor and swap out your boxy bag for a hobo . \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Andy Griffith plays a folksy hobo turned megalomaniacal media star in Elia Kazan\u2019s biting 1957 satire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "From Japanese internees and hobos at the turn of the 20th century to taggers at the turn of the 21st, these graffiti artists reveal Los Angeles\u2019s underground history. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Maisel bought the abandoned building in 1966, when the neighborhood was flush with hobos and artists, and the building is inextricably connected with his work as a photographer. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "The show started with asymmetrical skirts in large, dyed patchwork denim paired with slouchy jackets and hobo bags in earth tones. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "Alternatively, squishable soft pouches and hobo bags have married into the ultimate hybrid baguette, with options from Bottega Veneta, Rag & Bone, and Staud. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "Devon was played by Devon Abner, who in the episode in question was the one dressed as a hobo . \u2014 Omar Sanchez, EW.com , 15 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191157"
  },
  "honorably":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor",
      ": of great renown : illustrious",
      ": entitled to honor or respect",
      ": performed or accompanied with marks of honor or respect",
      ": attesting to creditable conduct",
      ": consistent with a reputation that is not tarnished or sullied",
      ": characterized by integrity : guided by a keen sense of duty and ethical conduct",
      ": bringing about or deserving honor",
      ": observing ideas of honor or reputation",
      ": having high moral standards of behavior : ethical , upright",
      ": entitled to honor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r-(\u0259-)b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8\u00e4n-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8\u00e4n-r\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decent",
      "ethical",
      "honest",
      "just",
      "noble",
      "principled",
      "respectable",
      "righteous",
      "stand-up",
      "upright",
      "upstanding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "base",
      "dishonest",
      "dishonorable",
      "ignoble",
      "low",
      "unethical",
      "unjust",
      "unprincipled",
      "unrighteous",
      "unworthy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The college has a long and honorable history.",
      "It is not honorable of you to behave like that.",
      "They are trying to find an honorable way out of this dispute.",
      "He assured her that his intentions were honorable .",
      "He received an honorable discharge from the army.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s a very messy situation, and neither parent really acted in wholly honorable ways. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "The show is a romanticization of a kind of eminently British working class ideal: profane but honorable , hard-living but heroic. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Nisolo is also a Certified B Corporation with honorable labor and environmental practices. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Island of the Idols a grand total of $215,000 following the game \u2014 giving Jamal Shipman $15,000 and Elaine Stott and Janet Carbin $100,000 each for their honorable gameplay. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
      "All rise for the semi- honorable judge Fluster N. Bluster. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
      "For the girlfriend who personifies the honorable trait of grit, this dainty pearl necklace is a piece of jewelry with meaning. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
      "Thanks to Nightingale, the public came to regard nursing as an important and honorable profession, something the coronavirus pandemic has reemphasized. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Blackall was given a medical honorable discharge in 2017, but the person who came home was not the same man who had enlisted. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see honor  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191240"
  },
  "homely":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home",
      ": being something familiar with which a person is comfortable and at ease : comfortable and familiar like home",
      ": free from affectation : unaffectedly natural : simple",
      ": not elaborate or complex",
      ": plain or unattractive in appearance",
      ": not pretty or handsome",
      ": suggesting home life"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "ill-favored",
      "monstrous",
      "ugly",
      "unappealing",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly",
      "vile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beauteous",
      "beautiful",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "comely",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "lovely",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking",
      "well-favored"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has a homely face.",
      "He's a bit homely but nice.",
      "the homely appeal of farm life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The plot, set in frostbitten Wisconsin in 1907, was about a widower seeking a practical and homely mail-order bride and instead getting an ominous beauty. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "The reduced size makes for a truly bizarre and uncanny sight \u2014 highlighting its grim facades, its willfully homely form and the mammoth scale of its LED billboards, which have all the design grace of the drunk guy wearing a lampshade at the party. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The look is soft, opaque at times, doing away with hi-def graphics for something more childlike, homely and calm \u2014 a video game that will likely inspire art that will grace many a parent\u2019s fridge. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The measure of its slipping prestige is that one tends to think of it only in connection with homely children and with United States senators who have been defeated, preferably in the primary, for re-election. \u2014 Joan Didion, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2014",
      "It's made of solid brass because life's too short for homely plastic watering cans. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Into this scene came the short, homely , ardent, Waldo-worshipping figure of Thoreau. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The outgoing, attention-loving critters are a hit in a section that focuses on homely farm breeds \u2014 as opposed to exotic wild species, say zoo officials. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s a homely , casual boutique hotel run by family friends, with stunning sea views and an authentic Ibizan vibe. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English homly, homely \"belonging to a household, used at home, close, intimate, meek, tame, common, unattractive,\" from hom  home entry 1 + -ly  -ly entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191737"
  },
  "holding pattern":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the usually oval course flown (as over an airport) by aircraft awaiting clearance especially to land",
      ": a state of waiting or suspended activity or progress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "abeyance",
      "cold storage",
      "deep freeze",
      "doldrums",
      "dormancy",
      "latency",
      "moratorium",
      "quiescence",
      "suspended animation",
      "suspense",
      "suspension"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Our plane was in a holding pattern for almost an hour because of the fog.",
      "repair work on the bridge was in a holding pattern for the duration of the winter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These are two central characters who are, for the most part, stuck in a holding pattern , subject to the whims of another. \u2014 Anna Pitoniak, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "The fate of the 155-acre Country Club of Woodbridge property and main building remains in a holding pattern \u2014 for now. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Granger appealed his termination and until a final decision is made or a judge acts, Lancaster and the former superintendent are in a holding pattern on the severance payment. \u2014 Emily Donaldson, Dallas News , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "The Trump-era rule went into effect with the arrival of COVID-19 and has shuttered the border for the past two years, keeping everyone in this room in a holding pattern . \u2014 Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "While Kiev isn\u2019t Paris and Moscow isn\u2019t Madrid, the war in Europe has apparently put millions of potential travelers into a holding pattern . \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "However, Scott's office said in September that the city was in a holding pattern , awaiting the conclusion of HUD's investigation into Jarmon's complaint. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 7 May 2022",
      "When and for how long he\u2019ll be suspended remains unknown, leaving the Dodgers in somewhat of a holding pattern as teams rush to sign free agents before Wednesday night\u2019s impending lockout. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Now the world is in a sort of information holding pattern . \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200450"
  },
  "hopelessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no expectation of good or success : despairing",
      ": not susceptible to remedy or cure",
      ": incapable of redemption or improvement",
      ": giving no reason to expect good or success : giving no ground for hope : desperate",
      ": incapable of solution, management, or accomplishment : impossible",
      ": having no hope",
      ": offering no hope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d-pl\u0259s",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-pl\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "incorrigible",
      "incurable",
      "irrecoverable",
      "irredeemable",
      "irreformable",
      "irremediable",
      "irretrievable",
      "unrecoverable",
      "unredeemable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "curable",
      "reclaimable",
      "recoverable",
      "redeemable",
      "reformable",
      "remediable",
      "retrievable",
      "savable",
      "saveable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He felt confused and hopeless after losing his job.",
      "We were the most hopeless group of golfers you ever saw.",
      "He's very ill, but his condition isn't hopeless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For all that, the goal of implementing sensible gun-control laws is not hopeless \u2014most Americans favor restrictions such as universal background checks. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
      "Postpartum depression, a condition that can leave women feeling hopeless after giving birth, also increased with nearly one in 10 mothers diagnosed in 2018, according to the Blue Cross-Blue Shield analysis. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "We were left feeling hopeless ; Rebecca\u2019s test results showed that her condition and her treatment had conspired to prevent her body from mounting a full immune system response to the vaccine. \u2014 Rob Relyea, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Our stories about environmental catastrophe used to be set in distant futures: the desolate endlessness of The Road, or the hopeless , cutthroat scrounging in the Parable of the Sower. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "Alzheimer\u2019s disease may be one of the bleakest diagnoses a physician can convey, one where the future can appear hopeless . \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 8 May 2022",
      "In the Sixties, for instance, Christine Chapel was defined almost entirely by her hopeless crush on Mr. Spock, where this version is an extrovert who likes playing on the cutting edge of Starfleet medicine. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
      "The scene at the beginning of Act 3, when Enrico, waving a whiskey bottle, leaves the wedding to challenge Edgardo to a fight, suggests that their mutual male aggression stems from a hopeless lack of options. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "As are a few other students in the school, who feel hopeless to change their fate without an influx of cash. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205949"
  },
  "housemaid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a girl or woman who is a servant employed to do housework",
      ": a woman or girl hired to do housework"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02ccm\u0101d",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02ccm\u0101d"
    ],
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      "biddy",
      "char",
      "charwoman",
      "handmaiden",
      "handmaid",
      "house girl",
      "housekeeper",
      "maid",
      "maidservant",
      "skivvy",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "scrubbing the floors invariably fell to the lowliest housemaid",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Elizabeth was first his housemaid and then his second wife. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
      "After a tryst with her secret lover, Paul Sheringham (Josh O\u2019Connor), Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young), a housemaid from a nearby manor, finds herself alone, wandering through the empty rooms of Paul\u2019s home. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "To hasten her return, Honey's 47-year-old mother moved to Qatar as a housemaid , pulling together the money needed to open a case in Dubai last month. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Benedict\u2019s novel, An Offer From a Gentleman, consists of a Cinderella-esque plot where Benedict falls in love with a housemaid . \u2014 Amanda Kohr, refinery29.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Benedict\u2019s novel, An Offer From a Gentleman, consists of a Cinderella-esque plot where Benedict falls in love with a housemaid . \u2014 Amanda Kohr, refinery29.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "At first horrified by the thought of carrying Prasad\u2019s child, Naina changes her mind after talking to her housemaid , Savitri (Semma Azmi), who is terrified of being exposed as a Muslim in her poor neighborhood. \u2014 Richard Kuipers, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Her mother, the late Vernita Lee, who was working as a housemaid in suburban Fox Point, told Winfrey that Santa Claus was not coming that year because the single mother didn't have much money to buy presents. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Paul is established as a decent person, one who risks his own life early on to save a random housemaid . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1673, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211520"
  },
  "hokey":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corny entry 1 sense 1",
      ": obviously contrived : phony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "corn-fed",
      "cornball",
      "cornpone",
      "corny"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She gave us some hokey excuse for being late.",
      "their father's sense of humor was hokey beyond belief and most people's endurance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This moment, however, is dedicated to the epic\u2019s sometimes hokey philosophy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Smith was aided with the book by self-help author Mark Manson, which may be why this otherwise exhilarating audiobook is burdened at times with passages of hokey advice on self-empowerment. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The first Evil Dead is kind of a melodrama, a lot of laughs come out of the excessive effects and hokey dialogue, and bad acting. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 12 July 2021",
      "As a Valentine to them or something, HBO Max released the trailer on February 14, and this directorial cut of the film definitely appears to scrub all quippy, hokey signs of uncredited reshoot director Joss Whedon out of the picture. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 14 Mar. 2021",
      "The popular Canadian television show might sound like a hokey reality show for the political set. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 May 2021",
      "As a Valentine to them or something, HBO Max released the trailer on February 14, and this directorial cut of the film definitely appears to scrub all quippy, hokey signs of uncredited reshoot director Joss Whedon out of the picture. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 14 Mar. 2021",
      "As a Valentine to them or something, HBO Max released the trailer on February 14, and this directorial cut of the film definitely appears to scrub all quippy, hokey signs of uncredited reshoot director Joss Whedon out of the picture. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 14 Mar. 2021",
      "As a Valentine to them or something, HBO Max released the trailer on February 14, and this directorial cut of the film definitely appears to scrub all quippy, hokey signs of uncredited reshoot director Joss Whedon out of the picture. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 14 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212039"
  },
  "hold off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to block from an objective : delay",
      ": to defer action on : postpone",
      ": to fight to a standoff : withstand",
      ": to defer or temporarily stop doing something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "defer",
      "delay",
      "hold over",
      "hold up",
      "lay over",
      "postpone",
      "put off",
      "put over",
      "remit",
      "shelve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The pick: O\u2019Ward won in Alabama earlier this month, and is ideally positioned to stay among the leaders and strike in the second half of the race to hold off Newgarden and VeeKay. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Is there a reason Democrats should hold off on the champagne? \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 18 May 2022",
      "McElroy\u2019s squad battled through a tumultuous fifth inning to hold off a comeback by the Tigers (10-4). \u2014 Colin Bannen, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "Harvin was the 400-meter champion after running a 50.18 to hold off Glenville\u2019s Malik Davis. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "The National Weather Service expects a period of about 24 hours where rain will hold off through the region as a brief area of high pressure builds. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
      "The Naperville City Council will hold off authorizing overnight street parking in some neighborhoods where parking on the residential property can be a challenge for residents. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "An initial stem cell transplant couldn\u2019t hold off the cancer for more than half a year. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
      "If a plant's soil feels wet to the touch, hold off watering for now. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222503"
  },
  "hold out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that holds out (as in negotiations)",
      ": an instance of holding out",
      ": to remain unsubdued or unyielding",
      ": to continue to function or be available : last entry 1",
      ": to refuse to go along with others in a concerted action or to come to an agreement",
      ": to present as something realizable : proffer",
      ": to represent to be",
      ": to withhold something (such as information) from"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dld-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hold up",
      "keep up",
      "last",
      "prevail",
      "survive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fail",
      "fizzle",
      "give out",
      "go out",
      "peter (out)",
      "run out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He says he might be a holdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.",
      "He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow.",
      "A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now.",
      "Verb",
      "we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored",
      "luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "State high school associations and the N.C.A.A., though, set their own policies, and the N.C.A.A., whose softball rules are written by coaches, commissioners and others closely tied to the game, has become the holdout with the highest profile. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Chen projects China, the world's last COVID-zero holdout , will mandate regular PCR tests until 2023. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "The steel mill has for weeks symbolized Ukraine's final holdout in Mariupol. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister Viktor Orban\u2014an EU bugbear and pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2014had been the holdout . \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
      "But Kyiv said Wednesday that Russian forces have stepped up strikes on the facility, which is also a holdout for a small group of Ukrainian fighters who have refused to surrender. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Germany, in particular, had been a holdout due to its reliance on Russian gas and oil supplies. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The last of the holdout fighters at the Azovstal steel plant have surrendered, the Russian Defense Ministry said, marking the end of the resistance against Russia\u2019s takeover of the southeastern port city. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Sweden, another longtime holdout , is also expected to apply for membership soon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Thankfully, watchers can hold out some joy at the movie-like length of these last few episodes. \u2014 Uvie Bikomo, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "Military analysts have viewed the Ukrainian army\u2019s decision to hold out in the city as a risky maneuver. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "That plays into the owners\u2019 ability to hold out , as does the general fact that their wealth considerably outpaces that of the players. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In Missouri, which is being hammered by Delta, CNN reported that some people are getting their shots in secret to avoid social and political pressure to hold out . \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "In recent months the Afghan forces have ceded a significant amount of territory to the Taliban, raising questions about their ability to hold out after the U.S. completes its withdrawal. \u2014 Robert Burns, Star Tribune , 22 July 2021",
      "The 130-mile ring is designed to hold out a storm surge of about 30 feet around New Orleans and suburbs in three parishes. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "The intensity of the latest fighting and the influx of Russian troops have surprised Ukrainians, who are trying to hold out until more weapons can arrive, Zhdanov said. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
      "The intensity of the latest fighting and the fact that Russia has poured troops in from their far east have come as a surprise to the Ukrainians, who are trying to hold out until more weapons can arrive, Zhdanov said. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau And Elena Becatoros, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1908, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1556, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-224101"
  },
  "hock":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (such as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated and bending backward \u2014 see horse illustration",
      ": a joint of a fowl's leg that corresponds to the hock of a quadruped",
      ": a small cut of meat from a front or hind leg just above the foot",
      ": rhine wine sense 1",
      ": pawn",
      ": pawn entry 2 sense 2",
      ": debt sense 2",
      ": prison",
      ": to forcefully spit out (something, such as phlegm)",
      ": a small piece of meat from the leg of a pig",
      ": the part of the rear leg of a four-footed animal that is like a human ankle",
      ": the joint or region of the joint that unites the tarsal bones in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) and that corresponds to the human ankle but is elevated and bends backward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pawn",
      "pledge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bastille",
      "big house",
      "bridewell",
      "brig",
      "calaboose",
      "can",
      "clink",
      "cooler",
      "coop",
      "guardroom",
      "hold",
      "hoosegow",
      "jail",
      "jailhouse",
      "joint",
      "jug",
      "lockup",
      "nick",
      "pen",
      "penitentiary",
      "pokey",
      "prison",
      "quod",
      "slam",
      "slammer",
      "stir",
      "stockade",
      "tolbooth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1878, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1990, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231303"
  },
  "horse around":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to engage in horseplay",
      ": fool around sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "act up",
      "clown (around)",
      "cut up",
      "fool around",
      "hotdog",
      "monkey (around)",
      "show off",
      "showboat",
      "skylark"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the boys were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1919, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231840"
  },
  "horse-trade":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": negotiation accompanied by shrewd bargaining and reciprocal concessions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-005429"
  },
  "holdback":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that retains or restrains",
      ": the act of holding back",
      ": something held back",
      ": to hinder the progress or achievement of : restrain",
      ": to keep from advancing to the next stage, grade, or level",
      ": to refrain from revealing or parting with",
      ": to keep oneself in check",
      ": to refrain from revealing or parting with something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl(d)-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delay",
      "detainment",
      "detention",
      "holding pattern",
      "holdup",
      "wait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clog",
      "cramp",
      "embarrass",
      "encumber",
      "fetter",
      "hamper",
      "handcuff",
      "handicap",
      "hinder",
      "hobble",
      "hog-tie",
      "hold up",
      "impede",
      "inhibit",
      "interfere (with)",
      "manacle",
      "obstruct",
      "shackle",
      "short-circuit",
      "stymie",
      "tie up",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "there'll be a holdback on production until the new machinery is fully installed",
      "the only holdback to starting the new job is my contractual commitment to my current position",
      "Verb",
      "the only thing holding Joe back from joining the swim team is lack of transportation",
      "held back her tears until she was alone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But for now, teachers should continue moving forward with everything required under the law as if the holdback provision will be in place at the end of next school year. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 8 June 2021",
      "Now, third graders in the 2021-22 school year will remain subject to a holdback provision. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 27 May 2021",
      "In Mississippi, whose third-grade reading law Alabama\u2019s was modeled after, the state board of education suspended the holdback provision for the current school year only according to a department of education spokesperson. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 20 May 2021",
      "In the case of escrow, a holdback is created at closing, which means the seller does not receive all the funds. \u2014 Robin Gagnon, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
      "Typical issues are: The amount and length of the escrow holdback for indemnification claims. \u2014 Gary Miller, The Denver Post , 27 Oct. 2019",
      "The Connecticut Department of Education sent Canterbury town officials a letter saying that the additional holdback of $250,000 would incur a $500,000 Education Cost Sharing penalty. \u2014 Denise Coffey, Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "Legislation is being discussed to do away with the penalty associated with cuts made after holdbacks were announced. \u2014 Denise Coffey, Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "Negotiators from the House had agreed near the end of the regular session to lower the holdback to $100 million. \u2014 Lsu Manship School News Service, NOLA.com , 13 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Britney Spears did not hold back when talking about her family following rumors that her brother, Bryan Spears, was set to attend her and Sam Asghari's wedding last week. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "Producer Laurie Borg did not hold back on his thoughts on the rival period drama. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "The 4-year-old royal, who stood alongside his big brother Prince George, 8, and big sister Princess Charlotte, 7, didn't hold back at Trooping the Colour, the annual celebration of his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth's birthday. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "After weeks of carefully calibrating his calls for action, the president on Thursday did not hold back . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Brown didn\u2019t hold back , as Horford was a part of his development from day one. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Zumaya \u2014 a beloved player during the Detroit Tigers' 2006 World Series run known for his 104 mph fastballs \u2014 didn't hold back on his Instagram and Facebook, lighting into the Tigers front office and specifically, general manager Al Avila. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "As always, Kimmel didn\u2019t hold back at his bosses in his 10-minute standup bit that was beamed in live to the event held in a giant tent at Manhattan\u2019s Pier 36. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "Even with the controversy still swirling around him, Scott didn\u2019t hold back at E11even, putting in a gusto performance for an audience that included dozens of party goers who paid $300 a pop to catch his first public show since November. \u2014 Francisco Alvarado, Rolling Stone , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-061119"
  },
  "hook":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling",
      ": something intended to attract and ensnare",
      ": anchor sense 1",
      ": something curved or bent like a hook",
      ": fingers",
      ": a flight or course of a ball that deviates from straight in a direction opposite to the dominant hand of the player propelling it",
      ": a ball following such a course \u2014 compare slice",
      ": a short blow delivered with a circular motion by a boxer while the elbow remains bent and rigid",
      ": hook shot",
      ": buttonhook",
      ": quick or summary removal",
      ": a device especially in music or writing that catches the attention",
      ": a selling point or marketing scheme",
      ": cradle sense 1b(2)",
      ": by any means",
      ": out of trouble",
      ": free of responsibility or accountability",
      ": by oneself : independently",
      ": to form into a hook : crook",
      ": to seize or make fast by or as if by a hook",
      ": to connect by or as if by a hook",
      ": steal , pilfer",
      ": to make (something, such as a rug) by drawing loops of yarn, thread, or cloth through a coarse fabric with a hook",
      ": to hit or throw (a ball) so that a hook results",
      ": to form a hook : curve",
      ": to become hooked",
      ": to work as a prostitute",
      ": a curved device (as a piece of bent metal) for catching, holding, or pulling something",
      ": something curved or bent like a hook",
      ": in any way : fairly or unfairly",
      ": to bend in the shape of a hook",
      ": to catch or fasten with a hook",
      ": connect sense 1",
      ": an instrument used in surgery to take hold of tissue",
      ": an anatomical part that resembles a hook"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hu\u0307k",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307k",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curve",
      "swerve"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Cleer Arc earbuds have an ear hook with a flexible hinge which is designed for a comfortable but secure fit. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Kim was effectively let off the hook for the defamation claim last week when the final version of jury instructions \u2014 read to jurors on Thursday \u2014 failed to spell out how Kim allegedly defamed White. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
      "If the suspension stands, the Dodgers would be off the hook for the balance of the contract. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But just because the mandate is lifted doesn\u2019t mean passengers are off the hook for bad behavior, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Metro Louisville is off the hook for a $2.25 million verdict returned for a former University of Louisville student who was wrongly arrested 15 years ago. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Grant, winner of a 10-round decision, is dropped by Butler who connects with a short hook with gloves off. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The partner tension was off the hook With the semifinals a double elimination away, the couples were feeling the tension. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The vegan sandals employ an easy hook -and-loop closure to make the fit quick to adjust and simple to get on and off. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Prop it on the picnic table, toss it in your duffel, or hook it to your tent with the webbing loop (provided you\u2019re far from other groups). \u2014 Will Palmer, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Scammers are known to exploit public fear by using it to hook victims. \u2014 Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The hybrid model does seem to hook streamers, with 43% of this type of search happening within the first few weeks. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "With the tile work complete, Schmidt returned to install the appliances, then the electricians and plumber returned to hook everything up. \u2014 Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "Opening a story with a shock of violence is an obvious way to kick-start events, create intrigue, hook the audience. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
      "Adidas\u2019s ingenious solution: a two-part bottom band with left and right sections that overlap in the back, stretch around the side body and then hook onto fabric loops on the front. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Nonnative aquatic species like zebra mussels hook onto boats and establish themselves in new water systems. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-081949"
  },
  "homage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord",
      ": the relationship between a feudal lord and his vassal",
      ": an act done or payment made in meeting the obligations due from a vassal to a feudal lord",
      ": expression of high regard : respect",
      ": something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another : tribute",
      ": a feudal ceremony in which a person pledges loyalty to a lord and becomes a vassal",
      ": respect entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-mij",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-",
      "sense 2b is often",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-mij",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accolade",
      "citation",
      "commendation",
      "dithyramb",
      "encomium",
      "eulogium",
      "eulogy",
      "hymn",
      "paean",
      "panegyric",
      "salutation",
      "tribute"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The book is a deeply personal homage to her favorite city.",
      "the poem is a moving homage to all who have served in our nation's armed services",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Throughout the day, campers honed a variety of art forms, paying homage to Choctaw land and learning about their own ancestry as well. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
      "Marley was aware of the environment and in paying homage to the great man, all the products that House of Marley sells are made with sustainable materials. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "For the second collection, the stylish couple blended their passion for flowers with paying homage to their family origins. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 15 June 2022",
      "The Kid LAROI is paying homage to the music of his Australian childhood! \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Paying homage to his Panamanian roots, Dimelo also recruited artists El Roockie, Kafu Banton, and Boza, in addition to Sech. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "Kate then changed gears, switching out the light looks for a fiery-red Eponine coat dress, paying homage to Wales during a Cambridge Family trip to Cardiff Castle. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 June 2022",
      "All three of the Cambridge kids\u2014Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis\u2014joined their parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William at the festivities today to watch the parade and performance paying homage to the Queen's reign. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
      "Among the others paying homage in song were Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde, Little Big Town, Jamey Johnson and the pairing of Emmylou Harris and Allison Russell. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French homage, omage , from home man, vassal, from Latin homin-, homo human being; akin to Old English guma human being, Latin humus earth \u2014 more at humble ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-091746"
  },
  "homologate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sanction , allow",
      ": to approve or confirm officially",
      ": to approve or confirm officially"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "h\u0259-",
      "h\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accredit",
      "approbate",
      "approve",
      "authorize",
      "clear",
      "confirm",
      "finalize",
      "formalize",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "ratify",
      "sanction",
      "warrant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decline",
      "deny",
      "disallow",
      "disapprove",
      "negative",
      "reject",
      "turn down",
      "veto"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "to be effectual, a judge must homologate the plea bargain between the district attorney and the defense"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin homologatus , past participle of homologare to agree, from Greek homologein , from homologos ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1593, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-160717"
  },
  "homogeneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of the same or a similar kind or nature",
      ": of uniform structure or composition throughout",
      ": having the property that if each variable is replaced by a constant times that variable the constant can be factored out : having each term of the same degree if all variables are considered",
      ": of uniform structure or composition throughout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8j\u0113n-y\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s, -ny\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "In their natural state, mountains of this type are almost entirely covered by dense forest. The wooded landscape is very uniform, lacking in contrast, and any disturbance of the homogeneous green blanket is very obvious \u2026 \u2014 John Crowley , Focus on Geography , Winter 2007",
      "One odd side effect is that, during the last 20 years, the formerly homogeneous , rather stodgy world of academic criticism has diversified into an incoherent mob of competing factions. \u2014 Walter Kendrick , New York Times Book Review , 24 Dec. 1995",
      "The Benedictine convents for women, which had begun to be founded soon after Benedict's day, became particularly homogeneous in their social composition. The nuns of the ninth and tenth centuries were all high-born ladies, and it was almost impossible to be admitted to these convents without being a widowed or maiden relative of an important lord. \u2014 Norman F. Cantor , The Civilization of the Middle Ages , 1993",
      "a fairly homogeneous collection of examples",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was born in 1962, into a Reykjav\u00edk that was, in many ways, still a village: small, dull, remote, conservative, homogeneous . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Democrats find themselves in a position similar to Republicans in recent years: Their majorities are small by historical standards, but more ideologically homogeneous than before. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Cultivating a homogeneous workforce is not a strategy for success. \u2014 Kara Alaimo For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Her research revealed the details of what, to a casual observer, might seem a homogeneous slice of the long-ago. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "At the same time, Korea is a homogeneous , mono-ethnicity country that has maintained its own cultural identity throughout its long history. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "Usually, a successful tenant association is a homogeneous group, led by neighbors from similar backgrounds. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "At higher temperatures, there is a risk of not obtaining a homogeneous cream. \u2014 CNN , 8 May 2022",
      "Although sneaker culture has largely been an all-boy\u2019s club, that\u2019s quickly shifting due to women like Davis who are claiming their position in the heavily homogeneous space. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin homogeneus, homogenus , from Greek homogen\u0113s , from hom- + genos kind \u2014 more at kin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105519"
  },
  "hots":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a relatively high temperature",
      ": capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding",
      ": having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat",
      ": marked by violence or fierceness : stormy",
      ": angry",
      ": sexually excited or receptive",
      ": sexy",
      ": eager , zealous",
      ": emotionally exciting and marked by strong rhythms and free melodic improvisations",
      ": having or causing the sensation of an uncomfortable degree of body heat",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": close to something sought",
      ": suggestive of heat or of burning or glowing objects : very bright",
      ": having a component (such as capsaicin ) that creates a burning or tingling sensation in the mouth : pungent , peppery",
      "\u2014 see also hot pepper , hot sauce",
      ": of intense and immediate interest",
      ": unusually lucky or favorable",
      ": temporarily capable of unusual performance (as in a sport)",
      ": currently popular or in demand",
      ": very good",
      ": absurd , unbelievable",
      ": electrically energized especially with high voltage",
      ": radioactive",
      ": dealing with radioactive material",
      ": being in an excited state",
      ": recently and illegally obtained",
      ": wanted by the police",
      ": unsafe for a fugitive",
      ": fast",
      ": extremely exasperated or angry",
      ": hotly",
      ": fast , quickly",
      ": a period of relatively high temperature : a period of heat",
      ": one that is hot (such as a hot meal or a horse just after a workout)",
      ": strong sexual desire",
      ": heat , warm",
      ": having a high temperature",
      ": having or causing the sensation of an uncomfortably high degree of body heat",
      ": having a flavor that is spicy or full of pepper",
      ": currently popular",
      ": close to something sought",
      ": easily excited",
      ": marked by or causing anger or strong feelings",
      ": very angry",
      ": recently stolen",
      ": recently made or received",
      ": radioactive",
      ": having a relatively high temperature",
      ": capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding",
      ": having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat",
      ": radioactive",
      ": exhibiting a relatively great amount of radioactivity when subjected to radionuclide scanning",
      ": dealing with radioactive material"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "piping hot",
      "red",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "sultry",
      "superheated",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apace",
      "briskly",
      "chop-chop",
      "double-quick",
      "fast",
      "fleetly",
      "full tilt",
      "hastily",
      "hell-for-leather",
      "lickety-split",
      "posthaste",
      "presto",
      "pronto",
      "quick",
      "quickly",
      "rapidly",
      "snappily",
      "soon",
      "speedily",
      "swift",
      "swiftly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The hot temperatures and high humidity are expected to produce heat indexes into the triple digits in many locations. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Temperatures are expected to stay extremely hot into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "The layoffs come as the once- hot housing market is starting to cool as high mortgage rates and inflation rates of about 6% dominate. \u2014 Terry Collins, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "When overnight temperatures remain hot , the human body is deprived of its natural cool-down window, and doesn\u2019t have an opportunity to reset before daytime heat returns. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. both Friday and Saturday with hot lap and qualifying beginning at 6:30 and opening ceremonies at 7:30. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Her piece depicts Christ emerging from a floral arch covered in, yes, hot pink flowers. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The report also highlighted shoppers\u2019 pullback on some of the products that were in hot demand during the height of the pandemic but are now falling out of favor. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "At just 22 years-old, the Tampa, Florida, rapper is another hot name in the list of female rappers taking over the industry. \u2014 Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "With her new gear, Wisz continued her hot -hitting postseason in Oklahoma City. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Standing in his way: the hot -hitting Giancarlo Stanton. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "O'Brien plays a hot -tempered young mobster named Richie, who helps run his father's crime organization out of an unassuming tailor shop owned by Leonard (Rylance), an English immigrant with a mysterious past, and his assistant, Mable (Zoey Deutch). \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This was not a style competition, though, and the Duckbill had one serious issue for this hot -headed runner: the front\u2019s recycled nylon grabbed onto moisture and held it. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "If Curry\u2019s on his game and Poole keeps lighting up the scoreboard, a hot -shooting Thompson will be too much for the Celtics to overcome. \u2014 Sporting Green Staff, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "Go white hot for summer with this one piece from Alt Swim. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "So, when the mad scientists of Walt Disney World\u2019s Flavor Lab began spinning up ideas for Steakhouse 71, this pop-culture classic was hot -listed. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "Now, upon his return, Pratt is bringing something new: a Jessie Montgomery piano concerto nearly hot off the presses, and, with it, the desire to contribute to the literature for his instrument. \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Now the consequences are being felt: a three-month-long flood in the Florida Keys, wildfires across a record hot and dry Australia, deadly heat waves in Europe. \u2014 Somini Sengupta, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Pwell had 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocked s hots , and Laquaria Mays had 12 points \u2013 all on 3-pointers \u2013 to go with three assists and three steals. \u2014 Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "The record hot and dry summer left bare ground and stressed lawns \u2014 environments that are ideal for opportunistic winter weeds to move in. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 2 Jan. 2020",
      "The state suffered raging wildfires through the Kenai Peninsula after a record hot , dry summer turned the grass to kindling. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "Cleveland police updated their car chase policy in 2014, two years after a chase that ended in officers shooting 137 hots at Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, who were unarmed. \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "Since only the pan gets hots , a hot element will never be exposed, preventing fire hazards and the risk of burns in the first place. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "Sliced chicken cutlet subs for the pork, long hots add the spice. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "The tuna tartare was bountiful and fresh, its creamy layer of avocado warmed by the spice of roasted Italian long hots . \u2014 Craig Laban, Philly.com , 6 July 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So, she hot glued them to a piece of twine and strung it across the ceiling. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 24 Dec. 2019",
      "The holding company \u2013 which traces its roots to hot the \u201990s Web firm CMGI \u2014 consists of two units today, one in supply chain management and the other in direct marketing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124334"
  },
  "hoard":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away",
      ": to collect and often hide away a supply of : to accumulate a hoard (see hoard entry 1 ) of",
      ": to keep (something, such as one's thoughts) to oneself",
      ": to collect and often hide away a supply of something",
      ": to engage in compulsive hoarding",
      ": a temporary board fence put around a building being erected or repaired : hoarding entry 2 sense 1",
      ": a supply usually of something of value stored away or hidden",
      ": to gather and store away"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frd",
      "\u02c8h\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cache",
      "stash",
      "stockpile",
      "store"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cache",
      "lay away",
      "lay by",
      "lay in",
      "lay up",
      "put by",
      "salt away",
      "squirrel (away)",
      "stash",
      "stockpile",
      "store",
      "stow",
      "treasure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "a squirrel's hoard of nuts",
      "keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots",
      "Verb",
      "he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But upon its return, Toyota didn\u2019t engineer its own car, despite being the largest automaker in the world and possessing a large enough cash hoard to fund it. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Stevie can do a hoard of manual chores such as making deliveries or picking up a list of items in a hospital. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Earlier this year, a badger in northwest Spain made headlines after digging up a hoard of more than 90 ancient coins, as Jack Guy reported for CNN in January. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "No conversation on economics is possible without someone boasting about how large their nation's hoard of foreign currency is. \u2014 Vasuki Shastry, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Most of the hoard has vanished into private hands, a terrible loss to history. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Now, with its cash hoard shrinking, Credito Real faces a moment of truth. \u2014 Sydney Maki, Bloomberg.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Few of its hoard of Gauguins, Van Goghs, C\u00e9zannes, Renoirs, and Monets have traveled. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The Bank of Russia has kept 22% of its hoard in gold, most of which is held domestically and would be out of reach of Western sanctions, while about 13% of the central bank's holdings are in yuan, according to the latest data. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Humans are not designed to hoard a lot of information for retrieval at an undetermined time in the future. \u2014 David James, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Another threat to global supplies, experts say, is that countries will hoard their own food stocks. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "In 2021, merchants began to hoard stuff like sugar, flour, and cooking gas cylinders. \u2014 Quartz , 3 May 2022",
      "And cities like Boston hoard not just money and jobs, but influence. \u2014 Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Unlike the dragons of European myth, these do not hoard treasure, cannot breathe fire, and, lacking wings, cannot fly. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Beijing officials refuted claims of an impending lockdown on Thursday and urged the public not to hoard food, asserting there were enough supplies available. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "Abused dogs will sometimes resource- hoard their water. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "People who have survived extreme food shortages will sometimes emerge from the experience with the impulse to hoard food. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1757, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-131554"
  },
  "hoochie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sexually promiscuous young woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fc-ch\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "fancy woman",
      "floozy",
      "floozie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "took up with some hoochie he had met at a biker bar"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from hootchy (as in hootchy-kootchy exotic dance)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1991, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-140739"
  },
  "hot-blooded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily excited : passionate",
      ": warm-blooded sense 1",
      ": having Arab or Thoroughbred ancestors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "charged",
      "demonstrative",
      "emotional",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "feverish",
      "fiery",
      "flaming",
      "glowing",
      "impassioned",
      "incandescent",
      "intense",
      "passional",
      "passionate",
      "perfervid",
      "red-hot",
      "religious",
      "superheated",
      "torrid",
      "vehement",
      "warm",
      "warm-blooded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold",
      "cool",
      "dispassionate",
      "emotionless",
      "impassive",
      "unemotional"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-171251"
  },
  "hostility":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deep-seated usually mutual ill will",
      ": hostile action",
      ": overt acts of warfare : war",
      ": conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle",
      ": an unfriendly or hostile state, attitude, or action",
      ": acts of warfare",
      ": conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u00e4-\u02c8sti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "h\u00e4-\u02c8sti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "h\u00e4-\u02c8stil-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animosity",
      "animus",
      "antagonism",
      "antipathy",
      "bad blood",
      "bitterness",
      "enmity",
      "gall",
      "grudge",
      "jaundice",
      "rancor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They were both glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of hostility .",
      "The townspeople showed open hostility to outsiders.",
      "Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities .",
      "Both sides are calling for a cessation of hostilities .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The resurgence of neo-fascist movements and authoritarian rule around the world has unsurprisingly coincided with a ramping-up of hostility against press freedom. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "This hostility has only led school Principal Michael Wilson to double down on making Magic City Acceptance Academy a safe space. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Tony Blair remains a virtual pariah to this day, David Cameron a figure of open disdain, and Thatcher a source of such continuing hostility that a statue honoring her is egged by protesters. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "The roots of DeSantis\u2019 hostility to transgender people are murky. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Part of the problem is Beijing\u2019s focused hostility towards the company, which has been relentless and coordinated across multiple fronts. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack fit a pattern of past Israeli strikes on Iran and Lebanon in a covert campaign of hostility that has been going on for years. \u2014 Ronen Bergman, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "At times there was hostility in the community around masking, school reopening, all those issues. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "Like the latter drama, Brother and Sister involves a family named Vuillard that endured the death of a 6-year-old boy, has a patriarch named Abel, and harbors a long-festering case of sibling hostility . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English hostilite, hostilitie, borrowed from Late Latin host\u012blit\u0101t-, host\u012blit\u0101s, from Latin host\u012blis \"of an enemy, hostile \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-171624"
  },
  "hooch":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": alcoholic liquor especially when inferior or illicitly made or obtained",
      ": a usually thatched hut",
      ": dwelling",
      "Pieter de 1629\u2013after 1684 Dutch painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fcch",
      "\u02c8h\u00fcch",
      "\u02c8h\u014d\u1e35"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alcohol",
      "aqua vitae",
      "ardent spirits",
      "booze",
      "bottle",
      "drink",
      "firewater",
      "grog",
      "inebriant",
      "intoxicant",
      "John Barleycorn",
      "juice",
      "liquor",
      "lush",
      "moonshine",
      "potable",
      "rum",
      "sauce",
      "spirits",
      "stimulant",
      "strong drink",
      "tipple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cabin",
      "camp",
      "hovel",
      "hut",
      "hutch",
      "hutment",
      "shack",
      "shanty"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1897, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1960, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-173812"
  },
  "hoo-hah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state or condition of excitement, agitation, or disturbance : commotion , uproar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fc-\u02cch\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from Yiddish hu-ha uproar, exclamation of surprise",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1931, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-181559"
  },
  "house cat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cat sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cat",
      "feline",
      "kitty",
      "moggy",
      "moggie",
      "puss",
      "pussy",
      "pussycat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The front door of the house stands open; the declawed house cat is wandering outside; the living room is in disarray. \u2014 Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Larger than a house cat but smaller than a big cat, clouded leopards are named for their irregular, cloud-like spots. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Lions and leopards, like any house cat , are leery of water, and tend to avoid wet grasses, which soften their claws. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "There's even a house cat named Pilou roaming the halls. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Red pandas are considered full-grown around two years of age and reach the size of a fluffy house cat . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "This coincided with the appearance of a feral house cat . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "This is the genuine article, direct out of the imagination, right down to the house cat \u2013Rusty\u2013with his half-missing ear patrolling the deck looking for handouts, but not petting. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Moreover, zoo animals are exposed to many more people than the average house cat , and many are highly endangered. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-071024"
  },
  "hookup":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of cooperation or alliance",
      ": an assemblage (as of circuits) used for a specific purpose (such as radio transmission)",
      ": the plan of such an assemblage",
      ": an arrangement of mechanical parts",
      ": connection",
      ": an act or an instance of hooking up",
      ": a casual sexual encounter",
      ": to become associated especially in a working, social, or sexual relationship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hu\u0307k-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affiliation",
      "alliance",
      "association",
      "collaboration",
      "confederation",
      "connection",
      "cooperation",
      "liaison",
      "linkup",
      "partnership",
      "relation",
      "relationship",
      "tie-up",
      "union"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "associate",
      "chum",
      "company",
      "consociate",
      "consort",
      "fraternize",
      "hang (around ",
      "hobnob",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "sort",
      "travel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The interview will be broadcast through a satellite hookup .",
      "The cabin has electric and water hookups .",
      "Verb",
      "how that odd couple ever hooked up we'll never know",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Take advantage of the park\u2019s 30-amp full hookup , water-only and primitive campsites; screened shelters; cabin; and group facilities. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Chron , 29 May 2022",
      "For their final week at Erin\u2019s home, Noah is determined to get Howie to lean into the hookup culture that the area invites. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "Another consumer favorite, the litter box installs easily in your bathroom or laundry room, using a cold-water hookup and a drain to flush the waste \u2013 no plumber necessary. \u2014 Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "Experts project there will be 35 million EVs will be on the road by 2030, and even with most only requiring an occasional hookup , the need for public chargers in the coming years will swell exponentially. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "An early bird window is open through Friday for current tent reservation holders to rent any available cabin or electric or full- hookup site during the same week as their tent reservations. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "For the newly dry Sam, there are a lot of firsts: first sober dance, first sober hookup , first sober writing session. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Her character, Cassie, has had her fair share of hookup scenes this season thanks to her budding situationship relationship with Nate Jacobs, which means Sydney had to lose clothes for some scenes. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Amid all these beaus, tucked away in plain sight, was Miranda's on-and-off- hookup -turned-husband Steve Brady, an affable, glasses-sporting bar owner and basketball fan with a thick Brooklyn accent. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095533"
  },
  "homestretch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part of a racecourse between the last turn and the winning post",
      ": a final stage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02c8strech"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "close",
      "closing",
      "conclusion",
      "consummation",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finale",
      "finis",
      "finish",
      "grand finale",
      "mop-up",
      "windup",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baseline",
      "beginning",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "opening",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The horses are in the homestretch .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our congressional correspondent Rachel Scott traveled to the Buckeye State as the primary race enters the homestretch . \u2014 ABC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "But Delgado responded with a burst of speed down the homestretch , winning in 4:20.93. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Smith\u2019s current groove was crucial for Auburn during the homestretch of the regular season; the Tigers might not have won the regular-season crown without him playing at the level. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In 1984, Jack Daniels and his wife, Nancy, sat for 10 days in the middle of the homestretch at the LA Olympics without seeing much of the track action. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 23 July 2019",
      "Alexander Bolshunov of Russia won the race in a dominating performance, beating his teammate Denis Spitsov by a full minute even after slowing to wave a Russian flag on the homestretch . \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The Sun Devils will round out the three-game homestretch with a 7 p.m. game against rival Arizona (19-2 9-1), which is ranked No. 7 and coming off a 72-63 win over No, 19 USC. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The 41-year-old hopes his late-career run isn\u2019t entering the homestretch as the sport aims to modernize an antiquated race car featuring technology just as familiar to Truex\u2019s 63-year-old father, a former driver. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The Northern Kentucky high school basketball regular season is entering the homestretch . \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101039"
  },
  "homeliness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home",
      ": being something familiar with which a person is comfortable and at ease : comfortable and familiar like home",
      ": free from affectation : unaffectedly natural : simple",
      ": not elaborate or complex",
      ": plain or unattractive in appearance",
      ": not pretty or handsome",
      ": suggesting home life"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "ill-favored",
      "monstrous",
      "ugly",
      "unappealing",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly",
      "vile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beauteous",
      "beautiful",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "comely",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "lovely",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking",
      "well-favored"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has a homely face.",
      "He's a bit homely but nice.",
      "the homely appeal of farm life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The plot, set in frostbitten Wisconsin in 1907, was about a widower seeking a practical and homely mail-order bride and instead getting an ominous beauty. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "The reduced size makes for a truly bizarre and uncanny sight \u2014 highlighting its grim facades, its willfully homely form and the mammoth scale of its LED billboards, which have all the design grace of the drunk guy wearing a lampshade at the party. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The look is soft, opaque at times, doing away with hi-def graphics for something more childlike, homely and calm \u2014 a video game that will likely inspire art that will grace many a parent\u2019s fridge. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The measure of its slipping prestige is that one tends to think of it only in connection with homely children and with United States senators who have been defeated, preferably in the primary, for re-election. \u2014 Joan Didion, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2014",
      "It's made of solid brass because life's too short for homely plastic watering cans. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Into this scene came the short, homely , ardent, Waldo-worshipping figure of Thoreau. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The outgoing, attention-loving critters are a hit in a section that focuses on homely farm breeds \u2014 as opposed to exotic wild species, say zoo officials. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s a homely , casual boutique hotel run by family friends, with stunning sea views and an authentic Ibizan vibe. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English homly, homely \"belonging to a household, used at home, close, intimate, meek, tame, common, unattractive,\" from hom  home entry 1 + -ly  -ly entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104816"
  },
  "honestly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in an honest manner: such as",
      ": without cheating",
      ": really , genuinely",
      ": without frills",
      ": to be honest : to tell the truth",
      ": without cheating or lying : in an honest manner",
      ": in a real and sincere way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259st-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259st-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actually",
      "admittedly",
      "forsooth",
      "frankly",
      "indeed",
      "really",
      "truly",
      "truthfully",
      "verily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Officials counted the votes honestly .",
      "The bank has always dealt honestly with me.",
      "I can honestly say that I have never seen that man before today.",
      "He spoke honestly about the mistakes he had made.",
      "She honestly believes that she has been mistreated.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The late-night talk shows have undergone two years of experimentation due to the COVID-19 pandemic \u2014 and honestly , that\u2019s been a rare silver lining in these bizarre times. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 21 June 2022",
      "And a lot of that, honestly , has been anthemic for our friend group throughout the years, but probably one of my biggest personal inspirations is Coldplay, Green Day \u2013 just such great songwriting. \u2014 Jude Zhu, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "But honestly , the Miller Lite Oasis may not be large enough to contain the Navy vet and Oklahoma native's soaring fan base. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "In the billion-year timeframe of Earth\u2019s life, the last magnetic pole reversal 42,000 years ago is honestly not that far back. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "And honestly , this might be the first time that Michigan has been in the same place that Ohio State football was back in 1934 -- looking to remember belief that paid off. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "Okuno: There was an earnest effort to keep making Francis less of a d\u2014, honestly . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "And honestly , for a lot of people, that's the truth too. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "The other criteria, honestly , is the only reason to be in these movies, and that is to harass the star. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-122001"
  },
  "hot dog":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to perform in a conspicuous or often ostentatious manner",
      ": to perform fancy stunts and maneuvers (as while surfing or skiing)",
      ": frankfurter",
      ": a frankfurter with a typically mild flavor that is heated and usually served in a long split roll",
      ": one that hotdogs",
      ": show-off",
      ": a frankfurter cooked and then served in a long split roll",
      "[perhaps from hot dog entry 2 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccd\u022fg",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccd\u022fg",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02c8d\u022fg",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02ccd\u022fg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "act up",
      "clown (around)",
      "cut up",
      "fool around",
      "horse around",
      "monkey (around)",
      "show off",
      "showboat",
      "skylark"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "glory",
      "glory be",
      "ha",
      "hah",
      "hallelujah",
      "hey",
      "hooray",
      "hurrah",
      "hurray",
      "huzzah",
      "wahoo",
      "whee",
      "whoopee",
      "yahoo",
      "yippee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "His opponents have accused him of hotdogging after he scores a touchdown.",
      "a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl",
      "Noun",
      "The other players on the team don't like him because he's such a hot dog .",
      "Interjection",
      "\u201c Hot dog !\u201d the child cried, \u201cWe're going to the circus!\u201d"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1963, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "circa 1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-122321"
  },
  "honest broker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a neutral mediator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "broker",
      "buffer",
      "conciliator",
      "go-between",
      "interceder",
      "intercessor",
      "intermediary",
      "intermediate",
      "interposer",
      "mediator",
      "middleman",
      "peacemaker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after all the bad blood on both sides, we need to find someone who hasn't been influenced and can act as an honest broker",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In London, Travers said, Byford has been able to position himself as a kind of honest broker between Khan and the national government whenever differences have flared. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "These statements undercut America\u2019s effectiveness as an honest broker in diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the war. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But in their opening comments, most every senator promised to be respectful, to ask tough questions and to ostensibly be an honest broker . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Sometimes, being a frank and honest broker \u2013 and offering to talk things through and provide considerate feedback \u2013 is the best way to be supportive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Sometimes, being a frank and honest broker \u2014 and offering to talk things through and provide considerate feedback \u2014 is the best way to be supportive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Sometimes, being a frank and honest broker \u2014 and offering to talk things through and provide considerate feedback \u2014 is the best way to be supportive. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Sometimes, being a frank and honest broker \u2014 and offering to talk things through and provide considerate feedback \u2014 is the best way to be supportive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Like so many, she was drawn by Abiy\u2019s pledges to build a new Ethiopia, free of the bloody ethnic rifts of the past \u2014 overtures that built Abiy\u2019s global reputation as an honest broker and helped win him a Nobel Peace Prize. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-125303"
  },
  "horridness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": innately offensive or repulsive:",
      ": inspiring horror : shocking",
      ": inspiring disgust or loathing : nasty",
      ": extremely bad or unpleasant : horrible",
      ": rough , bristling",
      ": horrible sense 1",
      ": very unpleasant : disgusting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "abominable",
      "appalling",
      "awful",
      "disgusting",
      "distasteful",
      "dreadful",
      "evil",
      "foul",
      "fulsome",
      "gross",
      "hideous",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "loathsome",
      "nasty",
      "nauseating",
      "nauseous",
      "noisome",
      "noxious",
      "obnoxious",
      "obscene",
      "odious",
      "offensive",
      "rancid",
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "scandalous",
      "shocking",
      "sickening",
      "ugly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "innocuous",
      "inoffensive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "People there are living in horrid conditions.",
      "He's a horrid little man.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sunday\u2019s three-act play in London \u2014 great first half, horrid third quarter, stirring fourth quarter \u2014 was equal parts enthralling and appalling for the Raiders and their fans. \u2014 Michael Lerseth, SFChronicle.com , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "At the beginning of the crisis, Chinese ambassadors were hauled over by foreign ministers and other government representatives to explain the horrid scenes that had gone viral on social media, and to offer immediate remedies. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 22 May 2020",
      "Across African capitals, Chinese ambassadors are being hauled over by foreign ministries to explain horrid scenes that have gone viral on social media platforms of African migrants being evicted from apartments and refused entry into hotels. \u2014 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Quartz Africa , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "Now called the Winter Park Express Train, the scenic ride takes two hours, and completely bypasses the horrid I-70 weekend traffic. \u2014 Stephanie Granada, Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "Portland is far too good to have this poor of a record, as a horrid start to the season put them way back in the standings. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "Coming off of a horrid January, the Buckeyes have won five of their last six games to re-enter the top 25. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 17 Feb. 2020",
      "Now called the Winter Park Express Train, the scenic ride takes two hours, and completely bypasses the horrid I-70 weekend traffic. \u2014 Stephanie Granada, Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "Xavier shot a horrid 11 for 25 on free throws, but the Muskeeters also had their best shooting night of the season by going 11 for 22 (47.8%) on three-pointers. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin horridus \"bristly, rough, uncouth, shivering with cold, inspiring dread,\" from horr\u0113re \"to be stiffly erect, bristle (of hair, weapons, plants), shudder, shiver\" + -idus, adjective suffix of quality \u2014 more at horror entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180558"
  },
  "hopeful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having qualities which inspire hope",
      ": full of hope : inclined to hope",
      ": aspirant",
      ": full of hope",
      ": giving hope : promising"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dp-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u014dp-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auspicious",
      "bright",
      "encouraging",
      "fair",
      "golden",
      "heartening",
      "likely",
      "optimistic",
      "promising",
      "propitious",
      "roseate",
      "rose-colored",
      "rosy",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "applicant",
      "applier",
      "aspirant",
      "campaigner",
      "candidate",
      "contender",
      "expectant",
      "prospect",
      "seeker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The colt sighting at Midewin offers plenty of reasons for bird enthusiasts and experts to be hopeful . \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "The now 37-year-old coach has since built and began installing an offense the franchise is hopeful will elevate a unit that in recent years has hovered statistically just above average. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "After the equity market\u2019s woeful After the equity market\u2019s woeful performance in April, investors were hopeful for better days ahead. \u2014 Taesik Yoon, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Conservationists are hopeful the site, which sits close to the border with India, will attract Indian tourists. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
      "Both Holsman and Asner are hopeful in the face of massive marine system shifts, though. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "The cafe, originally a livestreaming space, was hit badly by the coronavirus pandemic, but Kawai is now hopeful as word of mouth spreads about its new format. \u2014 CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Some in the Chicago small business community are hopeful , saying business has picked up in recent weeks. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, the next six weeks could provide a reason to be hopeful , at least if past dips in the market are anything to go by. \u2014 Katie Roof, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There is a close race between the next two top vote-getters, Ammar Campa-Najjar, a former congressional hopeful , and Chula Vista Councilmember Jill Galvez. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Diehl is one of five statewide candidates but the only gubernatorial hopeful to join the program, which offers public funds to candidates in return for agreeing to limits on spending. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Elon Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter has many on the political right hopeful that, once under his control, the site will take down less conservative content than in the past. \u2014 Jessica Melugin, National Review , 12 May 2022",
      "Allan West, the former Florida congressman turned Texas GOP chairman and unsuccessful gubernatorial hopeful , is trying to unseat National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, per The Reload. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
      "In particular, the young hopeful developed a fondness for fellow Atlantan Jeezy and his early trap sounds. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "On the other side, the leading Senate Democratic hopeful , Rep. Tim Ryan, has spent less than $3 million so far in positive television ads promoting his own push to protect Ohio manufacturing jobs from China. \u2014 Steve Peoples, Chron , 2 May 2022",
      "Lee faces multiple challengers in his race, including the anti-Trump former presidential hopeful , Evan McMullin. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In a statement, the campaign for Bruce V. Spiva, the attorney general hopeful who brought the challenge, declared that the matter was settled. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1720, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180952"
  },
  "howbeit":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": although",
      ": nevertheless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hau\u0307-\u02c8b\u0113-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "albeit",
      "although",
      "altho",
      "as",
      "much as",
      "notwithstanding",
      "though",
      "when",
      "whereas",
      "while",
      "whilst"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "even so",
      "however",
      "nevertheless",
      "nonetheless",
      "notwithstanding",
      "still",
      "still and all",
      "though",
      "withal",
      "yet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Conjunction",
      "our visit to Niagara Falls was very pleasant, howbeit slightly shorter than we had planned",
      "Adverb",
      "I've never written a poem before; howbeit , I feel my first attempt is quite good."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Conjunction",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181023"
  },
  "hopefully":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a way that expresses desire with an expectation of fulfillment : in a hopeful manner",
      ": it is hoped : I hope : we hope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dp-f\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They gazed up at us hopefully .",
      "Hopefully , things will get better soon.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But a scene this gloomy ( hopefully ) can\u2019t last forever. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
      "Now, after being delayed two years, hopefully the Milwaukee date, Bieber's first in the city in 10 years, will happen. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "That knowledge will hopefully bolster efforts to root out cases and close contacts, get them into isolation and quarantine, and vaccinate the (for now) limited number of vulnerable people. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "The demon slayer stays his hand and sets Tanjiro off on a journey to train as a demon slayer himself and hopefully cure his sister in the process. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "After introductions, the discussion quickly turned to the topic of hiring \u2014 or, more hopefully , talent acquisition. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Well, with my six cats and my dog and my son, and hopefully one day grandchildren. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Well, with my six cats and my dog and my son, and hopefully one day grandchildren. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "But, hopefully , Marvel won\u2019t need two movies to get fans on board. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182418"
  },
  "hog heaven":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an extremely satisfying state or situation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "beer and skittles",
      "easy street",
      "fun and games",
      "picnic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We had plenty of food, good wine, and beautiful weather. We were in hog heaven .",
      "a drink was in my hand, my butt was in a hot tub, and I was in hog heaven"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184425"
  },
  "hope":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true",
      ": trust",
      ": to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment",
      ": to expect with confidence : trust",
      ": to hope without any basis for expecting fulfillment",
      ": desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment",
      ": expectation of fulfillment or success",
      ": someone or something on which hopes are centered",
      ": something desired or hoped for",
      ": trust , reliance",
      ": to desire especially with expectation that the wish will be granted",
      ": desire together with the expectation of getting what is wanted",
      ": a chance or likelihood for something desired",
      ": something wished for",
      ": someone or something that may be able to help",
      "Anthony \u2014 see Sir Anthony Hope hawkins",
      "Bob 1903\u20132003 originally Leslie Townes Hope American (British-born) comedian",
      "Victor Alexander John 1887\u20131951 2nd Marquis of",
      "British soldier; viceroy of India (1936\u201343)",
      "city in southwestern Arkansas that was the childhood home of President Bill Clinton population 10,095"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dp",
      "\u02c8h\u014dp",
      "\u02c8h\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "await",
      "expect",
      "watch (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "TyTy Washington will hope to follow in the footsteps of several fellow recent Kentucky basketball alums after sliding in the NBA draft Thursday. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 24 June 2022",
      "Dinwiddie\u2019s recent campaign will be what decision makers hope can happen to Warren. \u2014 Tony East, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "The network, which connects the University of Chicago with Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, is a rudimentary version of what scientists hope someday to become the internet of the future. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "What gives you hope for the future of our fight against COVID? \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
      "The organizers also hope to use their platform to highlight other key issues impacting communities of color. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Higher spending on energy could, some economists hope , deplete demand in other sectors, allowing for other price pressures to ease. \u2014 Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "Officials hope the shelter will be more than a place to escape the heat, though. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "Lets hope their shooting is as bad as their pronunciation !!!!!! \u2014 Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The leaker\u2019s purpose seems obvious: a last-ditch effort to mobilize public opinion and activist protesters in hope of intimidating the justices into rethinking their position. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Jennifer L. Mascott, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
      "Inside is a baby girl who was thrown from the train by her Jewish father \u2013 whose wife no longer has enough milk to feed both his twins \u2013 in the hope of saving them both. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "So, with tension mounting, workers lined the long walkway with their bags packed as the quartet of office golfers gathered at one end in the hope of sinking the carpet putt of the century! \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Alamo, which emerged from Chapter 11 in June, has continued to retool its business in the hope more movies will come from the major studios as the pandemic eases, even as the traditional theatrical window shortens. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi conducted a tour of the Pacific islands last month in the hope of securing a sweeping regional trade and security pact, but the island nations were unable to reach a consensus on a deal. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi conducted a tour of the Pacific islands last month in the hope of securing a sweeping regional trade and security pact, but the island nations were unable to reach a consensus on a deal. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Maverick production in the hope of appearing in the sequel. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Issues began when venue staff started letting fans into the venue a few hours before the show started and the first 100 to 200 fans allowed in ran towards the stage, in the hope of getting a spot close to the barricade. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184515"
  },
  "hog-tied":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tie together the feet of",
      ": to make helpless : stymie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fg-\u02cct\u012b",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clog",
      "cramp",
      "embarrass",
      "encumber",
      "fetter",
      "hamper",
      "handcuff",
      "handicap",
      "hinder",
      "hobble",
      "hold back",
      "hold up",
      "impede",
      "inhibit",
      "interfere (with)",
      "manacle",
      "obstruct",
      "shackle",
      "short-circuit",
      "stymie",
      "tie up",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aid",
      "assist",
      "facilitate",
      "help"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-200934"
  },
  "horniness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or made of horn (see horn sense 1d )",
      ": having a hard calloused surface or texture",
      ": compact and homogeneous with a dull luster",
      ": having horns (see horn sense 1 )",
      ": desiring sexual gratification",
      ": excited sexually",
      ": made of horn",
      ": hard and rough",
      ": composed of or resembling tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin : keratinous",
      ": being hard or callused",
      ": having horns",
      "[ horn erect penis + -y entry 1 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concupiscent",
      "goatish",
      "hot",
      "hypersexual",
      "itchy",
      "lascivious",
      "lecherous",
      "lewd",
      "libidinous",
      "licentious",
      "lubricious",
      "lubricous",
      "lustful",
      "oversexed",
      "passionate",
      "randy",
      "salacious",
      "satyric",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "frigid",
      "undersexed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in her view, \u201cteenage boys are perpetually horny \u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was one bit of stuntcasting that absolutely worked in Season 3: Alexander Skarsgard as a maniacally horny version of himself in the finale, seeking the attentions of women like Van who don\u2019t mind humiliating him for their mutual enjoyment. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Gayle is calling out her horny friend on late-night TV. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But with Moordale getting sold, who knows where the horny students will earn their diplomas? \u2014 ELLE , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "No event in recent history \u2014 not Harry Styles in a dress on the cover of Vogue, not changing the green M&M\u2019s footwear, not even the horny Beto O\u2019Rourke tweet \u2014 has inspired so many brain-dead takes as the Slap Heard \u2018Round the World, a.k.a. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "As a horny post-vax summer looms, many aspire to use their mouths to greet friends and strangers both in celebration and victory. \u2014 Allie Volpe, refinery29.com , 18 May 2021",
      "The horny comic-relief dialogue from Betty Garrett as the taxi driver, Hildy, is ageless. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "And Just Like That would be less horny than the average Folger\u2019s ad. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The model and chef was initially scouted to vocalize the horny thoughts of high school heartthrob Paxton Yoshida (Darren Barnet) in his own brief solo episode. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 16 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see horn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-210222"
  },
  "hob":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hobgoblin , elf",
      ": mischief , trouble",
      ": a projection at the back or side of a fireplace on which something may be kept warm",
      ": a cutting tool used for cutting the teeth of worm wheels or gears",
      ": cooktop",
      ": to cut with a hob",
      ": to furnish with hobnails"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "devilishness",
      "devilment",
      "devilry",
      "deviltry",
      "diablerie",
      "espi\u00e8glerie",
      "impishness",
      "knavery",
      "mischief",
      "mischievousness",
      "rascality",
      "roguery",
      "roguishness",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "waggery",
      "waggishness",
      "wickedness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-210241"
  },
  "horny coral":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gorgonian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-214831"
  },
  "hog sucker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a North American sucker ( Hypentelium nigricans ) that is brassy olive marked with brown and is sometimes used for food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-225104"
  },
  "hopefulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having qualities which inspire hope",
      ": full of hope : inclined to hope",
      ": aspirant",
      ": full of hope",
      ": giving hope : promising"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dp-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u014dp-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "auspicious",
      "bright",
      "encouraging",
      "fair",
      "golden",
      "heartening",
      "likely",
      "optimistic",
      "promising",
      "propitious",
      "roseate",
      "rose-colored",
      "rosy",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "applicant",
      "applier",
      "aspirant",
      "campaigner",
      "candidate",
      "contender",
      "expectant",
      "prospect",
      "seeker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The colt sighting at Midewin offers plenty of reasons for bird enthusiasts and experts to be hopeful . \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "The now 37-year-old coach has since built and began installing an offense the franchise is hopeful will elevate a unit that in recent years has hovered statistically just above average. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "After the equity market\u2019s woeful After the equity market\u2019s woeful performance in April, investors were hopeful for better days ahead. \u2014 Taesik Yoon, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Conservationists are hopeful the site, which sits close to the border with India, will attract Indian tourists. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
      "Both Holsman and Asner are hopeful in the face of massive marine system shifts, though. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "The cafe, originally a livestreaming space, was hit badly by the coronavirus pandemic, but Kawai is now hopeful as word of mouth spreads about its new format. \u2014 CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Some in the Chicago small business community are hopeful , saying business has picked up in recent weeks. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, the next six weeks could provide a reason to be hopeful , at least if past dips in the market are anything to go by. \u2014 Katie Roof, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There is a close race between the next two top vote-getters, Ammar Campa-Najjar, a former congressional hopeful , and Chula Vista Councilmember Jill Galvez. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Diehl is one of five statewide candidates but the only gubernatorial hopeful to join the program, which offers public funds to candidates in return for agreeing to limits on spending. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Elon Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter has many on the political right hopeful that, once under his control, the site will take down less conservative content than in the past. \u2014 Jessica Melugin, National Review , 12 May 2022",
      "Allan West, the former Florida congressman turned Texas GOP chairman and unsuccessful gubernatorial hopeful , is trying to unseat National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, per The Reload. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
      "In particular, the young hopeful developed a fondness for fellow Atlantan Jeezy and his early trap sounds. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "On the other side, the leading Senate Democratic hopeful , Rep. Tim Ryan, has spent less than $3 million so far in positive television ads promoting his own push to protect Ohio manufacturing jobs from China. \u2014 Steve Peoples, Chron , 2 May 2022",
      "Lee faces multiple challengers in his race, including the anti-Trump former presidential hopeful , Evan McMullin. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In a statement, the campaign for Bruce V. Spiva, the attorney general hopeful who brought the challenge, declared that the matter was settled. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1720, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-004913"
  },
  "horseplay":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rough or boisterous play",
      ": rough play"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccpl\u0101",
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccpl\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffoonery",
      "clownery",
      "clowning",
      "foolery",
      "high jinks",
      "hijinks",
      "horsing around",
      "monkey business",
      "monkeying",
      "monkeyshine(s)",
      "roughhouse",
      "roughhousing",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "skylarking",
      "slapstick",
      "tomfoolery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The lamp got broken when the kids were engaging in a little horseplay .",
      "when he saw us spraying each other with the hose instead of washing the car, Dad yelled, \u201cCut out the horseplay !\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Montgomerys said the bruise was caused by horseplay with a sibling. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Burnight, then the principal, describes the incident as essentially horseplay . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Martha and George\u2019s fictitious baby \u2014 one of their private games Martha took upon herself to share with her guests in a night of brutal horseplay \u2014 will have to die. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "His father, Aurvandil War-Raven (Ethan Hawke), is a pretty fun dad for a warrior chieftain, turning Amleth\u2019s initiation ceremony into a night of silly, flatulent horseplay . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Sue says the fall was the result of the careless horseplay of teen boys, who\u2019d been dangling the child. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Ultimately, embracing horseplay is about giving your kids the space and trust to fulfill their needs for connection and joy. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The scene, which sets up eight years of horseplay between the two office pranksters, is also a feat of food engineering. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The Alabama Legislature special session on redistricting has taken a detour into anti-vaccine mandate horseplay . \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 3 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-092735"
  },
  "Homeric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Greek poet Homer , his age, or his writings",
      ": of epic proportions : heroic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u014d-\u02c8mer-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "august",
      "baronial",
      "epic",
      "gallant",
      "glorious",
      "grand",
      "grandiose",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "imperial",
      "imposing",
      "magnific",
      "magnificent",
      "majestic",
      "massive",
      "monumental",
      "noble",
      "proud",
      "regal",
      "royal",
      "splendid",
      "stately"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humble",
      "unheroic",
      "unimposing",
      "unimpressive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the climactic scene of the movie is a pitched battle of Homeric proportions"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-095456"
  },
  "homesteader":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the home and adjoining land occupied by a family",
      ": an ancestral home",
      ": house",
      ": a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract",
      ": to acquire or occupy as a homestead",
      ": to acquire or settle on land under a homestead law",
      ": a home and the land around it",
      ": a piece of land gained from United States public lands by living on and farming it",
      ": to acquire or settle on public land for use as a homestead",
      ": the home and adjoining land with any buildings that is occupied usually by a family as its principal residence",
      ": an estate created by law in a homestead especially for the purpose of taking advantage of a homestead exemption",
      ": a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract",
      "city in southeastern Florida southwest of Miami population 60,512"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted",
      "-stid",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted, -stid",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They decided to farm the old homestead .",
      "Verb",
      "They homesteaded the territory in the 1860s.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In a tour across North America, Srinath helps aqua, rooftop, indoor, homestead , suburban and foraging farmers who are at a breaking point. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Your will cannot avoid these homestead rights, as they were enacted to prevent a surviving spouse from becoming suddenly homeless. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "The majority of the $600 million is expected to be used by DHHL for developing homestead lots and acquiring land \u2014 an effort that will be further boosted by a record $22.3 million that Congress approved earlier this year for Native Hawaiian housing. \u2014 Rob Perez, ProPublica , 6 May 2022",
      "The lawsuit stems from a 1991 law allowing Native Hawaiians to file claims against the state for losses incurred while waiting for a homestead lease from 1959 to 1988. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "It was known to the government as Launch Facility E05, one of 52 active nuclear missile sites on the old homestead farms of Fergus County. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The Denali dog teams stopped overnight at Jenna and David Jonas\u2019 homestead near Hadley Island and talked about their dogs over homemade pie. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The maximum homestead exemption allowed statewide is 20 percent. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
      "As a result, San Antonio is likely to increase its homestead exemption \u2014 a tool that lowers the taxable value of a home, lowering the taxes paid on it. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 5 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1867, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112228"
  },
  "horror show":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something difficult to deal with or watch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The trial has been a horror show .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Living in the 21st century has become a horror show . \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The Netflix series is teaming with Quiksilver on a five-part collection of retro apparel and accessories that fit right into the sci-fi horror show \u2019s 1980s scenes. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s something frustrating about this relentless construction of motherhood as a horror show , and not just because mothers experience the full range of human emotions (some of which are more faithfully explored in a Hallmark movie). \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Controlling, manipulative, but incredibly cute, the baby twists Natasha's life into a surreal horror show . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "During the 2008-09 horror show , the S&P 500 lost around half its value. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
      "The same kind of horror show afflicting home buyers has exasperated many a homeowner intent on renovation. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Millions of us -- Ukrainians, Moldovans, Georgians, Syrians, Armenians and Azeris -- have all participated in dress rehearsals for the horror show that the Kremlin has now unleashed. \u2014 Natalia Antelava, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Conrad Ricamora is turning in the murderous ways of Annalise Keating's classroom for the horror show that is Mushnik's Flower Shop. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1959, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124754"
  },
  "hoghead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hogger sense 2a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fg\u02cched",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1905, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131130"
  },
  "hopeite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral Zn 3 (PO 4 ) 2 .4H 2 O consisting of a hydrous phosphate of zinc (specific gravity 2.76\u20132.85)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d\u02ccp\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Thomas C. Hope \u20201844 Scottish chemist + English -ite ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132824"
  },
  "hovel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an open shed or shelter",
      ": tabernacle",
      ": a small, wretched, and often dirty house : hut",
      ": a small poorly built usually dirty house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259-v\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8h\u0259-v\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cabin",
      "camp",
      "hooch",
      "hootch",
      "hut",
      "hutch",
      "hutment",
      "shack",
      "shanty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "refugees living in crowded hovels",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Before their new house was built, Reyes and her husband, Leandro Membre\u00f1o, rented a hovel made of clay and galvanized metal sheets. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Hovey said her mom had asked her to be patient and wait until they were settled in that hovel -like shelter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "These big things are displayed in Moreau\u2019s studio, which is more an immense gallery than office, hovel , or workspace. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "After the building was demolished, Warner moved into a hovel at 406\u00bd Francisco St., just steps away from the site of his beloved saloon. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Producers and directors whose story lines call for gritty hovels , classic capes, bungalows, grand beachfront properties and every sort of residence in between have an incentive to make do with the housing stock in the five boroughs. \u2014 Joanne Kaufman, New York Times , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "Inside, my hovel smelled musty as a summer cottage in the off-season. \u2014 Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "At the core of the play is the relationship between Sawyer and Scratch (Evan Jonigkeit), the alluring devil who one strange day appears in her hovel . \u2014 Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "These days, Will and Kate live in Kensington Palace in London, but back in her bachelorette phase, Kate wasn't living in a hovel with roommates and subsisting on ramen and hope like many recent grads. \u2014 Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire , 22 Sep. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133749"
  },
  "how are you keeping":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of how are you keeping British \u2014 used to ask if someone feels good, bad, happy, well, etc. \" How are you keeping , Jill?\" \"Oh, pretty well, thanks.\""
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133912"
  },
  "holdall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an often cloth traveling case or bag"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dld-\u02cc\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carry-on",
      "carryall",
      "grip",
      "handbag",
      "portmanteau",
      "suitcase",
      "traveling bag",
      "wallet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "there was a forgotten holdall in the bus station loo",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Marina Raphael\u2019s mini iteration of its signature holdall is brought to life by precision cut geometric shapes inspired by cafe tables and garden tiles of idyllic summer destination, Sardinia. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The holdall is a pleasure to use from the first day, but designed explicitly for the long haul\u2014and backed up by a quarter-century guarantee. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Few pieces inspire as much devotion (and hysteria) as the French brand\u2019s classic leather holdall . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 14 Oct. 2020",
      "The navy hue and clean lines of this ample holdall feel more urban adjacent than country retreat, not unlike Hampstead itself. \u2014 WSJ , 8 May 2018",
      "Alfred Dunhill Ltd. manufactures and sells luxury goods, such as $1,090 Cadogan briefcases, $1,650 Boston backpacks, and $5,400 Duke holdalls . \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 28 July 2017",
      "Greater Manchester Police found a gym bag (described as a holdall ) in a white Nissan Micra seized in the Rusholme area of Manchester, on June 2. \u2014 Emanuella Grinberg, CNN , 6 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140040"
  },
  "horny":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or made of horn (see horn sense 1d )",
      ": having a hard calloused surface or texture",
      ": compact and homogeneous with a dull luster",
      ": having horns (see horn sense 1 )",
      ": desiring sexual gratification",
      ": excited sexually",
      ": made of horn",
      ": hard and rough",
      ": composed of or resembling tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin : keratinous",
      ": being hard or callused",
      ": having horns",
      "[ horn erect penis + -y entry 1 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concupiscent",
      "goatish",
      "hot",
      "hypersexual",
      "itchy",
      "lascivious",
      "lecherous",
      "lewd",
      "libidinous",
      "licentious",
      "lubricious",
      "lubricous",
      "lustful",
      "oversexed",
      "passionate",
      "randy",
      "salacious",
      "satyric",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "frigid",
      "undersexed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in her view, \u201cteenage boys are perpetually horny \u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was one bit of stuntcasting that absolutely worked in Season 3: Alexander Skarsgard as a maniacally horny version of himself in the finale, seeking the attentions of women like Van who don\u2019t mind humiliating him for their mutual enjoyment. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Gayle is calling out her horny friend on late-night TV. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But with Moordale getting sold, who knows where the horny students will earn their diplomas? \u2014 ELLE , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "No event in recent history \u2014 not Harry Styles in a dress on the cover of Vogue, not changing the green M&M\u2019s footwear, not even the horny Beto O\u2019Rourke tweet \u2014 has inspired so many brain-dead takes as the Slap Heard \u2018Round the World, a.k.a. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "As a horny post-vax summer looms, many aspire to use their mouths to greet friends and strangers both in celebration and victory. \u2014 Allie Volpe, refinery29.com , 18 May 2021",
      "The horny comic-relief dialogue from Betty Garrett as the taxi driver, Hildy, is ageless. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "And Just Like That would be less horny than the average Folger\u2019s ad. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The model and chef was initially scouted to vocalize the horny thoughts of high school heartthrob Paxton Yoshida (Darren Barnet) in his own brief solo episode. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 16 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see horn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140646"
  },
  "horseplayer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who habitually bets on horse races"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccpl\u0101-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The better to handicap them later in events like the Breeders\u2019 Cup, presuming horseplayers are not blinded by 3\u00bd-year-olds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Even as the world changes, horseplayers stay the same. \u2014 Danielle Allentuck, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Old-school horseplayers should play the connections alone. \u2014 John Cherwa, latimes.com , 15 June 2019",
      "Our goal is to deliver an ultra-competitive racing product with more entries and high-quality horses that appeal to bettors and horseplayers nationwide. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "Thank you to all of the dedicated horseplayers , horsemen, owners, front-side personnel and fans for your participation and support of Golden Gate Fields. \u2014 John Cherwa, latimes.com , 7 June 2018",
      "Also on Twitter, @BetKeeneland is an interactive handle that provides horseplayers with real-time handicapping tips and insights while benefitting the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance through its Handicapper of the Day series. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 5 Apr. 2018",
      "Thank you to all of the dedicated horseplayers , horsemen, owners, front-side personnel and fans for your participation and support of Golden Gate Fields. \u2014 John Cherwa, latimes.com , 7 June 2018",
      "Also on Twitter, @BetKeeneland is an interactive handle that provides horseplayers with real-time handicapping tips and insights while benefitting the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance through its Handicapper of the Day series. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 5 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141452"
  },
  "horse pistol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150355"
  },
  "hot war":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a conflict involving actual fighting \u2014 compare cold war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflagration",
      "conflict",
      "hostilities",
      "war"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "peace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "fortunately, the cool relationship between the two nations never escalated into a hot war",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Sternberg plays out a Cold War pantomime that parallels the hot war of male\u2013female relations. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022",
      "Ships and shore stations suspended preparations and training for the Korean hot war for a day in honor of fallen buddies. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Wednesday, Biden suggested the U.S. might soon be in a hot war with nuclear-armed Russia. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Reagan fought and won a cold war because even a successful hot war might have resulted in the annihilation of a significant portion of our population. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "And now it\u2019s about urging the administration to prevent us from stumbling into a hot war . \u2014 Kk Ottesen, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Is Facebook ready or even willing to help during a hot war ? \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Unlike in 1962, a hot war is already raging over territory that one side considers important to its national interest, and the other knows is necessary to its national survival. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "While a hot war raged in Southeast Asia, the Cold War percolated nearly everywhere else in the world, as the United States and its allies sought to counter the Soviet Union. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1947, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152259"
  },
  "how can/could":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of how can/could 1 \u2014 used to show that one thinks that someone has done or said something shocking or wrong \"We don't need his help anyway.\" \" How can you say that?!\" How could she just walk away from her children like that? 2 \u2014 used to express doubt that something will happen, is possible, etc. How could I (ever/possibly) leave this job? How can I (ever/possibly) thank you? 3 informal \u2014 used to show disappointment in someone's actions, thoughts, words, etc. He threw away my gift? Oh, how could he?"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154358"
  },
  "horsepower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the power that a horse exerts in pulling",
      ": a unit of power equal in the U.S. to 746 watts and nearly equivalent to the English gravitational unit of the same name that equals 550 foot-pounds of work per second",
      ": effective power",
      ": a unit of power that equals the work done in lifting 550 pounds one foot in one second"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccpau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccpau\u0307-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "energy",
      "firepower",
      "force",
      "might",
      "muscle",
      "potence",
      "potency",
      "power",
      "puissance",
      "sinew",
      "strength",
      "vigor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impotence",
      "impotency",
      "powerlessness",
      "weakness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an engine with 200 horsepower",
      "that architectural firm probably doesn't have the creative horsepower to produce a truly innovative design",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For those into bench racing, the twin-turbo V6 has a higher specific output\u2014 horsepower per liter\u2014than any McLaren engines other than the 4.0 L V8s in the Senna and the Elva. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "Despite this, the Panther reportedly still has a 1,100 kilowatt/1,500 horsepower engine, the same amount of power available to the Leopard 2, so there might not be much difference to the power pack. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
      "Several other once-promising EV companies are running out of runway, as legacy automakers belatedly begin to flex their horsepower and manufacturing costs spike. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "More Blazer EV specs will be released in July, including range estimates, horsepower and torque ratings, and possibly even pricing. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
      "Taming the torque and horsepower is BMW\u2019s full-time all-wheel-drive system M xDrive, which, to a degree, can also be tuned to your liking. \u2014 Bryan Campbell, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "An extended-range battery increases that to 563 horsepower , 320 miles of range, 1,800 pounds of payload and a 10,000-pound towing capacity. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
      "Kvitbj\u00f8rn had originally been planned to be powered by three to five high- horsepower outboards, which would give it an impressive top end of 55 mph. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "Rimac was founded in 2009 as Rimac Automobili, with a goal of producing high- horsepower electric supercars. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155849"
  },
  "hold back":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that retains or restrains",
      ": the act of holding back",
      ": something held back",
      ": to hinder the progress or achievement of : restrain",
      ": to keep from advancing to the next stage, grade, or level",
      ": to refrain from revealing or parting with",
      ": to keep oneself in check",
      ": to refrain from revealing or parting with something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl(d)-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delay",
      "detainment",
      "detention",
      "holding pattern",
      "holdup",
      "wait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clog",
      "cramp",
      "embarrass",
      "encumber",
      "fetter",
      "hamper",
      "handcuff",
      "handicap",
      "hinder",
      "hobble",
      "hog-tie",
      "hold up",
      "impede",
      "inhibit",
      "interfere (with)",
      "manacle",
      "obstruct",
      "shackle",
      "short-circuit",
      "stymie",
      "tie up",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "there'll be a holdback on production until the new machinery is fully installed",
      "the only holdback to starting the new job is my contractual commitment to my current position",
      "Verb",
      "the only thing holding Joe back from joining the swim team is lack of transportation",
      "held back her tears until she was alone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But for now, teachers should continue moving forward with everything required under the law as if the holdback provision will be in place at the end of next school year. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 8 June 2021",
      "Now, third graders in the 2021-22 school year will remain subject to a holdback provision. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 27 May 2021",
      "In Mississippi, whose third-grade reading law Alabama\u2019s was modeled after, the state board of education suspended the holdback provision for the current school year only according to a department of education spokesperson. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 20 May 2021",
      "In the case of escrow, a holdback is created at closing, which means the seller does not receive all the funds. \u2014 Robin Gagnon, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
      "Typical issues are: The amount and length of the escrow holdback for indemnification claims. \u2014 Gary Miller, The Denver Post , 27 Oct. 2019",
      "The Connecticut Department of Education sent Canterbury town officials a letter saying that the additional holdback of $250,000 would incur a $500,000 Education Cost Sharing penalty. \u2014 Denise Coffey, Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "Legislation is being discussed to do away with the penalty associated with cuts made after holdbacks were announced. \u2014 Denise Coffey, Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "Negotiators from the House had agreed near the end of the regular session to lower the holdback to $100 million. \u2014 Lsu Manship School News Service, NOLA.com , 13 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Britney Spears did not hold back when talking about her family following rumors that her brother, Bryan Spears, was set to attend her and Sam Asghari's wedding last week. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "Producer Laurie Borg did not hold back on his thoughts on the rival period drama. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "The 4-year-old royal, who stood alongside his big brother Prince George, 8, and big sister Princess Charlotte, 7, didn't hold back at Trooping the Colour, the annual celebration of his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth's birthday. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "After weeks of carefully calibrating his calls for action, the president on Thursday did not hold back . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Brown didn\u2019t hold back , as Horford was a part of his development from day one. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Zumaya \u2014 a beloved player during the Detroit Tigers' 2006 World Series run known for his 104 mph fastballs \u2014 didn't hold back on his Instagram and Facebook, lighting into the Tigers front office and specifically, general manager Al Avila. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "As always, Kimmel didn\u2019t hold back at his bosses in his 10-minute standup bit that was beamed in live to the event held in a giant tent at Manhattan\u2019s Pier 36. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "Even with the controversy still swirling around him, Scott didn\u2019t hold back at E11even, putting in a gusto performance for an audience that included dozens of party goers who paid $300 a pop to catch his first public show since November. \u2014 Francisco Alvarado, Rolling Stone , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161017"
  },
  "hobble":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move along unsteadily or with difficulty",
      ": to limp along",
      ": to cause to limp : make lame : cripple",
      ": to fasten together the legs of (an animal, such as a horse) to prevent straying : fetter",
      ": to place under handicap : hamper , impede",
      ": a hobbling movement",
      ": an awkward situation",
      ": something used to hobble an animal",
      ": to walk slowly and with difficulty",
      ": a slow and difficult way of walking",
      ": to move along unsteadily or with difficulty",
      ": to limp along",
      ": to cause to limp : make lame : cripple",
      ": to fasten together the legs of (as a horse) to prevent straying",
      ": something used to hobble an animal",
      "[probably alteration of hopple to hobble]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4b-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clog",
      "cramp",
      "embarrass",
      "encumber",
      "fetter",
      "hamper",
      "handcuff",
      "handicap",
      "hinder",
      "hog-tie",
      "hold back",
      "hold up",
      "impede",
      "inhibit",
      "interfere (with)",
      "manacle",
      "obstruct",
      "shackle",
      "short-circuit",
      "stymie",
      "tie up",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aid",
      "assist",
      "facilitate",
      "help"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She picked up her cane and hobbled across the room.",
      "She is sometimes hobbled by self-doubt.",
      "He has been hobbled by a knee injury.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Sergino Dest had to hobble off the Nef Stadium pitch on the 56th minute to be replaced by Ronald Araujo who filled in for him at right back. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "But poor logistics and planning, and Ukraine\u2019s surprisingly fierce resistance, buoyed in part by weapons shipments from the West, have helped hobble the Russian leader\u2019s agenda. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "But confusion over what exactly was happening in eastern Ukraine threatened to hobble a Western response. \u2014 Vladimir Isachenkov, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Lina Khan, the chair of the F.T.C., and Jonathan Kanter, the nominee to run the Justice Department\u2019s antitrust division, have promised to hobble the power of the companies. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, New York Times , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "Virtual connections can hobble the best of intentions with misunderstanding. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Covid-19 outbreaks and lockdowns in China could hobble that country\u2019s economy, driving down global growth and demand for energy. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Europe in particular\u2014to do more to hobble Russia's energy sector. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Many police officers, however, have said the law will hobble proactive policing and expose officers to financial ruin and hostile scrutiny from clueless review panels. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Through her years with Lil Hobbs, Kathryn has helped the dog with several health issues, including cataracts, arthritis, loose and fractured teeth, and permanent a hobble in the pup's walk. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The hobble has straps that bind the ankles together, and can also attach to someone's waist. \u2014 Fox News , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The hobble has straps that bind the ankles together, and can also attach to someone's waist. \u2014 CBS News , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The department is replacing the hobble with a device that doesn't allow legs to be bent backwards. \u2014 NBC News , 24 May 2021",
      "Another potential reason not to use the hobble was that the officers had called for paramedics. \u2014 Steve Karnowski, Star Tribune , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "The woman was placed in a soft restraint hobble , which controls a person\u2019s ankles and can be connected to a waist chain or belt. \u2014 Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post , 17 July 2020",
      "Aurora police policy states that using a hobble on someone increases the risk for medical complications, including positional asphyxia. \u2014 Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post , 17 July 2020",
      "The officers then connected the hobble to the girl\u2019s handcuffs, forcing her into a sitting position, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post , 10 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163937"
  },
  "housing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shelter , lodging",
      ": dwellings provided for people",
      ": a niche for a sculpture",
      ": the space taken out of a structural member (such as a timber) to admit the insertion of part of another",
      ": something that covers or protects: such as",
      ": a case or enclosure (as for a mechanical part or an instrument)",
      ": a casing (such as an enclosed bearing) in which a shaft revolves",
      ": a support (such as a frame) for mechanical parts",
      ": caparison sense 1",
      ": dwellings provided for a number of people",
      ": something that covers or protects"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307-zi\u014b",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307-zi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armor",
      "capsule",
      "case",
      "casing",
      "cocoon",
      "cover",
      "covering",
      "encasement",
      "hull",
      "husk",
      "jacket",
      "pod",
      "sheath",
      "shell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (2)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164812"
  },
  "hog wallow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a depression in land made by the wallowing of swine",
      ": a similar depression said to be due to heavy rains",
      ": a land surface characterized by numerous low rounded mounds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165846"
  },
  "hold (back)":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that retains or restrains",
      ": the act of holding back",
      ": something held back",
      ": to hinder the progress or achievement of : restrain",
      ": to keep from advancing to the next stage, grade, or level",
      ": to refrain from revealing or parting with",
      ": to keep oneself in check",
      ": to refrain from revealing or parting with something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl(d)-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delay",
      "detainment",
      "detention",
      "holding pattern",
      "holdup",
      "wait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clog",
      "cramp",
      "embarrass",
      "encumber",
      "fetter",
      "hamper",
      "handcuff",
      "handicap",
      "hinder",
      "hobble",
      "hog-tie",
      "hold up",
      "impede",
      "inhibit",
      "interfere (with)",
      "manacle",
      "obstruct",
      "shackle",
      "short-circuit",
      "stymie",
      "tie up",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "there'll be a holdback on production until the new machinery is fully installed",
      "the only holdback to starting the new job is my contractual commitment to my current position",
      "Verb",
      "the only thing holding Joe back from joining the swim team is lack of transportation",
      "held back her tears until she was alone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But for now, teachers should continue moving forward with everything required under the law as if the holdback provision will be in place at the end of next school year. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 8 June 2021",
      "Now, third graders in the 2021-22 school year will remain subject to a holdback provision. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 27 May 2021",
      "In Mississippi, whose third-grade reading law Alabama\u2019s was modeled after, the state board of education suspended the holdback provision for the current school year only according to a department of education spokesperson. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 20 May 2021",
      "In the case of escrow, a holdback is created at closing, which means the seller does not receive all the funds. \u2014 Robin Gagnon, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
      "Typical issues are: The amount and length of the escrow holdback for indemnification claims. \u2014 Gary Miller, The Denver Post , 27 Oct. 2019",
      "The Connecticut Department of Education sent Canterbury town officials a letter saying that the additional holdback of $250,000 would incur a $500,000 Education Cost Sharing penalty. \u2014 Denise Coffey, Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "Legislation is being discussed to do away with the penalty associated with cuts made after holdbacks were announced. \u2014 Denise Coffey, Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "Negotiators from the House had agreed near the end of the regular session to lower the holdback to $100 million. \u2014 Lsu Manship School News Service, NOLA.com , 13 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Britney Spears did not hold back when talking about her family following rumors that her brother, Bryan Spears, was set to attend her and Sam Asghari's wedding last week. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "Producer Laurie Borg did not hold back on his thoughts on the rival period drama. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "The 4-year-old royal, who stood alongside his big brother Prince George, 8, and big sister Princess Charlotte, 7, didn't hold back at Trooping the Colour, the annual celebration of his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth's birthday. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "After weeks of carefully calibrating his calls for action, the president on Thursday did not hold back . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Brown didn\u2019t hold back , as Horford was a part of his development from day one. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Zumaya \u2014 a beloved player during the Detroit Tigers' 2006 World Series run known for his 104 mph fastballs \u2014 didn't hold back on his Instagram and Facebook, lighting into the Tigers front office and specifically, general manager Al Avila. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "As always, Kimmel didn\u2019t hold back at his bosses in his 10-minute standup bit that was beamed in live to the event held in a giant tent at Manhattan\u2019s Pier 36. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "Even with the controversy still swirling around him, Scott didn\u2019t hold back at E11even, putting in a gusto performance for an audience that included dozens of party goers who paid $300 a pop to catch his first public show since November. \u2014 Francisco Alvarado, Rolling Stone , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173432"
  },
  "however":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in whatever manner or way that",
      ": although",
      ": in whatever manner or way",
      ": to whatever degree or extent",
      ": in spite of that : on the other hand",
      ": how in the world",
      ": to whatever degree or extent",
      ": in whatever way",
      ": in spite of that"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hau\u0307-\u02c8e-v\u0259r",
      "hau\u0307-\u02c8e-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "even so",
      "howbeit",
      "nevertheless",
      "nonetheless",
      "notwithstanding",
      "still",
      "still and all",
      "though",
      "withal",
      "yet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Conjunction",
      "Do it however you like.",
      "I will help however I can.",
      "Adverb",
      "I'm all out of eggs; however , I can still make us a nice breakfast.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Policies enacted afterward, however , did not go far enough to continue to resolve this disparity, according to Derenoncourt. \u2014 Kendall Ross, ABC News , 18 June 2022",
      "Mathurin does, however , present an option that shouldn't be ignored. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "Their remarkable odyssey is finally winding down, however . \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "For the third time in just over week, however , the state didn't report any additional deaths from covid-19. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "In the wake of these devastating events, politicians on both sides of the aisle have made efforts\u2014 however fraught\u2014to enact policies addressing the epidemic of gun violence that continues to plague America. \u2014 Vogue , 18 June 2022",
      "Muskego police saw the car at 3 a.m. on March 27, 2021, however , the woman's disappearance was not known at that time. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 18 June 2022",
      "Several legal actions, however , could prevent it from going into effect \u2014 at least temporarily. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "The International Game Fish Association, however , recognizes as the world record a 67 pound, 8 ounce musky caught July 24, 1949 by Cal Johnson on Lac Courte Oreilles near Hayward. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Conjunction",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175830"
  },
  "hogsteer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wild boar in his third year"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fgz\u02ccti(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4g-",
      "-g\u02ccst-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of hoggaster ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181431"
  },
  "hoggy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a towpath driver for the early 19th century barge transportation system in parts of the eastern U.S."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from hog entry 1 + -y or -ee (alteration of -y )",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182433"
  },
  "housekeeper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one employed to manage the domestic duties involved in maintaining a house",
      ": a member of a household who manages the domestic duties of the household",
      ": one who keeps house in a specified way",
      ": a person employed to take care of a house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "biddy",
      "char",
      "charwoman",
      "handmaiden",
      "handmaid",
      "house girl",
      "housemaid",
      "maid",
      "maidservant",
      "skivvy",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the bachelor doctor could easily afford to hire a housekeeper to cook and clean",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In their statement, Murdaugh's law firm also addressed South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's (SLED) criminal investigation into the February 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield, a housekeeper for the Murdaugh family, and the handling of her estate. \u2014 Claire Colbert, CNN , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "Cooper, 101, grew up in the segregated South, and his single mom worked as a live-in housekeeper to afford tuition at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 2 June 2022",
      "Addressing the crowd, microphone in hand, was Francia M\u00e1rquez, 40, who once worked as a housekeeper and is now Colombia\u2019s leading vice-presidential candidate as the nation prepares for elections later this month. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Doris worked as a housekeeper , then a nurse's aid, struggling to provide for the children. \u2014 jsonline.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Elvia Angulo, a housekeeper at the Oakland Marriott City Center for 17 years, is the main breadwinner in her family. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Elvia Angulo, a housekeeper at the Oakland Marriott City Center for 17 years, is the main breadwinner in her family. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Starring a cast of relatively unknown Mexican actors, Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n's semi-autobiographical black-and-white film follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a housekeeper for an upper-class family in 1970s Mexico City. \u2014 Meg Walters, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
      "South Carolina authorities on Tuesday released the full, unredacted version of the 911 call for Gloria Satterfield, a housekeeper for prominent lawyer Alex Murdaugh. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 1 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1528, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182603"
  },
  "hooray":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of hooray \u2014 used to express joy, approval, or encouragement Hip, hip, hooray ! Hooray ! I got the job!"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0101",
      "hu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glory",
      "glory be",
      "ha",
      "hah",
      "hallelujah",
      "hey",
      "hot dog",
      "huzzah",
      "wahoo",
      "whee",
      "whoopee",
      "yahoo",
      "yippee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u201c Hooray !\u201d he cried when he heard that his team had won"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from German hurra ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1686, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185037"
  },
  "hostilities":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deep-seated usually mutual ill will",
      ": hostile action",
      ": overt acts of warfare : war",
      ": conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle",
      ": an unfriendly or hostile state, attitude, or action",
      ": acts of warfare",
      ": conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u00e4-\u02c8sti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "h\u00e4-\u02c8sti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "h\u00e4-\u02c8stil-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animosity",
      "animus",
      "antagonism",
      "antipathy",
      "bad blood",
      "bitterness",
      "enmity",
      "gall",
      "grudge",
      "jaundice",
      "rancor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They were both glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of hostility .",
      "The townspeople showed open hostility to outsiders.",
      "Peace talks were stalled after recent hostilities .",
      "Both sides are calling for a cessation of hostilities .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The resurgence of neo-fascist movements and authoritarian rule around the world has unsurprisingly coincided with a ramping-up of hostility against press freedom. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "This hostility has only led school Principal Michael Wilson to double down on making Magic City Acceptance Academy a safe space. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Tony Blair remains a virtual pariah to this day, David Cameron a figure of open disdain, and Thatcher a source of such continuing hostility that a statue honoring her is egged by protesters. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "The roots of DeSantis\u2019 hostility to transgender people are murky. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Part of the problem is Beijing\u2019s focused hostility towards the company, which has been relentless and coordinated across multiple fronts. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack fit a pattern of past Israeli strikes on Iran and Lebanon in a covert campaign of hostility that has been going on for years. \u2014 Ronen Bergman, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "At times there was hostility in the community around masking, school reopening, all those issues. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "Like the latter drama, Brother and Sister involves a family named Vuillard that endured the death of a 6-year-old boy, has a patriarch named Abel, and harbors a long-festering case of sibling hostility . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English hostilite, hostilitie, borrowed from Late Latin host\u012blit\u0101t-, host\u012blit\u0101s, from Latin host\u012blis \"of an enemy, hostile \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190915"
  },
  "horrific":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the power to horrify"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u022f-\u02c8ri-fik",
      "h\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appalling",
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "dreadful",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "grisly",
      "gruesome",
      "grewsome",
      "hideous",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrid",
      "horrifying",
      "lurid",
      "macabre",
      "monstrous",
      "nightmare",
      "nightmarish",
      "shocking",
      "terrible",
      "terrific"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "horrific images of torture that shocked the conscience of the world",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As Americans debate the possibility of new gun regulations in the wake of the horrific Uvalde school attack, gun violence seemed to continue unabated with the official start of summer, June 21, and its hottest nights still ahead. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
      "The reaction in Washington to the horrific scenes is a familiar combination of pain and paralysis. \u2014 Michael D. Shear, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The reaction in Washington to the horrific scenes is a familiar combination of pain and paralysis. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "The European Commission proposed a fifth package of sanctions against Russia this week in response to horrific scenes of mass graves and executed civilians in Bucha, outside of Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The horrific scenes have generated calls for toughersanctions on Moscow over the war, which is in its 40th day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The horrific scenes inspired calls for a war crimes investigation of Putin, whose attack on the democratic former Soviet satellite nation has resulted in more than 3,400 civilian casualties to date, including 1,417 killed and 2,038 injured. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukrainian officials have claimed to have relative control over Irpin for days, but civilians fleeing from Irpin into Kyiv over the weekend described horrific scenes of violence that ran contrary to those claims. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The horrific scenes from Ukraine of incomprehensible cruelty and suffering scrolling across our TV and social media screens 24/7 have galvanized a global community (with some notable exceptions, of course). \u2014 Paul Laudicina, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French & Latin; French horrifique, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin horrificus \"inspiring awe or dread, frightening,\" from horr\u0113re \"to be stiffly erect, bristle, shudder, shiver\" + -i-  -i- + -ficus  -fic \u2014 more at horror entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191453"
  },
  "hot water":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a difficult or dangerous situation : trouble entry 1 sense 4",
      ": a difficult or distressing situation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After plunging her face in a bowl of hot water each night, according to Keogh, Monroe would grab anywhere from five to 10 hours of sleep in an extra-wide single bed, huddled beneath a heavy down comforter. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "The second floor has bunk rooms, with big flat-screen monitors for movies, and a washing machine and showers with plenty of hot water . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "More than half of the restaurants shuttered by the city\u2019s health department so far this year have been cited, not for the usual offenses, like rodents or lack of hot water , but for operating without a valid license or permit. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "If mixture looks too tight, loosen with splashes of hot water . \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "By putting the right team of experts in place as a business begins, leaders will be able to lean on them and gather the solid facts, as needed, to keep the company out of hot water and ahead of any changes in the marketplace. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Servicemembers described enduring a lack of hot water for years and did not believe leadership was addressing the problems. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "While the joke provided a good laugh for both, The Masked Singer host recalled getting into a bit of hot water with the mothers of his children before Hart revealed himself as the prankster. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Some people notice a change in the smell or color of hot water in their tap. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195744"
  },
  "horseplaying":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": betting on horse races"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" horse entry 1 + playing ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195902"
  },
  "hob and nob":{
    "type":[
      "adverb (or adjective)",
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a close and friendly relationship : in a warmly companionable relationship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6h\u00e4b\u0259(n)\u00a6n\u00e4b",
      "\"",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202731"
  },
  "horsepower-hour":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the work performed or energy consumed by working at the rate of one horsepower for one hour, being equal to 1,980,000 foot-pounds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204020"
  },
  "horsepox":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a virus disease of horses related to cowpox and marked by a vesiculopustular eruption of the skin especially on the pasterns and sometimes by a vesiculopapular inflammation of the buccal mucosa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212310"
  },
  "hostile witness":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": witness in a legal case who supports the opposing side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220926"
  },
  "hot wall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wall provided with heating flues for hastening the growth or ripening of fruit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223914"
  },
  "hop, skip, and jump":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a short distance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "ace",
      "hair",
      "hairbreadth",
      "hairsbreadth",
      "hairline",
      "inch",
      "neck",
      "shouting distance",
      "step",
      "stone's throw"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "country mile",
      "long haul",
      "mile"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1760, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224226"
  },
  "hornyhead chub":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common chub ( Nocomis biguttatus ) of the larger streams from Pennsylvania to Wyoming and south to Alabama distinguished by the males having the head covered with conical hornlike processes during the breeding season"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224856"
  },
  "housekeep":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to perform the routine duties (such as cooking and cleaning) of managing a house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cck\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There were families with little children laid off from amusement parks, housekeeping jobs and restaurants. \u2014 Jack Healy, New York Times , 12 Apr. 2020",
      "Vincent Tullo for The New York Times Growing up in California, Orion Tait used to watch his father\u2019s weekend housekeeping routine. \u2014 Steven Kurutz, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2020",
      "Found property: Quarry Lane Management at a hotel reported a handgun found in a room by housekeeping staff at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 15. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "Hence, FTSE Russell\u2019s earlier reclassification plan, which sent a signal to money managers worldwide, may seem like housekeeping to some but was quite a bit more significant to the treasury departments of oil and gas producers. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2019",
      "Each of these companies differ in some ways, but have consistent traveler experiences, inoffensive design, and more modern check-in systems\u2014plus the perks of concierge, housekeeping on demand, and no risk of cancellation. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 23 Sep. 2019",
      "And family members, nursing aides, housekeeping staff. \u2014 Michael Erard, Quartz , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "Tip porters and housekeeping staff in Croatian Kuna and round up for taxi fares. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 22 May 2019",
      "Residents of the building have access to the services of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which include a health spa, a lounge, in-room dining services, meeting rooms and housekeeping upon request. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from housekeeper ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1813, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233820"
  },
  "homiletic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a homily",
      ": of or relating to homiletics",
      ": preachy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8le-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "didactic",
      "moralistic",
      "moralizing",
      "preachy",
      "sententious",
      "sermonic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin homileticus , from Greek homil\u0113tikos of conversation, from homilein ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020604"
  },
  "hot-walker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one employed to cool out horses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024557"
  },
  "hoveler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually unlicensed coast boatman who does odd jobs in assisting ships or goes out to wrecks to land passengers or secure salvage",
      ": a boat that is used by a hoveler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032204"
  },
  "homilete":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": homilist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4m\u0259\u02ccl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek homil\u0113t\u0113s disciple, scholar, fr, homilein ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040959"
  },
  "hold (all/all of) the cards":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be in control of a situation and have the power to make decisions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043207"
  },
  "hoven":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": afflicted with bloat",
      ": bloat sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dv\u0259n",
      "\"",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044843"
  },
  "horse plum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": american plum",
      ": canada plum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051808"
  },
  "hotfoot (it)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to proceed or move quickly you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053405"
  },
  "hobblebush":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a white-flowered shrubby viburnum ( Vibernum alnifolium synonym V. lantanoides ) of eastern North America having serrate rounded leaves and red berries"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0259l-\u02ccbu\u0307sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1818, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053443"
  },
  "horrification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of horrifying or condition of being horrified",
      ": something that horrifies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u022fr\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cch\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin horrifica re to horrify + English -tion ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054750"
  },
  "househusband":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man who does housekeeping usually while his spouse or partner earns the family income"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cch\u0259z-b\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No, in a historic upset, this one goes to a househusband who hasn't even appeared on camera all season, including in this week's episode: RHOBH's Tom Girardi. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, Ray wasn\u2019t the only househusband making waves. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "Hayes MacArthur takes the Keaton role of the hapless househusband and Andrea Anders plays the mom suddenly facing modern workplace culture. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "The couple believed that Daniel's transformation into a househusband made more economic sense than hiring a nanny. \u2014 Meryl Gordon, Town & Country , 21 May 2014",
      "Things are scarcely better at home, where her cheery househusband (Jos\u00e9 Garcia) greets her with elaborately prepared meals and insultingly sexist advice. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2018",
      "This storied writer-director-actor and Casanova turned househusband showed up unannounced and had attendees gather around him in the lounge, like courtiers. \u2014 Cara Buckley, New York Times , 26 Oct. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1858, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054807"
  },
  "horsing around":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to engage in horseplay",
      ": fool around sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "act up",
      "clown (around)",
      "cut up",
      "fool around",
      "hotdog",
      "monkey (around)",
      "show off",
      "showboat",
      "skylark"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the boys were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1919, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061606"
  },
  "hope for the best":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hope that things will turn out as well as possible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062458"
  },
  "horsepond":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pond for watering horses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063035"
  },
  "howff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": haunt , resort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307f",
      "\u02c8h\u014df"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dutch hof enclosure; akin to Old English hof enclosure, and perhaps to hufil hill",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1711, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063438"
  },
  "Howe truss":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a truss having vertical and diagonal members between the upper and lower horizontal members"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"after William Howe \u20201852 American inventor",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064008"
  },
  "hopseed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hopbush ( Dodonaea viscosa )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p-\u02ccs\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1959, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070129"
  },
  "hobbledehoy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an awkward gawky youth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0259l-di-\u02cch\u022fi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074137"
  },
  "housey-housey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": house sense 15"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" house entry 1 + -ie or -ey (variant of -ie )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074956"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": housemaid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "biddy",
      "char",
      "charwoman",
      "handmaiden",
      "handmaid",
      "housekeeper",
      "housemaid",
      "maid",
      "maidservant",
      "skivvy",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "visited the old plantation where her grandmother had long ago toiled as a house girl"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081730"
  },
  "hot-water bag":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stoppered rubber bag or earthenware bottle filled with hot water to provide warmth",
      ": heating pad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104546"
  },
  "hopscotch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a child's game in which a player tosses an object (such as a stone) into areas of a figure outlined on the ground and hops through the figure and back to regain the object",
      ": to move as if by hopping",
      ": a game in which a player tosses a stone into sections of a figure drawn on the ground and hops through the figure and back to pick up the stone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p-\u02ccsk\u00e4ch",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p-\u02ccsk\u00e4ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The tour hopscotched from city to city.",
      "We hopscotched across the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hamlet leaping around the stage like a child playing hopscotch , or the chorus lined up and facing forward, rigid as automatons. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Draw creative designs or use the chalk to play games such as tic-tac-toe or hopscotch . \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
      "The Spurs are hoping to turn a two-night trip to the Big Easy into a week-plus hopscotch across the country ending in a return to the full-fledged NBA postseason for the first time since 2019. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Punch lines have included everything from the driver skipping down a chalked hopscotch grid to getting violently attacked by the customer\u2019s loose dogs. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Other new additions are tether ball courts, a hopscotch area \u2014 or fitness walk \u2014 and racing lanes for children. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Justin Vivian Bond, this exuberant, irreverent game of genre hopscotch tickled the tears out of audiences at its St. Ann\u2019s Warehouse premiere in September. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Although not technically homeless, families like the De La Cruzes hopscotch from short-term rentals to living with other family members to living in their vehicles. \u2014 Imelda Garc\u00eda, Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The story of its habitability may be best understood not as a single, one-way global shift between red and blue but instead a series of hopscotch skips across a motley, regional patchwork of complex, changing conditions. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To work there, the researchers buried barrels of fuel along the snowy coastline, creating makeshift depots that a helicopter could hopscotch between. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "That strategy helped Delta rapidly outstrip several of its wilier but more sluggish competitors and hopscotch across the globe. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Having defined freedom mainly in its absence, Menand feels free to hopscotch through his favorite parts of midcentury mass high culture \u2014 painting, literature, the avant gardes \u2014 without concern for coherence or connection. \u2014 Andy Lewis, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "One class with just three students played hopscotch six feet apart. \u2014 Melody Petersen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "In sharp contrast, today\u2019s downtown is becoming a place where residents, workers and visitors can hopscotch \u2014 park to park \u2014 from one end to the other. \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "There\u2019s a backpack on another, a pair of basketball players and hopscotch squares in the distance. \u2014 Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star , 25 June 2020",
      "Contesting small states Candidates hopscotched across smaller states in a search for delegates where traffic was lighter. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "The efforts were successful in slowing the spread locally, but the virus had also begun stealthily hopscotching around the globe, with particularly devastating consequences in Italy, Spain and Iran. \u2014 Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "hop entry 1 + scotch entry 2 (line, score)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1801, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1918, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130200"
  },
  "hold against":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to use (something) as a reason to have a bad opinion of (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131759"
  },
  "housefurnishings":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": furnishings for a house",
      ": small articles of household equipment (as kitchen utensils)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1661, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132424"
  },
  "hoved":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of hoved dialectal past tense of heave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133338"
  },
  "howd":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move from side to side or up and down",
      ": a lurching rocking movement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259u\u0307d",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Intransitive verb",
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134200"
  },
  "Homerican":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": homeric"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0259\u0307k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin Homeric us + English -an"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1678, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140438"
  },
  "hover":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it",
      ": to hang fluttering in the air or on the wing",
      ": to remain suspended over a place or object",
      ": to move to and fro near a place : fluctuate around a given point",
      ": to be in a state of uncertainty, irresolution, or suspense",
      ": the act or state of hovering in the air",
      ": to fly or float in the air without moving far in any direction",
      ": to stay near a place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8h\u0259-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drift",
      "float",
      "glide",
      "hang",
      "poise",
      "ride",
      "sail",
      "swim",
      "waft"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "settle",
      "sink"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With employee numbers that hover around 100,000, this could mean 10,000 workers being shown the door. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The essays in this book are not confined to downtown, though many hover there. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 13 June 2022",
      "Drones fitted with cameras hover over centuries-old farms, allowing farmers to use fertilizer only where it is really needed, while nearby laboratories use the same lasers employed by NASA on Mars to perform soil analysis in seconds. \u2014 Vinod Sreeharsha, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Russian troops faced no real adversary in Syria; the war was mostly an air force operation where the pilots could hover over targets at will. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "As gas prices hover at record highs, local community groups are once again planning to fill the gas tanks of several hundred southeastern San Diegans next week. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Lake Michigan is famous for its storms in winter, when the park\u2019s temperatures typically hover at 20 to 38 degrees. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Two have no personal state income tax, and the others hover around 5%. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "So why has De Le\u00f3n been stuck in single digits in polls while Caruso and Bass hover in the mid-30% range, with Caruso holding down roughly as much Latino support as De Le\u00f3n in at least one poll. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "Middle English hoveren , frequentative of hoven to hover"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1513, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142300"
  },
  "house god":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": household god"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144743"
  },
  "housekeeping":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the management of a house and home affairs",
      ": the work or activity of cleaning and preparing rooms for customers (as in a hotel)",
      ": the department or employees responsible for doing such work",
      ": the care and management of property and the provision of equipment and services (as for an industrial organization)",
      ": the routine tasks that must be done in order for a system to function or to function efficiently",
      ": the care and management of a house or the rooms of a hotel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cck\u0113-pi\u014b",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cck\u0113-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We took the computer offline to do some basic housekeeping .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their attention to detail is exemplary across every aspect of a brand\u2019s communication \u2013 from the housekeeping of the stores to the unparalleled training of their sales staff. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Her step-by-step guide \u2014 detailed on her website, flylady.net \u2014 breaks housekeeping tasks into manageable chunks and the home into several zones. \u2014 Cathi Douglaswriter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "The home has struggled to find nurses, laundry, maintenance, housekeeping and food-service workers. \u2014 Lauren Coleman-lochner And Martin Z Braun, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
      "The complex offers a concierge service, dining, maintenance, housekeeping and activity calendar. \u2014 Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Walking the track requires some housekeeping but no maintenance of machines or staffing. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Housekeeping policies vary based on the type of hotel, Rogers said, with luxury hotels tending to provide daily housekeeping unless guests opt out. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "In conjunction with driving the aging parent, the worker can also help with things like shopping, cooking, housekeeping or other tasks. \u2014 Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Housekeeping policies vary based on the type of hotel, Rogers said, with luxury hotels tending to provide daily housekeeping unless guests opt out. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152112"
  },
  "Holy Writ":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bible sense 1",
      ": a writing or utterance having unquestionable authority"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "Bible",
      "Book",
      "Good Book",
      "Scripture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154659"
  },
  "Homeric simile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": epic simile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154752"
  },
  "homeland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": native land : fatherland",
      ": a state or area set aside to be a state for a people of a particular national, cultural, or racial origin",
      ": bantustan",
      ": the country a person comes from"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccland",
      "also",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccland"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "country",
      "fatherland",
      "home",
      "mother country",
      "motherland",
      "sod"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He returned to his homeland for the first time in many years.",
      "The rebels are fighting for an independent homeland .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The club legend rejoined the Blaugrana in the winter transfer window, signing as a free agent until the end of this month after a stint at Sao Paulo FC in his homeland . \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Ajuong said his brother was an inspiration for his family and the hope for so many in their homeland of South Sudan. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "The missing people are among the thousands of Haitians who have been desperately taking to the sea in the past few months, fleeing the desperation in their homeland in the largest exodus of Haitians since 2004. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
      "George is a 6-foot-6, 190-pound wing from Nigeria \u2014 who is known for collecting shoes to donate to children in his homeland . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "In April, ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest, Kalush Orchestra frontman Oleh Psiuk spoke to the Times U.K. about competing in the famed singing competition amid a Russian invasion raging in their homeland . \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 14 May 2022",
      "Korean immigrants left their homeland trying to achieve it, and many lost their belief in it after the riots. \u2014 Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "More than 4 million Ukrainians have left their homeland with about half heading to Poland. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The Post interviewed Afghans in Albania, Australia, Germany, Mexico and Uganda who left their homeland after the Taliban takeover. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154943"
  },
  "housewright":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a builder of wooden houses : a house carpenter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160158"
  },
  "horse post":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hitching post",
      ": a mail carrier who makes deliveries on horseback",
      ": a mail service performed by such carriers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162039"
  },
  "hovercraft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vehicle that is supported above the surface of land or water by a cushion of air produced by downwardly directed fans"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02cckraft",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The hovercraft handled about two dozen evacuations for several years before being abandoned in 2010 as too costly and incapable of operating in high seas or winds. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "At one point King Cove received millions of federal dollars to buy a fast hovercraft , and a road was built to a landing site near the refuge. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The futurist and the test pilot Is the world ready for wingless hovercraft levitating over cities and hotrodding through congested air corridors? \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Commissioned in 2009, Cavour is also equipped with a well deck capable of launching and recovering landing craft, hovercraft , and amphibious vehicles. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Switalski piloted the hovercraft while Howard approached the swan with a blanket on the ice. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "In January of this year, a similar case was reported in Massachusetts in which a dog had to be rescued from a frozen pond with the aid of a hovercraft . \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Snowmachines and hovercraft remain prohibited on state roads, but on Thursday, Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer signed regulations that remove restrictions on many other vehicles starting Jan. 1. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Farmers and residents scrambled to save cattle as the water quickly rose above the animals' heads, even deploying a hovercraft . \u2014 Jess Winter, CNN , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1959, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164211"
  },
  "housing development":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The temporary rules augment three areas of state law: housing development , transportation planning and metropolitan greenhouse gas reduction targets. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Such projects can include housing development , housing services and crime prevention and safety. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "Elsewhere in Washington, D.C., House Democrats are alleging that Trump-era Interior Secretary David Bernhardt orchestrated a bribery scheme involving an Arizona housing development , which Bernhardt denies. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Developers are focusing on upscale senior- housing development because some baby boomers\u2014people who were born between 1946 and 1964\u2014are approaching the age that people typically enter senior housing, according to senior-housing industry participants. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "But the effort has drawn the ire of some pro- housing development , or YIMBY, advocates and others who say the city must give up some aesthetic control to address a dire housing shortage. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The other two bills add money into the state's Housing Trust Fund, which is used to fund affordable housing development , housing assistance programs and homeless shelters. \u2014 Jessica Boehm, The Arizona Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Its caretakers, who for years have been fighting against an affordable- housing development for low-income seniors that would occupy the site, have been ordered to vacate by October 31. \u2014 Kim Velsey, Curbed , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The funds include $3 million to assist four ongoing affordable housing development projects that will create 454 new units in the Bates-Hendricks, Hawthorne, North Willows, and Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhoods. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1939, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165406"
  },
  "homestay":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stay at a residence by a traveler and especially by a visiting foreign student who is hosted by a local family"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccst\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Byron Nongbri runs a homestay with his wife, near the famous double-decker bridge in Nongriat village. \u2014 Anne Pinto-rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "Expedia, which offers travel bookings from hotels to cruises, didn\u2019t even consolidate its homestay brands into one until recently, finally redirecting HomeAway users to Vrbo.com in June of last year. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 1 June 2021",
      "That bodes well for Airbnb\u2019s pace of recovery and consumers\u2019 likelihood to opt toward the safety of a homestay over the exposure of a hotel as the world slowly opens back up. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "After a homestay there, the couple returned to Minnesota on March 10, the day before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. \u2014 Star Tribune , 6 Nov. 2020",
      "Even in tech, some companies such as ride-share services Uber and Lyft, travel sites Expedia and TripAdvisor, and homestay provider Airbnb face massive challenges in the coronavirus era. \u2014 Jay Greene, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2020",
      "Hotels and homestays are also providing more flexibility on bookings, as well as deals. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Several trekking companies based in the city offer trip and homestay packages of varying lengths, prices, and difficulty. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Jan. 2020",
      "Our lodgings are a mixture of hotels and rustic homestays in rural villages. \u2014 Anna Hartley, Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1952, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172930"
  },
  "housel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the Eucharist or the act of administering or receiving it",
      ": to administer communion to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English h\u016bsel sacrifice, Eucharist; akin to Goth hunsl sacrifice"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175007"
  },
  "horseback":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the back of a horse",
      ": on horseback",
      ": given without thorough consideration",
      ": the back of a horse",
      ": on horseback"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccbak",
      "\u02c8h\u022frs-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "From taking the salute on horseback at Trooping the Colour to leading the tributes at the Platinum Party at the Palace, Charles was in the spotlight. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Footage of border patrol officers on horseback chasing Haitian migrants and allegedly swinging their reigns like whips caused national outrage after surfacing online. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 15 June 2022",
      "As the situation worsened, agents were sent out on horseback to control the situation. \u2014 Bill Melugin, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
      "At the time, Border Patrol agents on horseback were photographed corralling migrants, images that some people said were suggestive of slavery. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Yet the science of paleontology has moved on; no longer is dinosaur hunting financed by industry barons desperate to one-up one another, and no longer are dinosaurs collected by frontiersmen on horseback . \u2014 Steve Brusatte, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "Situated at a spot where police and protesters had regularly done battle, the plaza contained a stone plinth supporting a bronze statue of a historic Chilean figure, General Baquedano, on horseback . \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "As four riders on horseback moved down a trail, a mother cow called to her calf, who broke into a sprint to get to her side. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "While many of the royals arrived by carriage, the Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, took up her traditional position on horseback \u2014an honor afforded to her as a royal colonel of the Household Division. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area. \u2014 Lisa Prevost, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2017"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1727, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180537"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a member of a fictitious peaceful and genial race of small humanlike creatures that dwell underground"
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      "\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0259t"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Take Airbnb, which has been known for renting out some of the world\u2019s wackiest properties, from UFO shuttles to above-ground submarines to real-life hobbit holes. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
      "Long before Bilbo or Frodo's ancestors settled in the Shire, there were three types of hobbit predecessors: the Harfoots, the Stoors, and the Fallohides. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Memory is imperfect, as Forth explains in his book, and encounters with a modern-day hobbit can scare the willies out of anyone. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "You're expected to just identify with an elf or a hobbit , but people can't identify in the same way with people of color. \u2014 Eva Recinos, refinery29.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, for instance, mapped the fantastical locations of Elven woods and hobbit homes throughout his imaginary Middle Earth. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "For more than two decades, the actor Elijah Wood has kept a pair of hairy hobbit feet in the same box they were given to him in. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Thomas worried that a rogue elector -- without fear of penalty -- could vote for anyone, including a hobbit . \u2014 Ariane De Vogue, CNN , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "After all, how does one follow up the biggest fantasy franchise of all time, which propelled him to global stardom as ring-bearing hobbit Frodo Baggins? \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 27 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "coined by J. R. R. Tolkien"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182010"
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      "plural noun"
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      ": laminae on the inside of the wall of an animal's hoof"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185100"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": one of the large pieces into which blubber is cut before mincing"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190112"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a form genus of fossil plants based on naked sporangia that are now commonly believed to be the fruiting structures of plants of the genus Asteroxylon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u00e4st\u0259\u02c8mel\u0259"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Hostim , Czechoslovakia, its locality + New Latin -ella"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192158"
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      "Definition of hoorah's nest variant of hurrah's nest"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194551"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or camel"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307-d\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi & Urdu hauda , from Arabic hawdaj"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1774, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194800"
  },
  "horse purslane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a coarse tropical American fleshy weed ( Trianthema portulacastrum ) of the family Aizoaceae"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194944"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": any of a family (Syrphidae) of dipteran flies that are noted for frequenting flowers and hovering at one place in the air and include some whose larvae prey on plant lice"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02ccfl\u012b",
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200011"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a specialist in Homer and his epics"
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      "\u02c8h\u014dm\u0259r\u0259\u0307st"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1695, in the meaning defined above"
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      "noun"
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      ": kestrel"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a person on horseback"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"\u0259(r)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-211915"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a well or spring venerated often from pagan times for reputed healing properties"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213529"
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  "hot-water bottle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a rubber container that is filled with hot water and used to warm a bed or a part of the body",
      ": a stoppered rubber bag or earthenware bottle filled with hot water to provide warmth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u00e4t-\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259r-\u02cc, -\u02c8w\u00e4t-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215259"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": swineherd"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220142"
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  "Hobbism":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes",
      ": the Hobbesian theory that people have a fundamental right to self-preservation and to pursue selfish aims but will relinquish these rights to an absolute monarch in the interest of common safety and happiness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-\u02ccbi-z\u0259m"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1691, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224030"
  },
  "Hobart":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Garret Augustus 1844\u20131899 American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1897\u201399)",
      "city in the northwestern corner of Indiana population 29,059",
      "city and port in Australia; capital of Tasmania population 170,975"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d-\u02ccb\u00e4rt",
      "-b\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230531"
  },
  "horse race":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a close contest (as in politics)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The election is sure to become a horse race by early summer."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1954, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230639"
  },
  "hope chest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young woman's accumulation of clothes and domestic furnishings (such as silver and linen) kept in anticipation of her marriage",
      ": a chest for such an accumulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1911, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231129"
  },
  "holy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness",
      ": divine",
      ": devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity",
      ": having a divine quality",
      ": venerated as or as if sacred",
      ": set apart for the service of God or of a divine being : sacred",
      ": being a deity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "devout",
      "godly",
      "pious",
      "religious",
      "sainted",
      "saintly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antireligious",
      "faithless",
      "godless",
      "impious",
      "irreligious",
      "ungodly",
      "unholy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a holy relic worn by one of the saints",
      "the holy monk spent many hours on his knees in prayer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As early as March 2020, the hashtag #Quranovirus started appearing on social media in India, along with #BanTheBook, referring to banning the Quran, the holy book of Islam, according to research from the anti-hate group Equality Labs. \u2014 Gerry Shih, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Reading the Quran, Islam's holy book, is among the rituals practiced throughout the 29 to 30 days \u2014 but the most significant tradition synonymous with Ramadan is fasting. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Muslims believe that during the month of Ramadan, God gave the Prophet Muhammad the Qu'ran, Islam's holy book, in 610 A.D. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The pages from Islam's holy book were seen scattered on the floor. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Critics, particularly Constitutional scholars, have argued that such designations are unconstitutional and that states cannot give preferential status to any religion\u2019s holy book. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "That felt wrong, and desecrating the holy book is punishable by death. \u2014 USA Today , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Israel captured east Jerusalem, including the Old City with its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 war, and annexed it in a move not recognized internationally. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 30 May 2022",
      "Israel and other states agreed to maintain Status Quo access to these holy sites after Israel captured them in the 1967 war. \u2014 Atika Shubert, Abeer Salman And Lauren Izso, CNN , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Old English h\u0101lig ; akin to Old English h\u0101l whole \u2014 more at whole"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231141"
  },
  "housing estate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": housing development"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was born in Sydney and raised by a single mother in a public housing estate . \u2014 Time , 20 May 2022",
      "The film has been shooting in Rome and its suburbs, including the local beach resort Ostia, public housing estate Corviale and a variety of neighborhoods off the beaten track. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The outbreak in a public housing estate and signs of virus found in sewage led to mass testing at dozens of apartment blocks, involving thousands of people. \u2014 Jinshan Hong, Bloomberg.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "In January, parts of the Kwai Chung public housing estate were locked down for up to a week for mass testing after an outbreak that made headlines across the city. \u2014 Ezra Cheung, NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The coming of age story follows siblings Laura (16), Mira (12) and Steffi (7), fending for themselves in a Swedish working-class suburban housing estate , as their mother vanishes for lengthy periods. \u2014 Annika Pham, Variety , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "This social- housing estate , which had 300 apartments in it, was fantastic. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "It\u2019s about a girl on a West London housing estate , who is a conduit to the lives of all the other people in her orbit. \u2014 Michaela Coel, Vulture , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The first chapter introduces 8-year-old Damla, who in 1999 is living with her mother, Ayla, and her brother and sister in a housing estate in London\u2019s Tottenham section. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233003"
  },
  "horror story":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence",
      ": something unsettling or unfortunate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We've all heard horror stories about airlines losing people's luggage.",
      "Her childhood was a horror story .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This comic puts its female Muslim protagonist through a dark horror story instead of an uplifting superhero saga. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Like many apartment hunters, our search quickly turned from a romcom fantasy to a real estate horror story . \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "Almost every marketer has heard of a horror story where cooperation with an influencer didn\u2019t go as planned. \u2014 Dmitry Dolgorukov, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "For Alfred, Amsterdam appears to be the opposite of a horror story . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Up on the room\u2019s mezzanine, blocky, cowled forms suggesting monks lashed together with rubber cord lurk silently, as if in an obscure horror story . \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The film does not have a title or official logline yet, but it will be based on a true horror story . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The ominous sky on the label is the backdrop for a harvest horror story for winemaker Joel Peterson. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The result is a gripping period piece turned horror story , fabulously acted and frighteningly told. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233231"
  },
  "how dare (someone)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of how dare (someone) \u2014 used in speech to show anger about what someone has done or said How dare you touch me! How dare he speak to you like that!"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004842"
  },
  "hoydenish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fi-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from obsolete Dutch heiden country lout, from Middle Dutch, heathen; akin to Old English h\u01e3then heathen"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1676, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021426"
  },
  "hovering accent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a distribution of energy, pitch, or duration in two adjacent syllables in some utterance of verse when a heavy syllable occurs next to a syllable bearing the metrical ictus so that for perception the stress seems to be divided or diffused nearly equally over both (as cornfield in the line \u201cthat o'er\u00b4/the green\u00b4/cornfield/did pass\u00b4\u201d)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024942"
  },
  "home road":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the railroad owning or leasing a car in freight-car interchange"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050659"
  },
  "homiculture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": scientific physical improvement of humankind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4m\u0259",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm\u0259+\u02cc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin homi- (from homo man) + English culture"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072626"
  },
  "homestead":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the home and adjoining land occupied by a family",
      ": an ancestral home",
      ": house",
      ": a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract",
      ": to acquire or occupy as a homestead",
      ": to acquire or settle on land under a homestead law",
      ": a home and the land around it",
      ": a piece of land gained from United States public lands by living on and farming it",
      ": to acquire or settle on public land for use as a homestead",
      ": the home and adjoining land with any buildings that is occupied usually by a family as its principal residence",
      ": an estate created by law in a homestead especially for the purpose of taking advantage of a homestead exemption",
      ": a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract",
      "city in southeastern Florida southwest of Miami population 60,512"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted",
      "-stid",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted, -stid",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsted"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They decided to farm the old homestead .",
      "Verb",
      "They homesteaded the territory in the 1860s.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In a tour across North America, Srinath helps aqua, rooftop, indoor, homestead , suburban and foraging farmers who are at a breaking point. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Your will cannot avoid these homestead rights, as they were enacted to prevent a surviving spouse from becoming suddenly homeless. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "The majority of the $600 million is expected to be used by DHHL for developing homestead lots and acquiring land \u2014 an effort that will be further boosted by a record $22.3 million that Congress approved earlier this year for Native Hawaiian housing. \u2014 Rob Perez, ProPublica , 6 May 2022",
      "The lawsuit stems from a 1991 law allowing Native Hawaiians to file claims against the state for losses incurred while waiting for a homestead lease from 1959 to 1988. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "It was known to the government as Launch Facility E05, one of 52 active nuclear missile sites on the old homestead farms of Fergus County. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The Denali dog teams stopped overnight at Jenna and David Jonas\u2019 homestead near Hadley Island and talked about their dogs over homemade pie. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The maximum homestead exemption allowed statewide is 20 percent. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
      "As a result, San Antonio is likely to increase its homestead exemption \u2014 a tool that lowers the taxable value of a home, lowering the taxes paid on it. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 5 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Tour the first floor of Stonewalls, the 1720 Hayes homestead where the family resided. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Sep. 2021"
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      "noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
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      "1830, in the meaning defined above"
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      "noun"
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      ": ark sense 3"
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      ": to have a strong advantage over others in a contest, competition, etc."
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      "adjective"
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      ": homicidal"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin homicidi um + English -ous"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-115510"
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      "adjective"
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      ": struck with horror"
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      "1814, in the meaning defined above"
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      "noun"
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      ": a series of baseball games played at a team's home field"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After drawing the Washington Spirit 1-1 in a physical affair, the Portland Thorns wrap up their four-game home stand with a matinee match against the Houston Dash on Saturday. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
      "Portland comes off an 11-game home stand that saved their season. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The series continues through Sunday and the \u2018Birds (8-3) will be back in Aberdeen Tuesday to begin a two-week home stand . \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "This is the fourth outing in an eight-game home stand for the Beavers, who are 10-5 this season at Goss Stadium. ... \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Austin will have a front-row seat this week as Miguel Cabrera looks to get the 3,000th hit of his career during the up-coming home stand against the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Bosquez is hopeful to return this weekend for the home stand beginning on Thursday at 5 p.m. against USC. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "This final 10-day home stand includes no off days, so the Brewers will need six starters to maintain that regimen. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "Newman, who injured his ankle on a dunk, added 13 points for Cincinnati, which closes out its three-game home stand Sunday against Temple. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120533"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": sleight of hand",
      ": nonsense or sham used especially to cloak deception",
      ": to play tricks on"
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      "\u02cch\u014d-k\u0259s-\u02c8p\u014d-k\u0259s"
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      "conjuring",
      "legerdemain",
      "magic",
      "prestidigitation"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "probably from hocus pocus , imitation Latin phrase used by jugglers"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1774, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-124232"
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      "plural noun"
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      ": dried horse droppings"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141527"
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      "noun"
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      ": bible sense 1",
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    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141749"
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      "noun"
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      ": a genus of tropical trees (family Dipterocarpaceae) with simple leaves, usually fragrant flowers with one-sided spikes or racemes, and often hard heavy wood \u2014 compare merawan"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, after John Hope \u20201786 Scottish physician and botanist"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-143525"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a bryozoan of the genus Flustra"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-153306"
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  "holiday":{
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      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": holy day",
      ": a day on which one is exempt from work",
      ": a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event",
      ": vacation",
      ": a period of exemption or relief",
      ": to take or spend a vacation or holiday (see holiday entry 1 sense 2 ) especially in travel or at a resort : vacation",
      ": a special day of celebration during which schools and businesses are often closed",
      ": vacation entry 1",
      "Eleanora 1915\u20131959 Billie American jazz singer"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101",
      "British usually",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101"
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      "break",
      "hols",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Office commute costs may get better: Amid high gas prices, which sat at a national average of $4.98 per gallon Sunday, President Joe Biden is currently considering a gasoline tax holiday . \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The Cambridges were on a private family holiday in the country where Duchess Kate spent part of her childhood. \u2014 Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "The pair\u2014who have been dating since last year\u2014recently enjoyed a romantic holiday in St. Barts. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
      "After all, what's any holiday without deep feelings being stirred up at some point? \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "Midsummer was traditionally a holiday of love and fertility. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Zandi also expressed concern that energy companies may not pass along the entire savings from a gas tax holiday . \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "But Biden can't force Saudi Arabia to produce more oil, and with Russian supplies out of reach due to sanctions for the invasion, a gas tax holiday would at least show some sort of action. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
      "Yet those efforts have yet to reduce price pressures meaningfully, such that the administration is now considering a gas tax holiday . \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The surge came, worse than imagined, with Americans determined to holiday their way through the new year like the pandemic didn\u2019t exist. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2021",
      "For the world\u2019s beleaguered airline industry, the measures give travelers yet another reason to think twice before taking to the skies and will probably end Britons\u2019 plans of holidaying abroad this summer. \u2014 James Ludden, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2020",
      "Morrison returned home early from holidaying in Hawaii ahead of Christmas following the death of two firefighters and amid criticism his government was doing too little to address climate change and a country-wide drought. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "Macey Ellison, 18, and her family, who were holidaying in Mallacoota, in the southeastern state of Victoria, took cover in a friend\u2019s small boat for more than four hours as the fire threatened the town. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, WSJ , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "Check out the video above to see what makes some of your faves\u2019 holidays the Blackest celebration of all time. \u2014 Danielle Young, Essence , 24 Dec. 2019",
      "Ticking off yet another Caribbean island, Queen Elizabeth II visited Mustique (where William and Kate are currently rumoured to be holidaying ) with her sister Princess Margaret in 1977. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 26 July 2019",
      "The stimulus measures include incentives for Thais to holiday in their country, as well as extra support for farmers, small businesses and the poor. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019",
      "According to the Sun, the Derby County manager, who has been holidaying in France with his family, is set to meet Roman Abramovich on his yacht in St Tropez this week for contractual talks. \u2014 SI.com , 18 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English, from Old English h\u0101ligd\u00e6g , from h\u0101lig holy + d\u00e6g day"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1869, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-162334"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "town on the English Channel in East Sussex, southern England population 82,500"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dv"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163139"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sponge lacking spicules but having a spongin skeleton that is more or less horny"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163602"
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      "noun"
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      ": a common word or phrase : byword"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-215341"
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  "hoya":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Hoya ) of climbing Asian and Australian evergreen shrubs of the milkweed family"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fi-\u0259"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With a green hoya , a sansevieria and a ZZ plant, you\u2019ll be fully stocked with plants that are easy to care for. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "With a green hoya , a sansevieria and a ZZ plant, you\u2019ll be fully stocked with plants that are easy to care for. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "With a green hoya , a sansevieria and a ZZ plant, you\u2019ll be fully stocked with plants that are easy to care for. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "With a green hoya , a sansevieria and a ZZ plant, you\u2019ll be fully stocked with plants that are easy to care for. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "With a green hoya , a sansevieria and a ZZ plant, you\u2019ll be fully stocked with plants that are easy to care for. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "With a green hoya , a sansevieria and a ZZ plant, you\u2019ll be fully stocked with plants that are easy to care for. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "With a green hoya , a sansevieria and a ZZ plant, you\u2019ll be fully stocked with plants that are easy to care for. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "With a green hoya , a sansevieria and a ZZ plant, you\u2019ll be fully stocked with plants that are easy to care for. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 5 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Thomas Hoy \u20201821 English gardener"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-223819"
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      "Definition of hops oil variant of hop oil"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-224136"
  },
  "Hope":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true",
      ": trust",
      ": to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment",
      ": to expect with confidence : trust",
      ": to hope without any basis for expecting fulfillment",
      ": desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment",
      ": expectation of fulfillment or success",
      ": someone or something on which hopes are centered",
      ": something desired or hoped for",
      ": trust , reliance",
      ": to desire especially with expectation that the wish will be granted",
      ": desire together with the expectation of getting what is wanted",
      ": a chance or likelihood for something desired",
      ": something wished for",
      ": someone or something that may be able to help",
      "Anthony \u2014 see Sir Anthony Hope hawkins",
      "Bob 1903\u20132003 originally Leslie Townes Hope American (British-born) comedian",
      "Victor Alexander John 1887\u20131951 2nd Marquis of",
      "British soldier; viceroy of India (1936\u201343)",
      "city in southwestern Arkansas that was the childhood home of President Bill Clinton population 10,095"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dp",
      "\u02c8h\u014dp",
      "\u02c8h\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "await",
      "expect",
      "watch (for)"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "TyTy Washington will hope to follow in the footsteps of several fellow recent Kentucky basketball alums after sliding in the NBA draft Thursday. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 24 June 2022",
      "Dinwiddie\u2019s recent campaign will be what decision makers hope can happen to Warren. \u2014 Tony East, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "The network, which connects the University of Chicago with Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, is a rudimentary version of what scientists hope someday to become the internet of the future. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "What gives you hope for the future of our fight against COVID? \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
      "The organizers also hope to use their platform to highlight other key issues impacting communities of color. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Higher spending on energy could, some economists hope , deplete demand in other sectors, allowing for other price pressures to ease. \u2014 Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "Officials hope the shelter will be more than a place to escape the heat, though. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "Lets hope their shooting is as bad as their pronunciation !!!!!! \u2014 Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The leaker\u2019s purpose seems obvious: a last-ditch effort to mobilize public opinion and activist protesters in hope of intimidating the justices into rethinking their position. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Jennifer L. Mascott, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
      "Inside is a baby girl who was thrown from the train by her Jewish father \u2013 whose wife no longer has enough milk to feed both his twins \u2013 in the hope of saving them both. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "So, with tension mounting, workers lined the long walkway with their bags packed as the quartet of office golfers gathered at one end in the hope of sinking the carpet putt of the century! \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Alamo, which emerged from Chapter 11 in June, has continued to retool its business in the hope more movies will come from the major studios as the pandemic eases, even as the traditional theatrical window shortens. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi conducted a tour of the Pacific islands last month in the hope of securing a sweeping regional trade and security pact, but the island nations were unable to reach a consensus on a deal. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi conducted a tour of the Pacific islands last month in the hope of securing a sweeping regional trade and security pact, but the island nations were unable to reach a consensus on a deal. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Maverick production in the hope of appearing in the sequel. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Issues began when venue staff started letting fans into the venue a few hours before the show started and the first 100 to 200 fans allowed in ran towards the stage, in the hope of getting a spot close to the barricade. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb and Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English hopian ; akin to Middle High German hoffen to hope"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-224618"
  },
  "Hova":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the dominant native people of central Madagascar",
      ": a member of such people \u2014 compare malagasy",
      ": the language of the Hova people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dv\u0259",
      "\u02c8h\u00fcv"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-230118"
  },
  "horror of horrors":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of horror of horrors informal + humorous \u2014 used to describe something as shocking or horrible There was no television at the cabin, so\u2014 horror of horrors !\u2014we had to spend the evenings reading books and playing board games."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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      "noun"
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      ": a genus of Asiatic trees or shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) having alternate serrate leaves, small greenish flowers, and indehiscent fruit"
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      "h\u014d\u02c8v\u0113n\u0113\u0259"
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      "New Latin, from David ten Hove \u20201787 Dutch senator + connective -n- + New Latin -ia"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-234900"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-001822"
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      ": to stop (someone) from doing something",
      ": to not allow (something) to be seen or known by someone",
      ": to keep (something)",
      ": to delay (something)",
      ": to stop (someone or something) from moving forward : to stop (someone or something) from advancing to the next level, grade, or stage"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": homeric"
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    "examples":[],
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      "Homer + English -ian"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1717, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022728"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a pink-flowered thick-leaved European plant ( Sempervivum tectorum ) of the orpine family that tends to form clusters of rosettes and is often grown in rock gardens",
      ": sempervivum"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "examples":[],
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      "Middle English houslek, from hous house entry 1 + lek leek",
      "Note: The formation is paralleled by Middle Dutch luuslooc, Middle High German huslouh, Old Danish husl\u00f8k, and Old Swedish hussl\u00f6k. The name is alleged to have originated from the custom of growing Sempervivum tectorum (the specific epithet meaning \"of the roofs\") on the roofs of houses to ward off lightning."
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-044712"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "imitative"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-050514"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1710, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-062044"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": troops appointed to attend and guard a sovereign or the residence of a sovereign"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1711, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074538"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093430"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-155821"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a tray or trough that has a pole handle and that is borne on the shoulder for carrying loads (as of mortar or brick)",
      ": a coal scuttle"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4d"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from Middle Dutch hodde ; akin to Middle High German hotte cradle"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-195601"
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  "Howell system":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method of conducting a game of duplicate bridge or whist so that each pair plays one set of boards against each other pair \u2014 compare mitchell movement"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after E. C. Howell"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-203152"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a prostrate woody Australasian herb ( Mesembryanthemum australe )"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-211124"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being or carried on in a place away from public view : clandestine",
      ": insignificant"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r"
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      "behind-the-scenes",
      "clandestine",
      "covert",
      "furtive",
      "hugger-mugger",
      "hush-hush",
      "private",
      "privy",
      "secret",
      "sneak",
      "sneaking",
      "sneaky",
      "stealth",
      "stealthy",
      "surreptitious",
      "undercover",
      "underground",
      "underhand",
      "underhanded"
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      "public"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-211953"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": midwife"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-225333"
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      "noun"
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      ": comber board"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-233335"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several plants of the genus Trifolium with heads of yellow flowers resembling hop",
      ": black medic"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-235729"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": housefurnishings and furniture"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-000008"
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  "hot-water heating":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": central heating by means of hot water circulated through pipes or radiators"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-003047"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to talk in an informal and especially private way"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-003341"
  },
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    "type":[
      "trademark"
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Hopcalite \u2014 used for a granular mixture of specially prepared manganese dioxide with other oxides used as a catalyst especially for removing carbon monoxide from air by oxidation or for detecting carbon monoxide in gas analysis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4pk\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011333"
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  "hoydenism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unladylike or tomboyish behavior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u1d4an\u02cciz\u0259m"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011902"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": guest sense 1a"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "We have houseguests this weekend.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep in mind that your houseguest will be staying with you only a few more weeks. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In the past month, Moakler was a houseguest on CBS' Celebrity Big Brother. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "To drive the point home about nonsensical series alterations and further poke fun at Fox executives, the Simpson family has a hip teenage houseguest named Roy drop in for the episode. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Beth must confront a houseguest ; Kayce and his family seek out a new home. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Sooki turns out to be an ideal houseguest \u2013 self-sufficient, tidy, quiet, thoughtful. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Dehnart said the Cookout should be applauded for its savvy and strategy \u2014 each member has formed a friendship with a non-Cookout houseguest in order to lower suspicion. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "One weekend, the Buchanans invited Elizabeth Taylor as a houseguest . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Amy manage an understaffed precinct; Jake and Charles investigate; Rosa gets a new houseguest ; Jake and Amy make a system to balance both work and children. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1609, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-021913"
  },
  "horse balm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an erect smooth perennial strong-scented herb ( Collinsonia canadensis ) of eastern North America with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers",
      ": a plant of the genus Monarda"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175520"
  },
  "hopsage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of certain low shrubs of alkaline regions of western North America that constitute the genus Grayia of the family Chenopodiaceae and are locally important native browse plants",
      ": an erect much-branched shrub ( G. spinosa ) having the flowers in dense terminal spikes, the fruiting bracts broadly rounded and often tinged with red, and forming a cluster resembling the strobilus of a hopvine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "hop entry 3 + sage"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180929"
  },
  "hostile takeover":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an attempt to buy a company when the people who own the company do not want to sell it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183455"
  },
  "hoorah":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": excitement , fanfare",
      ": cheer sense 1",
      ": fuss"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hu\u0307-\u02c8r\u00e4",
      "-\u02c8r\u022f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185329"
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  "home key":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the eight keys for the characters asdf and jkl ; on which the fingers normally rest in starting position for touch typing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1910, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190339"
  },
  "hole card":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a card in stud poker that is properly dealt facedown and that the holder need not expose before the showdown",
      ": something (such as a reliable advantage) that is held in reserve especially for use at a strategic moment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195540"
  },
  "hopsack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rough-surfaced loosely woven clothing fabric"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p-\u02ccsak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English hopsak sack for hops, from hoppe hop + sak sack"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1888, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201440"
  },
  "Holy Year":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Roman Catholic jubilee year"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1699, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201717"
  },
  "hogshead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large cask or barrel",
      ": any of various units of capacity",
      ": a U.S. unit equal to 63 gallons (238 liters)",
      ": a very large cask",
      ": a unit of liquid measure equal to 63 gallons (about 238 liters)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fgz-\u02cched",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4gz-",
      "\u02c8h\u022fgz-\u02cched",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4gz-"
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      "barrel",
      "butt",
      "cask",
      "firkin",
      "keg",
      "kilderkin",
      "pipe",
      "puncheon",
      "rundlet",
      "runlet",
      "tun"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the ship's hold carried 164 hogsheads of molasses",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To that end, Welsh and his team selected whisky aged for 52 years in just two casks, a sherry butt and American oak ex-bourbon hogshead , which were married together in equal proportions. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
      "An enormous shift from the costly and exhausting process of rolling hogshead barrels by land over bumpy roads behind oxen, bateaux would help open the Virginia frontier and fill the pockets of the farmers who stocked them. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Description: This is a very affordable 6 year old single Oloroso hogshead cask from Tullibardine, released by independent bottler The Single Cask. \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Happy Valley, where not just tents but hogsheads , dry goods boxes, a covered wagon and even beached ships were used as dwellings, may have been playful and carefree at first. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 29 May 2020",
      "Once upon a time a ticket to the cinema cost just five quid, and a hogshead of mead but a farthing. \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2019",
      "Heavy first brought Guinness to America, when, on Oct. 16, 1817, eight hogsheads of Guinness porter were delivered to him somewhere in South Carolina. \u2014 Sean Rossman, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "The king and his guests consumed 27 hogsheads of wine, 400 head of pork, 3,000 fowl, 15,000 herring, 10,000 eels, 100 pounds of almonds, two pounds of spices and 66 pounds of pepper. \u2014 Jocelyn Mcclurg, USA TODAY , 20 Dec. 2017",
      "The Layover: Amsterdam and BangkokThe Reward: Laphroaig the 1815 Legacy EditionIt's aged in both oversized hogsheads and bourbon barrels, lending fruit notes to a Scotch already potent with smoke aromas. \u2014 Meredith Heil, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 31 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201941"
  },
  "househeating":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": housewarming",
      ": central heating of a dwelling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201955"
  },
  "holy basil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a basil ( Ocimum sanctum ) found in the tropics of the Old World that is extensively naturalized in tropical America and that in India is held sacred to Vishnu"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202432"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an emotional and usually controversial issue or concern that triggers immediate intense reaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The film is considered very controversial for all the hot buttons it pushes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aside from the growing use of plant protein, more sustainable and ethically-farmed meat is also a hot button with Gen Z. \u2014 Jeff Fromm, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The festival\u2019s online ticket portal has been a hot button issue, plagued by server crashes all week. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "The best thing to do if technoference is a hot button issue in your relationship? \u2014 Nikki Campo, SELF , 3 May 2022",
      "Younger workers increasingly want employers that share their values, potentially leaving executives who ignore hot button issues at a disadvantage. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "This was a hot button for me, because a number of people in my life, including my parents, have said that my innocent actions were rude. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Bosley suggests addressing the hot button issues, like the rules that keep responsible farmers from selling raw milk and raw milk cheeses. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Depending on the hot button issue, the banning of books can come from the right or the left. \u2014 Marybeth Gasman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "This year Sundance has several films that examine women\u2019s rights, which has been a hot button issue in this country for years. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 22 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1966, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203258"
  },
  "house wren":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common wren ( Troglodytes aedon ) that nests about houses and walls throughout the U.S. and migrates south in winter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1791, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205446"
  },
  "hold away":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to remain at a distance : hold off",
      ": to continue on one's way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211345"
  },
  "holia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": humpback salmon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl\u0113\u0259"
    ],
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      "origin unknown"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212707"
  },
  "howardite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stony meteorite composed essentially of anorthite, olivine, and bronzite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307\u0259(r)\u02ccd\u012bt"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Luke Howard \u20201864 English meteorologist + English -ite"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085830"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": bread consecrated in the Eucharist",
      ": bread provided for the Communion service",
      ": antidoron"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English holy brede"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080331"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a place where betting on horses is carried on"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081022"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shrub or tree of the genus Dodonaea",
      ": an ornamental shrub or small tree ( Dodonaea vicosa ) of tropical to subtropical regions that has narrow, glossy leaves coated with a sticky substance when young and a fruit that is a winged, papery capsule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081948"
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    "type":[
      "biographical name ()"
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      "Catherine \u2014 see catherine",
      "Henry 1517?\u20131547 Earl of Surrey English soldier and poet",
      "John Winston 1939\u2013 prime minister of Australia (1996\u20132007)",
      "Oliver Otis 1830\u20131909 American general and educator",
      "Sidney Coe 1891\u20131939 American dramatist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307(-\u0259)rd",
      "\u02c8hau\u0307(-\u0259)rd"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082447"
  },
  "hog":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a domesticated swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms) \u2014 compare pig sense 1a",
      ": any of various animals related to the domesticated swine",
      ": a young unshorn sheep",
      ": wool from such a sheep",
      ": a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person",
      ": one that uses something to excess",
      ": to cut (a horse's mane) short : roach",
      ": to cause to arch",
      ": to take in excess of one's due",
      ": to tear up or shred (some material, such as waste wood) into bits by machine",
      ": to become curved upward in the middle",
      ": a usually large adult pig",
      ": a greedy or dirty person",
      ": to take or use in a way that keeps others from having or using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fg",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8h\u022fg",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cormorant",
      "glutton",
      "gorger",
      "gormandizer",
      "gourmand",
      "overeater",
      "pig",
      "stuffer",
      "swiller"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Don't be such a hog ! Other people have to eat too!",
      "The new software is a real memory hog .",
      "Verb",
      "He's been hogging the remote control all night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Such hog farms, along with meat processing plants, have become mega incubators for pandemics. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Unexpectedly, the latest group to throw its weight behind the hog barons is the Biden administration\u2019s Department of Justice. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
      "Pick up three dollars at the joint, five dollars from the offering plate at church, and make eight dollars for the weekend and live high on the hog when my peers were happy just to get the three dollars. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "While the hog farms of Smithfield Foods have drawn criticism from activists, the county\u2019s economy depends on them. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Born in 1893, Osborne started hiccupping after an incident involving a hog . \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
      "The cheap plastic or soft metal fittings found on most garden hoses there days are fine if they\u2019re stepped on by a ground hog or a small child. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 20 May 2022",
      "As for hog -tying Whitmer, that was puffery, the defense lawyer claimed. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s why a team led by Brandon Barton, an ecologist at Mississippi State University, recently dumped 15 tons of fresh feral hog carcasses\u2014or about 200 bodies\u2014into a large prairie grassland in Oklahoma. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Shy Sally Holt grew up watching her beautiful older sister Kathy hog the spotlight with ease \u2013 and with jealousy as Kathy landed dreamy high school senior Billy Barnes. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
      "On Monday, no doubt Shenae will try to hog the spotlight some more, either by trying to apologize and/or justify her shenanigans. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Carl Icahn are pressing fast-food giants like McDonald\u2019s Corp. , meatpacking companies and hog farmers like Mr. Deahr to provide pregnant hogs more space. \u2014 Patrick Thomas And Heather Haddon, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "As the men toiled with the huge swine, a small but growing group of visitors arrived, some of whom grew up going to hog slaughters in their own communities and some who were attending their first. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Rather than try to hog the spotlight or fall back on formula, the firm astutely figured out how to fortify an already great ensemble. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Toy Run organizers usually have permission to hog the road for charity, with police escorts shutting down highways for a few hours until the long line of motorcycles passes by. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Hankey was accused of trying to hog the proceeds of a low-ball auction, which would then put it into a position to take ownership of and resell the property at a higher price. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Far removed from the times when Chicago was an industrial and manufacturing powerhouse and hog butcher to the world, Black Americans no longer arrive in the city with dreams of finding work. \u2014 William Lee, chicagotribune.com , 22 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English hogge , from Old English hogg"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1769, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082744"
  },
  "hot up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to increase in intensity, pace, or excitement",
      ": to make livelier, speedier, or more intense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are some hot up -and-comers in the Q category this year, giving BBQ-lovers all around the metro a better shot at enjoying fall-off-the-bone goodness without making too big a trek. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "These water bottles will keep your beverages cold up to 24 hours or hot up to 12 hours and are backed by a lifetime warranty. \u2014 Caitlin Chen, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "If the pace is hot up front, Enforceable figures to be making a charge at the end. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "According to a report in The Sun, Bristol City boss Johnson is ready to renew his interest in the 20-year-old as the Championship promotion race hots up . \u2014 SI.com , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "Bayern Munich have postponed their annual squad photo, as talk of a move to bring Leroy Sane to the Allianz Arena hots up . \u2014 SI.com , 30 July 2019",
      "Inter host Juventus at San Siro this Saturday, as the title race in Serie A hots up with Napoli breathing down Juventus' neck. \u2014 SI.com , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "No other clubs have been officially named as having an interest in Torres' signature, but expect his name to be splashed across the back pages in the coming months as a potential battle for his services hots up . \u2014 SI.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "The race for AC Milan star Suso continues to hot up , after transfer speculation has repeatedly linked him to both Liverpool and Real Madrid this week. \u2014 SI.com , 14 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085716"
  },
  "how do":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of how do dialectal \u2014 used to express greeting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)hau\u0307d\u00a6d\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "short for how do you do"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-091404"
  },
  "housewrecker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wrecker sense 1b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103635"
  },
  "homeless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no home or permanent place of residence",
      ": having no home or permanent residence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Drop-off days are currently Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday with a reservation and any items Welcome Home can\u2019t use are repurposed, recycled, or donated to agencies like homeless shelters and animal rescues. \u2014 Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
      "Swanigan\u2019s brother, Carl Jr., said in the Bleacher Report article that living in Utah was especially difficult. Swanigan recalled in a 2017 ESPN story staying in five homeless shelters throughout his youth. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Since last August, facilitators Belinda Breaux and Tom Barrett have guided negotiations over plans to transition out of the city\u2019s COVID-19-era mass care homeless shelters and to expand longer-term services in Anchorage. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "Without those tests to rely on, county officials will pay more attention to cases in hospitals, nursing homes, homeless shelters and other high-risk settings. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Bring a new piece of luggage, backpack, duffel or new package of socks for the luggage and sock drive to benefit San Diego\u2019s homeless shelters and San Pasqual Academy and receive a special drink. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "His wife has left them and Chris has nowhere to go, leading them to sleep in homeless shelters and subway stations. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
      "Right now there are veteran homeless shelters that have been renovated to serve more people thanks to grants from the foundation. \u2014 Gina Loveless, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "Lee\u2019s brother, Aaron Lee, previously told Rolling Stone that Lee has been in and out of homeless shelters in Los Angeles in recent years and has struggled with his mental health. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103938"
  },
  "honorary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or conferring distinction",
      ": commemorative",
      ": dependent on honor or a keen sense of ethical conduct for fulfillment",
      ": conferred or elected in recognition of achievement or service without the usual prerequisites or obligations",
      ": unpaid , voluntary",
      ": given or done as an honor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commemorating",
      "commemorative",
      "memorial",
      "memorializing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was awarded an honorary degree.",
      "He's an honorary member of the club.",
      "He is the honorary president of the commission.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Owens received an honorary doctoral degree from Cincinnati in 2008. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
      "Rodricks received an honorary Doctor of Journalism degree during the graduate ceremony. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 23 May 2022",
      "At New England Conservatory\u2019s 151st commencement ceremony, school officials on Sunday granted singer, songwriter ,and six-time Grammy winner James Taylor with an honorary doctor of music. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Wade returned to Milwaukee to receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Marquette and serve as the school's commencement speaker. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
      "Ken Burns will speak to the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s graduates, and Penn will award him an honorary doctor of arts degree. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "She has been recommended for an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "During the May 9 ceremony on the Emory Quadrangle, the actor and director is also set to receive an honorary doctor of letters degree. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "In 2019, Carleton University awarded her a doctorate in biology along with an honorary doctor of law degree for her climate work. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin honorarius , from honor"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130246"
  },
  "honorary canon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cleric appointed to assist occasionally in the services of a cathedral but not residentiary and not entitled to stipend or vote in the chapter \u2014 compare major canon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130456"
  },
  "homekeeping":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stay-at-home"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132640"
  },
  "hog scraper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a circular concave metal disk with a sharp rim suitable for scraping the bristles from a hog carcass and a handle often in the form of a candle holder in the center of its convex surface",
      ": a candlestick with a hog-scraper base"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133614"
  },
  "hogskin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pigskin sense 1",
      ": an article (as a saddle or a pair of gloves) made of pigskin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135352"
  },
  "Howell settlement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method of scoring in the game of hearts whereby after the play of each deal each player puts into a pot for every heart he or she has taken as many chips as there are other players in the game and withdraws from the pot the number of chips representing the difference between 13 and the number of hearts he or she has taken"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after E. C. Howell"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135515"
  },
  "houselet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very small house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1802, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141116"
  },
  "hoy":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small usually sloop-rigged coasting ship",
      ": a heavy barge for bulky cargo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Interjection",
      "Middle English",
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, from Middle Dutch hoei"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Interjection",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154950"
  },
  "hoyle":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an encyclopedia of the rules of indoor games and especially card games",
      "Sir Fred 1915\u20132001 British astrophysicist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8h\u022fi(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Edmond Hoyle \u20201769 English writer on games"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160300"
  },
  "householdry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": householding , domestic economy , housekeeping"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1581, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162132"
  },
  "honorarium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a payment for a service (such as making a speech) on which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8rer-\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We are willing to offer a small honorarium that we hope you will accept for judging the competition.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When an album is chosen, the artist receives a $250 honorarium , which also represents a licensing agreement for the library to post and share the music. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "The board also approved a $600 honorarium for the district Teacher of the Year. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Le Guin said the 2022 jurors, who will each receive a small honorarium , were chosen for their professional or personal connections to Le Guin. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "The honorarium for Knowles, the city poet laureate, is funded by corporate and foundational grants, but the Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs successfully campaigned to set aside money in the city budget for the two new roles. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Full-time employees whose annual earnings are below $75,000 will also receive a one-time honorarium payment of $750. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 16 June 2021",
      "The poet laureate program is also a literal investment: The position comes with a $20,000 honorarium to be disbursed at three milestones over their two-year term. \u2014 Julianna Morano, Dallas News , 9 June 2021",
      "At the conclusion of the conference, the honorarium pool will be divided evenly across all presenters. \u2014 Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
      "That support, Libby says, is crucial to being able to pay each artist a modest honorarium toward costs of material, fabrication, installation, not to mention creative labor. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from neuter of honorarius"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1609, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165904"
  },
  "hot tub":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large tub of hot water in which bathers soak and usually socialize",
      ": such a tub with a whirlpool device"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The walk-out basement level features a hot tub room, barbershop, mahogany bar, gym, wine cellar and a poker and theater / recreation room with a fireplace. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "The outdoor living space has a hot tub spa, fire pit, outdoor kitchen, and bar as well as stunning panoramic city views. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Ten Thousand Waves is a Japanese-style thermal water resort with private hot tub suites, saunas, and cold-plunge pools. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "Dern, Goldblum and Neill were in the lobby, while Pineda and Lachman were coming out of the hot tub , wearing bathrobes. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "The neighboring hot tub boasts a similarly spectacular overlook. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
      "Stock up at the general store, grab a bite from the onsite food truck, lounge in the communal lodge or the hot tub , and enjoy the wide expanse of nature that surrounds you. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Stage 4 \u2013 Blame: When the hot tub turns out to be nothing more than a large, pink plastic vat with knobs that don\u2019t work, your friend decides to rip the Bandaid off. \u2014 Kris Frieswick, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Police responded to the Drury Inn & Suites concerning a report of a man exposing himself in the hotel hot tub around 10:30 p.m. on April 20. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1973, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171325"
  },
  "hovering act":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act prohibiting or regulating the roving or hovering of domestic or foreign ships within certain limits",
      ": an act providing for the boarding of foreign ships and inspection of cargo manifests outside the three-mile limit (as within four leagues of the coast) in order to enforce revenue or security laws especially for protection of the commerce of a coastal nation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from gerund of hover entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195052"
  },
  "hooligan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually young man who engages in rowdy or violent behavior especially as part of a group or gang : ruffian , hoodlum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00fc-li-g\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bully",
      "gangbanger",
      "gangsta",
      "gangster",
      "goon",
      "gorilla",
      "hood",
      "hoodlum",
      "mobster",
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      "plug-ugly",
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      "roughneck",
      "rowdy",
      "ruffian",
      "thug",
      "tough",
      "toughie",
      "toughy",
      "yob",
      "yobbo"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But then came an incident where the two teens went on some kind of hooligan tour around the Bishop of Chester\u2019s property, drunkenly pulling down fences, scattering his deer and other game. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "In his youth the rapper, born Ivan Dremin, was briefly drawn into the far-right soccer hooligan culture in his hometown of Ufa in Russia\u2019s south. \u2014 John Arterbury, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The Hypermotard has melded supermoto culture and sportbike speed better than any other, and over time has become the hooligan \u2019s bike of choice to really stand out from the crowd. \u2014 Peter Jackson, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet Stefanov\u2019s patient eye looks beyond that veneer of violent masculinity and finds through Tsetso, a skinhead hooligan with a Swastika on his chest and a single father, a wide range of nuance that give surprising depth to their human experience. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "River City\u2019s buffoonish Mayor Shinn (Jefferson Mays, full of red-faced comic bluster) is furious that his eldest daughter is going steady with the town hooligan , Tommy Djilas (Gino Cosculluela). \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "While the Ioniq 5 encourages a relaxed driving style, the EV6 encouraged my inner hooligan \u2014at least as long as the low-rolling-resistance tires cooperated. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "When behaving less like a hooligan , the CX-T grips, goes and shrugs off anything the rally course can throw at it. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "My mother [Debbie Reynolds] says Gary is a hooligan . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from Patrick Hooligan flourished 1896 Irish hoodlum in Southwark, London"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195833"
  },
  "hom-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "prefix"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one and the same : similar : alike",
      ": homosexual",
      ": one and the same : similar : alike"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from Greek, from homos \u2014 more at same"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201056"
  },
  "holeable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being holed especially in one stroke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203309"
  },
  "hot-water treatment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a treatment of plant or plant parts for the eradication or parasites (as loose smut of wheat) involving immersion in water at a temperature above the thermal death point of the parasite but below that of the host"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205852"
  },
  "hobbadehoy":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of hobbadehoy archaic variant of hobbledehoy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213500"
  },
  "hot-trod":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the pursuit with hounds and horn in old border forays",
      ": the signal for such pursuit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215349"
  },
  "hox":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hamstring",
      ": to pester by following : harass , annoy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4ks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English hoxen , from hox hock sinew, from Old English h\u014dhsinu , from h\u014dh heel + sinu, seonu sinew"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215818"
  },
  "hoverplane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": helicopter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223053"
  },
  "homa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": haoma",
      ": a stylized tree pattern originating in Mesopotamia as a symbol of the tree of life and used especially in Persian textiles",
      "[ hom from Persian h\u014dm , from Avestan haoma ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "AV haoma haoma, plant that is the source of haoma and is conceived as the tree of life"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223144"
  },
  "hornwort":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Ceratophyllum of the family Ceratophyllaceae) of rootless thin-stemmed aquatic monoecious herbs with female flowers having a single carpel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022frn-\u02ccw\u0259rt",
      "-\u02ccw\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1805, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230517"
  },
  "homiletical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a homily",
      ": of or relating to homiletics",
      ": preachy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8le-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "didactic",
      "moralistic",
      "moralizing",
      "preachy",
      "sententious",
      "sermonic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin homileticus , from Greek homil\u0113tikos of conversation, from homilein"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011801"
  },
  "hotcake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pancake",
      ": at a rapid rate",
      ": pancake"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02cck\u0101k",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4t-\u02cck\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flapjack",
      "griddle cake",
      "pancake",
      "slapjack"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "hotcakes and maple syrup will be served at the church breakfast",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There were also his calls for the road warriors to pick up his breakfast\u2014McDonald's hotcakes and sausage\u2014or lunch\u2014a Brawny Lad from Big Boy. \u2014 Becca Hackett, Car and Driver , 22 May 2020",
      "Published in 1826, James Fenimore Cooper\u2019s The Last of the Mohicans\u2014which elevated the myth of the vanishing Indian to a romanticized cornerstone of white U.S. identity\u2014sold like backcountry hotcakes . \u2014 Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Doughnuts were selling like hotcakes with people coming from across the country. \u2014 CBS News , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "Houstonians can fill up on delicious hotcakes for a good cause, as proceeds from pancake week will be donated to local community gardens and organizations, depending on the location. \u2014 Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Fun fact: cookbooks are actually selling like hotcakes . \u2014 Fortune , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "Instant Pot Duo 60 The most popular Instant Pot model, the Duo 60, has been selling like hotcakes yet is still available on Amazon and remains at its lowest price ever\u2014just $49 compared to its usual $80 price tag. \u2014 Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "Like the past several years, Delhi residents are reaching for anti-pollution masks, which are selling like hotcakes . \u2014 Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "In a point-and-click world, that was a seismic move. TRC Lab is selling like hotcakes . \u2014 Martha Mccully, Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1683, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014731"
  },
  "Howells":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "William Dean 1837\u20131920 American author"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hau\u0307-\u0259lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023358"
  },
  "housing project":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was raised in public housing project in Savannah by his father, a veteran and preacher, and his mother, according to his campaign website. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Born in Detroit and raised by a single mother in a housing project and in other areas, Mathis\u2019 young adult life included time with the Errol Flynn\u2019s street gang and incarceration in the Wayne County Jail as a juvenile. \u2014 Whitney Friedlander, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "The few times Black Angelenos made major news in this neighborhood were when families were firebombed in 1992 and 2014, by people who wanted them out of the Ramona Gardens housing project . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The developer of the housing project , Sunroad Enterprises, did not return a request for comment. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Mobb Deep, huddled with friends on the rooftop of a Queensbridge housing project . \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2021",
      "At issue is whether Geoffrey Sager can build a three-story apartment complex almost directly across Route 4 from UConn Health, the first large-scale, high-density housing project in that immediate area. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
      "The city has expressed support in collaborating with Southwestern on the housing project , which is in the early design stages. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "After World War II, the land was selected for a big federal public housing project . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-041346"
  },
  "Holi":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Hindu spring festival characterized by boisterous and usually ribald revelry including especially the throwing of colored water and powder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi hol\u012b , from Sanskrit holik\u0101"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-042126"
  },
  "horror vacui":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": horror of empty spaces",
      ": an aversion to empty spaces in artistic designs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, horror of a vacuum"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-044942"
  },
  "Hobbema":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1638\u20131709 Dutch painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-b\u0259-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-053444"
  },
  "horse racer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who keeps horses for racing",
      ": jockey",
      ": a devotee of horse racing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071004"
  },
  "hoppy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the taste or aroma of hops"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like its hoppy counterpart, the wine category also has plenty of brands with offerings such as Null, Surely, Naughty and Proteau. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "And the brewery is about to embark on a super- hoppy IPA, but that took finding hops that would not have its flavor changed by the dealcoholizing process. \u2014 Outside Online , 31 July 2019",
      "The first glimpse of success was a gold medal in 2018 at the Oregon Beer Awards for Papyrus Iris, which won the hazy hoppy IPA category. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Heavy-Handed, Atom Smasher and Cane and Ebel, a hoppy red ale that has always been among my favorites. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Craft beer is so closely associated with big, hoppy flavors that the idea of making beer without hops might sound impossible. \u2014 Lou Bustamante, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The 8,000-square-foot space will allow Cellarmaker to not only serve Detroit-style pies with hoppy beers but also more than double its brewing capacity. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The postponement is especially disappointing to beer geeks after the 2021 release of the ultra- hoppy brew, a triple India IPA that clocks in at over 10% ABV, took place online due to pandemic concerns. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "There's a stronger penchant for fuller-flavored, but less hoppy brews such as fruit beers, Berliner Weisses and sours. \u2014 Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press , 22 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072133"
  },
  "hove":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town on the English Channel in East Sussex, southern England population 82,500"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072509"
  },
  "Hofmannsthal":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Hugo von 1874\u20131929 Austrian poet and dramatist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4f-m\u0259nz-\u02cct\u00e4l",
      "\u02c8h\u022ff-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072547"
  },
  "hopple":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fetter the feet of (as a horse or cow) : hobble",
      ": a fetter used for grazing horses or cattle or a leg harness usually of leather to control the gait of trotting or pacing horses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4p\u0259l",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Transitive verb",
      "probably from hop entry 1 + -le"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073926"
  },
  "holus-bolus":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": all at once"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u014d-l\u0259s-\u02c8b\u014d-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably reduplication of bolus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074317"
  },
  "hoopwood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": black ash sense 1",
      ": a winterberry ( Ilex laevigata )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080955"
  },
  "homespun":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": spun or made at home",
      ": made of homespun",
      ": simple , homely",
      ": a loosely woven usually woolen or linen fabric originally made from homespun yarn",
      ": made at home",
      ": made of a loosely woven fabric originally made from yarn spun at home",
      ": not fancy : simple"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsp\u0259n",
      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccsp\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cracker-barrel",
      "down-home",
      "folksy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "People enjoy his folksy, homespun manner.",
      "dispenses his homespun philosophy of life in a weekly newspaper column",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Last summer, Dua Lipa shared photos on her Instagram wearing a homespun iteration complete with flower and rainbow patches. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The Museum of Appalachia\u2019s origins were fittingly homespun . \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "His homespun sermons packed the church every weekend, and the priest frequently visited the region\u2019s agricultural fields with lunches for campesinos, many of whom hailed from his native Michoac\u00e1n. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s a fun, easy, inexpensive way to add a little professional flair to a homespun tree. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Both items use fabric left over from past Loeffler Randall designs, a homespun callback to the love of quilting and DIY-crafting Randall doubled down on last year. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "With its semi-old-school special effects\u2014who isn\u2019t a little nostalgic for those staticky, zig-zaggy ghostbuster-gun effects?\u2014it seeks to delight us with its homespun wholesomeness. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "For this reason, scientists have even likened the homespun structure to a gill. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "But overall, there is a kind of homespun quality that is personal yet creative. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Since that first summer, when Norman firefighter Tim Suchy won with a 52-pound flathead weighed in at Bob\u2019s Pig Shop, Beesley\u2019s homespun competition has grown into the largest noodling competition in the nation. \u2014 Matt Carney, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
      "The three gossiping figures at the right, their homespun dresses echoing the colors of the rocks, are grounded in a circle of friendship and community. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Reference the past To sound homespun , Biden often talks about his parents and his family, but all of that is about past. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "This can be over a meal or simply at a homespun or professional mixer. \u2014 Nona Djavid, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Her Ruthie, inheritor of a hallowed homespun eatery in Philadelphia, is the surefire anchor of the world-premiere production, with music and lyrics by Nolan Williams Jr. and a book by Williams and Nikkole Salter. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Given Charlene's absence and concerns over COVID, the twins' party will have a more homespun feel, Albert says. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "These towering platform suede sandals can carry you right into the holiday season, while these feminine slides have a homespun feel, and would look great with a little black dress or a laidback pair of straight-leg jeans, depending on your mood. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The designer and entrepreneur has made waves on social media for his insanely innovative and unconventional DIYs; each design challenges the typical scope of most other homespun projects. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 29 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1651, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082134"
  },
  "hol hamoed":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the four intermediate semiholidays between the first two and last two full festival days of Passover",
      ": the five intermediate days between the first two and last two days of Sukkoth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hebrew \u1e25ol ha-moed , literally, the secular portion of the festival"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083030"
  },
  "hog hook":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hook with a transverse handle for handling a hog carcass while scalding it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085421"
  },
  "hoyden":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fi-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from obsolete Dutch heiden country lout, from Middle Dutch, heathen; akin to Old English h\u01e3then heathen"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1676, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091521"
  },
  "hog's-back":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hogback"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1790, in the meaning defined above"
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      "geographical name"
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      "mountain range in northwestern Massachusetts and southwestern Vermont, a southern extension of the Green Mountains"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093201"
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      "noun"
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      ": a throw with a lariat in which the loop is well spread and settles from above on its objective"
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      "\u00a6h\u00fcl\u0113\u00a6an"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093345"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      "Definition of how goes it? \u2014 used as an informal greeting like \"how are you?\" Hi Paul. How goes it ?"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102213"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a beam placed in the hold of a ship to supply usually transverse structural strength"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104023"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the deck curve of a ship in which the middle portion of the deck is higher than the ends"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113328"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a location of or suitable for a home"
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      "\u02c8h\u014dm-\u02ccs\u012bt"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This year featured a gentle breakup here, with no ice-jam flooding at the town of Eagle, nor 12 miles downriver, where Andy Bassich reported all was well at his homesite . \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
      "Getting a homesite designation can take years, with a lengthy process of approvals from families with grazing permits, signoffs from archaeologists, fish and wildlife services, environmental reviews, surveys and grazing officer clearances. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In Spring 2020, archaeologist Dr. Julie Schablitsky and a team from Maryland\u2019s Department of Transportation discovered the former homesite of Tubman\u2019s father, Ben Ross, within a portion of the refuge. \u2014 Donna M. Owens, baltimoresun.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The most recent Benefit home built was Chesmar Homes\u2019 Hillcrest plan in Lago Mar. Chesmar donated construction management and Land Tejas, the developer of Lago Mar, donated the homesite . \u2014 Chron , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "While the property homesite sprawls over 7,500 square-feet, the villa itself covers just 1,650. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 29 June 2021",
      "If building your dream home is the plan, then the property at 3801 Beverly Drive covers two landscaped lots that were combined to create a 40-foot by 225-foot homesite on .75 acres. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 June 2021",
      "Cindy Wright, the homeowner who lives on the corner directly adjacent to the project, also worries about a pair of Engelmann oaks \u2014 trees unique to Southern California and Baja California \u2014 at her homesite . \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2021",
      "Now through Sunday, June 27, buyers can own an all new, 1-plus-acre homesite , during the Belle Oaks Grand Opening Land Sale. \u2014 Chron , 26 June 2021"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114341"
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      "biographical name ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small woods : copse",
      "Harold Edward 1908\u20131967 Australian politician; prime minister (1966\u201367)",
      "Luther Emmett 1855\u20131924 American pediatrician"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dlt",
      "\u02c8h\u014dlt"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German holz wood, Greek klados twig"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115840"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a timekeeping device"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccl\u014dj",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English orloge , from Anglo-French oriloge , from Latin horologium , from Greek h\u014drologion , from h\u014dra hour + legein to gather \u2014 more at year , legend"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115942"
  },
  "horse opera":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": western sense 2"
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    "examples":[
      "the star of many horse operas"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121731"
  },
  "hostileness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being hostile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u1d4aln\u0259\u0307s",
      "-\u012bln-",
      "-iln-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122355"
  },
  "how does that grab you":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of how does that grab you \u2014 used to ask someone what he or she thinks of an idea"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125829"
  },
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an emotional and usually controversial issue or concern that triggers immediate intense reaction":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The film is considered very controversial for all the hot buttons it pushes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aside from the growing use of plant protein, more sustainable and ethically-farmed meat is also a hot button with Gen Z. \u2014 Jeff Fromm, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The festival\u2019s online ticket portal has been a hot button issue, plagued by server crashes all week. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "The best thing to do if technoference is a hot button issue in your relationship? \u2014 Nikki Campo, SELF , 3 May 2022",
      "Younger workers increasingly want employers that share their values, potentially leaving executives who ignore hot button issues at a disadvantage. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "This was a hot button for me, because a number of people in my life, including my parents, have said that my innocent actions were rude. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Bosley suggests addressing the hot button issues, like the rules that keep responsible farmers from selling raw milk and raw milk cheeses. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Depending on the hot button issue, the banning of books can come from the right or the left. \u2014 Marybeth Gasman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "This year Sundance has several films that examine women\u2019s rights, which has been a hot button issue in this country for years. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 22 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1966, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105117"
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}