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{
"Ismaelism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": islamism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Ismael (Douay Version), Ishmael (Authorized Version), son of Abraham by his concubine Hagar + English -ism ; so called from a belief that the Arabs are descendants of Ishmael":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8izm\u0113\u0259\u02ccliz\u0259m",
"-z(\u02cc)m\u0101\u0259\u02cc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190623",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Ismaili":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of a Shi\u02bda sect composed of those who recognize the Aga Khan as imam":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Ismaili, Isma\u02bdili from Arabic Isma\u02bd\u012bl\u012by , from Isma\u02bd\u012bl \u2020 a.d. 760 son of the sixth imam Jafar al-Sadiq and in the opinion of the Ismailis his true successor; Ismailian from Arabic Isma\u02bd\u012bl\u012by + English -an":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195548",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Istanbul":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in northwestern Turkey partly in Europe and partly in Asia on the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara; capital of Turkey before its independence in 1923 and earlier capital of the Ottoman Empire population 12,500,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cci-st\u0259n-\u02c8b\u00fcl",
"-\u02ccst\u00e4n-",
"or with m for n",
"-\u02c8bu\u0307l",
"\u02c8i-st\u0259n-\u02ccb\u00fcl",
"-\u02ccbu\u0307l",
"-\u02ccstan-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203856",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"is":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": equal : homogeneous : uniform":[
"is entropic"
],
": for or from different individuals of the same species":[
"iso agglutinin"
],
": isomeric":[
"iso cyanate"
],
"information system":[],
"island; isle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, from Greek, from isos equal":"",
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German ist is (from s\u012bn to be), Latin est (from esse to be), Greek esti (from einai to be)":"Combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200337",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"combining form"
]
},
"island":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a kitchen counter that is approachable from all sides":[],
": a superstructure on the deck of a ship (such as an aircraft carrier)":[],
": a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent":[],
": a usually raised area within a thoroughfare, parking lot, or driveway used especially to separate or direct traffic":[],
": isolate":[],
": something resembling an island especially in its isolated or surrounded position: such as":[],
": to dot with or as if with islands":[],
": to make into or as if into an island":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He lives on an island in the Caribbean.",
"the island of Hawaii is the largest in the Hawaiian archipelago",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is very few for an island that gets hit by some pretty devastating seismic events. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Airmail promised new possibilities for the whole world, but for an island like Cuba, the effect was magnified. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"After his plane crashes in the Pacific, Hanks's everyman washes up on an uninhabited island and is forced to fend for himself for months, all alone\u2013except for Wilson. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"N\u00famenor sits on an island to the west of Middle-earth. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"Thanks to Buzz\u2019s hubris, he and a number of fellow astronauts and crew members are marooned on an island populated by some sort of tentacled beasts. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"The couple have reportedly bought an estate on an exclusive Miami-Dade island . \u2014 Josh Dawsey, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The films show a world in which several dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Compsognathus and Mosasaurus, have been resurrected and wander freely around an island . \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Fremont, a city of more than 25,000, turned into an island when the nearby Platte and Elkhorn rivers overflowed. \u2014 Michael Phillis And John Flesher, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The result has been a reduction in costs and greenhouse gas emissions with the renewable energy of solar and combined heat and power, as well as having a plan in place to island off the traditional power grid in case of any future outages. \u2014 Luis D\u2019acosta, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Want to island hop around French Polynesia, visit Africa's incredible cities, and cruise through Asia without ever switching hotels, boarding a flight, or repacking your bags",
"The episode centres around John B.\u2019s (Chase Stokes) flight from his Outer Banks island hometown after he is framed for the murder of Sheriff Peterkin (Adina Porter). \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2020",
"While sending children to work in factories isn\u2019t good for them, either, holding up the postwar era as ideal may limit the ability to address the harms that stem from islanding . \u2014 Miranda Sachs, Twin Cities , 30 Sep. 2019",
"For the last few years, Guerra has been studying the eating habits of western gulls that nest on Anacapa and Santa Barbara islands in the Channel Islands archipelago. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2019",
"However, islanding children often reinforces gender, class or racial divides. \u2014 Miranda Sachs, Twin Cities , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Authorities in the Cape Verde islands off West Africa are waiting for experts from Spain to help determine why more than 100 dolphins died on a local beach. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The devastation was so widespread across Great Abaco and Grand Bahama islands that recovery crews were only beginning to get into many areas more than a week later and only a few dozen bodies had been formally counted. \u2014 Phil Mckenna, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (influenced by Anglo-French isle ) of earlier iland , from Middle English, from Old English \u012bgland (akin to Old Norse eyland ), from \u012bg island (akin to Old English \u0113a river, Latin aqua water) + land land":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-l\u0259nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"isle",
"islet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115709",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"island universe":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a galaxy other than the Milky Way":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Filled to the brim with hundreds of billions of stars, these island universes often seem like the most prominent occupants of space\u2019s vast emptiness. \u2014 Scientific American , 30 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121814",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"isolability":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being isolable":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012bs\u0259l\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113 also \u02ccis\u0259- sometimes \u02cc\u012bz\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112934",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"isolable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being isolated":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1855, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-l\u0259-b\u0259l",
"also \u02c8i-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113309",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"isolate":{
"antonyms":[
"anchorite",
"eremite",
"hermit",
"recluse",
"solitary"
],
"definitions":{
": an individual socially withdrawn or removed from society":[],
": an individual, population, strain, or culture obtained by or resulting from selection or separation":[],
": being alone : solitary , isolated":[],
": insulate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.",
"Certain patients must be isolated in a separate ward.",
"When he wants to work, he isolates himself in his office and won't talk to anyone.",
"Scientists have isolated the gene that causes the disease.",
"Noun",
"interpersonal relationships are very stressful for him, so he lives as a virtual isolate on the Upper West Side of Manhattan",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Medterra makes sure to supplement the CBD isolate here with a familiar supporting cast of ingredients. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"His insistence on zero COVID, erratic attitude toward the private sector, and hostile foreign policy are combining to sap the economy\u2019s vitality, depress investor sentiment, alienate more countries, and isolate the Chinese from the world. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"As far as seat comfort goes, both offer an appropriate amount of cushioning, but not so much as to over- isolate your butt from the road. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"Take note of circumstances that routinely trigger strong emotions, which can help isolate the root of your heightened frustrations. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 7 June 2022",
"Rosencrants argued that the bill would further isolate trans students. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s designed with a microphone to isolate the voice and has background noise cancellation. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"And at that age, any illness is crummy, for both children and their families, who can\u2019t just isolate their offspring and leave meals outside the bedroom door. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"All of the patients are in recovery or have recovered, and those who still have a rash are being advised to stay home and isolate from others until they're fully recovered. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Children who fall in this category will no longer need to self- isolate before attending school, daycare or camp. \u2014 CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"That guidance has since changed, with the CDC now recommending that people who test positive for COVID-19 isolate for five days. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that individuals who have tested positive for the coronavirus and have symptoms isolate from others for at least 10 days after signs of illness first appear. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
"In provinces like Manitoba \u2014 which has been in a state of emergency since March 20 \u2014 domestic and international travellers are required to self- isolate (or quarantine) for 14 days after their arrival into the province. \u2014 Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com , 29 July 2021",
"So although there were no immediate cases confirmed as a result of the traveler's visit from Sydney to New Zealand's capital Wellington, authorities were asking people at more than a dozen locations to self- isolate for two weeks and get tested. \u2014 Nick Perry, Star Tribune , 22 June 2021",
"All other travelers are encouraged to self- isolate for a period of 14 days. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Mar. 2021",
"Canada already requires those entering the country to self- isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before arrival. \u2014 Rob Gillies, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Canada already requires those entering the country to self- isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before arrival. \u2014 Rob Gillies, ajc , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The majority of our products include a variety of oils to assure quality and effectiveness, while our Classic Bears are made with CBD isolate . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Kanibi CBD oils are available in both full spectrum and broad spectrum varieties, as well as isolate for those who want to avoid any THC traces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Each gummy is made with high-quality CBD isolate and contains 25mg of CBD per gummy. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Thanks to the highest CBD isolate used, our CBD gummy worms are a wonderful treat for your taste buds. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The 30-count container has a 10mg dose of pure CBD isolate per serving, and each individual serving contains a 10mg total amount of gummies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Brown saw the pandemic isolate and depress students, some of whom presented behavioral problems because they were so overstimulated by their return to school. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022",
"England has now lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates and the requirement that all who test positive isolate at home. \u2014 David Rising, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022",
"England has now lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates and the requirement that all who test positive isolate at home. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1819, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from isolated set apart, from French isol\u00e9 , from Italian isolato , from isola island, from Latin insula":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"also \u02c8i-",
"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-l\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cut off",
"insulate",
"seclude",
"segregate",
"separate",
"sequester"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015727",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"isolated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": occurring alone or once : unique":[],
": sporadic":[]
},
"examples":[
"The town remains a very isolated community.",
"The camp is located in an isolated area.",
"The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth.",
"a few isolated cases of vandalism",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over the course of the war, the town has become increasingly isolated . \u2014 Gabe Joselow, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"But that advantage is diminished because Russians have become so isolated amid the war from the global financial system. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Strong winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes are possible Saturday in that area. \u2014 ABC News , 11 June 2022",
"Strong to severe thunderstorms are also a threat, the Weather Service said, and isolated tornadoes will also be possible. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Wind and hail will be the primary risks, followed by isolated tornadoes. \u2014 Kathryn Prociv, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
"Additionally, strong to severe thunderstorms are possible bringing the potential for damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022",
"Central Indiana could see severe storms Saturday, with the threat of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes Saturday evening into night, according to the National Weather Service\u2019s Indianapolis office. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The same storm system will fuel severe storms with isolated tornadoes possible, along primarily with strong winds and large hail, in the Plains and into the Upper Midwest. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d",
"also \u02c8i-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cloistered",
"covert",
"hidden",
"quiet",
"remote",
"retired",
"secluded",
"secret",
"sheltered"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182148",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"isomer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a nuclide isomeric with one or more others":[],
": one of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that contain the same number of atoms of the same elements but differ in structural arrangement and properties":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, technetium-99m is an isomer of technetium-99. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"This allows the molecule to turn into an energy-rich isomer . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Apr. 2022",
"That isomer acts as a liquid solar energy storage solution. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Apr. 2022",
"THCs are psychoactive, and the term THC generally refers to the delta-9 isomer , but several others, including delta-8, may also be found naturally in plants, in small amounts. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 5 Nov. 2021",
"His companies do not sell Delta-8 products because Faude has not seen enough research on possible negative effects of the isomer . \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Delta 8 is considered an isomer of Delta 9 THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Delta-8 has been reported to be less active than delta-9; however, it has not been studied as much as the delta-9 isomer . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 5 Nov. 2021",
"It's considered an isomer of Delta 9 THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 26 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from isomeric":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-m\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202831",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"issuable":{
"antonyms":[
"accomplished",
"certain",
"hands-down",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefragable",
"positive",
"questionless",
"settled",
"sure",
"unanswerable",
"unarguable",
"unchallengeable",
"undebatable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable"
],
"definitions":{
": authorized for issue":[
"bonds issuable under the merger terms"
],
": open to contest, debate, or litigation":[],
": possible as a result or consequence":[]
},
"examples":[
"an issuable claim that the food additive causes cancer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Himle said that prior to the audit meeting, the police department had put together a plan to deal with the transfer of the thousands of re- issuable citations to the Municipal Court. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i-sh\u00fc-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arguable",
"controvertible",
"debatable",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"doubtful",
"moot",
"negotiable",
"questionable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105243",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"issuable plea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a plea on the merits on which an adverse party may take issue and go to trial":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193711",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"issuance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": issue sense 2b":[],
": issue sense 6":[]
},
"examples":[
"the issuance of a search warrant",
"the issuance of an instruction sheet to each member of the class",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Declarations of foreign debt defaults are usually made by global rating agencies like Moody's, Fitch and S&P, however, sanctions have forced all three to suspend the issuance of ratings for Russian entities. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Another severe storm blossomed west of Chicago, becoming a supercell or rotating thunderstorm that prompted the issuance of tornado warnings in the metro. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The launch date is pending the issuance of a launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Ladapo supervised the issuance of the transgender proposal. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The city will also reduce taxes on car purchases, expedite approvals of construction projects, and speed up the issuance of government bonds in order to boost the local economy. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 29 May 2022",
"Georgia Power on Friday announced the issuance of corporate bonds designed to help the utility boost clean energy and its support of minority- and women-owned vendors. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 7 May 2022",
"His home country of Austria is part of the coalition of frugal member states that resisted the unprecedented joint issuance of debt to cope with the Covid-19 crisis in 2020. \u2014 Jorge Valero, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Vietnam also reinstated visa exemptions and the issuance of visas on arrival similar to their pre-pandemic status. \u2014 Hau Dinh, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i-sh\u0259-w\u0259n(t)s",
"-sh\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8i-sh\u00fc-\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"admeasurement",
"allocation",
"allotment",
"apportionment",
"disbursement",
"dispensation",
"distribution",
"division"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203411",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"issuant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": coming forth : emerging":[],
": rising with only the upper part visible":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i-sh\u0259-w\u0259nt",
"-sh\u00fc-\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140017",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"issue":{
"antonyms":[
"get out",
"print",
"publish",
"put out"
],
"definitions":{
": a discharge (as of blood) from the body":[],
": a final conclusion or decision about something arrived at after consideration":[],
": a final outcome that usually constitutes a solution (as of a problem) or resolution (as of a difficulty)":[],
": a matter that is in dispute between two or more parties":[
"\"\u2026 He insists that this was an issue over health care policy, not over the former vice president's age or agility. \u2026\"",
"\u2014 Ed O'Keefe",
"They misquoted me, but I didn't want to make an issue of it."
],
": a means or place of going out : exit , outlet":[],
": a vital or unsettled matter":[
"economic issues"
],
": accrue":[
"profits issuing from the sale of the stock"
],
": concern , problem":[
"I have issues with his behavior"
],
": deed":[],
": eventuate , terminate":[],
": in a state of controversy : in disagreement":[],
": offspring , progeny":[
"died without issue"
],
": proceeds from a source of revenue (such as an estate)":[],
": provide sense 1a , supply":[],
": something coming forth from a specified source":[
"issues of a disordered imagination"
],
": termination , end":[
"hope that his enterprise would have a prosperous issue",
"\u2014 T. B. Macaulay"
],
": the act of publishing or officially giving out or making available":[
"the next issue of commemorative stamps",
"issue of supplies by the quartermaster"
],
": the action of going, coming, or flowing out : egress , emergence":[],
": the point at which an unsettled matter is ready for a decision":[
"brought the matter to an issue"
],
": the thing or the whole quantity of things given out at one time":[
"read the latest issue"
],
": to appear or become available through being officially put forth or distributed":[],
": to be a consequence or final outcome : emanate , result":[],
": to cause to come forth : discharge , emit":[],
": to come forth : emerge":[],
": to descend from a specified parent or ancestor":[],
": to go, come, or flow out":[],
": to put forth or distribute usually officially":[
"government issued a new airmail stamp",
"issue orders"
],
": to send out for sale or circulation : publish":[],
": under discussion or in dispute":[],
"\u2014 see also take issue":[
"\"\u2026 He insists that this was an issue over health care policy, not over the former vice president's age or agility. \u2026\"",
"\u2014 Ed O'Keefe",
"They misquoted me, but I didn't want to make an issue of it."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She is concerned with a variety of social issues .",
"Water purity is a public health issue .",
"The President's speech addressed a number of important issues .",
"campaign issues like education and defense",
"The issue is poverty, not race: to talk about race is simply to confuse the issue .",
"The case involves some complicated legal issues .",
"He should stop dodging the issue and make a decision now.",
"There's an interesting article on page 12 of this issue .",
"the most recent issue of the magazine",
"Verb",
"Each employee will be issued an identification card.",
"The Post Office will issue a new first-class stamp.",
"The company plans to raise money by issuing more stock.",
"The bank will be issuing a new credit card.",
"the bank's newly issued credit card",
"The king issued a decree forbidding all protests.",
"A severe storm warning has been issued .",
"The police have issued a warrant for her arrest.",
"A steady flow of lava issued from a crack in the rock.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This story appears in the Summer 2022 issue of Town & Country. \u2014 James Reginato, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Nevertheless, Democrats will huddle Thursday for a special caucus lunch centered on the issue of reproductive health. \u2014 Ali Vitali, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Plenty of Democrats are glad to see the White House engage on the issue with the seriousness of purpose people are underscoring for them back home. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"For all the details on Justin Bieber's road to recovery, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday. \u2014 Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"This story first appeared in the June 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"This essay originally appeared in the Summer 2022 issue of ELLE DECOR. \u2014 Xochitl Gonzalez, ELLE Decor , 21 June 2022",
"This article appears in the May/June 2022 issue of ESSENCE Magazine. \u2014 Malaika Jabali, Essence , 19 June 2022",
"This article appears in the June/July 2022 issue of ELLE. \u2014 Kelley Manley, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The bipartisan legislation would extend some of the dozens of child nutrition waivers that Congress gave the Agriculture Department the authority to issue . \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Judge Nichols rejected several arguments made by Mr. Bannon\u2019s legal team, including their contention that the select committee didn\u2019t have the authority to issue the subpoena because it wasn\u2019t properly formed according to House rules. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The state also has the authority to issue $1,000 fines for not paying state sales taxes on the exchanges. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The state also has the authority to issue $1,000 fines for not paying state sales taxes on the exchanges. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
"In the brief, lawyers for the two write that the committee does not have the authority to issue subpoenas, an argument that has been dismissed in other court proceedings. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The union bill would have codified the industry\u2019s firearms bulletins in state regulations, giving Cal/OSHA \u2014 the state workplace safety agency \u2014 the power to issue fines for violations. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"One bill expected to have wide bipartisan support would give the secretary of the Department of Agriculture the ability to issue a narrow set of waivers in the event of a supply disruption. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
"One bill expected to have wide bipartisan support would give the secretary of the Department of Agriculture the ability to issue a narrow set of waivers in the event of a supply disruption. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 9":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, exit, proceeds, from Anglo-French, from issir to come out, go out, from Latin exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go; akin to Goth iddja he went, Greek ienai to go, Sanskrit eti he goes":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"chiefly British \u02c8is-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
"chiefly Southern \u02c8i-sh\u0259",
"\u02c8i-sh\u00fc",
"\u02c8ish-(\u02cc)\u00fc, chiefly British \u02c8is-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
"\u02c8i-\u02ccsh\u00fc, -\u02ccsy\u00fc",
"\u02c8i-(\u02cc)sh\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for issue Verb spring , arise , rise , originate , derive , flow , issue , emanate , proceed , stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. an idea that springs to mind arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent. new questions have arisen slowly rose to prominence originate implies a definite source or starting point. the fire originated in the basement derive implies a prior existence in another form. the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception. words flowed easily from her pen issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. blood issued from the cut emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source. reports emanating from the capital proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause. advice that proceeds from the best of intentions stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development. industries stemming from space research",
"synonyms":[
"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"backwash",
"child",
"conclusion",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"fate",
"fruit",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"precipitate",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173148",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"isolation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the action of isolating : the condition of being isolated":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02cci-",
"\u02cc\u012b-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"aloneness",
"insulation",
"privacy",
"secludedness",
"seclusion",
"segregation",
"separateness",
"sequestration",
"solitariness",
"solitude"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for isolation solitude , isolation , seclusion mean the state of one who is alone. solitude may imply a condition of being apart from all human beings or of being cut off by wish or circumstances from one's usual associates. a few quiet hours of solitude isolation stresses detachment from others often involuntarily. the isolation of the village in winter seclusion suggests a shutting away or keeping apart from others often connoting deliberate withdrawal from the world or retirement to a quiet life. lived in pastoral seclusion",
"examples":[
"the isolation of the mountain community",
"forced isolation always made the sociable child lonely",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At one point, the government required most inbound travelers to isolate in hotel rooms, on their own dime, for three weeks, one of the world's longest isolation periods. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Studies have shown that multi-joint movements, which work several muscle groups simultaneously, can be just as effective as isolation movements. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
"The home\u2019s isolation wing will also be open for this tour. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The new measures are down from what was previously 14 days in quarantine and then an additional seven days of home isolation . \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
"That\u2019s an important trait for the Bucks who rely on a lot of isolation basketball to generate offense. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"For 22 months, her lawyers said, she was locked in a small isolation cell and was monitored constantly by video cameras. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Several experts noted, however, that while the move was necessary to prevent economic strain in certain sectors, a five-day isolation period and no test requirement were not sufficient to minimize risk. \u2014 Thoai D. Ngo, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"These units are equipped with HEPA filtration and interior ultraviolet light to kill germs, and are powerful enough to clean all the air in the isolation rooms every three minutes. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142048"
},
"ischemic stroke":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": stroke caused by the narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel supplying the brain":[],
"\u2014 compare hemorrhagic stroke":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143745"
},
"isle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to make an isle of":[],
": to place on or as if on an isle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012bl",
"\u02c8\u012b(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonyms":[
"island",
"islet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Below are nine new properties across Europe, from the isle of Capri to Vienna. \u2014 Laura Neilson, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"The real-life correlate of Circe's isle is a singular place, with a beauty that is still almost completely sylvan. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
"As a long answer to a short question, there are indeed many very cool sounds and ideas that are new to the isle that players will explore in The Delicious Last Course. \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 15 June 2022",
"Cape Cod separates Buzzards Bay from Vineyard Sound, and the last isle in the row is scrubby, windswept little Cuttyhunk, serviced by a ferry out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. \u2014 Will Grunewald, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
"The most populated and third largest island in the tourist-friendly Turks and Caicos chain is Providenciales, a 38-square-mile isle known for its turquoise waters, powdery sand beaches and superb scuba diving. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"S\u00e3o Miguel is the largest Azorean isle and where Ponta Delgada, the capital of the autonomous region of the Azores, is located. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"At that point in British history, the isle \u2019s inhabitants had mastered farming grains and were starting to flesh out their cultures. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"Explore the isle , rescue cats, gather ancient treasures, and find a way to it all into your boat on the way out. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French ile, isle , from Latin insula":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144201"
},
"island-hop":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to travel from island to island in a chain":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-l\u0259nd-\u02cch\u00e4p"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144416"
},
"island arc":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an arcuate chain of islands":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144438"
},
"ISWG":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":{
"imperial standard wire gauge":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150426"
},
"isotope":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties":[],
": nuclide":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02cct\u014dp"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When a neutrino is absorbed by an atom of chlorine, an atom of the radioactive isotope argon 37 is formed. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Rapid decay of the copper isotope signals the presence of the antibody by positron emission tomography, i.e. a PET scan. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"When analyzing the samples, the team found that the soils were highly depleted of the isotope carbon-13. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"This was the first case of an isotope with two different half-lives. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Then the deuteron captures another proton to form a helium isotope and emits a gamma-ray photon. \u2014 Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Those are the molecules containing the uranium isotope 235. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Uranium must be mined and milled, converted into a gas, and enriched to increase the percentage of the isotope needed for nuclear reactors before fuel fabrication. \u2014 Jennifer Hiller, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In contrast, the moon rocks scientists examined contained more of the heavy chlorine isotope . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + Greek topos place":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151333"
},
"Islay":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"island of Scotland in the southern Inner Hebrides area 234 square miles (608 square kilometers), population 3855":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-(\u02cc)l\u0101",
"-l\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153035"
},
"is nowhere to be found":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": cannot be found":[
"The book was nowhere to be found ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153513"
},
"ischi-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": ischium":[
"ischi algia",
"ischio podite"
],
": ischial and":[
"ischio caudal"
],
": resembling a hip joint":[
"ischio cerite"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ischi- , from Greek, from ischion hip joint":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160703"
},
"islander":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a native or inhabitant of an island":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-l\u0259n-d\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Discovered Ruth Moore, a Maine islander writing about Maine islanders in the mid-1900s. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 Nov. 2020",
"And the 5% of directors who are of Asian or Pacific islander descent also fell short of the 6.1% for the entire U.S. population. \u2014 Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Underrepresented communities included Black, Latino, Asian and Pacific islander , Native American and self-identified gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Only 4% identified as being of two or more races \u2014 1% as native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander , and 0.5% as American Indian or Alaska Native. \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Mar. 2022",
"On the other hand, Liberty\u2019s finally seen the cracks in her relationship that have been apparent to every other islander and also all of Twitter. \u2014 Charlotte Walsh, Vulture , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Under a new agricultural visa to be introduced this month, the government expects the number of Pacific islander and East Timorese laborers working in Australian primary industries will double to 24,000 by early next year. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, ajc , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Each islander was allowed to speak with their family members alone before introducing their bathing suit-donning partners to their parents, grandparents, aunts and children. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 15 Aug. 2021",
"In Week 4, an islander who has been in the villa since Day 1 was eliminated, and some couples endured tests to their relationships while other islanders buckled under the pressure of a love triangle. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 4 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161108"
},
"Islamophobia":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against Islam or people who practice Islam":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"is-\u02ccl\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259",
"-\u02c8la-",
"iz-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161922"
},
"Isiac":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to Isis of the cult of Isis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012bs\u0113-",
"\u02c8iz\u0113-",
"\u02c8is\u0113\u02ccak"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"isiac from Latin isiacus , from Greek isiakos , from Isis , originally Egyptian goddess of motherhood and the family whose cult spread throughout the Mediterranean world in Hellenistic times; isiacal from Latin isiac us + English -al":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162144"
},
"isotonize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to make isotonic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"isoton ic + -ize":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163435"
},
"Isnik":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relating to, being, or imitating brilliantly colored pottery or tile originally made in Turkey from the 15th to the 17th centuries":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8iznik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from \u0130snik (now \u0130znik ), town in Turkey where it was made":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170634"
},
"Isidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of gorgonians having an axis composed of alternating horny and calcareous joints":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8iz\u0259-",
"\u02c8\u012bs\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Isis , type genus (from Greek, originally Egyptian goddess of motherhood and the family) + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171217"
},
"island continent":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an island as large or nearly as large as a continent":[
"the island continent of Greenland"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171457"
},
"Isle au Haut":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"island of Maine at the entrance to Penobscot Bay \u2014 see acadia national park":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b-l\u0259-\u02c8h\u014d(t)",
"\u02cc\u0113-l\u0259-\u02c8h\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173137"
},
"Islam":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":{
": the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet":[],
": the civilization erected upon Islamic faith":[],
": the group of modern nations in which Islam is the dominant religion":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"iz-",
"-\u02cclam",
"-\u02c8lam",
"\u02c8is-\u02ccl\u00e4m",
"is-\u02c8l\u00e4m",
"\u02c8iz-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic isl\u0101m submission (to the will of God)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174019"
},
"isthmus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas":[],
": a narrow anatomical part or passage connecting two larger structures or cavities":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8is-m\u0259s",
"\u02c8i-sm\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Miramar \u2014 which is connected to the rest of Wellington by a large, unfenced isthmus and is home to tens of thousands of people \u2014 the department has worked with local volunteers to eliminate possums, weasels and brown rats. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"Squeezed onto an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, with three other lakes in the area. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"Heading east, add the five-mile Harwood Lakes segment\u2014camp on an isthmus between lakes\u2014and then the 6.5-mile Firth Lake stretch, which skirts the rims of kettle lakes in deep forest. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The Mosquito Coast is the nickname for the Caribbean side of the isthmus , so-called for the indigenous tribe native to the area and not the pesky bug\u2014although there are plenty of those. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Within days three of the group died and the glowing euphoria of adventure was replaced by deep resentment at being misled about the dangers of the isthmus . \u2014 baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Home to Ducru, the legendary M\u00e9doc is located on an isthmus between the Atlantic Ocean and the estuary of the mighty Gironde River, which has a profound impact on the wines. \u2014 Ted Loos, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Gibraltar's airport was built right before World War II at the edge of Gibraltar's isthmus , just meters away from the Spanish border and on land that Spain claims was not included in the Treaty of Utrecht, by which the Rock was ceded to Britain. \u2014 Miquel Ros, CNN , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Windy weather on the isthmus also kept the insects away. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek isthmos":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182120"
},
"Ishmaelite":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a descendant of Ishmael":[],
": ishmael sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0113-",
"\u02c8ish-(\u02cc)m\u0101-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182521"
},
"Ishmael":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the outcast son of Abraham and Hagar according to the account in Genesis and a prophet of Islam according to the Koran":[],
": a social outcast":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ish-(\u02cc)m\u0101-\u0259l",
"-m\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew Yishm\u0101\u02bd\u0113l":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": of or relating to the Isthmus of Panama connecting the North American and South American continents":[]
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"\u02c8i-sm\u0113-\u0259n"
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"This is very few for an island that gets hit by some pretty devastating seismic events. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Airmail promised new possibilities for the whole world, but for an island like Cuba, the effect was magnified. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"After his plane crashes in the Pacific, Hanks's everyman washes up on an uninhabited island and is forced to fend for himself for months, all alone\u2013except for Wilson. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"N\u00famenor sits on an island to the west of Middle-earth. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"Thanks to Buzz\u2019s hubris, he and a number of fellow astronauts and crew members are marooned on an island populated by some sort of tentacled beasts. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"The couple have reportedly bought an estate on an exclusive Miami-Dade island . \u2014 Josh Dawsey, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The films show a world in which several dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Compsognathus and Mosasaurus, have been resurrected and wander freely around an island . \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Fremont, a city of more than 25,000, turned into an island when the nearby Platte and Elkhorn rivers overflowed. \u2014 Michael Phillis And John Flesher, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The result has been a reduction in costs and greenhouse gas emissions with the renewable energy of solar and combined heat and power, as well as having a plan in place to island off the traditional power grid in case of any future outages. \u2014 Luis D\u2019acosta, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Want to island hop around French Polynesia, visit Africa's incredible cities, and cruise through Asia without ever switching hotels, boarding a flight, or repacking your bags",
"The episode centres around John B.\u2019s (Chase Stokes) flight from his Outer Banks island hometown after he is framed for the murder of Sheriff Peterkin (Adina Porter). \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2020",
"While sending children to work in factories isn\u2019t good for them, either, holding up the postwar era as ideal may limit the ability to address the harms that stem from islanding . \u2014 Miranda Sachs, Twin Cities , 30 Sep. 2019",
"For the last few years, Guerra has been studying the eating habits of western gulls that nest on Anacapa and Santa Barbara islands in the Channel Islands archipelago. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2019",
"However, islanding children often reinforces gender, class or racial divides. \u2014 Miranda Sachs, Twin Cities , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Authorities in the Cape Verde islands off West Africa are waiting for experts from Spain to help determine why more than 100 dolphins died on a local beach. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The devastation was so widespread across Great Abaco and Grand Bahama islands that recovery crews were only beginning to get into many areas more than a week later and only a few dozen bodies had been formally counted. \u2014 Phil Mckenna, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Sep. 2019"
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"These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.",
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"Scientists have isolated the gene that causes the disease.",
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"interpersonal relationships are very stressful for him, so he lives as a virtual isolate on the Upper West Side of Manhattan",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Medterra makes sure to supplement the CBD isolate here with a familiar supporting cast of ingredients. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"His insistence on zero COVID, erratic attitude toward the private sector, and hostile foreign policy are combining to sap the economy\u2019s vitality, depress investor sentiment, alienate more countries, and isolate the Chinese from the world. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"As far as seat comfort goes, both offer an appropriate amount of cushioning, but not so much as to over- isolate your butt from the road. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"Take note of circumstances that routinely trigger strong emotions, which can help isolate the root of your heightened frustrations. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 7 June 2022",
"Rosencrants argued that the bill would further isolate trans students. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s designed with a microphone to isolate the voice and has background noise cancellation. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"And at that age, any illness is crummy, for both children and their families, who can\u2019t just isolate their offspring and leave meals outside the bedroom door. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"All of the patients are in recovery or have recovered, and those who still have a rash are being advised to stay home and isolate from others until they're fully recovered. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Children who fall in this category will no longer need to self- isolate before attending school, daycare or camp. \u2014 CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"That guidance has since changed, with the CDC now recommending that people who test positive for COVID-19 isolate for five days. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that individuals who have tested positive for the coronavirus and have symptoms isolate from others for at least 10 days after signs of illness first appear. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
"In provinces like Manitoba \u2014 which has been in a state of emergency since March 20 \u2014 domestic and international travellers are required to self- isolate (or quarantine) for 14 days after their arrival into the province. \u2014 Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com , 29 July 2021",
"So although there were no immediate cases confirmed as a result of the traveler's visit from Sydney to New Zealand's capital Wellington, authorities were asking people at more than a dozen locations to self- isolate for two weeks and get tested. \u2014 Nick Perry, Star Tribune , 22 June 2021",
"All other travelers are encouraged to self- isolate for a period of 14 days. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Mar. 2021",
"Canada already requires those entering the country to self- isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before arrival. \u2014 Rob Gillies, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Canada already requires those entering the country to self- isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before arrival. \u2014 Rob Gillies, ajc , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The majority of our products include a variety of oils to assure quality and effectiveness, while our Classic Bears are made with CBD isolate . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Kanibi CBD oils are available in both full spectrum and broad spectrum varieties, as well as isolate for those who want to avoid any THC traces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Each gummy is made with high-quality CBD isolate and contains 25mg of CBD per gummy. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Thanks to the highest CBD isolate used, our CBD gummy worms are a wonderful treat for your taste buds. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The 30-count container has a 10mg dose of pure CBD isolate per serving, and each individual serving contains a 10mg total amount of gummies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Brown saw the pandemic isolate and depress students, some of whom presented behavioral problems because they were so overstimulated by their return to school. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022",
"England has now lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates and the requirement that all who test positive isolate at home. \u2014 David Rising, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022",
"England has now lifted all restrictions, including mask mandates and the requirement that all who test positive isolate at home. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"back-formation from isolated set apart, from French isol\u00e9 , from Italian isolato , from isola island, from Latin insula":"Verb"
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"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1819, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There were different risks for various demographic groups, with Alaska Natives more likely to be treated for ischemia , for example, and people older than 65 more prone to heart attacks, the research found. \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"Severe ischemia can turn into ischemic colitis which causes inflammation of the colon and can cause ulcers. \u2014 Kasandra Brabaw, Health.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Mesenteric ischemia is most common in elderly people who already have vascular diseases, Dr. Hoofnagle says, but this patient hadn\u2019t yet hit middle age. \u2014 Tara C. Smith, SELF , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Martinez\u2019s voice has continued to mesmerize listeners over the past several decades, even after a cerebral ischemia in 2017 limited her speech and mobility. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Multiple doctors have also raised concerns that Pitt's own definition of ischemia pointed to organs potentially being extracted from live fetuses \u2013 something Pitt has vehemently denied. \u2014 Sam Dorman, Fox News , 22 Sep. 2021",
"As many reports have indicated, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is associated with a risk of clotting complications such as acute limb ischemia , or ALI. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Certain causes of chronic diarrhea like ischemia and inflammatory diseases can cause permanent damage to your bowel if untreated. \u2014 Kasandra Brabaw, Health.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Cerebral ischemia can also lead to cerebral hypoxia. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 12 Oct. 2021"
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"New Latin ischaemia , from ischaemus styptic, from Greek ischaimos , from ischein to restrain (akin to Greek echein to hold) + haima blood \u2014 more at scheme entry 1":""
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"probably from (assumed) New Latin isthmoides , from New Latin isthm- (from isthmus ) + Latin -oides -oid":""
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arrangements resulting in less stable, higher energies of an isotope are called isomeric states. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022"
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"German isomerisch , from Greek isomer\u0113s equally divided, from is- + meros part \u2014 more at merit entry 1":""
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
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": an Arawakan language formerly spoken in the Lesser Antilles and now represented solely by Garifuna on the Caribbean coast of Central America":[]
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"noun"
],
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"\u2014 Yale Review"
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"\u2014 H. J. Laski",
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an island":[]
},
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"noun"
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"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Includes the value of in-kind products and services provided as part of a corporate sponsorship (e.g., equipment, apparel, soft drinks, water and isotonic products). \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"The island scrub jay is a cousin of the Western scrub jay, a fixture in Southern California backyards and campgrounds. The Santa Cruz version is bigger \u2026 and a more brilliant blue.",
"\u2014 Steve Chawkins , Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2010"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hurtado recommends staying away from ingredients such as parabens, sulfates, silicone, isopropyl alcohol , phthalates, and hexachlorophene. \u2014 Casey Clark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
"Flikr\u2019s portable fireplace is made of concrete and needs only five ounces of isopropyl alcohol to deliver 50 minutes of burn time indoors or outdoors. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Our initial antifog lenses would wear off quickly when cleaned with sanitizing chemicals like isopropyl alcohol . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Some alcohols can be stripping to the hair\u2014ethyl alcohol, methanol and isopropyl alcohol , to name a few. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Pack The Essentials: Stock up on face masks along with hand sanitizer and antimicrobial wipes with more than 60% ethanol or 70% isopropyl alcohol (as recommended by the CDC) ahead of your trip. \u2014 Raval Davis, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The same holds true for thermometers, acetaminophen, isopropyl alcohol and other basic medical supplies. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
"Avoid using home remedies, too, like petroleum jelly, nail polish, isopropyl alcohol or a hot match. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2021",
"Shortages had already begun; toilet paper, isopropyl alcohol , and disinfectant were hard to come by for months. \u2014 Liz Elting, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021"
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"Brief gameplay scenes showed a squad of marines shooting at Xenomorphs from an isometric perspective. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
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"In this case, the subjects had knee osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, or tennis elbow, and neither dynamic nor isometric exercises seemed to help. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 4 June 2021",
"Which is why the humble plank, an isometric hold, is the single most effective training exercise for it. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
"Continue to push upward with your legs against the resistance of the towel with maximal effort for three to four seconds ( isometric phase). \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2021",
"The boat pose is an isometric exercise that works your transverse abominis, rectus abdominis, hip flexors, and erector spinae, which are the stabilizing muscles in the back that run along the spine. \u2014 SELF , 28 Jan. 2022",
"On one end of the spectrum, there\u2019s pure force: think of isometric exercises, like a front plank or one-rep max lifts where speed is negligible, like a heavy back squat. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2021",
"Research shows that both isometric (muscular contraction without movement) and dynamic strength training (muscular contraction while moving against resistance) work well to reduce patellar and Achilles tendon pain. \u2014 Kyle Norman, Outside Online , 28 Jan. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dedicate a bottle of 70 percent isopropyl to pest control. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Each element consists of a hexagonal shell of magnesium alloy filled with a fire mixture whose main ingredients are gasoline, isopropyl nitrate and rubber. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"According to Gorilla Glue's website, the glue -- which is 100% waterproof and usually used for fixing bathroom tiles, wood flooring and decking -- can be removed with acetone or isopropyl alchol. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 19 June 2021",
"Never use drinking alcohol or any other type of alcohol besides ethanol and isopropyl . \u2014 Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Here\u2019s what democracy will require in Wisconsin this year: 300,000 ounces of hand sanitizer, 10,000 liters of surface disinfectant and 500,000 isopropyl screen wipes. \u2014 Gerald Porter Jr., Bloomberg.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
"The center does not recommend using sanitizers unless ethanol or isopropyl is the alcohol used as methanol is not effective against COVID-19. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2020",
"NYC Mask Crusaders allows artists, institution laborers and others to donate their extra masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment, including eyewear, clothing and isopropyl or ethyl alcohol. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
"LaRose\u2019s office told county boards the same day that they would be reimbursed for purchasing sanitizer, disinfectants, disinfecting or antibacterial wipes, disposable gloves, rubbing alcohol or isopropyl and other sanitizing materials. \u2014 Rick Rouan, Scott Wartman And Cole Behrens, Cincinnati.com , 12 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In science, the word isomorphic is used to refer to things that share a common form or relationship. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
"There are many different ways to construct the disjoint union using the axioms of set theory, which will not produce exactly the same set but will, necessarily, produce isomorphic ones. \u2014 Emily Riehl, Scientific American , 17 Sep. 2021",
"But with uniform accreditation processes leading to isomorphic results, meaningful differentiation among elite four-year institutions remains wishful thinking. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Perhaps an even greater danger is the tendency to treat procedure as isomorphic with process. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
"This illustrates the common error of considering the basolateral amygdala as isomorphic with fear. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
"This limitation becomes problematic when mathematicians want to think about objects that are equivalent or isomorphic in some sense, if not necessarily equal in all respects. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 May 2015"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s because symmetries are isometries , which preserve the size and shape of the object. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Aug. 2017",
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"To date, there are over 160 resorts in the destination, the majority of which each sits on its own islet , away from any other signs of civilization. \u2014 Sandra Ramani, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"Toward the park side of the lake sits an islet , known as Bird Island, that\u2019s favored by nesting egrets and wood storks. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Near the southern town of Vila Franca do Campo, a submerged volcanic islet makes for great snorkeling. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 8 Sep. 2020",
"The mystical pull of these ancient islands is strongest on Delos, an islet a short boat ride from party-central Mykonos. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"And visitation to the historic islet is going to climb rapidly, McKinnon predicts. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Conrad Bora Bora Nui is also the only resort in the area that offers its guests exclusive access to the islet of Motu Tapu, located a short five-minute boat ride away. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Maria\u2019s 155-mile-per-hour winds also ripped into a 38-acre islet called Cayo Santiago that lies a half mile off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. \u2014 Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In 1969, the height of the Sino-Soviet split, Soviet-Chinese skirmishes over an islet in the middle of the Ussuri River threatened to escalate into a wider conflict as each side deployed troops and artillery to the region. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As right-wing pundits embrace isolationism for their own nationalist, nihilistic reasons, how can the left articulate what caring about human rights and democracy looks like without sending the military to enforce them",
"Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine should have shattered any fashionable illusions about isolationism or the end of history. \u2014 John Avlon, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Their arguments aren\u2019t persuasive and suggest a growing isolationism in the GOP. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"In a culture whose political discourse has increasingly been centered around concepts of self-sufficiency, isolationism and independence, integrating kindness and teamwork into your work plan may seem like a foreign concept at first. \u2014 Dylan Taylor, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Especially after the trauma of World War I \u2014 another time when a deadly pandemic deeply disrupted American life \u2014 isolationism became persistently popular. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"For example, years of isolationism ended up weakening China, leaving them susceptible to invasion by Japan prior to World War II and eventual take over by the Communist Party after World War II. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Joining them in firm support of isolationism was William Randolph Hearst, whose media empire \u2014 newsreels, magazines, a wire service and 28 major newspapers \u2014 reached tens of millions of Americans. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"This is not normal, especially after the nation was exposed to four years of Trump-style America First isolationism . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This term refers to the notion of isomorphism in the more exotic homotopy category of spaces. \u2014 Emily Riehl, Scientific American , 17 Sep. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The Friedman-Stanley paper, as well as the new work by Paolini and Shelah, focused on an equivalence relation \u2014 called isomorphism \u2014 between structures. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"This notion of isomorphism lies at the heart of this decades-old problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"\u2014 especially in names of coordination complexes"
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"Naturally occurring Allyl isothiocyanate produces the pop Rygg calls Zing Factor. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 July 2021",
"Cabbage contains mustard oils, aka isothiocyanates . \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 7 Mar. 2020",
"Tip: Grating horseradish releases the volatile oils ( isothiocyanates ), which give horseradish its heat. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 27 July 2018",
"Master's tip: Grating horseradish crushes the cells of the root, releasing the volatile oils ( isothiocyanates ), which give horseradish its heat. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 10 Aug. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171227"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171332"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -morphy":""
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"definitions":{
": a division of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks having two adductor muscles of nearly equal size \u2014 compare heteromyaria , monomyaria":[]
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"Greek isok\u014dlon , from neuter of isok\u014dlos of equal members, from is- + k\u014dlon limb, member":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a triangle in which two sides have the same length":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185425"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of large voracious sharks that is sometimes made the type of a separate family but usually included in Lamnidae \u2014 see mackerel shark":[]
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"\u012b\u02c8su\u0307r\u0259s"
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"New Latin, from is- + -urus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190739"
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"Isabella grape":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": fox grape sense c":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably after Isabella Gibbs, 19th century American woman who introduced it into Brooklyn from North Carolina":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191129"
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"isopropyl + -ate":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192607"
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"definitions":{
": a line on a map connecting points that have the same average percentage of cloudiness":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -neph (from Greek nephos cloud)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195716"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus":[]
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"isopentyl alcohol":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a primary pentyl alcohol (CH 3 ) 2 CHCH 2 CH 2 OH that has a disagreeable odor and pungent taste and is obtained from fusel oil; 3-methyl-1-butanol":[]
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"Isneg":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": apayao":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8iz\u02ccneg"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202802"
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"isosceles trapezoid":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a trapezoid with its two nonparallel sides equal":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204542"
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"definitions":{
": a corresponding part or segment":[]
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"isoniazid":{
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"definitions":{
": a crystalline compound C 6 H 7 N 3 O used in treating tuberculosis":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Apolisi, together with a physician colleague, ensures that children in close contact with her TB patients take the daily preventive medication isoniazid for at least six months, as recommended by the WHO. \u2014 Sofia Moutinho, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) is a form of MDR-TB that is resistant to isoniazid and rifampin, in addition to fluoroquinolones and injectable second-line drugs. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 6 June 2021",
"In the past decade, scientists have come up with two shorter courses: a drug called rifampin taken every day for four months; or a combination of isoniazid and rifapentine, taken once weekly for three months. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 23 Sep. 2019",
"But several studies have shown that isoniazid combined with rifapentine prevents TB if the pills are taken once a week for 12 weeks. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 31 Oct. 2019",
"The World Health Organization has estimated that in 2016, some 600,000 cases of tuberculosis were resistant to at least two of the front-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis, rifampicin and isoniazid . \u2014 Melissa Healy, latimes.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Doctors have been prescribing two TB drugs, rifampicin and isoniazid , for almost half of a century. \u2014 Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Patients received standard drug doses to treat TB, but concentrations in the blood were found to be jarringly low: 84 percent of the participants had substandard levels of isoniazid , and 78 percent fell below targets for rifampicin. \u2014 Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + ni cotinic acid + hydr azid e":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212733"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being isostemonous":[]
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"-stem-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary isostemon ous + -y":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214117"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": of or relating to Israel or to the Israelites":[]
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"\u02c8iz-r\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt",
"\u02c8iz-r(\u0113-)\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin Israelita , from Greek Isra\u0113lit\u0113s , from Isra\u0113l":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1851, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221404"
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"isatoic anhydride":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a high-melting dicarboxylic acid anhydride C 8 H 5 NO 3 made by oxidation of isatin or by reaction of anthranilic acid with phosgene":[]
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"\u00a6\u012bs\u0259\u00a6t\u014dik-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"isatoic International Scientific Vocabulary isat in + -o- + -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221844"
},
"isatogen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a parent compound C 8 H 5 NO 2 isomeric with isatin and known in the form of various colored derivatives that are made by treating an ortho -nitro-phenyl-acetylene with sulfuric acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b\u02c8sat\u0259j\u0259\u0307n",
"-\u02ccjen"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary isat in + -o- + -gen":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222725"
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"Istiophorus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small but widely distributed genus of fishes comprising the sailfishes (see sailfish sense 1 ) and being type of the family Istiophoridae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccist\u0113\u02c8\u00e4f\u0259r\u0259s"
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from Greek histion sail + New Latin -phorus ; akin to Greek histanai to cause to stand":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224329"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Tanoan people of New Mexico":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Isleta people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"iz\u02c8l\u0101t\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Isleta , Indian village and pueblo in central New Mexico occupied by the Isleta people, from Spanish isleta islet, diminutive of isla island, from Latin insula":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224854"
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"isopentyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the pentyl radical (CH 3 ) 2 CHCH 2 CH 2 \u2212 derived from isopentane ; 3-methyl-butyl":[]
},
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"\"+"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + pentyl":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225505"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the faith, doctrine, or cause of Islam":[],
": a popular reform movement advocating the reordering of government and society in accordance with laws prescribed by Islam":[]
},
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"is-\u02c8l\u00e4-\u02ccmi-z\u0259m",
"iz-",
"-\u02c8la-",
"\u02c8iz-l\u0259-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230742"
},
"isthmiate":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having an isthmus (see isthmus sense 2 )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin isthmiatus , from isthmi- (from isthmus ) + Latin -atus -ate":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230748"
},
"Islamicist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a specialist in Islamic studies":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"iz-",
"is\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259s\u0259\u0307st"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232802"
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"Isle of Avalon":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Druidical site in Glastonbury, England":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-v\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233729"
},
"isosceles":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having two equal sides \u2014 see triangle illustration":[],
": having the two nonparallel sides equal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8s\u00e4s-\u02ccl\u0113z",
"-\u02c8s\u00e4-s\u0259-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Geographically, Richland, Hammonton, and Absecon don't form an isosceles triangle. \u2014 Phil Anastasia, Philly.com , 26 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Late Latin isoscel\u0113s, borrowed from Greek isoskel\u1e17s \"having equal legs, (of a triangle) having two equal sides, (of numbers) divisible into equal parts, even,\" from iso- iso- + -skel\u0113s, adjective derivative of sk\u00e9los (neuter s-stem) \"leg,\" going back to an Indo-European base *skel- \"bent,\" whence also Armenian \u0161e\u0142 \"slanting, crooked\"; with o-grade, Greek skoli\u00f3s \"bent, crooked, askew, devious\"; perhaps with a velar extension Germanic *skelga-/*skelha-, whence Old English sceolh \"oblique, wry,\" Old Frisian skilich \"squinting,\" Old High German skelah \"crooked, oblique,\" Old Icelandic skjalgr \"wry, oblique\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235554"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having equal perimeters":[
"\u2014 used especially of geometrical figures"
],
": having a constant scale":[
"\u2014 used of a line on a map"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek isoperimetr os isoperimetric (from is- + perimetros perimeter) + English -ic or -ical":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000358"
},
"isogonism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of having similar medusae or gonophores":[
"\u2014 used of hydroids of different genera"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b\u02c8s\u00e4g\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + gon- + -ism":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001258"
},
"isopentane":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon (CH 3 ) 2 CHC 2 H 5 found in petroleum and used in gasoline and as a solvent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"is- + pentane":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001733"
},
"isomerase":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of its substrate to an isomeric form":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8s\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s, -\u02ccr\u0101z",
"-\u02ccr\u0101z",
"\u012b-\u02c8s\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002914"
},
"isidium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an outgrowth from the surface of the thallus in certain lichens that resembles a soredium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b\u02c8sid\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Isidium , supposed genus of lichens, irregular from Isis genus of gorgonians + Greek eidos form; from the resemblance of lichens that have isidia to gorgonians":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003605"
},
"Isabella moth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a common stout-bodied snuff-colored American arctiid moth ( Isia isabella ) having the hind wings often tinged with orange red":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin isabella (specific epithet of Isia isabella ), perhaps from English isabella":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010452"
},
"isotopic spin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": isospin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010503"
},
"isles":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to make an isle of":[],
": to place on or as if on an isle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8\u012bl"
],
"synonyms":[
"island",
"islet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Below are nine new properties across Europe, from the isle of Capri to Vienna. \u2014 Laura Neilson, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"The real-life correlate of Circe's isle is a singular place, with a beauty that is still almost completely sylvan. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
"As a long answer to a short question, there are indeed many very cool sounds and ideas that are new to the isle that players will explore in The Delicious Last Course. \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 15 June 2022",
"Cape Cod separates Buzzards Bay from Vineyard Sound, and the last isle in the row is scrubby, windswept little Cuttyhunk, serviced by a ferry out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. \u2014 Will Grunewald, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
"The most populated and third largest island in the tourist-friendly Turks and Caicos chain is Providenciales, a 38-square-mile isle known for its turquoise waters, powdery sand beaches and superb scuba diving. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"S\u00e3o Miguel is the largest Azorean isle and where Ponta Delgada, the capital of the autonomous region of the Azores, is located. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"At that point in British history, the isle \u2019s inhabitants had mastered farming grains and were starting to flesh out their cultures. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"Explore the isle , rescue cats, gather ancient treasures, and find a way to it all into your boat on the way out. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French ile, isle , from Latin insula":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011654"
},
"isopelletierine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a liquid alkaloid C 8 H 15 NO from the root bark of pomegranate; 2-acetonyl-piperidine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary is- + pelletierine":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013710"
},
"ischium":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the lower and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8i-sk\u0113-\u0259m",
"\u02c8is-k\u0113-\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, the epiphyses on the ischium and the ends of the femur and shin bone (tibia) were well-developed but hadn\u2019t yet fused\u2014in other words, DH7 wasn\u2019t a very young child but was definitely still growing. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
"The bones also included a right thighbone (femur) and hipbone ( ischium ), a right arm, and part of a lower right jaw and a few teeth. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Ribs, back and lower hips If all goes to plan, this second week will also see Sue lose its chest ribs, neck and chest backbones, and pubis and ischium (the lower hip bones). \u2014 Steve Johnson And Phil Geib, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, hip joint, from Greek ischion":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013728"
},
"Isidorian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or characteristic of Isidore of Seville":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Isidore of Seville \u2020 a.d. 636 Spanish prelate and scholar + English -an , adjective suffix":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014806"
},
"isophenal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having an isophene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"isophene + -al":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015150"
},
"Isatis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) having entire leaves, small yellow flowers, and compressed oblong or orbicular pods \u2014 see woad":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012bs\u0259t\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, woad, from Greek":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015838"
},
"Iskander Bey":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see skanderbeg":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020309"
},
"isograft":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a homograft between genetically identical or nearly identical individuals":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-s\u0259-\u02ccgraft"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020428"
},
"ISC":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":{
"interstate commerce":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024122"
},
"isothiocyan-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": containing the univalent radical \u2212NCS isomeric with the thiocyano radical and present in isothiocyanates":[
"isothiocyano amines"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary is- + thicyan-":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025431"
}
}
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