dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/sc_mw.json

{
  "SCID":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "severe combined immune deficiency; severe combined immunodeficiency":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030516",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "Scand":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Scandinavia":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213223",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "Scandahoovian":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Scandahoovian variant spelling of scandihoovian"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151132",
    "type":[]
  },
  "Scapa Flow":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "sea basin in the Orkney Islands, northern Scotland, providing ship anchorage protected by several of the islands and giving access to the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccska-p\u0259-\u02c8fl\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233238",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Scapanorhynchus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of galeoid sharks comprising the goblin sharks and related extinct forms and known from the Lower Cretaceous onward":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek skapan\u0113 spade + New Latin -o- + -rhynchus ; akin to Greek skaptein to dig":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccskap\u0259n\u014d\u02c8ri\u014bk\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043114",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Scapanus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of insectivores (family Talpidae) comprising the common mole of the western U.S.":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek skapaneus digger; akin to Greek skaptein to dig":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skap\u0259n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052222",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Scarborough lily":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plant ( Vallota speciosa ) of southern Africa resembling the amaryllis and having bright red flowers":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Scarborough , municipal borough of Yorkshire, England":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4rb(\u0259)r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130358",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Scarborough warning":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a very short notice or warning or none at all":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Scarborough , Yorkshire, England":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191148",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Schoenberg":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Arnold Franz Walter 1874\u20131951 American (Austrian-born) composer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sh\u0259n-\u02ccb\u0259rg",
      "\u02c8sh\u0259rn-\u02ccb\u0259rg",
      "\u02c8sh\u0153n-\u02ccberk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115951",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Scholarship level":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": s level":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060722",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "School Sister of Notre Dame":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in France by St. Peter Fourier in 1597 and devoted chiefly to education":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French Notre Dame Our Lady (the Virgin Mary)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccn\u014dt\u0259(r)\u02c8d\u0101m",
      "-\u014d\u2027tr\u0259\u02c8d- also -d\u00e4m or -d\u0227m sometimes -dam or -daa(\u0259)m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114146",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Scillitan":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the ancient town of Scillium in Roman Africa":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from (assumed) Late Latin scillitanus , from Latin Scillium , ancient town in Byzacium, Roman province of Africa + Late Latin -itanus (as in metropolitanus metropolitan)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sil\u0259t\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124737",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "Scorsese":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Martin 1942\u2013 American film director":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-z\u0113",
      "-\u02c8se-",
      "sk\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0101-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124815",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Scouser":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native or inhabitant of Liverpool, England":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1959, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skau\u0307-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094609",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Scripture":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a body of writings considered sacred or authoritative":[],
      ": a passage from the Bible":[],
      ": something written":[
        "the primitive man's awe for any scripture",
        "\u2014 George Santayana"
      ],
      ": the books of the Bible":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "someone who frequently quotes Scripture",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pharrell\u2019s uncle, Bishop Ezekiel Williams, who is the founder of the pop-up church that had its first run in 2019, stood at the podium and read aloud John 4:13, a scripture about Jesus giving water to a woman in need. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
      "Neither statistics nor scripture wholly support the idea that Christianity and LGBTQ identities are mutually exclusive. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "That's evidence of a person who has draped their political views and their political party with scripture and with Jesus. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "One side of the card has a scripture verse and the other has a short, meaningful interpretation. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "One scripture , offered by church founder Joseph Smith in 1835, is surprisingly explicit in its statements about the role and meaning of government. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "His paintings are often named after the scripture that provided the inspiration. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "About three hours later, the parishioners would have to find that strength mentioned in the scripture to save their own lives when the stranger locked them in the auditorium and pulled out a gun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The church printed a number of materials in the Deseret Alphabet, including newspapers, children\u2019s primers and Books of Mormon, the faith\u2019s signature scripture , but the system was never broadly adopted. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin scriptura , from Latin, act or product of writing, from scriptus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skrip-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8skrip(t)-sh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052856",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Scripture cake":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fruitcake whose recipe refers to biblical passages where the ingredients are mentioned":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190501",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scabbler":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a quarryman who scabbles stone slabs to make blocks of uniform size and to reduce shipping weight":[],
      ": a stonecutter who points blocks to approximate dimensions for finishing":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scabble or scapple + -er":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b(\u0259)l\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105557",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scabbling":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fragment or chip of stone":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from gerund of scabble":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b(\u0259)li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181711",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scabby":{
    "antonyms":[
      "admirable",
      "commendable",
      "creditable",
      "laudable",
      "meritorious",
      "praiseworthy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": covered with or full of scabs":[
        "scabby skin"
      ],
      ": diseased with scab":[
        "a scabby animal",
        "scabby potatoes"
      ],
      ": mean , contemptible":[
        "a scabby trick"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "that's a scabby trick to play on someone trying to help",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "View this post on Instagram Currently wrapped in a somewhat scabby old blanket, with a face mask on, clutching a lukewarm coffee while attempting and failing to get some decent writing done ? Send help. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 6 Mar. 2019",
      "As buzzy, crowd-pleasing indie comedies got snatched up for millions, the festival's scabby mutant black sheep went untouched, until horror-specific streaming service Shudder stepped in. \u2014 Charles Bramesco, Esquire , 20 July 2017",
      "People walk up and try to grab a sample with dirty, bleeding, scabby hands not realizing that other people will also be sampling that food. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities , 31 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ska-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "contemptible",
      "cruddy",
      "deplorable",
      "despicable",
      "dirty",
      "grubby",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "pitiable",
      "pitiful",
      "ratty",
      "scummy",
      "scurvy",
      "sneaking",
      "sorry",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011419",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scaberulous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": minutely scabrous":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin scaber scabrous + English -ulous diminutive suffix":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "sk\u0259\u02c8ber\u0259l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184439",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scabia":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": scabious":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably back-formation from scabious entry 1 (taken as a plural)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0101b\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031831",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scabies":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites (especially Sarcoptes scabiei )":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ringworm, head lice, scabies , and hives can also occur on the scalp and cause dry, itchy skin. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
      "The drug, commonly used for livestock and pets in an animal-grade formula, is also FDA-approved in a human formula to treat parasitic infections and skin conditions such as scabies . \u2014 Bysony Salzman, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The drug, commonly used for livestock and pets in an animal-grade formula, is also FDA-approved in a human formula to treat parasitic infections and skin conditions such as scabies . \u2014 Bysony Salzman, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The drug, commonly used for livestock and pets in an animal-grade formula, is also FDA-approved in a human formula to treat parasitic infections and skin conditions such as scabies . \u2014 Bysony Salzman, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The drug, commonly used for livestock and pets in an animal-grade formula, is also FDA-approved in a human formula to treat parasitic infections and skin conditions such as scabies . \u2014 Bysony Salzman, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The drug, commonly used for livestock and pets in an animal-grade formula, is also FDA-approved in a human formula to treat parasitic infections and skin conditions such as scabies . \u2014 Bysony Salzman, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The drug, commonly used for livestock and pets in an animal-grade formula, is also FDA-approved in a human formula to treat parasitic infections and skin conditions such as scabies . \u2014 Soo Rin Kim, ABC News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "But there are smaller clinical trials, too, in which Zain or Mid-Columbia played outsize roles\u2014the study for the scabies ointment, for instance, used just 140 patients from three centers. \u2014 Brendan I. Koerner, Wired , 12 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from scabere to scratch":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0101-b\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061356",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scabiosa":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large genus of Old World herbs (family Dipsacaceae) having terminal heads of flowers subtended by a leafy involucre and flowers with a 5-cleft often bilabiate corolla and four stamens":[],
      ": any plant of the genus Scabiosa":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Medieval Latin, scabious":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccskab-",
      "\u02ccsk\u0101b\u0113\u02c8\u014ds\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140648",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scads":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large number or quantity":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural scads of money"
      ],
      ": any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus )":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Noun",
      "probably alteration of English dialect scald a multitude":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skad"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162506",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scalawag":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain":[],
      ": scamp , reprobate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a scalawag who had taken to begging on street corners while posing as a blind person",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At 51, Hartig is more the fun, loony uncle than the mischievous scalawag \u2014a somewhat shy eccentric with angst disguised as devil-may-care. \u2014 Christina Binkley, Town & Country , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Neither a political hero nor a rogue, neither a statesman nor a scalawag , Dole embodied the complexities of deal-making on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Louisville\u2019s Brown-Forman is accusing rum-peddling partner Bacardi of being a scalawag . \u2014 Alfred Miller, The Courier-Journal , 1 July 2020",
      "The Old West has been larger than life ever since the first dime novelists made legends out of lawmen, outlaws, and assorted frontier scalawags . \u2014 Patricia Harris, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Mark Twain's Mississippi, alive with steamboats, scalawags , and gamblers, has a hold on us still. \u2014 CBS News , 7 July 2019",
      "Salvatore Lodi made his debut as Little Mouse, while Kellan Hayag was a floppy-haired, scampering scalawag Fritz. \u2014 Laura Bleiberg, latimes.com , 11 Dec. 2017",
      "Back on their own ship, the scalawags must decide how to divvy up the booty. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ska-li-\u02ccwag"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "baddie",
      "baddy",
      "beast",
      "brute",
      "caitiff",
      "devil",
      "evildoer",
      "fiend",
      "heavy",
      "hound",
      "knave",
      "meanie",
      "meany",
      "miscreant",
      "monster",
      "nazi",
      "no-good",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "reprobate",
      "rogue",
      "savage",
      "scamp",
      "scapegrace",
      "scoundrel",
      "varlet",
      "villain",
      "wretch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100430",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scalding":{
    "antonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "cold",
      "freezing",
      "frigid",
      "frozen",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "iced",
      "icy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or producing the feeling of being burned":[
        "scalding sun",
        "scalding sand"
      ],
      ": hot enough to scald":[
        "scalding water"
      ],
      ": scathing":[
        "scalding criticism"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The men worked in the scalding sun.",
      "a scalding bowl of soup",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is an anti- scalding handle, so your hand is protected and a steam outlet to let off any high pressure steam to protect yourself. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "But Reimann achieves an exemplary balance by alternating his scalding eruptions of vocal power (which in general are sparsely accompanied, sometimes by percussion alone) with full-throttle tutti blasts from the orchestra. \u2014 Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "Experts generally agree on the same basic steps to reduce risks in your house: Set your water heater no higher than 120 degrees to prevent scalding . \u2014 Paul L. Underwood, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "One man placed in a scalding bath or shower went to the hospital with second-degree burns. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "Two weeks ago, family and friends laid to rest Malachi Lawson, the 4-year-old who was burned in a scalding bath, his body then tossed in a dumpster. \u2014 Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "And in 2017, a Manhattan man, 69, ended up in a hospital burn unit with second-degree burns over his entire back, groin, calves and feet; he had been placed in a scalding tub or shower. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2020",
      "But the Nets bench called timeout with 1.4 seconds left, giving them a chance to get the ball to the scalding -hot LeVert. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "The ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and thin and there is scalding water just below the surface, park officials said. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022fl-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "hot",
      "piping hot",
      "red",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "sultry",
      "superheated",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055650",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scale":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural"
      ],
      ": a distinctive relative size, extent, or degree":[
        "projects done on a large scale"
      ],
      ": a graded series of tests or of performances used in rating individual intelligence or achievement":[],
      ": a graduated series of musical tones ascending or descending in order of pitch according to a specified scheme of their intervals":[],
      ": a graduated series or scheme of rank or order":[
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      ": to weigh in scales":[]
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6b":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1691, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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      "Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse sk\u0101l ; akin to Old Norse skel shell \u2014 more at shell":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French escale, eschale , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scealu shell, husk \u2014 more at shell":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Late Latin scala ladder, staircase, from Latin scalae , plural, stairs, rungs, ladder; akin to Latin scandere to climb \u2014 more at scan":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from scale entry 5":"Verb and Noun"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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      "noun"
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      "scale entry 5 + back":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200033",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030354",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain":[],
      ": scamp , reprobate":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044146",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation":[
        "an insurance scam"
      ],
      ": to deceive and defraud (someone)":[
        "\u2026 the law firm had got the lucrative job of defending the corporate head of a savings and loan that had scammed another thousand or so people out of their savings \u2026",
        "\u2014 Joseph Wambaugh"
      ],
      ": to obtain (something, such as money) by a scam":[
        "A Boston hedge fund manager who scammed millions of dollars from friends, family and other investors in what authorities say was a Ponzi scheme has been sent to prison for more than 14 years.",
        "\u2014 The Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegram & Gazette"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She was the victim of an insurance scam .",
      "a sophisticated credit card scam",
      "Verb",
      "The company scammed hundreds of people out of their life savings.",
      "I could tell they were scamming you and charging too much.",
      "They scammed a lot of money from unwary customers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about an ongoing phone scam , in which residents are being called about missing jury duty. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
      "There is nothing wrong \u2014 there\u2019s no scam \u2014 with companies that try to satisfy that demand, which is, incidentally, real enough. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "Rug pulls are a crypto scam in which a developer promotes a new project\u2014usually a new token\u2014to investors, and then disappears with millions of dollars. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "Look for words like scam , reviewer complaint in your search and see what pops up. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Needless to say, this is a scam , and one which, sadly, has been too successful for the scammers. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Is the four-trillion-dollar global wellness industry a scam , or a legitimate force that helps people improve themselves? \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Maya is hugely supportive of her friend, but Kathy knows it\u2019s a scam (or possibly scamola). \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Other scam or fraud (2,616 or 2.06% of all guest complaints) 2. \u2014 Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In a bid to crack down on criminal gangs that operate tow companies and tow truck drivers who scam accident victims with aggressive schemes, aldermen advanced a plan Wednesday to establish a Chicago city tow truck license. \u2014 John Byrne, chicagotribune.com , 19 May 2021",
      "The preening old matriarch tends her roses, while Coriolanus\u2019 cousin Tigris scams fancy clothes from her boozy fashion boss. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 19 May 2020",
      "Hackers are sending more and more bogus but legitimate-looking emails that seem relevant to the coronavirus outbreak but are instead attempts to scam people, according to research by cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Attorney General Daniel Cameron also warned Wednesday of new charity and Medicaid scams his office is seeing related to COVID-19. \u2014 Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "Investigate manipulative advertising and scams targeting youth. \u2014 Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Jan. 2020",
      "Two Mississippi men tried to scam the state lottery by submitting a losing ticket that had the winning numbers glued onto it, police said. \u2014 Janelle Griffith, NBC News , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "Trying to scam the system and make deals to rip people off is easier. \u2014 Ariel Lebeau, Billboard , 10 Apr. 2019",
      "How to avoid commerce scams: Cybercriminals may take advantage of your need to self-quarantine to scam you out of your money. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 16 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skam"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bunco",
      "bunko",
      "con",
      "fiddle",
      "flimflam",
      "fraud",
      "hustle",
      "shell game",
      "sting",
      "swindle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235351",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scammer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who perpetrates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation":[
        "insurance/credit card scammers",
        "The company will not call you to ask for your Social Security or account number, but nefarious scammers might.",
        "\u2014 Ellen Marks",
        "Now that most people are alert to suspicious e-mails and phony phone calls, text messages are the new frontier for scammers out to con you.",
        "\u2014 Consumer Reports"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1972, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ska-m\u0259r"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105640",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": an impish or playful young person":[],
      ": rascal , rogue":[],
      ": to perform or deal with in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "those little scamps are always getting into trouble, but no one has the heart to punish them",
      "an insincere and ruthlessly ambitious scamp who was willing to do anything to win the reality show's grand prize",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As the core of the show, Will is more or less the same: a charming, charismatic, basketball-loving scamp whose mouth always gets him into trouble. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Davy Jones, a British vocalist, was the cute scamp ; Micky Dolenz, the drummer and primary lead singer, was the wild jokester; and Peter Tork, the bass player, was the lovable dim bulb. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "One is a queen, one is a baker, one is a mischievous scamp . \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Her affect evokes old-timey words \u2014 scamp , scapegrace, minx. \u2014 New York Times , 22 July 2021",
      "Loki's number one fan, Mobius, scrolled through a couple of Loki variants while giving a presentation on the scamp 's range early in the episode. \u2014 Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com , 17 June 2021",
      "She\u2019s the child of a single mother, then an orphan, then a thieving scamp on the London streets, and then, with no visible training, a couturier. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 28 May 2021",
      "One to watch is baritone Aaron Keeney, whose robust low register helps make the tattooed young butcher an intriguing scamp . \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune , 24 May 2021",
      "If Tom Hanks has officially come to own the title of America\u2019s Dad, Liam Neeson is more like the Irish uncle who took you to your first bar: rugged, rowdy, a little bit of a scamp . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While its individual characters feel largely interchangeable, the movie hums with life and pleasure when Borowczyk lets his nuns twirl around the chapel in a painterly tableau and scamp through the convent. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Sunshine scamps : The Florida Project is a delighful, poignant, dark-and-light movie about kids living on the seedy side of Disney. \u2014 Rebecca Onion, Slate Magazine , 6 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete scamp to roam about idly":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skamp"
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      "hellion",
      "imp",
      "mischief",
      "monkey",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "rogue",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044625",
    "type":[
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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  "scamper":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a playful or hurried run or movement":[],
      ": to run nimbly and usually playfully about":[]
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      "Verb",
      "The kids were scampering around the yard.",
      "A mouse scampered across the floor.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But that throw sailed into center, allowing Mateo to scamper to third and for Bemboom to cross the plate. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 9 May 2022",
      "Salmon in greenish-brown spawning colors rest in an eddy downstream, waiting for just the right time to scamper up the creek and complete their journey. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That was the first iteration of the multigenerational Giuliani roadshow: Rudy brought Andrew along on campaign swings, sometimes pausing the caravan to allow the boy out for a few minutes to scamper about. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The six live dancers who scamper through the audience and step in unison with Houston\u2019s holograph, as well as the four-piece band flanking her ghostly likeness, inject the show with verve. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Heti\u2019s penchant for wrestling with abstract questions and delivering equally abstract answers left plenty of room for critics to scamper in with prescriptions of their own. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Piglets often scamper down the roads; one resident jokes that owners push them into the street, as the local custom compels any driver who hits a pig to both hand the carcass back and pay appropriate compensation. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s three distinct plots for scare-seekers to scamper through in the 13th Floor Haunted House, an award-winning attraction that has a Hollywood-level style of set design. \u2014 Brittany Anas, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "In that case, children might falsely believe that can unabashedly scamper into the street in front of an ongoing self-driving car. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Lexington Catholic responded quickly with a 3-play scoring drive capped off by an 8-yard touchdown scamper from senior quarterback Jack Gohmann. \u2014 Matt Stahl, The Courier-Journal , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "The Pirates had the best scoring chance of the opening frame, driving to the Randolph red zone before Chris Paul stopped Hull quarterback Luke Richardson on a scamper to force a turnover on downs. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Patterson was effective with his feet, however, picking up 79 yards on nine carries, including a 37-yard gain and a 9-yard TD scamper . \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
      "But Marcus Lawson\u2019s 22-yard TD scamper with 7:55 to go in the game ensured that the Lions wouldn\u2019t come all the way back. \u2014 Lynn Ramsey, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Will Baker rushes up the middle for a 30-yard touchdown scamper , his 16th rushing score of the season. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Stokes hit a hole and broke loose for a 60-yard scamper that brought the Pioneers to within a touchdown, 21-14, but St. Mary\u2019s responded with a 14-play, 7-minute drive. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Cam O\u2019Brien the lone touchdown, a 9-yard scamper with 4:01 remaining in the second quarter. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Rashan Gary forced a Stafford fumble, too, recovered by Preston Smith, which led to the game\u2019s first TD, a 1-yard scamper around right end by Rodgers. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1685, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1697, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from obsolete Dutch schampen to flee, from Middle French escamper , from Italian scampare , from Vulgar Latin *excampare to decamp, from Latin ex- + campus field":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skam-p\u0259r"
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      "dash",
      "gallop",
      "jog",
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      "sprint",
      "trip",
      "trot"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174851",
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      ": an impish or playful young person":[],
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      ": to perform or deal with in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "those little scamps are always getting into trouble, but no one has the heart to punish them",
      "an insincere and ruthlessly ambitious scamp who was willing to do anything to win the reality show's grand prize",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As the core of the show, Will is more or less the same: a charming, charismatic, basketball-loving scamp whose mouth always gets him into trouble. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Davy Jones, a British vocalist, was the cute scamp ; Micky Dolenz, the drummer and primary lead singer, was the wild jokester; and Peter Tork, the bass player, was the lovable dim bulb. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "One is a queen, one is a baker, one is a mischievous scamp . \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Her affect evokes old-timey words \u2014 scamp , scapegrace, minx. \u2014 New York Times , 22 July 2021",
      "Loki's number one fan, Mobius, scrolled through a couple of Loki variants while giving a presentation on the scamp 's range early in the episode. \u2014 Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com , 17 June 2021",
      "She\u2019s the child of a single mother, then an orphan, then a thieving scamp on the London streets, and then, with no visible training, a couturier. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 28 May 2021",
      "One to watch is baritone Aaron Keeney, whose robust low register helps make the tattooed young butcher an intriguing scamp . \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune , 24 May 2021",
      "If Tom Hanks has officially come to own the title of America\u2019s Dad, Liam Neeson is more like the Irish uncle who took you to your first bar: rugged, rowdy, a little bit of a scamp . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While its individual characters feel largely interchangeable, the movie hums with life and pleasure when Borowczyk lets his nuns twirl around the chapel in a painterly tableau and scamp through the convent. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Sunshine scamps : The Florida Project is a delighful, poignant, dark-and-light movie about kids living on the seedy side of Disney. \u2014 Rebecca Onion, Slate Magazine , 6 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete scamp to roam about idly":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skamp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "hellion",
      "imp",
      "mischief",
      "monkey",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "rogue",
      "urchin"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004751",
    "type":[
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  },
  "scamster":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that scams : scammer":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "con artists, swindlers, and scamsters",
      "an ever-growing swarm of scamsters of which the Internet user should be wary",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The scamster said that there were problems with the gift cards and to send money in a book through UPS. \u2014 Chris Farrell, Star Tribune , 1 May 2021",
      "The accounting sleuth who exposed scamster Bernie Madoff charges that huge, hidden losses in its long-term care (LTC) insurance business will soon drive the troubled conglomerate into bankruptcy. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 27 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1984, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "bilk",
      "bilker",
      "cheat",
      "cheater",
      "chiseler",
      "chiseller",
      "confidence man",
      "cozener",
      "defrauder",
      "dodger",
      "fakir",
      "finagler",
      "fraudster",
      "hoaxer",
      "scammer",
      "shark",
      "sharper",
      "sharpie",
      "sharpy",
      "skinner",
      "swindler",
      "tricker",
      "trickster"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222530",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scan":{
    "antonyms":[
      "audit",
      "check",
      "checkup",
      "examination",
      "going-over",
      "inspection",
      "look-see",
      "review",
      "scrutiny",
      "survey",
      "view"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a depiction (such as a photograph) of the distribution of a radioactive material in something (such as a bodily organ)":[],
      ": a radar or television trace":[],
      ": an image formed by scanning something: such as":[],
      ": an image of a bodily part produced (as by computer) by combining ultrasonic or radiographic data obtained from several angles or sections":[],
      ": the act or process of scanning":[],
      ": to conform to a metrical pattern":[
        "this poem scans well"
      ],
      ": to examine by point-by-point observation or checking:":[],
      ": to examine systematically (as by passing a beam of radiation over or through) in order to obtain data especially for display or storage":[
        "scanned the patient's heart",
        "radar scans the horizon",
        "scan the photos into the computer"
      ],
      ": to glance from point to point of often hastily, casually, or in search of a particular item":[
        "scan the want ads looking for a job"
      ],
      ": to investigate thoroughly by checking point by point and often repeatedly":[
        "a fire lookout scanning the hills with binoculars"
      ],
      ": to pass over in the formation of an image":[
        "the electron beam scans the picture tube"
      ],
      ": to read or mark so as to show metrical structure":[
        "scan poetry"
      ],
      ": to scan verse":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He scanned the field with binoculars.",
      "He scanned the audience looking for his parents.",
      "She scanned his face for any clue to what he was thinking.",
      "She quickly scanned the pages of the newspaper.",
      "She scanned through the list to find her name.",
      "Their bags were scanned at the airport.",
      "This machine scans a patient's brain.",
      "Noun",
      "The patient underwent a brain scan .",
      "The doctor examined the bone scans .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On Android, Microsoft Defender can scan other apps for malicious code and can offer protection against phishing by scanning links. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 June 2022",
      "Then, scan the QR code, and the oven works its magic, cooking your meal in 20 minutes or less. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "What if, for example, instead of a human auditor sampling 30 items, an algorithm can scan every single transaction (including huge amounts of data) and find patterns, pick up anomalies and estimate the impact of any irregularities? \u2014 Isaac Heller, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Each light pole has a QR code posted at the base, so residents can scan it and read the history of each flag. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "Users can scan a pill bottle to search for a medication and easily schedule reminders to take it. \u2014 Casey Ross, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "Though guests cannot walk into a front desk lobby area to book a room, visitors can scan a QR code on the front door of the property to see available rooms for that night. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "The readers, attached to cameras stationed throughout the county, scan every vehicle within range and can record thousands of license plates each day. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
      "The screeners can scan 3,600 people per hour, according to the company. \u2014 David Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There wasn\u2019t a major revelation from the scan and studies, Schrock said, but there was a peace of mind in finding some small things that should help him. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "In May, the FBI released the first 1,035 pages, which included some historical research, the data from the promising geophysical scan , and many, many photos from the excavation. \u2014 Chris Heath, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "The viral clip to which the Gen Z darling was referring featured an ultrasound that was edited to look like Zendaya posted the scan as a pregnancy announcement on Instagram. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The data collected from the initial scan produced raw images that were too noisy to reveal much additional detail. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "One tenant said the facial scan required for one of the background checks was unsettling. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Katarzyna Kononczuk, a volunteer physician from Bialystok, Poland, asked about the girl\u2019s first tumor, the remission, the MRI scan that showed a recurrence. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Dennard get a medical scan to see if the metal in her toe needed to be removed. \u2014 Fox19 & Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "An imaging scan of his head early the next morning showed an extensive brain bleed. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scannen , from Late Latin scandere , from Latin, to climb; akin to Middle Irish sceinnid he springs, Sanskrit skandati he leaps":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skan"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scan Verb scrutinize , scan , inspect , examine mean to look at or over. scrutinize stresses close attention to minute detail. scrutinized the hospital bill scan implies a surveying from point to point often suggesting a cursory overall observation. scanned the wine list inspect implies scrutinizing for errors or defects. inspected my credentials examine suggests a scrutiny in order to determine the nature, condition, or quality of a thing. examined the specimens",
    "synonyms":[
      "audit",
      "check (out)",
      "con",
      "examine",
      "inspect",
      "overlook",
      "oversee",
      "review",
      "scrutinize",
      "survey",
      "view"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043456",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scandal":{
    "antonyms":[
      "credit",
      "honor"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it":[],
      ": a person whose conduct offends propriety or morality":[
        "a scandal to the profession"
      ],
      ": conduct that causes or encourages a lapse of faith or of religious obedience in another":[],
      ": defame , slander":[],
      ": discredit brought upon religion by unseemly conduct in a religious person":[],
      ": disgrace":[],
      ": indignation, chagrin, or bewilderment brought about by a flagrant violation of morality, propriety, or religious opinion":[],
      ": loss of or damage to reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety : disgrace":[],
      ": malicious or defamatory gossip":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There was a major scandal involving the mayor's ties with the Mob.",
      "Government officials were caught in an embezzlement scandal .",
      "Her behavior caused a scandal at school.",
      "There was never a hint of scandal during her time in office.",
      "The gossip magazine is filled with rumors and scandal .",
      "The high price of gas these days is a scandal .",
      "It's a scandal that this city doesn't have a movie theater.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Salt Lake City's 2002 Winter Olympics after a bribery scandal . \u2014 Sam Metz, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
      "With large commercial companies, their consumer brand is well known, but their employer brand often is only highlighted when there is a scandal promoted by the media. \u2014 David Windley, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "The online scandal caught the attention not only of Paul\u2019s 3.6 million followers, but of the fickle focus of the Internet at large. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "If confirmed by the Senate, Prabhakar would replace the genomics researcher Eric Lander, who resigned as the head of the White House science office in February amid a workplace-bullying scandal . \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "This indictment marks the latest scandal involving Gillum. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 23 June 2022",
      "The Lilibet photo scandal story originated in The Sun, a tabloid whose parent company Prince Harry sued. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "But under Zuma, thousands of tax collectors were forced out of the agency as it became embroiled in a fictitious scandal planted by the president and his associates to avoid paying their taxes. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "The Kardashian-Jenners also talked about their biggest challenges this season, which included Khloe Kardashian reflecting on reliving Thompson\u2019s cheating scandal on screen. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ohio Democrats meanwhile have struggled in the past to tie Republicans to scandal . \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 25 July 2021",
      "Los Angeles indie-rock lifers Surf Curse went from obscurity to scandal to a major-label deal in 10 months, thanks to TikTok. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021",
      "Quipping about the status of a business that Volkswagen is positioning as more environmentally friendly also could irk investors, especially in light of the 2015 diesel emissions scandal the company has been trying to put behind it. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "Social scientists predicted the Cambridge Analytica scandal way back in 2007. \u2014 Felix Salmon, WIRED , 3 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5a":"Noun",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, offense, from Greek skandalon trap, stumbling block, offense; akin to Latin scandere to climb":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skan-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8skan-d\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scandal Noun offense , sin , vice , crime , scandal mean a transgression of law. offense applies to the infraction of any law, rule, or code. at that school no offense went unpunished sin implies an offense against moral or religious law. the sin of blasphemy vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts. regarded gambling as a vice crime implies a serious offense punishable by the law of the state. the crime of murder scandal applies to an offense that outrages the public conscience. a career ruined by a sex scandal",
    "synonyms":[
      "disgrace",
      "dishonor",
      "opprobrium",
      "reflection",
      "reproach"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112441",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scandalous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "innocuous",
      "inoffensive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": libelous , defamatory":[
        "scandalous allegations"
      ],
      ": offensive to propriety or morality : shocking":[
        "scandalous behavior"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Sex was a scandalous subject back then.",
      "The magazine published scandalous pictures of the movie star.",
      "The high price of gas these days is scandalous .",
      "She was spreading scandalous rumors about him.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For some reason, the committee thinks this is scandalous . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Which is more scandalous , sharing birthday cake or curry with colleagues? \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 11 May 2022",
      "But in 2022, other than the fact that the image is being circulated without her consent, is a naked photo of a woman really that scandalous ? \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "That Freddy Geas remains in solitary confinement, punished but not charged, is scandalous . \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "The third novel in her Fifth Avenue Rebels series follows vivacious Katherine Delafield, a young woman determined to soak up everything New York City has to offer, particularly its most scandalous options. \u2014 EW.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The m\u00e9nage \u00e0 trois, considered Eustache\u2019s masterpiece, was scandalous at the time and sparked riots when it was first screened. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "But there\u2019s something rather innocent about this depiction, which isn\u2019t trying to be a scandalous or searing portrait of youth but to create an emotionally authentic representation of this hypercharged and sensitive age. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The cultural need touncover scandalous behavior may also have connections to zeitgeisty trends like true crime and even the ongoing rise in conspiracy theories. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skan-d\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "abominable",
      "appalling",
      "awful",
      "disgusting",
      "distasteful",
      "dreadful",
      "evil",
      "foul",
      "fulsome",
      "gross",
      "hideous",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrid",
      "loathsome",
      "nasty",
      "nauseating",
      "nauseous",
      "noisome",
      "noxious",
      "obnoxious",
      "obscene",
      "odious",
      "offensive",
      "rancid",
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "shocking",
      "sickening",
      "ugly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164712",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scant":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nurse",
      "skimp (on)",
      "spare",
      "stint (on)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": excessively frugal":[],
      ": having a small or insufficient supply":[
        "he's fat, and scant of breath",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": lacking in amplitude or quantity":[
        "scant growth"
      ],
      ": not prodigal : chary":[],
      ": scarcely , hardly":[],
      ": to give scant attention to : slight":[],
      ": to make small, narrow, or meager":[],
      ": to provide an incomplete supply of":[],
      ": to provide with a meager or inadequate portion or supply : stint":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Food was in scant supply.",
      "She paid scant attention to the facts.",
      "Police found scant evidence of fraud.",
      "Verb",
      "don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "What to Consider As is often true in the first few years after a console's release, remasters abound while exclusives remain scant . \u2014 Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
      "After months of zooming rental prices and bidding wars amid scant inventory, would-be New York City tenants might finally have some good news. \u2014 Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Also on Wednesday, with scant discussion, the council unanimously confirmed Monique Scott to replace her brother, Michael Scott, as alderman of the 24th Ward. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "As a result of the politics and the paltry benefit for drivers, though, the policy has scant support among Republicans. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 22 June 2022",
      "While the electric model's roof sits a scant 0.2 inch higher, its real identifiers are a solid crest grille embossed with diagonal lines, a lack of tailpipes, and 19-inch turbine-style wheels. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
      "For years, music for documentaries was an afterthought that came when scant money was left in the budget and little consideration given to how music might help tell a story. \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "The Pipeline Fire, which began Sunday morning just north of Flagstaff, has rapidly grown and changed in a scant two days, with evacuations lifted and emergency declarations ordered. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "The answer arrived in 1857, when Olmsted, possessing scant obvious qualifications, became superintendent of a swath of public land in Manhattan. \u2014 Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "How come scant few of America\u2019s leading art museums own or display his work? \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There were few roads or trails or even paths to follow and scant potable water, but plenty of pit vipers and tarantulas. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In most cases, the Electoral College vote is a mere formality that carries no drama and garners scant public attention. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Bennett\u2019s story began in southern Georgia\u2019s rural Brantley County, home to scant football tradition when the Bennetts arrived from the Atlanta suburbs in 2004. \u2014 Laine Higgins And Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "Yet geriatrics is badly scanted in standard medical training. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2020",
      "Issues that involve race \u2014 such as voting-rights cases and challenges to affirmative action in higher education \u2014 receive extensive treatment, while other, no less interesting and important questions are scanted or ignored. \u2014 Carson Holloway, National Review , 20 June 2019",
      "Foxhall\u2019s history of migraine, unlike the self-help books, accommodates human complexity without scanting medicine\u2019s contributions to a condition that affects roughly 1 in 7 people on our planet. \u2014 Sibbie O'sullivan, Washington Post , 10 June 2019",
      "Yet, in his close attention to what the men inside the White House thought and did, Zeitz scants the larger reasons for their success and eventual downfall. \u2014 Michael Kazin, The New Republic , 27 Feb. 2018",
      "Hospitals and heroic interventions got the large investments; incrementalists were scanted . \u2014 Atul Gawande, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old Norse skamt , neuter of skammr short":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scant Adjective meager , scanty , scant , skimpy , spare , sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's richness, substance, or potency. a meager portion of meat scanty stresses insufficiency in amount, quantity, or extent. supplies too scanty to last the winter scant suggests a falling short of what is desired or desirable rather than of what is essential. in January the daylight hours are scant skimpy usually suggests niggardliness or penury as the cause of the deficiency. tacky housing developments on skimpy lots spare may suggest a slight falling short of adequacy or merely an absence of superfluity. a spare , concise style of writing sparse implies a thin scattering of units. a sparse population",
    "synonyms":[
      "exiguous",
      "hand-to-mouth",
      "light",
      "meager",
      "meagre",
      "niggardly",
      "poor",
      "scanty",
      "scarce",
      "skimp",
      "skimpy",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "sparing",
      "sparse",
      "stingy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165645",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scant-o-grace":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": rogue":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scant entry 2 + o' + grace":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skant\u0259\u02ccgr\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005743",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scantiness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "bountiful",
      "copious",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plentiful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The cheerleaders wore scanty outfits.",
      "the camera's scanty instructions left me somewhat confused",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sum total of records from the plague itself is scanty : three letters by Mompesson written in 1666, the parish\u2019s burial register and inscriptions on graves scattered around the village. \u2014 1843 , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "When evidence was scanty , or when misconduct needed to be covered up, police routinely perjured themselves to make sure case outcomes turned out as desired. \u2014 Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Given the scale at which the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe, India\u2019s scanty testing network might prove to be a terrible nightmare soon. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Japanese edible chrysanthemum: Data is scanty on other species that are also commonly called daisies, but one with daisylike flowers is definitely edible: Japanese edible chrysanthemum, a.k.a., shungiku or tong ho. \u2014 Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "In the sunshine outside a large convention center in the southern Spanish city of Estepona, some very fit-looking people in scanty clothing applied fake tans and rehearsed statuesque poses. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "Falling production This year has been the first in nearly a century when India\u2019s overall monsoon rainfall has exceeded its average levels despite a scanty start to the season in June. \u2014 Kuwar Singh, Quartz India , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "The Associated Press has not verified who caused the woman\u2019s injury, and photographic evidence has been scanty . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2019",
      "The city's reservoirs and lakes are parched and its wells have run dry after two years of scanty rains here. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "English dialect scant scanty supply, from Middle English, from Old Norse skamt , from neuter of skammr short":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skan-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scanty meager , scanty , scant , skimpy , spare , sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's richness, substance, or potency. a meager portion of meat scanty stresses insufficiency in amount, quantity, or extent. supplies too scanty to last the winter scant suggests a falling short of what is desired or desirable rather than of what is essential. in January the daylight hours are scant skimpy usually suggests niggardliness or penury as the cause of the deficiency. tacky housing developments on skimpy lots spare may suggest a slight falling short of adequacy or merely an absence of superfluity. a spare , concise style of writing sparse implies a thin scattering of units. a sparse population",
    "synonyms":[
      "exiguous",
      "hand-to-mouth",
      "light",
      "meager",
      "meagre",
      "niggardly",
      "poor",
      "scant",
      "scarce",
      "skimp",
      "skimpy",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "sparing",
      "sparse",
      "stingy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061338",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scantle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gauge for measuring slates":[],
      ": a small portion : scantling":[],
      ": to adjust to a standard of measure":[],
      ": to cut down the supply of":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "frequentative of scant entry 4":"Transitive verb",
      "probably from scantle entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skant\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155230",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "scantling":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small piece of lumber (such as an upright piece in house framing)":[],
      ": a small quantity, amount, or proportion : modicum":[],
      ": the dimensions of a structural element used in shipbuilding":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural"
      ],
      ": the dimensions of timber and stone used in building":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of Middle English scantilon , mason's or carpenter's measure, from Anglo-French escauntiloun, eschantillon":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skant-li\u014b",
      "-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192457",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scantling number":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a number variously computed from a ship's dimensions and used in reference to a tabulated scheme specifying the size of structural material required to entitle a ship according to its type to a classification or grading with respect to seaworthiness":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scantling entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005621",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scanty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "bountiful",
      "copious",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plentiful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The cheerleaders wore scanty outfits.",
      "the camera's scanty instructions left me somewhat confused",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sum total of records from the plague itself is scanty : three letters by Mompesson written in 1666, the parish\u2019s burial register and inscriptions on graves scattered around the village. \u2014 1843 , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "When evidence was scanty , or when misconduct needed to be covered up, police routinely perjured themselves to make sure case outcomes turned out as desired. \u2014 Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Given the scale at which the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe, India\u2019s scanty testing network might prove to be a terrible nightmare soon. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Japanese edible chrysanthemum: Data is scanty on other species that are also commonly called daisies, but one with daisylike flowers is definitely edible: Japanese edible chrysanthemum, a.k.a., shungiku or tong ho. \u2014 Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "In the sunshine outside a large convention center in the southern Spanish city of Estepona, some very fit-looking people in scanty clothing applied fake tans and rehearsed statuesque poses. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "Falling production This year has been the first in nearly a century when India\u2019s overall monsoon rainfall has exceeded its average levels despite a scanty start to the season in June. \u2014 Kuwar Singh, Quartz India , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "The Associated Press has not verified who caused the woman\u2019s injury, and photographic evidence has been scanty . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2019",
      "The city's reservoirs and lakes are parched and its wells have run dry after two years of scanty rains here. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "English dialect scant scanty supply, from Middle English, from Old Norse skamt , from neuter of skammr short":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skan-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scanty meager , scanty , scant , skimpy , spare , sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's richness, substance, or potency. a meager portion of meat scanty stresses insufficiency in amount, quantity, or extent. supplies too scanty to last the winter scant suggests a falling short of what is desired or desirable rather than of what is essential. in January the daylight hours are scant skimpy usually suggests niggardliness or penury as the cause of the deficiency. tacky housing developments on skimpy lots spare may suggest a slight falling short of adequacy or merely an absence of superfluity. a spare , concise style of writing sparse implies a thin scattering of units. a sparse population",
    "synonyms":[
      "exiguous",
      "hand-to-mouth",
      "light",
      "meager",
      "meagre",
      "niggardly",
      "poor",
      "scant",
      "scarce",
      "skimp",
      "skimpy",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "sparing",
      "sparse",
      "stingy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100340",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scape":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a view or picture of a scene":[
        "\u2014 usually used in combination city scape"
      ],
      ": escape":[
        "some innocents scape not the thunderbolt",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": the shaft of an animal part (such as an antenna or feather)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1773, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin scapus shaft, stalk \u2014 more at shaft":"Noun",
      "Middle English, short for escapen":"Verb",
      "landscape":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0101p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "avoid",
      "dodge",
      "duck",
      "elude",
      "escape",
      "eschew",
      "evade",
      "finesse",
      "get around",
      "shake",
      "shirk",
      "shuffle (out of)",
      "shun",
      "weasel (out of)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214818",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scapegallows":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his or her crimes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scape entry 1 + gallows":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123328",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scapegoat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur":[],
      ": one that bears the blame for others":[],
      ": one that is the object of irrational hostility":[],
      ": to make a scapegoat of":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The CEO was made the scapegoat for the company's failures.",
      "companies often use the economy as a scapegoat to avoid taking responsibility for dropping sales",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mercury is a frequent scapegoat for astrology-minded folks having a bad day (even though Mercury being in retrograde is actually just an optical illusion). \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "In the last two decades, foreigners have become the scapegoat for Canada's home price increases, particularly those of Asian descent in Vancouver and Toronto, Myers says. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Social media has become scapegoat for teenage angst but a new study suggests that the negative impact varies for girls and boys by age. \u2014 Nick Morrison, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Several outside experts said Dr. Walensky had become a scapegoat for people who were weary and frustrated by a virus that seemed repeatedly to have retreated only to return in a horrific new form in short order. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "But amid a flood of confusing information about what the rules are, others have charged Djokovic has become a convenient scapegoat for an Australian government facing criticism for its recent handling of the pandemic. \u2014 John Pye And Rod Mcguirk, chicagotribune.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Issues relating to the supply chain have basically become a scapegoat for any kind of shortage, one person said, while others claim the phrase has become a meaningless buzzword. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Bill O\u2019Brien has become a convenient scapegoat for Alabama fans. \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "The scapegoat provides a convenient excuse for the nation\u2019s problems and distracts from poor poll numbers. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When two heavily armed seniors at Columbine High School walked into their school in 1999 and killed 13 people, many media outlets attempted to scapegoat the influence of violent films, video games, and music. \u2014 Al Shipley, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
      "Right-wing politicians and media are trying to scapegoat frozen wind turbines for the state\u2019s power disaster. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 17 Feb. 2021",
      "The country needs to address the root cause of inflation and not scapegoat mobile money platforms. \u2014 Tawanda Karombo, Quartz , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "To justify its takeover, the government is trying to scapegoat the appraisal industry\u2014which is 97% white, 70% male and not well-organized\u2014for having caused large disparities in racial wealth and homeownership. \u2014 Edward Pinto And Tobias Peter, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Democrats like James Carville love to scapegoat Black people. \u2014 Michael Arceneaux, Essence , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Ultimately, Chatman believes, his persistence led the U. to scapegoat him and attempt to ruin his reputation in law enforcement. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "The lawsuit, which accused the department and the Drug Enforcement Administration of trying to scapegoat the company for their own regulatory shortcomings, was dismissed by a judge in the Eastern District of Texas in February. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "In the days immediately after thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, some conservatives tried to scapegoat antifa activists. \u2014 Daniel Funke, USA TODAY , 11 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scape entry 1 ; intended as translation of Hebrew \u02bdaz\u0101z\u0113l (probably name of a demon), as if \u02bd\u0113z '\u014dz\u0113l goat that departs\u2014Leviticus 16:8 (King James Version)":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0101p-\u02ccg\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "fall guy",
      "goat",
      "whipping boy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114518",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scapegoater":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that makes a scapegoat of something or somebody":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scapegoat entry 2 + -er":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125019",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scapegrace":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an incorrigible rascal":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her affect evokes old-timey words \u2014 scamp, scapegrace , minx. \u2014 New York Times , 22 July 2021",
      "Suddenly, Juliana\u2019s romantic ennui is interrupted by the reappearance, after an 11-year absence, of her scapegrace oldest brother. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "The Middle Ages died dismally, and the scapegrace poet Francois Villon sang their requiem in the wineshops of the Cit\u00e9. \u2014 Bruce Dale, National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
      "Somehow, a theme-park ride combined with clever, madcap visuals and Johnny Depp\u2019s scapegrace showboating added up to something fresh. \u2014 A. O. Scott, New York Times , 25 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1763, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scape entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0101p-\u02ccgr\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "baddie",
      "baddy",
      "beast",
      "brute",
      "caitiff",
      "devil",
      "evildoer",
      "fiend",
      "heavy",
      "hound",
      "knave",
      "meanie",
      "meany",
      "miscreant",
      "monster",
      "nazi",
      "no-good",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "reprobate",
      "rogue",
      "savage",
      "scalawag",
      "scallywag",
      "scamp",
      "scoundrel",
      "varlet",
      "villain",
      "wretch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222830",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scar":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lasting moral or emotional injury":[
        "one of his men had been killed \u2026 in a manner that left a scar upon his mind",
        "\u2014 H. G. Wells"
      ],
      ": a mark or indentation (as on furniture) resulting from damage or wear":[],
      ": a mark remaining (as on the skin) after injured tissue has healed":[],
      ": a steep rocky eminence : a bare place on the side of a mountain":[],
      ": an isolated or protruding rock":[],
      ": to become scarred":[],
      ": to do lasting injury to":[],
      ": to form a scar":[],
      ": to mark with a scar":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "His arm was badly scarred after the accident.",
      "The tragedy left her emotionally scarred .",
      "Your shoes are scarring the floor.",
      "The fence was scarred by rust."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English escare, scar , from Middle French escare scab, from Late Latin eschara , from Greek, hearth, brazier, scab":"Noun",
      "Middle English skere , from Old Norse sker skerry; probably akin to Old Norse skera to cut \u2014 more at shear":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004824",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scarb-tree":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": wilding sense 1a":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration of obsolete scrab-tree , from scrab crab apple (probably of Scandinavian origin) + tree":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4rb\u02cctr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071030",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scarce":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "bountiful",
      "copious",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plentiful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand : not plentiful or abundant":[],
      ": intentionally absent":[
        "made himself scarce at inspection time"
      ],
      ": scarcely , hardly":[
        "scarce was independence half a century old, when a \u2026 split occurred",
        "\u2014 John McPhee"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Food was getting scarce during the drought.",
      "food was a bit scarce last winter",
      "Adverb",
      "I could scarce believe what I was hearing.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "However, official details and updates directly from Barker and Kardashian\u2019s teams have been scarce . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
      "Details about the collection were scarce prior to today's release, with the exception of detail shots on Instagram. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
      "Data on the frequency and scale of mass-shooting simulations at schools are scarce . \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
      "Yet while resources are scarce and the VAWG sector is under strain, the transphobic lobby is currently attempting to sue a rape crisis centre in Sussex (a provider of women-only spaces) for including a trans woman in their women\u2019s support group. \u2014 Janey Starling, refinery29.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Studies and monitoring efforts have been scarce , especially in India. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
      "At the main public hospital in the capital, Colombo, essential supplies such as medicine and catheters are scarce . \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "The three international events will be held after the fall season, though details are scarce . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "But when interest rates are rising amid high inflation, affection is scarce , as Chairman Jerome Powell learned before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scars , from Anglo-French eschars, escars narrow, stingy, deficient, from Vulgar Latin *excarpsus , literally, plucked out, past participle of Latin excerpere to pluck out \u2014 more at excerpt":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skers"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scarce Adjective infrequent , uncommon , scarce , rare , sporadic mean not common or abundant. infrequent implies occurrence at wide intervals in space or time. infrequent family visits uncommon suggests a frequency below normal expectation. smallpox is now uncommon in many countries scarce implies falling short of a standard or required abundance. jobs were scarce during the Depression rare suggests extreme scarcity or infrequency and often implies consequent high value. rare first editions sporadic implies occurrence in scattered instances or isolated outbursts. sporadic cases of influenza",
    "synonyms":[
      "exiguous",
      "hand-to-mouth",
      "light",
      "meager",
      "meagre",
      "niggardly",
      "poor",
      "scant",
      "scanty",
      "skimp",
      "skimpy",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "sparing",
      "sparse",
      "stingy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204557",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scarcely":{
    "antonyms":[
      "considerably",
      "significantly",
      "substantially",
      "vastly",
      "well"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": almost not":[
        "could scarcely see for the fog"
      ],
      ": by a narrow margin : only just":[
        "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open",
        "\u2014 Agnes S. Turnbull"
      ],
      ": certainly not":[
        "could scarcely interfere"
      ],
      ": probably not":[
        "there could scarcely have been found a leader better equipped",
        "\u2014 V. L. Parrington"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He could scarcely control his joy.",
      "Scarcely a day goes by when they don't see or talk to each other.",
      "He had scarcely enough money.",
      "This is scarcely a time to laugh.",
      "I could scarcely tell them they were wrong.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The iconic saguaros of the Sonoran Desert around Tucson scarcely bloomed this year\u2014thought to be a reaction to stress and persistent drought. \u2014 Joy Williams, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
      "Standing scarcely more than 3 feet tall\u2014comparable to a 3-year-old modern human\u2014these creatures were quickly dubbed hobbits. \u2014 David P. Barash, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The state provided funding to parents in scarcely populated areas lacking a public school to send their children to a secular private school instead. \u2014 Michael Bobelian, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Of the 300 to 400 lives Ms. Geulen was credited with saving, some of them had scarcely begun. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Inflation, which had been scarcely noticeable for decades, is suddenly the top concern most people have about the economy. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "But even the grants\u2019 greatest proponents could have scarcely imagined the impact the program would have on American higher education \u2013 and society at large. \u2014 M. Peter Mcpherson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Joyce had half a dozen languages on his tongue but scarcely a cent in any currency in his pocket. \u2014 James Campbell, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Yet the project scarcely diverges from the predictable dynamic of his 2015 LP Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy, no doubt a product of its reliance on longtime production partners the Rude Boyz. \u2014 Gary Suarez, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skers-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "barely",
      "hardly",
      "just",
      "marginally",
      "narrowly",
      "slightly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103826",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "scarcement":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an offset or retreat in the thickness of a wall or bank of earth":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete scarce to diminish (from Middle English scarsen , from scars scarce) + -ment":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ka(a)r-",
      "\u02c8skersm\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194609",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scarceness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "bountiful",
      "copious",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plentiful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand : not plentiful or abundant":[],
      ": intentionally absent":[
        "made himself scarce at inspection time"
      ],
      ": scarcely , hardly":[
        "scarce was independence half a century old, when a \u2026 split occurred",
        "\u2014 John McPhee"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Food was getting scarce during the drought.",
      "food was a bit scarce last winter",
      "Adverb",
      "I could scarce believe what I was hearing.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "However, official details and updates directly from Barker and Kardashian\u2019s teams have been scarce . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
      "Details about the collection were scarce prior to today's release, with the exception of detail shots on Instagram. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
      "Data on the frequency and scale of mass-shooting simulations at schools are scarce . \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
      "Yet while resources are scarce and the VAWG sector is under strain, the transphobic lobby is currently attempting to sue a rape crisis centre in Sussex (a provider of women-only spaces) for including a trans woman in their women\u2019s support group. \u2014 Janey Starling, refinery29.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Studies and monitoring efforts have been scarce , especially in India. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
      "At the main public hospital in the capital, Colombo, essential supplies such as medicine and catheters are scarce . \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "The three international events will be held after the fall season, though details are scarce . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "But when interest rates are rising amid high inflation, affection is scarce , as Chairman Jerome Powell learned before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scars , from Anglo-French eschars, escars narrow, stingy, deficient, from Vulgar Latin *excarpsus , literally, plucked out, past participle of Latin excerpere to pluck out \u2014 more at excerpt":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skers"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scarce Adjective infrequent , uncommon , scarce , rare , sporadic mean not common or abundant. infrequent implies occurrence at wide intervals in space or time. infrequent family visits uncommon suggests a frequency below normal expectation. smallpox is now uncommon in many countries scarce implies falling short of a standard or required abundance. jobs were scarce during the Depression rare suggests extreme scarcity or infrequency and often implies consequent high value. rare first editions sporadic implies occurrence in scattered instances or isolated outbursts. sporadic cases of influenza",
    "synonyms":[
      "exiguous",
      "hand-to-mouth",
      "light",
      "meager",
      "meagre",
      "niggardly",
      "poor",
      "scant",
      "scanty",
      "skimp",
      "skimpy",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "sparing",
      "sparse",
      "stingy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201652",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scarcity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "adequacy",
      "amplitude",
      "opulence",
      "plenitude",
      "plenty",
      "sufficiency",
      "wealth"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Scarcity of food forced the herds to move.",
      "the scarcity of good restaurants around here is surprising",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Faced with scarcity , Vatuolalai\u2019s inhabitants started working for themselves, not for the collective good. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
      "If stockpiling often seems immoral, that\u2019s in part because an unconscionable number of people have always grappled with genuine scarcity . \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
      "Faced with a scarcity of potential customers, swipers became more desperate and competitive. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
      "The rising death and destruction in Donbas, along with a critical scarcity of basic supplies and services, have been driving an exodus of staggering proportions in Ukraine, a country with a prewar population estimated at 43 million. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The current explosion in cases from the omicron strain of the virus coupled with a scarcity of testing supplies has overwhelmed testing capacity. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "That\u2019s sending prices soaring and, combined with a scarcity of workers and other hurdles, is causing mayhem throughout the global food supply chain. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Executives speaking on the call attributed much of the broader supply-chain upheaval to a shortage of truck drivers and rail workers, along with labor scarcity at customer warehouses. \u2014 Jennifer Smith, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Seemingly no industry has been unaffected, with scarcity rampant in everything from semiconductors to sneakers. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sker-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "crunch",
      "dearth",
      "deficiency",
      "deficit",
      "drought",
      "drouth",
      "failure",
      "famine",
      "inadequacy",
      "inadequateness",
      "insufficiency",
      "lack",
      "lacuna",
      "paucity",
      "pinch",
      "poverty",
      "scantiness",
      "scarceness",
      "shortage",
      "undersupply",
      "want"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112606",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scarcity economics":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an economic theory that allegedly justifies limitations of output so as to assure profits":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113855",
    "type":[
      "noun plural but usually singular in construction"
    ]
  },
  "scare":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "anxiety",
      "dread",
      "fear",
      "fearfulness",
      "fright",
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      "trepidation"
    ],
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      ": a widespread state of alarm : panic":[],
      ": to become scared":[],
      ": to frighten especially suddenly : alarm":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "You scared me. I didn't see you there.",
      "Stop that, you're scaring the children.",
      "Noun",
      "There have been scares about the water supply being contaminated.",
      "fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the inevitability of change doesn\u2019t particularly scare Silva. \u2014 Javier Hasse, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The prospect of leaving Earth for good does not scare Alex (Kyle Allen). \u2014 Manuel Betancourt, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "Even if Fairstein and Gaprindashvili don\u2019t succeed, could the Jerry West fracas scare off Hollywood from making docudramas? \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
      "Nothing could scare him out of self-expression, and that generates respect. \u2014 Amel Mukhtar, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
      "Sudden loud noises can scare our pets, even the most confident ones. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Animal control officials tried to coax him, then scare him, out from under the house, launching beanbags and tennis balls and poking him with a stick. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Sticking to the latter, some of the happenings in the Old Testament scare the bejeebers out of any sane person. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The answer to that might scare everyone else in the NCAA Tournament. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The event opened at Six Flags Fiesta Texas on Sept. 10, the earliest start in its history, and featured haunted houses, outdoor scare zones and Halloween shows. \u2014 Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "At night, things get spooky in the Haunted Farm Walk, with five scare zones on a half-mile-long wooded trail. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "At night, the spooky spirit of Halloween takes over with haunted houses, outdoor scare zones and a few unexpected surprises. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "In Tampa, find five haunted houses, eight scare zones and two shows. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "There are two new scare zones this year, bringing the total up to 10. \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Families with small children can stick to Kiddieland, where there are no scare zones. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "The single-digit victory margin put a scare into Republicans, who have no viable path to the White House without Texas because of Democratic dominance in California and New York. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 5 June 2021",
      "The Beavers needed extra innings to beat New Mexico State in their regional opener, lost on Sunday, then survived a scare in a Monday elimination matchup, rallying for a dramatic one-run victory against Vanderbilt. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 9 June 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
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      "Middle English skerren , from Old Norse skirra , from skjarr shy, timid":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sker"
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      "alarum",
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      "frighten",
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      "scarify",
      "shock",
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      "startle",
      "terrify",
      "terrorize"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014222",
    "type":[
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192443",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "miss",
      "overlook",
      "pass over"
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      ": to find or get together with considerable labor or difficulty : scrape up":[
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    "examples":[
      "I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them."
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "descry",
      "detect",
      "determine",
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      "dig up",
      "discover",
      "dredge (up)",
      "ferret (out)",
      "find",
      "find out",
      "get",
      "hit (on ",
      "hunt (down ",
      "learn",
      "locate",
      "nose out",
      "root (out)",
      "rout (out)",
      "rummage",
      "run down",
      "scout (up)",
      "track (down)",
      "turn up"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213823",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": bugbear":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scare entry 2 + bug":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130506",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a skinny or ragged person":[],
      ": an object usually suggesting a human figure that is set up to frighten birds away from crops":[],
      ": something frightening but harmless":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If fall is your favorite season, then consider dressing up as a scarecrow for Halloween. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "Beachwood Bring the family to build a scarecrow from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 17, at Beachwood City Park. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Across Spring Street, Roberts said a scarecrow guards another rooftop. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The artist hangs the piece on a coat stand, with the garment\u2019s arms splayed like a scarecrow . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Fall Festival at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens scarecrow contest winners picked ... \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Roper Tolbert starred as Dorothy while her husband dressed up as the Wicked Witch of the West, Emmy as Glinda the Good Witch, Reed as the scarecrow , Brooks as the lion and their two dogs as Toto and the Tinman. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "On her way to Sandringham house, Spencer\u2019s princess comes across a field containing a scarecrow wearing her father\u2019s jacket. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Vulture , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Take a nature walk, build a scarecrow and create arts and crafts at the children\u2019s station. \u2014 Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sker-\u02cckr\u014d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163524",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "unafraid"
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      ": thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic":[
        "scared of snakes",
        "scared to go out"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "I am really scared about speaking in front of the class.",
      "He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends.",
      "She's scared to walk alone at night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The people who use them are scared to make changes. \u2014 Peter Karlson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "During subsequent visits, Dean noticed that her children were scared and losing weight and that Classic had scratches on his face, the lawsuit stated. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "So why, according to Stadium\u2019s Jeff Goodman, are many NBA general managers are scared to take Holmgren? \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Temples said the apparent randomness of the attacks and personal safety have been highly talked about among friends and co-workers, some of whom are scared to work. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
      "Her sons Nazar, 6, and Makar, 3, are scared of being outside. \u2014 Loveday Morris And Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Just like adults, some kids just like to be scared , and they're drawn to scary movies. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "One partner at an agency who declined to be named attributed the slowdown to risk-averse managers at Netflix who are scared of taking big bets after the earnings report. \u2014 Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Likewise, lots of people are scared of nuclear waste, which can be stored safely or reprocessed into useful things such as medical isotopes. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skerd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "affrighted",
      "afraid",
      "aghast",
      "alarmed",
      "fearful",
      "frightened",
      "horrified",
      "horror-struck",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric",
      "scary",
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      "spooked",
      "terrified",
      "terrorized"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041836",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": the quality or state of being scared":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140538",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": a broad band of cloth worn about the shoulders, around the neck, or over the head":[],
      ": a military or official sash usually indicative of rank":[],
      ": an in-line joint made by chamfering, halving, or notching two pieces to correspond and lapping them":[],
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      ": runner sense 6b":[],
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      ": tippet sense 3":[],
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      ": to wrap, cover, or adorn with or as if with a scarf":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English skarf , probably from Old Norse skarfr butt end of a plank":"Noun",
      "by alteration":"Verb",
      "probably modification of Middle French dialect (Norman) escreppe , Middle French escherpe sash, sling, from Old French, pilgrim's shoulder bag, from Medieval Latin scrippum":"Noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4rf"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110807",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of (something, such as a field or road)":[],
      ": to cut or soften the wall of (a hard seed) to hasten germination":[],
      ": to lacerate the feelings of":[],
      ": to make scratches or small cuts in (something, such as the skin)":[
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1785, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scarifien , from Middle French scarefier , from Late Latin scarificare , alteration of Latin scarifare , from Greek skariphasthai to scratch an outline, sketch \u2014 more at scribe":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sker-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8skar-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b, \u02c8sker-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091733",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "scarlet sumac":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": smooth sumac sense 1":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133652",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a common American tanager ( Piranga olivacea ) with the male having scarlet plumage and black wings during the breeding season and the female having chiefly olive plumage":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Such species include the scarlet tanager , purple martin and Baltimore oriole. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
      "In the next sixty years, the range of one songbird, the scarlet tanager , will likely move north almost a thousand miles, into central Canada. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "The top-seeded northern cardinal, which incidentally enjoys seeds very much, recently defeated the No. 4 scarlet tanager in a 73-20 first round blowout in the tourney\u2019s Red Regional. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "Other species, like the scarlet tanager , molt twice per year and regularly appear yellowish in the fall and winter and red in the summer. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "Julio Cortez/Associated Press The adult male scarlet tanager is a medium-size songbird with glaring crimson feathers and jet-black wings. \u2014 Jacey Fortin, New York Times , 29 May 2020",
      "For example, the scarlet tanager \u2014 known for its contrasting bright red body and black wings \u2014 could lose a third of its habitat if global temperatures warm by 1.5 degrees Celsius and twice that at 3 degrees of warming, Audubon\u2019s modeling found. \u2014 Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Once a month, groups of 20 to 30 students tromp through nearby fields at 7:30 a.m., before class, hoping to spot a woodpecker, oriole or scarlet tanager with binoculars supplied by the Harford Bird Club. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Hello, scarlet tanagers , and welcome back to another edition of This Week in Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet. \u2014 Cady Drell, Marie Claire , 30 Nov. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071251",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "definitions":{
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174100",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a strong reddish orange that is yellower and paler than paprika or poppy, redder and darker than fire red, and less strong and slightly lighter than average coral red":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060211",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dung":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skarn dung":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4rn"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050339",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "scaroid":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": a scaroid fish":[],
      ": resembling or related to the Scaridae":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Scarus + English -oid":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8ska(a)\u02ccr\u022fid"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034708",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scarola":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": escarole":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian scariola, scarola , from Old Italian scariola":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "sk\u0259\u02c8r\u014dl\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032449",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "scarp":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion \u2014 see fault illustration":[],
      ": a low steep slope along a beach caused by wave erosion":[],
      ": the inner side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "years of violent ocean storms had heavily eroded the beach, creating a scarp along one end of it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Weber and others are gearing up to propose a mission that would place a new network of state-of-the-art seismometers on the moon, perhaps with one touching down on or near a scarp . \u2014 Adam Mann, National Geographic , 13 May 2019",
      "That entire scarp has been there from the time the fort was constructed. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 15 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian scarpa":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4rp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "barranca",
      "barranco",
      "bluff",
      "cliff",
      "crag",
      "escarpment",
      "palisade",
      "precipice",
      "scar"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180758",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scarper":{
    "antonyms":[
      "arrive",
      "come",
      "show up",
      "turn up"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Idrissa Gueye has scarpered , but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front. \u2014 SI.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "Ms Collett compares it to the muggy period before a thunderstorm, when the squirrels have scarpered and the air is pregnant with foreboding of trouble ahead. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably ultimately from Italian scappare , from Vulgar Latin *excappare \u2014 more at escape":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4r-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "bail out",
      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose",
      "walk out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175615",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  },
  "scary":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing fright : alarming":[
        "a scary story"
      ],
      ": easily scared : timid":[],
      ": feeling alarm or fright : frightened":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards",
      "a scary horse who spooked and kicked at its own shadow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But making that leap can be scary , especially for those who have been in their current position for a long time. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
      "Change is scary , and the people with the most political power tend to be the same as those for whom change tends to be the scariest (older and wealthier people). \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "However, this could be scary rather than liberating. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "Men are scary in Men but also pathetic, helpless, vulnerable, and needy. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "Being looked at is scary , but making art together is fun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "This is a character who can be scary ; this is a character who can be warm. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
      "Still, knowing that the possibility is even there is scary . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 May 2022",
      "Different types of bangs can instantly transform your face and hairstyle, but chopping off that much length in one snip can be scary . \u2014 Jessica Prince Erlich, Allure , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sker-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alarming",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "forbidding",
      "formidable",
      "frightening",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
      "redoubtable",
      "shocking",
      "spine-chilling",
      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091723",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "scat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an animal fecal dropping":[],
      ": jazz singing with nonsense syllables":[],
      ": to go away quickly":[],
      ": to improvise nonsense syllables usually to an instrumental accompaniment : sing scat":[],
      ": to move fast : scoot":[],
      "School and College Ability Test":[],
      "supersonic commercial air transport":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1927, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1929, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Noun",
      "perhaps from Greek skat-, sk\u014dr excrement \u2014 more at scatology":"Noun",
      "scat , interjection used to drive away a cat":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skat"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125255",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scathe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": harm , injury":[],
      ": to assail with withering denunciation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Sky Sports\u2019 Monday Night Football debates always seem to scathe a few players in the new, with last Monday\u2019s discussions centred around Newcastle forward Dwight Gayle. \u2014 SI.com , 13 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English skathe , from Old Norse skathi ; akin to Old English sceatha injury, Greek ask\u0113th\u0113s unharmed":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0101t\u035fh",
      "\u02c8sk\u0101th"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abuse",
      "assail",
      "attack",
      "bash",
      "belabor",
      "blast",
      "castigate",
      "excoriate",
      "jump (on)",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "potshot",
      "savage",
      "slam",
      "trash",
      "vituperate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064615",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scatheful":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": harmful , pernicious":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scathe entry 1 + -ful":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0101t\u035fhf\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130133",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scathing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": bitterly severe":[
        "a scathing condemnation"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a scathing review of the book",
      "a scathing rebuttal of the latest theory concerning the assassination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Justice Elena Kagan wrote a scathing dissent and was joined by fellow Justice Sonia Sotomayor and soon-to-be retired Justice Stephen G. Breyer. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 27 June 2022",
      "Gableman refused to answer questions at that hearing, and in a scathing order last week Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington accused Gableman of unprofessional and misogynistic conduct. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "McCraw's remarks on Tuesday were a scathing opening to the Texas Senate committee meeting on gun violence and public safety, which was expected to include some of the most detailed official accounts of the Uvalde massacre. \u2014 Mark Berman, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Evidence Morris uncovered in the case would later be highlighted in a scathing state audit \u2014 released earlier this year \u2014 of San Diego County jails. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Some anonymous coaches made some scathing remarks about Herm Edwards and the Arizona State football program in a college football preview for ASU earlier this week. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "While obviously not intended for every taste, the Amazon series remains a scathing examination of the superhero genre and society at large, threaded with warnings about the corrupting influence of power. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Among the darlings that Burnham killed was a scathing , spot on parody of a Joe Rogan podcast, with Burnham on split screen playing two different guys. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "This may sound a little scathing , but an adversarial relationship isn\u2019t HR\u2019s intent. \u2014 Dustin Snyder, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1794, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0101-\u1e6fh\u0331i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scathing caustic , mordant , acrid , scathing mean stingingly incisive. caustic suggests a biting wit. caustic comments mordant suggests a wit that is used with deadly effectiveness. mordant reviews of the play acrid implies bitterness and often malevolence. acrid invective scathing implies indignant attacks delivered with fierce severity. a scathing satire",
    "synonyms":[
      "acerb",
      "acerbic",
      "acid",
      "acidic",
      "acidulous",
      "acrid",
      "barbed",
      "biting",
      "caustic",
      "corrosive",
      "cutting",
      "mordant",
      "pungent",
      "sarcastic",
      "sardonic",
      "satiric",
      "satirical",
      "scalding",
      "sharp",
      "smart-aleck",
      "smart-alecky",
      "smart-mouthed",
      "snarky",
      "tart"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232353",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "scatole":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of scatole variant spelling of skatole"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231226",
    "type":[]
  },
  "scatology":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature":[],
      ": the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His mind swirled with scatology and characters from pulp fiction and the cinema. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "But the show\u2019s linguistic ingenuity extends well beyond scatology . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek skat-, sk\u014dr excrement; akin to Old English scearn dung, Latin mu scerdae mouse droppings":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ska-\u02c8t\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113, sk\u0259-",
      "ska-\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
      "sk\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124605",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scatter":{
    "antonyms":[
      "couple",
      "few",
      "handful",
      "scattering",
      "smatter",
      "smattering",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small quantity or number irregularly distributed or strewn about : scattering":[],
      ": the act of scattering":[],
      ": to cause (a beam of radiation) to diffuse or disperse":[],
      ": to cause to separate widely":[],
      ": to cause to vanish":[],
      ": to distribute irregularly":[],
      ": to divide into ineffectual small portions":[],
      ": to fling away heedlessly : squander":[],
      ": to occur or fall irregularly or at random":[],
      ": to reflect irregularly and diffusely":[],
      ": to separate and go in various directions : disperse":[],
      ": to sow by casting in all directions : strew":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The wind scattered the pile of leaves.",
      "The marbles scattered across the floor.",
      "She scattered the books on the table.",
      "He scatters his toys all around the house.",
      "Noun",
      "played before only a scatter of spectators in that huge stadium",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the past two weeks, police officers have begun arriving in the middle of the night to disperse larger encampments and scatter them across the city. \u2014 Karen Hao, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "Pour the sauce over the scallops and scatter the radish slices on top. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Her family chose to travel to Colorado and scatter her brother\u2019s remains in a national park, a celebration that still resonates almost three decades later. \u2014 Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Now the war threatens to cut off the supply of medications and scatter the participants, making their health records harder or impossible to track. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Then, in a small bowl, toss the tomatoes in a splash of lemon juice and a pinch of salt and then scatter over the lettuce. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "After they were gone, Trish couldn\u2019t bring herself to scatter their ashes. \u2014 Johnny Runnette, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "And Just Like That finale that aired last month, Carrie traveled to Paris to scatter the ashes of her late husband, Mr. Big (Noth), Miranda jetted off to Los Angeles with Che (Ram\u00edrez), and Charlotte navigated parenthood to a non-binary child. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Four Xavier pitchers combined to scatter seven hits as the Musketeers defeated the UConn baseball team 7-2 in the opener of a three-game Big East Conference series at Elliot Ballpark. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Once in a while an advertiser will sit out the upfront and opt to buy commercial inventory in the scatter marketplace. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "From her chakra pieces with protective stones to her stunning scatter jewelry, Ananya is powerful and expressive. \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
      "No one\u2019s quite sure what to do with that information, so the kids all scatter while Reg ambles around the lobby with his journal in hand. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "Google, Facebook, Twitter and others have allowed many employees to scatter \u2014but warned of pay cuts for those who go remote and move to cheaper cities. \u2014 Callum Borchers, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "One application is to engineer windows that not only scatter light but also trap its heat. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "Remove skillet from heat and scatter basil over everything. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The only light that reaches the moon's surface is from the edges of the Earth's atmosphere and the air molecules from the Earth's atmosphere scatter out most of the blue light. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
      "Thermobaric weapons, which are considered particularly destructive, release a mix of components that scatter and ignite, creating a massive explosion. \u2014 WSJ , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scateren, schateren to disperse, break up, destroy; akin to Middle Dutch schaderen to scatter":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skat-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ska-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scatter Verb scatter , disperse , dissipate , dispel mean to cause to separate or break up. scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions. the bowling ball scattered the pins disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group. police dispersed the crowd dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance. the fog was dissipated by the morning sun dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by scattering. an authoritative statement that dispelled all doubt",
    "synonyms":[
      "clear out",
      "disband",
      "dispel",
      "disperse",
      "dissipate",
      "squander"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044259",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scatterbrain":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who is forgetful, disorganized, or unable to concentrate or think clearly":[
        "The English, who had raised eccentricity and poor organization to a high art, and placed the scatterbrain on a pedestal, loathed such Middle European things as rules, conventions, and dictatorships.",
        "\u2014 Simon Winchester"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Where did I put my keys? I'm such a scatterbrain today.",
      "don't be such a scatterbrain \u2014it's only a wedding, not the invasion of Normandy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ska-t\u0259r-\u02ccbr\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrain",
      "cuckoo",
      "ditz",
      "featherbrain",
      "featherhead",
      "flibbertigibbet",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "softhead"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025357",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scatterbrained":{
    "antonyms":[
      "earnest",
      "serious",
      "serious-minded",
      "sober",
      "unfrivolous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or showing a forgetful, disorganized, or unfocused mind : having the characteristics of a scatterbrain":[
        "As Detective Gina Calabrese on Miami Vice , Saundra Santiago is all clearheaded efficiency. But off-camera her co-stars think she's scatterbrained . \"They consider me a space cadet ,\" says Santiago, who frequently loses keys, misses flights and gets into cabs without cash.",
        "\u2014 Tim Allis"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a scatterbrained child who couldn't seem to pay attention or stop fooling around",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Trying to stay organized can be a real pain, especially for those of us who may be a bit scatterbrained . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 22 June 2021",
      "President Biden had another dismal week thanks to the accelerating border crisis, the beginnings of his assault on the Second Amendment, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s behavior and his scatterbrained performance at a Thursday news conference. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Sadat cast Afghan nonactors to paint a scatterbrained picture of parentless adolescence, and outstanding production design immerses us in this historical remembrance. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Donald Moffat is superb as a president who masks his ferocity with scatterbrained folksiness. \u2014 Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Aug. 2020",
      "As her frustration mounted and her school progress stalled, Kristine indulged in a series of minor rebellions \u2014 ignoring assignments, disrupting class, and affecting a scatterbrained personality in a bid for popularity. \u2014 Jason Deparle, New York Times , 9 Aug. 2019",
      "He was noticed in what Itzkoff depicts with relish as a scatterbrained television business. \u2014 David Thomson, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2018",
      "Attach a durable, waterproof Tile Sport to your backpack or your cooler to be a little less scatterbrained on your outdoor adventures. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "Too many times this season Ehlinger made scatterbrained mistakes at critical junctures. \u2014 Nick Moyle, Houston Chronicle , 23 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1747, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ska-t\u0259r-\u02ccbr\u0101nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrained",
      "ditzy",
      "ditsy",
      "dizzy",
      "featherbrained",
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "frothy",
      "futile",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "harebrained",
      "light-headed",
      "light-minded",
      "puerile",
      "silly",
      "yeasty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022747",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scattered":{
    "antonyms":[
      "couple",
      "few",
      "handful",
      "scattering",
      "smatter",
      "smattering",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small quantity or number irregularly distributed or strewn about : scattering":[],
      ": the act of scattering":[],
      ": to cause (a beam of radiation) to diffuse or disperse":[],
      ": to cause to separate widely":[],
      ": to cause to vanish":[],
      ": to distribute irregularly":[],
      ": to divide into ineffectual small portions":[],
      ": to fling away heedlessly : squander":[],
      ": to occur or fall irregularly or at random":[],
      ": to reflect irregularly and diffusely":[],
      ": to separate and go in various directions : disperse":[],
      ": to sow by casting in all directions : strew":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The wind scattered the pile of leaves.",
      "The marbles scattered across the floor.",
      "She scattered the books on the table.",
      "He scatters his toys all around the house.",
      "Noun",
      "played before only a scatter of spectators in that huge stadium",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the past two weeks, police officers have begun arriving in the middle of the night to disperse larger encampments and scatter them across the city. \u2014 Karen Hao, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "Pour the sauce over the scallops and scatter the radish slices on top. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Her family chose to travel to Colorado and scatter her brother\u2019s remains in a national park, a celebration that still resonates almost three decades later. \u2014 Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Now the war threatens to cut off the supply of medications and scatter the participants, making their health records harder or impossible to track. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Then, in a small bowl, toss the tomatoes in a splash of lemon juice and a pinch of salt and then scatter over the lettuce. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "After they were gone, Trish couldn\u2019t bring herself to scatter their ashes. \u2014 Johnny Runnette, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "And Just Like That finale that aired last month, Carrie traveled to Paris to scatter the ashes of her late husband, Mr. Big (Noth), Miranda jetted off to Los Angeles with Che (Ram\u00edrez), and Charlotte navigated parenthood to a non-binary child. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Four Xavier pitchers combined to scatter seven hits as the Musketeers defeated the UConn baseball team 7-2 in the opener of a three-game Big East Conference series at Elliot Ballpark. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Once in a while an advertiser will sit out the upfront and opt to buy commercial inventory in the scatter marketplace. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "From her chakra pieces with protective stones to her stunning scatter jewelry, Ananya is powerful and expressive. \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
      "No one\u2019s quite sure what to do with that information, so the kids all scatter while Reg ambles around the lobby with his journal in hand. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "Google, Facebook, Twitter and others have allowed many employees to scatter \u2014but warned of pay cuts for those who go remote and move to cheaper cities. \u2014 Callum Borchers, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "One application is to engineer windows that not only scatter light but also trap its heat. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "Remove skillet from heat and scatter basil over everything. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The only light that reaches the moon's surface is from the edges of the Earth's atmosphere and the air molecules from the Earth's atmosphere scatter out most of the blue light. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
      "Thermobaric weapons, which are considered particularly destructive, release a mix of components that scatter and ignite, creating a massive explosion. \u2014 WSJ , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scateren, schateren to disperse, break up, destroy; akin to Middle Dutch schaderen to scatter":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skat-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8ska-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scatter Verb scatter , disperse , dissipate , dispel mean to cause to separate or break up. scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions. the bowling ball scattered the pins disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group. police dispersed the crowd dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance. the fog was dissipated by the morning sun dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by scattering. an authoritative statement that dispelled all doubt",
    "synonyms":[
      "clear out",
      "disband",
      "dispel",
      "disperse",
      "dissipate",
      "squander"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031315",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scattering":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small number or quantity interspersed here and there":[
        "a scattering of visitors"
      ],
      ": an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered":[],
      ": divided among many or several":[
        "scattering votes"
      ],
      ": found or placed far apart and in no order":[],
      ": going in various directions":[],
      ": something scattered: such as":[],
      ": the random change in direction of the particles constituting a beam or wave front due to collision with particles of the medium traversed":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the scattering of the protesters suddenly turned violent and chaotic",
      "a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Elsewhere, a scattering of diamonds on an abstract necklace recalled leftover snippets of ribbon or trim. \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "Ground corn offers a lightly sweet foil to salty toppings, from salty kajmak cheese to a scattering of cracklings. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Fry an egg on the side to top your dish and finish with a final scattering of bonito flakes. \u2014 Chihiro Tomioka, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 May 2022",
      "Just above the northern boundary of George Washington\u2019s former River Farm on the Potomac River, Marlan Forest, with its tall flowering trees and scattering of twin-chimney brick Colonials, evokes the elegance of the nearby Mount Vernon estate. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The crowd inside cheered for Walsh, and also for Henig, but once again a scattering of boos were heard whenever the announcer said Lia Thomas\u2019s name. \u2014 Dawn Ennis, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "After the Second Temple\u2019s destruction and the scattering of its priests, the Sages commemorated the now-obsolete practice by instituting a substitute: a portion of dough from the people\u2019s daily bread would be removed and burned. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
      "The Weavers kept to themselves, reclusive even to the scattering of neighbors around Naples. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Plus, the vacuum's brush roll can reach dirt that's deeply embedded in carpets, but it can be turned off when going over hard flooring to prevent the scattering of unwanted debris. \u2014 Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ska-t\u0259-ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disbandment",
      "dispersal",
      "dispersion",
      "dissipation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233605",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scatty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "balanced",
      "compos mentis",
      "sane",
      "sound",
      "uncrazy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": crazy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "any number of individuals have been fingered as the scatty serial killer known to history as Jack the Ripper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Eve\u2019s a bit scatty and all over the place, and Villanelle\u2019s so lush and confident. \u2014 David Kamp, WSJ , 5 Nov. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from scatt erbrain + -y entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ska-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "balmy",
      "barmy",
      "bats",
      "batty",
      "bedlam",
      "bonkers",
      "brainsick",
      "bughouse",
      "certifiable",
      "crackbrained",
      "cracked",
      "crackers",
      "crackpot",
      "cranky",
      "crazed",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "demented",
      "deranged",
      "fruity",
      "gaga",
      "haywire",
      "insane",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loco",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "loony tunes",
      "looney tunes",
      "lunatic",
      "mad",
      "maniacal",
      "maniac",
      "mental",
      "meshuga",
      "meshugge",
      "meshugah",
      "meshuggah",
      "moonstruck",
      "non compos mentis",
      "nuts",
      "nutty",
      "psycho",
      "psychotic",
      "screwy",
      "unbalanced",
      "unhinged",
      "unsound",
      "wacko",
      "whacko",
      "wacky",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193654",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": a motion-picture or television episode or sequence":[],
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      ": a single situation or unit of dialogue in a play":[
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      ": a stage setting":[],
      ": an exhibition of anger or indecorous behavior":[
        "He has stolen her salad, but she's too well-mannered to make a scene [=act in a disruptive way] .",
        "\u2014 Vincent Canby"
      ],
      ": in a position to see the hidden workings":[
        "taken behind the scenes and told just how in fact the actual government \u2026 has operated",
        "\u2014 William Clark"
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      ": situation":[
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      ": the place of an occurrence or action : locale":[
        "scene of the crime"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The play's opening scene takes place in the courtyard.",
      "The actor was nervous about his big scene .",
      "Police are now at the scene .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fairly late in the book, for instance, there\u2019s a live-action scene written in the second person, present tense that\u2019s a tour de force. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "The film's most heartbreaking scene , set in 1952, depicts Demi Moore's character attempting to self-abort with a knitting needle. \u2014 CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "Paramedics were called and Lee was treated at the scene , where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
      "But in the season\u2019s final scene , presumably sometime in the future, a Bernard brings himself back online. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
      "Themes include the young American art scene , American and European pop-art, and 1980\u2019s post-modern appropriation art. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Nearly 80 firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the scene , including dozens of firefighters from San Diego, Chula Vista and National City. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "The entire scene , probably the whole movie, is a metaphor. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Kendall pointed to her cucumber scene , which exploded online. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, stage, from Latin scena, scaena stage, scene, probably from Etruscan, from Greek sk\u0113n\u0113 shelter, tent, building forming the background for a dramatic performance, stage; perhaps akin to Greek skia shadow \u2014 more at shine":""
    },
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      "\u02c8s\u0113n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "locale",
      "setting"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164938",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a space near the stage in a theater where scenery is stored":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112744",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050111",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "definitions":{
      ": a list and description of the scenes of a play":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185458",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an actor who attracts attention when another is intended to be the center of attention":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113n-\u02ccst\u0113-l\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130749",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      ": sceneshifter":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030048",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She designed the scenery for the play.",
      "The scenery showed a forest.",
      "We went for a drive to enjoy the scenery .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet Lewandowski longs for a change of scenery and is ready to be charged with resurrecting Barca who are currently in one of their darkest periods in history while in debts circling $1.5bn. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "With people spending more time at home from day to night, many wanted and needed a change of scenery . \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "First, there are miles of gorgeous coastline, and for a change of scenery , there's a dense rainforest on the mainland. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The stage is 120 feet wide and 75 feet deep, and there is a 32-foot-wide elevator onstage that goes 50 feet down into the basement, to help with the changing of scenery . \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "This change of scenery soon proves more challenging than expected when the family\u2019s unspoken fears begin to take ghostly form and some of the island\u2019s inhabitants start dying off in strange circumstances. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In the De George house, a glass elevator provides views of the scenery . \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "For a quick change of scenery in less than an hour, cross the Massachussettes border to explore quaint and properly New England towns such as Lenox or Stockbridge. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "As many suburbanites happily cling to the flexibility of telework, developers say, some also are craving company and a change of scenery . \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113n-r\u0113",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
      "scene",
      "set"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174236",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": lacking scenery":[
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        "a sceneryless production of a play"
      ],
      ": presented without the use of scenery":[
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        "a sceneryless production of a play"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231135",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "sceneshifter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a worker who moves the scenes in a theater":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1724, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0113n-\u02ccshif-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121511",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scent":{
    "antonyms":[
      "incense",
      "odorize",
      "perfume"
    ],
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      ": a course of pursuit or discovery":[
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      ": an odor left by an animal on a surface passed over":[],
      ": bits of paper dropped in the game of hare and hounds":[],
      ": effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: such as":[],
      ": inkling , intimation":[
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      ],
      ": perfume sense 2":[],
      ": power of detection : nose":[
        "a scent for heresy"
      ],
      ": power of smelling : sense of smell":[
        "a keen scent"
      ],
      ": to get or have an inkling of":[
        "scent trouble"
      ],
      ": to imbue or fill with odor":[
        "scented the air with perfume"
      ],
      ": to perceive by the olfactory organs : smell":[],
      ": to use the nose in seeking or tracking prey":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The flower has a wonderful scent .",
      "The dogs followed the fox's scent .",
      "The prisoner escaped because the dogs lost his scent .",
      "Verb",
      "The dog scented a rabbit.",
      "She scented the air with perfume.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Aspiring hypebeasts line up outside of Amiri and Saint Laurent, galeristas flock to Loewe, and the scent of marijuana hangs in the air like a happy little cloud. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
      "To this day, Sandler said, the scarf carries her mother\u2019s scent of baby powder and Yoshiki perfume. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "The refreshing scent of citrus, ginger and lime leaves your skin feeling revitalized and invigorated once the scrub is fully washed away. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
      "Does Aris stay to greet the owner, and thus to pursue the scent of his old existence? \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
      "Marin, who used to fall asleep to the scent of citrus groves as a young child in the San Fernando Valley, appears to have taken a shine to the Inland Empire. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The death of neighbors \u2013 one shot on the street by Russian soldiers, another burnt by a Molotov cocktail thrown into the apartment building \u2013 and the scent of those horrors still haunt her. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s nothing like the bright scent of a juicy orange. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Some of the 25 truck bays around the building were open, the scent of a spring rain drifting inside. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Dr Acharya mentions that essential oils (concentrated oils extracted from plants) are also used to scent products (often by brands which market themselves as 'natural' or 'clean'). \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "For a few precious weeks, its regal petals scent the surrounding area with a lemony fragrance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "This hand-poured, clean-burning soy candle will scent your apartment for up to 60 hours. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The cluster of pines that scent my favorite picnic spot. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Anyone who has experienced a rainy day in the desert knows about that delicate fragrance that rises to scent the shifting winds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "But its main purpose is to scent your space for up to eight cordless hours. \u2014 Nykia Spradley, Allure , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "At the moment, L\u2019Oreal is benefitting from a boom in fragrances, to scent the return to real life. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, a backlash is stirring among rural Republican politicians who scent a new battleground in the partisan culture wars. \u2014 Mike Dorning, Fortune , 16 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sent , from Anglo-French sente , from sentir":"Noun",
      "Middle English senten , from Anglo-French sentir to feel, smell, from Latin sentire to perceive, feel \u2014 more at sense":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sent"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scent Noun fragrance , perfume , scent , redolence mean a sweet or pleasant odor. fragrance suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things. the fragrance of pine perfume may suggest a stronger or heavier odor. the perfume of lilacs scent is very close to perfume but of wider application because more neutral in connotation. scent -free soaps redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors. the redolence of a forest after a rain smell , scent , odor , aroma mean the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense. smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character. an odd smell permeated the room scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant. the scent of lilacs odor may imply a stronger or more readily distinguished scent or it may be equivalent to smell . a cheese with a strong odor aroma suggests a somewhat penetrating usually pleasant odor. the aroma of freshly ground coffee",
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      "balm",
      "bouquet",
      "fragrance",
      "fragrancy",
      "incense",
      "perfume",
      "redolence",
      "spice"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054852",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scented":{
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      "fetid",
      "foul",
      "malodorous",
      "noisome",
      "putrid",
      "rancid",
      "rank",
      "reeking",
      "reeky",
      "skunky",
      "smelly",
      "stenchful",
      "stenchy",
      "stinking",
      "stinky",
      "strong"
    ],
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      ": having or exhaling an odor":[],
      ": having scent : such as":[],
      ": having the sense of smell":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Clinical signs of mothball poisoning include vomiting, mothball- scented breath, pale or brown gums, weakness or lethargy, difficulty breathing, tremors, seizures, and organ failure (e.g., liver, kidneys). \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "They're asked to write and record an album in six weeks to coincide with the release of the brothers' new line of scented hammers, which will then be sold as merchandise at their concerts. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "This scented cleanser is ideal for either deep or spot-cleaning your favorite tools and lifts away even the toughest gel, wax, powder, and cream formulas with water and just a few drops of solution. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
      "This fresh and clean scented body wash is ideal for troubled skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "This incredible cake boasts flecks of tender carrots in an orange- scented , ultra-moist batter. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Available in both fragrance-free and scented , this stain-free, roll-on deodorant uses an AHA blend to fight odor-causing bacteria, aloe vera juice to soothe, and glycerin to hydrate your skin. \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022",
      "Low on this list of perks is the amenity kit: a smattering of scented lotions, assorted travel-sized gels, socks, and eyeshades that many passengers don't even take off the plane. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Saguaro candle, for example, themed after its namesake national park in Tucson, Arizona, packs a scented punch of cactus, desert florals, labdanum, and amber. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sen-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambrosial",
      "aromatic",
      "fragrant",
      "perfumed",
      "redolent",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "sweet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165934",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "schedule":{
    "antonyms":[
      "catalog",
      "catalogue",
      "enroll",
      "enrol",
      "enter",
      "index",
      "inscribe",
      "list",
      "put down",
      "record",
      "register",
      "slate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a body of items to be dealt with : agenda":[],
      ": a governmental list of drugs all subject to the same legal restrictions and controls":[
        "\u2014 usually used with a Roman numeral I to V indicating decreasing potential for abuse or addiction"
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      ": a statement of supplementary details appended to a legal or legislative document":[],
      ": a written document":[],
      ": to appoint, assign, or designate for a fixed time":[],
      ": to make a schedule of":[],
      ": to place in a schedule":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I have a hectic schedule this week.",
      "Students are planning their class schedules for next year.",
      "Sorting the mail is part of her daily schedule .",
      "I lost my class schedule .",
      "Verb",
      "We scheduled a meeting for next week.",
      "I need to schedule a doctor's appointment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My husband is a capable dad with a somewhat flexible work schedule . \u2014 Lindsey Stanberry, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
      "But that wouldn\u2019t have been the case with your spread-out shooting schedule . \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
      "Bassett Fernandes worries about families that cannot afford the $240 a year the district charges to ride the bus, and about those that can\u2019t balance daily work commutes with the school day schedule . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "That new route will operate on weekends throughout the summer with a similar schedule planned for next year. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
      "So reliever Will Vest, whose locker is to the right of Greene's, walked him around a pillar in the middle of the clubhouse and pointed to the TV with schedule on it, detailing the timeline for stretching, infield practice and batting practice. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a look at Saturday\u2019s super regionals scores, along with the schedule for the rest of the weekend. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
      "The biggest obstacle to the pope\u2019s abdication, though, has nothing to do with his schedule . \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "But that\u2019ll change this year as OSU holds off until June 24 where 18 of the 30 players with official visits schedule will take place. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those visits rebounded beginning in April 2020, but less so for Black and Hispanic mothers, who were more likely to cancel doctor\u2019s visits or fail to schedule them. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
      "Determine what works and schedule it on your calendar. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "Her doctor recommended hysterectomy and tried to schedule it the same day. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
      "Judge Penny Azcarate could decide to hear arguments on the motion immediately or schedule them for a later time. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 3 May 2022",
      "Another simple way to reduce emissions is to schedule more games between neighboring teams. \u2014 Seth Wynes, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "So people who have to run a complex program might schedule it to run overnight, says Kurtis Heimerl, a computer scientist at the University of Washington who wasn\u2019t involved in the proposal. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "If possible, try to schedule yourself with some break times in between shifts to catch up on sleep. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Munson said some teachers will schedule her for visits as an incentive for students, or during special celebrations. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"Noun",
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin scedula slip, page, charter, from Late Latin schedula slip of paper, diminutive of Latin *scheda strip of papyrus, probably back-formation from Latin schedium impromptu speech, from Greek schedion , from neuter of schedios casual; akin to Greek schedon near at hand, echein to seize, have":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ske-j\u00fcl esp Brit \u02c8she-dy\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8ske-(\u02cc)j\u00fcl",
      "Canadian also \u02c8she-",
      "\u02c8ske-j\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8skej-(\u02cc)\u00fc(\u0259)l, \u02c8skej-\u0259l, Canadian also \u02c8shej-, British usually \u02c8shed-(\u02cc)y\u00fc(\u0259)l",
      "-j\u0259l",
      "British usually \u02c8she-(\u02cc)dy\u00fcl"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "agenda",
      "calendar",
      "docket",
      "program",
      "timetable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172042",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scheduled":{
    "antonyms":[
      "catalog",
      "catalogue",
      "enroll",
      "enrol",
      "enter",
      "index",
      "inscribe",
      "list",
      "put down",
      "record",
      "register",
      "slate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a body of items to be dealt with : agenda":[],
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        "\u2014 usually used with a Roman numeral I to V indicating decreasing potential for abuse or addiction"
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      ": to appoint, assign, or designate for a fixed time":[],
      ": to make a schedule of":[],
      ": to place in a schedule":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I have a hectic schedule this week.",
      "Students are planning their class schedules for next year.",
      "Sorting the mail is part of her daily schedule .",
      "I lost my class schedule .",
      "Verb",
      "We scheduled a meeting for next week.",
      "I need to schedule a doctor's appointment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My husband is a capable dad with a somewhat flexible work schedule . \u2014 Lindsey Stanberry, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
      "But that wouldn\u2019t have been the case with your spread-out shooting schedule . \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
      "Bassett Fernandes worries about families that cannot afford the $240 a year the district charges to ride the bus, and about those that can\u2019t balance daily work commutes with the school day schedule . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "That new route will operate on weekends throughout the summer with a similar schedule planned for next year. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
      "So reliever Will Vest, whose locker is to the right of Greene's, walked him around a pillar in the middle of the clubhouse and pointed to the TV with schedule on it, detailing the timeline for stretching, infield practice and batting practice. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a look at Saturday\u2019s super regionals scores, along with the schedule for the rest of the weekend. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
      "The biggest obstacle to the pope\u2019s abdication, though, has nothing to do with his schedule . \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "But that\u2019ll change this year as OSU holds off until June 24 where 18 of the 30 players with official visits schedule will take place. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those visits rebounded beginning in April 2020, but less so for Black and Hispanic mothers, who were more likely to cancel doctor\u2019s visits or fail to schedule them. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
      "Determine what works and schedule it on your calendar. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "Her doctor recommended hysterectomy and tried to schedule it the same day. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
      "Judge Penny Azcarate could decide to hear arguments on the motion immediately or schedule them for a later time. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 3 May 2022",
      "Another simple way to reduce emissions is to schedule more games between neighboring teams. \u2014 Seth Wynes, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "So people who have to run a complex program might schedule it to run overnight, says Kurtis Heimerl, a computer scientist at the University of Washington who wasn\u2019t involved in the proposal. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "If possible, try to schedule yourself with some break times in between shifts to catch up on sleep. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Munson said some teachers will schedule her for visits as an incentive for students, or during special celebrations. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"Noun",
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin scedula slip, page, charter, from Late Latin schedula slip of paper, diminutive of Latin *scheda strip of papyrus, probably back-formation from Latin schedium impromptu speech, from Greek schedion , from neuter of schedios casual; akin to Greek schedon near at hand, echein to seize, have":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skej-(\u02cc)\u00fc(\u0259)l, \u02c8skej-\u0259l, Canadian also \u02c8shej-, British usually \u02c8shed-(\u02cc)y\u00fc(\u0259)l",
      "British usually \u02c8she-(\u02cc)dy\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8ske-(\u02cc)j\u00fcl",
      "-j\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ske-j\u00fcl esp Brit \u02c8she-dy\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8ske-j\u00fcl",
      "Canadian also \u02c8she-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agenda",
      "calendar",
      "docket",
      "program",
      "timetable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105444",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scheme":{
    "antonyms":[
      "collude",
      "compass",
      "connive",
      "conspire",
      "contrive",
      "intrigue",
      "machinate",
      "plot",
      "put up"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a concise statement or table : epitome":[],
      ": a graphic sketch or outline":[],
      ": a mathematical or astronomical diagram":[],
      ": a representation of the astrological aspects of the planets at a particular time":[],
      ": a systematic or organized configuration : design":[
        "color scheme"
      ],
      ": to form a scheme for":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a scheme to cheat people out of their money",
      "The company has a new scheme for insurance coverage.",
      "a scheme to improve the economy",
      "the color scheme of a room",
      "Verb",
      "He felt that the other men were scheming against him.",
      "He was betrayed by a scheming friend.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This nefarious scheme , however, belongs to another drama. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "All the decor should tie into your biggest statement piece, whether that's a related color scheme or motif that fits in seamlessly. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
      "Ferretti says this color scheme helps highlight the yacht\u2019s impressive size. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
      "Starting in 2003, when Congress enacted this particular scheme , HHS declined to conduct a survey and relied on option two to figure out reimbursement costs. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "However, in unleashing this scheme , Julia may have just made the perfect match as Malcolm seems smitten with Selina who, for her part, has second thoughts. \u2014 Jenelle Riley, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Now, now Fitzpatrick had pled guilty to conspiracy in this scheme where Johnson was saying Patrick was working for him, paying him $1,200 a month, and then Johnson. Got the money. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "But as cryptocurrency values fell in the last week, this scheme started to unravel. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
      "Being an old softy, Gracie agrees, but Angus can see through this scheme . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Reich\u2019s offense is designed to scheme guys open and give them room to run. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Reich\u2019s offense is designed to scheme guys open and give them room to run. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Reich\u2019s offense is designed to scheme guys open and give them room to run. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Bakary keeps trying to get them out of there, teaming up with a fellow tirailleur, Salif (Bamar Kane), to scheme and steal his way to freedom. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Reich\u2019s offense is designed to scheme guys open and give them room to run. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Reich\u2019s offense is designed to scheme guys open and give them room to run. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Kudrow costarred in the 1997 comedy opposite Mira Sorvino, playing a pair of charming but vapid best friends who scheme to dominate their high school reunion ten years after graduating. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Reich\u2019s offense is designed to scheme guys open and give them room to run. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1749, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "circa 1595, in the meaning defined at sense 4b(1)":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin schemat-, schema arrangement, figure, from Greek sch\u0113mat-, sch\u0113ma , from echein to have, hold, be in (such) a condition; akin to Old English sige victory, Sanskrit sahate he prevails":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scheme Noun plan , design , plot , scheme , project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation. plans for a house design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony. a design for a new dress plot implies a laying out in clearly distinguished sections with attention to their relations and proportions. the plot of the play scheme stresses calculation of the end in view and may apply to a plan motivated by craftiness and self-interest. a scheme to defraud the government project often stresses imaginative scope and vision. a project to develop the waterfront",
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "device",
      "dodge",
      "fetch",
      "flimflam",
      "gambit",
      "gimmick",
      "jig",
      "juggle",
      "knack",
      "play",
      "ploy",
      "ruse",
      "shenanigan",
      "sleight",
      "stratagem",
      "trick",
      "wile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110629",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scheme (out)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to work out the details of (something) in advance the campaign operatives schemed out a plan for dealing with bombshells about the candidate's past indiscretions"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142558",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scheming":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "the novel is about an elderly man and his scheming son who is impatient to inherit the family fortune",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The shortage has sparked outrage, dismay and more than a little scheming on social media accounts. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
      "Spying swordtails, wily ravens and scheming mongooses are just three examples of the means by which animals make their power plays. \u2014 Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In Zellweger\u2019s hands, Pam at least has a scheming interiority, wheels that are spinning in ways that the show unveils at a glacial pace. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Fellowes recycles too many of his favorite archetypes, from the closeted gay couple to the scheming servant. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The story unfolds around him with the returning cast, more original characters from the films (Thomas Griffith as the scheming Terry Silver) and new additions to the teenage crew (like Dallas Dupree Young\u2018s Kenny). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "After unsuccessfully trying to sell the tape to pornography distributors, the scheming duo of Gathier and Miltie decide to make a website and sell the tape themselves. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Expect Season 4 to involve more scheming for power, struggles for land, vows of revenge and assorted dramatics, all taking place amid the spectacular Montana scenery. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Rick is lured into exploitation and murder by a gaunt and scheming videographer played by Jake Gyllenhaal in the movie. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 20 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1741, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0113-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201030",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "schism":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": formal division in or separation from a church or religious body":[],
      ": the offense of promoting schism":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a schism between leading members of the party",
      "The church was divided by schism .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This sets up a schism possibly between the federal and the state courts. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Lawmakers in Jerusalem are deadlocked on renewing the arrangement in a schism that could dissolve the unusual two-tiered legal system and subject the West Bank\u2019s Israelis to the same martial law as their Palestinian neighbors. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Bettag believes the response to the Jan. 6 hearings will likely be a mirror of the country\u2019s current political schism . \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Within Ukraine, the war has formalized a long-brewing schism within the Orthodox church. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The two religious leaders had previously worked together to bridge a 1,000-year-old schism between the Christian churches of the East and West. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "At least eight candidates for county or state office attended, highlighting a schism within the Republican Party in Northern Kentucky. \u2014 Rachel Berry, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s also the root of a schism between her and the other workers her age, young women with more conservative views. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "The rise of small-launch companies in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain has prompted something of a schism in European policy toward rockets. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scisme, sisme, cisme \"division in the church, dissension in belief, civil strife,\" borrowed from Anglo-French scisme, borrowed from Late Latin scisma, schisma \"division of opinion, dissension in the church,\" borrowed from Greek schismat-, sch\u00edsma \"cleft, division, (New Testament) division of opinion,\" from schid-, stem of sch\u00edzein \"to split, separate\" + -smat-, -sma, resultative noun suffix \u2014 more at shed entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-z\u0259m",
      "among clergy usually \u02c8si-",
      "also \u02c8shi-",
      "\u02c8ski-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082630",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schlock":{
    "antonyms":[
      "excellent",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "good",
      "high-grade",
      "superior",
      "top-notch"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of low quality or value":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a tourist trap selling schlock souvenirs"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from Yiddish shlak evil, nuisance, literally, blow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shl\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bargain-basement",
      "bum",
      "cheap",
      "cheapjack",
      "cheesy",
      "coarse",
      "common",
      "crappy",
      "cut-rate",
      "el cheapo",
      "execrable",
      "gimcrack",
      "inferior",
      "junky",
      "lousy",
      "low-grade",
      "low-rent",
      "mediocre",
      "miserable",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "rubbishy",
      "second-rate",
      "shoddy",
      "sleazy",
      "terrible",
      "trashy",
      "trumpery",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071915",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schlocky":{
    "antonyms":[
      "excellent",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "good",
      "high-grade",
      "superior",
      "top-notch"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of low quality or value":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a tourist trap selling schlock souvenirs"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from Yiddish shlak evil, nuisance, literally, blow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shl\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bargain-basement",
      "bum",
      "cheap",
      "cheapjack",
      "cheesy",
      "coarse",
      "common",
      "crappy",
      "cut-rate",
      "el cheapo",
      "execrable",
      "gimcrack",
      "inferior",
      "junky",
      "lousy",
      "low-grade",
      "low-rent",
      "mediocre",
      "miserable",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "rubbishy",
      "second-rate",
      "shoddy",
      "sleazy",
      "terrible",
      "trashy",
      "trumpery",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014559",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schlub":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stupid, worthless, or unattractive person":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "you're a complete schlub \u2014you should do great around here",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But there\u2019s almost too much to explain, beginning with the idea that someone like Kat, even in the throes of heartache, would marry a schlub like Charlie without a prenup. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "This schlub look has resonated with the fashion industry. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Her greatest achievement so far is making a star out of Jordan Van Draanen (Peyton Meyer), a former schlub who is now her video-star boyfriend. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "It's rumpled in the dolce far niente way, not in the I'm-a- schlub manner. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 19 June 2021",
      "In the show, he\u2019s played by Ray Romano as more of a tender-hearted schlub than a true-blue curmudgeon. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 4 May 2021",
      "The rotting remains of some schlub 's prediction the Vikings would finish 9-7 and make the playoffs. \u2014 Mark Craig, Star Tribune , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "Kevin James has made a career out of playing lovable schlubs . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 7 May 2020",
      "Ten years from now, all the schlubs and nobodies who got a chance to play under Kerr this season will throw a big reunion, to thank Kerr and his staff for treating them like real NBA players, with dignity, and for really coaching their asses. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 19 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish zhlob, zhlub yokel, boor":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shl\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210153",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schlump":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": schlub":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Savett stands 5-foot-7 and was unhappy with athletic shorts, designed for taller men, that hung beneath his knee, making him look like a schlump . \u2014 Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com , 10 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish shlump sloppy or dowdy person":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shl\u0259mp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114406",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schm-":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish shm-":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235057",
    "type":[
      "prefix"
    ]
  },
  "schmaltz":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely or excessively sentimental music or art":[
        "\" \u2026 It's not showbiz schmaltz ; it's a story about the battle to overcome hardship. \u2026 \"",
        "\u2014 Elton John",
        "A lot of people make fun of this show, pegging it as pure schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 ReadWriteWeb (online)",
        "\"Doin' It\" is both ridiculous schmaltz and a luscious rap song that sounds like a 5:45 p.m. sunset over Gotham City.",
        "\u2014 Pete Tosiello"
      ],
      ": rendered animal fat and especially chicken fat":[
        "When it's properly made, schmaltz has a brawny, roasted character that comes from the bits of poultry skin that brown in the pan.",
        "\u2014 Melissa Clark",
        "\"Schmaltz is a basic tenet of Jewish culture. In the real kosher home you couldn't use butter if you were eating meat, so you had schmaltz .\"",
        "\u2014 Stan Zimmerman",
        "There's also the schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) vs. vegetable oil debate. Tastier matzo balls are made with schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 John Kessler"
      ],
      ": sentimentality sense 1":[
        "There is a hint of schmaltz , in the best possible sense\u2014an unabashed emotionalism that puts meat on the bones of the music without violating its essential spirit.",
        "\u2014 Louise T. Guinthe",
        "\u2026 the arrangements balanced smoky jazz and soft pop without turning to abstraction or schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 Rolling Stone (online)",
        "Steven Moffat has written a heart-warming drama, free of schmaltz and sentiment \u2026",
        "\u2014 Patrick Mulkern",
        "A sprinkling of schmaltz is expected\u2014nay, needed\u2014in an emotional extravaganza like this, and you couldn't put together a better cast \u2026",
        "\u2014 Brian Truitt"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The movie has too much schmaltz for me.",
      "the love song was a typical example of overproduced schmaltz",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Starker never wanted a moment of schmaltz , and Seb\u0151k never wanted to show off. \u2014 Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Other than a forest fire, Audrey Hepburn as an angel and a golden schmaltz that might be Spielberg\u2019s most egregious case of phoning it in. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Reviewers in Dickens\u2019s time generally did not complain about what modern readers find hard to process: the melodrama, the rhetorical overkill, the staggering load of schmaltz . \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "It is rendered just so by a particular butcher, such that Ms. Rodsky\u2019s mother-in-law swears by his schmaltz . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Just as Evan covers trauma with a new trauma, so does this glossily made, blandly designed 137-minute movie cover trauma with schmaltz . \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Put on your rom-com goggles and behold the schmaltz from Modern Love\u2019s second season, which most prominently features Kit Harington and Tobias Menzies in different stories across the pond inspired by the New York Times column. \u2014 Devon Ivie, Vulture , 15 July 2021",
      "At its smoothest and most over-the-top, Mr. Thomas\u2019s music could border on schmaltz . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2021",
      "Excepting the heaps of schmaltz , this is a restrained film, made with wistfulness by a comedy great. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 5 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish shmalts , literally, rendered fat":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shm\u022flts",
      "\u02c8shm\u00e4lts"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "corn",
      "goo",
      "mush",
      "sludge",
      "slush",
      "soap opera",
      "sorghum"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012111",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schmaltzy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely or excessively sentimental music or art":[
        "\" \u2026 It's not showbiz schmaltz ; it's a story about the battle to overcome hardship. \u2026 \"",
        "\u2014 Elton John",
        "A lot of people make fun of this show, pegging it as pure schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 ReadWriteWeb (online)",
        "\"Doin' It\" is both ridiculous schmaltz and a luscious rap song that sounds like a 5:45 p.m. sunset over Gotham City.",
        "\u2014 Pete Tosiello"
      ],
      ": rendered animal fat and especially chicken fat":[
        "When it's properly made, schmaltz has a brawny, roasted character that comes from the bits of poultry skin that brown in the pan.",
        "\u2014 Melissa Clark",
        "\"Schmaltz is a basic tenet of Jewish culture. In the real kosher home you couldn't use butter if you were eating meat, so you had schmaltz .\"",
        "\u2014 Stan Zimmerman",
        "There's also the schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) vs. vegetable oil debate. Tastier matzo balls are made with schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 John Kessler"
      ],
      ": sentimentality sense 1":[
        "There is a hint of schmaltz , in the best possible sense\u2014an unabashed emotionalism that puts meat on the bones of the music without violating its essential spirit.",
        "\u2014 Louise T. Guinthe",
        "\u2026 the arrangements balanced smoky jazz and soft pop without turning to abstraction or schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 Rolling Stone (online)",
        "Steven Moffat has written a heart-warming drama, free of schmaltz and sentiment \u2026",
        "\u2014 Patrick Mulkern",
        "A sprinkling of schmaltz is expected\u2014nay, needed\u2014in an emotional extravaganza like this, and you couldn't put together a better cast \u2026",
        "\u2014 Brian Truitt"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The movie has too much schmaltz for me.",
      "the love song was a typical example of overproduced schmaltz",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Starker never wanted a moment of schmaltz , and Seb\u0151k never wanted to show off. \u2014 Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Other than a forest fire, Audrey Hepburn as an angel and a golden schmaltz that might be Spielberg\u2019s most egregious case of phoning it in. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Reviewers in Dickens\u2019s time generally did not complain about what modern readers find hard to process: the melodrama, the rhetorical overkill, the staggering load of schmaltz . \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "It is rendered just so by a particular butcher, such that Ms. Rodsky\u2019s mother-in-law swears by his schmaltz . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Just as Evan covers trauma with a new trauma, so does this glossily made, blandly designed 137-minute movie cover trauma with schmaltz . \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Put on your rom-com goggles and behold the schmaltz from Modern Love\u2019s second season, which most prominently features Kit Harington and Tobias Menzies in different stories across the pond inspired by the New York Times column. \u2014 Devon Ivie, Vulture , 15 July 2021",
      "At its smoothest and most over-the-top, Mr. Thomas\u2019s music could border on schmaltz . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2021",
      "Excepting the heaps of schmaltz , this is a restrained film, made with wistfulness by a comedy great. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 5 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish shmalts , literally, rendered fat":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shm\u022flts",
      "\u02c8shm\u00e4lts"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "corn",
      "goo",
      "mush",
      "sludge",
      "slush",
      "soap opera",
      "sorghum"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211730",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schmalz":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely or excessively sentimental music or art":[
        "\" \u2026 It's not showbiz schmaltz ; it's a story about the battle to overcome hardship. \u2026 \"",
        "\u2014 Elton John",
        "A lot of people make fun of this show, pegging it as pure schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 ReadWriteWeb (online)",
        "\"Doin' It\" is both ridiculous schmaltz and a luscious rap song that sounds like a 5:45 p.m. sunset over Gotham City.",
        "\u2014 Pete Tosiello"
      ],
      ": rendered animal fat and especially chicken fat":[
        "When it's properly made, schmaltz has a brawny, roasted character that comes from the bits of poultry skin that brown in the pan.",
        "\u2014 Melissa Clark",
        "\"Schmaltz is a basic tenet of Jewish culture. In the real kosher home you couldn't use butter if you were eating meat, so you had schmaltz .\"",
        "\u2014 Stan Zimmerman",
        "There's also the schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) vs. vegetable oil debate. Tastier matzo balls are made with schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 John Kessler"
      ],
      ": sentimentality sense 1":[
        "There is a hint of schmaltz , in the best possible sense\u2014an unabashed emotionalism that puts meat on the bones of the music without violating its essential spirit.",
        "\u2014 Louise T. Guinthe",
        "\u2026 the arrangements balanced smoky jazz and soft pop without turning to abstraction or schmaltz .",
        "\u2014 Rolling Stone (online)",
        "Steven Moffat has written a heart-warming drama, free of schmaltz and sentiment \u2026",
        "\u2014 Patrick Mulkern",
        "A sprinkling of schmaltz is expected\u2014nay, needed\u2014in an emotional extravaganza like this, and you couldn't put together a better cast \u2026",
        "\u2014 Brian Truitt"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The movie has too much schmaltz for me.",
      "the love song was a typical example of overproduced schmaltz",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Starker never wanted a moment of schmaltz , and Seb\u0151k never wanted to show off. \u2014 Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Other than a forest fire, Audrey Hepburn as an angel and a golden schmaltz that might be Spielberg\u2019s most egregious case of phoning it in. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Reviewers in Dickens\u2019s time generally did not complain about what modern readers find hard to process: the melodrama, the rhetorical overkill, the staggering load of schmaltz . \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "It is rendered just so by a particular butcher, such that Ms. Rodsky\u2019s mother-in-law swears by his schmaltz . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Just as Evan covers trauma with a new trauma, so does this glossily made, blandly designed 137-minute movie cover trauma with schmaltz . \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Put on your rom-com goggles and behold the schmaltz from Modern Love\u2019s second season, which most prominently features Kit Harington and Tobias Menzies in different stories across the pond inspired by the New York Times column. \u2014 Devon Ivie, Vulture , 15 July 2021",
      "At its smoothest and most over-the-top, Mr. Thomas\u2019s music could border on schmaltz . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2021",
      "Excepting the heaps of schmaltz , this is a restrained film, made with wistfulness by a comedy great. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 5 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish shmalts , literally, rendered fat":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shm\u022flts",
      "\u02c8shm\u00e4lts"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "corn",
      "goo",
      "mush",
      "sludge",
      "slush",
      "soap opera",
      "sorghum"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113139",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schmear":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an aggregate of related things":[
        "the whole schmear"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish shmir smear":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shmir"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093216",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schmeiss":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bid in klaberjass that requires the opponent to accept the bidder's trump suit or abandon the hand":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German schmeissen to fling, throw away, from Middle High German sm\u012bzen to stroke, smear, strike, from Old High German -sm\u012bzan (in bism\u012bzan to defile, stain)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shm\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055736",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schmelz":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German schmelz enamel, from Old High German smelzi ; akin to Old High German smelzan to melt":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125511",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schmooze":{
    "antonyms":[
      "backchat",
      "cackle",
      "causerie",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin music",
      "chin-wag",
      "chitchat",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "gab",
      "gabfest",
      "gossip",
      "jangle",
      "jaw",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "rap",
      "small talk",
      "table talk",
      "talk",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gathering or time devoted to schmoozing":[],
      ": casual talk that is often gossipy or ingratiating":[],
      ": to engage in schmoozing with":[
        "she schmoozed her professors"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "People will have time to schmooze during the cocktail hour.",
      "spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players",
      "Noun",
      "had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Hundreds of competitors and customers stopped by to sit and schmooze and laugh with Jack. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "On a very rare occasion, the vas deferens (the tubes that chauffeur sperm from the testicles to the urethra) can spontaneously reconnect, allowing sperm to schmooze with the semen again. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Typically, attendees who escape to the lobby bars schmooze over wine and popcorn, paying little attention to the show. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "As soon as a commercial break began, stars moved to schmooze as much as possible before the two-minute time span ran out. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "In living rooms across America, Larry King was as comfortable a guest as a favorite uncle dropping by to schmooze with the family. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Was everyone there to schmooze , to revolutionize the global financial system or just to get rich? \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
      "The front lawn, meanwhile, will metamorphose into one of the world\u2019s most glamorous outdoor lounges for artists to schmooze (at a distance) and pose for the cameras. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Blinken was, for instance, unable to make an in-person appearance at the annual Munich Security Conference, a forum staged virtually last week for American and European elites to speak, schmooze , strategize and affirm trans-Atlantic bonds. \u2014 Michael Crowley, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The nerd prom is back in all its overly earnest, celebrity-studded, schmooze -or-lose glory. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Institutions that put on awards ceremonies, concerts, film festivals and high-profile schmooze events are considering postponement, cancellation or going virtual as the Covid-19 variant sweeps through the U.S. \u2014 Anne Steele, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The pair schmooze on a Fifth Avenue double-decker bus, in Central Park, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Guests are invited to come schmooze with the clergy and staff, explore the sacred spaces, learn about Judaic art installations or the Beth El Mausoleum. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com , 23 July 2021",
      "And the elimination of middlemen encourages artists to elevate one another rather than schmooze insiders at cocktail parties. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2021",
      "During that weekend, job candidates would lead a service, deliver a sermon, meet with the preschoolers, teach a class, maybe have lunch with staff and schmooze with congregants during kiddush on Shabbat. \u2014 Stewart Ain, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Dec. 2020",
      "The bulk of that is from commercial payments facilitated by the WeChat super-app, where a billion Chinese schmooze , shop, and share cabs. \u2014 Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "The 2020 Annual Meeting & Celebration kicks off at 6:45 p.m. with a pre-program community schmooze . \u2014 courant.com , 4 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "1895, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish shmuesn , from schmues talk, from Hebrew sh\u0115mu'\u014dth news, rumor":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shm\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "babble",
      "blab",
      "cackle",
      "chaffer",
      "chat",
      "chatter",
      "chin",
      "converse",
      "gab",
      "gabble",
      "gas",
      "jabber",
      "jaw",
      "kibitz",
      "kibbitz",
      "natter",
      "palaver",
      "patter",
      "prate",
      "prattle",
      "rap",
      "rattle",
      "run on",
      "talk",
      "twitter",
      "visit"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104844",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "schmuck":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stupid, foolish, or unlikeable person : jerk sense 1b":[
        "Do not be the poor schmuck who runs out of gas and is stranded when a natural disaster is about to hit.",
        "\u2014 Ryan Carlyle",
        "\u2026 his realization that he's \u2026 like the rest of us, just an average schmuck who makes mistakes and tries to fix them.",
        "\u2014 Maureen Ryan",
        "\u2026 cursing under your breath as some other schmuck wins all the Bingo prizes \u2026",
        "\u2014 PortlandMercury.com",
        "\u2026 the phenomenon known as road rage, in which aggressive schmucks attack other people who get in the way of their four-by-fours.",
        "\u2014 Stanley Bing",
        "In the very early days, we used to do all sorts of stuff that no one would have suspected of us, so that when we did get to the level of \"The Ed Sullivan Show,\" we were real and not just some little schmucks from out of town.",
        "\u2014 Paul McCartney"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I can't believe what a schmuck that guy is.",
      "don't be a schmuck and create an embarrassing scene in public",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All of that is hard for this schmuck to process \u2014 that people believe, or pretend to believe, because that\u2019s what others do. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Bilzerian has dressed the likes of Madonna, Carly Simon, and David Bowie, but still takes time to show a schmuck like me a couple of smart summer-weight jackets. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Yes, Kendall did pass out in the pool, but Comfry apparently rescued him, because the schmuck can\u2019t even manage to have a dramatic death, rather than another reason for the rest of the family to look down on him. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Even a schmuck like Manners can read some Stanislavsky, bring it clumsily into rehearsals, and, unwittingly, spark the beginnings of a revolution. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Chris Sullivan is a surprise standout as Joe, a cranky addict who keeps relapsing\u2014a schmuck with a streak of pathos. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "As for Blake\u2026 Yep, the poor schmuck left his key in the room. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 29 June 2021",
      "With all due respect to Osmosis Jones, few filmographies have aged worse than the Farrelly brothers\u2019, to whom the pinnacle of comedy is located at roughly the same height as some schmuck \u2019s scrotum stuck in a zipper. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 20 May 2021",
      "That holds true for Oscar-winning astronauts with boxes full of Super Bowl rings, let alone schmucks like the rest of us. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 22 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1892, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Yiddish shmok , literally, penis":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shm\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105334",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schnook":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stupid or unimportant person : dolt":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "don't be a schnook and just stand there while your mother needs help",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sosa has hired someone, a poor schnook named Julian Martinez, to carry his boombox from city to city, clubhouse to clubhouse. \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 3 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1920, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shnu\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073915",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schnoz":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": nose":[
        "Sneezing is a natural reflex designed to clear virus particles from your schnozz .",
        "\u2014 Jeff Keough",
        "\u2014 used especially of a large nose \u2026 a swordsman with the soul of a poet and the schnoz of Pinocchio. \u2014 Tim Appelo et al. My former girlfriend Carrie was an aspiring actress who often contemplated a nose job. But with her high cheekbones and beautiful, wide mouth, her substantial schnoz looked just right. \u2014 Josh Mooney Bruins forward Rob DiMaio has the NHL's most spectacular schnozz . Lumpy and brightly scarred at its bridge, the DiMaio proboscis possesses an angular inconsistency that would befuddle a geometrician. \u2014 Kostya Kennedy Woolright goes over and pinches C.D.'s big schnozzola . \u2014 Amiri Baraka"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "another smart remark like that and you'll get a bop on the schnoz",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Wright, who cast Peter Dinklage in the title role, traded a big schnoz for small stature as his hero\u2019s signature weakness, a fine idea, but not enough to make up for the general corniness. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Derwin James has the best football schnoz in the business. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "But a 48-year-old Australian man needed an entirely different kind of nugget mined from his schnoz . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "The 2019 Sierra is larger overall, has a bolder schnoz and uses new lighting technology to dramatic effect. \u2014 Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "Isn\u2019t a sudden change in fuel-economy standards a sucker punch in the schnoz of engineers toiling late into the Ambien hours to invent yet more efficient internal-combustion engines? \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 14 Feb. 2018",
      "The 2019 Sierra is larger overall, has a bolder schnoz and uses new lighting technology to dramatic effect. \u2014 Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "In Paskhover\u2019s office in New York, new patients would plop down, hand over their phone, and complain about how their schnoz looked in selfies. \u2014 Carolyn Crist, WIRED , 31 Mar. 2018",
      "Isn\u2019t a sudden change in fuel-economy standards a sucker punch in the schnoz of engineers toiling late into the Ambien hours to invent yet more efficient internal-combustion engines? \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 14 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1930, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shn\u00e4z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beak",
      "conk",
      "honker",
      "neb",
      "nose",
      "nozzle",
      "proboscis",
      "schnozzle",
      "smeller",
      "snoot",
      "snout"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075814",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schnozz":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": nose":[
        "Sneezing is a natural reflex designed to clear virus particles from your schnozz .",
        "\u2014 Jeff Keough",
        "\u2014 used especially of a large nose \u2026 a swordsman with the soul of a poet and the schnoz of Pinocchio. \u2014 Tim Appelo et al. My former girlfriend Carrie was an aspiring actress who often contemplated a nose job. But with her high cheekbones and beautiful, wide mouth, her substantial schnoz looked just right. \u2014 Josh Mooney Bruins forward Rob DiMaio has the NHL's most spectacular schnozz . Lumpy and brightly scarred at its bridge, the DiMaio proboscis possesses an angular inconsistency that would befuddle a geometrician. \u2014 Kostya Kennedy Woolright goes over and pinches C.D.'s big schnozzola . \u2014 Amiri Baraka"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "another smart remark like that and you'll get a bop on the schnoz",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Wright, who cast Peter Dinklage in the title role, traded a big schnoz for small stature as his hero\u2019s signature weakness, a fine idea, but not enough to make up for the general corniness. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Derwin James has the best football schnoz in the business. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "But a 48-year-old Australian man needed an entirely different kind of nugget mined from his schnoz . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "The 2019 Sierra is larger overall, has a bolder schnoz and uses new lighting technology to dramatic effect. \u2014 Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "Isn\u2019t a sudden change in fuel-economy standards a sucker punch in the schnoz of engineers toiling late into the Ambien hours to invent yet more efficient internal-combustion engines? \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 14 Feb. 2018",
      "The 2019 Sierra is larger overall, has a bolder schnoz and uses new lighting technology to dramatic effect. \u2014 Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2018",
      "In Paskhover\u2019s office in New York, new patients would plop down, hand over their phone, and complain about how their schnoz looked in selfies. \u2014 Carolyn Crist, WIRED , 31 Mar. 2018",
      "Isn\u2019t a sudden change in fuel-economy standards a sucker punch in the schnoz of engineers toiling late into the Ambien hours to invent yet more efficient internal-combustion engines? \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 14 Feb. 2018"
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      "1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02c8shn\u00e4z"
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      "schnozzle",
      "smeller",
      "snoot",
      "snout"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035317",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "schnozzle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": schnoz":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "endowed with a schnozzle as big as his talent, the comedian Jimmy Durante was affectionately dubbed \u201cthe Schnozzola\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet, at a superficial level, the Tully Monster recalls more ancient Cambrian enigmas such as the controversial Nectocaris, the soft-bodied Vetustovermis, or, possibly, the schnozzle -faced aberration Opabinia. \u2014 Brian Switek, WIRED , 17 Aug. 2012"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably modification of Yiddish shnoitsl , diminutive of shnoits snout":""
    },
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      "\u02c8shn\u00e4-z\u0259l"
    ],
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      "beak",
      "conk",
      "honker",
      "neb",
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      "proboscis",
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      "smeller",
      "snoot",
      "snout"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170358",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": a Neolithic pottery decorated by imprints of string or cord":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German, from schnur string, cord (from Old High German snuor ) + keramik ceramics, from French c\u00e9ramique":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200959",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "Definition of schochet variant spelling of shohet"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-235108",
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  "scholar":{
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      ": a person who has done advanced study in a special field":[]
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      "She's a renowned scholar of African-American history.",
      "scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to her deanship, Lewis was widely hailed as an accomplished legal scholar , attorney, author and mentor. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 8 June 2022",
      "Tribes in this situation are typically at a disadvantage, said Jane Anderson, an associate professor of anthropology and a legal scholar at New York University. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "Kate Klonick, a legal scholar whose work has informed many discussions about content moderation, argued that Twitter\u2019s current norms and rules were, like the wings of birds, the result of an evolutionary process that has balanced competing demands. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
      "Some, such as Harvard legal scholar Laurence Tribe, argue U.S. law already allows the president to use any seized or frozen asset as reparations. \u2014 Paul B. Stephan, The Conversation , 3 May 2022",
      "The murder of the prominent legal scholar in his garage in broad daylight transfixed the Tallahassee community. \u2014 Grace Pateras, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The initial application and the appeal are part of a project by legal scholar Stephen Thaler to test the boundaries of intellectual property law in the age of A.I. in different jurisdictions worldwide. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "But there are legal reasons to name the president and others; the relevant procedural rules require it, according to Steve Vladeck, a University of Texas legal scholar . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "In a 2020 lecture on black women in the civil rights movement, Jackson did describe the work of legal scholar Derrick Bell and The New York Times\u2019s 1619 Project. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scoler , from Old English scolere & Anglo-French escoler , from Medieval Latin scholaris , from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin schola school":""
    },
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      "\u02c8sk\u00e4-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "pundit",
      "sage",
      "savant"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171431",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": in a scholarly manner : so as to be scholarly":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259\u0307li",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134834",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      ": the quality or state of being scholarly":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-)l\u0113n\u0259\u0307s",
      "-)lin-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183241",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "scholarly":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "unscholarly"
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      ": of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned , academic":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His writings have been recently given scholarly attention.",
      "She has a scholarly interest in music.",
      "a scholarly study of words and their origins",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Startup companies that aren\u2019t in the business of conducting scholarly research typically end up handling the nitty gritty of turning those cutting-edge ideas into, for example, commercial power plants. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 June 2022",
      "Using scholarly research and stories of people living today, Smith\u2019s book talks about the legacy and history of slavery throughout the United States. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
      "It was released late Friday to two scholarly websites. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com , 31 Oct. 2020",
      "The four-day engagement has been the subject of multiple books, movies, museum exhibits and scholarly conferences that examine every facet of the battle\u2019s planning, execution and aftermath. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "In all, opera is treated as an act of liberation \u2014 a fitting debut for Mena Mark Hanna, the festival\u2019s new general director, who comes from a scholarly background that involved interrogating colonialism\u2019s legacy in classical music. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Collectively, these pieces represent an important body of scholarly work on various themes. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
      "Animal control was able to safely remove the scholarly reptile and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries relocated it back into the wild. \u2014 Fox News , 18 May 2022",
      "But the book\u2019s Cree-Ojibwe editor, Sara Sinclair, uses that scholarly context to demonstrate how injustice and indifference toward Native people for generations led to profoundly similar accounts of tragedy and resilience. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4-l\u0259r-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "educated",
      "erudite",
      "knowledgeable",
      "learned",
      "lettered",
      "literate",
      "well-read"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232413",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "scholarship":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ignorance",
      "illiteracy",
      "illiterateness"
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      ": a fund of knowledge and learning":[
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      ": a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation)":[],
      ": the character, qualities, activity, or attainments of a scholar : learning":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She got a scholarship to Yale University.",
      "The organization is offering five $5,000 scholarships .",
      "The essay is a work of serious scholarship .",
      "The book is about his life and scholarship .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To make that possible, the camp offers a financial aid scholarship program. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Stronger Together Initiative in partnership with Gamesa Cookies, to raise awareness of their creative arts scholarship program. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 23 June 2022",
      "In 2020, the high court ruled 5-4 that states must give religious schools the same access to public funding that other private schools receive, preserving a Montana scholarship program that had largely benefited students at religious institutions. \u2014 Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
      "In 2020, the high court ruled 5-4 that states must give religious schools the same access to public funding that other private schools receive, preserving a Montana scholarship program that had largely benefited students at religious institutions. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "In 2020, the high court ruled 5-4 that states must give religious schools the same access to public funding that other private schools receive, preserving a Montana scholarship program that had largely benefited students at religious institutions. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "In 2020, the high court ruled 5-4 that states must give religious schools the same access to public funding that other private schools receive, preserving a Montana scholarship program that had largely benefited students at religious institutions. \u2014 Fox News , 21 June 2022",
      "Roberts wrote for a 5-4 majority then that a Montana scholarship program could not exclude religious schools. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "The $15,000 scholarship program is part of more than $60,000 that the Rotary club donates to community programs each year. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4-l\u0259r-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scholarship knowledge , learning , erudition , scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind. knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience. rich in the knowledge of human nature learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling. a book that demonstrates vast learning erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning. an erudition unusual even in a scholar scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation. a work of first-rate literary scholarship",
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      "education",
      "erudition",
      "knowledge",
      "learnedness",
      "learning",
      "literacy"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075325",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "scholasm":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pedantic or academic expression":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from scholastic entry 1 , after such pairs as English enthusiastic : enthusiasm":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u014d\u02cclaz\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064321",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "scholastic":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonacademic",
      "noneducational",
      "unacademic",
      "unscholarly"
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      ": a Scholastic philosopher":[],
      ": a person who adopts academic or traditional methods in art":[],
      ": a student in a scholasticate":[],
      ": of or relating to Scholasticism":[
        "scholastic theology",
        "scholastic philosophy"
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      ": pedant , formalist":[],
      ": suggestive or characteristic of a scholastic especially in subtlety or aridity : pedantic":[
        "dull scholastic reports"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a college that gives a higher priority to scholastic endeavors than to athletic pursuits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "A decade before Title IX was enacted, fundamentally changing girls and women's sports at the scholastic and collegiate level, Billy Joe reached out to the KHSAA and applied for a license on Laura's behalf. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
      "Waggoner is in the conversation for one of the best athletes in school history with her combination of work ethic, scholastic achievement, athletic skill and uplifting positive attitude. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
      "After completing his scholastic career at Hamden Hall he is headed for the University of Virginia in the fall. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
      "Up next for Hough is the scholastic and athletic challenge that awaits in East Lansing, Michigan, home of the Spartans. \u2014 Douglas Clark Usa Today Ventures Events, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Keegan Bradley, the 2011 PGA Championship winner, finished his scholastic career at Hopkinton High, and Jon Curran, a 12-year pro and Hopkinton native, has started two majors, including the 2010 US Open. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021",
      "Melbourne, at that Senate presentation In May 2021, Laura Stargel wrote on opinion piece published in the Orlando Sentinel against Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 support of the ban on transgender females participating in women\u2019s and girl\u2019s scholastic sports. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "In open session, the board heard several hours of comments from parents and teachers about statements made April 11 by Superintendent Cheryl James-Ward referencing scholastic achievements of different ethnic groups. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Membership is determined by a student\u2019s scholastic achievement, attendance, deportment, participation in career-technical student organizations and teacher recommendations. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All- scholastics Davy Appleton Portsmouth Abbey | Sophomore The Eastern Independent League MVP with a 24-5 record, the junior from Mattapoisett placed third at 160 pounds at the New England Prep tournament. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2018",
      "All- scholastics Antonio Anastasiades Anastasiades won the Division 1 100 breaststroke (57.69) and the North sectional 200 IM 1:57.49), joining his brother, Chris, as the only top five finishers for Lynnfield/Wakefield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2019",
      "All- scholastics Malia Amuan North Andover | Freshman The freshman won two titles at the Division 1 state championship, setting a meet record in each. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2019",
      "All- scholastics Colin Babineau Braintree | Senior The senior was fifth overall at the state championship with 43.5 points, including a second-place finish on pommel horse (7.2). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2019",
      "All- scholastics Margot Appleton Portsmouth Abbey | Sophomore The two-time Eastern Independent League MVP from Mattapoisett matched her older brother, Davy, with first-place finishes at the EIL and New England Prep Division 3 races. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2019",
      "Interviews and scholastics make up the other 50 percent. \u2014 Michael Dumas, al.com , 29 June 2019",
      "There are about 16,000 Jesuit priests, brothers, scholastics and novices worldwide, according to the Society of Jesus website. \u2014 Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2019",
      "All- scholastics Brian Brennan St. John\u2019s Prep | Senior Brennan, a senior midfielder, earned All-New England honors after leading the Eagles to the Division 1 semifinals and a North sectional title. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin scholasticus of the schoolmen, from Latin, of a school, from Greek scholastikos , from scholazein to keep a school, from schol\u0113 school":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "sk\u0259-\u02c8la-stik"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "academical",
      "educational",
      "intellectual",
      "scholarly"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164339",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "school":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a group of artists under a common influence":[],
      ": a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university":[],
      ": a large number of fish or aquatic animals of one kind swimming together":[],
      ": a school building":[],
      ": a session of a school":[],
      ": a source of knowledge":[
        "experience was his school"
      ],
      ": an establishment offering specialized instruction":[
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        "driving schools"
      ],
      ": an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university":[
        "the school of engineering"
      ],
      ": an institution for the teaching of children":[],
      ": an organization that provides instruction: such as":[],
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      ": college , university":[],
      ": one of the four faculties of a medieval university":[],
      ": the process of teaching or learning especially at a school":[],
      ": to discipline or habituate to something":[
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      ],
      ": to educate in an institution of learning":[
        "The child was schooled at great cost to her family."
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      ": to swim or feed in a school":[
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      ": to teach or drill in a specific knowledge or skill":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scole , from Middle Dutch schole ; akin to Old English scolu multitude and probably to Old English scylian to separate \u2014 more at skill entry 1":"Noun",
      "Middle English scole , from Old English sc\u014dl , from Latin schola , from Greek schol\u0113 leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold \u2014 more at scheme entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for school Verb (1) teach , instruct , educate , train , discipline , school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill. teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn. taught us a lot about our planet instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching. instructs raw recruits in military drill educate implies development of the mind. more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view. trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft discipline implies training in habits of order and precision. a disciplined mind school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master. schooled the horse in five gaits",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030822",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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  "school choice":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a program or policy in which students are given the choice to attend a school other than their district's public school (as at a charter school, private school, home school, or at a public school in a different district)":[
        "Voucher plans were adopted largely as a last resort, an effort to guarantee a semblance of school choice for low-income minority students in failing inner-city schools.",
        "\u2014 Jeffrey Rosen",
        "To be sure, even their most enthusiastic defenders acknowledge that many public schools, especially in big cities are riven with serious problems. The debate over \" school choice \" and tax vouchers for private schools illustrates the widespread discontent with public schools.",
        "\u2014 Dirk Johnson"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1988, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105723",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the aggregate of the public schools of an area under the administration of an executive officer who represents and is responsible to the board of education for that area":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194426",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "schooled":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a group of artists under a common influence":[],
      ": a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university":[],
      ": a large number of fish or aquatic animals of one kind swimming together":[],
      ": a school building":[],
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      ": a source of knowledge":[
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      ": an establishment offering specialized instruction":[
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      ": an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university":[
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      ": an institution for the teaching of children":[],
      ": an organization that provides instruction: such as":[],
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      ": the process of teaching or learning especially at a school":[],
      ": to discipline or habituate to something":[
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      ],
      ": to educate in an institution of learning":[
        "The child was schooled at great cost to her family."
      ],
      ": to swim or feed in a school":[
        "bluefish are schooling"
      ],
      ": to teach or drill in a specific knowledge or skill":[
        "well schooled in languages"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scole , from Middle Dutch schole ; akin to Old English scolu multitude and probably to Old English scylian to separate \u2014 more at skill entry 1":"Noun",
      "Middle English scole , from Old English sc\u014dl , from Latin schola , from Greek schol\u0113 leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold \u2014 more at scheme entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for school Verb (1) teach , instruct , educate , train , discipline , school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill. teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn. taught us a lot about our planet instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching. instructs raw recruits in military drill educate implies development of the mind. more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view. trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft discipline implies training in habits of order and precision. a disciplined mind school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master. schooled the horse in five gaits",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003803",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "schoolgirl":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a girl attending school":[]
    },
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "She was inspired by a character of the same name, a schoolgirl with pigtails, who appeared on the covers of Korean textbooks in the \u201970s and \u201980s. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "The rising country music star has come a long way from wowing audiences in singing competitions as a schoolgirl . \u2014 Micha Green, Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
      "The Taliban refer to their government as the Islamic Emirate. Upon hearing the news, a schoolgirl in Kabul broke down in tears on live television. \u2014 Margherita Stancati, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "In 2016, an Indonesian court sentenced to death the leader of a gang of men and boys who raped and murdered a schoolgirl in a case that prompted President Joko Widodo to impose harsher punishments for attacks on children. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1984, 15-year-old schoolgirl Ann Lovett died after giving birth to a baby boy in a grotto in Granard, County Longford. \u2014 Clare Egan, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The talented teen also hit all the notes in composer and lyricist Tim Minchin's award-winning score, and was costumed to look just like the precocious schoolgirl at the center of Roald Dahl's 1988 children's novel of which the musical is based upon. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The pleated mini isn\u2019t only for schoolgirl uniforms anymore. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Underneath, to complete the contradictions, lay a gray schoolgirl \u2019s skirt and colorful leather sneakers. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022"
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      "The laptop\u2014the core of many at-home- schooling sessions\u2014seems to be the sweet spot. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 27 June 2022",
      "The biggest of which has been home- schooling instead of attending a brick-and-mortar school. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "As a result of the COVID-19 shutdown, many parents lost their jobs and many mothers left work to accommodate home- schooling after schools closed. \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 10 May 2022",
      "That includes families who left public schools for private schools and home schooling , and families whose migration from California was precipitated by the pandemic, Lafortune said. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Among the speakers was Heidi St. John, a home- schooling advocate running for Congress in Washington State. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The online launch event hosted by DeVos featured parents who\u2019ve opted out of the public schools, choosing home- schooling and online classes instead. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Some may be dealing with personal health concerns while others may have young children who require additional support while home- schooling . \u2014 Albert Galarza, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Whether due to layoffs, needing to step back for caretaking responsibilities or home- schooling , or dealing with other unexpected commitments, many spent months out of work. \u2014 Karin Kimbrough For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022"
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      "Her father, a former schoolteacher , walked the girls to school every day and taught them to read. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Miller is a Sunday school and Vacation Bible schoolteacher who often touts her support for child protection issues. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Swenson reports that Christina Seal, a 41-year-old schoolteacher in Slidell, Louisiana, is struggling to make ends meet because inflation has played havoc with her household budget. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "My mom was my third-grade schoolteacher who took me home with her and adopted me and my younger brother. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
      "The rest of the exhibition consists of dozens of photographs of early residents, including Pastor Taylor and Annie M. Smith, the town\u2019s first Black schoolteacher , who was married to Ford\u2019s grandson. \u2014 Jill Abramson, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The narrator is a German schoolteacher named K., who, stranded in Rome, has been sent by Church officials to collect Pollak, now in his mid-70s, and bring him to the Vatican, where he will be given asylum. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "One month later, in June 2021, a British schoolteacher in Dubai, Sioned Taylor, posted an image of herself and the princess traveling through Madrid\u2019s international airport. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Town & Country , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Robert\u2019s maternal grandmother was well read and educated, and his mother became a schoolteacher , working for more than 35 years in small rural schools. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2021"
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      "Her father, a former schoolteacher , walked the girls to school every day and taught them to read. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Miller is a Sunday school and Vacation Bible schoolteacher who often touts her support for child protection issues. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Swenson reports that Christina Seal, a 41-year-old schoolteacher in Slidell, Louisiana, is struggling to make ends meet because inflation has played havoc with her household budget. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "My mom was my third-grade schoolteacher who took me home with her and adopted me and my younger brother. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
      "The rest of the exhibition consists of dozens of photographs of early residents, including Pastor Taylor and Annie M. Smith, the town\u2019s first Black schoolteacher , who was married to Ford\u2019s grandson. \u2014 Jill Abramson, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The narrator is a German schoolteacher named K., who, stranded in Rome, has been sent by Church officials to collect Pollak, now in his mid-70s, and bring him to the Vatican, where he will be given asylum. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "One month later, in June 2021, a British schoolteacher in Dubai, Sioned Taylor, posted an image of herself and the princess traveling through Madrid\u2019s international airport. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Town & Country , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Robert\u2019s maternal grandmother was well read and educated, and his mother became a schoolteacher , working for more than 35 years in small rural schools. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2021"
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      "1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "1797, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112904",
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      ": either of the pair of largest nerves in the body that arise one on each side from the nerve plexus supplying the posterior limb and pelvic region and that pass out of the pelvis and down the back of the thigh":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Certain stretches and exercises can help ease sciatic nerve pain. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "That can cause inflammation, pain, or even pinching of that sciatic nerve . \u2014 Kelly O'mara, Outside Online , 16 Apr. 2014",
      "Therefore, anything that tensions the sciatic nerve will also affect the posterior tibial and plantar nerves. \u2014 Jordan Duncan, Outside Online , 12 May 2021",
      "The sciatic nerve is tensioned by the same movements that stretch the hamstrings, especially when combined with movements that stretch the calf muscles. \u2014 Jordan Duncan, Outside Online , 12 May 2021",
      "Doctors initially found a malignant, aggressive tumor near her sciatic nerve . \u2014 Stephen Groves, ajc , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Doctors initially found a malignant, aggressive tumor near her sciatic nerve . \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Sciatica can cause back and leg pain and is due to compression on nerve roots or on the sciatic nerve which runs from the lower spine down the thigh. \u2014 Fox News , 1 Jan. 2021",
      "The pillow fights sciatic nerve pain and helps with pregnancy, hip, back and spine alignment. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 9 Sep. 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1726, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": something (such as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge":[
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      "The Malay tapir, the largest of the world's four tapir species, remained largely invisible to science until recently. The other three species of these odd, endearing animals all live in South America. \u2014 Anthony King , New York Times , 2 June 2009",
      "If there were any doubt, Golden's muckraking investigation\u2014he is the Ida Tarbell of college admissions\u2014reveals that almost every word uttered by representatives of the top colleges about the care and nuance and science of the much vaunted admissions process is bunk. \u2014 Michael Wolff , New York Times Book Review , 17 Sept. 2006",
      "Of course, there is both corporate and government-sponsored grant money available for such initiatives in science and engineering. And scientists are used to working together in laboratories. But in the humanities it was different, said the deans. \u2014 David Laurence , Association of Departments of English Bulletin , Winter 2004",
      "The journal Annales was started in 1929, by Bloch and Lucien Febvre, two friends conversant with the new sciences of sociology and geography, psychology and anthropology. \u2014 Stephen Kotkin , New Yorker , 29 Sept. 2003",
      "The program encourages students to pursue a career in science .",
      "a list of terms commonly used in science",
      "a new branch of science",
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      "Students are required to take two sciences .",
      "students majoring in a science",
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      "Speaking to reporters in Beijing after the announcement, Wang Liping, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said the shift was based on science . \u2014 Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "Although the meeting was very science -oriented, the event was specifically designed to foster interactions between the researchers and those in the industry. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "But not the last person: a French woman living on a science station near Saturn, provides hope for human contact. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "Waltz, the music historian, and Woody Sullivan, an astronomy professor from the University of Washington, are currently undertaking a critical biography of Herschel that combines science with music. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "The science suggests what many patients know to be true: Pain is a combination of physical sensation, emotional trauma and memory. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "In political- science terms, illiberalism means something more radical: a challenge to the very rules of the game. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Youberg thinks science has come further toward understanding those new soil and hydrologic effects than at the turn of the 21st century, but says there\u2019s still a long way to go. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s all part of a new citizen science project, led by the university with support from NASA. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
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      "Middle English, \"knowledge, the ability to know, learning, branch of knowledge,\" borrowed from Anglo-French science, cience, borrowed from Latin scientia \"knowledge, awareness, understanding, branch of knowledge, learning,\" noun derivative from scient-, sciens, present participle of sci\u014d, sc\u012bre \"to know,\" perhaps going back to Indo-European *skh 2 -i(e/o)-, present tense formation from a verbal base *skeh 2 -, *skh 2 - \"cut open, flay\" (if sense development was \"cut, incise, mark\" > \"distinguish\" > \"know\"), whence also Sanskrit -chyati \"(s/he) flays, pulls off (skin)\" (verbal adjective ch\u0101ta\u1e25, chit\u00e1\u1e25 ) and perhaps Greek sch\u00e1z\u014d, sch\u00e1zein, also sch\u00e1\u014d, sch\u00e2n \"to make an incision, open (a vein), let flow\"":""
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      "She won first place at the science fair .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The exhibit halls will include activities like lightsaber training for little ones, cosplay meetups, wide-ranging panel discussions, a science fair , board game tournaments and a festival for short films. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "At the Invista Genius Station, kids can enlist elite educators to answer their science questions, get help with homework and science fair projects and even get inspired about future careers. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 20 May 2022",
      "The new shows will feature notable personalities Derek Hough, Kristen Kish, Jeff Jenkins, Indy Srinath and Christian Cooper \u2014 as well as high school competitors of a global science fair competition. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Emily entered the Broadcom MASTERS science fair and was inspired to continue developing a prototype that mimics the Torrey pine needle\u2019s structure. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "That morning, Kyron's stepmother Terri Horman attended a science fair at Skyline Elementary School, where Kyron was photographed in front of his project about red tree frogs. \u2014 Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "That award is one of the top three awards given at the international science fair , billed as the largest science fairs in the world. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "The writers bring plenty of skepticism to their subjects, but relatively little judgment, and by and large the framing feels less like a courtroom than a museum or science fair . \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 15 May 2021",
      "Her color-changing sutures, which also nabbed top honors at a state science fair , run on a surprising ingredient: beets. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The idea of one planet eating another might sound like something out of science fiction . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 June 2022",
      "Denial is Raymond\u2019s fourth novel and seems to be his first work of science fiction . \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
      "While the pincushion Protea flower was recognizable from grocery story bouquets, other examples, such as the furry, pinkish teddy bear Banksia, seemed straight out of science fiction . \u2014 Tanya Ward Goodman, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Or better, really, because distant planets are the stuff of imagination, and his was burnished by the soaring stories of the greatest writers of science fiction . \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
      "Sissy Spacek makes her return to television riding a recent wave of series that live, at least on the fringes, in the worlds of science fiction . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Marche interviewed dozens of experts for the book, and their predictions read like something out of science fiction . \u2014 Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED , 6 May 2022",
      "For now, intelligent aliens remain in the realm of science fiction . \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Scientists are inching closer and closer to observing this phenomenon from the world of science fiction . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022"
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      "Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction .",
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      "The idea of one planet eating another might sound like something out of science fiction . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 June 2022",
      "Denial is Raymond\u2019s fourth novel and seems to be his first work of science fiction . \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
      "While the pincushion Protea flower was recognizable from grocery story bouquets, other examples, such as the furry, pinkish teddy bear Banksia, seemed straight out of science fiction . \u2014 Tanya Ward Goodman, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Or better, really, because distant planets are the stuff of imagination, and his was burnished by the soaring stories of the greatest writers of science fiction . \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
      "Sissy Spacek makes her return to television riding a recent wave of series that live, at least on the fringes, in the worlds of science fiction . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Marche interviewed dozens of experts for the book, and their predictions read like something out of science fiction . \u2014 Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED , 6 May 2022",
      "For now, intelligent aliens remain in the realm of science fiction . \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Scientists are inching closer and closer to observing this phenomenon from the world of science fiction . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022"
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  "scientific notation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a widely used floating-point system in which numbers are expressed as products consisting of a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by an appropriate power of 10 (as in 1.591 \u00d7 10 \u221220 )":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Filesystems almost universally use the powers of two (standard scientific notation ), whereas storage device specifications are almost universally in powers of ten. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "The c is lower-case and italicized, as per the scientific notation for quickly light can move in a vacuum. \u2014 Laura Hudson, The Verge , 19 May 2018",
      "The c is lower-case and italicized, as per the scientific notation for quickly light can move in a vacuum. \u2014 Laura Hudson, The Verge , 19 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200914",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scilicet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": that is to say : specifically , namely":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation ss"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the journal cites the spot, scilicet present-day Provincetown, as the location of the Pilgrims' first landfall"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin sc\u012blicet \"one may be sure that, it is clear that, as is apparent, to be sure, doubtless,\" from sc\u012b-, stem of sci\u014d, sc\u012bre \"to know\" + licet \"it is permitted,\" 3rd singular present indicative of lic\u0113re \"to be permitted\" \u2014 more at science , license entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u012b-l\u0259-\u02ccset",
      "\u02c8sk\u0113-li-\u02ccket",
      "\u02c8si-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "namely",
      "to wit",
      "videlicet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175233",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "scilla":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Scilla ) of Old World bulbous herbs of the lily family with narrow basal leaves and purple, blue, or white racemose flowers":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This flower is similar to scilla , but its blooms are pearly white, often with a faint blue stripe down each petal. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2020",
      "The first flower colors have appeared \u2014 the white of snowdrops, the yellow of witch hazel, the electric blue of scilla , the purple of the earliest crocuses. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2018",
      "The standards here are now scilla , galanthus, tulips, daffodils, muscari and alliums. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News , 15 Sep. 2017",
      "The scilla will continue to grow come hell or high water or hard freeze. \u2014 Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities , 11 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1629, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, genus named by linnaeus that originally included both the squill ( Urginea maritima ) and plants currently in the genus Scilla, going back to Latin scilla, squilla \"the squill Urginea maritima \" \u2014 more at squill":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8si-l\u0259",
      "\u02c8ski-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043415",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scintilla":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": spark , trace":[
        "not a scintilla of doubt"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "there is not a scintilla of evidence for your outrageous claims",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For these populist archivists, the project would not be so urgent if there were a scintilla of hope for a future without the ceaseless, inevitable ruination of so many landscapes, buildings, and cultural artifacts. \u2014 Hallel Yadin, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "After which, a judge sentenced him to life without a scintilla of a chance of parole. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet in all its 725 prosecutions, the Justice Department hasn\u2019t presented a scintilla of evidence supporting the hypothesis. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "There is not a single scintilla of credible evidence that Ms. Benefield has ever been poisoned or suffered from any illness of any poison. \u2014 Jim Axelrod, CBS News , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Mahmoud Dahoud, the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, had worked himself a scintilla of space in the middle of the field and slipped a ball into the path of Erling Haaland. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "Of course, that misery changed to a scintilla of optimism when the Wolves won the lottery and were able to take their choice, and went with Edwards. \u2014 Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "This, make no mistake, is a problem for the Premier League\u2019s elite, who have spent the better part of two decades trawling around Europe for any fresh-faced teenager with even a scintilla of talent and using their financial muscle to draw them in. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "There is not a scintilla of evidence that this is true. \u2014 Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner , 5 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1661, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "sin-\u02c8ti-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ace",
      "bit",
      "crumb",
      "dab",
      "dram",
      "driblet",
      "glimmer",
      "hint",
      "lick",
      "little",
      "mite",
      "nip",
      "ounce",
      "particle",
      "peanuts",
      "ray",
      "scruple",
      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "shred",
      "skosh",
      "smack",
      "smell",
      "smidgen",
      "smidgeon",
      "smidgin",
      "smidge",
      "snap",
      "soup\u00e7on",
      "spark",
      "spatter",
      "speck",
      "splash",
      "spot",
      "sprinkling",
      "strain",
      "streak",
      "suspicion",
      "tad",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175102",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scintillate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to dazzle or impress with liveliness or wit":[
        "The Jay Tarses sitcom, which scintillates with whacked-out wit, was dropped by NBC in 1988 because it was deemed too quirky.",
        "\u2014 Lawrence Eisenberg",
        "Mrs. Burnett's discussion of the Orestes leads the way to a new interpretation of Euripides' Apolline solution, a solution which has titillated, puzzled and infuriated generations of scholars. The arguments scintillate , but sometimes are pushed too far.",
        "\u2014 Geoffrey Arnott"
      ],
      ": to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks : sparkle":[
        "Imagine it's a cool summer night, the stars scintillate brilliantly in the sky overhead and the campfire blazes away.",
        "\u2014 Thomas E. Young"
      ],
      ": to emit sparks : spark":[],
      ": to throw off as a spark or as sparkling flashes":[
        "scintillate witticisms"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "we watched contentedly as our campfire scintillated in the darkness",
      "the diamond ring scintillated in the sunlight",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The striker has been in scintillating form this season, netting seven goals already to sit joint-top of the Premier League scoring charts alongside Sergio Aguero. \u2014 SI.com , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "The performances abounded in scintillating grace, wondrous shadings, even touches of impetuousness \u2014 all the qualities that distinguish his Chopin, Liszt and Schumann. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "Brenda Rae, making her Met debut as Poppea, was hard to hear in the lower parts of the role, but scintillated in the highest soprano passages. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "But his arm, though not scintillating like an Elway, Favre or Mahomes, is stellar. \u2014 The Si Staff, SI.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "Instead, the awkwardly staged Engrossment Ceremony was non- scintillating TV. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 Jan. 2020",
      "However, City were able to overcome their slow start and grew in confidence throughout the game, eventually reaching their free-flowing and scintillating best. \u2014 SI.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "Madrid have been in less than scintillating form in the last few weeks, having picked up just seven points of a possible 15 - allowing intercity rivals Atletico to comfortably take second place in the process. \u2014 SI.com , 17 May 2019",
      "When readying for a pre-holiday occasion, the opportunity to experiment with beauty notes oft associated with the year\u2019s annual sunset\u2014saturated reds, scintillating metallics\u2014is as alluring as a signature scent. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1623, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin scintillatus , past participle of scintillare to sparkle, from scintilla spark":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sint-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "\u02c8sin-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "spark",
      "sparkle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090743",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scission":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unification",
      "union"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a division or split in a group or union : schism":[],
      ": an action or process of cutting, dividing, or splitting : the state of being cut, divided, or split":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "fears that the scission of the labor union will compromise the workers' bargaining power",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The second major structural change involves one of the hallmarks of SARS-CoV-2 as compared to SARS-CoV-1: initial scission at the S1 furin cleavage site. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "When the nucleus ultimately disintegrates, these pieces move apart rapidly and the neck snaps quickly, a process known as scission . \u2014 Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "Wilson cautions more work is needed to explain how exactly spin results after scission . \u2014 Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "The structure is easily broken down in a reaction called scission (like scissors), which tears up the polymer chain. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "Using IVs that are sanitized between trees, park service workers make a minimally invasive scission in order to treat the tree, according to Jason Gillis, park arborist for National Mall and Memorial Parks. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "early Scots scissione, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French cision, scission \"act of cutting, slit, cut,\" borrowed from Late Latin scissi\u014dn-, scissi\u014d \"tearing apart, division\" (Medieval Latin, \"dissent, schism\"), from Latin *scid-, base of scindere \"to split, cleave, separate\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at shed entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sizh-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8si-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bifurcation",
      "breakup",
      "cleavage",
      "dissolution",
      "disunion",
      "division",
      "fractionalization",
      "fractionation",
      "partition",
      "schism",
      "separation",
      "split",
      "sundering"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051125",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scoff":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe":[],
      ": an object of scorn, mockery, or derision":[],
      ": seize":[
        "\u2014 often used with up scoffed up the free gifts"
      ],
      ": to eat greedily":[
        "scoffed dinner"
      ],
      ": to eat something greedily":[],
      ": to show contempt by derisive acts or language":[
        "scoffed at the idea"
      ],
      ": to treat or address with derision : mock":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scof , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery":"Noun",
      "alteration of dialect scaff to eat greedily":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4f",
      "\u02c8sk\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scoff Verb (1) scoff , jeer , gibe , fleer , sneer , flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners gibe implies taunting either good-naturedly or in sarcastic derision. hooted and gibed at the umpire fleer suggests grinning or grimacing derisively. the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity sneer stresses insulting by contemptuous facial expression, phrasing, or tone of voice. sneered at anything romantic flout stresses contempt shown by refusal to heed. flouted the conventions of polite society",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180109",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scoffer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe":[],
      ": an object of scorn, mockery, or derision":[],
      ": seize":[
        "\u2014 often used with up scoffed up the free gifts"
      ],
      ": to eat greedily":[
        "scoffed dinner"
      ],
      ": to eat something greedily":[],
      ": to show contempt by derisive acts or language":[
        "scoffed at the idea"
      ],
      ": to treat or address with derision : mock":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scof , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery":"Noun",
      "alteration of dialect scaff to eat greedily":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022ff",
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scoff Verb (1) scoff , jeer , gibe , fleer , sneer , flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners gibe implies taunting either good-naturedly or in sarcastic derision. hooted and gibed at the umpire fleer suggests grinning or grimacing derisively. the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity sneer stresses insulting by contemptuous facial expression, phrasing, or tone of voice. sneered at anything romantic flout stresses contempt shown by refusal to heed. flouted the conventions of polite society",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124337",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scofflaw":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a contemptuous law violator":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s a distinction given each year by the association of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) to the worst public records and government transparency scofflaw . \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
      "Annual costs for enforcement are estimated at about $5 million, which covers new code enforcement officers, new park rangers and new trash collection workers who may have to confiscate the pushcarts of scofflaw vendors. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Authorities are now looking for the shirtless scofflaw . \u2014 Lauren Steele, Outside Online , 6 Aug. 2014",
      "Like the majority of people in this law-abiding country, Vize had little sympathy for the superstar scofflaw but also believed Australia\u2019s government had tried to exploit the situation only to make a mess of it. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "His creations have turned the former scofflaw graffitist into an illustrator and visual artist sought after by a growing list of global brands, including Adidas, Converse, Warner Bros., Google, Red Bull, EBay, Fendi, Ballentine and Mercedes-Benz. \u2014 Selene Rivera Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Records show one of those contracts was extended before the scofflaw list of owners was published. \u2014 Cecilia Reyes, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Moon\u2019s enforcement officers have been traveling with the blitz crews, strapping on gloves to dig through trash for paperwork that identifies the scofflaw . \u2014 Noah Baustin, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "The mandate has a cogent rationale; your company\u2019s scofflaw managers aren\u2019t merely behaving irresponsibly toward their employees and their families (including unvaccinated children) but are weakening a norm. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1924, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022ff-",
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4f-\u02ccl\u022f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081522",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scog":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of scog variant spelling of scug"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212945",
    "type":[]
  },
  "scoggin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a coarse or scurrilous jester":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after John (Thomas?) Scoggin (Scogan) fl 1480\u20131500 jester at the court of King Edward IV of England":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081140",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scoinson arch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an arch carrying a part of the thickness of a wall":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scoinson alteration (influenced by Middle French escoinsson sconcheon) of sconcheon":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022fin(t)s\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230921",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scoke":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pokeweed":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Massachuset m'skok , literally, that which is red":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232611",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scold":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior":[],
      ": one who scolds habitually or persistently":[],
      ": scolding":[],
      ": to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke":[],
      ": to find fault noisily or angrily":[],
      ": to quarrel noisily":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "\u201cYou should never have done that,\u201d she scolded .",
      "he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen",
      "Noun",
      "He can be a bit of a scold sometimes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Republicans used the attacks to scold and chasten mainstream environmentalists. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Is Biden right to scold oil executives for the pain Americans are feeling at the pump? \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 June 2022",
      "Kurkov traces the development of his rustic hero with great subtlety and care, resisting the impulse to scold or editorialize. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Undercover reporters for state media also expose and scold bad behavior, such as a recent television news report that filmed unaware Beijingers panic-buying fruits and vegetables and jamming together in checkout lines. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
      "Ashamed of her addictions and of her descent into middle age, Millay used her diaries to scold herself. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "Below, a list of the best Mother\u2019s day gifts for moms who grill, bake, sip tea with abandon, shake a mean mezcal margarita, or scold you for not rinsing the rice three times. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "At which point, the flight attendant will probably scold him for you, and possibly even reseat you. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Guards with loudspeakers are quick to scold the noncompliant. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Don\u2019t be a scold , don\u2019t be a moaner, don\u2019t be a finger-wagging elitist, don\u2019t be an eco-bore, don\u2019t be a mentally ill homeless guy. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "His showdowns with the head of the local diocese, played as a puckish scold by Malcolm McDowell, are some of the best in the film. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "When Roger Goodell suspended Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for at least one full season for betting on NFL games, the commissioner was very careful with the wording of his official scold . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Bozell, who plays a media scold on television, has written a book that despite its subtitle is neither dogmatic nor even thematic. \u2014 Neal B. Freeman, National Review , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "This is tricky to pull off, though, without turning into exactly the kind of scold that sitcoms have been mocking since time immemorial. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 11 June 2021",
      "Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scald, scold , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sk\u0101ld poet, skald, Icelandic sk\u0101lda to make scurrilous verse":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u014dld"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scold Verb scold , upbraid , berate , rail , revile , vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively. scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly. angrily scolding the children upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds. upbraided her assistants for poor research berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding. berated continually by an overbearing boss rail ( at or against ) stresses an unrestrained berating. railed loudly at their insolence revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred. an alleged killer reviled in the press vituperate suggests a violent reviling. was vituperated for betraying his friends",
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "castigate",
      "chastise",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093610",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scold's bridle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": brank sense 1a":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060121",
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      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163142",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "scolding":{
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        "gave the child a sharp scolding for running into the road"
      ],
      ": the action of one who scolds":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At this point, McCarthy's scolding of Greene is pointless. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "After a proper scolding , the worker finds a strange videotape in the back alley, takes it home, and discovers an Eighties-style exercise tape. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Wednesday marked just their second practice together, but as evidenced by Haliburton's lighthearted scolding of Brogdon, the two are quickly building a rapport. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Donald earlier had gathered the defense together for a combination scolding and pep talk. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Enough to trigger another scolding from the energy-conscious electronic nanny. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "However, the scolding fails to take priority because the thing Marvin is actually there to talk about is the fact that, uh, Reddington's entire criminal operation is under siege. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "But scolding has already been shown to have severe limits -- and the unvaccinated are particularly disinclined to trust the word of Biden or his team. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Indeed, the worst of the scolding was because Binger broached matters that should not have been mentioned in the jury\u2019s presence, so the jury was sent out of the room for the better part of the woodshed sessions. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u014dl-di\u014b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021127",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "scolding locks":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": locks of hair usually curled that do not stay in place":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105357",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      "ladle",
      "spoon"
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      ": a hollow place : cavity":[],
      ": a large ladle":[],
      ": a part forming or surrounding an opening for channeling a fluid (such as air) into a desired path":[],
      ": a rounded and usually low-cut neckline on a woman's garment":[],
      ": a small spoon-shaped utensil or instrument for cutting or gouging":[],
      ": a usually hemispherical utensil for dipping food":[],
      ": beat sense 5a(2)":[
        "scooped the rival newspaper"
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      ": to make hollow : dig out":[],
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        "\u2014 often used with up scoop up the treat"
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      ": to take out or up with or as if with a scoop : dip":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "a backhoe with a large scoop",
      "The story turned out to be the political scoop of the year.",
      "She always knows the scoop .",
      "Here's the scoop on how to clean leather.",
      "Verb",
      "She has a job scooping ice cream.",
      "He scooped flour into the bowl.",
      "A backhoe was scooping dirt from the hole.",
      "The children scooped handfuls of marbles from the pile.",
      "He scooped the dice off the table and rolled again.",
      "Scoop a hole in the dough for the filling.",
      "The city's biggest newspaper got scooped by a weekly paper that released the story a full day before.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "An inside scoop into the personalities behind the iconic, greasy and mesmerizing food at the State Fair of Texas. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Foodborne Illness offers these tips to make sure the days after your team's win are as enjoyable as that first scoop of dip on game day: 1. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The scoop : Fangio didn\u2019t record a winning season in his three in Denver. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Finally, the real scoop behind everyone\u2019s favorite Toy Story interstellar action figure. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "My colleague Jena McGregor has the scoop on this one\u2014check out her story on what Carlson and Guild plan to do next. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Nina Metz has the scoop on what\u2019s to come this summer. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Traditional handheld models use two curved blades to manually cut, scoop , and lift out dirt, while automatic\u2014either electric or gas-powered\u2014versions use a rotating auger to displace and pull dirt out of the hole. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
      "But there was little surprise when it was revealed who had the scoop : NBC News correspondent Pete Williams. \u2014 Jeremy Barr, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There\u2019s always the possibility another company could scoop up Vertex. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is officially upon us and there is an abundance of deals to scoop up before August 8, the last day of the epic event, rolls around. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Break the flaky top with a spoon to let the steam out and scoop a hearty bite that\u2019s equal parts congee and biscuit. \u2014 Jenny Liao, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 June 2022",
      "Split each passion fruit and scoop out its pulp with a spoon and into a medium-mesh strainer set over a medium bowl. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Once the lemon has cooled to the touch, squeeze and scoop out all the pulp into a bowl. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Cut the bottom portion into halves and then scoop out the seeds. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Remove the feathery gills and scoop out the guts inside the body of the crab. \u2014 Renee Erickson, Robb Report , 25 May 2021",
      "Let the sweet potatoes cool enough to handle, then cut each in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 23 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scope , from Middle Dutch schope ; akin to Old High German skepfen to shape \u2014 more at shape":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00fcp"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dipper",
      "ladle",
      "spoon"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205214",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scoot":{
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      ": to move swiftly":[],
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        "scoot over and let me sit down"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "She talked to us for a few minutes before scooting off to some appointment.",
      "She scooted her chair back a few inches.",
      "He scooted closer to the table.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On offense that included a backup running back who could scoot . \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The feathers should extend to about the U of the hook; if not, scoot the bundle forward or backward. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 20 May 2020",
      "Conley looking Bogdanovic\u2019s way, even for a split second, causes Ariza to scoot over. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "People as large as Davis is should not be able to scoot at this level. \u2014 Doug Farrar, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "FitzSimons would scoot around the slopes with a harness, trying to keep up with his older brother Tucker, as Jen and Mike kept their boys close. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "On one particularly nifty play, Jackson faked a jet-sweep handoff to Devin Duvernay, only for Freeman to scoot up the middle for 18 yards. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Gavyn Flores said people kept trying to scoot into spaces where there was none to spare, while others tried to will their way toward the barricades to jump over to safety. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Gavyn Flores said people kept trying to scoot into spaces where there was none to spare, while others tried to will their way toward the barricades to jump over to safety. \u2014 Juan Lozano, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration of earlier scout , of unknown origin":""
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      "\u02c8sk\u00fct"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "bolt",
      "bomb",
      "bowl",
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      "bundle",
      "bustle",
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      "cannonball",
      "careen",
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      "crack (on)",
      "dash",
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      "fly",
      "hare",
      "hasten",
      "hie",
      "highball",
      "hotfoot (it)",
      "hump",
      "hurl",
      "hurry",
      "hurtle",
      "hustle",
      "jet",
      "jump",
      "motor",
      "nip",
      "pelt",
      "race",
      "ram",
      "rip",
      "rocket",
      "run",
      "rush",
      "rustle",
      "scurry",
      "scuttle",
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      "speed",
      "step",
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      "travel",
      "trot",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231837",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scooter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a similar vehicle propelled by an electric motor":[
        "The rules are part of the city's attempts to cope with the rapid influx of scooters that have proven wildly popular but also raised safety concerns as they zip around at 20 mph, weaving between pedestrians or darting into traffic.",
        "\u2014 Ely Portillo"
      ],
      ": a vehicle ridden while seated that usually has three or four wheels, is typically propelled by an electric motor, and is used by those with impaired mobility":[
        "\u2026 where students with the most severe physical challenges\u2014all use motorized wheelchairs or scooters \u2014live on the first floor.",
        "\u2014 Jodi S. Cohen"
      ],
      ": a vehicle ridden while standing that consists of a narrow footboard mounted between or atop two wheels tandem that has an upright steering handle attached to the front wheel, and that is moved by pushing with one foot":[
        "What pleases parents is the addition of hand brakes, which make today's scooters relatively safe.",
        "\u2014 Newsweek"
      ],
      ": motor scooter":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An 8-year-old boy was among four people shot Saturday night while attending a barbecue outside a residential building in New York City when two gunmen on a scooter pulled up and opened fire on the group, according to police. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Surveillance footage of the Buckhead Village incident showed a man on a scooter suddenly hop off and pull out a gun. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 20 June 2022",
      "While her husband is out grazing their 15 cows, the mother of two stacks the clay pots of curd at her feet on her scooter and drives to the town market to sell them. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Conaway himself was not protesting, the filing claims, and tried to leave on his scooter when officers arrived and ordered the crowd to disperse. \u2014 Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal , 23 July 2021",
      "The scooter became trapped under the car, and both car and driver remained at the scene. \u2014 Kendall Hyde, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
      "The scooter started zigzagging before tipping over. \u2014 Jonathan Kirsch, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Video shows the scooter pass a 13-year-old boy running away from them before the passenger turns and unleashes a barrage of bullets in his direction. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 22 May 2022",
      "Police are looking for the shooter, as well as the man driving the scooter and the intended target of the bullet, Rivera said. \u2014 Kiely Westhoff And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00fc-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031929",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scooterist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that operates a motor scooter":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259r\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214607",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scooting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "crawl",
      "creep",
      "poke"
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      ": to move swiftly":[],
      ": to slide especially while seated":[
        "scoot over and let me sit down"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She talked to us for a few minutes before scooting off to some appointment.",
      "She scooted her chair back a few inches.",
      "He scooted closer to the table.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On offense that included a backup running back who could scoot . \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The feathers should extend to about the U of the hook; if not, scoot the bundle forward or backward. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 20 May 2020",
      "Conley looking Bogdanovic\u2019s way, even for a split second, causes Ariza to scoot over. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "People as large as Davis is should not be able to scoot at this level. \u2014 Doug Farrar, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "FitzSimons would scoot around the slopes with a harness, trying to keep up with his older brother Tucker, as Jen and Mike kept their boys close. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "On one particularly nifty play, Jackson faked a jet-sweep handoff to Devin Duvernay, only for Freeman to scoot up the middle for 18 yards. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Gavyn Flores said people kept trying to scoot into spaces where there was none to spare, while others tried to will their way toward the barricades to jump over to safety. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Gavyn Flores said people kept trying to scoot into spaces where there was none to spare, while others tried to will their way toward the barricades to jump over to safety. \u2014 Juan Lozano, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration of earlier scout , of unknown origin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "barrel",
      "belt",
      "blast",
      "blaze",
      "blow",
      "bolt",
      "bomb",
      "bowl",
      "breeze",
      "bundle",
      "bustle",
      "buzz",
      "cannonball",
      "careen",
      "career",
      "chase",
      "course",
      "crack (on)",
      "dash",
      "drive",
      "fly",
      "hare",
      "hasten",
      "hie",
      "highball",
      "hotfoot (it)",
      "hump",
      "hurl",
      "hurry",
      "hurtle",
      "hustle",
      "jet",
      "jump",
      "motor",
      "nip",
      "pelt",
      "race",
      "ram",
      "rip",
      "rocket",
      "run",
      "rush",
      "rustle",
      "scurry",
      "scuttle",
      "shoot",
      "speed",
      "step",
      "tear",
      "travel",
      "trot",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071724",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scop":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an Old English bard or poet":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Old English; akin to Old High German schof poet":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sh\u014dp",
      "\u02c8sk\u014dp",
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040212",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scopa":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a card game similar to casino":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, broom":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u014dp\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080707",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "scoparin":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": the yellow crystalline coloring matter C 22 O 22 O 11 of the flowers of broom ( Cytisus scoparius )":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary scopar- (from New Latin scoparius , specific epithet of Cytisus scoparius ) + -in":""
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      "\u02c8sk\u014dp\u0259r\u0259\u0307n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025232",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
  "scopate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling a brush":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin scopa broom + English -ate":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u014d\u02ccp\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172946",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "scope":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a grammatical constituent that determines the interpretation of a predicate or quantifier":[],
      ": a telescope mounted on a firearm for use as a sight":[],
      ": any of various instruments for viewing: such as":[],
      ": endoscope":[],
      ": extent of treatment, activity, or influence":[],
      ": horoscope":[],
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      ": microscope":[],
      ": range of operation: such as":[],
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      ": telescope":[],
      ": the range of a logical operator : a string in predicate calculus that is governed by a quantifier":[],
      ": to equip with a scope":[
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      ],
      ": to examine with an endoscope and especially an arthroscope":[
        "Players on every pro team have been scoped , mostly their knees (about 80%) but also their shoulders, elbows, wrists.",
        "\u2014 Kostya Kennedy",
        "He went to the hospital with the thought that the knee would be scoped , a simple procedure, and he would be back in the lineup in about 10 days.",
        "\u2014 Leigh Montville"
      ],
      ": to look at especially for the purpose of evaluation":[
        "\u2014 usually used with out Eunice and I \u2026 strutted down the aisles, pretending we were looking for somewhere to sit. Really we were just scoping the place out to see who was there. \u2014 Helene Cooper Wherever you go, scope out the situation carefully before you take off your dog's leash. \u2014 Donna-Lynn Musgrave It abuts Wagner Park, where at twilight people watch softball and scope out the local talent. \u2014 Rob Spillman"
      ],
      ": to view (something) with a telescope":[
        "\u2026 atop a small hill that once held a mortar battery, two urban park rangers and twenty-five or so shivering visitors scoped the sky.",
        "\u2014 Ian Frazier",
        "If scoping the stars isn't your thing, the ship also offers a rich array of on-board speakers, wine tastings, golf simulations and a casino to keep you busy.",
        "\u2014 The Plainsman (Auburn University, Alabama)"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "-scope":"Noun",
      "Italian scopo purpose, goal, from Greek skopos ; akin to Greek skeptesthai to watch, look at \u2014 more at spy":"Noun",
      "New Latin -scopium , from Greek -skopion ; akin to Greek skeptesthai":"Noun combining form",
      "perhaps from scope entry 2":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scope Noun (1) range , gamut , compass , sweep , scope , orbit mean the extent that lies within the powers of something (as to cover or control). range is a general term indicating the extent of one's perception or the extent of powers, capacities, or possibilities. the entire range of human experience gamut suggests a graduated series running from one possible extreme to another. a performance that ran the gamut of emotions compass implies a sometimes limited extent of perception, knowledge, or activity. your concerns lie beyond the narrow compass of this study sweep suggests extent, often circular or arc-shaped, of motion or activity. the book covers the entire sweep of criminal activity scope is applicable to an area of activity, predetermined and limited, but somewhat flexible. as time went on, the scope of the investigation widened orbit suggests an often circumscribed range of activity or influence within which forces work toward accommodation. within that restricted orbit they tried to effect social change",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084714",
    "type":[
      "noun",
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      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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  "scorch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a browning of plant tissues usually from disease or heat":[],
      ": a result of scorching":[],
      ": cut , slash":[],
      ": to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm":[],
      ": to become scorched":[],
      ": to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture":[],
      ": to cause intense heat or mental anguish":[
        "scorching sun",
        "scorching fury"
      ],
      ": to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch":[],
      ": to travel at great and usually excessive speed":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "This week will also bring a heat wave that is forecast to scorch much of the southern tier of the nation for the next several days. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "That single would catch fire and scorch its way into the Top 10, peaking at No. 9. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
      "Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
      "Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The grease left a scorch mark on the brick below the drive-thru window. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Synagogue staff also found scorch marks from recent fires set in front of the doors to the sanctuary. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
      "With encouragement from the neighbors the dog eventually made the fearful leap to safety with visible scorch marks on its back. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The maintenance crew at Azusa Pacific will need weeks to scrub away the scorch marks on the track in the wake of Saturday night\u2019s Meet of Champions Distance Classic. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Satellite images from Maxar Technologies show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran\u2019s rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Modern technology holds out the promise of a world without error, where every outcome is predictable and assured, where even the amount of scorch at the bottom of the pot can be calculated to the second by a fuzzy-logic rice cooker. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
      "Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Failure to do so can result in anything from a drop in energy (which leads to the failure of any fusion) to seeing the plasma spill out of containment (and scorch the walls of the container). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon nearly doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday to more than 150,000 acres as extreme heatwaves and wildfires continued to scorch the West. \u2014 NBC News , 12 July 2021"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
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      "Middle English, perhaps blend of scoren to score and scocchen to scotch":"Verb",
      "Middle English; probably akin to Middle English scorcnen to become singed, scorklen to parch":"Verb"
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      ": to travel at great and usually excessive speed":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "This week will also bring a heat wave that is forecast to scorch much of the southern tier of the nation for the next several days. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "That single would catch fire and scorch its way into the Top 10, peaking at No. 9. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
      "Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
      "Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The grease left a scorch mark on the brick below the drive-thru window. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Synagogue staff also found scorch marks from recent fires set in front of the doors to the sanctuary. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
      "With encouragement from the neighbors the dog eventually made the fearful leap to safety with visible scorch marks on its back. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The maintenance crew at Azusa Pacific will need weeks to scrub away the scorch marks on the track in the wake of Saturday night\u2019s Meet of Champions Distance Classic. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Satellite images from Maxar Technologies show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran\u2019s rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Modern technology holds out the promise of a world without error, where every outcome is predictable and assured, where even the amount of scorch at the bottom of the pot can be calculated to the second by a fuzzy-logic rice cooker. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
      "Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Failure to do so can result in anything from a drop in energy (which leads to the failure of any fusion) to seeing the plasma spill out of containment (and scorch the walls of the container). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon nearly doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday to more than 150,000 acres as extreme heatwaves and wildfires continued to scorch the West. \u2014 NBC News , 12 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
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      "Middle English, perhaps blend of scoren to score and scocchen to scotch":"Verb",
      "Middle English; probably akin to Middle English scorcnen to become singed, scorklen to parch":"Verb"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    ]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123631",
    "type":[
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      ": a number that expresses accomplishment (as in a game or test) or excellence (as in quality) either absolutely in points gained or by comparison to a standard":[],
      ": achieve , attain":[
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      ": acquire":[
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        "\u2014 Poitor Koper"
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      ": subject , topic":[
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      ": the copy of a musical composition in written or printed notation":[],
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      ": to determine the merit of : grade":[],
      ": to enable (a base runner) to make a score":[],
      ": to enter in a record":[],
      ": to gain favor, status, or advantage":[],
      ": to gain or have the advantage":[],
      ": to have as a value in a game or contest : count":[
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      ": to keep a record or account of by or as if by notches on a tally : record":[],
      ": to keep score in a game or contest":[],
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      ": to make an orchestration of":[],
      ": to manage to obtain illicit drugs":[],
      ": to mark with lines, grooves, scratches, or notches":[],
      ": to mark with significant lines or notches (as in keeping account)":[],
      ": to succeed in having sexual intercourse":[],
      ": to write or arrange (music) for a specific performance medium":[],
      ": twenty":[],
      ": win sense 1":[
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "students with low test scores",
      "The film's score is by a famous composer.",
      "Verb",
      "She scored twice in the game.",
      "Each correct answer scores two points.",
      "In American football, a touchdown scores six points.",
      "Who's going to score the game?",
      "Judges will score the performances based on their artistic and technical features.",
      "Which judges are scoring tonight?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Dodgers tied the score 1-1 in the second when Turner drove a 92-mph fastball from Musgrove over the wall in left-center for a solo homer, his first homer since May 18. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Frank Vatrano tied the score , ever so briefly, on a power play goal. \u2014 Filip Bondy, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
      "By halftime, the lead had changed hands six times and the score had been tied five times. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Blake Paugh\u2019s second home run of the game, a two-run shot, tied the score at 5-5 in the bottom of the fourth. \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "K'Andre Miller tied the score roughly three minutes. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Attacker Charlotte North, the 2021 Tewaaraton Award winner as the top player in the nation, scored two of her game-high six goals to fuel a comeback that tied the score at 16 with 3:06 remaining. \u2014 Edward Lee, Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Graduate student attacker Charlotte North, the 2021 Tewaaraton Award winner, scored two of her game-high six goals to fuel a comeback that tied the score at 16 with 3:06 remaining. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 28 May 2022",
      "The score was tied, 3-3, Jonathan Schoop was at third base after a double and wild pitch and Trevor Stephan had a 1-2 count on Cabrera, the future Hall of Famer. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In fact, with a number of specials on the board this Fourth of July weekend, bettors will be able to score strong value on multiple sports. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
      "Prospective recruits without the standard educational credentials would have had to score at least a 50 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, which indicates scoring in the 50th percentile. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 2 July 2022",
      "In the top of the first, Hartford\u2019s Daniel Montano led off with a single and came around to score on Ezequiel Tovar\u2019s double. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Sharpe is an explosive athlete, with the ability to score on all three levels of the court. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Erwin also became the first Auburn gymnast to score a perfect 10, both on the floor exercise during the peak of her career in 1993. \u2014 Lauren Sisler | Lsisler@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
      "Detroit got runners on in the seventh and eighth, but failed to score . \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, where the film currently holds an 81 percent critics score , multiple fans had already left negative reviews over the movie's gay characters. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 15 June 2022",
      "One study, for example, showed that while white and Black women have the same odds of experiencing homelessness because of trauma, white women are much more likely to report trauma and thus score higher on the index. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scor , from Old Norse skor notch, tally, twenty; akin to Old English scieran to cut \u2014 more at shear":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "down",
      "grievance",
      "grudge",
      "resentment"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101915",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "contemn",
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      "diss",
      "disdain",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
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      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
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    "definitions":{
      ": an expression of contempt or derision":[],
      ": an object of extreme disdain , contempt, or derision : something contemptible":[],
      ": open dislike and disrespect or mockery often mixed with indignation":[],
      ": to show disdain or derision : scoff":[],
      ": to treat with scorn : reject or dismiss as contemptible or unworthy":[
        "scorned local traditions",
        "scorned to reply to the charge"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Unlike government censorship, this corruption eats at one of China's more beleaguered professions from within its ranks. The trading of favors for cash is so prevalent that, like the honest cop in a corrupt police unit, an ethical journalist risks the scorn of colleagues. \u2014 Gady A. Epstein , Forbes , 21 July 2008",
      "He burns with generous indignation at the scorn with which many literary critics have treated Tolkien, and his subtitle, \"author of the Century,\" is meant to provoke. But provocation is only one of his purposes. \u2014 Richard Jenkyns , New Republic , 28 Jan. 2002",
      "Claiming their inalienable rights as teenagers, the two exercise an unmitigated scorn for all adults in the immediate vicinity \u2026 \u2014 B. Ruby Rich , Nation , 3 & 10 Sept. 2001",
      "They treated his suggestion with scorn .",
      "an expression full of scorn",
      "Her political rivals have poured scorn on her ideas for improving the tax system.",
      "Verb",
      "My parents scorned packaged and ready-made foods. It did not matter that, at the time, our hometown was a test-market capital for these sorts of food products; my father still thought that convenience food was a Communist plot, and my mother insisted that only trashy people failed to practice a separation of food groups. \u2014 Molly O'Neill , Vogue , January 2007",
      "A union member and activist since age 15, bound for an academic career at Cornell and NYU, Fitch, now past 65, writes like a lover scorned . \u2014 Rob Long , National Review , 13 Feb. 2006",
      "Stung by attacks on his new Excursion\u2014a 12.5-m.p.g. guzzler dubbed \"Ford Valdez\" by critics\u2014he has expressed fears that auto companies could be scorned like tobacco companies if they don't clean up their act. Similarly, GM has sought to position itself as the greenest car company, beginning in 1996 when it launched the nation's first modern, mass-produced electric car, the EV-1. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt , Time , 14 Aug. 2000",
      "He scorns anyone who earns less money than he does.",
      "Her actions were scorned by many people.",
      "They were scorned as fanatics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Is Elon Musk a climate hero that the climate movement and its allies should embrace, or does his libertarian (or conservative) politics turn him into an object of scorn ? \u2014 Nives Dolsak And Aseem Prakash, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "But universities have also become an object of scorn for many conservatives. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s campaign has drawn international scorn and unsettled his allies, and as a result, Russian business and government envoys who have been staples at Davos since the end of the Soviet Union weren\u2019t invited this year. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "If Musk irreparably damages Twitter, either by walking away from his $44 billion offer or destroying the foundation of the company after securing a deal, few will deserve more public scorn than Dorsey. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "Their popularity in gay circles was also grounds for scorn , not surprisingly in view of Abstract Expressionism\u2019s ferocious macho posturing. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Inside Twitter, that has confirmed some employees\u2019 fears that Musk would use his bully pulpit to subject them to public scorn and harassment, rather than meeting with them privately as any worker might hope a boss would do. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Inside Twitter, that has confirmed some employees\u2019 fears that Musk as owner would subject them to public scorn and harassment, rather than meeting with them privately, as any worker might hope a boss would do. \u2014 Will Oremus, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "There is no doubt that transgender athletes such as Thomas have shown tremendous courage in the face of ridicule, scorn and discrimination. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But geologists pour scorn on the notion: the movement of tectonic plates is much too slow, the volume of nuclear refuse too great, and then there's the threat of subterranean volcanos or quakes that could send the mess spewing back into the ocean. \u2014 Paul Hockenos, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Woodside\u2019s decision drew quick scorn as a brazen attempt to evade even minimally denser development in one of California\u2019s most exclusive locales. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the buzzy appearances of foreign entertainers visiting Japan for red carpet events and fan meetings have drawn scorn online from the ordinary travelers and family members unable to enter the country. \u2014 Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "Tagle\u2019s simple self-help counsel quickly ignited social media scorn , seemingly touching a nerve among numerous commentators. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Tagle\u2019s simple self-help counsel quickly ignited social media scorn , seemingly touching a nerve among numerous commentators. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "While the amounts at issue elicit scorn from fans who might otherwise root for labor, the union\u2019s aim of more compensation for the bottom half of its constituency is fair enough. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "For two days, social media users in China have been heaping scorn onto Beverly Zhu, a 19-year-old figure skater who was born and raised in the United States but competes for China under the name Zhu Yi. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Romney\u2019s decision to stray from the party line in opposition to Jackson earned him scorn from fellow Republicans. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French escharne, escar , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scern jest":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scorn Verb despise , contemn , scorn , disdain mean to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration. despise may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing. despises cowards contemn implies a vehement condemnation of a person or thing as low, vile, feeble, or ignominious. contemns the image of women promoted by advertisers scorn implies a ready or indignant contempt. scorns the very thought of retirement disdain implies an arrogant or supercilious aversion to what is regarded as unworthy. disdained popular music",
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      "despite",
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      "disdain",
      "misprision"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164535",
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    "antonyms":[
      "admiring",
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      "appreciative",
      "approving"
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    "definitions":{
      ": full of scorn : contemptuous":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He's scornful of anyone who disagrees with his political beliefs.",
      "the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After Tufts announced last month that the university would require students to wear masks through the end of the final exam season, the app was inundated with posts that were scornful of students with health issues. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Architecture critics were scornful of what Caruso wrought next to the historic Farmers Market in L.A.\u2019s Fairfax district. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "The scornful cat looked him carefully in the eye, still holding that same unhidden venom. \u2014 Autumn Blodgett, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Aug. 2011",
      "In a scornful voice, flat with despair, Charlotte told her not to be ridiculous. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Collin Morikawa was scornful on the lack of concrete specifics, hinting at a Keystone Cops incompetence that has been a hallmark of Norman's recurring efforts to disrupt the PGA Tour. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Jen Psaki's scornful response to the idea of free at-home tests reflects just how shortsighted the U.S. government's response to Covid-19 still is. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "There are good reasons to be scornful of this Machiavellian market\u2014and better reasons to double down on the fight to make carbon credits count. \u2014 Stephen Lezak, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Higher ed faculty and administrators at other universities were openly scornful of the university\u2019s action, castigating it as a trampling of free speech rights. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022frn-f\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "contemptuous",
      "disdainful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175513",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
    ]
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  "scornfully":{
    "antonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approving"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of scorn : contemptuous":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He's scornful of anyone who disagrees with his political beliefs.",
      "the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After Tufts announced last month that the university would require students to wear masks through the end of the final exam season, the app was inundated with posts that were scornful of students with health issues. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Architecture critics were scornful of what Caruso wrought next to the historic Farmers Market in L.A.\u2019s Fairfax district. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "The scornful cat looked him carefully in the eye, still holding that same unhidden venom. \u2014 Autumn Blodgett, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Aug. 2011",
      "In a scornful voice, flat with despair, Charlotte told her not to be ridiculous. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Collin Morikawa was scornful on the lack of concrete specifics, hinting at a Keystone Cops incompetence that has been a hallmark of Norman's recurring efforts to disrupt the PGA Tour. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Jen Psaki's scornful response to the idea of free at-home tests reflects just how shortsighted the U.S. government's response to Covid-19 still is. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "There are good reasons to be scornful of this Machiavellian market\u2014and better reasons to double down on the fight to make carbon credits count. \u2014 Stephen Lezak, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Higher ed faculty and administrators at other universities were openly scornful of the university\u2019s action, castigating it as a trampling of free speech rights. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "contemptuous",
      "disdainful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112831",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scorodite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a leek green or brownish mineral FeAsO 4 .2H 2 O that is a hydrous ferric arsenate and that is isomorphous with mansfieldite and isostructural and probably isomorphous with variscite and strengite (hardness 3.5\u20134, specific gravity 3.1\u20133.3)":[]
    },
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      "German skorodit , from Greek skorodon, skordon garlic + German -it -ite; from its odor when heated":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8sk\u00e4r-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132914",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration of corse entry 2":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104111",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": a native or inhabitant of Scotland":[],
      ": a person of Scottish descent":[],
      ": money assessed or paid":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English Scottes Scots, from Old English Scottas from Late Latin Scotus":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old Norse skot shot, contribution \u2014 more at shot":"Noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123350",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scotoma":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Symptoms may be mild and temporary, or leave some viewers with blind spots called scotomas . \u2014 Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver , 12 July 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "New Latin, from Medieval Latin, dimness of vision, from Greek skot\u014dmat-, skot\u014dma , from skotoun to darken, from skotos":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123310",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a disreputable person : rascal":[]
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      "some scoundrel stole my wallet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To the public, Bill Loud was a roguish scoundrel and Pat his charming, intelligent, forceful wife. \u2014 refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
      "How to decide who\u2019s best to lead the congregation? Leave aside the worst-case scenarios \u2014 a scoundrel in the mold of the fictional Elmer Gantry or the real-life Jim Bakker \u2014 the pulpit is filled with perils for even the best-intentioned. \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "This old-fashioned parable of sobriety, in which the untreated drunk is a scoundrel and not a wellness entrepreneur, showed up in an unexpected place this year: a sitcom on Hulu called Single Drunk Female. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "After several face-offs, including one snowboarding sequence, Knuckles figures out Robotnik\u2019s a no-good scoundrel and finds a new, caring friend in Sonic. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Among them: an alien romance, a would-be scoundrel who has items to steal, a droid with sensitive info, an attempt to rescue Chewbacca, and a daylong quest to swipe a TIE fighter, which includes scenes featuring famed droids R2-D2 and C-3P0. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "At that time, proving that Hayward was, in fact, a liar, a scoundrel , a cheat and a swindler didn\u2019t constitute a defense. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "An 18th century lithograph owned by a Boston historical group shows Attucks as the victim of a brutal beating, a far cry from the lead scoundrel responsible for a massacre. \u2014 Andy Peters, ajc , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "But there\u2019s at least one place in town that gives brawny wintertime flavors a brighter treatment, thus jabbing a stick in the proverbial eye of January, a scoundrel of a month if ever there was one. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "baddie",
      "baddy",
      "beast",
      "brute",
      "caitiff",
      "devil",
      "evildoer",
      "fiend",
      "heavy",
      "hound",
      "knave",
      "meanie",
      "meany",
      "miscreant",
      "monster",
      "nazi",
      "no-good",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "reprobate",
      "rogue",
      "savage",
      "scalawag",
      "scallywag",
      "scamp",
      "scapegrace",
      "varlet",
      "villain",
      "wretch"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050727",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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  "scour":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a place scoured by running water":[],
      ": diarrhea , dysentery":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction"
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      ": scouring action (as of a glacier)":[],
      ": to become clean and bright by rubbing":[],
      ": to clean by purging : purge":[],
      ": to clear (a region) of enemies or outlaws":[],
      ": to clear, dig, or remove by or as if by a powerful current of water":[],
      ": to free from foreign matter or impurities by or as if by washing":[
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      ": to go through or range over in or as if in a search":[],
      ": to move about quickly especially in search":[],
      ": to perform a process of scouring":[],
      ": to remove by rubbing hard and washing":[],
      ": to remove dirt and debris from (something, such as a pipe or ditch)":[],
      ": to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing":[],
      ": to suffer from diarrhea or dysentery":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scuren, skouren , probably from scour , noun, (in phrase god scour quickly), perhaps from Old Norse sk\u016br shower; akin to Old English sc\u016br shower \u2014 more at shower":"Verb",
      "Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch schuren , from Old French escurer , from Late Latin excurare to clean off, from Latin, to take good care of, from ex- + curare to care for, from cura care":"Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skau\u0307(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8skau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8skau\u0307r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090115",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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  "scourge":{
    "antonyms":[
      "destroy",
      "devastate",
      "ravage",
      "ruin"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a cause of wide or great affliction":[],
      ": afflict":[],
      ": an instrument of punishment or criticism":[],
      ": chastise":[],
      ": flog , whip":[],
      ": to drive as if by blows of a whip":[],
      ": to punish severely":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a city ravaged by the scourge of unemployment",
      "The disease continues to be a scourge in the developing world.",
      "Verb",
      "a neighborhood scourged by crime",
      "The prisoner was scourged with a whip.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The killing comes amid a push in New York City to curb gun violence and reignited conversations around the scourge following high-profile shootings, including massacres at an upstate New York supermarket and an elementary school in Texas. \u2014 Mark Morales, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "And then there\u2019s churn, the scourge of all streaming services. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
      "Catherine sought protection from smallpox, that scourge of the world that, through the ingenuity of science and social persuasion, became the first\u2014and still the only\u2014disease to have been eradicated by the interventions of mankind. \u2014 Catherine Ostler, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Circuit Judge Christopher Marshall praised the family matriarch for speaking out about the scourge of gun violence. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "Addiction has long been a scourge of the Biden family, and an inheritance. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "During a residency in Philadelphia, Cox-Richard happened on a dense bundle of Christmas tinsel \u2014 the scourge of recycling programs everywhere, pure shimmering trash \u2014 roughly the size of a lift-top freezer. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Lawmakers are holding the hearing amid a scourge of gun violence that has resulted in more than 200 mass shootings this year, according to statistics compiled by The Washington Post. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Ransomware attacks remain a scourge for businesses and institutions of all sizes. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Of all the fearful diseases that scourge the human race, this ranks among those that are justly feared most. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Prior to Christ's crucifixion, Roman soldiers ordered him to be scourged . \u2014 Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "Yet what\u2019s most original in the film is Mercier\u2019s scathing and self- scourging performance (and there\u2019s no gainsaying the importance of Yoav\u2019s outfit, a collarless saffron-yellow coat). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "After a wet few years in the Great Lakes basin, the Lake Michigan water levels tied a record July high from 1986 \u2014 and that\u2019s less than six years after record low levels scourged the region in 2013. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "Powerful air armadas scourged German defenses, with 750 to 1000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators mauling bridges, railroad targets and airfields in an arc 100 to 150 miles south of the beachhead. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2019",
      "Since then, as The Los Angeles Times reported, the resulting blaze had scorched 121,000 acres, destroyed 1,564 buildings, killed six, and scourged the city of Redding and the surrounding area, a little over 200 miles north of San Francisco. \u2014 Lauren Young, Teen Vogue , 2 Aug. 2018",
      "From their first dogfights in December 1941 until their contracts expired in July 1942, the Tigers scourged the enemy with breathtaking courage. \u2014 Gregory Crouch, WSJ , 19 July 2018",
      "The single-use plastic straw \u2014 colorful, functional and handed out in bunches \u2014 has suddenly shifted from consumer staple to scourge , projected by some critics to foul ecosystems for an eon. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge , from escorger to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare , from Latin ex- + corrigia thong, whip":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0259rj",
      "\u02c8sk\u022frj",
      "\u02c8sku\u0307rj"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "flogger",
      "lash",
      "switch",
      "whip"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112457",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "scouring cinder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a basic slag that is produced in an iron blast furnace, is rich in ferrous oxide, and attacks the furnace lining by taking silica from it":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105921",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "scouring rush":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190905",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scour entry 3 + way":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220122",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "scouse":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dialect of English spoken in Liverpool":[],
      ": lobscouse":[],
      ": scouser":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skau\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080410",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "scout":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of any of various scouting movements: such as":[],
      ": a person sent out to obtain information about players by watching them in action with a view to making recommendations about the acquisition of players":[],
      ": a person sent out to secure firsthand information about the style of play, tactics, and strength of a rival":[],
      ": a scouting expedition : reconnaissance":[],
      ": boy scout":[],
      ": girl scout":[],
      ": individual , person":[
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      ": mock":[],
      ": scoff":[],
      ": talent scout":[],
      ": the act of scouting":[],
      ": to explore an area to obtain information (as about an enemy)":[],
      ": to explore in order to obtain information":[],
      ": to find by making a search":[],
      ": to make a search":[],
      ": to observe in order to obtain information or evaluate":[],
      ": to reject scornfully":[
        "scouted his explanation as a shabby falsehood",
        "\u2014 Mark Twain"
      ],
      ": to work as a talent scout":[],
      ": watchman , lookout":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French escuter to listen, from Latin auscultare \u2014 more at auscultation":"Verb",
      "probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sk\u016bti taunt; akin to Old English sc\u0113otan to shoot \u2014 more at shoot":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "being",
      "bird",
      "bod",
      "body",
      "character",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "creature",
      "customer",
      "devil",
      "duck",
      "egg",
      "face",
      "fish",
      "guy",
      "head",
      "human",
      "human being",
      "individual",
      "life",
      "man",
      "mortal",
      "party",
      "person",
      "personage",
      "slob",
      "sort",
      "soul",
      "specimen",
      "stiff",
      "thing",
      "wight"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112415",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scout (up)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to come upon after searching, study, or effort I think I've scouted up a way for us to manage this"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223752",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scout car":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a military reconnaissance vehicle":[],
      ": squad car":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her scout car was parked outside the gas station, all while the FBI's cameras were rolling. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2021",
      "The vehicle is designed to serve as an air-droppable scout car , collecting battlefield intel. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "By the time the wagons were full, the crowd had swelled, the taunts had grown more hostile and, though police manpower was thin early Sunday, several scout cars responded to the scene. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2018",
      "The lights and sirens were activated in the police scout car at about 2:30 a.m. while traveling northbound on Moross, when a Chevrolet HHR broadsided the car at the Balfour intersection. \u2014 Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press , 3 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220251",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scoutcraft":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the craft, skill, or practice of a scout":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skau\u0307t-\u02cckraft"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014555",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scouter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America":[],
      ": one that scouts":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Charlotte Br\u00e4ndstr\u00f6m, director of The Witcher, is quite the location scouter . \u2014 Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com , 4 Jan. 2020",
      "Our resident drink- scouter Tan Vinh has chosen five favorite open-air bars around Seattle. \u2014 Josie Hollingsworth, The Seattle Times , 17 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skau\u0307-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083232",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scouth":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": plenty":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00fcth",
      "\u02c8skau\u0307th"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232955",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scouther":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a light fall of snow":[],
      ": a light shower":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00fct\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043915",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scouting":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of one that scouts":[],
      ": the activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth directed to developing character, citizenship, and individual skills":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His early scouting report on middle school LaRavia? \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "Asked for a snapshot scouting report on Strange, Wright described the type of player Patriots fans will soon embrace. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Until last year, Fernandez read the scouting report aloud during a team meeting so each player could take individual notes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "His pump fake is on every scouting report, yet defenders fall for it over and over, sending Butler to the line. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "But Garnett was still a presence on Orlando\u2019s scouting report, and the team still studied film of him. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Marist junior Isabel Cunnea didn\u2019t look at any scouting reports before the Class 4A supersectional showdown against Lincoln-Way East. \u2014 Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Taylor Sullivan and Sara Rusconi Vicinanza pore over game film to prepare scouting reports for their teammates. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "NFL Network had no scouting reports or video of the 239th selection, former Yale safety Rodney Thomas, when the seventh-round pick was announced. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skau\u0307-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052550",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scouting plane":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": air scout":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scouting (from present participle of scout entry 1 ) + plane":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120254",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scoutingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a scornful manner":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scouting (from present participle of scout entry 5 ) + -ly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020909",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "scowl":{
    "antonyms":[
      "face",
      "frown",
      "grimace",
      "lower",
      "lour",
      "moue",
      "mouth",
      "mow",
      "mug",
      "pout",
      "snoot"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a facial expression of displeasure : frown":[],
      ": to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure":[],
      ": to exhibit a threatening aspect":[],
      ": to express with a scowl":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "scowled down at the misbehaving child",
      "Noun",
      "The teacher gave me a scowl when I walked in late.",
      "She responded to his question with a scowl .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But from that point forward, Straw Man Army \u2014 Owen Deutsch and Sean Fentress \u2014 refuses to fume, panic, scowl or proselytize. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The first 40,000 fans in attendance Tuesday received a Muncy doll that featured the bearded slugger in his road grays, a batting helmet on his head and scowl on his face, pointing his left index finger angrily toward the sky. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
      "Every lip curl, scowl , and hip shake is precisely copied by Do-Nguyen, who was then 16 years old and shot most of the scenes cloaked in a blue Snuggie. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 10 May 2021",
      "From the sidelines, coal firms will scowl at efforts to curb demand in Asia and oil drillers wince at support for electric cars. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Apr. 2021",
      "Van Pelt wasn\u2019t the only one who noticed that Mayfield had an early Steelers scowl on. \u2014 cleveland , 31 Dec. 2020",
      "Some locals scowl in disbelief at the news that Kidd brings them, clinging stubbornly to their certainty that the future is theirs and theirs alone to determine. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 11 Dec. 2020",
      "For instance, a hooked-nose face seen scowling from the upper level appears to suffer from Bell\u2019s palsy. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "One day, a guard paused to look at Mr. Huang\u2019s passport, then looked up and scowled . \u2014 Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jen Psaki, hair pinned up rather than in her daily Bozo-red hanging do, and without her usual RBF scowl . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 May 2022",
      "Only Cherundolo now delivers that message with something closer to a smile than a scowl . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Some stories creep up in disguise, hiding a ghastly scowl . \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The cat, which has developed a considerable following on social media, has grayish-white fur, yellow eyes ringed in black and a distinctive scowl on his face. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "For years, his bald head, scowl and goatee, combined with a cutting wit, were powerful weapons of intimidation in Gilbert\u2019s role as a top Republican debater in Virginia\u2019s House of Delegates. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But late Wednesday night, inside Arizona Veteran\u2019s Memorial Coliseum, Isai\u2019s in-game scowl was replaced with a beaming smile. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Long after a smile replaced his scowl , Nate Oats chuckled thinking through his resum\u00e9. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Associate Judge Stanley Sacks sat on the bench with a scowl last week as prosecutors presented their request to resentence Charles Miles, who was given a total of 25 years in two burglary cases. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English skoulen , probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skule to scowl":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skau\u0307l",
      "\u02c8skau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "frown",
      "glare",
      "gloom",
      "glower",
      "lower",
      "lour"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100925",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrabble":{
    "antonyms":[
      "battle",
      "fight",
      "fray",
      "struggle",
      "throes"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a repeated scratching or clawing":[],
      ": scramble":[],
      ": scramble , clamber":[],
      ": scrawl , scribble":[],
      ": scribble":[],
      ": to scratch , claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically":[],
      ": to struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching":[
        "scrabble for survival"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She scrabbled around in her handbag for a pen.",
      "He scrabbled at the slippery rock.",
      "Noun",
      "it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Now, airports from New Zealand to Canada are scrabbling for public support in a bid to remain open. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Russia cut the supply for several days, forcing Belarus to scrabble for other energy sources before some supplies resumed. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "People weren\u2019t exactly scrabbling to fight over a seat. \u2014 Jonathan Vatner, New York Times , 3 Jan. 2020",
      "Watch the hooves of a dying creature frantically scrabbling to escape, trying to obey signals from its brain that its body can no longer execute. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "The male nipped my ankles and scrabbled over my back, pushing me below the surface. \u2014 Jennifer Hayes, National Geographic , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "Featuring a new cast of young heroes scrabbling for survival in a galaxy bereft of the Jedi Order, this film reunites some of the franchise\u2019s classic characters to take down a superweapon even more terrifying than the Death Star. \u2014 Alex Kane, USA TODAY , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "Carmen Izquierdo-Oliva grew up in South Los Angeles with immigrant parents who scrabbled to make ends meet as painters and janitors. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "President Donald Trump has been hunting for reasons to extract trade concessions from the European Union with the eagerness of a dog scrabbling around for a bone buried in the back yard. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the scrabble of all against all, Poulain continues, physical prowess became more important than fertility. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 28 July 2021",
      "In the early 90s, Nigeria\u2019s central government recognized scrabble as a sport. \u2014 Oluwatosin Adeshokan, Quartz Africa , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Across the street from her, a kinetic scrabble of orange and blue runs the height of a five-story brick building like an electric charge. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2019",
      "Anthony was happiest being with family & friends, and enjoyed playing scrabble & cards. \u2014 courant.com , 10 July 2019",
      "Here is the scrabble of historical experience before history has laid down its narrative paths. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2016",
      "Then there was the scrabble of a key at a lock, and the other door, the one facing him, that led to the free world, opened. \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 25 Mar. 2018",
      "M\u00e9m\u00e8re loved family gatherings and was ready anytime for a game of scrabble , cards, the challenge of a good puzzle or a computer game. \u2014 courant.com , 5 Mar. 2018",
      "Spoelstra masks this small flaw by getting his group to outwork teams in scrabbles for loose balls. \u2014 Karl Bullock, SI.com , 1 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1537, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dutch schrabbelen to scratch":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skra-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clamber",
      "climb",
      "scramble",
      "swarm"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231724",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scraggly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "even",
      "smooth",
      "soft",
      "unbroken"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "O\u2019Neal pulled off the road next to some open land studded with scraggly bushes. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "By the time the school day began, a scraggly line of kids and their parents stretched out the door, down the hallway, and outside into the sunshine. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Before purchasing a wagonload of rose plants, and then scratching your head over what to do with those scraggly things, read up for tips on how to prepare a proper home for your rose bushes. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "But the truth is, turkeys really only need a couple of scraggly ones to roost in. \u2014 Gerald Almy, Field & Stream , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "On a scraggly patch of grass astride the Grand Central Parkway, a screen had been set up. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "But this grouse buckled at my shot and kept climbing, over the scraggly cedars and through the wispy tops of the bare birches. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 18 May 2020",
      "On an unseasonably warm November morning in 2016, Youngstown\u2019s business and political leaders crowded onto a small, scraggly plot of land on the Ohio city\u2019s long-suffering East Side. \u2014 Desperation Town, ProPublica , 11 May 2020",
      "Older men with kind expressions and scraggly professor hair. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 3 May 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of scraggling , perhaps irregular from scraggy entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skra-g\u0259-",
      "\u02c8skrag-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8skra-g(\u0259-)l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "broken",
      "craggy",
      "jagged",
      "ragged",
      "scraggy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035936",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scraggy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being lean and long : scrawny":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scraggi ; akin to English dialect scrag tree stump, uneven ground, Middle English scrogge bush":"Adjective",
      "scrag entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skra-g\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074551",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scramble":{
    "antonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "clutter",
      "collage",
      "crazy quilt",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hodgepodge",
      "hotchpotch",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "litter",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
      "mixed bag",
      "montage",
      "motley",
      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
      "patchwork",
      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
      "ragout",
      "rummage",
      "salad",
      "salmagundi",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
      "stew",
      "tumble",
      "variety",
      "welter"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disordered mass : jumble":[
        "a \u2026 scramble of patterns and textures",
        "\u2014 Vogue"
      ],
      ": a jostling and pushing for possession":[
        "a scramble for the ball"
      ],
      ": a play in which the quarterback runs with the ball while being chased by defensive players after the pass protection breaks down":[
        "He gained 10 yards on the scramble ."
      ],
      ": a rapid emergency takeoff of interceptor fighter aircraft":[],
      ": a team competition in which all the members of a team tee off on each hole, one of the tee shots is selected, all members hit shots from the position of the selected shot, one shot is again selected, and the process is continued until the hole is completed":[
        "Sawgrass seemed a far cry from the first competitive golf event I ever played in, a weekend scramble at my local club.",
        "\u2014 David Owen"
      ],
      ": an eager and unceremonious or unscrupulous struggle":[
        "a scramble for power"
      ],
      ": the act of moving or climbing over something quickly especially on all fours":[
        "a scramble over the boulders"
      ],
      ": the act or an instance of scrambling : such as":[],
      ": to cause or order (interceptor fighter aircraft) to take off quickly":[
        "Keating said he ordered the fighters to be scrambled immediately after seeing information about the crash on television.",
        "\u2014 Lolita C. Baldor"
      ],
      ": to collect or put together hastily":[
        "scramble up a dinner for unexpected guests"
      ],
      ": to disarrange the elements of a transmission (such as a telephone or television signal) in order to make unintelligible to interception":[],
      ": to get or gather something with difficulty or in irregular ways":[
        "scramble for a living"
      ],
      ": to move or climb hastily especially on all fours":[
        "scramble over rocks"
      ],
      ": to move with urgency or panic":[
        "scrambled to his feet"
      ],
      ": to prepare (eggs) by stirring during frying":[
        "scramble some eggs for breakfast"
      ],
      ": to run with the ball after the pass protection breaks down":[],
      ": to spread or grow irregularly : sprawl , straggle":[],
      ": to struggle eagerly or unceremoniously for possession of something":[
        "scramble for front seats",
        "players scrambling for the ball"
      ],
      ": to take off quickly in response to an alert":[],
      ": to toss or mix together in confusion : to throw into disorder : jumble":[
        "Bad weather often scrambles the train schedules.",
        "scrambled the pages of the manuscript"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We scrambled over the boulders and kept climbing up the mountain.",
      "He scrambled up the ramp.",
      "reporters scrambling to finish stories by deadline",
      "Both players scrambled for the ball.",
      "News of the factory closing found workers scrambling to find jobs.",
      "It started to rain, and we all scrambled for cover.",
      "I'll scramble some eggs for breakfast.",
      "Noun",
      "a quick scramble over boulders",
      "the scramble for power in the country",
      "a scramble for the ball",
      "There was a mad scramble to fill vacant positions at the school.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Health care sites across the state have already started feeling reverberations in the form of high call volumes, often from patients who will scramble hundreds of miles to get to them. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
      "Along with a guide coaching climbers along the way, the harness and steel rung route give newcomers the confidence to scramble up the mountain. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Within the clover, there was no need to scramble for groceries or make do with what came your way. \u2014 Serenitie Wang, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "But the hottest looks \u2014 if cosplaying attendees are any indication \u2014 were simpler, rougher and makeshift, the kind of thing any cost-conscious maniac in a garage could scramble together. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "In recent weeks, several candidates have recounted putting in their two-week notice only to do an about-face and scramble to return to their old jobs. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "In the spring of 2020, when Covid lockdowns forced colleges to shut their campuses and scramble to bring classes online, National had already made the transition. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "But when that partnership fell apart, the 16-year-old driver and his family needed to scramble . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Ruppersberger\u2019s district illustrates the extent to which redistricting can scramble the worlds of lawmakers \u2014 and create strange bedfellows. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Also classic French toast, waffles, omelets, pancakes, eggs benedict, tofu scramble , steak and eggs, shrimp and grits, fried chicken, salads, wings and brussels and shrimp tacos. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "On Friday, a charity scramble , open to the public, will take place. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "The dish that sparked Boulud's passion in the kitchen was brouillade (egg scramble ) with fresh mushrooms. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "Silver State scramble : NBC\u2019s Natasha Korecki has been reporting from Nevada, one of the most important states on the 2022 midterm map, and one where Democrats are at a crossroads. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Tofu scramble and broccoli for me, and a quesadilla and guacamole for him. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the most popular area in the park is the Barbara Fish Daniel Nature Play Area that includes a rolling lawn, boulder rock scramble , climbing logs and stones and a 33-foot slide. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "During Roman Abramovich\u2019s scramble to put his London affairs in order this month\u2014a collection of cars, bank accounts, and luxury real estate\u2014none drew more interest than his prized asset sitting off King\u2019s Road. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The biggest scramble , of course, centers on adding players for positions of need. \u2014 Barry Wilner, ajc , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1568, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration of scrabble entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skram-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clamber",
      "climb",
      "scrabble",
      "swarm"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032131",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrap":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fragment of something written, printed, or spoken":[
        "scraps of conversation"
      ],
      ": a small detached piece":[
        "a scrap of paper"
      ],
      ": cracklings":[],
      ": fight":[],
      ": fragments of discarded or leftover food":[],
      ": fragments of stock removed in manufacturing":[],
      ": quarrel , fight":[],
      ": the least bit":[
        "not a scrap of evidence"
      ],
      ": to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain":[
        "scrap outworn methods"
      ],
      ": to convert into scrap":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1874, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "circa 1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old Norse skrap scraps; akin to Old Norse skrapa to scrape":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skrap"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scrap Verb (1) discard , cast , shed , slough , scrap , junk mean to get rid of. discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless. discard old clothes cast , especially when used with off, away , or out , implies a forceful rejection or repudiation. cast off her friends shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster. shed a bad habit finally sloughed off the depression scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form. scrap all the old ways would junk our educational system",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181411",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrape":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brush",
      "encounter",
      "hassle",
      "run-in",
      "skirmish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bow made with a drawing back of the foot along the ground":[],
      ": a cleared area on the forest floor made by a male deer during breeding season to attract a doe":[],
      ": a distressing encounter":[
        "a scrape with death"
      ],
      ": a mark or injury caused by scraping : abrasion":[
        "bumps and scrapes"
      ],
      ": a sound made by scraping":[],
      ": altercation , fight":[],
      ": the act or process of scraping":[],
      ": the nest of a bird consisting of a usually shallow depression in the ground":[],
      ": to accumulate money by small economies":[],
      ": to collect by or as if by scraping":[
        "\u2014 often used with up or together scrape up the price of a ticket"
      ],
      ": to damage or injure the surface of by contact with a rough surface":[],
      ": to draw back the foot along the ground in making a bow":[],
      ": to draw roughly or noisily over a surface":[],
      ": to grate harshly over or against":[],
      ": to make (a surface) smooth or clean with strokes of an edged instrument or an abrasive":[],
      ": to make one's way with difficulty : barely manage or succeed":[
        "just scraped through at school",
        "working two jobs and barely scraping by"
      ],
      ": to move in sliding contact with a rough surface":[],
      ": to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Someone had scraped the car with a key.",
      "I scraped one of the chairs while bringing it up the stairs.",
      "I scraped my knee when I fell.",
      "fingernails scraping against a blackboard",
      "the sound of chairs scraping on the floor as people stood to leave",
      "The boat scraped against the edge of the dock.",
      "She scraped her fingernails across the blackboard.",
      "The deer scraped its antlers against the tree.",
      "Scrape the seeds into a bowl.",
      "Scrape the paint from the wood.",
      "Noun",
      "There's a scrape on the fender that wasn't there yesterday.",
      "I got a scrape on my knee when I fell.",
      "We survived the accident with a few minor bumps and scrapes .",
      "She got into a few scrapes with the police when she was younger.",
      "the scrape of fingernails on a blackboard",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Use a handheld razor blade scraper positioned at a 45-degree angle to scrape the paint from the glass surface. \u2014 Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
      "If your mess is pasty, use a spatula or butter knife to scrape off as much as possible. \u2014 Kevin Brasler, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "The two use a trowel to scrape up rock and dirt, and then a small brush to dust off the pieces removed from the hole that\u2019s been dug there. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 2 May 2022",
      "Beat in the eggs and vanilla: Use a flexible spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg yolks and vanilla. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Digitalis\u2019s online monitoring could scrape family members\u2019 and associates\u2019 activity to look for warning signs. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
      "To survive them, the trees, Sequoia sempervirens, grow specialized shoots with leaves that scrape moisture from the air. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "The family can apply for affordable housing programs, but the wait lists are notoriously long. Moving out of the city proved daunting since the family had no car and no job lined up elsewhere and couldn\u2019t easily scrape together moving expenses. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
      "The key for me was being able to scrape the coop and make chicken salad out of it. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The appliance comes with several attachments including a steamer jet nozzle, window squeegee, an angled nozzle, a scrape tool, and three brush heads to successfully clean multiple surfaces in one handy tool. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 June 2022",
      "Better to avoid the risk of paying an outrageous fee for something as small as a cracked headlight or a small scrape on the rearview mirror housings. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
      "Police observed scrape marks on the retaining wall but no further damage. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
      "Most boats can\u2019t pass over wing dams without losing a propeller or a motor, but a canoe can usually glide by without a scrape . \u2014 Frank Bures, Outside Online , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "The distinct scrape of a razor as the man shaves his face in the morning. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 May 2022",
      "The air was still but for the scrape of boots on asphalt and the occasional call of a bird. \u2014 Longreads , 5 May 2022",
      "Fast-paced, amusing, and even surprising, the tale keeps us on our toes, wondering how Jack and Praiseworthy will get out of each new scrape . \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The dishwasher-safe set comes with a solid spoon, a slotted spoon, a scrape spatula, a slotted flip spatula, and a two-in-one tasting spoon. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old Norse skrapa ; akin to Old English scrapian to scrape, Latin scrobis ditch, Russian skresti to scrape":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0101p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "grate",
      "grind",
      "rasp",
      "scratch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182425",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrappiness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggression",
      "pacifism"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being scrappy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "his natural scrappiness serves him well as an aggressive defense attorney",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The scene seemed to speak to the charming improbability and scrappiness of the whole endeavor \u2014 and, perhaps, to the challenges faced by theaters in 2022. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "While much has been made of Ukrainians' scrappiness and agility to respond to this invasion, Polyakov and Western officials conceded that Russia's overall military power and access to weapons, aircraft and equipment exceeds Ukraine's. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The road to movie stardom wasn\u2019t easy, but talent (sustained by scrappiness ) won out. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "That sense of scrappiness has been a running thread throughout your career. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "There\u2019s an inborn scrappiness to Beard, the 48-year old Texas basketball coach, and Ramey, the 22-year-old Texas guard. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Clark\u2019s scrappiness is reminiscent of the players Cronin stockpiled his Cincinnati teams with and intends to sprinkle onto the Bruins\u2019 roster. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "That's the sort of scrappiness that creates a great employee experience by inspiring others \u2014 and allowing innovation to flourish. \u2014 Kevin Collins, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Recall proponents, meanwhile, are projecting an air of underdog scrappiness , noting their effort, underestimated from the start, managed to give Newsom some serious heartburn. \u2014 Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times , 8 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skra-p\u0113-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggression",
      "aggressiveness",
      "assaultiveness",
      "bellicosity",
      "belligerence",
      "belligerency",
      "combativeness",
      "contentiousness",
      "defiance",
      "disputatiousness",
      "feistiness",
      "fight",
      "militance",
      "militancy",
      "militantness",
      "pugnacity",
      "quarrelsomeness",
      "truculence"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082338",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrapping":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fragment of something written, printed, or spoken":[
        "scraps of conversation"
      ],
      ": a small detached piece":[
        "a scrap of paper"
      ],
      ": cracklings":[],
      ": fight":[],
      ": fragments of discarded or leftover food":[],
      ": fragments of stock removed in manufacturing":[],
      ": quarrel , fight":[],
      ": the least bit":[
        "not a scrap of evidence"
      ],
      ": to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain":[
        "scrap outworn methods"
      ],
      ": to convert into scrap":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1874, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "circa 1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old Norse skrap scraps; akin to Old Norse skrapa to scrape":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skrap"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scrap Verb (1) discard , cast , shed , slough , scrap , junk mean to get rid of. discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless. discard old clothes cast , especially when used with off, away , or out , implies a forceful rejection or repudiation. cast off her friends shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster. shed a bad habit finally sloughed off the depression scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form. scrap all the old ways would junk our educational system",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024520",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrappy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": consisting of scraps":[
        "scrappy meals"
      ],
      ": having an aggressive and determined spirit : feisty":[],
      ": quarrelsome":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scrap entry 1":"Adjective",
      "scrap entry 3":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skra-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115753",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scratch":{
    "antonyms":[
      "creak",
      "grind",
      "jar",
      "rasp",
      "scrape"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a contestant whose name is withdrawn":[],
      ": a shot that scores by chance : fluke":[],
      ": a test of courage":[],
      ": arranged or put together with little selection : haphazard":[
        "a scratch team"
      ],
      ": from a point at which nothing has been done ahead of time":[
        "build a school system from scratch"
      ],
      ": having no handicap or allowance":[
        "a scratch golfer"
      ],
      ": made as or used for a tentative effort":[],
      ": made from scratch : made with basic ingredients":[
        "a scratch cake"
      ],
      ": made or done by chance and not as intended":[
        "a scratch shot"
      ],
      ": money , funds":[],
      ": poultry feed (such as mixed grains) scattered on the litter or ground especially to induce birds to exercise":[],
      ": satisfactory condition, level, or performance":[
        "not up to scratch"
      ],
      ": scrawl , scribble":[],
      ": scribble , scrawl":[],
      ": the sound made by scratching":[],
      ": the starting line in a race":[],
      ": to accommodate with a favor especially in expectation of like return":[],
      ": to act on (a desire)":[
        "\u2014 used with itch scratch the itch to travel"
      ],
      ": to be or become confused or perplexed":[],
      ": to cancel or erase by or as if by drawing a line through":[],
      ": to gather money or make a living by hard work and especially through irregular means and sacrifice":[
        "had to scratch and save for college"
      ],
      ": to make a modest effort or start":[],
      ": to make a scratch in billiards or pool":[],
      ": to make a thin grating sound":[],
      ": to produce a rhythmic scratching sound by or as if by moving a phonograph record back and forth under a phonograph needle":[],
      ": to rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or jagged":[],
      ": to scrape along a rough surface":[
        "scratch a match"
      ],
      ": to scrape or dig with the claws or nails":[],
      ": to scrape or rub lightly (as to relieve itching)":[],
      ": to scrape or rub oneself lightly (as to relieve itching)":[],
      ": to scrape together : collect with difficulty or by effort":[
        "scratch out a living"
      ],
      ": to use the claws or nails in digging, tearing, or wounding":[],
      ": to withdraw (an entry) from competition":[],
      ": to withdraw from a contest or engagement":[],
      ": to write or draw on a surface":[],
      ": without using a prepared mixture of ingredients":[
        "bake a cake from scratch"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Will you scratch my back for me?",
      "Scratching the itch only makes it worse.",
      "The dog scratched its ear.",
      "You shouldn't scratch . It'll just make your itch worse.",
      "Thorns scratched our legs as we climbed through the briars.",
      "Careful, the cat will scratch .",
      "The dog was scratching at the door.",
      "Be careful not to scratch the table.",
      "Someone scratched the paint on my car.",
      "The little boy scratched lines in the dirt with a stick.",
      "Noun",
      "There's a scratch in the paint on the new car!",
      "The table is an antique but it doesn't have any dents or scratches .",
      "I got a scratch on my leg when I climbed the fence.",
      "The only sound in the room during the test was the scratch of pencils on paper.",
      "We don't have the scratch to buy a new car.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Hardshell suitcases are generally more durable, but lack outer pockets and scratch easily. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
      "The benefits don\u2019t end there, either, as the calming effect of CBD helps ease the urge to scratch affected areas while the topical application addresses irritation at its source. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "His first investor introduced him to the CEO of Scientific Games\u2014which prints scratch -off tickets and runs a handful of state lotteries\u2014who thought the idea was smart. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Playing in two heats of seven (first the men, then the women), contestants sprint to a station and scratch a board, revealing a four-digit code. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In the event that August\u2019s Monterey Car Week auctions present too long a wait, the Bonhams sale at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, on July 3 offers lovers of big 1960s-era GTs some interesting ways to scratch one\u2019s itch for an old exotic. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
      "Instagram shoutouts only scratch the surface of evidence fans have used to spark rumors of the romance between the K-Pop singers. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 31 May 2022",
      "The team quickly realized that holograms were not up to scratch ; nor were a host of other technologies. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Tucker was forced to scratch out of the 200, losing an opportunity to qualify for the CIF State Championships slated for next weekend at Buchanan High in Clovis. \u2014 Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Several stage operators who build sets from scratch say that the cost of raw materials, including lumber, metal and certain fabrics, is at least 30 percent higher than at the start of the year. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
      "As a private blockchain built from scratch , Aura says its platform uses less energy than public blockchains. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 26 June 2022",
      "The fintech gives loans to real estate investors, whether its people fixing and reselling homes or building them from scratch . \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
      "If brownie sundaes are your thing, then a great brownie made from scratch is the way to go. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "This step is optional for those who will create an application based on microservices from scratch . \u2014 Slava Podmurnyi, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "In addition to building its own organs from scratch , the company performs maintenance on all kinds of pipe organs, and takes on restoration work, as well. \u2014 Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "In contrast to Butler, who had to craft a version of a man everyone recognizes, Hanks had the freedom to start from scratch . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Those last two, softball and gymnastics, Townsend started from scratch . \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some feature the trending astronaut bubble window (such as the Lollimeow Pet Carrier Backpack, which any cat lover has doubtless seen on Instagram), while others are covered in sizable, strong breathable mesh panels made of anti- scratch material. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "It's also constructed with anti- scratch glass on top, as well as sensors that prevent it from bumping into obstacles or accidentally tumbling down a flight of stairs. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "The platinum anti-fog and anti- scratch coating instantly puts these glasses at the head of the class. \u2014 Chris Dorsey, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Let the pan sit overnight, then gently scrub with a non- scratch sponge. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Step 3: Dump out the solution, clean with a non- scratch sponge and liquid dish soap, and rinse the item with warm water. \u2014 Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 July 2021",
      "It's designed with an anti- scratch cover to protect it while gliding under large pieces of furniture, and also includes an infrared sensor that prevents it from bumping into objects and falling down a flight of stairs. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2021",
      "Plus, the pair was designed with an anti- scratch coating, allowing your purchase to last you well beyond the season ahead. \u2014 Samantha Costantino, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "These upgraded lenses include things like anti- scratch , anti-reflective and water-repellant coatings. \u2014 Lindsay Boyers, Forbes , 11 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scracchen , probably blend of scratten to scratch and cracchen to scratch":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skrach"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abrade",
      "graze",
      "scrape",
      "scuff"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022627",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scratch (out)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to draw a line through (something that is written down)":[
        "I scratched out the mistake."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014310",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "scratch a living":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to earn barely enough money to live":[
        "He scratched a living as a farmer."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112152",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "scratchable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being scratched":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ch\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124318",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scratchy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing tingling or itching : irritating":[
        "scratchy wool"
      ],
      ": likely to scratch : prickly":[
        "scratchy undergrowth"
      ],
      ": making a scratching noise":[],
      ": marked or made with scratches":[
        "scratchy drawing",
        "scratchy handwriting"
      ],
      ": somewhat inflamed and sore":[
        "a scratchy throat"
      ],
      ": uneven in quality : ragged":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "listening to scratchy old records",
      "The costume is made from scratchy material.",
      "He is sick with a scratchy throat.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Take a stroll through one of the remaining pockets of Florida scrub habitat and listen for a loud, scratchy weep \u2014 a sound that distinguishes the Florida scrub-jay from other avian residents of the Sunshine State. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
      "Early symptoms often include a scratchy or sore throat, sneezing or runny nose. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "This specific variant has been noted to cause upper respiratory issues that some may easily mistake for seasonal allergies; early symptoms often include scratchy or sore throat, sneezing, or a runny nose. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 May 2022",
      "Lotta sinus drainage type stuff, scratchy in my throat and some muscle aches but no cough or breathing issues fyi. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are still a bit head- scratchy for some. \u2014 Falon Fatemi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Sliding under the covers \u2014 only to be welcomed by a set of old, scratchy sheets \u2014 is hardly the way to guarantee a good night's sleep. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Ramona Klein testified before Congress on Thursday, describing seeing her mother cry as her children got on a big, green bus for boarding school, being scrubbed with a stiff brush once there, and sleeping under a scratchy wool Army blanket. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, ajc , 13 May 2022",
      "Ramona Klein testified before Congress on Thursday, describing seeing her mother cry as her children got on a big, green bus for boarding school, being scrubbed with a stiff brush once there, and sleeping under a scratchy wool Army blanket. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skra-ch\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "brambly",
      "prickly",
      "thistly",
      "thorny"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012612",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrawl":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to write awkwardly or carelessly":[],
      ": to write or draw awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly":[
        "scrawled his name"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She scrawled her signature on the receipt.",
      "scrawled a quick note, stuck it in their mailbox, and hurried off",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Microsoft\u2019s own OneNote is a beefy cross-platform app (available for Windows, Android and Apple devices) allowing users to scrawl , draw and organize notes easily. \u2014 Kenny Wassus, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "On top of that, the game includes a messaging system that allows other players to scrawl pieces of advice on the ground using a limited series of word and phrases, leading to both legitimately helpful guidance and blatant trolling. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "The action takes place in a glass box, upon which the actors use dry erase pens to scrawl the ever-changing iterations of the Lehman Bros. sign. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Some remained on Madison Street to scrawl messages, and the communist hammer and sickle symbol in chalk in front of CPS headquarters. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Inside, the box is divided into three chambers with internal glass partitions on which the actors scrawl the names of the Civil War dead and the price of commodities. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Which words an artist will scrawl across the bridge remain unclear, but it will surely be decided by anyone with a message, a bucket of paint and the guts to dodge trains. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Owens uses one of Smiley's homemade tools to scrawl his own style of glyphs, removing the green to reveal the gold beneath. \u2014 Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Not some collectible model hand-autographed by a major-league star being paid tens of thousands of dollars to sit at a table and repeatedly scrawl his name. \u2014 Bob Greene, WSJ , 12 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "scratch",
      "scribble",
      "squiggle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085730",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrawny":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size":[
        "scrawny scrub cattle"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The only plants in their yard were a couple of scrawny bushes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health. \u2014 Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "The picture of the then- scrawny quarterback has repeatedly made the rounds on social media over the years amid chatter about Brady, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in his position of all time. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The real treasure in that nearly empty barrel draft was a scrawny lad selected in the sixth round by the Patriots. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "More:Jordan Poole was once a scrawny guard at Milwaukee King High School. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The short, scrawny boy was bullied, driving him to take up judo and sambo, a Soviet martial art that teaches participants to remain stoic even in the face of great pain. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "One of the most compelling photos in football history is his draft combine portrait featuring a scrawny shirtless kid in gym shorts and a bad haircut. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The scrawny , histrionic Rickover didn\u2019t fit the classic mold of a commander. \u2014 Jonathan W. Jordan, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u022f-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scrawny lean , spare , lank , lanky , gaunt , rawboned , scrawny , skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh. lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. a lean racehorse spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise. the gymnast's spare figure lank implies tallness as well as leanness. the lank legs of the heron lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness. a lanky youth, all arms and legs gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering. a prisoner's gaunt face rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment. a rawboned farmer scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality. a scrawny chicken skinny street urchins",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011944",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scream":{
    "antonyms":[
      "hoot",
      "knee-slapper",
      "laugh",
      "riot"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a loud sharp penetrating cry or noise":[],
      ": a very funny person or thing":[],
      ": to call (something) to mind very strongly and clearly":[
        "They may be a pain to carve, but few things scream Halloween quite like the iconic jack o'lantern.",
        "\u2014 Matt Juul",
        "There's something about Jane Austen novels, and especially Pride & Prejudice , that just screams fall reading to me.",
        "\u2014 Kerry Jarema"
      ],
      ": to laugh hysterically":[],
      ": to make a noise resembling a scream":[
        "the siren screamed"
      ],
      ": to move with great rapidity":[],
      ": to produce a vivid startling effect":[],
      ": to produce harsh high tones":[],
      ": to protest, demand, or complain vehemently":[],
      ": to speak or write with intense or hysterical emotion":[],
      ": to utter with or as if with a scream":[
        "\"Use your mirror!\" screamed her petrified bodyguard \u2026",
        "\u2014 Alan Coren",
        "Fans in the mosh pit shook their fists and screamed her lyrics in unison.",
        "\u2014 Neal Karlen"
      ],
      ": to voice a sudden sharp loud cry":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She screamed when the door suddenly slammed shut.",
      "This is so irritating I could scream .",
      "The crowd screamed with excitement.",
      "He was dragged, kicking and screaming , from the room.",
      "He screamed at her to stop.",
      "Sirens were screaming in the distance.",
      "Police cars screamed down the street.",
      "Newspaper headlines screamed about the spike in crime.",
      "Noun",
      "She let out a piercing scream .",
      "that new comedy is a scream",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Take ur moment, cry/ scream but remain composed & remember that Love heals & teaches more than anger or hate ever will. \u2014 Shafiq Najib And Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
      "So, while Republicans demand Biden give the industry the Green Light, and Democrats scream for a Red Light, the industry is left not knowing if it will be penalized for moving or freezing. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "So grab the popcorn or your movie candy of choice, sit back and get ready to laugh/ scream . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s also the sort of movie that wants to deliver those big, unabashedly broad rom-com moments while having characters scream about how someone is getting their big, unabashedly broad rom-com moment. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "And the wrong way is to scream , threaten and storm off. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "And that\u2019s helped me, because Brian always wants to scream . \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "All of this doesn\u2019t exactly scream good control of the SARS-CoV-2. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Yet the screaming fan doesn\u2019t scream for nothing, and screaming isn\u2019t all the fan is doing. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The occasional scream of joy rang out from the carnival rides. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Halloween might be four months away, but the true scream queens know that planning can never start too early. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The whump-whump-whump of artillery is punctuated by the scream of tactical ballistic missiles, and the salvos of rocket artillery make a distinctive pattering of successive concussions. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
      "But the filmmaker will never forget the scream Skarsg\u00e5rd let out towards the end before Amleth decapitates Fj\u00f6lnir right as his uncle plunges his blade into his heart. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Rajamouli was taken with the idea and the scream was incorporated. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The primal scream that marks the film\u2019s coda could be a generation\u2019s roar, instead of just a single individual\u2019s. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "With that exact music cue, Lisa wakes up to her pony\u2019s head and lets out the same scream as Woltz \u2014 but her animal is very much alive. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The prince, who is the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, appeared to let out a scream as the Queen, seemingly unaware of his meltdown, beamed alongside him on the world-famous balcony. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb",
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scremen ; akin to Middle Dutch schreem scream":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "howl",
      "screech",
      "shriek",
      "shrill",
      "squall",
      "squeal",
      "yell",
      "yelp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171111",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scream bloody murder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to scream, yell, or complain in a very loud or angry way":[
        "His political opponents screamed bloody murder when he was appointed to office."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120149",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "screaming":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonsensational"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely fast or powerful":[
        "a screaming line drive"
      ],
      ": so funny as to provoke screams of laughter":[
        "a screaming farce"
      ],
      ": so striking or conspicuous as to attract notice as if by screaming":[
        "screaming headlines",
        "dressed in screaming red"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The room's walls were painted in a screaming yellow.",
      "a screaming need for reform",
      "The batter hit a screaming line drive right at the shortstop.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was more screaming and yelling for people who wanted to get a ventilator available in their home. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 16 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0113-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "catchpenny",
      "gee-whiz",
      "lurid",
      "sensational",
      "sensationalist",
      "sensationalistic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222907",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "screech":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror":[],
      ": a sound resembling a screech":[],
      ": to utter a high shrill piercing cry : make an outcry usually in terror or pain":[],
      ": to utter with or as if with a screech":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "With a loud screech , she smashed the plate against the wall.",
      "Verb",
      "I screeched when I saw the mouse.",
      "He kept screeching at the children to pay attention.",
      "\u201cYou can't do this to me!\u201d she screeched .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The scores of tree trunks can conceal a stalking tyrannosaur all too easily, with perhaps only the snap of a branch or the screech of an alarmed bird to provide any warning. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "With her characteristic screech that raised her scenes to an operatic pitch, Harris became known for her sarcastic remarks and exasperated tirades at the expense of her son, George, and husband, Frank. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Each day since has brought the wail of air-raid sirens, the screech of breaking glass and numbingly frequent moments of silence for the dead. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The birds and animals the workers didn't shoot for food would be scared away by the screech of chain saws. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "During her character\u2019s meltdowns, often in response to slights and offenses to propriety, Ms. Harris deployed a screech that had the urgency of a hyena in its death throes. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Think of the potential for cute flying squirrels, screech owls and tree frogs! \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The public can still view the zoo\u2019s screech owls, barn owls and tragopans because they are kept in enclosures where they are already separated from the public and other birds, Akron Zoo marketing and public relations manager Elena Bell said. \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Which is why Russia\u2019s decision to warn Japan that its de facto peace is at risk brought with it a screech on the diplomatic record player. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those who don't screech to a halt in time are immediately gunned down. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Approaching a crossroads that could take your business in a very different direction can be overwhelming, and the fear of making the wrong choice can screech your momentum to a halt. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "If users are discouraged from using the network because of high fees, DeFi protocols would suffer and adoption could screech to a halt. \u2014 Leeor Shimron, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "The iceberg could screech to a halt on the shallow underwater shelf that surrounds the island and not collide with dry land. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, Environment , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "When this market breaks down, the entire economy can screech to a halt. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "As Guzman\u2019s truck tires screech away, the officer tries to get up but realizes he is too badly hurt. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "But together on our road trip, my family and I ate gimbap with spirited abandon: while playing I spy, mountain peaks unzipping in the distance; or when my sister swerved the minivan to dodge a squirrel, causing both the tires and Umma to screech . \u2014 Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Aug. 2020",
      "The system for swearing in new Americans screeched to a virtual standstill for months. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 4 June 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1577, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of earlier scritch , from Middle English scrichen ; akin to Old Norse skr\u00e6kja to screech":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0113ch"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "howl",
      "scream",
      "shriek",
      "shrill",
      "squall",
      "squeal",
      "yell",
      "yelp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195357",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "screeching":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bass",
      "deep",
      "grave",
      "low",
      "throaty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": abrupt , sudden":[
        "her career came to a screeching halt"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, the global pandemic brought the economy to a screeching halt. \u2014 Aaron Agius, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "On Monday, schools and government offices in major cities were shuttered for at least a week with the fuel shortage forcing the country to a screeching halt. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Those returns are supposed to be passed on to Celsius customers, but that just came to a screeching halt. \u2014 Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "After a little uptick in vaccinations earlier this year, any interest in a shot among Reisman\u2019s unvaccinated patients came to a screeching halt. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 6 June 2022",
      "Things came to a screeching halt when the rapper\u2019s father passed, and shortly after, his grandmother died following a bout with COVID. \u2014 Mark Elibert, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
      "There are more than a hundred unreleased titles since Korean movie circulation came to a screeching halt. \u2014 Rebecca Souw, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "But then everything, including sport, came to a screeching halt. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Real life means disruptions are inevitable, but that doesn\u2019t mean a bump in the road must bring your progress to a screeching halt. \u2014 Hao Lam, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0113-chi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "high-pitched",
      "piping",
      "shrieking",
      "shrill",
      "squeaking",
      "squeaky",
      "treble",
      "whistling"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012707",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "screen":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fence",
      "fend",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "protect",
      "safeguard",
      "secure",
      "shield",
      "ward"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flat surface on which a picture or series of pictures is projected or reflected":[],
      ": a frame holding a usually metallic netting used especially in a window or door to exclude pests (such as insects)":[],
      ": a glass plate ruled with crossing opaque lines through which an image is photographed in making a halftone":[],
      ": a growth or stand of trees, shrubs, or plants":[],
      ": a maneuver in various sports (such as basketball or ice hockey) whereby an opponent is legally impeded or the opponent's view of the play is momentarily blocked":[],
      ": a perforated plate or cylinder or a meshed wire or cloth fabric usually mounted and used to separate coarser from finer parts":[],
      ": a piece of apparatus designed to prevent agencies in one part from affecting other parts":[
        "an optical screen"
      ],
      ": a protective formation of troops, ships, or planes":[],
      ": a protective or ornamental device (such as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view":[],
      ": a system for examining and separating into different groups":[],
      ": screen pass":[],
      ": something that covers or disguises the true nature (as of an activity or feeling)":[
        "his geniality is just a screen"
      ],
      ": something that shelters, protects, or hides: such as":[],
      ": the motion-picture medium or industry":[],
      ": to appear on a motion-picture screen":[],
      ": to examine usually methodically in order to make a separation into different groups":[],
      ": to give shelter or protection to with or as if with a screen":[],
      ": to guard from injury or danger":[],
      ": to present (something, such as a motion picture) for viewing on a screen":[],
      ": to present in a motion picture":[],
      ": to provide a screen in a game or sport":[],
      ": to provide with a screen to keep out pests (such as insects)":[],
      ": to select or eliminate by a screening process":[],
      ": to test or examine for the presence of something (such as a disease)":[
        "patients were screened for hepatitis"
      ],
      ": to view the presentation of (something, such as a motion picture)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Don't sit too close to the screen or you'll get a headache.",
      "A pop-up ad appeared on the screen .",
      "When I go to the movies, I like to sit close to the screen .",
      "Verb",
      "A committee will screen candidates for the job, but the final hiring decision will be made by Ms. Brown.",
      "We screen the kids' music so that we can approve what they listen to.",
      "We'll be screening his latest film in two weeks.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The star has long been saddled with credible charges of appropriation and outright theft of Black music \u2014 a subject still in need of ample exploration in a big- screen take on Presley. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 June 2022",
      "To drive home the evening\u2019s big- screen energy there was \u2026 a big screen, suspended over the orchestra and showing various montages, call-ins and clips. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "Seriously, Halloween night is the perfect time to transform into some of the most iconic characters to ever show up on the big (and small) screen . \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
      "Hedwig and the Angry Inch\u2019 John Cameron Mitchell directs and stars in this big- screen adaptation of the rollicking stage musical about a transgender rock singer from East Berlin; with Michael Pitt, Andrea Martin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "There are hookups for large- screen televisions in a bedroom, the family room, the billiards room, and above a soaking tub in the master bath. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
      "Disney and Pixar's latest big- screen release is the Toy Story spin-off Lightyear, which is about Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans) and the backstory that inspired Tim Allen's action figure in the popular franchise. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "The disconnect leaves the White House operating via split- screen : a positive message for Americans and a negative one for the lawmakers who represent them in Washington. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "There is seating on both floors and private space to rent, and there are large flat- screen TVs throughout the property. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The films will screen between July 2 and Aug. 28 at the Cinematheque. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "The film will screen at Annecy in official selection as a special event. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Gravestock will program an upcoming series of films to screen at Bell Lightbox, the festival\u2019s headquarters in Toronto, in 2023. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
      "But South Korea is probably likelier to submit the work of a more experienced auteur \u2014 perhaps Park Chan-wook\u2019s Decision to Leave or Hirokazu Kore-eda\u2019s Broker, both of which will soon screen at Cannes in competition \u2014 as its Oscar entry. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Filmax will screen a first promo at this week\u2019s Cannes Film Market. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "The film will screen Tuesdayat 5 p.m. at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park as part of the 2022 GI Film Festival San Diego. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Sometime late in the summer of 1962, Andy Warhol began to silk- screen the face of Marilyn Monroe onto canvas, on backgrounds painted green, blue, red, orange, black \u2014 sometimes even gold. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "The film will screen at Dr. P. Phillips Park (8249 Buenavista Woods Blvd. \u2014 Amanda Kondolojy, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English screne , from Anglo-French escren , from Middle Dutch scherm ; akin to Old High German skirm shield; probably akin to Sanskrit carman skin, k\u1e5bn\u0101ti he injures \u2014 more at shear":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for screen Verb hide , conceal , screen , secrete , bury mean to withhold or withdraw from sight. hide may or may not suggest intent. hide in the closet a house hidden in the woods conceal usually does imply intent and often specifically implies a refusal to divulge. concealed the weapon screen implies an interposing of something that prevents discovery. a house screened by trees secrete suggests a depositing in a place unknown to others. secreted the amulet inside his shirt bury implies covering up so as to hide completely. buried the treasure",
    "synonyms":[
      "big screen",
      "cinema",
      "film",
      "filmdom",
      "filmland",
      "filmmaking",
      "movie",
      "moviemaking",
      "pictures",
      "silver screen"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080342",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "screen one's (telephone/phone) calls":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to let an answering machine answer one's phone in order to hear who is calling before deciding to talk to whoever it is":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182021",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "screw":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a nail-shaped or rod-shaped piece with a spiral groove and a slotted or recessed head designed to be inserted into material by rotating (as with a screwdriver ) and used for fastening pieces of solid material together":[],
      ": a partner in sexual intercourse":[],
      ": a prison guard":[],
      ": a propeller especially of a ship":[],
      ": a screwlike device (such as a corkscrew)":[],
      ": a screwlike form : spiral":[],
      ": a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits":[],
      ": a small packet (as of tobacco)":[],
      ": a worn-out horse":[],
      ": an act of sexual intercourse":[],
      ": copulate":[],
      ": crumple":[],
      ": pressure or punitive measures intended to coerce":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase put the screws on or put the screws to"
      ],
      ": squint":[],
      ": thumbscrew sense 1":[],
      ": to attach, fasten, or close by means of a screw":[],
      ": to be mentally unbalanced":[],
      ": to cause to rotate spirally about an axis":[],
      ": to copulate with":[],
      ": to extract by pressure or threat":[],
      ": to furnish with a spiral groove or ridge : thread":[],
      ": to increase the intensity, quantity, or capability of":[
        "trying to screw up courage to confess",
        "\u2014 Will Scott"
      ],
      ": to operate, tighten, or adjust by means of a screw":[],
      ": to press tightly in a device (such as a vise) operated by a screw":[],
      ": to rotate like or as a screw":[],
      ": to torture by means of a thumbscrew":[],
      ": to treat so as to bring about injury or loss (as to a person's reputation)":[
        "use the available Federal machinery to screw our political enemies",
        "\u2014 J. W. Dean III",
        "\u2014 often used as a generalized curse screw you!"
      ],
      ": to turn or move with a twisting or writhing motion":[],
      ": to twist into strained configurations : contort":[
        "screwed up his face"
      ],
      ": to unite or separate by means of a screw or a twisting motion":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I screwed the boards together.",
      "The cupboards are screwed to the wall.",
      "Screw the cap on tight.",
      "Screw the light bulb into the fixture.",
      "The lid screws onto the jar.",
      "The light bulb screws right in."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "circa 1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scrue , from Middle French escroe female screw, nut, from Medieval Latin scrofa , from Latin, sow":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contort",
      "deform",
      "distort",
      "misshape",
      "squinch",
      "torture",
      "warp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032913",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "screw anchor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an anchor in the form of a sharp-pointed screw with broad flanges used principally for moorings":[],
      ": an expanding metal shell that wedges itself into a drilled hole upon insertion and is used to retain a screw in material (as concrete, brick, or tile) otherwise unsuitable":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230600",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "screw arbor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an arbor to which a cutter is attached by means of a screw thread":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103545",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "screw around":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to have sexual relations with someone outside of a marriage or steady relationship : be sexually promiscuous":[],
      ": to waste time with unproductive activity : dally":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "he hired a private detective because he thought his wife was screwing around"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cheat",
      "philander",
      "step out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185959",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "screw auger":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a widely distributed ladies' tresses ( Spiranthes cernua ) having creamy white vanilla-scented flowers and growing especially in low damp places through much of eastern and central North America":[],
      ": auger sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043338",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "screw back":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": draw sense 1l":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074423",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "screw up":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "boob",
      "err",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "foul up",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mess (up)",
      "slip up",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": botch , blunder":[],
      ": bungle , botch":[],
      ": one who screws up":[],
      ": to botch an activity or undertaking":[],
      ": to cause to act or function in a crazy or confused way : confound , disturb":[],
      ": to tighten, fasten, or lock by or as if by a screw":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "That was a major screwup .",
      "She's a screwup who can't hold down a job.",
      "Verb",
      "we all screw up from time to time, so don't sweat it",
      "you've totally screwed up the spreadsheet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Pencil-pusher Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell), and hotheaded screwup Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), are the type of detectives who never see much action beyond their desks. \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Case Keenum serving as the Browns\u2019 starting quarterback this season, or anything that once again punches fans in the gut or sabotages what should be a winning season, then this goes down as a colossal franchise screwup . \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Back in Paris, Julien capitalizes on Emily\u2019s screwup and absence to get into Pierre\u2019s good graces. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Another great American screwup is reaching its conclusion. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Ji-Yoon meets with poor Lila, who is getting hounded by reporters about Bill\u2019s screwup , which endangers her own academic future. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "Johnny, someone to root against in The Karate Kid, is a screwup in Cobra Kai, but the show takes care to reveal his gentler side and desire to become better. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "The Board of Elections\u2019s screwup opened the door to more accusations and suspicions\u2014thankfully, to everyone\u2019s benefit, the candidates, including Adams, kept their cool. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 2 July 2021",
      "But the screwup fits nicely into Trump's conspiracy theory mindset, which feeds on mistakes and spreads mistrust in the election system like a brain-eating fungus. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 30 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The second sure way to screw up a pitch is marketers that manage the pitch on their own. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Christie\u2019s story, one of her finest, is hard to screw up , even when Branagh and his returning screenwriter, Michael Green, seem bent on proving otherwise. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "These pivots will strengthen their bond and prove it\u2019s never too late to screw up your life in the pursuit of happiness. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 13 May 2022",
      "Christie\u2019s story, one of her finest, is hard to screw up , even when Branagh and his returning screenwriter, Michael Green, seem bent on proving otherwise. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Most yeast breads require two rises, and there\u2019s really not a lot here to screw up . \u2014 Outside Online , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "On occasion, companies just screw up a program to a point where no patch can fix it. \u2014 PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
      "Christie\u2019s story, one of her finest, is hard to screw up , even when Branagh and his returning screenwriter, Michael Green, seem bent on proving otherwise. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The goal then isn\u2019t just to give these characters more screen time (though that\u2019s key), but to give them the space to screw up , sneak out and steal a boyfriend or two, just like their White counterparts. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clanger",
      "clinker",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "fumble",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222544",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "screw up one's face/eyes":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to tighten the muscles of (the face or eyes)":[
        "He screwed up his face into a frown.",
        "She screwed up her eyes and tried to read the sign."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185643",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "screwable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being screwed":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184214",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "screwball":{
    "antonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "asinine",
      "balmy",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "cockeyed",
      "crackpot",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "dippy",
      "dotty",
      "fatuous",
      "featherheaded",
      "fool",
      "foolish",
      "half-baked",
      "half-witted",
      "harebrained",
      "inept",
      "insane",
      "jerky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "lunatic",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mad",
      "nonsensical",
      "nutty",
      "preposterous",
      "sappy",
      "senseless",
      "silly",
      "simpleminded",
      "stupid",
      "tomfool",
      "unwise",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless",
      "zany"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a baseball pitch that spins and breaks in the opposite direction to a curve":[],
      ": a whimsical, eccentric, or crazy person : zany":[],
      ": crazily eccentric or whimsical : zany":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She really did that? What a screwball .",
      "a screwball who liked to save lint and bits of string",
      "Adjective",
      "she's always off on some screwball plan",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But this screwball switcheroo still has a long way to go before it\u2019s a safe Broadway bet. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 7 June 2022",
      "But the screwball antics work with credit to Playhouse director David Arisco, who finds the balance between Ludwig\u2019s lunacy and Christie\u2019s suspense. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "While the dialogue rarely crackles the way the original screwball films did, the Nees and their two co-writers find some pleasing little bits of action to demonstrate how the heroes\u2019 increasing reliance on each other is destined to grow into love. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Robert Castillo was dispatched to teach Valenzuela the screwball . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Kwan and Scheinert aren\u2019t afraid to milk her for screwball laughs, poking fun at her anxiety, her grumpiness and her creative bungling of the English language. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Initially, especially, there\u2019s an overabundance of cutting, as if a summit between Irma Thomas and Ledisi needed to be edited like a screwball comedy. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "On Sunday, Dallas defeated the New England Patriots, 35-29, in a screwball of a contest that bumbled its way into overtime. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "This is pretty close to a classic screwball -romance equation, of course. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Little wonder the screwball comedy is practically a lost genre. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 May 2020",
      "These two also know how to banter like they\u2019ve been thrown into a Golden Age screwball comedy. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 17 May 2020",
      "The whole evening was unraveling along with the ballerina\u2019s costume, replaced by a screwball comedy. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "But for the first time in a while, 60 seemingly screwball words at the bottom of Alabama\u2019s game contracts are more than a formality. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 6 May 2020",
      "And then there\u2019s his inborn ear for every shade of human babble, here a transcendent four-hander, there a screwball travelogue, everywhere argot and idiolect and argument. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "An anxious, screwball chemistry flickers between the leads; the train backdrop recalls classics like North by Northwest and the original Murder on the Orient Express. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "But, when the coronavirus outbreak sent large swaths of the U.S. into self-quarantine last month, Jordan began recording slapdash, screwball videos from a spartan Airbnb in his home town, and noticed his following balloon. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "The screwball shifts in tone somehow cohere into a biting parable of haves and have-nots. \u2014 The Economist , 13 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1936, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-\u02ccb\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "codger",
      "crack",
      "crackbrain",
      "crackpot",
      "crank",
      "eccentric",
      "flake",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "kook",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "oddball",
      "oddity",
      "original",
      "quiz",
      "weirdo",
      "zany"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073624",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a nail-shaped or rod-shaped piece with a spiral groove and a slotted or recessed head designed to be inserted into material by rotating (as with a screwdriver ) and used for fastening pieces of solid material together":[],
      ": a partner in sexual intercourse":[],
      ": a prison guard":[],
      ": a propeller especially of a ship":[],
      ": a screwlike device (such as a corkscrew)":[],
      ": a screwlike form : spiral":[],
      ": a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits":[],
      ": a small packet (as of tobacco)":[],
      ": a worn-out horse":[],
      ": an act of sexual intercourse":[],
      ": copulate":[],
      ": crumple":[],
      ": pressure or punitive measures intended to coerce":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase put the screws on or put the screws to"
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      ": squint":[],
      ": thumbscrew sense 1":[],
      ": to attach, fasten, or close by means of a screw":[],
      ": to be mentally unbalanced":[],
      ": to cause to rotate spirally about an axis":[],
      ": to copulate with":[],
      ": to extract by pressure or threat":[],
      ": to furnish with a spiral groove or ridge : thread":[],
      ": to increase the intensity, quantity, or capability of":[
        "trying to screw up courage to confess",
        "\u2014 Will Scott"
      ],
      ": to operate, tighten, or adjust by means of a screw":[],
      ": to press tightly in a device (such as a vise) operated by a screw":[],
      ": to rotate like or as a screw":[],
      ": to torture by means of a thumbscrew":[],
      ": to treat so as to bring about injury or loss (as to a person's reputation)":[
        "use the available Federal machinery to screw our political enemies",
        "\u2014 J. W. Dean III",
        "\u2014 often used as a generalized curse screw you!"
      ],
      ": to turn or move with a twisting or writhing motion":[],
      ": to twist into strained configurations : contort":[
        "screwed up his face"
      ],
      ": to unite or separate by means of a screw or a twisting motion":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I screwed the boards together.",
      "The cupboards are screwed to the wall.",
      "Screw the cap on tight.",
      "Screw the light bulb into the fixture.",
      "The lid screws onto the jar.",
      "The light bulb screws right in."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "circa 1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scrue , from Middle French escroe female screw, nut, from Medieval Latin scrofa , from Latin, sow":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contort",
      "deform",
      "distort",
      "misshape",
      "squinch",
      "torture",
      "warp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221657",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "screwup":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "boob",
      "err",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "foul up",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mess (up)",
      "slip up",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": botch , blunder":[],
      ": bungle , botch":[],
      ": one who screws up":[],
      ": to botch an activity or undertaking":[],
      ": to cause to act or function in a crazy or confused way : confound , disturb":[],
      ": to tighten, fasten, or lock by or as if by a screw":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "That was a major screwup .",
      "She's a screwup who can't hold down a job.",
      "Verb",
      "we all screw up from time to time, so don't sweat it",
      "you've totally screwed up the spreadsheet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Pencil-pusher Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell), and hotheaded screwup Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), are the type of detectives who never see much action beyond their desks. \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Case Keenum serving as the Browns\u2019 starting quarterback this season, or anything that once again punches fans in the gut or sabotages what should be a winning season, then this goes down as a colossal franchise screwup . \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Back in Paris, Julien capitalizes on Emily\u2019s screwup and absence to get into Pierre\u2019s good graces. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Another great American screwup is reaching its conclusion. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Ji-Yoon meets with poor Lila, who is getting hounded by reporters about Bill\u2019s screwup , which endangers her own academic future. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "Johnny, someone to root against in The Karate Kid, is a screwup in Cobra Kai, but the show takes care to reveal his gentler side and desire to become better. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "The Board of Elections\u2019s screwup opened the door to more accusations and suspicions\u2014thankfully, to everyone\u2019s benefit, the candidates, including Adams, kept their cool. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 2 July 2021",
      "But the screwup fits nicely into Trump's conspiracy theory mindset, which feeds on mistakes and spreads mistrust in the election system like a brain-eating fungus. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 30 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The second sure way to screw up a pitch is marketers that manage the pitch on their own. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Christie\u2019s story, one of her finest, is hard to screw up , even when Branagh and his returning screenwriter, Michael Green, seem bent on proving otherwise. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "These pivots will strengthen their bond and prove it\u2019s never too late to screw up your life in the pursuit of happiness. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 13 May 2022",
      "Christie\u2019s story, one of her finest, is hard to screw up , even when Branagh and his returning screenwriter, Michael Green, seem bent on proving otherwise. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Most yeast breads require two rises, and there\u2019s really not a lot here to screw up . \u2014 Outside Online , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "On occasion, companies just screw up a program to a point where no patch can fix it. \u2014 PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
      "Christie\u2019s story, one of her finest, is hard to screw up , even when Branagh and his returning screenwriter, Michael Green, seem bent on proving otherwise. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The goal then isn\u2019t just to give these characters more screen time (though that\u2019s key), but to give them the space to screw up , sneak out and steal a boyfriend or two, just like their White counterparts. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clanger",
      "clinker",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "fumble",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113814",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "screwy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": crazily absurd, eccentric, or unusual":[],
      ": crazy , insane":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I knew something was screwy .",
      "the counterfeit bills are poorly done and would look screwy to even the untrained eye",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s a planning fallacy based on screwy positive self-perception. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "What\u2019s more, the screwy structure of succession in this realm essentially guarantees murderous tensions within the royal family. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Third, there seems to be some screwy , non-GAAP accounting going on inside the walls of this highly unprofitable business. \u2014 Aubrie Pagano, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Marissa Cooper, the beautiful and damaged daughter of a screwy , wealthy family on The O.C., was always something of a tragic figure. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 19 May 2021",
      "Speaking of four notes: The first four of the Twilight Zone theme \u2014 those screwy , dizzying intervals \u2014 are lodged in our brains. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Things have gotten so screwy , censuring has become a coat of honor. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2021",
      "Because even this year, the Oscars will be a holiday celebrating the real Oz, the most creative, vibrant and screwy little town in all the world. \u2014 Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "In recent years, people on the right have had some screwy ideas of manliness, equating it with belligerence and vulgarity. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 16 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233452",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scribble":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a piece of writing or a drawing that is done quickly or carelessly":[
        "She could barely make out the doctor's scribble .",
        "a page covered with random scribbles",
        "\u2026 he pulled a thick wad of envelopes from the inside of the pillowcase he was wearing. Harry could make out Hermione's neat writing, Ron's untidy scrawl, and even a scribble that looked as though it was from the Hogwarts gamekeeper, Hagrid.",
        "\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
      ],
      ": to fill or cover something with careless or worthless writings or drawings":[
        "a scribbled envelope",
        "\u2026 papers \u2026 scribbled over with clues \u2026",
        "\u2014 English Digest"
      ],
      ": to write or draw hastily or carelessly":[
        "a note scribbled on the back of an envelope",
        "Harriet scribbled in her notebook as soon as she took her seat.",
        "\u2014 Louise Fitzhugh",
        "He took a stump of lead pencil out of his pocket and scribbled a moustache on the lion's upper lip and then a pair of spectacles on its eyes.",
        "\u2014 C. S. Lewis"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She scribbled a note to him and then dashed off to her meeting.",
      "He scribbled down his phone number.",
      "Students scribbled furiously as the professor lectured.",
      "She was scribbling away in a notebook.",
      "The toddler scribbled all over the paper.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Their fingers fluttered to scribble invisible words such as ikebana, meuni\u00e8re, wiliwili, and obvertend into their palms. \u2014 Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Find a Tacoma on Instagram, and scribble out some calculations on a napkin. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Simply apply decorative stickers on a blank, ceramic mug, then let your child scribble away in various colors. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Montessori\u2019s approach\u2014which amounts to encouraging the students to scribble with chalk and to make protowriting gestures\u2014works. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Like the signature seen on many of his other highly coveted trading cards, the blue script is not the tilting scribble Doncic used during his teenage years. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Someone later used dark ink to scribble over the words, apparently to dampen the effusive, perhaps amorous, language. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Frances asks for a pen and some paper and begins to furiously scribble down ideas. \u2014 Neha Prakash, Marie Claire , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Everyone has their personal preferences, different types of tasks, and the willingness to scribble and organize. \u2014 Medea Giordan, Wired , 30 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scriblen , from Medieval Latin scribillare , from Latin scribere to write":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skri-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "scratch",
      "scrawl",
      "squiggle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071049",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scribe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "(Augustin-) Eug\u00e8ne 1791\u20131861 French dramatist":[],
      ": a copier of manuscripts":[],
      ": a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists":[],
      ": an official or public secretary or clerk":[],
      ": scriber":[],
      ": to make by cutting or scratching":[],
      ": to mark a line on by cutting or scratching with a pointed instrument":[],
      ": to work as a scribe : write":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1812, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin scriba official writer, from scribere to write; akin to Greek skariphasthai to scratch an outline":"Noun",
      "probably short for describe":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0113b",
      "\u02c8skr\u012bb"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110226",
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrike":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": shriek":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scriken , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian skrike to shriek, Danish skrige":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120203",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrim":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabric for use in clothing, curtains, building, and industry":[],
      ": a theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted":[],
      ": something likened to a theater scrim":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It is often used as a camera filming the actors in close-ups that are projected onto the scrim that fronts the stage. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "In the hamlet of San Pedro, rising out of a scrim of cornfields and dirt streets, old mud huts give way to showy concrete block houses. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Atop a scrim of strings and chimes, dipping woodwinds and radiant horns, Overton\u2019s voice was both monumental and precariously vulnerable. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "Her goal was to pierce the scrim of anonymity, track the transaction flow from Day 1 and study how the world\u2019s largest cryptoeconomy emerged. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "The dark night, by contrast, is retrievable: beyond the insomniac scrim cast up by human activity, the sky is still there, in its pristine, original condition, just waiting to be witnessed. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Cube Grant, an inaugural initiative bringing together a guest curator and visual artist to design the exterior scrim of one of our most prominent venues. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "High-heeled shoes were squeezed into the scrim -like bodice of a tight dress the color of glue; another look began as a strapless little black dress and morphed at the hips into a car. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "While the audience members settle into their seats, a sheer, bluish scrim stretches from the ceiling to the edge of the stage. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022"
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      "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      ": the interplay between two football teams that begins with the snap of the ball and continues until the ball is dead":[],
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      "Noun",
      "The first play from scrimmage netted them a touchdown.",
      "the two players got into a scrimmage off the court and got suspended",
      "Verb",
      "Last weekend we scrimmaged against Bell High.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All-Stars scrimmage at Mt. Vernon High School in Fortville, Indiana. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
      "The redshirt sophomore from Arizona suffered a shoulder injury in the team\u2019s second spring scrimmage , which limited him for the remainder of camp. \u2014 Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Before hitting the recruiting trail, Fickell held a live, full-contact scrimmage Thursday for special teams. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Saturday\u2019s scrimmage , which represented the culmination of spring practice for the Tigers, was merely a glimpse into the competition. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Gary Payton II, who continues to nurse a sore left knee, didn\u2019t scrimmage with the team on Saturday. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Hoke said fans are expected to be allowed to attend the scrimmage , which will be the last of 15 spring workouts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Samuel is tied for fifth in touchdowns from scrimmage (11) and is fifth in total yardage (1,268). \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Cordarrelle Patterson tallied 96 yards from scrimmage , including 78 yards on 13 carries. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Warriors likely will scrimmage Thursday, and their playoff opener against the Nuggets is Saturday at Chase Center. \u2014 Ron Kroichick By, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Usually, before an Olympics, the U.S. is able to scrimmage teams from across the world to ready themselves for the competition. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The Challengers league will be, and that could mean CDL teams have a harder go at finding teams to scrimmage if another CDL squad isn\u2019t readily available. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "Jason said his freshman group would often scrimmage his older brother\u2019s team. \u2014 Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "From having to drive 100 miles to practice, May can now scrimmage with the men\u2019s team on campus or drive 20 minutes to the beach where public courts greet visitors in the sand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Dutcher took his team to Pauley Pavilion to scrimmage preseason No. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "The Wildcats will scrimmage during Friday's Blue-White Game, which will air on the SEC Network at 7 p.m. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "The team will practice and possibly scrimmage with other area college teams, and the school announced that all scholarships will be honored. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 3 Sep. 2021"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "circa 1536, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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      "Middle English scrymmage , alteration of skyrmissh skirmish":"Noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thomas made 22 of his 58 tackles behind the scrimmage line with 16 coming on sacks. \u2014 Randy Jennings, Dallas News , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "After Saguaro\u2019s Jacobs made 48-yd kickoff return to the Horizon 40 to start the 2nd half, Saguaro received two false starts penalties pushing the scrimmage line to midfield. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 14 Nov. 2020",
      "That put one fanny too far off the scrimmage line , thus the penalty. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Staff, orlandosentinel.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "Sale timelines are often the first scrimmage line for companies and creditors in chapter 11, with companies and buyers pushing for speed, and creditors insisting that more time and money be spent to make sure the best deal is put on the table. \u2014 Peg Brickley, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2018"
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      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": to make too small, short, or scanty":[]
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      "They scrimped and saved for their big vacation.",
      "had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this economy, many workers are lucky to be offered a 401(k) in lieu of a pension while others scrimp and save enough to retire at 40. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
      "Hearty dishes like the Biscuits & Gravy and Avocado Black Bean Burger provide vegetarian hiking fuel that doesn\u2019t scrimp on flavor. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "To fit those players in their salary cap, the Rams had to scrimp at other positions. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "With Sancho close to being in the door, though, United can\u2019t scrimp on their defence. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
      "Bed frames are something that are surprisingly easy to scrimp on. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "From those observations, scientists concluded that farmers shouldn\u2019t scrimp on phosphorus. \u2014 Julia Rosen, National Geographic , 14 Oct. 2020",
      "Apple introduced a cheaper version of its smartwatch, its latest attempt to broaden the appeal of its trend-setting products while many consumers are forced to scrimp during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, Star Tribune , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "But baseball has been particularly unkind to older players as franchises scrimp for every last nickel even as record revenues float their values into the multi-billions. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 29 June 2020"
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      "circa 1691, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skrympa to shrink, Middle Low German schrempen to contract \u2014 more at shrimp":""
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      "They scrimped and saved for their big vacation.",
      "had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this economy, many workers are lucky to be offered a 401(k) in lieu of a pension while others scrimp and save enough to retire at 40. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
      "Hearty dishes like the Biscuits & Gravy and Avocado Black Bean Burger provide vegetarian hiking fuel that doesn\u2019t scrimp on flavor. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "To fit those players in their salary cap, the Rams had to scrimp at other positions. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "With Sancho close to being in the door, though, United can\u2019t scrimp on their defence. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
      "Bed frames are something that are surprisingly easy to scrimp on. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "From those observations, scientists concluded that farmers shouldn\u2019t scrimp on phosphorus. \u2014 Julia Rosen, National Geographic , 14 Oct. 2020",
      "Apple introduced a cheaper version of its smartwatch, its latest attempt to broaden the appeal of its trend-setting products while many consumers are forced to scrimp during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, Star Tribune , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "But baseball has been particularly unkind to older players as franchises scrimp for every last nickel even as record revenues float their values into the multi-billions. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 29 June 2020"
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      "circa 1691, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skrympa to shrink, Middle Low German schrempen to contract \u2014 more at shrimp":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043701",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113812",
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      "noun"
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      "Verb",
      "I scripted three episodes of the show.",
      "The discussion couldn't have gone better if we had scripted it.",
      "The trip didn't go as scripted ."
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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      "Middle English, from Latin scriptum thing written, from neuter of scriptus , past participle of scribere to write \u2014 more at scribe":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182837",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sure, there\u2019s a video game layered on top, but the real draw is the world Ubisoft\u2019s artists and animators and scripters created. \u2014 Hayden Dingman, PCWorld , 15 May 2020",
      "In June 2018, Jonathan Kasdan, the son of Raiders of the Lost Ark scripter Lawrence Kasdan, was brought on to write a new draft of the feature, delaying the production further and pushing the release to July 9, 2021. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Not to discredit the imaginative vision of the writer-director, his co- scripter and invaluable tech and design teams, but Phoenix is the prime force that makes Joker such a distinctively edgy entry in the Hollywood comics industrial complex. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Aug. 2019",
      "There are interviews with area authors (humorist Dave Barry and novelist Carl Hiassen, from Patterson's generation, comic book scripter Brad Meltzer). \u2014 Robert Lloyd, latimes.com , 5 May 2018",
      "All of this is presented with an unusual but assured mixture of whimsy, comedy, and melancholy by director Jason Reitman, working again with scripter Diablo Cody. \u2014 Gary Thompson, Philly.com , 3 May 2018",
      "Complications ensue as the princess takes a shine to her matchmaker, though scripter Lee So-mi's stab at high concept proves extremely low-boil. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, latimes.com , 9 Mar. 2018",
      "The feature, based on the classic 1940 cartoon, was penned by Rogue One scripter Chris Weitz. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Nov. 2017",
      "Hidden Figures scripter Allison Schroeder will pen the feature, titled Disruptors, which is described as a Erin Brockovich meets The Social Network. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skrip-t\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130712",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The office of cardinal \u2014 unlike that of pope, bishop, priest, or deacon \u2014 has no scriptural or dogmatic basis, but is instead a practical creation of the church. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
      "By 2020, however, Lee was a full-throated supporter, even once comparing Trump to Captain Moroni, a scriptural hero in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "At a Catholic Easter Mass, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated with a greater focus on ritual and scriptural readings. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Prothero also said there is no scriptural foundation for clothing choices and it\u2019s about personal comfort in worship. \u2014 Micha Green, Baltimore Sun , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The only scriptural guideline for iftar is to break the fast with dates and water, as Muhammad himself did. \u2014 Marty Patail| For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Like many faiths, Mormonism has explicit scriptural mandates to turn belief into action. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Led by former Republican House speaker William J. Howell, the lesson was on forgiveness and the scriptural admonition to settle conflicts through direct conversation. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Francis smiled at him as a scriptural text was read aloud. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1578, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202615",
    "type":[
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      "adverb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134337",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scriptural + -ity":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103326",
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174420",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the books of the Bible":[
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      "someone who frequently quotes Scripture",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pharrell\u2019s uncle, Bishop Ezekiel Williams, who is the founder of the pop-up church that had its first run in 2019, stood at the podium and read aloud John 4:13, a scripture about Jesus giving water to a woman in need. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
      "Neither statistics nor scripture wholly support the idea that Christianity and LGBTQ identities are mutually exclusive. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "That's evidence of a person who has draped their political views and their political party with scripture and with Jesus. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "One side of the card has a scripture verse and the other has a short, meaningful interpretation. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "One scripture , offered by church founder Joseph Smith in 1835, is surprisingly explicit in its statements about the role and meaning of government. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "His paintings are often named after the scripture that provided the inspiration. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "About three hours later, the parishioners would have to find that strength mentioned in the scripture to save their own lives when the stranger locked them in the auditorium and pulled out a gun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The church printed a number of materials in the Deseret Alphabet, including newspapers, children\u2019s primers and Books of Mormon, the faith\u2019s signature scripture , but the system was never broadly adopted. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin scriptura , from Latin, act or product of writing, from scriptus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8skrip(t)-sh\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054658",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin scripturient-, scripturiens , present participle of scripturire to desire to write, desiderative of Latin scribere":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013847",
    "type":[
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130227",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": notary public":[]
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    "examples":[
      "the roomful of unsung scriveners that it takes to churn out a weekly sitcom",
      "the details of the contract were worked out by a lawyer, I being involved with it merely as a scrivener",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The name of the candidate omitted in the Voter Guide is highlighted in red to emphasize the scrivener \u2019s error. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Her narrator\u2019s final gesture, transforming herself into a piece of half-living art, echoes the odd and combative passivity of Herman Melville\u2019s Bartleby, a scrivener who suddenly, inexplicably, refuses to perform his duties. \u2014 Alexandra Kleeman, Vanities , 2 July 2018",
      "But the scrivener simply repeated the same five words, with no explanation for his conduct. \u2014 The Economist , 26 May 2018",
      "In the short story by Herman Melville from which our new column takes its name, Bartleby was a scrivener \u2014a dying art, nowadays. \u2014 The Economist , 26 May 2018",
      "In 1727, when Benjamin Franklin was twenty-one, he and a few friends\u2014among them a scrivener , a joiner, and two cobblers\u2014formed a conversation club called the Junto. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 1 Dec. 2014",
      "Almost always, Shakespeare\u2019s plays become mirrors when held up to the moments in which they are produced; Ralph Crane the scrivener was only the first among many annotators. \u2014 Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2017",
      "The difference between a merchant\u2019s handwriting and a scrivener \u2019s is clear enough, the one scrawled and bold, the other neat and careful. \u2014 Tim Parks, New York Times , 11 May 2016",
      "Sporting an all-black outfit, the former scrivener for the Dead was the crowd favorite. \u2014 Y. Peter Kang, WIRED , 11 July 2000"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scriveiner , alteration of scrivein , from Anglo-French escrivein , from Vulgar Latin *scriban-, scriba , alteration of Latin scriba scribe":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skri-v\u0259-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8skri-v\u0259-",
      "\u02c8skriv-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "litterateur",
      "litt\u00e9rateur",
      "pen",
      "penman",
      "scribe",
      "writer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104716",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrooge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a miserly person":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "her father is a real scrooge and refuses to pay her way through college, even though he can easily afford it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The trailer begins with Clarke as a disillusioned scrooge who hates her job as an elf at the local Christmas shop. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 14 Aug. 2019",
      "And blue America\u2019s bitter scrooges impatiently explained why this outpouring of corporate largesse was actually bad. \u2014 Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer , 21 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Ebenezer Scrooge , character in the story A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fcj"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cheapskate",
      "churl",
      "hunks",
      "miser",
      "niggard",
      "penny-pincher",
      "piker",
      "skinflint",
      "tightwad"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083832",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrub":{
    "antonyms":[
      "continue",
      "keep"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a domestic animal of mixed or unknown parentage and usually inferior conformation : mongrel":[],
      ": a person of insignificant size or standing":[],
      ": a player not belonging to the first string":[],
      ": a powerful and especially cosmetic cleanser":[],
      ": a stunted tree or shrub":[],
      ": a tract covered with scrub":[],
      ": cancel , eliminate":[
        "scrubbed the flight because of bad weather"
      ],
      ": loose-fitting clothing worn by hospital staff":[
        "surgical scrubs"
      ],
      ": one that scrubs":[],
      ": to clean with hard rubbing : scour":[],
      ": to prepare for performing surgery by scrubbing oneself":[],
      ": to remove by scrubbing":[],
      ": to subject to friction : rub":[],
      ": to use hard rubbing in cleaning":[],
      ": vegetation consisting chiefly of scrubs":[],
      ": wash sense 6c(2)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We scrubbed and scrubbed until the floor was clean.",
      "They scrubbed the game because of the bad weather."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1595, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, alteration of schrobbe, schrubbe shrub \u2014 more at shrub":"Noun",
      "of Low German or Scandinavian origin; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch schrubben to scrub, Swedish skrubba":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abandon",
      "abort",
      "call",
      "call off",
      "cancel",
      "cry off",
      "drop",
      "recall",
      "repeal",
      "rescind",
      "revoke",
      "scrap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172424",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrubby":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": covered with or consisting of scrub":[],
      ": inferior in size or quality : stunted":[
        "scrubby cattle"
      ],
      ": shabby , paltry":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 1997, when members of an armed militia surrounded his house in the scrubby mountains of West Texas, Joe Rowe felt an odd rush of relief. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a jarring sight for long-time residents of the Hill Country, a rural oasis of scrubby green hills, crystalline water, and bright white limestone west of Austin and San Antonio. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 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",
      "Many mothers would spend time reading, walking and writing letters, while kids had the run of the outside world, running along the wide sandy beaches, exploring the scrubby dunes and clamming at low tide. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "This wreck of a matriarch, who manages their gray-stucco apartment complex with the scrubby plants on the outside, has been married and divorced five times. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "The vast backdrop, flattered by the blanched grandeur of DP Bakhodir Yuldashev\u2019s incredible imagery, is the wilderness where scrubby steppes extend out from the foothills of arid mountains in rural Uzbekistan. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "And, every so often, a visitor comes across a street or an alleyway that dead-ends at a twenty-foot-high escarpment covered with scrubby grass. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "It\u2019s a nervy, energetic wine with a subtly salty character that informs wild scrubby herbs and a passing hint of nori. \u2014 Brian Freedman, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scrub entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0259-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "down-at-the-heels",
      "down-at-heel",
      "down-at-the-heel",
      "down-at-heels",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021253",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "scruffy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": unkempt , slovenly , shaggy":[
        "a scruffy neighborhood",
        "a scruffy beard"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The neighborhood is full of dilapidated houses with scruffy backyards.",
      "dressed in scruffy old clothes to clean out the garage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gendron wore an orange jump suit, shackles, and a black mask covering a scruffy beard. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Set largely among kids, and also in the home of Paul\u2019s scruffy and combative Jewish family, the movie is bustling, personable, anecdotal \u2014 and also something that Gray hardly ever is, which is funny. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Brian Gittins, the bearded and bespectacled oddball played by David Earl in Brian and Charles, might strike you at first as a scruffy Welsh cousin of Marc Maron. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "Gendron wore an orange jumpsuit, shackles and a black mask covering a scruffy beard. \u2014 Marta Dhanis, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "Both Orzabal, now with white, flowing hair and a scruffy beard, and the youthful Smith seemed to have found a creative fountain of youth at age 60. \u2014 Glenn Peoples, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s of a horse-like figure with big, round eyes, a scruffy mane and a tail coming out of its belly. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
      "As Los Feliz has mutated through the years, from a scruffy and diverse neighborhood into its more sleek and gentrified successor, one of its few reassuring constants is the bookstore around the corner. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The counterculture had been a scruffy , literally hairy affair; the \u201980s, throwing over all that moralistic rebellion-against-the-system stuff, would be sleek, shaved, and beige. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scruff, metathetic variant of scurf (also with senses \"something worthless or contemptible, contemptible person\") + -y entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0259-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "down-at-the-heels",
      "down-at-heel",
      "down-at-the-heel",
      "down-at-heels",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094017",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrum":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually brief and disorderly struggle or fight : scrape , scuffle":[],
      ": a usually tightly packed or disorderly crowd : throng":[],
      ": madhouse sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I had to fight my way through the scrum of holiday shoppers at the mall.",
      "when the server spilled a drink on a customer, they got into a bit of a scrum before being separated",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Strangers retained their humanity even in the scrum to escape. \u2014 Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The two sides collided and began pressing against each other, like opposing teams of rugby players locked in a scrum . \u2014 Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Finally, after eight innings and nearly three hours, that\u2019s where the game ended, with Turlington throwing her bat on the ground and meeting teammates in a jubilatory scrum in front of home plate. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
      "It was just announced that Jordan Poole won\u2019t be disciplined by the NBA for injuring Grizzlies star Ja Morant during a scrum for the ball. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
      "Wiggins missed the second, and during the ensuing scrum for the rebound, Looney was called for a foul battling under the rim with Jakob Poeltl, sending him to the line with 2.4 seconds left and a chance to win it. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "During a scrum in the final minute, Marchand punched Penguins All-Star goalie Tristan Jarry in the head with his right fist. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Many pints trace their origins to Brooklyn circa 2010, when a scrum of contenders for the mantle of the borough\u2019s most authentic ice cream materialized, from Ample Hills and MilkMade to Phin & Phebes and Van Leeuwen. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "But the Chinese chain's store\u2014a dowdy counter surrounded by a few simple tables and chairs where a scrum of customers and delivery drivers jostle to pick up orders\u2014couldn't be more different than its American rival's grand emporium. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for scrummage , alteration of scrimmage":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "army",
      "bike",
      "cram",
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "drove",
      "flock",
      "herd",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "legion",
      "mass",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "press",
      "rout",
      "swarm",
      "throng"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093503",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrum half":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the rugby halfback who places the ball in the scrum":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101102",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrummager":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that scrummages":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-j\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101012",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrump":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": shrivel , shrink":[],
      ": something that is shriveled or cooked to a crisp":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skrumpe to shrivel":"Verb",
      "probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish & Danish skrumpen shriveled":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0259mp",
      "\"",
      "-u\u0307-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033324",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrumptious":{
    "antonyms":[
      "distasteful",
      "flat",
      "flavorless",
      "insipid",
      "stale",
      "tasteless",
      "unappetizing",
      "unpalatable",
      "unsavory",
      "yucky",
      "yukky"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "baked a scrumptious chocolate cake",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many dishes described in the cookbook sound scrumptious , but Butler\u2019s recipe actually made our mouths water, just by reading it. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
      "Proceed directly to Nigerian chef Ope Amosu\u2019s scrumptious cafe to dine on cuisine from the motherland: fish, fowl, meats, grains, fruits and vegetables prepared via West African culinary traditions. \u2014 Dwight Brown, Essence , 18 May 2022",
      "The resulting fish is moist with a scrumptious , smoky flavor. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "From the first, the prose bristles with such nuggets, including scrumptious food writing. \u2014 John Domini, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But all the key elements are here: crisp iceberg lettuce, a scrumptious buttermilk blue cheese dressing, cherry tomatoes, warm bacon bits, fresh dill. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s also still time to sign up for a three-day Spring Break CHEF Camp that teaches kids kitchen smarts and scrumptious recipes. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The scrumptious smell of shrimp patties and brioche buns cooking over a sizzling pan filled the air. \u2014 Byhakyung Kate Lee, ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "This recipe is everything this classic combo should be: simple, streamlined, scrumptious . \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration of sumptuous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0259m(p)-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02c8skr\u0259mp-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambrosial",
      "appetizing",
      "dainty",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delish",
      "flavorful",
      "flavorsome",
      "luscious",
      "lush",
      "mouthwatering",
      "palatable",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "succulent",
      "tasteful",
      "tasty",
      "toothsome",
      "toothy",
      "yummy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202710",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrunch":{
    "antonyms":[
      "flatten",
      "iron out",
      "smooth",
      "smoothen",
      "uncrumple"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crunching sound":[],
      ": crumple":[
        "\u2014 often used with up"
      ],
      ": crunch , crush":[],
      ": to cause (something, such as one's features) to draw together":[
        "\u2014 usually used with up"
      ],
      ": to draw or squeeze together tightly":[],
      ": to move with or make a crunching sound":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I scrunched down in the chair.",
      "I scrunched the fabric in my hand.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Once the hair is completely dry, gently scrunch your hair again to break the gel cast. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "Rake the product through and scrunch the ends of your hair up towards the roots. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "Take care of your hair and when wanting a certain look, scrunch some product gently into the hair to create separation. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Next, spray the loose pieces with texture spray and scrunch them with your fingers to create definition. \u2014 Mariah Morrison, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 May 2022",
      "According to the Mayo Clinic, this sleeping position naturally puts a lot of pressure on your neck and back, causing your lower back to arch and your shoulders to scrunch upward. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Below are six high-quality sock options that won't dig painfully into your heel, scrunch up at the bottom of your shoe, or leave you with massive blisters at the end of the day. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "To speed up dry time after product application, use a microfiber towel (an old cotton T-shirt works too) and scrunch up to your scalp. \u2014 Anneke Knot, Health.com , 8 July 2021",
      "Comb through to remove all tangles, hang your head upside down, and scrunch the product in with your fingers. \u2014 Wendy Sy, Allure , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The tongue is also ventilated and has been redesigned to reduce toe scrunch , which improves comfort. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Simply spritz, scrunch , and watch your hair become perfectly beachy. \u2014 ELLE , 21 May 2022",
      "In lieu of washing and re-styling daily, which can worsen damage, try this hydrating aloe and mango mist on dry hair between washes and scrunch . \u2014 Health.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Just rub a bit between hands and comb or scrunch through ends. \u2014 Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Apply to damp hair in sections or scrunch all over. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 3 Aug. 2020",
      "The familiar soft scrunch of the bun, that salty-savory combo, that plasticky melted cheese were all there. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "Try towel scrunches : Start sitting in a chair with your heels on the floor and a towel under one forefoot. \u2014 SELF , 13 Sep. 2018",
      "Just spray it onto hair, then twirl and scrunch strands for distressed-looking waves. \u2014 Shannon Barbour, The Cut , 14 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1790, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of crunch entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u0259nch",
      "\u02c8skru\u0307nch"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "crinkle",
      "crumple",
      "rumple",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214428",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scruple":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dive (in)",
      "plunge (in)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a minute part or quantity : iota":[],
      ": a unit of capacity equal to \u00b9/\u2082\u2084 Apothecaries' ounce \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table":[],
      ": an ethical consideration or principle that inhibits action":[],
      ": mental reservation":[],
      ": the quality or state of being scrupulous":[],
      ": to have scruples":[],
      ": to show reluctance on grounds of conscience : hesitate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a tabloid journalist who has never scrupled to reveal the most intimate details about the lives of celebrities"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scripil, scrupill , from Anglo-French scruble , from Latin scrupulus , diminutive of scrupus source of uneasiness, literally, sharp stone":"Noun",
      "Middle English scrupil, scriple , from Anglo-French scruple , from Latin scrupulus a unit of weight, diminutive of scrupus sharp stone":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-p\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scruple Noun (2) qualm , scruple , compunction , demur mean a misgiving about what one is doing or going to do. qualm implies an uneasy fear that one is not following one's conscience or better judgment. no qualms about plagiarizing scruple implies doubt of the rightness of an act on grounds of principle. no scruples against buying stolen goods compunction implies a spontaneous feeling of responsibility or compassion for a potential victim. had compunctions about lying demur implies hesitation caused by objection to an outside suggestion or influence. accepted her decision without demur",
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "dither",
      "falter",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "hesitate",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "waver",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034138",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrupulous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cutthroat",
      "dishonest",
      "dishonorable",
      "immoral",
      "unconscionable",
      "unethical",
      "unjust",
      "unprincipled",
      "unscrupulous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper":[],
      ": punctiliously exact : painstaking":[
        "working with scrupulous care"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "While many assume that a conservative reading of the Constitution will lead inevitably to a conservative interpretation, Amar has argued, in scholarly articles and in a previous book, \"The Bill of Rights,\" that paying scrupulous attention to the text, history and structure of the Constitution often reveals support for liberal outcomes. \u2014 James Ryerson , New York Times Book Review , 6 Nov. 2005",
      "Most clients praise the lawyer effusively. Rubenstein declares that Grubman never represents both parties in any one matter, is scrupulous in disclosing his relations to all his clients and abides by the conflict rules of the legal profession. \u2014 Johnnie L. Roberts , Newsweek , 6 Aug. 2001",
      "Tax-shelter proliferation has reached such epidemic proportions that it has actually spurred a backlash among the more conscientious members of the tax profession. A few scrupulous tax lawyers have anonymously leaked details of shelter schemes to the IRS. \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 5 June 2000",
      "She was always scrupulous about her work.",
      "The work requires scrupulous attention to detail.",
      "Less scrupulous companies find ways to evade the law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Indie juggernauts like Sub Pop and Epitaph Records, whose founders are quoted on SST\u2019s importance, have become more scrupulous in business, more rational in their legal and promotional activities. \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "Davies has been making feature films of surpassing beauty and scrupulous intelligence since 1988. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Commissions can be scrupulous when reviewing development proposals. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Long overshadowed by her older brother, the tragic virtuoso Vaslav Nijinsky, Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) was also an important dancer and choreographer, and this scrupulous biography illuminates the formidable scope of her accomplishments. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "And of course, most governments do not provide scrupulous oversight. \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "As some app-makers may move to host their apps on less scrupulous app stores, Cook claimed, the overall result would be a weakening of consumer privacy and security. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "But Ruizpalacious, while not as deeply compassionate as Aldrich, is film-smart and scrupulous . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Pediatric coronavirus infections seem to be somewhere in the middle: preventable in an ideal world, but hard for even the most scrupulous parents to avoid when state governments have tied the hands of health officials. \u2014 Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin scrupulosus , from scrupulus \u2014 see scruple entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-py\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scrupulous upright , honest , just , conscientious , scrupulous , honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles. a stern and upright minister honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, or fairness. known for being honest in business dealings just stresses conscious choice and regular practice of what is right or equitable. workers given just compensation conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience. conscientious in the completion of her assignments scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. a difficult but honorable decision careful , meticulous , scrupulous , punctilious mean showing close attention to detail. careful implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes. a careful worker meticulous may imply either commendable extreme carefulness or a hampering finicky caution over small points. meticulous scholarship scrupulous applies to what is proper or fitting or ethical. scrupulous honesty punctilious implies minute, even excessive attention to fine points. punctilious observance of ritual",
    "synonyms":[
      "conscientious",
      "conscionable",
      "ethical",
      "honest",
      "honorable",
      "just",
      "moral",
      "principled"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185633",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrupulousness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cutthroat",
      "dishonest",
      "dishonorable",
      "immoral",
      "unconscionable",
      "unethical",
      "unjust",
      "unprincipled",
      "unscrupulous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper":[],
      ": punctiliously exact : painstaking":[
        "working with scrupulous care"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "While many assume that a conservative reading of the Constitution will lead inevitably to a conservative interpretation, Amar has argued, in scholarly articles and in a previous book, \"The Bill of Rights,\" that paying scrupulous attention to the text, history and structure of the Constitution often reveals support for liberal outcomes. \u2014 James Ryerson , New York Times Book Review , 6 Nov. 2005",
      "Most clients praise the lawyer effusively. Rubenstein declares that Grubman never represents both parties in any one matter, is scrupulous in disclosing his relations to all his clients and abides by the conflict rules of the legal profession. \u2014 Johnnie L. Roberts , Newsweek , 6 Aug. 2001",
      "Tax-shelter proliferation has reached such epidemic proportions that it has actually spurred a backlash among the more conscientious members of the tax profession. A few scrupulous tax lawyers have anonymously leaked details of shelter schemes to the IRS. \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 5 June 2000",
      "She was always scrupulous about her work.",
      "The work requires scrupulous attention to detail.",
      "Less scrupulous companies find ways to evade the law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Indie juggernauts like Sub Pop and Epitaph Records, whose founders are quoted on SST\u2019s importance, have become more scrupulous in business, more rational in their legal and promotional activities. \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "Davies has been making feature films of surpassing beauty and scrupulous intelligence since 1988. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Commissions can be scrupulous when reviewing development proposals. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Long overshadowed by her older brother, the tragic virtuoso Vaslav Nijinsky, Bronislava Nijinska (1891-1972) was also an important dancer and choreographer, and this scrupulous biography illuminates the formidable scope of her accomplishments. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "And of course, most governments do not provide scrupulous oversight. \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "As some app-makers may move to host their apps on less scrupulous app stores, Cook claimed, the overall result would be a weakening of consumer privacy and security. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "But Ruizpalacious, while not as deeply compassionate as Aldrich, is film-smart and scrupulous . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Pediatric coronavirus infections seem to be somewhere in the middle: preventable in an ideal world, but hard for even the most scrupulous parents to avoid when state governments have tied the hands of health officials. \u2014 Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin scrupulosus , from scrupulus \u2014 see scruple entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-py\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scrupulous upright , honest , just , conscientious , scrupulous , honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles. a stern and upright minister honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, or fairness. known for being honest in business dealings just stresses conscious choice and regular practice of what is right or equitable. workers given just compensation conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience. conscientious in the completion of her assignments scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. a difficult but honorable decision careful , meticulous , scrupulous , punctilious mean showing close attention to detail. careful implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes. a careful worker meticulous may imply either commendable extreme carefulness or a hampering finicky caution over small points. meticulous scholarship scrupulous applies to what is proper or fitting or ethical. scrupulous honesty punctilious implies minute, even excessive attention to fine points. punctilious observance of ritual",
    "synonyms":[
      "conscientious",
      "conscionable",
      "ethical",
      "honest",
      "honorable",
      "just",
      "moral",
      "principled"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063002",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrutable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "incoherent",
      "incomprehensible",
      "inscrutable",
      "insensible"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being deciphered : comprehensible":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "she thinks that she's a sly and subtle schemer, but her machinations and motives are all too scrutable to those of us who know her",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This transition of oil ownership from large, scrutable giants to smaller, obscure operators is one reason why some climate campaigners have argued against fossil fuel divestment. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin scrutabilis searchable, from Latin scrutari":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "accessible",
      "apprehensible",
      "coherent",
      "comprehendible",
      "comprehensible",
      "fathomable",
      "graspable",
      "intelligible",
      "legible",
      "understandable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133101",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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  "scrutinize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to examine closely and minutely":[],
      ": to make a scrutiny":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I closely scrutinized my opponent's every move.",
      "Her performance was carefully scrutinized by her employer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That chamber also has not taken action yet on another House bill \u2014 one of Mariano\u2019s top interests \u2014 that would give the state health commission more authority to scrutinize hospital expansion plans. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Having the ability to scrutinize data, pinpoint relevant trends and ensure that data sources are reliable and trustworthy brings value to every position in an organization. \u2014 Mike Capone, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Their fees are also untethered from SPAC performance, giving them less incentive to scrutinize potentially bad deals for investors. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
      "However, two people in my office seem to scrutinize that calendar too closely for my comfort. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "In recent years, powerful telescopes and innovative observational strategies have allowed researchers to more closely scrutinize dwarf galaxies. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But the attorney called on jurors to closely scrutinize government witnesses, including another Three Percenter, Rocky Hardie, who is cooperating with the government as part of an immunity agreement. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "But officials have been reluctant to closely scrutinize the finances of nonprofit groups or to end contracts because the city is so reliant on the organizations. \u2014 Amy Julia Harris, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Over time, maintaining those facilities will require some form of investment, which could force the United States to scrutinize individual company decisions, said Ariel Cohen, a nonresident senior fellow at Atlantic Council, a think tank. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1671, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scrutinize scrutinize , scan , inspect , examine mean to look at or over. scrutinize stresses close attention to minute detail. scrutinized the hospital bill scan implies a surveying from point to point often suggesting a cursory overall observation. scanned the wine list inspect implies scrutinizing for errors or defects. inspected my credentials examine suggests a scrutiny in order to determine the nature, condition, or quality of a thing. examined the specimens",
    "synonyms":[
      "audit",
      "check (out)",
      "con",
      "examine",
      "inspect",
      "overlook",
      "oversee",
      "review",
      "scan",
      "survey",
      "view"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065854",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scrutinizingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a scrutinizing way : attentively":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scrutinizing (from present participle of scrutinize ) + -ly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193046",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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  "scrutinous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disposed to examine closely : inquisitive , searching":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scrutiny + -ous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fct(\u1d4a)n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080448",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "scrutiny":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a searching look":[],
      ": a searching study, inquiry, or inspection : examination":[],
      ": close watch : surveillance":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the close scrutiny of data",
      "I'd never faced that kind of scrutiny before.",
      "Because of their past crimes, everything they do now will be subject to scrutiny .",
      "Her opinion is based on a careful scrutiny of the text.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The service disruptions mark the latest setback for the MBTA, whose aging subway system has come under federal scrutiny over safety concerns. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
      "An already controversial program, Operation Lone Star is now under increasing internal scrutiny for what critics are calling its unclear delineation of responsibilities, as well as insufficient training and resources for service members. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
      "While proponents have lauded it as the first major action by Congress to address gun violence in nearly 30 years, some aspects of the package might now fall under new scrutiny , experts said. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
      "Many top universities have also come under scrutiny for offering master\u2019s programs that don\u2019t earn enough money to cover the costs of paying off six-figure student loans. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "As a woman in the entertainment industry, Lopez lives, like all female celebrities, under exaggerated scrutiny -- all the more so as a woman of color. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Many recent IPOs have undergone the SPAC route\u2014namely, the notorious WeWork whose traditional IPO attempt came under intense scrutiny in 2019. \u2014 Gary Fowler, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "This week, as Wall Street teeters and warnings of a potential recession grow, the Fed is under even more intense scrutiny . \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "Powell, who recently published a corporate manifesto espousing libertarian values, is under withering scrutiny following a New York Times report Wednesday that exposed his insensitive, insulting, and downright illogical worldview. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin scrutinium , from scrutari to search, examine, probably from scruta trash":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fc-t\u0259-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8skr\u00fct-\u1d4an-\u0113",
      "\u02c8skr\u00fct-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "audit",
      "check",
      "checkup",
      "examination",
      "going-over",
      "inspection",
      "look-see",
      "review",
      "scan",
      "survey",
      "view"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165529",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scrutoire":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": escritoire":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of French escritoire":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)skr\u00fc\u2027\u00a6tw\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220857",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scruze":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": squeeze , crush":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration (influenced by screw entry 2 ) of squeeze entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8skr\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080527",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "scry":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": descry":[],
      ": outcry , shout":[],
      ": to practice crystal gazing":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scrye , short for ascrye , from ascryen to call out, from Middle French escrier , from Old French, from es- ex- (from Latin ex- ) + crier to cry":"Noun",
      "by shortening":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8skr\u012b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140115",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scud":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gust of wind":[],
      ": a slight sudden shower":[],
      ": loose vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind":[],
      ": mist, rain, snow, or spray driven by the wind":[],
      ": the action of scudding : rush":[],
      ": to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward":[
        "clouds scudding across the sky"
      ],
      ": to run before a gale":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Clouds scudded across the sky.",
      "Noun",
      "a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The ship\u2019s days could be relatively routine for long stretches, but extreme vigilance was required while watching the distant horizon where the sky met the sea under the low, gray, scudding clouds. \u2014 James G. Stavridis, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "The movement of cloud silhouettes scudding across the floor of a distant valley tracks the cumulus shapes racing across the dome of sky. \u2014 Guy Trebay, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 Oct. 2018",
      "Just as the lights went down for the second performance, dark clouds scudded across the moon that shone on the theater. \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 27 July 2018",
      "Galvis scudded his throw in front of first baseman Eric Hosmer, who could not catch it. \u2014 Andy Mccullough, latimes.com , 12 July 2018",
      "The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. \u2014 Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2017",
      "The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. \u2014 Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2017",
      "The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. \u2014 Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2017",
      "The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. \u2014 Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The pilot with the plane low on gas followed me right through the hole over Shastina, ducked under the scud and landed two miles away, at Weed Airport. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2020",
      "The riverbottom is home to huge numbers of scuds and larvae from midges, caddis, stones, and mayflies. \u2014 John B. Snow, Outdoor Life , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "As water temperatures plunge and ice covers the surface, the bluegill buffet shifts to bloodworms, freshwater shrimp and scuds , and even tiny zooplankton. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "Before Madison Bumgarner\u2019s legendary five-inning save in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series at Kansas City, Bochy called on Affeldt to get five crucial outs, knowing that a scud could cost the Giants a championship. \u2014 Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "The latter was identified by Corriere as a scud \u2014 a white miniature pond resident that resembled a shrimp. \u2014 Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune , 13 July 2018",
      "Near the dam, drifting brown and gray scuds has been productive as well as white jigs. \u2014 Tyler Mahoney, kansascity , 21 Mar. 2018",
      "Fly fishing has been good using scuds , egg flies and shad flies under an indicator. \u2014 Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star, kansascity , 23 May 2018",
      "Decent numbers have been caught on gray scuds under a float, but stripping a sculpin pine squirrel in the Narrows area was the best. \u2014 Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star, kansascity , 28 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from Middle Dutch schudden to shake":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blast",
      "blow",
      "flurry",
      "gust",
      "williwaw",
      "windblast"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074947",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gust of wind":[],
      ": a slight sudden shower":[],
      ": loose vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind":[],
      ": mist, rain, snow, or spray driven by the wind":[],
      ": the action of scudding : rush":[],
      ": to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward":[
        "clouds scudding across the sky"
      ],
      ": to run before a gale":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Clouds scudded across the sky.",
      "Noun",
      "a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The ship\u2019s days could be relatively routine for long stretches, but extreme vigilance was required while watching the distant horizon where the sky met the sea under the low, gray, scudding clouds. \u2014 James G. Stavridis, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "The movement of cloud silhouettes scudding across the floor of a distant valley tracks the cumulus shapes racing across the dome of sky. \u2014 Guy Trebay, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 Oct. 2018",
      "Just as the lights went down for the second performance, dark clouds scudded across the moon that shone on the theater. \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 27 July 2018",
      "Galvis scudded his throw in front of first baseman Eric Hosmer, who could not catch it. \u2014 Andy Mccullough, latimes.com , 12 July 2018",
      "The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. \u2014 Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2017",
      "The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. \u2014 Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2017",
      "The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. \u2014 Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2017",
      "The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. \u2014 Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The pilot with the plane low on gas followed me right through the hole over Shastina, ducked under the scud and landed two miles away, at Weed Airport. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2020",
      "The riverbottom is home to huge numbers of scuds and larvae from midges, caddis, stones, and mayflies. \u2014 John B. Snow, Outdoor Life , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "As water temperatures plunge and ice covers the surface, the bluegill buffet shifts to bloodworms, freshwater shrimp and scuds , and even tiny zooplankton. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "Before Madison Bumgarner\u2019s legendary five-inning save in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series at Kansas City, Bochy called on Affeldt to get five crucial outs, knowing that a scud could cost the Giants a championship. \u2014 Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "The latter was identified by Corriere as a scud \u2014 a white miniature pond resident that resembled a shrimp. \u2014 Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune , 13 July 2018",
      "Near the dam, drifting brown and gray scuds has been productive as well as white jigs. \u2014 Tyler Mahoney, kansascity , 21 Mar. 2018",
      "Fly fishing has been good using scuds , egg flies and shad flies under an indicator. \u2014 Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star, kansascity , 23 May 2018",
      "Decent numbers have been caught on gray scuds under a float, but stripping a sculpin pine squirrel in the Narrows area was the best. \u2014 Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star, kansascity , 28 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from Middle Dutch schudden to shake":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blast",
      "blow",
      "flurry",
      "gust",
      "williwaw",
      "windblast"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223257",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scuff":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flat-soled slipper without quarter or heel strap \u2014 compare mule":[],
      ": a mark or injury caused by scuffing":[],
      ": a noise of or as if of scuffing":[],
      ": cuff entry 3":[],
      ": the act or an instance of scuffing":[],
      ": to become scratched, chipped, or roughened by wear":[
        "a countertop that won't scuff"
      ],
      ": to poke at with the toe":[],
      ": to poke or shuffle a foot in exploration or embarrassment":[],
      ": to scrape (the feet) along a surface while walking or back and forth while standing":[],
      ": to scratch, gouge, or wear away the surface of":[
        "scuffed my shoes"
      ],
      ": to walk without lifting the feet : shuffle":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She scuffed down the hall towards her room.",
      "scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair",
      "Noun",
      "She slid into her scuffs and headed into the kitchen.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Furniture was moved around and there were scuff marks on the wall. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
      "While effective in batting practice, the wheels on the machine scuff the surface of the ball from the very first pitch. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The idea is to scuff it up, so paint sticks better, not to remove the old finish. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The first yellow card had only been shown two minutes earlier for trying to scuff the penalty spot before Riyad Mahrez leveled. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Detectives in the affidavit noted the truck had scuff marks on a front tire and a lug nut cover was missing from one of the front wheels. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "The first requires viewers to don paper booties\u2014presumably so as not to scuff the floors. \u2014 Ann Landi, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Daryl Dike waltzed past five defenders into the box only to scuff his ensuing shot, then sent a point-blank header screeching over the crossbar. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Conservative lawmakers in the House have been trying to scuff up Mr. Biden\u2019s largely favorable image by depicting the country as being in the throes of overlapping crises around crime, border security and gas prices. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The boxy body, which is coated in Keswick Green paint, shows no damage save for a few small scuff marks and a minor chip on the front windscreen. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
      "Critically, the 68-denier polyester fly and 150-denier PU-polyester floor stood up to brambly tent sites and trampling by bike shoes without a scuff . \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "The shoe has zero seams: Arc\u2019teryx laminated the materials together to create a supertough one-piece upper that showed nary a scuff even after six months of frequent use. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
      "Our favorites are crafted from sleek aluminum or durable polycarbonate and feature double spinner wheels, interior compression boards, and scuff -resistant finishes. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The Aviator carry-on was created to last with a scuff -hiding textured finish. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "The scuff of a bare foot on sand, the rustle of a paper, a single word said in a whisper? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Small enough to fit in a glove box, this kit includes a tire rasp and insertion tools, a tube scuff pad, six assorted patches, five 4-inch tire plugs and a small tube of rubber cement. \u2014 Hannah Drown, cleveland , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "Without details about what finish the factory used, Frank Glowacki, the brand director at Rust-Oleum, recommended scuff -sanding the surface, then cleaning with a non-sudsing cleaner. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2020"
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      "1768, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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      "Children scuffled on the playground.",
      "Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The video showed the two began to scuffle near a VIA bus stop and Valdez fell. \u2014 Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
      "Wright, 20, can be seen in a police video climbing back into the driver\u2019s seat of a vehicle as the officers scuffle with him. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "The pair began to scuffle after Hindman allegedly grabbed her, with the women ending up on the ground. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Ian Anderson carried a no-hitter into the seventh as Milwaukee's offense continued to scuffle in the pre-Willie Adames days. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "At the event, fellow rapper Machine Gun Kelly (real name Colson Baker) also appeared to scuffle with Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor before going backstage. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "The officers and Wright appeared to scuffle as the cops attempt to pull Wright from the car. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 17 May 2021",
      "The Dodgers may be highly overrated and will scuffle around all season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Every four years, there is a fight from one side of the country to the next as partisans scuffle in a bid for power and political preeminence. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2021"
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      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "perhaps frequentative of scuff":""
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      "Noun",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There was no sign\u2014frothy scum , iridescent gloss, or bright algae\u2014to show that just below the train flowed Lake Erie\u2019s poison enemy. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "These scum blooms, known as harmful algal blooms, are natural parts of the ecosystem, but can also release toxins that sicken or even kill people and animals. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "Weekly, she scrapes solidified scum from exhaust pipes off the windows on her oversized porch. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "Weekly, she scrapes solidified scum from exhaust pipes off the windows on her oversized porch. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "For years, pollution from septic systems has spawned algae blooms, toxic bacteria, and a putrid scum coating the waters of Cape Cod, destroying vital ecosystems, contributing to coastal erosion, and harming tourism. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Add 3 quarts of water and bring to a steady simmer, removing any scum or impurities that rise to the top. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "For Myers, the most concerning part of the inspection report, dated April 6, was an image of scum floating in the chlorination area. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The inspector also noticed visible scum in the final product released by the facility into the Back River. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Lieberman is the scummiest scumbag who ever scummed . \u2014 Jim Newell, Slate Magazine , 18 May 2017"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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      "Middle English, from Middle Dutch schum ; akin to Old High German sc\u016bm foam":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195847",
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      "verb"
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      ": a dirty or despicable person":[]
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      "don't romanticize that con artist, as she's nothing more than a scumbag who cheats the most vulnerable",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When two detectives came in and called her a scumbag , then the girl's mother followed weeping, Thomas was hesitant to ask the grieving mother questions. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "As the rascally Royal Tenenabum, Hackman injects wit and humanity into a scumbag looking to reconnect with his rightly skeptical ex-wife children. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Pilou Asb\u00e6k goes full raging scumbag as the evil Captain Wafner. \u2014 Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture , 17 Jan. 2021",
      "Mel Tucker saw that 2nd offer from Michigan State offer and hit his agent up like pic.twitter.com/imZee36hw4 Mel Tucker (@Coach_mtucker ) is a liar \u2013 now an undeniable fact \u2013 a hypocrite, and a scumbag . \u2014 Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "This evil scumbag is, if not the best, then at least the most memorable new character this season. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 20 July 2019",
      "From amazing new BFFs to totally evil scumbags , here are our new favorite Marshmallows. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 20 July 2019",
      "One sports a combination of blue and neon yellow, and the other is neon purple and neon orange, giving it exactly the same color scheme as Waluigi, the single biggest scumbag in Nintendo\u2019s character lineup. \u2014 Jon Porter, The Verge , 17 July 2019",
      "Bacon is strangely delightful as a standard-issue scumbag antihero, chewing scenery with aplomb. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 14 June 2019"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02c8sk\u0259m-\u02ccbag",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045111",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": refuse":[],
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    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Boil the chicken and use a spoon to remove any scum that floats to the surface.",
      "claimed that only scum lived in that part of town",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There was no sign\u2014frothy scum , iridescent gloss, or bright algae\u2014to show that just below the train flowed Lake Erie\u2019s poison enemy. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "These scum blooms, known as harmful algal blooms, are natural parts of the ecosystem, but can also release toxins that sicken or even kill people and animals. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "Weekly, she scrapes solidified scum from exhaust pipes off the windows on her oversized porch. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "Weekly, she scrapes solidified scum from exhaust pipes off the windows on her oversized porch. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "For years, pollution from septic systems has spawned algae blooms, toxic bacteria, and a putrid scum coating the waters of Cape Cod, destroying vital ecosystems, contributing to coastal erosion, and harming tourism. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Add 3 quarts of water and bring to a steady simmer, removing any scum or impurities that rise to the top. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "For Myers, the most concerning part of the inspection report, dated April 6, was an image of scum floating in the chlorination area. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The inspector also noticed visible scum in the final product released by the facility into the Back River. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Lieberman is the scummiest scumbag who ever scummed . \u2014 Jim Newell, Slate Magazine , 18 May 2017"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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    },
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      "Middle English, from Middle Dutch schum ; akin to Old High German sc\u016bm foam":"Noun"
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      "unwashed"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033708",
    "type":[
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": scurrilous":[]
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      "performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people on the right"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Middle French scurrile , from Latin scurrilis , from scurra buffoon":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205905",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      "performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people on the right"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Middle French scurrile , from Latin scurrilis , from scurra buffoon":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015257",
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      "a discussion on some hot-button social issues in which any pretense to civility quickly gave way to intransigence and scurrility"
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      "1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "type":[
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        "\u2014 Edwin Benson"
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      "scurrilous attacks on the senator",
      "a scurrilous satire on the scandal that enveloped Washington",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Will, the noble straight shooter, is our entry point into the film, but for a long time Gyllenhaal, in jabbering-psycho-lite mode, dominates the proceedings, and the character\u2019s scurrilous abrasiveness is more wearying than charismatic. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Their neat, sometimes strict attire, and placid meins were a good foil for their often scurrilous motives. \u2014 Vogue , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Men of good taste and reputation politically sidelined by scurrilous demagogues. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "The correct response to any such scurrilous claim is that the Jan. 6 attack that was peaceful and also never happened was entirely the fault of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 28 July 2021",
      "Director-star Christoph Waltz boldly satirizes Washington, D.C., politicos, indicting the recent past and the scurrilous present. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 9 July 2021",
      "Touting a scurrilous podcast, Michelle Goldberg in her column in the New York Times last Friday mused whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta was actually more of a cult leader than a saint. \u2014 Jim Towey, National Review , 26 May 2021",
      "At the remove of over 130 years, Wood and Twain, conspiring to print their \u2018most rare & scurrilous tale\u2019 at West Point, can seem as distant, perhaps, as wits in the Queen\u2019s bedchamber. \u2014 Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
      "But the seven surviving chapters suggest that, far from dying along with him, the nihilism, cynicism, and scurrilous tactics that Atwater brought into national politics live on. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 6 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062201",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      "She scurried off to finish the job.",
      "Mice scurried around the house.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Charles\u2019s apartment, prompting Mabel and Oliver to scurry into the bedroom with the painting in hand. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 28 June 2022",
      "Before the balloon arrives, the Boy Scouts scurry in to spread tarps under the highway so that Pegasus is less likely to rip as she's tugged along the asphalt. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Fans then watched as Wilson appeared to scurry around the infield, as if of its own volition. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "One of them is headed to London, sources say, but two are laying low, their phones silent for now, while Premier League and government workers scurry to finalize the sale before the end of the month, when the club runs out of money. \u2014 David Dawkins, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The owner ends the video by setting the possum free, encouraging it to scurry away into the wild. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The faint smell of hair spray fills the theater as performers scurry backstage getting ready for the night's performance. \u2014 Casey Clark, Allure , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Creepy spider bots and quadrupeds with cheetah-print paint jobs scurry across the floor. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "If an adjacent property has been abandoned, the home is usually not well sealed and rodents can scurry in. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 3 Jan. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "short for hurry-scurry , reduplication of hurry":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042621",
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      "She scurried off to finish the job.",
      "Mice scurried around the house.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Charles\u2019s apartment, prompting Mabel and Oliver to scurry into the bedroom with the painting in hand. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 28 June 2022",
      "Before the balloon arrives, the Boy Scouts scurry in to spread tarps under the highway so that Pegasus is less likely to rip as she's tugged along the asphalt. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Fans then watched as Wilson appeared to scurry around the infield, as if of its own volition. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "One of them is headed to London, sources say, but two are laying low, their phones silent for now, while Premier League and government workers scurry to finalize the sale before the end of the month, when the club runs out of money. \u2014 David Dawkins, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The owner ends the video by setting the possum free, encouraging it to scurry away into the wild. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The faint smell of hair spray fills the theater as performers scurry backstage getting ready for the night's performance. \u2014 Casey Clark, Allure , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Creepy spider bots and quadrupeds with cheetah-print paint jobs scurry across the floor. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "If an adjacent property has been abandoned, the home is usually not well sealed and rodents can scurry in. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 3 Jan. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "short for hurry-scurry , reduplication of hurry":""
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      "\u02c8sk\u0259r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8sk\u0259-r\u0113"
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      "barrel",
      "belt",
      "blast",
      "blaze",
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      "bolt",
      "bomb",
      "bowl",
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      "buzz",
      "cannonball",
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      "career",
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      "course",
      "crack (on)",
      "dash",
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      "fly",
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      "hasten",
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      "hotfoot (it)",
      "hump",
      "hurl",
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      "rocket",
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      "scuttle",
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      "step",
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      "trot",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015321",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scurvy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "admirable",
      "commendable",
      "creditable",
      "laudable",
      "meritorious",
      "praiseworthy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes":[],
      ": arousing disgust or scorn : contemptible , despicable":[
        "a scurvy trick"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "after winning the lottery, she was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists, ne'er-do-wells, and hangers-on",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Peggy\u2019s father, physician Alfred Hess, researched the nutritional value of fresh food and is credited in a Nobel Prize for his contributions to work to prevent scurvy and rickets. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
      "Drag privation out long enough, and scurvy \u2019s victims are stripped of their ability to learn and feel and remember. \u2014 Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Instead of depicting what was most likely a slow, painful collapse into starvation and scurvy , the show\u2019s creators inflict a supernatural doom on Franklin and his men. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "His men\u2019s feet swelled and skin blackened from scurvy . \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Bred to be early-maturing, compact, efficient under low light, resilient in low-pressure environments, and to pack three times the Vitamin C of an orange to prevent scurvy . \u2014 Melanie Canales, Wired , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Britain\u2019s soldiers and sailors died by the hundreds from yellow fever and scurvy . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "As the men march inland, The Terror alternates between Tuunbaq\u2019s jump scares and the body horror of scurvy , while a caulker named Cornelius Hickey (Adam Nagaitis) foments mutiny. \u2014 Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Arriving in India wan and scurvy after a year at sea, many quickly succumbed to disease, madness, or one of the innumerable little wars that the company fought in order to embed itself on the subcontinent. \u2014 Christopher De Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "King and his colleagues isolated a crystalline substance, identified and later synthesized vitamin C, leading to new ways to prevent related diseases, such as scurvy . \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "James Lind conducted his scurvy trial on a British ship during the War of Austrian Succession. \u2014 Tom Moon, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Of all the horrors of a 19th-century European voyage to the Arctic\u2014noses and cheeks turned necrotic by frostbite, snow blindness, sea madness, broken bones badly knit\u2014perhaps most ghastly was scurvy . \u2014 Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Like scurvy , beriberi can be found in people who lack fresh food. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2021",
      "The oils in caribou, fish, walrus, seal, and other meats the Inuit ate contain enough vitamin c for humans to keep scurvy at bay, as long as they\u2019re not overcooked. \u2014 Julian Sancton, Time , 12 May 2021",
      "Without it, scurvy develops, and hair, gums, skin, muscles and bones all start to unravel. \u2014 John J. Ross, WSJ , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "For polar explorers, the most common malady wasn\u2019t scurvy or starvation. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Sep. 2020",
      "The earliest signs of scurvy include weakness, fatigue, and aching limbs, per the GARD\u2014but after about three months of vitamin C deficiency, more serious symptoms like anemia, gum disease, and skin hemorrhages can crop up. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 20 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "circa 1565, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scurf":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0259r-v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scurvy Adjective contemptible , despicable , pitiable , sorry , scurvy mean arousing or deserving scorn. contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values. a contemptible liar despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation. a despicable crime pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity. a pitiable attempt at tragedy sorry may stress pitiable inadequacy or may suggest wretchedness or sordidness. this rattletrap is a sorry excuse for a car scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust. a scurvy crew of hangers-on",
    "synonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "contemptible",
      "cruddy",
      "deplorable",
      "despicable",
      "dirty",
      "grubby",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "pitiable",
      "pitiful",
      "ratty",
      "scabby",
      "scummy",
      "sneaking",
      "sorry",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201357",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scuttle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a covering that closes a scuttle":[],
      ": a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal":[],
      ": a quick shuffling pace":[],
      ": a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)":[],
      ": a short swift run":[],
      ": a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed":[],
      ": a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: such as":[],
      ": a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it":[],
      ": scurry":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English scutel , from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter":"Noun",
      "Middle English skottell lid of a scuttle":"Noun",
      "perhaps blend of scud and shuttle":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0259-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005553",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "scuttlebutt":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cask on shipboard to contain fresh water for a day's use":[],
      ": a drinking fountain on a ship or at a naval or marine installation":[],
      ": rumor , gossip":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "according to scuttlebutt in the financial markets, the company will be downsizing soon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The scuttlebutt is that Apple is behind these deals, with the goal of using Globalstar to provide satellite connectivity to a future iPhone. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
      "The incident has been the scuttlebutt this week among neighbors in this quiet Highlands at Bridgegate subdivision. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 13 May 2022",
      "Yet frank discussions at the court will survive the occasional leak of documents or scuttlebutt from the chambers. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Neither Murray nor Burkhardt have ever stated that publicly, but that\u2019s been the scuttlebutt . \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Neither Murray nor Burkhardt have ever stated that publicly, but that\u2019s been the scuttlebutt . \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "More recently, Deuxmoi has launched a podcast and has its own (unaffiliated) Subreddit forum where readers dissect high-profile scuttlebutt \u2014 both anonymous and not \u2014 that surfaces on the account. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The scuttlebutt is the SEC is proceeding carefully with drafting, concerned with possible litigation threats to corporations from forward-looking disclosures. \u2014 Carrie Mccabe, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The Pacers are no exception, they have been involved in the trade scuttlebutt all season and currently sit at 17-30. \u2014 Tony East, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of scuttled butt butt with a hole cut into it":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0259-t\u1d4al-\u02ccb\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "dish",
      "gossip",
      "hearsay",
      "noise",
      "report",
      "rumor",
      "talk",
      "tattle",
      "word"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095927",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scuzzball":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an unpleasant, dirty, or dangerous person : creep":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "as you might expect, the owner of that sweatshop is a total scuzzball"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1981, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scuzz- , back-formation from scuzzy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u0259z-\u02ccb\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100820",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "scream blue murder":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to scream, yell, or complain in a very loud or angry way":[
        "His political opponents screamed blue murder when he was appointed to office."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143436"
  },
  "scorzalite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral FeAl 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 2 consisting of basic phosphate of iron and aluminum, isomorphous with lazulite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022f(r)z\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Evaristo P. Scorza Brazilian mineralogist + English -lite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145948"
  },
  "scot-free":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": completely free from obligation, harm, or penalty":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4t-\u02c8fr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People are still angry about many big Bollywood names going scot-free and the conversation dying down. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 28 June 2019",
      "If two people have the same initial illness, one may end up with bronchitis while the other gets off scot-free . \u2014 Amy Marturana, SELF , 28 Dec. 2018",
      "Still, the message from Ms. Fan\u2019s troubles seems to be that cutting taxes isn\u2019t the same as letting the wealthy go scot-free : Tighter enforcement is part of the deal. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "scot":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1528, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150002"
  },
  "scoter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Melanitta ) of sea ducks of chiefly coastal Eurasia, Canada, and the U.S. that have males with chiefly black plumage":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u014d-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The survey extends into the waters off San Diego\u2019s coastline where teams spotted an abundance of surf scoter sea ducks and black brant geese, as is often case. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "In the region, a black scoter and a sanderling were in Northfield, and two dickcissels were found in Deerfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "There were reports of 120 white-winged scoters , five Western sandpipers, three American golden-plovers, three black skimmers, and three merlins. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Sep. 2019",
      "Marine birds also included mallards, common scoters (a large sea duck), geese, cormorants, gannets, shags, auks, egrets and loons. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "There was one lesser scaup at Horn Pond in Woburn, and a surf scoter at the Amelia Earhart Dam in Everett. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Feb. 2020",
      "Also at the Stockbridge bowl, there was a white-winged scoter and a red-necked grebe. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Dec. 2019",
      "At Gooseberry Neck, there were 84 black scoters , three ruddy turnstones, three roseate terns, a great shearwater, a Northern gannet, two cliff swallows, and two orchard orioles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2019",
      "Out on the water, scoters , eiders, ducks, and various species of shorebirds are in almost constant view. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1674, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150724"
  },
  "Scottish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun plural"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland , Scots , or the Scots":[],
      ": scots":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u00e4-tish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He spoke with a Scottish accent.",
      "Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Scottes Scotsmen":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1759, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151834"
  },
  "scorcher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sk\u022fr-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Tomorrow is going to be a real scorcher .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It's set to be a scorcher Monday and Tuesday across Wisconsin, with heat indices exceeding 100 degrees in some areas, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "The primal drumbeat that fuels this scorcher from a couple of vocal powerhouses set the tone, and Lambert and King rode its strutting force. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "Dozens of spray parks in Greater Boston are already open for the season \u2014 just in time for this weekend's scorcher . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
      "Boston was not expected to break records but will still be a scorcher , with highs predicted in the low-to mid-80s. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "The push-up works your chest or pectoral muscles and your shoulders, while the traditional plank is a real core scorcher . \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "On the couple\u2019s moving day, a 95-degree scorcher , the home\u2019s central air-conditioning unit gave out. \u2014 Ross Martin, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the hot seat has become a scorcher for coach Jeremy Colliton, whose defense fell into shambles in front of goalie Marc-Andr\u00e9 Fleury, who has seen better days. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Rosario delivered a 105 mph scorcher up the middle on the first pitch after closer Kenley Jansen relieved. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 18 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1733, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153012"
  }
}