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{
"Pecksniffian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": unctuously hypocritical : pharisaical":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"pek-\u02c8sni-f\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a Pecksniffian pandering to religious conservatives, especially in the weeks before the election"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Seth Pecksniff , character in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843\u201344) by Charles Dickens":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163219"
},
"Peripatidea":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Peripatidea taxonomic synonym of onychophora"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper\u0259p\u0259\u02c8tid\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Peripatus + -idea ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155637"
},
"Perelman":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"S(idney) J(oseph) 1904\u20131979 American writer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per-\u0259l-m\u0259n (",
"\u02c8p\u0259r(-\u0259)l-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092215"
},
"Perceval":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a knight of King Arthur who wins a sight of the Holy Grail"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-v\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Old French"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172036"
},
"Perdix":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a once extensive genus of birds (family Phasianidae) now limited to the European partridge and near related forms"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rdiks"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Latin, partridge"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050149"
},
"People's Republic of China":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"\u2014 see china"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-084046"
},
"Pestalozzian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or constituting a system of education in which the sense perceptions are first trained and the other faculties are then developed in what is held to be natural order"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6pest\u0259\u00a6l\u00e4ts\u0113\u0259n",
"-sy\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Johann H. Pestalozzi \u20201827 Swiss educational reformer + English -an"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114804"
},
"Pestalozzi":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Johann Heinrich 1746\u20131827 Swiss educator"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpe-st\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4t-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164034"
},
"Percesoces":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a suborder of Percomorphi or sometimes a separate order including the gray mullets (Mugilidae), the barracudas, the silversides, and other related fishes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)p\u0259r\u00a6kes\u0259\u02ccs\u0113z",
"-\u00a6se-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Latin perca perch + esoces , plural of esox pike"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164309"
},
"Penelope":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the wife of Odysseus who waits faithfully for him during his 20 years' absence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ne-l\u0259-p\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin, from Greek P\u0113nelop\u0113"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-180229"
},
"Percoidea":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a suborder of Percomorphi of uncertain limits that includes Percidae , Centrarchidae, Serranidae, Sparidae, and numerous other families and constitutes even in its least extensive application one of the largest natural groups of fishes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r\u02c8k\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Perca + -oidea"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-221813"
},
"Peneides":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tribe of decapod crustaceans (suborder Natantia) comprising shrimps and prawns in which the lateral plates of the second abdominal segment do not overlap those of the first segment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccd\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Peneus + -ides"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125540"
},
"Pend d'Oreille":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": kalispel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u00e4nd\u0259\u00a6r\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"modification of French pendant d'oreille earring; probably from the fact that members of the tribe used to wear large shell earrings"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165832"
},
"Peramelidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a family of marsupials consisting of the bandicoots"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper\u0259\u02c8mel\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Perameles , type genus (from Greek p\u0113ra pouch, bag + Latin meles marten, badger) + -idae"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200956"
},
"Pershing":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"John Joseph 1860\u20131948 American general"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-shi\u014b",
"-zhi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-035320"
},
"Percheron":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a breed of powerful rugged draft horses that originated in the Perche region of France"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-ch\u0259-\u02ccr\u00e4n",
"-sh\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1875, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080653"
},
"Pereira":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in west central Colombia population 375,500"
],
"pronounciation":[
"pe-\u02c8r\u0101-r\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090813"
},
"Peneidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a family of chiefly warm water and tropical prawns (tribe Peneides ) including several edible prawns \u2014 see penaeus"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Peneus , type genus + -idae"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120117"
},
"Peramium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of North American orchids comprising a few rattlesnake plantains more commonly included in Goodyera":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8r\u0101m\u0113\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin pera bag, pouch (from Greek p\u0113ra ) + New Latin -amium (origin unknown)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113856"
},
"Penobscot":{
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of an American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley and Penobscot Bay region of Maine":[],
"river 101 miles (162 kilometers) long in central Maine flowing south into":[
"Penobscot Bay (inlet of the Atlantic Ocean)"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-sk\u0259t",
"p\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4b-\u02ccsk\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier Panawamske , from Eastern Abenaki p\u03b1n\u00e1w\u03b1hpskek , a village name, literally, where the rocks widen":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1624, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120032"
},
"peaceable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": disposed to peace : not contentious or quarrelsome",
": quietly behaved",
": free from strife or disorder",
": peaceful sense 1",
": peaceful sense 3",
": marked by freedom from dispute, strife, violence, or disorder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0113-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0113-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"dovish",
"pacific",
"pacifist",
"pacifistic",
"peaceful"
],
"antonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"hawkish",
"martial",
"warlike"
],
"examples":[
"He has a peaceable nature.",
"The crowd dispersed in a peaceable manner.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although a jovial and peaceable presence off-screen, he was admired for his ability to tap into reservoirs of anger, especially when playing characters with a strong streak of rebelliousness against authority. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"French people go to thermal spas and thalasso centers to pass regimented days of peaceable idleness punctuated by the taking of meals in panoramic restaurants, the doing of moderate exercise, and the semi-public displaying of nudity. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"California has more gun laws than any other, yet state lawmakers are still exploring new ways to disarm peaceable residents and leave them at the mercy of criminals. \u2014 Cody J. Wisniewski, National Review , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Citizen Brick began on a whim, as art-school provocation using a famously peaceable medium. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"This is a nontechnical public-relations term, used to create confusion and fear around firearms that are constitutionally protected, currently legal in 44 states, and widely owned by peaceable Americans. \u2014 Cody J. Wisniewski, National Review , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Right next to him could be Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus and co-aggressor against its peaceable neighbor. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"These distinctives are a challenge for leftish admiration of the secular, peaceable welfare states of Northern Europe. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 22 Sep. 2021",
"And despite their hopeful tenor, these shows\u2019 creation was not always peaceable . \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 28 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225528"
},
"peaceful":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"peaceable sense 1",
"untroubled by conflict, agitation, or commotion quiet , tranquil",
"of or relating to a state or time of peace",
"devoid of violence or force",
"not easily moved to argue or fight",
"full of or enjoying quiet, calm, or freedom from disturbance",
"not involving fighting"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u0113s-f\u0259l",
"synonyms":[
"dovish",
"pacific",
"pacifist",
"pacifistic",
"peaceable"
],
"antonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"hawkish",
"martial",
"warlike"
],
"examples":[
"The park is so peaceful and quiet.",
"They settled the conflict by peaceful means.",
"We need to find a peaceful alternative to war.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet there is a tension between the political and legislative act of holding public hearings about the attack, and the criminal investigation and prosecution of anyone who conspired to stop the peaceful transfer of power in a democracy. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"Yet there is a tension between the political and legislative act of holding public hearings about the attack, and the criminal investigation and prosecution of anyone who conspired to stop the peaceful transfer of power in a democracy. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The event forced the president to acknowledge that the United State\u2019s ability to proselytize about democratic values had been weakened by the Jan. 6 insurrection by a pro-Trump mob trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Another group the committee investigated, the Oath Keepers, began planning to block the peaceful transfer of power shortly after the November 3rd election, said Childress. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Opening landmark hearings on Capitol Hill, the panel made the case that Trump knew his claims of election fraud were false and proceeded anyway with an unprecedented plot to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"With personal accounts and gruesome videos the 1/6 committee expects the prime-time hearing to begin to show that America\u2019s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power came close to slipping away. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The 1/6 panel\u2019s yearlong investigation will begin to show how America\u2019s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power came close to slipping away. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"peacenik":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an opponent of war",
": one who participates in antiwar demonstrations"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113s-\u02ccnik"
],
"synonyms":[
"dove",
"pacifist"
],
"antonyms":[
"hawk",
"jingo",
"war hawk",
"warmonger"
],
"examples":[
"peaceniks argued that all the nonmilitary options had not been exhausted",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Has this latter-day John D. Rockefeller found his inner peacenik ? \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2019",
"Contrary to the testimony of Rand Paul and Maureen Dowd, Trump is not a peacenik . \u2014 Adam Weinstein, The New Republic , 10 Sep. 2019",
"More broadly, Mr Corbyn represents only one strand of foreign-policy thinking within the party, which is not filled exclusively by peaceniks . \u2014 The Economist , 6 June 2019",
"The real story began with Daniel Ellsberg, the Marine turned government researcher turned clandestine peacenik who first gave the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 21 Dec. 2017",
"Their appearances feel elegiac in the wake of the election, serving not to remind the reader of a lost radical past but to underscore just how far from radicalism so many former peaceniks have come. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 9 Feb. 2017",
"As Labour\u2019s hopes of winning the election \u2014 or at least denying May a big majority \u2014 rise, Corbyn has tried to dispel his image as a peacenik . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 June 2017",
"Still new to office and with a reputation as something of a peacenik , Obama was susceptible to this pressure. \u2014 Chris Stirewalt, Fox News , 9 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1962, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175753"
},
"peachy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling a peach",
": unusually fine : dandy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-ch\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"That's just peachy with me.",
"For the first few months of their marriage, everything was peachy .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Custom peachy leather booths from Coolican & Company circle tables with hidden drawers that hold gleaming Perceval steak knives until the porterhouse arrives from the open kitchen. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"For an all-over ethereal look, stick to a soft peachy palette. \u2014 Allure , 3 May 2022",
"And for makeup, Carson opted for a sultry cat eyeliner look with a peachy nude lip. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But for at least one night inside an Ulta Beauty store, the new home for the full line of Fenty Beauty products, everything was peachy . \u2014 ELLE , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Everything was peachy , until the pandemic hit and touring ground to an immediate halt. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Enormous plumes of black smoke billowed into the peachy daybreak skies of Kharkiv and Kherson. \u2014 Clare Malone, The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Inside the house, our son, Reggie, had the most peachy expression of appreciation and innocence on his face, because something of that tradition survives here. \u2014 Diane Williams, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The peachy skin tone on her legs and arms is now a cartoonish white. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200752"
},
"peaky":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": peaked entry 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"ailing",
"bad",
"down",
"ill",
"indisposed",
"peaked",
"poorly",
"punk",
"run-down",
"sick",
"sickened",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"antonyms":[
"hale",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"sound",
"well",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"examples":[
"He's looking a bit peaky .",
"her mother announced that she still looked peaky , and felt her forehead for a fever"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1821, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175254"
},
"peanut":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb ( Arachis hypogaea ) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds",
"its seed or seed-containing pod",
"an insignificant or tiny person",
"a trifling amount",
"a pellet made of a low-density lightweight material (such as polystyrene foam or corn starch) that is used especially as packing material",
"insignificant , petty",
"a nutlike edible seed related to the pea that comes from the tough underground pods of a widely grown plant and that are eaten whole or crushed to form a spread (",
") or produce oil for cooking (",
")"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u0259t",
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"de minimis",
"footling",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minute",
"negligible",
"niggling",
"no-account",
"nominal",
"paltry",
"petty",
"picayune",
"piddling",
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"Five billion dollars is peanuts compared to what the government spends each year.",
"He works all day for peanuts .",
"Adjective",
"this is a peanut matter, and we're fools for wasting time on it",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"One readers likely recommended for the kids menu including a pork or beef BBQ plate, or the homemade desserts like lemon ice box pie, chocolate fudge pie, banana pudding and peanut butter pie. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"While no cases were in Florida, the peanut butters were distributed nationwide, and there was at least one case in neighboring Georgia. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Through the decades, however, my dream peanut butter-and-chocolate gaming combo has yet to succeed a first-person rhythm game. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"Food companies across the US are recalling peanut butter products due to salmonella contamination concerns. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"The Coblentz Chocolate Company just announced a massive recall of peanut butter chocolates that are tied directly to the JIF products. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 May 2022",
"The Jif peanut butter products included the creamy and chunky varieties. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
"And there is no amount of cash, free peanut butter sandwiches or ping pong tables that will change that. \u2014 Raj Verma, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"After a few inquisitive sniffs, the customer, a 3-year-old corgi, made her preference for peanut butter known with some enthusiastic tail wagging. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Using Park Lane Pantry\u2019s newest chocolate granola, plus peanut butter, coconut flour and cocoa powder, these energy bites are a refrigerator staple. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 May 2020",
"To prepare dressing, combine peanut butter, hoisin sauce, brown sugar and chili garlic paste until smooth. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2020",
"In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, honey, ginger, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1/4 cup reserved coconut mixture, and remaining \u00bd teaspoon chili sauce; set aside. \u2014 Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Two of our Presidents (Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter) were peanut farmers. \u2014 Amanda Erickson, Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2018",
"Two of our presidents (Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter) were peanut farmers. \u2014 Amanda Erickson, chicagotribune.com , 9 Mar. 2018",
"The sandwiches are not peanut butter on white bread. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 4 May 2020",
"Combine peanut butter, eggs, chocolate milk, cinnamon, and salt in a blender (or just mix well with a whisk!). \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 22 Apr. 2020",
"While peanut allergy symptoms can vary among individuals, the most extreme response is anaphylaxis. \u2014 Jamie Primeau, NBC News , 1 Feb. 2020"
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"type":"noun",
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"a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb ( Arachis hypogaea ) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds",
"its seed or seed-containing pod",
"an insignificant or tiny person",
"a trifling amount",
"a pellet made of a low-density lightweight material (such as polystyrene foam or corn starch) that is used especially as packing material",
"insignificant , petty",
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"inconsiderable",
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"significant"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Five billion dollars is peanuts compared to what the government spends each year.",
"He works all day for peanuts .",
"Adjective",
"this is a peanut matter, and we're fools for wasting time on it",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"One readers likely recommended for the kids menu including a pork or beef BBQ plate, or the homemade desserts like lemon ice box pie, chocolate fudge pie, banana pudding and peanut butter pie. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"While no cases were in Florida, the peanut butters were distributed nationwide, and there was at least one case in neighboring Georgia. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Through the decades, however, my dream peanut butter-and-chocolate gaming combo has yet to succeed a first-person rhythm game. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"Food companies across the US are recalling peanut butter products due to salmonella contamination concerns. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"The Coblentz Chocolate Company just announced a massive recall of peanut butter chocolates that are tied directly to the JIF products. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 May 2022",
"The Jif peanut butter products included the creamy and chunky varieties. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
"And there is no amount of cash, free peanut butter sandwiches or ping pong tables that will change that. \u2014 Raj Verma, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"After a few inquisitive sniffs, the customer, a 3-year-old corgi, made her preference for peanut butter known with some enthusiastic tail wagging. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Using Park Lane Pantry\u2019s newest chocolate granola, plus peanut butter, coconut flour and cocoa powder, these energy bites are a refrigerator staple. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 May 2020",
"To prepare dressing, combine peanut butter, hoisin sauce, brown sugar and chili garlic paste until smooth. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2020",
"In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, honey, ginger, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1/4 cup reserved coconut mixture, and remaining \u00bd teaspoon chili sauce; set aside. \u2014 Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Two of our Presidents (Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter) were peanut farmers. \u2014 Amanda Erickson, Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2018",
"Two of our presidents (Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter) were peanut farmers. \u2014 Amanda Erickson, chicagotribune.com , 9 Mar. 2018",
"The sandwiches are not peanut butter on white bread. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 4 May 2020",
"Combine peanut butter, eggs, chocolate milk, cinnamon, and salt in a blender (or just mix well with a whisk!). \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 22 Apr. 2020",
"While peanut allergy symptoms can vary among individuals, the most extreme response is anaphylaxis. \u2014 Jamie Primeau, NBC News , 1 Feb. 2020"
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a small usually rounded stone especially when worn by the action of water",
": transparent and colorless quartz : rock crystal",
": an irregular, crinkled, or grainy surface",
": to pelt with pebbles",
": to pave or cover with pebbles or something resembling pebbles",
": to grain (a material, such as leather) so as to produce a rough and irregularly indented surface",
": a small rounded stone"
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"\u02c8pe-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8pe-b\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 1996, an archaeologist named Aly A. Barakat was doing fieldwork in an Egyptian desert and stumbled across an unusual shiny black pebble now known as the Hypatia stone (after Hypatia of Alexandria). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 June 2022",
"Consider styles made from materials meant to get better with each wear, like nubuck or pebble -grained leather. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
"The red eventually faded to pink and back to tan, but ever since, the county has policed movie crews, and fined and banished those that alter so much as a pebble . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"In her circa 1928 photograph of an empty concrete amphitheater at Mills College, for instance, bands of dark and light curve outward like ripples of water from a pebble dropped in a pond, filling the frame. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Into the frame came the penguin\u2019s mate, carrying a pebble . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Landing at the airport on the tiny West African island of Pr\u00edncipe, the plane seems to skim the top of the dense jungle canopy, almost like a pebble skipping the surface of the water. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The pebble -like synthetic plastic polymer, stored in refrigerator-sized boxes in one wing of Erika\u2019s facility, is also used to make vinyl flooring, fake leather and credit cards. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Ripples stir the surface, and then the other pool\u2014the pool that never felt the pebble \u2014starts moving to its rhythm. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175034"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": guilty of a moral offense : sinning",
": violating a principle or rule : faulty",
": causing disease"
],
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"\u02c8pe-k\u0259nt",
"\u02c8pek-\u0259nt"
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"circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192515"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": one that pecks",
": courage",
": penis"
],
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"\u02c8pe-k\u0259r"
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"daring",
"daringness",
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"gutsiness",
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"heart",
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"intrepidness",
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"prowess",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"virtue"
],
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"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
],
"examples":[
"Churchillian speeches that encouraged Britons to keep their pecker up during those trying times."
],
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive",
": different from the usual or normal:",
": special , particular",
": odd , curious",
": eccentric , unusual",
": something exempt from ordinary jurisdiction",
": a church or parish exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary in whose territory it lies",
": of or limited to only one person, thing, or place",
": different from the usual : odd"
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"pi-\u02c8ky\u00fcl-y\u0259r",
"pi-\u02c8ky\u00fcl-y\u0259r",
"pi-\u02c8ky\u00fcl-y\u0259r"
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"aberrant",
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"exceeding",
"exceptional",
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"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
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"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
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"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"These routines imbue the narrative with that peculiar , French conceit of la vie quotidienne, a poetic celebration of the fanciful within the everyday. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
"He had been given a peculiar and difficult task: to go door-to-door and take passport photos of the city's most vulnerable residents. \u2014 CNN , 18 May 2022",
"His most peculiar and endearing trait by far was his penchant for headbutting people \u00e0 la a pro hockey player hip-checking an opponent. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"These priorities give Thrasio\u2019s portfolio a peculiar and distinctly Amazonian quality: a little bit Bed Bath & Beyond, a little bit QVC, a little bit Home Depot, a little bit Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods, with a dash of randomized chaos. \u2014 John Herrman, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2021",
"After Sandy Hook, too many explanations described these horrible events as peculiar to a deranged individual or due to the sole factor of mental illness. \u2014 Darcie Vandegrift, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2021",
"What\u2019s peculiar about this modular contraption is that at least two of the three parts would also have a display component, which is an immediate problem, as displays feature bezels. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 May 2021",
"The 2021 season will be a peculiar one in terms of roster management thanks to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 6 Feb. 2021",
"Eagle-eyed Lil Nas X fans spotted something peculiar during the 2022 Grammys: His outfit seemed familiar. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And the company is faced with a peculiar (but not uncommon) state law that prohibits car companies from selling directly to customers, which will force the company to take a roundabout route to reach its Texan buyers. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
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"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1562, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205816"
},
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": commonplace , unimaginative",
": going or performed on foot",
": of, relating to, or designed for walking",
": a person going on foot : walker",
": a person who is walking"
],
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"p\u0259-\u02c8de-str\u0113-\u0259n",
"p\u0259-\u02c8des-tr\u0113-\u0259n"
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"arid",
"boring",
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"heavy",
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"jejune",
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"old",
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"slow",
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"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
],
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"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He lived a pedestrian life, working at the paper mill and living in his trailer.",
"pedestrian concerns like paying the bills and getting the kids to school on time",
"Noun",
"The car slid off the road and almost hit a group of pedestrians .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The two sites are connected by a pedestrian bridge across the river on the northwest edge of the downtown area. \u2014 Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Within the day of the drowning, police issued a statement saying a man ran and jumped over a fence and into Tempe Town Lake, just east of the pedestrian bridge. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"The mother and daughter from Senda De Vida, along with other migrants deemed eligible to cross that day, were tested for the coronavirus, then directed to a school bus, which would take them to the pedestrian bridge. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Peachtree Corners, the largest and newest city in Gwinnett, would build a pedestrian bridge to connect its trail system to busy Peachtree Parkway and another one across the Chattahoochee River from Johns Creek, said Mayor Mike Mason. \u2014 Alia Malik, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"The mother and daughter from Senda De Vida, along with other migrants deemed eligible to cross that day, were tested for the coronavirus, then directed to a school bus, which would take them to the pedestrian bridge. \u2014 Eileen Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"State crash data shows that 73.3 percent of all deadly pedestrian collisions on highways within Harris County between 2017 and 2021 occurred on the main lanes, while nearly 22 percent were on the frontage road. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"The bridge is seeking recognition from Guinness World Records as the longest pedestrian glass bridge in the world. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
"The developers also envision a cable car, a pedestrian bridge and visitor centers, along with a model farm that has already been built. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The driver\u2019s vehicle was damaged in the collision with the pedestrian and after striking another vehicle on the street, Hernandez said. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"The pedestrian is in critical condition, officials said. \u2014 Alaa Elassar And Rebekah Riess, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"For the past four years, Mersmann worked for the City Planning Commission as bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"The project will include improved sidewalks, bike lanes, and public transportation on a crowded stretch of Massachusetts Avenue, including a new MBTA Green Line entrance, pedestrian tunnel to the Hynes Convention Center, and revamped bus shelter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Two pedestrian crossings should be built, not just one, Gaasterland said. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Just before Congress convened a joint session to certify the election results, a group of Proud Boys followed a crowd of people who breached barriers at a pedestrian entrance to the Capitol grounds, an indictment says. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman And Alanna Durkin Richer, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Just before Congress convened a joint session to certify the election results, a group of Proud Boys followed a crowd of people who breached barriers at a pedestrian entrance to the Capitol grounds, an indictment says. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Because the memorial would sit at the middle of the roundabout, pedestrian access currently available would be nonexistent. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1770, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225437"
},
"peek":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to look furtively",
": to peer through a crack or hole or from a place of concealment",
": to take a brief look : glance",
": a furtive look",
": a brief look : glance",
": to look in a sneaky or cautious way",
": to take a quick glance",
": a quick or sly look"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113k",
"\u02c8p\u0113k"
],
"synonyms":[
"browse",
"dip",
"glance",
"glimpse",
"glint",
"skim"
],
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"cast",
"eye",
"gander",
"glance",
"glimpse",
"look",
"peep",
"regard",
"sight",
"view"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"A little girl peeked around the corner of the chair at him.",
"Close your eyes, and no peeking !",
"She peeked ahead to the next chapter to see what happened next.",
"He allowed some of his friends to peek at his next painting.",
"Noun",
"took a peek at her Christmas gift hidden in the closet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If your skin looks dull from lack of sunshine or wrinkles are starting to peek through, this lightweight serum can lift the skin and inject serious moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"But for fossil enthusiasts and the paleontologists who study their finds, the beach offers something rare and important: an opportunity to peek more than 23 million years into the past. \u2014 Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Feb. 2022",
"In Macau, two Chinese restaurants also took the top honors: Five Foot Road, which focuses on flavorful Sichuan cuisine, and Imperial Court, which offers a modern take on Cantonese fare (be sure to peek at the dining room\u2019s dragon column). \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Whether in the lobby, amenity spaces or certain units, residents are able to peek at the past via these 19th-century design elements. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 25 Mar. 2022",
"One good way to gauge a track's possible inclusion is to peek at Mario Kart Tour's available tracks, which also crib heavily from the series' past. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The polyester/spandex blend is stretchy and comfortable, and the slit at the flare is just enough to let your favorite pair of shiny boots peek out from underneath. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Three flecks of garish pink punctuate a photo of a woman\u2019s back: a bundle of cockscomb blooms, satin ribbons twisted into her braids, tassels that peek out from under her blouse. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The whole look is basically an ode to Y2K as her top has an asymmetrical hem and untied string detail on the side where her hips peek out. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mama June Shannon is giving the details on her new hubby, Justin Stroud, in an exclusive sneak peek at Friday's episode of Mama June: Road to Redemption. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"Dua has been feeding our souls with the best swimwear content while on tour, giving us a peek at her angelic side in a butterfly charm bikini and putting her super-strong bod on display in a simple black two-piece. \u2014 Seventeen , 24 May 2022",
"Kim Kardashian is giving a sneak peek at what appears to be a new tattoo that Pete Davidson got in her honor. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The one percenters of the African diaspora, in particular, are having a moment, with shows like Netflix\u2019s Young, Famous & African giving us a peek into what the lap of luxury looks like across the pond and beyond. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Kelly Clarkson is giving fans a peek into her life quarantining at home. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
"In this exclusive sneak peek at Thursday's episode, Ana winds up in the hospital after being injured in a hit-and-run. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The pre-party before the ceremony, held in a courtyard outside Los Angeles\u2019s retro-elegant Union Station, felt like a relaxed, genuinely spontaneous alternative to the red carpet, giving viewers a peek into a glamorous, exclusive party. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Earlier this week, the account posted a short video, giving fans a peek at what's to come in the new season. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 24 Sep. 2021"
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"Noun",
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],
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"biographical name",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to strip off an outer layer of",
": to remove by stripping",
": to come off in sheets or scales",
": to lose an outer layer (as of skin)",
": to take off one's clothes",
": to break away from a group or formation",
": the skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable",
": a thin layer of organic material that is embedded in a film of collodion and stripped from the surface of an object (such as a plant fossil) for microscopic study",
": chemical peel",
": a usually long-handled spade-shaped instrument that is used chiefly by bakers for getting something (such as bread or pies) into or out of the oven",
": a medieval small massive fortified tower along the Scottish-English border",
": to strip off the skin or bark of",
": to strip or tear off",
": to come off smoothly or in bits",
": an outer covering and especially the skin of a fruit",
": to strip off an outer layer of",
": to remove (as skin or a blemish) by stripping",
": to come off in sheets or scales",
": to lose an outer layer (as of skin)",
": chemical peel",
"Sir Robert 1788\u20131850 English statesman",
"river 425 miles (684 kilometers) long in northwestern Canada rising in western Yukon (territory) and flowing east and north into the Mackenzie River"
],
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"\u02c8p\u0113l",
"\u02c8p\u0113l",
"\u02c8p\u0113l",
"\u02c8p\u0113l",
"\u02c8p\u0113l"
],
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"bark",
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"hull",
"husk",
"shell",
"shuck",
"skin"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"They peeled back the sheet to display the new sculpture.",
"She got sunburned and her back is peeling ."
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
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"1726, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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": depart , leave"
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"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
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"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
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"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
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"it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host",
"peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"verb"
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"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
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"clear out",
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"go off",
"move",
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"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
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"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
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"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": to remove by stripping",
": to come off in sheets or scales",
": to lose an outer layer (as of skin)",
": to take off one's clothes",
": to break away from a group or formation",
": the skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable",
": a thin layer of organic material that is embedded in a film of collodion and stripped from the surface of an object (such as a plant fossil) for microscopic study",
": chemical peel",
": a usually long-handled spade-shaped instrument that is used chiefly by bakers for getting something (such as bread or pies) into or out of the oven",
": a medieval small massive fortified tower along the Scottish-English border",
": to strip off the skin or bark of",
": to strip or tear off",
": to come off smoothly or in bits",
": an outer covering and especially the skin of a fruit",
": to strip off an outer layer of",
": to remove (as skin or a blemish) by stripping",
": to come off in sheets or scales",
": to lose an outer layer (as of skin)",
": chemical peel",
"Sir Robert 1788\u20131850 English statesman",
"river 425 miles (684 kilometers) long in northwestern Canada rising in western Yukon (territory) and flowing east and north into the Mackenzie River"
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"\u02c8p\u0113l",
"\u02c8p\u0113l",
"\u02c8p\u0113l",
"\u02c8p\u0113l",
"\u02c8p\u0113l"
],
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"bark",
"flay",
"hull",
"husk",
"shell",
"shuck",
"skin"
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"Verb",
"They peeled back the sheet to display the new sculpture.",
"She got sunburned and her back is peeling ."
],
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"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1726, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185519"
},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
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": one that is of equal standing with another : equal",
": one belonging to the same societal group especially based on age, grade, or status",
": a member of one of the five ranks (duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron) of the British peerage",
": noble sense 1",
": companion",
": to look narrowly or curiously",
": to look searchingly at something difficult to discern",
": to come slightly into view : emerge partly",
": rival , match",
": to look curiously or carefully",
": to come slightly into view : peep out",
": a person of the same rank or kind : equal",
": a member of one of the five ranks (duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron) of the British nobility"
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"\u02c8pir",
"\u02c8pir"
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"gentleman",
"grandee",
"lord",
"milord",
"nobleman"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"He was respected and admired by his peers .",
"teenagers spending time with their peer groups",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The two teams published their results to the arXiv pre-print server (meaning the research has not yet been peer -reviewed) last month. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
"In a study published in February that has not yet been peer -reviewed, scientists from Denmark found that some people got reinfected with the BA.2 sublineage of Omicron as soon as 20 days after they got infected with the original Omicron BA.1. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Two small studies on rebound, which have not been peer -reviewed, suggest the issue is probably not drug resistance, but rather that a longer course of treatment may be needed. \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"The data has not been peer -reviewed or published in a medical journal. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"In their research, which has not yet been peer -reviewed, the team found that losing a spouse to Covid was associated with higher levels of depression and loneliness \u2014 perhaps in part because losing someone to the virus can be especially fraught. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The analysis, which Gelburd said was evaluated by an independent academic reviewer but not formally peer -reviewed, also calculated a risk score for the patients, a way of estimating how likely people are to use health care resources. \u2014 Pam Belluck, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"The study released Wednesday, which was conducted by the non-profit FAIR Health and has not been peer -reviewed, analyzed more than 78,000 people who were diagnosed with long COVID between October 2021 and January 2022. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 18 May 2022",
"Research that hasn\u2019t been peer -reviewed suggests that other Omicron subvariants, such as BA.2.12.1, may better escape the immune responses from the Omicron variant that surged this winter. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Grameen America provides access to business capital, credit- and asset-building, financial education, and peer support to educate women on how to boost their income and create jobs in their communities. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"In the current context, our offices and factories in various provinces enable us and peer companies to engage at various levels. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"A dozen giraffe heads, crafted in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row atop the commercial-grade stove, while a pair of zebras peer out from a corner near the refrigerator. \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 June 2022",
"A dozen giraffe heads, crafted in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row atop the commercial-grade stove, while a pair of zebras peer out from a corner near the refrigerator. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"In light of this research, effective approaches were developed to prevent aggression by teaching students to problem-solve for better responses to peer conflict. \u2014 Paul Boxer, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
"For groups devoted to professionals from underrepresented backgrounds, peer endorsements of companies and their cultures are powerful, some members say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"Cosmic ray muons can pass through solid objects more effectively than X-rays, allowing scientists to peer inside structures that are normally impenetrable. \u2014 NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"To track how brain sizes fluctuated, a team of paleontologists used CT scans to peer inside fossilized skulls recently unearthed in New Mexico and Colorado. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190144"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": querulous in temperament or mood : fretful",
": perversely (see perverse sense 2b ) obstinate",
": marked by ill temper",
": complaining a lot : irritable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-vish",
"\u02c8p\u0113-vish"
],
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"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"fiery",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
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"examples":[
"peevish patients in the doctor's waiting room",
"I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hunter, whose peevish plastic-surgeon dad (Fleabag's Brett Gelman) reluctantly bankrolls his dreams, is dead set on winning their high school's battle of the bands, though all odds favor the shiny-haired boys covering Ed Sheeran. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"His Abigail is a perfect twerp, the peevish flipside to Pitt's Most Interesting Man in the World shtick. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"One reason is the vague wish that an annoying question will provoke a memorably peevish answer that will be news for a day before everybody forgets it. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2022",
"But more than a century and a half after Crum\u2019s peevish inspiration, the potato chip isn\u2019t just one of our most popular foods but also our most versatile. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The dark country is one of the last nominally Communist nations in the world\u2014a Stalinist personality cult centered on Kim Jong Un, the peevish , ruthless scion of the dynasty that has ruled North Korea since 1948, after the peninsula was divided. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The dark country is one of the last nominally Communist nations in the world\u2014a Stalinist personality cult centered on Kim Jong Un, the peevish , ruthless scion of the dynasty that has ruled North Korea since 1948, after the peninsula was divided. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The censorship is anything but a peevish dictator\u2019s tantrum. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2021",
"The dark country is one of the last nominally Communist nations in the world\u2014a Stalinist personality cult centered on Kim Jong Un, the peevish , ruthless scion of the dynasty that has ruled North Korea since 1948, after the peninsula was divided. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092007"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pewee",
": one that is diminutive or small",
": a small child",
": an age-specific level of youth sports",
": a member of a team in a peewee league",
": someone or something that is small"
],
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"\u02c8p\u0113-(\u02cc)w\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u02ccw\u0113"
],
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"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"midget",
"mite",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"scrub",
"shrimp",
"Tom Thumb"
],
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"behemoth",
"colossus",
"giant",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monster",
"titan"
],
"examples":[
"that particular species is the peewee of the salmon world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The dorade is freed from its sarcophagus at the table, filleted and served with confit peewee potatoes and artichokes. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Everyone wants to come talk to the coach who first installed Joey as the peewee team's quarterback in the third grade. \u2014 Mitch Stacy, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"For a practical application, consider the peewee level, children 11-12 years old, in the United States. \u2014 David Andreatta, New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"From peewee club sports to high school face-offs, a shortage of officials leaves organizers with uncomfortable choices: compromise on safety, move games, or cancel them altogether. \u2014 Martin A. Davis Jr., The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Both of these teams took on FCS schools in their opener, but with UNLV it\u2019s the same old song and dance as the Rebels lost their game and looked like a peewee team doing it. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 8 Sep. 2021",
"More than 50 million young Americans participate in youth sports, from peewee football to Olympic organizations such as USA Gymnastics. \u2014 Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star , 23 July 2021",
"The beer-drinking manager of a peewee team bribes a girl pitcher to lead his losers. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
"The beer-drinking manager of a peewee team bribes a girl pitcher to lead his losers. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"imitative",
"first_known_use":[
"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172820"
},
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"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin , plug",
": clothespin",
": a predetermined level at which something (such as a price) is fixed",
": a projecting piece used as a support or boundary marker",
": something (such as a fact or issue) used as a support, pretext, or reason",
": one of the movable wooden pegs set in the head of a stringed instrument (such as a violin) that are turned to regulate the pitch of the strings \u2014 see violin illustration",
": a step or degree especially in estimation",
": a pointed prong or claw for catching or tearing",
": drink",
": something (such as a leg) resembling a peg",
": throw",
": a hard throw in baseball made in an attempt to put out a base runner",
": to put a peg into",
": to pin (laundry) on a clothesline",
": to attach or fix as if with a peg: such as",
": to pin down : restrict",
": to fix or hold (something, such as prices or wage increases) at a predetermined level or rate",
": to place in a definite category : identify",
": to mark by pegs",
": throw",
": to work steadily and diligently",
": to move along vigorously or hastily : hustle",
": wide at the top and narrow at the bottom",
"polyethylene glycol",
": a small stick or rod (as of wood or metal) used especially to fasten things together or to hang things on",
": a piece driven into the ground to mark a boundary or to hold something",
": a level in approval or esteem",
": to mark or fasten with a small stick or rod driven into a surface",
": to work hard",
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"polyethylene glycol"
],
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"\u02c8peg",
"\u02c8peg"
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"chapter",
"cut",
"degree",
"grade",
"inch",
"notch",
"phase",
"place",
"point",
"stage",
"step"
],
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"assort",
"break down",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
"grade",
"group",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her coat hung on a peg by the door.",
"took the arrogant student down a peg",
"Verb",
"Is the tent pegged down all the way?",
"peg the price of wheat at its current level",
"His bonus is pegged to how many sales he makes each year for the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now, most estimates peg that the market will be worth nearly $200 billion by the end of 2022. \u2014 Anil Ganjoo, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in an incident report that the wind began to pick up, causing the parasail to peg . \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Norman, a Cub Scout who liked tying knots and playing mumblety- peg , had just turned 10 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Perhaps one of this year's most difficult players to peg , Willis is the ultimate Rorschach test for evaluators. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The first season invested too heavily in the plot\u2019s college elements, with even Tariq\u2019s square- peg classmates and professors getting sucked into his criminal vortex. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The kit includes three sets of rings (three red, three blue, and three rope), a wooden peg base, and a carry bag, and is a customer favorite, with an average 4.5 stars from nearly 10,000 reviewers. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2022",
"Talk about trying to put a round peg in a square hole! \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 13 May 2022",
"But concerns persist around algorithmic stablecoins like TerraUSD, which use financial engineering to maintain their dollar peg instead of relying on actual reserves. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"No one would necessarily peg the stew of rock, country and soul generated by The Doobie Brothers to mesh with the flashy glam rock pioneered by Marc Bolan and T. Rex. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"Now, industry sources peg him as a likely Day 2 selection who might not contribute in 2022. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Stablecoins typically peg themselves to the dollar and hold a reserve of actual dollars in a bank deposit to redeem the coins. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Macron has already pledged to extend existing caps on energy prices, and to peg pensions to inflation, among other measures. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"As inflation has surged recently, Mr. Macron has also authorized billions of euros in subsidies for energy bills and at the gas pump and has promised to peg pension payments to inflation starting this summer. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The 2021-22 season that was filled with so much promise had no fewer than five different Vegas oddsmakers peg the Nets as a championship favorite. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Estimates from those groups peg the overall numbers at near 6,500 people. \u2014 al , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Trying to peg gas pump prices is like keeping an oil slick from spreading. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The toymaker father of young Olivia is dramatically kidnapped by a peg -legged bat. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1543, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1681, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215259"
},
"peg (away)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to work hard"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214343"
},
"peg out":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": die"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"check out",
"conk (out)",
"croak",
"decease",
"demise",
"depart",
"die",
"drop",
"end",
"exit",
"expire",
"fall",
"flatline",
"go",
"kick in",
"kick off",
"part",
"pass (on)",
"pass away",
"perish",
"pop off",
"step out",
"succumb"
],
"antonyms":[
"breathe",
"live"
],
"examples":[
"when her pet pig pegged out she grieved for weeks"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1854, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192029"
},
"pelage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the hairy covering of a mammal",
": the hairy covering of a mammal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-lij",
"\u02c8pel-ij"
],
"synonyms":[
"coat",
"fleece",
"fur",
"hair",
"jacket",
"pile",
"wool"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"color variation in the snow leopard's pelage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French, from poil hair, from Old French peil , from Latin pilus ",
"first_known_use":[
"1734, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204930"
},
"pelagic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea : oceanic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8la-jik"
],
"synonyms":[
"marine",
"maritime",
"oceanic"
],
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"examples":[
"among pelagic animals the undisputed king is the blue whale, the largest creature currently roaming the face of the earth",
"at one time pelagic whaling was the cornerstone of the island's economy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In other areas, the stocks of small pelagic fish can get dangerously low, and penguins end up competing with fisheries. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Fishing practices, such as fish aggregating devices, which are floating objects designed and strategically placed to attract pelagic fish, are also thought to have contributed to the decline. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 23 July 2021",
"Once the pipe hit bottom, a drill plunged down to 75 meters into pelagic clay and calcareous nannofossil ooze at multiple different sites. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2021",
"That affects how much plankton is available for small pelagic fish to eat. \u2014 Layla Schlack, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2021",
"But Vestergaard became a national hero, especially for fishermen and shipowners, who were fishing more pelagic fish than ever. \u2014 Regin Winther Poulsen, The Atlantic , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Large pelagic ocean dwellers swim along this reef to hunt prey. \u2014 John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Dec. 2020",
"From the late 1920s on, these shore stations were replaced by pelagic whaling stations, where whales were processed more efficiently on factory ships at sea. \u2014 Alessandro Antonello, The Conversation , 13 Nov. 2020",
"Due to altered nutrient pathways, abundance of pelagic baitfish has declined. \u2014 Steve Quinn, Outdoor Life , 18 June 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin pelagicus , from Greek pelagikos , from pelagos sea \u2014 more at plagal ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185633"
},
"pelf":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": money , riches"
],
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"\u02c8pelf"
],
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"bread",
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French pelfre booty",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1505, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225016"
},
"pell-mell":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in mingled confusion or disorder",
": in confused haste",
": in a confused or hurried way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpel-\u02c8mel",
"\u02c8pel-\u02c8mel"
],
"synonyms":[
"amok",
"amuck",
"berserk",
"berserkly",
"frantically",
"frenetically",
"frenziedly",
"harum-scarum",
"hectically",
"helter-skelter",
"madly",
"wild",
"wildly"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French pelemele ",
"first_known_use":[
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192339"
},
"pellucid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion",
": reflecting light evenly from all surfaces",
": easy to understand"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"clear",
"crystal",
"crystal clear",
"crystalline",
"limpid",
"liquid",
"lucent",
"see-through",
"transparent"
],
"antonyms":[
"cloudy",
"opaque"
],
"examples":[
"the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches",
"her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin pellucidus , from per through + lucidus lucid \u2014 more at for ",
"first_known_use":[
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182325"
},
"pelt":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur",
": a skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning",
": to strip off the skin or pelt of (an animal)",
": to strike with a succession of blows or missiles",
": to assail vigorously or persistently",
": hurl , throw",
": to beat or dash repeatedly against",
": to deliver a succession of blows or missiles",
": to beat incessantly",
": to move rapidly and vigorously : hurry",
": blow , whack",
": a rapid pace : speed",
": a skin of an animal especially with its fur or wool",
": to hit with repeated blows",
": to repeatedly throw (something) at",
": to beat or pound against something again and again"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pelt",
"\u02c8pelt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1568, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213553"
},
"pen":{
"type":[
"abbreviation ()",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to shut in or as if in a pen",
": a small enclosure for animals",
": the animals in a pen",
": a small place of confinement or storage",
": a protected dock or slip for a submarine",
": bullpen sense 2",
": an implement for writing or drawing with ink or a similar fluid: such as",
": quill",
": pen point",
": a penholder containing a pen point",
": fountain pen",
": ballpoint pen",
": a writing instrument regarded as a means of expression",
": writer",
": the internal horny feather-shaped shell of a squid",
": stylus sense d",
": a medical device for injecting drugs that resembles a fountain pen, contains a cartridge prefilled with usually several doses of medication, and when designed for multiple injections has a needle that is replaced after each use",
": write , indite",
": a female swan",
": penitentiary",
"peninsula",
"International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists",
": an instrument for writing with ink",
": to write especially with a pen",
": a small enclosure especially for animals",
": to shut in a small enclosure",
": a medical device for injecting drugs that resembles a fountain pen, contains a cartridge prefilled with usually several doses of medication, and when designed for multiple injections has a needle that is replaced after each use"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen",
"\u02c8pen",
"\u02c8pen"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"1881, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192711"
},
"penalize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to inflict a penalty on",
": to put at a serious disadvantage",
": to give a penalty to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8pe-",
"\u02c8p\u0113-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8pe-"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigate",
"chasten",
"chastise",
"correct",
"discipline",
"punish"
],
"antonyms":[
"excuse",
"pardon",
"spare"
],
"examples":[
"The company was penalized for not paying taxes.",
"The hockey player was penalized for holding.",
"This law would unfairly penalize immigrants.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As that use has grown, search engines have become increasingly likely to penalize those who breach online standards. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"The Omicron variant has prompted South Korea to accelerate efforts to vaccinate schoolchildren, and penalize those who don\u2019t comply, sparking debates over the safety of Covid-19 shots and education access. \u2014 Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 6 Dec. 2021",
"But a proposal to reward power companies that move from fossil fuels to clean energy and penalize those that do not was dropped following opposition from coal-state Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Environmentalists and liberals pushed unsuccessfully in the bill for a plan known as the Clean Energy Performance Program, which would reward power companies that increased their share of renewables by 4% a year and penalize those that didn\u2019t. \u2014 Steven Mufson, Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The program, which had been a cornerstone of Biden's climate plan, aimed to reward utilities for switching to clean energy sources, such as wind and solar, and penalize those relying on coal and gas. \u2014 Fredreka Schouten, CNN , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Manchin has highlighted his opposition to the Clean Electricity Performance Program -- which would reward utilities that deploy more clean energy and penalize those that do not -- in its current form, The Washington Post previously reported. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Manchin has highlighted his opposition to the Clean Electricity Performance Program - which would reward utilities that deploy more clean energy and penalize those that do not - in its current form, The Washington Post previously reported. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021",
"And in Missouri, several bills have been introduced this session that would restrict the rights of trans people, including one that would penalize doctors who provide gender-affirming care for minors. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205343"
},
"penalty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense",
": the suffering or the sum to be forfeited to which a person agrees to be subjected in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations",
": disadvantage, loss, or hardship due to some action",
": a disadvantage (such as loss of yardage, time, or possession of the ball or an addition to or subtraction from the score) imposed on a team or competitor for violation of the rules of a sport",
": points scored in bridge by the side that defeats the opposing contract",
": punishment for doing something wrong",
": a disadvantage given for breaking a rule in a sport or game",
": a punishment that is imposed on a wrongdoer by statute or judicial decision",
": a pecuniary sum that by agreement is to be paid by a party who fails to fulfill an obligation to another and that is punitive rather than compensatory"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u1d4al-t\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-n\u1d4al-t\u0113",
"\u02c8pen-\u1d4al-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"damages",
"fine",
"forfeit",
"forfeiture",
"mulct"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The company was given a severe penalty for the violation.",
"They allowed him to pay back the money without a penalty .",
"They allowed him to pay back the money without penalty .",
"Lack of privacy is one of the penalties you pay for fame.",
"The hockey player was given a penalty for holding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By skirting the inflation penalty , companies also have fewer curbs on their overall pricing behavior. \u2014 Maureen Testoni, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"Centered the Grind Line terrifically and was a lethal penalty killer. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Bou controlled near the penalty spot and fired past Tim Melia. \u2014 Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"The move was questionable to race stewards, who awarded DeFrancesco a stop-and-go penalty for avoidable contact. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
"Bob Baffert, who trained Medina Spirit \u2014 last year\u2019s Derby winner until he was disqualified for failing a post-race drug test \u2014 had kept horse racing in the news by contesting the penalty . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"In particularly egregious cases, as well as instances of statutory rape, the sentence can run to life imprisonment or even the death penalty . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 11 June 2022",
"Colton Herta, one of Rossi's teammates, qualified fifth but will take a six-position grid penalty for an unapproved engine change related to his crash before the Indianapolis 500. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
"With 6 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Warth threw a long pass to Beechwood\u2019s Parker Mason, with Mason drawing a pass interference penalty to keep the drive going, up 14-0. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English penalte , from Middle French penalit\u00e9 , from Medieval Latin poenalitas , from Latin poenalis ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205134"
},
"pendent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": jutting or leaning over : overhanging",
": supported from above : suspended",
": remaining undetermined : pending",
": remaining undetermined : pending sense 1",
": of, relating to, or being the basis of pendent jurisdiction or pendent party jurisdiction",
": dependent sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen-d\u0259nt",
"\u02c8pen-d\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"dangling",
"dependent",
"hanging",
"pendulous",
"suspended"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the dining area is lit by tasteful pendent lamps over the tables"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English pendaunt ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170940"
},
"pendulous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": poised without visible support":[],
": suspended so as to swing freely":[
"branches hung with pendulous vines"
],
": inclined or hanging downward":[
"pendulous jowls"
],
": marked by vacillation, indecision, or uncertainty":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-d\u0259-",
"\u02c8pen-dy\u0259-",
"-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8pen-j\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowed",
"bowing",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"droopy",
"hanging",
"hung",
"inclining",
"nodding",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a cow with a pendulous udder",
"a pendulous crystal chandelier dominated the ballroom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ang\u00e8le quickly set about working with Viard and the Chanel team to reimagine the designs\u2014with their thigh-high splits and pendulous accessories\u2014for a 21st-century pop star. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"Her law clerks purchased the necklace\u2014sunflower-like with its bright yellow beadwork and pendulous small crystal balls\u2014from Anthropologie. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The carved channels delineate in negative space the pendulous breasts, somnolent grimace and agitated body. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Then, just before the Fourth of July, two adult orioles began bringing tender morsels of yumminess to a hanging, pendulous nest in the tree. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2021",
"Veterinary pathologists examining a camelpox outbreak among male dromedaries in India noted pendulous lips and scrotal pox. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Aerial photos show that the platform likely made a pendulous swing into a nearby rock face. \u2014 Nadia Drake, Science , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Weeping white pine: Its pendulous branches and dwarf stature are quite appealing. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2020",
"If tower four fails, the platform could either crash through the dish or make a pendulous swing into a nearby cliff. \u2014 Nadia Drake, National Geographic , 12 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pendulus , from pend\u0113re to hang":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162652"
},
"penetrate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to pass into or through",
": to enter by overcoming resistance : pierce",
": to gain entrance to",
": to see into or through",
": to discover the inner contents or meaning of",
": to affect profoundly with feeling",
": to diffuse through or into",
": to pass, extend, pierce, or diffuse into or through something",
": to pierce something with the eye or mind",
": to affect deeply the senses or feelings",
": to pass into or through",
": to see into or through",
": to pass into or through",
": to insert the penis into the vagina of in copulation",
": to pass, extend, pierce, or diffuse into or through something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8pen-\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"access",
"enter",
"pierce"
],
"antonyms":[
"depart",
"exit",
"leave"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aloe, hemp, and shea butter are the building blocks of this hardy aftershave, providing 24-hour hydration and a protective barrier that the grime of life won\u2019t be able to penetrate . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Bivol deserved to win nine or 10 of the 12 rounds that were contested at T-Mobile Arena, as Alvarez was never able to penetrate his guard, inflict any real damage or avoid any of the sharp incoming punches. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"This means that Boots will be able to further penetrate into one of the world\u2019s largest and rapidly booming healthcare markets, having an opportunity to potentially serve the nearly 1.3+ billion people in India. \u2014 Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"While no Ukrainian residents lost power as a result of the breach, hackers were able to penetrate the energy facility\u2019s industrial systems, Mr. Zhora said. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The six opposition parties, left to right, got together behind a unity candidate, a conservative Catholic who supporters thought might be able to penetrate Orb\u00e1n\u2019s voting base. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Initial reports have suggested omicron is more transmissible than the delta variant, which had previously been dominant, and is better able to penetrate the immunity generated by previous infections and vaccinations. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Over the past decade, India has been trying to penetrate markets in other European Union countries as well. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Instead the mole managed to penetrate a mere five centimeters into the Martian surface. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin penetratus , past participle of penetrare , from penitus deep within, far; akin to Latin penus provisions",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200440"
},
"penetrating":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading",
": acute , discerning",
": having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"biting",
"bitter",
"cutting",
"keen",
"piercing",
"raw",
"sharp",
"shrewd",
"smarting",
"stinging"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She is one of our most penetrating and provocative critical thinkers.",
"an author famous for her penetrating social commentary",
"a penetrating account of what really happened during the crisis",
"flowers that give off a penetrating perfume",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even the most penetrating rhetoric is not an anti-missile defense system. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Coming out of the pandemic, most organizations are willing to conduct a more penetrating examination of conscience, identify their gaps, and then work to close those gaps. \u2014 Timothy R. Clark, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"However, Lewis is a speedy and penetrating lead-guard who can break down defenses off the dribble and get to the basket. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Lee has long since shown herself to be among the most penetrating literary biographers in English, and has been content, before now, to write only the lives of dead authors whose reputations are secure. \u2014 Andrew O\u2019hagan, The New York Review of Books , 13 Apr. 2021",
"The patients sustained non- penetrating spinal cord injuries from falls or minor trauma. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 Feb. 2021",
"British companies understand that this dynamic allows the EU to wield a passive yet highly penetrating form of power to unilaterally transform global markets and shape corporate behavior. \u2014 Anu Bradford, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Available in 100- or 125-grain models, the DK4 features a one-piece aluminum ferrule and ultra-sharp penetrating steel tip. \u2014 Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream , 9 Jan. 2020",
"And Donovan's performance is made all the more emotionally penetrating by Joe's guardedness. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192210"
},
"peninsula":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus",
": a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus",
": a piece of land extending out into a body of water"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8nin(t)-s(\u0259-)l\u0259",
"-sh\u0259-l\u0259",
"p\u0259-\u02c8nin-s\u0259-l\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[
"arm",
"cape",
"foreland",
"headland",
"ness",
"point",
"promontory",
"spit"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"They built their house on a narrow peninsula .",
"the peninsula is constantly buffeted by storms",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The system drenched South Florida before moving across the peninsula and finally becoming Tropical Storm Alex on June 5. \u2014 Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"North of Puerto Vallarta, Punta Mita is the striking peninsula that marks the northern border of the Bay of Banderas. \u2014 Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Dinosaurs went extinct roughly 66 million years ago, marking the end of the Cretaceous Period, after an asteroid around 7 miles wide hit what is now the Yucat\u00e1n peninsula off the Mexican coast. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Coromandel is a scenic peninsula that can be reached by ferry from Auckland or by car within a couple of hours. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 17 Aug. 2021",
"World\u2019s End is a 250-acre peninsula bordering Hingham Harbor, south of Hull and Nantasket Beach. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 July 2021",
"Tunnel Island, in the western part of the lake, is now a peninsula . \u2014 Will Lanzoni, CNN , 18 June 2021",
"This sublime Trustees reservation, a 20-mile drive from downtown, is a 251-acre peninsula in Hingham Harbor, featuring rolling hills and meadows, woodlands, rocky shores and exhilarating views. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Dec. 2020",
"This condo just off Old Mission peninsula can accommodate four guests. \u2014 Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin paeninsula , from paene almost + insula island",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222234"
},
"penitence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being penitent : sorrow for sins or faults",
": deep sadness that a person feels for his or her sins or faults"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-t\u0259ns"
],
"synonyms":[
"contriteness",
"contrition",
"guilt",
"regret",
"remorse",
"remorsefulness",
"repentance",
"rue",
"self-reproach",
"shame"
],
"antonyms":[
"impenitence",
"remorselessness"
],
"examples":[
"the sincerity of the player's penitence is questionable\u2014he began to express remorse only after the suspension was handed down",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After putting in the hard work of patience and penitence , the month is finished off with optimism. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Followers \u2014 including Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Episcopalians and Lutherans \u2014 put ashes on their foreheads as an outward symbol of their penitence . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022",
"There are, no doubt, references to art historical tropes, perhaps to images that remind of us of the brevity of life, or even penitence . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The church has tended to emphasize spiritual penitence instead of penitentiaries. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Ashes and dust\u2014Catholic symbols of penitence and mortality\u2014were familiar to the author from the faith that restored meaning to his life. \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
"The trial broke new ground for the church, where abuse accusations have generally been dealt with behind closed doors or in canonical trials, where offenders can be defrocked or ordered to a life of prayer and penitence . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
"McGuckin whispers the reason to you: in 325 CE, a council of the universal Church held at Nicaea (now Iznik, Turkey) forbade kneeling on Sundays, because kneeling is a gesture of penitence , and Sunday is the time to rejoice in glory. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
"Another popular ritual is to walk to a river or stream and recite special prayers of penitence . \u2014 CNN , 26 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French penitance , from Medieval Latin poenitentia , alteration of Latin paenitentia regret, from paenitent-, paenitens , present participle",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200640"
},
"penitentiary":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an officer in some Roman Catholic dioceses vested with power from the bishop to deal with cases of a nature normally handled only by the bishop",
": a cardinal presiding over a tribunal of the Roman curia (see curia sense 3 ) concerned with dispensations (see dispensation sense 2 ) and indulgences",
": a public institution in which offenders against the law are confined for detention or punishment",
": a state or federal prison in the U.S.",
": penitential",
": of, relating to, or incurring confinement in a penitentiary",
": prison",
": a state or federal prison for the punishment and reformation of convicted felons \u2014 compare house of correction , house of detention , jail , lockup"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpe-n\u0259-\u02c8ten(t)-sh(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02ccpe-n\u0259-\u02c8ten(t)-sh(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"sense 1 also",
"\u02ccpe-n\u0259-\u02c8ten-sh\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02ccpe-n\u0259-\u02c8ten-ch\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a sentence in the state penitentiary for robbery",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Two inmates form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a brilliant visionary who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"The state penitentiary is home to the largest number of them: 302, roughly 18% of the prison\u2019s population. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 May 2022",
"The Alabama Department of Corrections said today that the warden of its largest penitentiary is on mandatory leave. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The community is even a stop on the Moundsville Area visitors\u2019 shuttle, which includes other attractions like the old state penitentiary and an ancient Adena burial mound. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022",
"He had also been involved in multiple stabbings during his stint, including one at a Pennsylvania penitentiary in 1998 and one in Colorado in 2007. \u2014 Chron Staff, Chron , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Security personnel at the Brians 2 penitentiary near the northeastern Spanish city tried to revive him, but the jail's medical team finally certified his death, a statement from the regional Catalan government said. \u2014 Aritz Parra, Star Tribune , 23 June 2021",
"Security personnel at the Brians 2 penitentiary near the northeastern Spanish city tried to revive McAfee, who was 75, but the jail's medical team finally certified his death, a statement from the regional Catalan government said. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2021",
"Kessler, a professor emerita at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, led a writing group at the state penitentiary . \u2014 oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Melekhovo facility has been the subject of multiple media investigations revealing brutality in the Russian penitentiary system and systematic abuse of prisoners by guards and other convicts. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Kitchen then phoned the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and learned that White was incarcerated at the Darrington Unit, a penitentiary thirty miles outside Houston. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Violence in prisons has been escalating in recent years, but this was the worst penitentiary massacre in the South American country's history. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Burke was sentenced to 17 years, and Hodges to 12 years, in the federal penitentiary system. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Ecuador has about 40,000 inmates in its penitentiary system, which is far above the capacity of 30,000. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Ecuador has about 40,000 inmates in its penitentiary system, which is far above the capacity of 30,000. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Ecuador has about 40,000 inmates in its penitentiary system, which is far above the capacity of 30,000. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Ecuador has about 40,000 inmates in its penitentiary system, which is far above the capacity of 30,000. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225741"
},
"penman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": calligrapher",
": copyist , scribe",
": a person with a specified quality or kind of handwriting",
": author"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen-m\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"author",
"litterateur",
"litt\u00e9rateur",
"pen",
"scribe",
"scrivener",
"writer"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonauthor"
],
"examples":[
"the prolific penman of dozens of horror stories",
"an essay on Jacob Shallus, the penman who inked the United States Constitution"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204745"
},
"pennant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various nautical flags tapering usually to a point or swallowtail and used for identification or signaling",
": a flag or banner longer in the fly than in the hoist",
": one that tapers to a point",
": a flag emblematic of championship (as in a professional baseball league)",
": the championship itself",
": a narrow pointed flag used for identification, signaling, or decoration",
": a flag that serves as the emblem of a championship"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259nt",
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259nt"
],
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"banderole",
"banderol",
"banner",
"colors",
"ensign",
"flag",
"guidon",
"jack",
"pendant",
"pendent",
"pennon",
"standard",
"streamer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"pennants waving atop the tower",
"The Red Sox won the American League pennant in 2004.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And speaking of the Hall of Fame\u2026Cooperstown once seemed to be the eventual destination for Maddon, who is one of just nine managers to win a pennant in both leagues and the only manager in the last 114 years to lead the Cubs to a championship. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"In the surreal days of 2016, when the Cubs are on their way to a pennant and Trump is elected president, the Sullivan family\u2019s patriarch \u2014 the founder of the most famous restaurant in Oak Park \u2014 drops dead. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Showalter, 65, has never won a pennant but is widely respected for his preparedness and attention to detail. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
"To make: Cut paper straws into graduated lengths and group to form pennant shapes. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
"But the deal was a coup for the Tigers, who would win four consecutive division titles and an American League pennant in Cabrera\u2019s prime. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Both Chicago teams made a pennant run, and New York fans were treated to a truly bizarre play: A home run that started in one ballpark and finished atop another. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The only other player in franchise history to hit more than that in the first 20 games of a season is Ken Keltner, who hit 12 in the pennant winning season of 1948. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Kenny Lofton\u2019s walk-off single in Game 5 clinched the 2002 pennant . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration of pendant ",
"first_known_use":[
"1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202417"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": destitute of money":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-ni-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"She was unemployed and penniless .",
"went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Warner \u2014 bespectacled already balding in his mid-30s \u2014 fell in love with the utterly penniless 21-year-old Emilia Terzulli, who then spoke almost no English. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Discriminatory housing practices that have left a disproportionate number of Black people penniless and homeless. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Thanks to an ugly family battle over his inheritance, Gareth is on the verge of becoming penniless , and the diary\u2014and by extension Hyacinth\u2014is his only hope. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The father is a gambling addict in poor health; the brother is penniless yet sure of his talent as a medium. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
"By the time of her death in 1946, Smith was reportedly penniless , without even a tombstone to mark her grave in Staten Island, New York. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"But sanitation experts think that in the era of climate change, when droughts and floods are becoming increasingly common, the West may have something to learn from the little waterless loos piloted in penniless Madagascan neighbourhoods. \u2014 Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads , 28 Aug. 2015",
"Because landowners were the only ones permitted to have children, women farm workers were largely single, penniless and even more dependent on landowners than their male counterparts. \u2014 Elizabeth Heath, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Lola, the midget pony, drops into Colette\u2019s dressing room each night for a drink of water, while Bastienne, the penniless ballerina, breast-feeds her baby in the corner. \u2014 Celia Imrie, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162534"
},
"pennon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a long usually triangular or swallow-tailed streamer typically attached to the head of a lance as an ensign",
": pennant sense 1a",
": wing , pinion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259n"
],
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"banderole",
"banderol",
"banner",
"colors",
"ensign",
"flag",
"guidon",
"jack",
"pendant",
"pendent",
"pennant",
"standard",
"streamer"
],
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"examples":[
"pennons flew from the yachts gathered in the harbor for the festival"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French penun , diminutive of penne quill, wing feather \u2014 more at pen ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194259"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": frugality , parsimony"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0113-\u02ccpin-chi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"economy",
"frugality",
"husbandry",
"parsimony",
"providence",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrift"
],
"antonyms":[
"diseconomy",
"wastefulness"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1935, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211443"
},
"penny-pinching":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": frugality , parsimony"
],
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"\u02c8pe-n\u0113-\u02ccpin-chi\u014b"
],
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"economy",
"frugality",
"husbandry",
"parsimony",
"providence",
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"skimping",
"thrift"
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"diseconomy",
"wastefulness"
],
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1935, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195232"
},
"penumbra":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light",
": a shaded region surrounding the dark central portion of a sunspot",
": a surrounding or adjoining region in which something exists in a lesser degree : fringe",
": a body of rights held to be guaranteed by implication in a civil constitution",
": something that covers, surrounds, or obscures : shroud",
": a blurred area in a radiograph at the edge of an anatomical structure",
": an area within which distinction or resolution is difficult or uncertain",
": an extension of protection, reach, application, or consideration",
": a body of rights held to be guaranteed by implication from other rights explicitly enumerated in the U.S. Constitution",
"\u2014 see also Griswold v. Connecticut"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259m-br\u0259",
"p\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259m-br\u0259",
"pi-\u02c8n\u0259m-br\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[
"dusk",
"shade",
"shadiness",
"shadow",
"umbra"
],
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"examples":[
"the lunar eclipse began with a subtle darkening of the lunar surface as it passed within the Earth's penumbra",
"a penumbra of despair fell over the doomed city",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is from the Earth\u2019s lighter shadow, called the penumbra , that is barely visible to the naked eye. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022",
"The whole moon is in Earth\u2019s penumbra , but the dimming is subtle. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 May 2022",
"In eastern Wisconsin the spectacle is scheduled to begin at 8:32 p.m. Sunday when the edge of the Earth's shadow, or penumbra , starts touching the moon. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"As Picasso\u2019s palette became more relentlessly monochromatic, space itself seemed to squeeze these figures into more compressed forms, containing them with a dark penumbra of rich blue, as if the world could not allow them even a little air or light. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s a whole penumbra of horrible things that happen after. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 22 Dec. 2021",
"This is made up of the time when the Moon hits the penumbra and umbra. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The penumbra is the outer edge of the Earth's shadow, lasting over six hours, and the umbra is the deepest part of the shadow, lasting 3.5 hours. \u2014 Sherry Liang, CNN , 18 Nov. 2021",
"That\u2019s when the penumbra , partial shadow, first becomes visible. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin paene almost + umbra shadow \u2014 more at umbrage ",
"first_known_use":[
"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181729"
},
"pep":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": brisk energy or initiative and high spirits",
": to inject pep into",
": brisk energy or liveliness",
": to make more lively or energetic",
"phosphoenolpyruvate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pep",
"\u02c8pep"
],
"synonyms":[
"beans",
"bounce",
"brio",
"dash",
"drive",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"gas",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"hardihood",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"punch",
"sap",
"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip"
],
"antonyms":[
"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"sluggishness",
"torpidity"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The young teacher was full of pep .",
"the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The hour, both brisk and sedate, was hosted by Darren Criss and Julianne Hough, whose cheerleader pep seemed to grate even on themselves. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"But a layer of New Balance\u2019s energetic foam compound sits directly underfoot, providing pep . \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 10 June 2022",
"The thick midsoles give the unisex Crocs Classics their signature bounce and translates to an energized pep in your step. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 June 2022",
"On the other hand, the Wave made unforced errors Sunday and showed less pep than in some other matches. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams may have had a little more pep in his usual post-practice workout on the exercise bike in the team's practice facility Monday. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 9 May 2022",
"There were no concession stand lines, no pep bands playing music, no raucous cheers, not even boos. \u2014 Michael Marot, ajc , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The council meeting had the flavor of a revival, or a pep rally. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Alas, an acrobatic not-quite-accident orchestrated by the aforementioned rival at a pep rally ends all this social perfection with a splat. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Chapman used products including vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, a hydrating booster and pep 8 serum to combat air travel dehydration. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Women can choose between a skirt or pants, while the men's uniforms pep up Alitalia's navy suits with big gold buttons. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"This one from Versace is sure to pep up any outfit with its graphic Greek key motif in vivid red and blue. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 23 Nov. 2021",
"These are the kind of questions whose answers can pep up your dinner table/car ride conversations and, at the same time, lay the groundwork for launching your child on the path towards financial success. \u2014 Chris Carosa, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
"This beautiful and easy-to-grow plant will pep up your garden and your fermentation process. \u2014 Karen Wytmans, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Then, in 2017, trade recovered strongly as China\u2019s government sought to pep up domestic growth. \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019",
"Hardy fresh herbs, such as parsley and rosemary, can pep up any pantry meal, as can garlic and lemon juice or zest. \u2014 Jessica Battliana, SFChronicle.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Innovation spreads faster in a unified market, pepping up productivity. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1908, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1912, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211051"
},
"pep (up)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to become more lively or active",
": to cause (someone or something) to become more lively or active"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190037"
},
"peppery":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or having the qualities of pepper : hot , pungent",
": having a hot temper : touchy",
": fiery , stinging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-p(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"fiery",
"gingery",
"high-spirited",
"mettlesome",
"spirited",
"spunky"
],
"antonyms":[
"halfhearted",
"leaden",
"spiritless"
],
"examples":[
"She's a peppery , outspoken woman.",
"the author of several peppery diatribes on religious intolerance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The whisky is initially peppery on the palate, with a touch of bitterness, but both flavors fade quickly. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Because the fruit has been stripped of its outer layer of flesh, which contains the piperine compound, white peppercorns are not as peppery . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The finish is long, sweet and peppery , with lingering fruit notes. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Unlike the greenish hue and peppery flavor of pricey extra-virgin olive oil, regular olive oil (often labeled 'light') has a lighter color, more mild flavor and higher smoke point \u2014 just like vegetable oil. \u2014 Samantha Macavoy, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"The Cabernet Pfeffer grape (no relation to Cabernet Sauvignon, confusingly) can produce a wine that\u2019s light, perfumed and peppery , precisely the sort of fresh, chillable red that\u2019s so in vogue right now. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"His peppery perfect basslines adorned those aforementioned Staple Singers hits. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"Vanilla and honey aromas with a peppery finish will delight your senses after a big holiday meal. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020",
"But for Najwa Dhaflawi and the rural women of Kairouan in central Tunisia, harissa has meant something more \u2013 a peppery path to independence. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183235"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": full of pep",
": full of brisk energy or liveliness"
],
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"\u02c8pe-p\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-p\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"flush",
"gingery",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"vigorous",
"vital"
],
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"dull",
"lethargic",
"listless",
"sluggish",
"torpid"
],
"examples":[
"At 75 years old, he is as peppy as ever.",
"a group of peppy cheerleaders",
"The song was a peppy little dance number.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kinnear puts his brand of peppy exasperation to good use as the cuckolded Terry, who stubbornly smothers his feelings of resentment and emasculation with relentless positivity. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Of course, there is no coffee nap restful enough (nor a tune peppy enough or light bright enough) to maintain the focus of a person who just needs a good night's sleep, Zhou says. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Take a cue from the stylish television star and get yourself the same, or opt for striking black, summery white, or a peppy green. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"On a rainy day, even the least-powerful Ariya proved peppy enough. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Both felt cushy and supportive but not particularly peppy , whereas both feel just right on a long run. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Light on its feet and adequately peppy , its steering and brakes feel hard-wired to your nervous system. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The Ginger Cardamom is peppy and bracing, a little bit like masala chai in chocolate truffle form. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Beginning with that very moment, staring at a peppy teenager biting some meat, Hearn knew something about Johnson sparkled. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1914, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183539"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse",
": to make an official inspection of (a boundary) on foot",
": stroll"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ram-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"course",
"cover",
"cross",
"cut (across)",
"follow",
"go",
"navigate",
"pass (over)",
"peregrinate",
"proceed (along)",
"track",
"transit",
"travel",
"traverse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we decided to lazily perambulate the entire length of the esplanade and enjoy the fresh air",
"long summer evenings spent perambulating up and down the tree-lined streets of the quaint village"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin perambulatus , past participle of perambulare , from per- through + ambulare to walk",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212409"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ram-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
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"course",
"cover",
"cross",
"cut (across)",
"follow",
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"we decided to lazily perambulate the entire length of the esplanade and enjoy the fresh air",
"long summer evenings spent perambulating up and down the tree-lined streets of the quaint village",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conveniently, Grey\u2019s brother, Lord Melton, happens to be perambulating with Geneva and Isobel while Grey and Jamie are talking. \u2014 Roxane Gay, Glamour , 1 Oct. 2017"
],
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"noun",
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": to attain awareness or understanding of",
": to regard as being such",
": to become aware of through the senses",
": see , observe",
": to become aware of through the senses and especially through sight",
": to recognize or realize",
": to think of as",
": to become aware of through the senses"
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0113v",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0113v",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0113v"
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"feel",
"scent",
"see",
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"smell",
"taste"
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"examples":[
"We perceive by means of the kaleidoscopic mirror of this life. This means that our ability to perceive is at once tyrannized by our expectations, and at war with them. \u2014 James Baldwin , The Evidence of Things Not Seen , 1985",
"Standing in the hallway just out of sight during this interview was Sarah. She held her baby on her hip and she listened. She perceived as no one in the family could the enormity of the misfortune. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , 1974",
"\u2026 and when they perceived her to be little struck with the duet they were so good as to play, they could do no more than make her a generous present of some of their least valued toys, and leave her to herself, while they adjourned to whatever might be the favourite holiday sport of the moment, making artificial flowers or wasting gold paper. \u2014 Jane Austen , Mansfield Park , 1814",
"I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure.",
"perceived that it was going to be a nice day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First created by Charles Addams for a series of New Yorker cartoons, the Addams Family is a bizarre aristocratic clan with an obsession of the macabre and a complete lack of concern regarding how others perceive them. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"More rigorous studies of how viewers perceive visual detail also suggest limited advantages in moving from 4K to 8K displays. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"The Red Sox have an outsize influence on how people there perceive themselves and how the rest of the U.S. sees them, too. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Background: Speaking on the Saudi news outlet Arab News, Prince Faisal discussed Saudi Arabia and the US\u2019 strained relations amid what Gulf allies perceive as the Western power\u2019s waning security presence in the Middle East. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 2 May 2022",
"Concerns over what some perceive as the nation's fading competitiveness, leadership voids and diminished standing in the world have long been a staple among economists, historians and many others. \u2014 Alain Sherter, CBS News , 9 Sep. 2021",
"According to Wang, both men and women in intimate relationships can adopt an exchange orientation temporarily and permanently, which in turn can trigger them to perceive and treat their romantic partners differently. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Moods unpredictably transform, but the underlying harmonies are relatively easy to perceive . \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"The canyon is easier to perceive today \u2014 still breathtaking but more accessible in its antiquity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"responsive to sensory stimuli discerning",
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"examples":[
"He is a very perceptive young man.",
"due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Currently just 10 years old, Leia is repeatedly shown to be incredibly perceptive and able to read people. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 29 May 2022",
"Introverts tend to be more perceptive and see other points of view, which can lead to out-of-the-box thinking and innovation. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
"Conversations With Friends charts Frances\u2019 halting journey toward bridging the disconnect between theory and practice, head and heart, with patience and a perceptive eye for detail. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"Empathy is not reserved for those who are born perceptive . \u2014 Ciara Ungar, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Each artist earned his authority, according to this perceptive study, by claiming the freedom to do things his own way. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The best sections of this perceptive and balanced study track how algorithms mimic our natural allogrooming tendencies. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Adam Weinberg, the Whitney\u2019s director, wrote an unusually perceptive and wise preface to the catalogue. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Meet some of the most perceptive , spellbinding authors and thinkers of today and celebrate putting our inner lives in conversation with the outer world. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-tiv"
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"examples":[
"He is a very perceptive young man.",
"due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Currently just 10 years old, Leia is repeatedly shown to be incredibly perceptive and able to read people. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 29 May 2022",
"Introverts tend to be more perceptive and see other points of view, which can lead to out-of-the-box thinking and innovation. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
"Conversations With Friends charts Frances\u2019 halting journey toward bridging the disconnect between theory and practice, head and heart, with patience and a perceptive eye for detail. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"Empathy is not reserved for those who are born perceptive . \u2014 Ciara Ungar, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Each artist earned his authority, according to this perceptive study, by claiming the freedom to do things his own way. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The best sections of this perceptive and balanced study track how algorithms mimic our natural allogrooming tendencies. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Adam Weinberg, the Whitney\u2019s director, wrote an unusually perceptive and wise preface to the catalogue. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Meet some of the most perceptive , spellbinding authors and thinkers of today and celebrate putting our inner lives in conversation with the outer world. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to continue to exist : last entry 1"
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"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8du\u0307r",
"-\u02c8dyu\u0307r"
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"abide",
"bide",
"continue",
"endure",
"hold on",
"hold up",
"keep up",
"last",
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"cease",
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"desist",
"die",
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"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"lapse",
"leave off",
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"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up"
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"examples":[
"in so many ways, the influence and legacy of the Roman empire perdures to this very day"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French pardurer , Latin perdurare ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214928"
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"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to travel especially on foot walk",
"to walk or travel over traverse"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8per-\u0259-gr\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
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"course",
"cover",
"cross",
"cut (across)",
"follow",
"go",
"navigate",
"pass (over)",
"perambulate",
"proceed (along)",
"track",
"transit",
"travel",
"traverse"
],
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"examples":[
"Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States.",
"a couple of backpacking college students who decided to spend the summer peregrinating around Ireland"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay",
": not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply",
": admitting of no contradiction",
": expressive of urgency or command",
": characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance",
": indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature : haughty",
": permitting no dispute, alternative, or delay",
": not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply",
": not requiring cause \u2014 see also peremptory challenge at challenge",
": peremptory challenge at challenge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8rem(p)-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"p\u0259-\u02c8remp-t\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"authoritarian",
"authoritative",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"bossy",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"masterful",
"overbearing",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous"
],
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"examples":[
"Her peremptory tone angered me.",
"the governor's peremptory personal assistant began telling the crowd of reporters and photographers exactly where they had to stand",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both sides in each case will be able to use 10 peremptory challenges to excuse a potential juror without reason. \u2014 Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Each side will also get at least 10 peremptory strikes, where either can eliminate a candidate for any reason except race or gender. \u2014 Terry Spencer, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Each side will also get at least 10 peremptory strikes, where either can eliminate a candidate for any reason except race or gender. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In other words, bombs are blunter, more peremptory instruments. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Miss Manners suggests that vendors \u2014 and people in the above categories who use peremptory tones or set unreasonable conditions \u2014 not wait by the phone, as such requests need not be honored. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"In September, the Arizona high court abolished peremptory challenges altogether. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
"So far, the judge has granted 12 such peremptory challenges, or strikes, to prosecutors and 24 total to defense attorneys. \u2014 Russ Bynum, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Does anyone think factory owners and shopkeepers would accept a peremptory presidential directive to freeze prices today? \u2014 William N. Walker, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English peremptorie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin peremptorius , from Latin, destructive, from perimere to take entirely, destroy, from per- thoroughly + emere to take \u2014 more at redeem ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211808"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": present at all seasons of the year",
": persisting for several years usually with new herbaceous growth from a perennating part",
": persistent , enduring",
": continuing without interruption : constant , perpetual",
": regularly repeated or renewed : recurrent",
": present all through the year",
": living from year to year",
": never ending : constant",
": happening again and again",
": a plant that lives from year to year",
": present at all seasons of the year"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8re-n\u0113-\u0259l",
"p\u0259-\u02c8re-n\u0113-\u0259l",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ren-\u0113-\u0259l"
],
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"abiding",
"ageless",
"continuing",
"dateless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"ongoing",
"perpetual",
"timeless",
"undying"
],
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"examples":[
"The problem \u2026 is inherent and perennial in any democracy, but it has been more severe in ours during the past quarter-century because of the near universal denigration of government, politics and politicians. \u2014 Michael Kinsley , Time , 29 Oct. 2001",
"The issue between science and art is of perennial interest to me, since I started off in science in college, in medicine, was headed for psychiatry, and ended up writing novels \u2026 \u2014 Walker Percy , \"The State Of The Novel,\" 1977 , in Signposts in a Strange Land , 1991",
"\u2026 scientists are warning that a perennial viral threat, the upcoming flu season, could be far more dangerous than usual\u2014more evidence that these tiny foes are responsible for a large share of human suffering. \u2014 Claudia Wallis , Time , 3 Nov. 1986",
"This variety of oregano is perennial .",
"Flooding is a perennial problem for people living by the river.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mitchell and Fetherstonhaugh stole some thunder from the host Oregon Ducks, a perennial track and field power, on a sultry evening before 8,451. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
"How will the Big 12's perennial power of this century fit into the SEC style? \u2014 Bennett Durando, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"Their only defeats came to 2021 Division I state runner-up New Albany, perennial DI power Upper Arlington and defending Division II state champion Mariemont. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 20 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, the dynamic coastal resort of Rimini, a perennial summer hotspot founded by the Romans in 268 B.C., is an easy 90-minute drive to the southeast. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Marni, the Italian fashion house known for its eclectic, madcap style and trippy prints, is taking over the perennial Shelter Island hotspot for the summer. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 29 June 2021",
"On March 17, the Dodgers signed free agent, perennial All-Star, Gold Glove first baseman, and 2020 National League ... \u2014 John Guaspari, National Review , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The two had a close relationship, with Story working out with Tulowitzki in the offseasons, but no one expected Story to displace the perennial All-Star. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Griner, a 31-year-old WNBA champion and perennial All-Star, is one of many American women\u2019s basketball players who spend their winters in Russia. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin perennis , from per- throughout + annus year \u2014 more at per- , annual ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181037"
},
"perfect":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"being entirely without fault or defect flawless",
"satisfying all requirements accurate",
"corresponding to an ideal standard or abstract concept",
"faithfully reproducing the original",
"letter-perfect",
"legally valid",
"expert , proficient",
"pure , total",
"lacking in no essential detail complete",
"sane",
"absolute , unequivocal",
"of an extreme kind unmitigated",
"mature",
"of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or verbal that expresses an action or state completed at the time of speaking or at a time spoken of",
"certain , sure",
"contented , satisfied",
"belonging to the consonances unison, fourth, fifth, and octave which become augmented or diminished when raised or lowered by a half step",
"sexually mature and fully differentiated",
"having both stamens and pistils in the same flower",
"to bring to final form",
"to make perfect improve , refine",
"the perfect tense of a language",
"a verb form in the perfect tense",
"having no mistake or flaw",
"satisfying all requirements",
"thoroughly skilled or trained meeting the highest standards",
"total entry 1 sense 3",
"to improve (something) so that it has no flaws",
"entirely without fault or defect as",
"satisfying all requirements",
"free from any valid legal objection valid and effective at law",
"\u2014 compare imperfect",
"to complete or put in final conformity with the law as",
"to make (an appeal) ready for transfer to an appeals court by satisfying procedural requirements",
"to put (one's security interest) in a position or status having priority over subsequently perfected security interests or unperfected security interests by taking statutorily prescribed steps to give notice especially by filing a financing statement or taking possession of the collateral",
"\u2014 compare attach sense 3",
"to make something (as a security interest) complete, in conformity with the law, or valid against third-party claims"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8p\u0259r-fikt",
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"faultless",
"flawless",
"ideal",
"immaculate",
"impeccable",
"indefectible",
"irreproachable",
"letter-perfect",
"picture-book",
"picture-perfect",
"seamless",
"unblemished"
],
"antonyms":[
"complete",
"consummate",
"finalize",
"finish",
"polish"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"This card is perfect for those that enjoy utilizing their credit card like a debit card. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"McClarnon is perfect in the role of a man forced to navigate the difficulties of simultaneously protecting his people while policing them. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, and their three daughters seem be to one of the coziest families in Hollywood, but no parent is perfect . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"This patterned case is perfect for those that prefer fun prints on their bed. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The 14-mile-long island is perfect for those who just want to find a chaise lounge, pull out the latest beach read, and maybe fit in a little retail therapy along the way. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Every angle was perfect , and no matter where people stood in the crowd, the beats vibrated through their ribcages. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"The kite-flying conditions are perfect at Brenton Park State Park in Newport, which overlooks Ocean Drive. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"The show is perfect for viewers who want more drama than procedural in their crime shows. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"But on her way to perfect her costume, Kamala also happens upon an ancient family artifact\u2014one that unlocks her own superpowers, and sets her on a hero's journey and origin story of her own. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
"Now, with the 2022 release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel fans are once again searching for ways to perfect their Scarlet Witch looks. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"She's continued to perfect the reality TV arts and sciences with appearances on Shark Tank, as well as two more namesake shows HBO Max's The Big Shot with Bethenny and Bravo's Bethenny and Fredrik. \u2014 Lanford Beard And Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Now it\u2019s on to the state tournament, where the Yellow Jackets will get another chance to perfect the postgame celebration. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 29 May 2022",
"Rooke was liberal with feedback on how to perfect her look. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"Levin Becker\u2019s implicit point is that American lyrics can be broken into Straight and True Rhymers, captive to perfect soundalikes, and Slant and Tumble Rhymers, responsive to American speech in all its variety. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"In his modest address inside a community center, Biden didn\u2019t promise to end all the violence or to perfect our union. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"However, communication and collaboration are two aspects of organizational culture that executives should look to improve, meaning organizations have yet to perfect their ability to effectively work together in a virtual or hybrid environment. \u2014 Karen Greenbaum, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Portland\u2019s best chance of the first half came on a perfect through ball from Christine Sinclair to Sophia Smith. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
"Harry Swartz swung a perfect through ball in behind Phoenix\u2019s back line setting striker Nico Brett up for a first-time finish past Ben Lundt. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, his previous owner was experiencing homelessness and recognized their inability to properly care for him any longer thus their decision to give him a chance at finding the perfect forever home. \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Schwartz\u2019s second suggestion is not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In other words, Norway didn\u2019t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s a tangible sweetness behind the notion of two imperfect people finding each other perfect . \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The Flight Attendant is controlled chaos and a perfect for a binge. \u2014 Savannah Salazar, Vulture , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The quirkiness of the internet and web\u2019s design was the apotheosis of ensuring that the perfect would not be the enemy of the good. \u2014 Jonathan Zittrain, The Atlantic , 30 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1580, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"perfection":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
"the quality or state of being perfect such as",
"freedom from fault or defect flawlessness",
"maturity",
"the quality or state of being saintly",
"an exemplification of supreme excellence",
"an unsurpassable degree of accuracy or excellence",
"the act or process of perfecting",
"a quality or condition that cannot be improved",
"the act of improving something so that it has no flaws",
"excellence or skill without flaw"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"choiceness",
"distinction",
"excellence",
"excellency",
"first-rateness",
"greatness",
"preeminence",
"primeness",
"superbness",
"superiority",
"supremacy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She has achieved a rare perfection in her playing.",
"His poetry is pure perfection .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That mixture is molded into a mass, until the mounds are breaded and fried to crisp, golden perfection . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"With its imperfect perfection , the first contender for Oscar\u2019s most coveted prize has arrived. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Today, Chl\u00f6e\u2019s modest concessions to glam are her nails (did) and lashes ( perfection ). \u2014 Allure , 13 May 2022",
"The pancakes, which were slightly bigger than silver dollars, were perfection fluffy and tall, extra buttery, and adorned with supremely crispy edges. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 11 May 2022",
"Incredible, beautiful, amazing, a masterpiece, perfection . \u2014 Seventeen , 4 May 2022",
"But there's no arguing with the cold, calculated perfection of the title. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The food menu includes butcher cuts grilled to perfection , charcuterie plates perfect for sharing, crispy green beans, and a refreshing tuna sashimi. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"When baked to perfection , Savillum resembles a roundish pancake or omelet, slightly yellowish and with an overcooked surface. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English perfeccioun , from Anglo-French perfection , from Latin perfection-, perfectio , from perficere ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164500"
},
"perfectly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a perfect manner",
": to a complete or adequate extent : quite"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-fik(t)-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"faultlessly",
"flawlessly",
"ideally",
"immaculately",
"impeccably",
"pat"
],
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"badly",
"defectively",
"faultily",
"imperfectly"
],
"examples":[
"The steak was perfectly cooked.",
"you did that handspring perfectly on your first try",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the tones don't suit your skin perfectly , mixing a bit into your foundation or concealer can help get the perfect color. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
"Jim Rooney, the head of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and former MBTA official, summed up the problem perfectly in an interview with the Globe. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The cuisine is perfectly simplistic\u2014fish filets with a squeeze of lemon. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"The song\u2019s celebratory theme fits perfectly with their brand new anthology, Proof, which was also released on Friday. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"Mignonne Gavigan's bold, whimsical jewelry perfectly fits the agenda. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Patrick Doyle, executive director of Knox, said Stewart\u2019s work fits perfectly with a couple of Knox\u2019s missions. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
"Ekwonu and Hamilton are both thought to be really intelligent, quality locker-room guys, which perfectly fits the Texans profile. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 28 Apr. 2022",
"And this itty bitty bikini look fits perfectly into the carefree aesthetic. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200606"
},
"perforate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make a hole through",
": to make a line of holes in to facilitate separation",
": to pass through or into by or as if by making a hole",
": to penetrate a surface",
": to make a hole or many holes through",
": to make a hole through",
": to enter or extend through",
": to penetrate a surface"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"drill",
"hole",
"pierce",
"punch",
"puncture",
"riddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Cover the bowl with aluminum foil, and then use a fork to perforate the foil.",
"he perforated the sheet with his pencil and put it in his binder",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These stately specimens start out as small studs in the landscape, but have the capability of growing tall enough to perforate our skies. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
"Being careful to keep your fingers clear of the blade, push the corner of the heel downward and perforate the lid by digging in at an angle, more or less like an old-fashioned lever-type can opener. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
"As Henri Hollis writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), experts will perforate the shell\u2019s casing with a separate charge to safely detonate it. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Pistol rounds can perforate surfaces such as drywall, but rifle rounds are bigger and travel much faster. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Scopes can cause bleeding or even perforate the bowel, something that occurs in about one of every 2,500 procedures. \u2014 Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Left for long enough, the buildup can cause the colon to perforate , allowing the contents of the bowel to spill into the abdomen. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"The structure ensures the tire doesn\u2019t pinch flat, the annoying disruption when the tire presses against the tube hard enough to perforate it, usually leaving two puncture wounds that look like a snakebite. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Wired , 19 Dec. 2020",
"During the alleged nonconsensual procedure, Perwaiz had also perforated her bladder. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin perforatus , past participle of perforare to bore through, from per- through + forare to bore \u2014 more at bore ",
"first_known_use":[
"1538, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170932"
},
"perform":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to adhere to the terms of : fulfill",
": carry out , do",
": to do in a formal manner or according to prescribed ritual",
": to give a rendition of : present",
": to carry out an action or pattern of behavior : act , function",
": to give a performance : play",
": to carry out : do",
": to do something needing special skill",
": to give a public presentation for entertainment",
": to adhere to and fulfill the terms of",
": to carry out or bring about",
": to do according to prescribed ritual or law",
": to give a public rendition or presentation of",
": to adhere to and fulfill the terms of a contract, promise, or obligation",
": to carry out or present something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8f\u022frm",
"p\u0259-",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8f\u022frm"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplish",
"achieve",
"bring off",
"carry off",
"carry out",
"commit",
"compass",
"do",
"execute",
"follow through (with)",
"fulfill",
"fulfil",
"make",
"negotiate",
"perpetrate",
"prosecute",
"pull off",
"put through"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Earlier this year, Lainey had this to say about the opportunity to perform for the show. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 16 June 2022",
"About two-thirds of this group\u2014amounting to more than 1 million people\u2014say that the condition affects their ability to perform day-to-day activities. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Yinger said his organization is working to dispel the misconception among first responders that seeking mental health treatment is a sign of weakness, and could lead to concerns about their ability to perform at work. \u2014 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Leyvachi was arrested on suspicion of first-degree manslaughter, reckless driving and failure to perform the duties of a driver. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"Forming a habit of delegating tasks to different people will not only help build your trust in other people\u2019s ability to perform but also relieve you of the burden of having to do it all. \u2014 Unoma Okorafor, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"And now, her career has culminated in the opportunity to perform alongside Jennifer Lopez at the 2020 Super Bowl LIV halftime show. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"The travel, and it\u2019s a tremendous amount of pressure to perform on that level. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Students may also have felt less pressure to perform well on the ACT and SAT, since many colleges waived testing requirements in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French parfurmer , alteration of perforner, parfurnir , from par-, per- thoroughly (from Latin per- ) + furnir to complete \u2014 more at furnish ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195938"
},
"perfumed":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the scent of something sweet-smelling",
": a substance that emits a pleasant odor",
": a fluid preparation of natural essences (as from plants or animals) or synthetics and a fixative used for scenting",
": to fill or imbue with an odor",
": a liquid used to make a person smell nice",
": a pleasant smell : fragrance",
": to add a usually pleasant odor to : have the odor of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccfy\u00fcm",
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8fy\u00fcm",
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8fy\u00fcm",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccfy\u00fcm",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccfy\u00fcm",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8fy\u00fcm"
],
"synonyms":[
"aroma",
"attar",
"otto",
"balm",
"bouquet",
"fragrance",
"fragrancy",
"incense",
"redolence",
"scent",
"spice"
],
"antonyms":[
"incense",
"odorize",
"scent"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She smelled the different perfumes at the store.",
"the perfume of fresh flowers filled the room",
"Verb",
"The meal included a delicate fish perfumed with butter and herbs.",
"a time when it was common for men to perfume their hair",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It's called the lipstick effect, when consumers spend on small luxuries like perfume or high-end beauty purchases even in a downturn, said Priya Raghubir, professor of marketing at NYU Stern School of Business. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Cologne and perfume totaling $600 was reported stolen May 21 when someone entered Ulta, 4115 N. Harlem Ave., took items from the shelves and left. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Sharon Sanders: \u2014 and perfume and being prissy (laughs). \u2014 CBS News , 21 May 2022",
"This is going to be the next luxury perfume people can't get enough of. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
"But designers including Alexander McQueen and Jeremy Scott cited him as an influence, and his work dominated European catwalks into the early 1990s, when Mr. Mugler began to turn his attention to perfume . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Fillion has also commissioned a series of sculptures to pair with each perfume as part of a collaboration with the artists Anicka Yi, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Pedro Reyes and Mario Garc\u00eda Torres. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The brand recently expanded beyond vodka into sanitizer and perfume and remains engaged in a project with NASA to create CO2-based sugars and proteins. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"Woody cedar and ambergris ground this perfume for a masculine finish. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Begin by saut\u00e9eing it with your aromatics at the start of cooking, add it midway to perfume the entire stew or braise, or do both. \u2014 Rachel Gurjar, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022",
"The sweet-smelling white blooms on the Graceful Gardenia ($39.99-$49.99) perfume a room. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"The stench wafting from the tree's billows of white blossoms has been compared to perfume gone wrong, rotting fish, chlorine, and a cheese sandwich left in a car for a week. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"This version is lovely, with floral cardamom to perfume it. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Soon lilacs and viburnums will perfume outdoor air. \u2014 Courtney Lichterman, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Retailers like Etsy, Michaels and Overstock carry a variety of display cases for everything from shot glasses and trading cards to perfume bottles and matchbooks in materials that include wood, acrylic and glass. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Airlines, department stores, hotels, and taxicabs perfume their air. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Seasonal fennel joins the fruit, along with onion, garlic, ginger, and herbs and spices to perfume the meat and pan sauce. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1546, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170425"
},
"perfunctory":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical",
": lacking in interest or enthusiasm"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"apathetic",
"casual",
"complacent",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
"insensible",
"insouciant",
"nonchalant",
"pococurante",
"unconcerned",
"uncurious",
"uninterested"
],
"antonyms":[
"concerned",
"interested"
],
"examples":[
"The eight-time Pro Bowl player sometimes goes several weeks without agreeing to do even the most perfunctory postgame interviews. \u2014 Nunyo Demasio , Sports Illustrated , 8 Jan. 2007",
"Convivial and self-absorbed, he talks freely about crime and crooks, with only the most perfunctory nods toward conventional morality. \u2014 Edward Dolnick , The Rescue Artist , 2005",
"You probably don't want to know how perfunctory was the presentation of the state's evidence, how tenth-rate was the performance of the court-appointed defense or how wretched was the end. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , Nation , 23-30 Aug. 1999",
"the violinist delivered a perfunctory performance that displayed none of the passion and warmth he was once known for",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another broad comedy with lazy writing and perfunctory acting, with lots of gratuitous guest spots from his friends? \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a romance, perhaps the most perfunctory one this side of a children\u2019s movie. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"But here, with the exception of Monica Barbaro as one of Maverick\u2019s most gifted proteges, women are few and far between, and even the more prominent ones get mostly perfunctory treatment. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Even in good whodunits, the setup is typically way more exciting than the payoff: For example, the first two-thirds of Unfaithful, Lyne\u2019s previous film, are alluring and skillfully performed, while the final act feels more perfunctory . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"A few minutes spent on Lilly Ledbetter, who took her fight for equal pay to the Supreme Court, makes sense, but a sound bite from Arianna Huffington feels perfunctory . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Unlike her contemporary Megan Thee Stallion, whose fine-but-not-more-than-that set felt perfunctory , Doja\u2019s was totally ready for prime time, with guests Tyga and Rico Nasty less the highlights and more paying respect to their new queen. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Like a pile of simple, low-level tasks that had ended up on her desk: two hundred perfunctory notices that hadn\u2019t been sent to the federal register, the daily log of official government actions. \u2014 Lydia Depillis, ProPublica , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Then, as if out of nowhere, a big double chorus, accompanied by an orchestra with timpani thumping, announces a grand Hosanna that lasts no more than 45 seconds for a dazzling but startlingly perfunctory blessing. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Late Latin perfunctorius , from Latin perfungi to accomplish, get through with, from per- through + fungi to perform \u2014 more at per- , function ",
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171817"
},
"perilous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": full of or involving peril",
": dangerous sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per-\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8pe-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"dangerous",
"grave",
"grievous",
"hazardous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"parlous",
"risky",
"serious",
"threatening",
"unhealthy",
"unsafe",
"venturesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"harmless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"nonhazardous",
"nonthreatening",
"safe",
"unthreatening"
],
"examples":[
"a perilous journey across the mountains",
"a perilous journey through hostile territory",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous fill a body of water, and algae growth is stimulated, oxygen is depleted, creating perilous conditions for marine life known as dead zones. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The perilous road conditions are expected to be a nightmare for commuters early Friday, and officials have urged people to avoid driving if possible. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Those living on the streets have always been vulnerable to violence, but experts say the pandemic deepened the already perilous conditions many face. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Trevor continued on, at his peril, not falling victim to the virus but the perilous conditions of the San Jacinto Mountains. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 2 Feb. 2021",
"The rescue mission unfolded under perilous conditions, as massive waves battered the coast in the first big swell of the winter season. \u2014 Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com , 8 Dec. 2020",
"The additional cash comes at a perilous time for the global fight against the virus. \u2014 Pranav Baskar, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Yet Grant\u2019s presidency could as well be remembered for confirming the strength of American democracy at a perilous time. \u2014 Amanda Foreman, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"His visit to this swing state comes at a politically perilous time for Democrats. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English perilous, perelous, borrowed from Anglo-French perilleus, perillous, going back to Latin per\u012bcul\u014dsus, from per\u012bculum \"test, risk, peril entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ous ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195204"
},
"peripheral":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part",
": of, relating to, affecting, or being part of the peripheral nervous system",
": of, relating to, or being blood in the systemic circulation",
": of, relating to, or being the outer part of the field of vision",
": auxiliary , supplementary",
": of or relating to computer peripherals",
": a device connected to a computer to provide communication (such as input and output) or auxiliary functions (such as additional storage)",
": of, relating to, involving, forming, or located near a periphery or surface part (as of the body)",
": of, relating to, affecting, or being part of the peripheral nervous system",
": of, relating to, or being the outer part of the visual field",
": of, relating to, or being blood in the systemic circulation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ri-f(\u0259-)r\u0259l",
"p\u0259-\u02c8rif-(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessorial",
"accessory",
"appurtenant",
"auxiliary",
"supplemental",
"supplementary"
],
"antonyms":[
"chief",
"main",
"principal"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"If we focus too much on peripheral issues, we will lose sight of the goal.",
"peripheral devices such as modems and scanners",
"He saw in his peripheral vision that a car was trying to pass him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Corporate technology leaders have long played something of a peripheral role in sustainability efforts at many businesses. \u2014 Sofia Lotto Persio, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"On the page, Sheldon is peripheral , but Cooper makes him into the soul of the production, a great deep well of knowledge, compromise, and sorrow. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Even though an electric signal directly from the electrode in the brain bypassed all the peripheral nerves between the hand and head, the signal that traveled the longer journey up the ascending sensory nerves registered first. \u2014 David Caldwell, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
"At the time of Roe, the scientific consensus held that for a fetus to feel pain, her brain cortex had to be developed and connected to peripheral nerves through the spine, and that these pathways were established around 24 weeks\u2019 gestation. \u2014 Grazie Pozo Christie, National Review , 21 Sep. 2021",
"The Alfa Bank matter was a peripheral part of the FBI\u2019s investigation and the allegations of potentially secretive contact were not even mentioned in Mueller's 2019 report. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 17 May 2022",
"Monitoring for these danger signals led to hypervigilance of my own bodily sensations and I became fixated on possible signs of peripheral nerve damage. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"But for the most part, these peripheral individuals act mostly as vehicles for the co-leads to air their woes. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Larger screens; better keyboards, more ports, and better peripheral support, all part of the new look alongside the uprated M1 chipsets. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"ConceptPix claims its horizontal mouse concept reduces the amount of squeezing required to use the peripheral . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
"According to the Kickstarter, the peripheral is 3.15 inches wide, 1.57 inches long, 1.18 inches tall, and weighs 1.36 ounces. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
"All the while, excited chatter enveloped the room and camera flashes sprung in every peripheral . \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
"However, for those that really dig into customizing their battle station, RGB can be a fantastic addition to any peripheral . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 Dec. 2021",
"This bundle combines the Amazon Fire HD 10 with Microsoft Office 365 and a detachable keyboard peripheral . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Some companies make small hubs that connect to the USB-C port and can provide multiple ports to connect almost any peripheral . \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Aquapolis came from that weird e-Card era of the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card game, where cards could be scanned into the e-Reader peripheral for the Gameboy Advance. \u2014 Joe Parlock, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
"The main downside to this is price: $299 is frankly a bonkers price for a keyboard peripheral . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 30 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1966, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220631"
},
"periphrasis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression",
": an instance of periphrasis"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ri-fr\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"circumlocution",
"diffuseness",
"diffusion",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"logorrhea",
"long-windedness",
"prolixity",
"redundancy",
"verbalism",
"verbiage",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordage",
"wordiness"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"congressional hearings into the Watergate scandal were marked by an orgy of periphrasis , the expression \u201cat this point in time\u201d being a memorable example"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek, from periphrazein to express periphrastically, from peri- + phrazein to point out",
"first_known_use":[
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192748"
},
"perish":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to become destroyed or ruined cease to exist",
"deteriorate , spoil",
"to cause to die destroy",
"weaken , benumb",
"to become destroyed die"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8per-ish",
"synonyms":[
"check out",
"conk (out)",
"croak",
"decease",
"demise",
"depart",
"die",
"drop",
"end",
"exit",
"expire",
"fall",
"flatline",
"go",
"kick in",
"kick off",
"part",
"pass (on)",
"pass away",
"peg out",
"pop off",
"step out",
"succumb"
],
"antonyms":[
"breathe",
"live"
],
"examples":[
"Two people perished in the fire.",
"The sailors perished at sea.",
"The civilization perished after 500 years.",
"Many ancient languages have perished over time.",
"The rubber will perish with age.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her mother, Johanna, and her younger sister, Lore, would perish later in the camp at Stutthof. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"His uncle, renowned admiral Pliny the Elder, would perish in its wake. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
"Steve Bobbitt, a 13-year veteran of the DeKalb County Sheriff\u2019s Office, died earlier this month, the fourth member of the agency to perish from the virus. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 18 Feb. 2022",
"American journalist is freed Astroworld death toll rises A 9-year-old boy who was injured in the crowd crush in Houston has died, becoming the 10th person to perish in the concert tragedy. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 15 Nov. 2021",
"There\u2019s something very publish-or- perish about that. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 27 Feb. 2022",
"All 301 passengers and crew members perish in the fire before an evacuation is initiated. \u2014 CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
"And so long as men die, liberty will never perish \u2026 Don\u2019t give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you, enslave you, who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel! \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
"History alone does not judge, punish, or pardon -- not if records of the past are left to perish . \u2014 Cristina Florea, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English perisshen , from Anglo-French periss- , stem of perir , from Latin perire , from per- detrimentally + ire to go \u2014 more at per- , issue entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"perishable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": liable to perish : liable to spoil or decay",
": likely to spoil or decay"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per-i-sh\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8pe-ri-",
"\u02c8per-i-sh\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the book is more interesting than just for perishable news that will attract ogling Washington insiders. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"In addition, non- perishable canned and boxed food donations will be accepted for the All Faiths Pantry during the shredding event. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"Given the perishable nature of cosmetics fragrances and haircare, that business operates a lot like a subscription. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The presence of wheat germ also makes whole wheat flour far more perishable than white flour. \u2014 Carmen Collins, Country Living , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Groups such as the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas say 80 percent of perishable fruits and vegetables will be lost, potentially costing millions and directly affecting what\u2019s on our plates. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"These are a different sort of memento mori: Plastic is cheap and perishable , yet at the molecular level nearly indestructible. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Non- perishable items for the food bank are collected through food drives, but fresh produce can be hard to find and afford. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
"Attendees are encouraged to bring non- perishable food items for the West Hartford Food Pantry to help a neighbor in need. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205156"
},
"perk (up)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to become more lively or cheerful or to make (someone) more lively or cheerful",
": to make (something) fresher or more appealing",
": to be lifted in a quick and alert way"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225246"
},
"perky":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": briskly self-assured : cocky",
": jaunty",
": being lively and cheerful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-k\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-k\u0113"
],
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"active",
"airy",
"animate",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"brisk",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"gay",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"mettlesome",
"peppy",
"pert",
"pizzazzy",
"pizazzy",
"racy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"spirited",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy"
],
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"dead",
"inactive",
"inanimate",
"lackadaisical",
"languid",
"languishing",
"languorous",
"leaden",
"lifeless",
"limp",
"listless",
"spiritless",
"vapid"
],
"examples":[
"He hasn't been his perky self lately.",
"She drove around in a perky little car.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The wine is light with perky acidity and rolling, suave tannins. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Blair\u2019s older sisters got cute, perky names: Mimi, Katie and Lizzie. \u2014 Jennifer Larue, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"There are little blurred blobs in place of her undoubtedly perky boobs. \u2014 Sanjena Sathian, The Atlantic , 28 Sep. 2021",
"But behind the perky pop and pearly whites, there is a compelling internal struggle that clearly resonated with this good-sized crowd of teens and college kids. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Sep. 2021",
"And the role as a whole is somewhat unusual for Chenoweth, whose perky demeanor has defined her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 in projects like The West Wing, Running with Scissors, Glee, and Promises, Promises. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Town & Country , 16 July 2021",
"Pepper was given a perky demeanor and programmed to grasp human emotions and engage in basic conversation. \u2014 Miho Inada, WSJ , 13 July 2021",
"Bryant and Taylor-Joy do a nice job with this pair of perky young journalists, who start clueless and giddy but end up mean-spirited and a tad horny. \u2014 Matthew Love, Vulture , 23 May 2021",
"Honey, a perky American Bulldog, pulled on a leash in her owner\u2019s hand. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184943"
},
"permanent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change : stable",
": not easily removed, washed away, or erased : indelible sense 1a",
": making marks that cannot easily be removed : indelible sense 1b",
": a long-lasting hair wave produced by mechanical and chemical means",
": lasting or meant to last for a long time : not temporary",
": of, relating to, or being a permanent tooth"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
"\u02c8p\u0259rm-n\u0259nt",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
"\u02c8p\u0259rm(-\u0259)-n\u0259nt"
],
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"ceaseless",
"dateless",
"deathless",
"endless",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"perpetual",
"undying",
"unending"
],
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"impermanent",
"mortal",
"temporary",
"transient"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She made a permanent home in this country.",
"Prolonged exposure to the sun can cause permanent skin damage.",
"The museum's permanent collection includes works of art from the 18th century.",
"The transcripts will serve as a permanent record of the proceedings.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Though initially restricted from mail delivery, mifepristone was approved by the FDA for online pharmacy prescription and delivery at the onset of the pandemic, a decision that has since been made permanent . \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"In a joint release, Ford and the UAW said along with new union jobs nearly 3,000 temporary UAW-Ford workers will be converted to permanent full-time status and all hourly employees will be granted healthcare benefits on the first day of employment. \u2014 Ed Garsten, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Elon Musk said Tuesday that Twitter will reverse its permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if Musk completes his deal to buy the social media company for $44 billion. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 11 May 2022",
"The Afghanistan Adjustment Act, which would give the evacuees permanent legal status in the U.S., was discussed in the summer but has yet to pass in Congress. \u2014 Jessica Donati, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"No one, except maybe Donald Trump and his inner circle, expected the ex-president\u2019s legal challenge to Twitter\u2019s permanent ban on him to succeed. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"Bloom said that the flexibility of finding a new job also applies to remote workers and employers are adding permanent remote work or hybrid options to hire and retain talent. \u2014 David Miller, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
"His permanent residency status meant Casta\u00f1eda could visit his hometown in Nayarit after more than 20 years. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Has the aftermath of the pandemic made a permanent work-from-homer out of you? \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent , then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever. \u2014 Michelle Santiago Cort\u00e9s, refinery29.com , 26 June 2021",
"The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is working on making three Slow Streets closed to through traffic during the pandemic permanent : Page, Shotwell and Sanchez streets. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2021",
"The salon\u2019s services include coloring, permanents , hairstyling, highlights and shampoos. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 22 Mar. 2020",
"Turning loanee signings into permanents has been of top priority. \u2014 SI.com , 12 July 2018",
"The decision makes permanent an earlier injunction that had temporarily blocked the law. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194319"
},
"permeable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being permeated : penetrable",
": having pores or openings that permit liquids or gases to pass through",
": having pores or openings that let liquids or gases pass through",
": capable of being permeated",
": having pores or openings that permit liquids or gases to pass through"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-m\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-m\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-m\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"passable",
"penetrable",
"pervious",
"porous"
],
"antonyms":[
"impassable",
"impassible",
"impenetrable",
"impermeable",
"impervious",
"nonporous"
],
"examples":[
"The cell has a permeable membrane.",
"a permeable fabric that allows your body heat to escape will be much more comfortable in the summertime",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In city street projects, that could include more tree planting or elements that reduce stormwater runoff like bioswales or sidewalks constructed with permeable materials. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"The second element includes installing what are called permeable reactive barriers along the border of the property and rights of way south of the site. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
"Remember containers or pots made of terra cotta, coco fiber, or other porous materials dry out fast, while those made of plaster, metal or other less permeable materials dry out more slowly. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"The Fast Shell Light does just that with Pertex\u2019s new, air- permeable Shield Air fabric, which has a membrane made of randomly assorted nanofibers. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"So make sure to select vapor- permeable footwear for your winter workouts. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s activated, under Brackett\u2019s guidance, by Spivey\u2019s keenly permeable portrayal. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"And yet, as Doyle\u2019s influence shows, this community\u2019s boundaries are, as ever, permeable . \u2014 Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Being exposed to the outside while also being more permeable makes these areas very vulnerable to infection. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210808"
},
"permission":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of permitting",
": formal consent : authorization",
": the approval of a person in authority"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowance",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"granting",
"green light",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"sanction",
"sufferance",
"warrant"
],
"antonyms":[
"interdiction",
"prohibition",
"proscription"
],
"examples":[
"They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.",
"The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Reprinted with permission from Healthier Southern Cooking by Eric and Shanna Jones, Page Street Publishing, co. 2022. \u2014 Eric And Shanna Jones, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"People from Paris, Toulouse, Nantes, Nancy, Rennes and other cities around France have reported being pricked with a needle without their knowledge or permission . \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2022",
"In the past decade, lawmakers have passed legislation allowing conceal-carry at airports, employer parking lots, child-care centers and college campuses (the latter two only with the permission of daycare owners and school officials, respectively). \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"The girl would still need a parent or guardian\u2019s permission , per state law. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"The last one that didn\u2019t require you to ask a corporation\u2019s permission to listen to your own music collection. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"The agreement gave them the permission , or the authority, to speed centrifuge of the IR-4, IR-6 and IR-8. \u2014 CBS News , 4 May 2022",
"Because for marketing and marketers to succeed more, the permission to fail more needs to become more common. \u2014 Seth Matlins, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Only a few received special permission to run in Boston. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin permission-, permissio , from permittere ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182142"
},
"permit":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to consent to expressly or formally",
": to give leave : authorize",
": to make possible",
": to give an opportunity : allow",
": a written warrant or license granted by one having authority",
": permission",
": either of two pompanos ( Trachinotus falcatus and T. goodei ) that are important game fishes of temperate to tropical waters of the western Atlantic",
": to allow to happen or do : give permission",
": to make possible : give an opportunity",
": a statement of permission (as a license or pass)",
": a written warrant or license granted by one having authority"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8mit",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccmit",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8mit",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccmit",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8mit",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8mit",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccmit",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccmit, p\u0259r-\u02c8mit"
],
"synonyms":[
"allow",
"green-light",
"have",
"suffer"
],
"antonyms":[
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"veto"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The judge permitted the release of the prisoner.",
"Smoking is not permitted in the building.",
"When we arrived at customs we realized we had more than the permitted number of items.",
"He permitted himself one more cookie.",
"The new ramp permits easier access to the highway."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1884, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190052"
},
"perpetrate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit",
": to produce, perform, or execute (something likened to a crime)",
": to bring about or carry out : commit",
": to carry out or bring about (as a crime)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t"
],
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"accomplish",
"achieve",
"bring off",
"carry off",
"carry out",
"commit",
"compass",
"do",
"execute",
"follow through (with)",
"fulfill",
"fulfil",
"make",
"negotiate",
"perform",
"prosecute",
"pull off",
"put through"
],
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"examples":[
"The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery.",
"The attack was perpetrated by a street gang.",
"He vowed revenge for the crime perpetrated on his family.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under current law, unmarried partners who commit domestic violence are not barred from purchasing a firearm, though spouses who perpetrate domestic violence are. \u2014 Byallison Pecorin, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"And with regard to that, people who perpetrate mass shootings are searching for answers, meaning in life. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
"Experts describe multiple types of IPV that involve different characteristics and patterns regarding how often women and men perpetrate such violence. \u2014 Kellie Lynch, Chron , 23 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no record of any of these registrations being used to perpetrate fraud, such as might take place if someone claimed to be an inactive or out-of-state voter and sought to cast a ballot using their name. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"As Putin continues to perpetrate indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, no child in the country is safe. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Quite simply, face masks perpetrate real educational and emotional harm on students. \u2014 Daniel Buck, National Review , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Critics say legacy admissions perpetrate inequality by providing a powerful advantage to high-income white applicants. \u2014 Daniela Altimari, courant.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Investigators believe that when he was captured, Long might have been en route to Florida to perpetrate more shootings, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told reporters. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, Casey Tolan And Amanda Watts, CNN , 17 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin perpetratus , past participle of perpetrare , from per- through + patrare to accomplish, from pater father \u2014 more at father ",
"first_known_use":[
"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172538"
},
"perpetual":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": continuing forever : everlasting",
": valid for all time",
": holding something (such as an office) for life or for an unlimited time",
": occurring continually : indefinitely long-continued",
": blooming continuously throughout the season",
": lasting forever or for a very long time",
": occurring continually : constant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-ch\u0259l",
"-\u02c8pech-w\u0259l",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-w\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceaseless",
"continual",
"continued",
"continuing",
"continuous",
"incessant",
"nonstop",
"running",
"unbroken",
"unceasing",
"uninterrupted",
"unremitting"
],
"antonyms":[
"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shepherd and Iliza Shlesinger used humor to deal with being the perpetual new kid at school. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Experts attribute this issue to a lack of trust between law enforcement and immigrant populations, linguistic barriers and anti-Asian bias, such as the perpetual foreigner stereotype and the scapegoating of Asian Americans. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"The insights from this year\u2019s [STAATUS] survey spotlight the long history of stereotypes (like the perpetual foreigner and model minority tropes) in the U.S. and the uncomfortable truth that more Americans question the loyalty of Asian Americans. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"We can no longer be called the perpetual foreigner. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The series is set in a post-apocalyptic near future where countries no longer exist, reduced to Spartan like city-states locked in perpetual war, where children are turned into lethal soldiers and every citizen carries a gun. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Like Simard, Wohlleben is dedicated to counteracting the reductive understanding of Darwinism as a merciless, perpetual war of all against all. \u2014 Robert Moor, The New Yorker , 10 June 2021",
"Meanwhile, a steady drip of ceremony news has kept Oscar enthusiasts in a perpetual state of high dudgeon. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Melissa Errico is someone who appears to be in perpetual motion. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 1 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English perpetuel , from Anglo-French, from Latin perpetuus uninterrupted, from per- through + petere to go to \u2014 more at feather ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175802"
},
"perpetually":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a perpetual or continuous manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-w\u0259-l\u0113",
"-ch\u0259-l\u0113",
"-\u02c8pech-w\u0259-l\u0113"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173739"
},
"perpetuity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": eternity sense 2",
": the quality or state of being perpetual",
": the condition of an estate limited so that it will not take effect or vest within the period fixed by law",
": an estate so limited",
": an annuity payable forever",
": the quality, state, or duration of being perpetual",
": the condition of a future estate limited in such a way as not to vest within the period fixed by law for the vesting of an estate",
": a limitation that gives rise to such a situation",
": an estate that will not vest within the period fixed by law \u2014 see also rule against perpetuities , statutory rule against perpetuities",
": an annuity payable forever"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113, -\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
],
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"eternity",
"everlasting",
"foreverness",
"infinity"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"lands that should remain in their wild state in perpetuity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The decision to extend the program in perpetuity wasn\u2019t without controversy. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Meta/Facebook announced that employees returning to the office would need to be there at least half the time, in perpetuity , but added that many Meta employees could and should work from anywhere their jobs allowed. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 1 June 2022",
"But unlike any other lender, the federal government keeps those bad debts around in perpetuity . \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Since London committed in 1998 to maintaining an open border in perpetuity , the Brexit solution to date has been to erect a new customs border in the Irish Sea. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The move to ban overseas shipments was not in perpetuity and could be revised, senior government officials told a press conference. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 14 May 2022",
"But broadly, the IRS has challenged non-syndicated easements on valuation and for a variety of other reasons, such as the lack of an acceptable conservation purpose and failure to preserve the land in perpetuity . \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Disney+ and Hulu, just like Netflix and HBO, are platforms designed to keep their library content in-house in perpetuity whenever possible. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The federal government enticed states to comply by offering to pick up 100% of the tab for expansion in the first two years\u2014and 90% of the cost of expansion in perpetuity . \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English perpetuite , from Anglo-French perpetuit\u00e9 , from Latin perpetuitat-, perpetuitas , from perpetuus ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194348"
},
"perplex":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to make unable to grasp something clearly or to think logically and decisively about something",
"to make intricate or involved complicate",
"to make unable to understand confuse"
],
"pronounciation":"p\u0259r-\u02c8pleks",
"synonyms":[
"complex",
"complexify",
"complicate",
"embarrass",
"entangle",
"sophisticate"
],
"antonyms":[
"simplify",
"streamline"
],
"examples":[
"Questions about the meaning of life have always perplexed humankind.",
"let's not perplex the issue further with irrelevant concerns",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ancient people would travel for hundreds of miles to reach this cultural center, which has left behind archeological mysteries that continue to perplex us more than a thousand years later. \u2014 Cnn Opinion, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Ancient people would travel for hundreds of miles to reach this cultural center, which has left behind archeological mysteries that continue to perplex us more than a thousand years later. \u2014 Cnn Opinion, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Ancient people would travel for hundreds of miles to reach this cultural center, which has left behind archeological mysteries that continue to perplex us more than a thousand years later. \u2014 Cnn Opinion, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
"What will likely perplex the selection committee, though, are six Quadrant 1 victories. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Ancient people would travel for hundreds of miles to reach this cultural center, which has left behind archeological mysteries that continue to perplex us more than a thousand years later. \u2014 Cnn Opinion, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The first time that Lamar Jackson saw the Dolphins defense that would perplex and punish him, ruining his Thursday night, the Ravens quarterback almost solved it. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Ancient people would travel for hundreds of miles to reach this cultural center, which has left behind archeological mysteries that continue to perplex us more than a thousand years later. \u2014 Cnn Opinion, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Ancient people would travel for hundreds of miles to reach this cultural center, which has left behind archeological mysteries that continue to perplex us more than a thousand years later. \u2014 Cnn Opinion, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"obsolete perplex , adjective, involved, perplexed, from Latin perplexus , from per- thoroughly + plexus involved, from past participle of plectere to braid, twine \u2014 more at per- , ply ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"perplexity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the state of being perplexed : bewilderment",
": something that perplexes",
": entanglement",
": a puzzled or anxious state of mind",
": something that puzzles"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8plek-s\u0259-t\u0113",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8plek-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"bafflement",
"bamboozlement",
"befuddlement",
"bemusement",
"bewilderedness",
"bewilderment",
"confusedness",
"confusion",
"discombobulation",
"distraction",
"fog",
"head-scratching",
"maze",
"muddle",
"mystification",
"puzzlement",
"tangle",
"whirl"
],
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"examples":[
"There was a look of perplexity on his face.",
"He stared at her in perplexity .",
"We will never solve all of the perplexities of life.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To avoid any park perplexity , plan ahead by checking exactly which parks are ineligible, then browse this interactive map that showcases the locations of the 200-plus participating state parks. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This air of wry perplexity turned out to be a defining Willis trait, and was central to his remarkable run of performances in the mid-to-late nineties. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2022",
"His subjects\u2019 expressions blended perplexity and anger, defiance and determination, weariness and fear. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"His pale and beaky face is set, not unlike Ethan Hawke\u2019s, in a near-perpetual frown of perplexity , as if he were defeated by the basic code of existence, and by other folks\u2019 apparent ability to crack it. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Their comments revealed perplexity , anger, and frustration. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 13 Dec. 2021",
"There may be perplexity at the way some exhibits are curated and exasperation with captions that do not satisfy. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2021",
"West turns their example into his own soul-twisting solipsism that now, after WuTang Clan, exemplifies modern black male perplexity . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 Nov. 2021",
"That moment of intense perplexity led me to write my first book, which sought to fathom the enigma of mountain-worship. \u2014 Willa Glickman, The New York Review of Books , 10 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English perplexite , from Middle French perplexit\u00e9 , from Late Latin perplexitat-, perplexitas , from Latin perplexus ",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212214"
},
"persecute":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict",
": to cause to suffer because of belief",
": to annoy with persistent or urgent approaches (such as attacks, pleas, or importunities) : pester",
": to treat continually in a cruel and harmful way"
],
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"\u02c8p\u0259r-si-\u02ccky\u00fct",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-si-\u02ccky\u00fct"
],
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"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"bedevil",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment",
"torture"
],
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"examples":[
"The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime.",
"They were persecuted for their beliefs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the resolution, the video accuses Ho, Manzo and Do of conspiring to persecute Venerable Vien Ly, the abbot of Chua Dieu Ngu Buddhist temple in Westminster. \u2014 Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"But over the years the government continued to persecute religious minorities and political dissenters and isolate itself internationally, and opportunities withered for many Iranians regardless of religion. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"All three countries use a patchwork of laws\u2014often involving vague definitions of morality or debauchery\u2014to persecute LGBTQ people. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Their departure accelerates a long-running process of shutting down Russia\u2019s civil society, without the state having to persecute and imprison people individually. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
"China also employs diplomatic pressure and financial incentives to secure foreign assistance in its efforts to persecute Uighurs abroad. \u2014 John Beck, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"While offering design inspiration, the papacy\u2019s alliance with France to persecute the Templars also presented an allegory. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Increasingly, countries that persecute LGBTQ communities are altering their legal approaches to cases. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Worst of all, the bill would make the Federal Trade Commission a superagency by expanding its budget by $300 million along with the almost unlimited power to persecute American business with its vast menu of potential offenses. \u2014 Robert H. Bork Jr., WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French persecuter , back-formation from persecuteur persecutor, from Late Latin persecutor , from persequi to persecute, from Latin, to pursue, from per- through + sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185114"
},
"persecutor":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict",
": to cause to suffer because of belief",
": to annoy with persistent or urgent approaches (such as attacks, pleas, or importunities) : pester",
": to treat continually in a cruel and harmful way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-si-\u02ccky\u00fct",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-si-\u02ccky\u00fct"
],
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"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"bedevil",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
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"harrow",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment",
"torture"
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"examples":[
"The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime.",
"They were persecuted for their beliefs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the resolution, the video accuses Ho, Manzo and Do of conspiring to persecute Venerable Vien Ly, the abbot of Chua Dieu Ngu Buddhist temple in Westminster. \u2014 Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"But over the years the government continued to persecute religious minorities and political dissenters and isolate itself internationally, and opportunities withered for many Iranians regardless of religion. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"All three countries use a patchwork of laws\u2014often involving vague definitions of morality or debauchery\u2014to persecute LGBTQ people. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Their departure accelerates a long-running process of shutting down Russia\u2019s civil society, without the state having to persecute and imprison people individually. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
"China also employs diplomatic pressure and financial incentives to secure foreign assistance in its efforts to persecute Uighurs abroad. \u2014 John Beck, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"While offering design inspiration, the papacy\u2019s alliance with France to persecute the Templars also presented an allegory. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Increasingly, countries that persecute LGBTQ communities are altering their legal approaches to cases. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Worst of all, the bill would make the Federal Trade Commission a superagency by expanding its budget by $300 million along with the almost unlimited power to persecute American business with its vast menu of potential offenses. \u2014 Robert H. Bork Jr., WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French persecuter , back-formation from persecuteur persecutor, from Late Latin persecutor , from persequi to persecute, from Latin, to pursue, from per- through + sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201840"
},
"persevering":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement",
": to keep trying to do something in spite of difficulties"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8vir",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8vir"
],
"synonyms":[
"carry on",
"persist"
],
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"examples":[
"She persevered in her studies and graduated near the top of her class.",
"Even though he was tired, he persevered and finished the race.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first lady also talked about mental health impacts of the pandemic in addition to physical impacts, stating that her resiliency initiative, launched in February 2021, is aimed at empowering kids to be able to persevere through life's challenges. \u2014 Kelly Laco, Fox News , 12 Feb. 2022",
"There are also a number of women who continue to persevere and work within churches. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"The ability to persevere is one of the most essential traits in life and it must be developed from your freshman year. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 20 May 2022",
"The goal then was to shape a postwar international financial architecture that would inspire struggling nations to persevere in hope of a more stable and prosperous economic future. \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"He is clearly fascinated by the absurdity of this hero\u2019s situation, and also determined to defend the dignity of a man who had no choice but to persevere in an impossible mission. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"With more than a year left before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must adapt and persevere to stay on course and survive. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"The statement also indicated that Ms. Juicy, 50, intends to persevere . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"Reed apparently knows how to persevere in the thoroughbred game. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 8 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English perseveren, borrowed from Anglo-French parseverer, perseverer \"to last, endure, persist in spite of opposition,\" borrowed from Latin persev\u0113r\u0101re \"to persist in a course of action or an attitude in spite of opposition, keep on, (of a condition) continue, last,\" from per- per- + -sev\u0113r\u0101re, verbal derivative of sev\u0113rus \"stern, austere, severe \"",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224056"
},
"persist":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning",
"to remain unchanged or fixed in a specified character, condition, or position",
"to be insistent in the repetition or pressing of an utterance (such as a question or an opinion)",
"to continue to exist especially past a usual, expected, or normal time",
"to keep on doing or saying something continue stubbornly",
"to last on and on continue to exist or occur"
],
"pronounciation":"p\u0259r-\u02c8sist",
"synonyms":[
"carry on",
"persevere"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Supply chain issues and the skyrocketing cost of certain blooms still persist , Zedros said. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Director Jason Mitchell said staffing issues persist and argued a route optimization study should be conducted before full service resumes. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"Though a single, drought-resistant tree may not exist, trees as a whole can be a good landscaping choice even as experts say Utah\u2019s water problems will persist . \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Now, the Biden administration is facing questions from Republicans and others about how long problems may persist and what solutions are available to the public \u2014 even as the government stresses its watchdog role in investigating Abbott. \u2014 Byalexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
"Otto said that without crucial interventions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the pace of climate change, oppressive and dangerous heat waves will persist . \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"Investors are watching corporate earnings to see how big companies are coping with high inflation as supply chain problems persist and consumer demand remains high, and expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes drive up borrowing costs. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Should medical concerns persist with Stingley, Dominik said Ekwonu makes sense for the Lions if Hutchinson is off the board. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Georgia has since abandoned the Immigration Enforcement Review Board, but Gruner said anti-immigrant sentiments persist in Whitfield County, where Trump won 70 percent of the vote in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French persister , from Latin persistere , from per- + sistere to take a stand, stand firm; akin to Latin stare to stand \u2014 more at stand ",
"first_known_use":[
"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"persistent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": existing for a long or longer than usual time or continuously: such as",
": retained beyond the usual period",
": continuing without change in function or structure",
": effective in the open for an appreciable time usually through slow volatilizing",
": degraded only slowly by the environment",
": remaining infectious for a relatively long time in a vector after an initial period of incubation",
": continuing or inclined to persist in a course",
": continuing to exist despite interference or treatment",
": continuing to act or exist longer than usual",
": existing or continuing for a long time: as",
": effective in the open for an appreciable time usually through slow volatilizing",
": degraded only slowly by the environment",
": remaining infectious for a relatively long time in a vector after an initial period of incubation",
": continuing to exist despite interference or treatment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8zi-",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt",
"-t\u0259nt"
],
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"dogged",
"insistent",
"patient",
"persevering",
"pertinacious",
"tenacious"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The World Bank warned in its latest global economic forecast that the toxic economic combination of weak economic growth and persistent inflation is a threat to many economies around the world. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"That pessimism has carried over into the economy, as record prices at the pump and persistent inflation have jeopardized Democrats' ability to hold on to the House and Senate in the midterm elections. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"The family includes 5,000 compounds, which are persistent , remaining both in the environment and the human body over time. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Fed officials, as a group, were slow last year to recognize how persistent inflation would be, believing instead that widespread price spikes would likely prove temporary. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Fed officials, as a group, were slow last year to recognize how persistent inflation would be, believing instead that widespread price spikes would likely prove temporary. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"But six months later, serious problems remain and persistent inflation has become a major political liability for Mr. Biden. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"The European Central Bank laid out plans to increase interest rates for the first time in more than a decade, joining many of its peers in raising borrowing costs to tackle persistent inflation that is spreading far beyond the U.S. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Memphis: The city got dragged in the comments Wednesday after officials attempted to rebut a viral TikTok that highlighted Memphis\u2019 persistent problems with potholes. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin persistent-, persistens , present participle of persistere \u2014 see persist ",
"first_known_use":[
"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192051"
},
"persnickety":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fussy about small details : fastidious",
": having the characteristics of a snob",
": requiring great precision"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sni-k\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"choosy",
"choosey",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
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"fussbudgety",
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"nice",
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"particular",
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],
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"undemanding",
"unfastidious",
"unfussy"
],
"examples":[
"as she got older, she got more and more persnickety",
"lacked the patience to deal with such persnickety tasks as hanging wallpaper",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Okonedo leans gleefully into her purring diva, a cat on a hot tin riverboat, and Branagh's Poirot has the persnickety calm of a man who has never been proved wrong. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Her favorite food is figs, although the 90-year-old is a bit persnickety , The AP mentioned. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 1 Feb. 2022",
"There also was a persnickety season ticket holder who didn\u2019t like the commotion when a T-shirt came his way, so Derk wasn\u2019t allowed to fire anywhere near his section. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Hidetoshi Nishijima stars as a widowed stage actor and director who's very persnickety about his beloved red Saab. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Few debates over Latin American literatures devolve into persnickety hair-splitting more quickly than quarrels over the question of what constitutes magical realism. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2021",
"The show, which ended 17 years ago, starred Grammer in the persnickety titular character and was a ratings success during its 11-year run. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Take those persnickety precision police, who keep hounding us to unmask our meaning. \u2014 Gary Gilson, Star Tribune , 26 Dec. 2020",
"This summer offers all the variety even the most persnickety TV fan could want, with returning favorites and new series. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 4 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration of pernickety ",
"first_known_use":[
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225929"
},
"person":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": human , individual",
": a character or part in or as if in a play : guise",
": one of the three modes of being in the Trinitarian Godhead as understood by Christians",
": the unitary personality of Christ that unites the divine and human natures",
": bodily appearance",
": the body of a human being",
": the body and clothing",
": the personality of a human being : self",
": one (such as a human being, a partnership, or a corporation) that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties",
": reference of a segment of discourse to the speaker, to one spoken to, or to one spoken of as indicated by means of certain pronouns or in many languages by verb inflection",
": in one's bodily presence",
": a human being considered as an individual",
": the body of a human being",
": natural person",
": the body of a human being",
": the body and clothing of a human being",
": one (as a human being or corporation) that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties \u2014 see also juridical person , legal person , personality"
],
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"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u1d4an",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
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"baby",
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"fish",
"guy",
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"man",
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"specimen",
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"thing",
"wight"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a brief phone interview, Joseph Mokrisky, a member of the town\u2019s five- person Select Board, warned the Globe against publishing a story critical of the department. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Vista City Council members allocated $460,000 to fund the two-year, four- person pilot program in August 2021 with money from $26 million received from the Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Oden finished May 24 with the most votes in a four- person primary contest. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"The Salt Lake City area has several companies that specialize in picnics, from one- person outfits that book via Instagram DM to full-on luxury caterers that will bring photo backdrops, flowers and tea sets. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Additionally, the seven- person jury awarded Heard $2 million in damages for her counterclaims against Depp. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"The other person , a 27-year-old veteran, was pronounced dead at the scene. \u2014 CBS News , 18 June 2022",
"The story is a first- person account by an imprisoned man who takes part in laboratory experiments. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 18 June 2022",
"The three- person committee is meeting with teachers and several Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officers behind closed doors. \u2014 Nicolas Rothenberg, ABC News , 17 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French persone , from Latin persona actor's mask, character in a play, person, probably from Etruscan phersu mask, from Greek pros\u014dpa , plural of pros\u014dpon face, mask \u2014 more at prosopopoeia ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220727"
},
"personage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person of rank, note, or distinction",
": one distinguished for presence and personal power",
": a human individual : person",
": a dramatic, fictional, or historical character",
": impersonation",
": an important or famous person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rs-nij",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-nij",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-nij"
],
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"baby",
"being",
"bird",
"bod",
"body",
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"customer",
"devil",
"duck",
"egg",
"face",
"fish",
"guy",
"head",
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"man",
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"thing",
"wight"
],
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"examples":[
"The premiere was attended by no less a personage than the president himself.",
"these sci-fi conventions attract personages of every description",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hopper and Hayward collide herein with just about every major cultural personage of the American mid-century\u2014including Miles Davis, Andy Warhol, Martin Luther King Jr., David O. Selznick. \u2014 Matthew Specktor, The Atlantic , 30 May 2022",
"In it, our heroic Time Lord encounters a famous personage from the past\u2014in this case, a notorious pirate queen in 19th-century China named Zheng Yi Sao, aka Madame Ching. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
"What was the key to cracking Chamberlain as a character and not just a remote historical personage ? \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 13 Jan. 2022",
"From there, the extravagance of the fashion only increased, with a shoe length hierarchy emerging\u2014the longer the toe, the more important the personage . \u2014 Ray Mcclanahan, Outside Online , 29 Apr. 2019",
"This was constant with nearly every personage introduced by Brownstein. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The statue of what Confederate personage was removed from its place of prominence in Charlottesville, Virginia? \u2014 Kathy Laskowski, sun-sentinel.com , 18 July 2021",
"In 2013, the school retired the cheerleading personage , which, since Mr. Luce\u2019s time, had acquired a cartoonish Native American bobblehead. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
"These include James, as Cumbo; Smith, as Jefferson; and Pittman, as Washington, who are paid to portray a single historic personage . \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 22 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185503"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being a person",
": personal existence",
": the condition or fact of relating to a particular person",
": the condition of referring directly to or being aimed disparagingly or hostilely at an individual",
": an offensively personal remark",
": the complex of characteristics that distinguishes an individual or a nation or group",
": the totality of an individual's behavioral and emotional characteristics",
": a set of distinctive traits and characteristics",
": distinction or excellence of personal and social traits",
": a person having such quality",
": a person of importance, prominence, renown, or notoriety",
": the qualities (as moods or habits) that make one human being different from others",
": a human being's pleasing or interesting qualities",
": a famous person",
": the complex of characteristics that distinguishes an individual especially in relationships with others",
": the totality of an individual's behavioral and emotional tendencies",
": the organization of the individual's distinguishing character traits, attitudes, or habits",
": the quality, state, or fact of being a person",
": the totality of an individual's behavioral and emotional characteristics"
],
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"\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-\u02c8sna-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On her 10th birthday, her grandmother Tina Lawson opened up on Instagram about Blue's personality . \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"But Yukon had a reticent personality , slightly more nervous than his sister. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"Young-hee is played by Jung Eun-hye, a woman who has Down Syndrome and\u2014like her character\u2014has a winning personality . \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"And Wild Arc\u2019s wines have some standout personality . \u2014 Heather Adams, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"But first, the little prince has a big personality ! \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"The show, after all, has a distinct personality and sensibility. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"Each song on the album seems to have a dual personality , like a radio dial lodged between two stations. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Pet owners love to talk about their dog's personality , as illustrated by some owners at a New York dog park. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"in the character of the good-hearted, virtuous seaman, the author has personalized the concept of perfect innocence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pick up a trend and personalize it for your audience. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022",
"Insurers can also improve the bottom line by using AI to price their policies more competitively and personalize them. \u2014 Kannan Amaresh, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Crestlloyd did not attempt to complete the house, reasoning that any buyer will probably spend millions to personalize it, which is not uncommon with trophy real estate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Guests can also personalize a tin of signature chocolate squares selected from the brand\u2019s largest Pick & Mix yet (with up to 40 different flavors during the holidays). \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Choose his team, personalize the front cover with his name, and watch him swoon over his team's best moments. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Discover fresh designs for any style and personalize a sentimental heart collage with 30 personal photos to create a special keepsake. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 13 May 2022",
"Dormer suggests covering the top with contact paper and an inexpensive piece of glass to personalize the piece. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"The Porsche is up for auction with its original light-yellow exterior over a black interior, although the owner did personalize the car a bit over the years. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 4 May 2022"
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"The ancient Greeks personified the forces of nature as gods and goddesses.",
"Justice is personified as a woman with her eyes covered.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From Clermont-Ferrand, Paloma was never afraid to personify female characters even at a young age. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Users are applying filters to their faces to personify Depp, combining clips of testimonies with past footage from Depp's film archives. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 15 May 2022",
"While some reviews imagine the ideal driver for a car, others personify the vehicle itself. \u2014 Colin Marshall, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Were the people propelling those 897 Chinese boxes \u2014 which started out as typography fonts and wound up forming an homage to China\u2019s Great Wall \u2014 meant to personify the beauty of cooperation? \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The artists seem to personify the tiny town \u2014 at once both traditional and modern. \u2014 Eric Dusenbery, ajc , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The teen, who had come to personify Second Amendment freedoms to some conservative Republicans, received a public congratulations from Trump. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
"His two advisers seemed almost to personify the voices arguing in his head: the results-minded Israeli pol and the Palestinian ideologue. \u2014 Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The lineup will feature local artists, producers, venue owners, and more \u2014 all coming together to represent their favorite cities and personify their musical spirits. \u2014 Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone , 24 Sep. 2021"
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"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sadly for those new investors, after its disappointing first quarter 2022 performance and outlook, Jassy must accelerate Amazon\u2019s revenue growth to persuade investors that its stock will offer higher them high returns. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The officers told her to persuade Bickings to swim toward the bridge pylon. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s announcement follows weeks of negotiations during which Washington has sought to persuade regional leaders to attend the summit. \u2014 Oscar Lopez, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, Trump failed to persuade Wyoming\u2019s legislature to rewrite state rules that allow Democrats and Independents to participate in the Republican primary, so crossover votes may help Cheney. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"Like previous rounds of sanctions, the oil ban is unlikely to persuade the Kremlin to end the war. \u2014 Lorne Cook And Samuel Petrequin, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
"But my guess is that Rudhyar was the first professional to recognize the real potential of the site and the one to persuade Stevenson to purchase the property before developers got their hands on it. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Their attorney, Kimberly Motley, used a obscure legal maneuver similar to a grand jury inquiry to persuade Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Glenn Yamahiro that there was enough probable cause to support charging Mensah. \u2014 Todd Richmond, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Millions of Americans will find out this fall that their health-insurance premiums are set to rise substantially\u2014spurring a lobbying campaign by some Democratic lawmakers, hospitals and insurers to persuade Congress to extend financial help. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 31 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214746"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"It would take a lot of persuasion to get him to agree to such an offer.",
"Most kids don't need much persuasion to use computers.",
"people of all different persuasions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Military bases are also a form of potent persuasion for smaller nations skeptical of Chinese intentions. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"This formula keeps them coming back for critical moments in their lives without any persuasion . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Stay alert to persuasion tactics \u2014 like good deals that reel you in and tempt you to act on other, not-so-good deals. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021",
"These discussions are best left to the states, where policy makers and citizens can engage in discourse and persuasion to find what each state values more. \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Greek philosopher, Aristotle, believed that persuasion and influencing occur when a speaker connects with the whole person\u2014to reason, emotion, and character. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"His images of running horses transformed the camera into a machine of unmatched powers of perception and persuasion , and set the course for the birth of cinema. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That didn\u2019t stop the woman\u2019s outcry from gaining viral attention this week, as her video became the latest salvo in a battle over truth and online persuasion playing out in parallel with Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"In the past, a combination of persuasion and mandates has eventually managed to accomplish this, but both tactics have their limits. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"noun"
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": tending to persuade",
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"cogent",
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"inconclusive",
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],
"examples":[
"We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.",
"a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moreover, a good customer service staff needs to be persuasive in their manner of speaking and use positive words while addressing a client's concern. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Their arguments aren\u2019t persuasive and suggest a growing isolationism in the GOP. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"The judge said Alabama's evidence was not persuasive . \u2014 Kim Chandler, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
"Amanda Morris Hunt is persuasive as a confident nanny who speaks to a bone-weary young mother (Megan Graves, excellent) in a park. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Hoax caller described as 'a freak who plays God' The caller was unusually persuasive , according to workers across the country who talked with him. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"The Florida Supreme Court ruled in January that the mother\u2019s testimony was so persuasive that it could not be ignored, and the Broward judge who oversaw the case never should have allowed prosecutors to present it to the jury. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Morse is as unsettlingly persuasive as ever as Peck, an insidious presence in a mask of paternal caregiving. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Event promoters should partner with artists to encourage safety, since messaging from the artist can be uniquely persuasive for fans. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"adverb",
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": saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured",
": being trim and chic : jaunty",
": piquantly stimulating",
": lively , vivacious",
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"a pert girl who is a member of the cheerleading squad",
"a pert retort that irritated the teacher",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Don\u2019t Look Up in a pale blue Gucci suit, standing alongside a beaming, pregnant Jennifer Lawrence, a clean-cut Leonardo Dicaprio, and a pert Meryl Streep. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Ohlsson\u2019s left hand alone exposed any number of passages glossed over by most interpretations, and the orchestra under Blomstedt was a pert , colorful, and utterly cohesive body. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 2 Aug. 2021",
"In this recipe, on the other hand, alliums are front and center, with leeks standing upright, pert and proud, and calling unapologetic attention to themselves. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2021",
"If The Odyssey had been the story of a glamour girl, Doris Lilly would be its pert heroine in a fur chubby endlessly stranded on a sleek banquette. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 28 Dec. 2020",
"On the \u2019gram, Lipa opted for a sleek white shirt with a tie and jeans, while FKA Twigs wore a pert lime green jacket with a fur trim. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 21 Nov. 2020",
"Banana splits, with their tall scoops of ice cream and drizzles of sauce and pert cherries, made frequent appearances in my childhood. \u2014 Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Banana splits, with their tall scoops of ice cream and drizzles of sauce and pert cherries, made frequent appearances in my childhood. \u2014 Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
"This adds dimensions to their sisterly quest, even if the harmonious emotions and good intentions never fully atone for the conventionalism of the blond-on-blond character design, the tiny waists, pert breasts, jeweled eyes and pale plastic-y skin. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 21 Nov. 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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": adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design",
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"a pertinacious little boy who was determined to catch and collect reptiles",
"a pertinacious salesman who would simply not take \u201cNo!\u201d for an answer"
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"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175433"
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": being trim and chic : jaunty",
": piquantly stimulating",
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": perky"
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"a pert girl who is a member of the cheerleading squad",
"a pert retort that irritated the teacher",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Don\u2019t Look Up in a pale blue Gucci suit, standing alongside a beaming, pregnant Jennifer Lawrence, a clean-cut Leonardo Dicaprio, and a pert Meryl Streep. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Ohlsson\u2019s left hand alone exposed any number of passages glossed over by most interpretations, and the orchestra under Blomstedt was a pert , colorful, and utterly cohesive body. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 2 Aug. 2021",
"In this recipe, on the other hand, alliums are front and center, with leeks standing upright, pert and proud, and calling unapologetic attention to themselves. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2021",
"If The Odyssey had been the story of a glamour girl, Doris Lilly would be its pert heroine in a fur chubby endlessly stranded on a sleek banquette. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 28 Dec. 2020",
"On the \u2019gram, Lipa opted for a sleek white shirt with a tie and jeans, while FKA Twigs wore a pert lime green jacket with a fur trim. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 21 Nov. 2020",
"Banana splits, with their tall scoops of ice cream and drizzles of sauce and pert cherries, made frequent appearances in my childhood. \u2014 Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Banana splits, with their tall scoops of ice cream and drizzles of sauce and pert cherries, made frequent appearances in my childhood. \u2014 Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
"This adds dimensions to their sisterly quest, even if the harmonious emotions and good intentions never fully atone for the conventionalism of the blond-on-blond character design, the tiny waists, pert breasts, jeweled eyes and pale plastic-y skin. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 21 Nov. 2019"
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": to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet , unsettle",
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"It perturbed him that his son was thinking about leaving school.",
"the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"None of this seemed to perturb the protesters, who\u2019ve also targeted border crossings in Manitoba and Alberta, as well as Sarnia in Ontario. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Andrillon: These slow waves are thought to be associated with pauses in the activity of the individual neurons, which could perturb neural processes and lead to lapses of attention. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 15 Sep. 2021",
"The one-minute teaser opens on Sissy St. Claire holding forth on stage against a glittery fuchsia backdrop as increasingly sinister images flash and perturb the 1980s vibe. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 19 Jan. 2022",
"For example, manipulations that knock out a microRNA gene in MSCs might also disrupt the function of those stem cells and perturb their exosome output to an extent that far surpasses just the loss of that single microRNA as a cargo molecule. \u2014 Michael Eisenstein, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
"Upper-level winds are weak enough so as to not perturb Pamela\u2019s growth, but there is no upper-level high-pressure ridge to enhance Pamela\u2019s outflow. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Richard Frye, a pediatric neurologist and autism researcher at the Phoenix Children\u2019s Hospital in Arizona, and his colleagues have found that such factors may also perturb the health of mitochondria in people with autism. \u2014 Diana Kwon, Scientific American , 18 June 2021",
"The more opportunities there are to perturb the parameters of a design, the more potential there is to generate valuable perspective. \u2014 James Scapa, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"That\u2019s especially true for people with autoimmune diseases and syndromes that perturb the body\u2019s autonomic nervous system, which governs everything from temperature and heartbeat to balance and digestion. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171127"
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"verb"
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": to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet , unsettle",
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": to disturb in mind : trouble greatly"
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0259rb",
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"It perturbed him that his son was thinking about leaving school.",
"the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"None of this seemed to perturb the protesters, who\u2019ve also targeted border crossings in Manitoba and Alberta, as well as Sarnia in Ontario. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Andrillon: These slow waves are thought to be associated with pauses in the activity of the individual neurons, which could perturb neural processes and lead to lapses of attention. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 15 Sep. 2021",
"The one-minute teaser opens on Sissy St. Claire holding forth on stage against a glittery fuchsia backdrop as increasingly sinister images flash and perturb the 1980s vibe. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 19 Jan. 2022",
"For example, manipulations that knock out a microRNA gene in MSCs might also disrupt the function of those stem cells and perturb their exosome output to an extent that far surpasses just the loss of that single microRNA as a cargo molecule. \u2014 Michael Eisenstein, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
"Upper-level winds are weak enough so as to not perturb Pamela\u2019s growth, but there is no upper-level high-pressure ridge to enhance Pamela\u2019s outflow. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Richard Frye, a pediatric neurologist and autism researcher at the Phoenix Children\u2019s Hospital in Arizona, and his colleagues have found that such factors may also perturb the health of mitochondria in people with autism. \u2014 Diana Kwon, Scientific American , 18 June 2021",
"The more opportunities there are to perturb the parameters of a design, the more potential there is to generate valuable perspective. \u2014 James Scapa, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"That\u2019s especially true for people with autoimmune diseases and syndromes that perturb the body\u2019s autonomic nervous system, which governs everything from temperature and heartbeat to balance and digestion. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French perturber , from Latin perturbare to throw into confusion, from per- + turbare to disturb \u2014 more at turbid ",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": troubled in mind : feeling or showing agitation : bothered , upset":[
"Never in his life had he been so perturbed , so horribly anxious.",
"\u2014 Frank Norris",
"The next 40 minutes were spent in a slow, long-distance waltz with the bear. He had spotted us, of course, and he climbed another 10 feet up the hill. He turned and chuffed once but didn't seem perturbed .",
"\u2014 Robert Sullivan"
]
},
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0259rbd"
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"1538, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": pervert entry 2"
],
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"\u02c8p\u0259rv"
],
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"backslider",
"debauchee",
"debaucher",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"deviate",
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"pervert",
"profligate",
"rake",
"rakehell",
"rip"
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"an undercover officer visiting chat rooms in search of pervs preying on naive teens"
],
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"1948, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181506"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": turned away from what is right or good : corrupt",
": improper , incorrect",
": contrary to the evidence or the direction of the judge on a point of law",
": obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable, or accepted : wrongheaded",
": arising from or indicative of stubbornness or obstinacy",
": marked by peevishness or petulance : cranky",
": marked by perversion",
": stubborn in being against what is right or sensible",
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": being, relating to, or characterized by perversion"
],
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"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0259rs"
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"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
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"grouchy",
"grumpy",
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"irritable",
"peevish",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
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"examples":[
"their perverse cruelty to animals",
"She has a perverse fascination with death.",
"He seems to take perverse pleasure in making things as difficult as possible.",
"His friends all enjoy his perverse sense of humor.",
"Is this some kind of perverse joke?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hiking corporate taxes would discourage investment in new productive capacity, a perverse move at a time of mismatched supply and demand. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 13 June 2022",
"The Upside Down isn\u2019t just an inversion of the Right-side Up, but rather a kind of magnification of everything perverse and destructive in the Right-side Up. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 May 2022",
"In the Realm of the Senses has long been considered one of the most perverse and erotic films to have ever slinked across the screen. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
"Indeed, sanctions can have the perverse effect of increasing the lethality of a conflict. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The insurance industry, broadly, is built on relatively perverse incentives. \u2014 Bob Herman, STAT , 14 May 2022",
"The short answer comes straight from the authoritarian playbook: a perverse reading of history. \u2014 Katherine Stewart, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"Court records also show that over time, the demands in the hoax calls grew more perverse . \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"The most likely buyer is actually Mr. Povlsen, on behalf of Bestseller or one of his other holdings \u2014 which may strike some as perverse . \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French purvers, pervers , from Latin perversus , from past participle of pervertere ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184732"
},
"pervert":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right corrupt",
"to cause to turn aside or away from what is generally done or accepted misdirect",
"to divert to a wrong end or purpose misuse",
"to twist the meaning or sense of misinterpret",
"one that has been perverted",
"one given to some form of sexual perversion",
"to cause to engage in perversion or to become perverted",
"one that has been perverted",
"one given to some form of sexual perversion"
],
"pronounciation":"p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0259rt",
"synonyms":[
"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misinterpret",
"misrelate",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"slant",
"twist",
"warp"
],
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"backslider",
"debauchee",
"debaucher",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"deviate",
"libertine",
"perv",
"profligate",
"rake",
"rakehell",
"rip"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"people who pervert their religion to support violence",
"They perverted the truth to help further their careers.",
"movies that pervert the minds of young people by glorifying violence",
"Noun",
"longtime residents warned us not to go near the neighborhood pervert",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The major social-media and tech companies have already done their share to pervert civil discourse and shatter consensus and squelch reason, all to make a buck. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Yet Cry Macho, though minor, confronts the craven politics that pervert parenthood and international responsibility \u2014 whether volatile, unresolved concerns at the U.S.\u2014Mexico border or the hasty, humiliating Afghanistan evacuation. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Its crowded stadium shots present us with the contemporary mystery of how masses of friendly people later convert into the opposition \u2014 the spirit of brotherhood that politics currently pervert . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Money can really inform and pervert our most intimate relationships, beyond just the employee-guest relationship at the hotel. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 18 July 2021",
"Most presidents won't pervert the conduct of their office the way Trump did. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021",
"The Gettysburg gambit is just his latest attempt to appropriate American history and symbology and pervert it to suit his ends. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2020",
"But then Kaepernick\u2019s message, as messages often do, became perverted into a debate that had nothing to do with his point. \u2014 Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com , 6 June 2020",
"McNeil isn\u2019t oblivious to the dark side of lurking, the way certain corners of the internet study discourses to mimic, troll, or pervert them. \u2014 Adrian Daub, The New Republic , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Fighting with one another is weakening our pervert brand. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Brandon is spiraling down the pervert drain to be eventually flushed out into the ocean of depravity. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The article begins, A serial pervert has been terrorizing a Brooklyn neighborhood by repeatedly exposing himself to kids \u2014 but keeps getting cut loose thanks to New York\u2019s lax bail reform laws . . . Swell. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Infectious Diseases was a liar and pervert , the newspaper reported. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
"The story of the shifting, creative ways that shame and denial pervert our social arrangements cannot be told too many times. \u2014 Christine Smallwood, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2021",
"Faxe the Foreteller centers an amazing scene, in a high hall, surrounded by eight other proleptic figures, two of them being quite insane and one a curious male pervert . \u2014 Harold Bloom, The New Yorker , 20 Nov. 2020",
"The chief barged into the police interrogation room where the man, handcuffed to the floor, called him a pervert . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2019",
"Joe also totally kills the pervert (Chris D'Elia) who abused Delilah and who came this close to abusing Ellie. \u2014 Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire , 26 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1501, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"pesky":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": troublesome , vexatious",
": troublesome sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-sk\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-sk\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I've been trying to get rid of this pesky cold for weeks.",
"the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rubin is reacting to the play in bold strokes and can\u2019t be bothered with such pesky details as overarching plot points and character fundamentals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Certified by Adobe and Autodesk, SpatialLabs uses a specialized optical lens, two eye-tracking cameras, and AI to make 2D work look 3D without pesky glasses or other clunky headgear. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
"Fungus gnats in houseplants are pesky but don\u2019t damage plants. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"Artful and practical, this soap set will keep pesky germs at bay with eye-catching flair. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
"In the last scene of Netflix's award-winning drama series, pesky private investigator Mel Sattem had returned from his dream job in the Chicago Police Department to confront the Byrdes one last time. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
"Then some of those ladies complained about being harassed by pesky real estate saleswomen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Zero in on pesky eye area creases and sagging skin with No7\u2019s retinol and peptide blend, which was a winner of the GH Beauty Lab eye cream test for lessening lines and firming skin. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Henry Cohen has a campaign manager who\u2019s not old enough to vote, a budget of almost zero dollars and the pesky obligation to be in high school classes all day while his competitors are out campaigning. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably irregular from pest + -y entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224900"
},
"pest":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an epidemic disease associated with high mortality",
": plague",
": something resembling a pest in destructiveness",
": a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (such as agriculture or livestock production)",
": one that pesters or annoys : nuisance",
": nuisance",
": a plant or animal that is harmful to humans or property",
": pestilence",
": an epidemic disease associated with high mortality",
": plague sense 2",
": something resembling a pest in destructiveness",
": a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pest",
"\u02c8pest",
"\u02c8pest"
],
"synonyms":[
"pestilence",
"plague"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"These insects are pests for farmers.",
"mice and other household pests",
"You're being a real pest . Would you leave us alone, please?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The organization also hopes to expand the audience for its podcast, which covers topics like whether or not insulation is healthy, how to identify mold and pest management. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"After the cockroaches are released, The Pest Informer will perform a study, testing out new pest -fighting techniques in the participating homes. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"But by then, the Great Recession had arrived, as well as a new invasive pest . \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The wealth accumulated over generations often meant a precarious living, and a bad season or pest outbreak would leave most at bare subsistence\u2014perhaps not the Irish Famine, but not far from it either. \u2014 Radu Magdin, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Within the pest control industry, electric bug zappers are known as EFKs, or electronic fly killers. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022",
"The glass containers, shaking back and forth inside two incubators, are teeming with cells from a pest known as the fall armyworm moth. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Dedicate a bottle of 70 percent isopropyl to pest control. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"My recommendation is to contact a competent pest exterminator, who will treat the space with pesticides, use complex heat systems or both to kill the bugs. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French peste , from Latin pestis ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200517"
},
"pestilent":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"destructive of life deadly",
"injuring or endangering society pernicious",
"causing displeasure or annoyance",
"infectious , contagious"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8pe-st\u0259-l\u0259nt",
"synonyms":[
"catching",
"communicable",
"contagious",
"transmissible",
"transmittable"
],
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"noncommunicable"
],
"examples":[
"proper hand washing will help prevent the spread of most pestilent diseases",
"pestilent reporters hounding him night and day"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin pestilent-, pestilens pestilential, from pestis ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162734"
},
"pet":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"abbreviation ()",
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a pampered and usually spoiled child",
": a person who is treated with unusual kindness or consideration : darling",
": a domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility",
": kept or treated as a pet",
": expressing fondness or endearment",
": favorite",
": to treat as a pet",
": to stroke in a gentle or loving manner",
": to treat with unusual kindness and consideration : pamper",
": to engage in amorous embracing, caressing, and kissing : neck",
": a fit of peevishness, sulkiness, or anger",
": to take offense : sulk",
"petroleum",
"Peter",
"positron-emission tomography",
": a tame animal kept as a companion rather than for work",
": a person who is treated with special kindness or consideration",
": kept or treated as a pet",
": showing fondness",
": favorite entry 2",
": to stroke or pat gently or lovingly",
"positron-emission tomography"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pet",
"\u02c8pet"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloved",
"cherished",
"darling",
"dear",
"fair-haired",
"favored",
"favorite",
"fond",
"loved",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbeloved"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The mayor's pet project has been the construction of a new high school.",
"spent my free time on my pet project"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1629, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1581, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1629, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213748"
},
"petrify":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter",
"to make rigid or inert like stone",
"to make lifeless or inactive deaden",
"to confound with fear, amazement, or awe",
"to become stone or of stony hardness or rigidity",
"to change plant or animal matter into stone or something like stone",
"to frighten very much",
"to convert (organic matter) into stone or a stony substance",
"to become stone or like stone"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8pe-tr\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
"synonyms":[
"castrate",
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"geld",
"lobotomize"
],
"antonyms":[
"brace",
"energize",
"enliven",
"invigorate",
"quicken",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify"
],
"examples":[
"the processes that petrify wood",
"The dead tree petrified into stone.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s devastating to the economy, however, and Trump is petrified that the tanking stock market will take his re-election hopes right along with it. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Many of the aides who helped people like her dad were petrified . \u2014 Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Peter is petrified by the idea of keeping someone like Luke in the mix as long as Hannah Brown did. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 21 Jan. 2020",
"Because success is petrifying for people, whereas failure is easy to manage. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2020",
"But they intersect in Berlin during the depths of the Cold War, when the West was petrified that the Soviets would stage an unprovoked and undetected assault. \u2014 Steven V. Roberts, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2019",
"After a cataclysm petrified them, only their trunks remained. \u2014 Wired , 18 Nov. 2019",
"The idea of sitting for days of interviews \u2014 just their two faces filling the screen \u2014 was petrifying to the Lewises. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Gannon announced over 130 winners across the six participating villages, ranging from chilling landscapes to petrifying portraits. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English petrifien (as past participle petrified ), borrowed from Medieval Latin petrific\u0101re, from Latin petra \"rock, boulder, crag\" (borrowed from Greek p\u00e9tra ) + -ific\u0101re -ify \u2014 more at petro- ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"petty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having secondary rank or importance : minor , subordinate",
": having little or no importance or significance",
": marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies : small-minded",
": small and of no importance",
": showing or having a mean narrow-minded attitude",
": relatively minor in degree",
"\u2014 compare grand",
"Sir William 1623\u20131687 English political economist"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"illiberal",
"insular",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"narrow",
"narrow-minded",
"parochial",
"picayune",
"provincial",
"sectarian",
"small",
"small-minded"
],
"antonyms":[
"broad-minded",
"catholic",
"cosmopolitan",
"liberal",
"open",
"open-minded",
"receptive",
"tolerant"
],
"examples":[
"a petty argument about grammar",
"My behavior was petty and stupid. I apologize.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This seems really petty and could have been an oversight and could have been a discussion. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
"At times, Mendelson said, the strain can seem petty , such as when, before the pandemic, Racine was not invited to monthly breakfast meetings hosted by the Bowser administration and the council. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"This new episode examines how petty thief and lifetime criminal James Earl Ray managed to escape prison multiple times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Those are the common ones, but many people have unique and often specifically petty , personal embarrassments as well. \u2014 Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
"One wonderfully petty example: Belichick reportedly wouldn\u2019t let Brady say good-bye to him in person, insisting instead on a phone conversation. \u2014 Joe Delessio, Vulture , 3 Oct. 2021",
"This year\u2019s issues weren\u2019t quite as trite or as petty . \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 22 July 2021",
"The former soldier and schoolmaster is presented here as careless, petty , monomaniacal, vainglorious, technophobic and, worst of all, bored by the lovely people and landscapes of Tibet. \u2014 Michael O\u2019donnell, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Never has a celebrity trial felt both so petty and irrelevant and yet had such a choke hold on my interest. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193421"
},
"petulant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": insolent or rude in speech or behavior",
": characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor : peevish",
": often in a bad mood : cross"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-l\u0259nt",
"\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-l\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"fiery",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the garrulous toddler turns into a petulant adolescent, Brian\u2019s protectiveness toward Charles, who longs for adventure \u2014 Hawaii, glimpsed on the TV, really grabs him \u2014 is reasonable, not pathological. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Instead, Yale issued a weak statement that defended the student protesters and grossly downplayed their disruptive and petulant actions. \u2014 Kristen Waggoner, National Review , 21 Mar. 2022",
"James\u2019 performance leans into Henry\u2019s weariness, seeming at times petulant at what he\u2019s being made to endure. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"Across his first two stops in the N.F.L., Beckham developed a reputation as a petulant but popular receiver, as well known for making absurd catches as proposing to kicking nets, appearing in a Drake video and forcing his way out of town. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The answer is nothing \u2014 besides the petulant satisfaction of giving Joe Biden a couple of black eyes. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Jason Sudeikis, an executive producer and recurring player on Detroiters, offered him one of his more unlikable characters to date as petulant billionaire Edwin Akufo on the second season of Ted Lasso. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Fearing her mom\u2019s judgment, Sam reverts to a petulant adolescence. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Even as a youth, Mellencamp had a reputation for being petulant and cocksure. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin or Middle French; Middle French, from Latin petulant-, petulans ; akin to Latin petere to go to, attack, seek \u2014 more at feather ",
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195040"
},
"pewter":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various alloys having tin as chief component",
": a dull alloy with lead formerly used for domestic utensils",
": utensils of pewter",
": a bluish gray",
": a metallic substance made mostly of tin sometimes mixed with copper or antimony that is used in making utensils (as pitchers and bowls)",
": utensils made of pewter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8py\u00fc-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8py\u00fc-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cave paused in front of a group of somber, forlorn Soundsuits, made in 2011 of black mother-of-pearl buttons, with large pewter -looking megaphones where heads should be. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"On the low end, implicated Navy members ate a gourmet meal or two on his dime or accepted modest gifts such as alcohol or pewter daggers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Fill Julep cup, preferably silver or pewter , or other glass, with crushed ice. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The blanket comes in three neutral colors that will seamlessly blend into any decor: lunar, a cool light gray; oat, a warm taupe; and pewter , a steely blue-gray. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The handle of a traditional Chinese soupspoon indicated that rather than using readily available pewter cutlery, the workers took extreme care in transporting fragile implements across the globe. \u2014 Matt Stirn, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The muted colors in the background\u2014the pewter sky, the drab pastel walls, the dead white of the bus\u2014seem to sympathize. \u2014 Rafa\u0142 Milach, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"And because Tampa Bay's normal pewter and red color scheme didn't fit with the orange and white jerseys, the Buccaneers temporarily abandoned the use of the throwbacks. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Additional finds include bone dice and gaming pieces, weaving tools, ceramic pots, and pewter dishes. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French peutre , from Vulgar Latin *piltrum ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215322"
},
"perceptible":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being perceived especially by the senses",
": possible to detect",
": capable of being perceived especially by the senses"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciable",
"apprehensible",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"distinguishable",
"palpable",
"sensible"
],
"antonyms":[
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indistinguishable",
"insensible",
"undetectable"
],
"examples":[
"The sound was barely perceptible .",
"There was a perceptible change in the audience's mood.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the road, the only perceptible tradeoff is the noise those sticky optional Pirellis generate. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Biyela is serene and measured, but there's an unmistakable sparkle in her eyes \u2014 mischief even \u2014 perceptible despite the partial pixelation. \u2014 Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure , 5 Mar. 2022",
"But the unexpected invasion of Ukraine saw a sharp correction to a barely perceptible gain of 0.4% in 2022 to 10.63 million, and now this minus 6% forecast. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"In a wordless moment that conveys the screenplay\u2019s driving notion with a subtlety quickly abandoned, Kath studies herself in the rearview mirror, tugging at her hairline to erase her barely perceptible forehead lines. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"There will be photos, too, offering a snapshot of a scarcely perceptible flaw in a player\u2019s positioning or an expanse of the field left exposed or a darting run left unconsummated. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Attenberg has published seven novels and her writing \u2014 both fiction and non \u2014 shimmers with keen pragmatic observations as well as deeply perceptible humane empathy. \u2014 Daneet Steffens, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"It\u2019s one of the perks of working from home, where CNN stays on most of the day, if at the lowest perceptible volume. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Jan. 2022",
"But the probe zooming through space captured the electric and magnetic emissions that scientists later converted into perceptible sound. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1567, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-141249"
},
"pejorative":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation sense 1 ) or that is intended to disparage or belittle : a pejorative word or phrase",
": having negative connotations (see connotation sense 1 )",
": tending to disparage or belittle : depreciatory"
],
"pronounciation":[
"pi-\u02c8j\u022fr-\u0259-tiv",
"-\u02c8j\u00e4r-",
"also",
"or",
"or",
"or",
"or",
"pi-\u02c8j\u022fr-\u0259-tiv",
"-\u02c8j\u00e4r-",
"also",
"or",
"or",
"or",
"or"
],
"synonyms":[
"belittling",
"contemptuous",
"decrying",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"denigrative",
"denigratory",
"deprecatory",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derisory",
"derogative",
"derogatory",
"detractive",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"scornful",
"slighting",
"uncomplimentary"
],
"antonyms":[
"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"laudative",
"laudatory"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Children born with an extra chromosome 21 are healthy, conspicuously happy and destined to live for many years. But they are not considered, in that pejorative word, 'normal'. \u2014 Matt Ridley , Genome , 1999",
"The word barbarian was used by the Greeks, to designate an alien, and therefore, by definition, someone inferior in culture to a Hellene. The Romans applied this in the pejorative sense to the people who came to live along the Rhine-Danube frontier. \u2014 Norman F. Cantor , The Civilization of the Middle Ages , 1993",
"On occasion they expressed a preference for the terms Latino or Hispanic if that would assist them in escaping from the term Puerto Rican, which became, at times, almost pejorative . \u2014 John Hope Franklin , \"The Land of Room Enough,\" 1981 , in Race and History , 1989",
"a word with pejorative connotations",
"the reviewer used the pejorative word \u201cversifier\u201d to refer to the writer, whose poems had struck a responsive chord with the general public",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Your character said this to Maverick as a pejorative , but did Cruise\u2019s reputation precede him in the best possible way? \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Some say it\u2019s a pejorative and insist everyone has a right to draw on their faith and values to try to influence public policy. \u2014 Peter Smith And Deepa Bharath, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"Jogging was a huge fad in the 1970s during the original recreational running boom, but the word eventually became a condescending pejorative within competitive, race-centric running culture. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022",
"His classmates snickered and called him indio\u2014Indian\u2014a pejorative for anyone with non-European blood. \u2014 Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The famed conservationist fought to preserve Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Forest but also referred to African Americans with a racist pejorative more offensive than the n-word to many Black people. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 31 Oct. 2021",
"In back-and-forths among Gruden and Allen and some of their friends, Gruden seems more than elated to throw around slang terms for a woman\u2019s genitalia as pejorative . \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Where Baldwin saw the degrading American tradition of blackface, Loretan saw only a costume within the make-believe world of carnival\u2014an imitation with intentions more philanthropic than pejorative . \u2014 Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Inequality as a pejorative is beneath both ideologies. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Soon, their coach earned a slew of pejorative nicknames like Nuthouse and Outhouse. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"Finlandization, meanwhile, has long been viewed as a pejorative term in Finland itself. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Instead of the usual red cow against a backdrop of snowy mountains, the cow was spotted, and one spot resembled a pig \u2013 an apparent reference to the pejorative word for police, state police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro told Reuters. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Amazon declined to comment about products on its site with pejorative statements about Alexa. \u2014 Alexa Juliana Ard, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Amazon declined to comment about products on its site with pejorative statements about Alexa. \u2014 Alexa Juliana Ard, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Amazon declined to comment about products on its site with pejorative statements about Alexa. \u2014 Alexa Juliana Ard, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Dec. 2021",
"The Tribune noted that the author, Oscar Wilde, was gay (using a pejorative term) and that his opera was a riff on the biblical story of Salome, who danced lasciviously with the head of John the Baptist. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"But Kenosha County Circuit Judge, Bruce Schroeder, also did not ban defense lawyers from calling the men looters, rioters, or other pejorative terms. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1882, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"circa 1888, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-151743"
},
"pedigreed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a register recording a line of ancestors",
": an ancestral line : lineage",
": the origin and the history of something",
": background , history",
": a distinguished ancestry",
": the recorded purity of breed of an individual or strain",
": a table or list showing the line of ancestors of a person or animal",
": a line of ancestors",
": a record of the ancestry of an individual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-d\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-d\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0113",
"\u02c8ped-\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestry",
"birth",
"blood",
"bloodline",
"breeding",
"descent",
"extraction",
"family tree",
"genealogy",
"line",
"lineage",
"origin",
"parentage",
"stock",
"strain"
],
"antonyms":[
"issue",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed"
],
"examples":[
"That horse has an impressive pedigree .",
"What is the dog's pedigree ?",
"The puppy came with papers proving its pedigree .",
"Democracy is an idea with a pedigree stretching back to ancient Greece.",
"The company has an excellent pedigree with over a century in the business.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pond, located behind the third green, has an impressive pedigree of its own. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The buzz was starting to build around Handroll Project, a new San Francisco sushi restaurant with an impressive pedigree , when everything came to a grinding halt last week. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
"Their attraction speaks to the urgency of the problem and the pedigree of his partners, including Blackbird. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"The model lacked the spacious rear seats of Ferrari's 2+2 models and the racing pedigree and performance of the 365GTB/4 Daytona. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
"Alford landed three transfers \u2014 Oregon State\u2019s Jarod Lucas, Seton Hall\u2019s Tyler Powell and Elon\u2019s Hunter MacIntosh \u2014 and a couple freshmen, but none has the pedigree of what walked out the door. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The current drift away from the United States, which used Thailand as a staging ground for the Vietnam War, also stems from the political pedigree of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who came to power in a military coup eight years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The heart of the roster is not going to change, so the pedigree of the coach must change. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Tearing down buildings happens all the time, regardless of the pedigree of the structure, usually because someone wants to redevelop the land beneath them. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English pedegru , from Anglo-French p\u00e9 de grue , literally, crane's foot; from the shape made by the lines of a genealogical chart",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190144"
},
"persuading":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action",
": to plead with : urge",
": to win over to a belief or way of acting : convince"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sw\u0101d",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sw\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"argue",
"bring",
"bring around",
"convert",
"convince",
"gain",
"get",
"induce",
"move",
"prevail (on ",
"satisfy",
"talk (into)",
"win (over)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sadly for those new investors, after its disappointing first quarter 2022 performance and outlook, Jassy must accelerate Amazon\u2019s revenue growth to persuade investors that its stock will offer higher them high returns. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The officers told her to persuade Bickings to swim toward the bridge pylon. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s announcement follows weeks of negotiations during which Washington has sought to persuade regional leaders to attend the summit. \u2014 Oscar Lopez, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, Trump failed to persuade Wyoming\u2019s legislature to rewrite state rules that allow Democrats and Independents to participate in the Republican primary, so crossover votes may help Cheney. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"Like previous rounds of sanctions, the oil ban is unlikely to persuade the Kremlin to end the war. \u2014 Lorne Cook And Samuel Petrequin, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
"But my guess is that Rudhyar was the first professional to recognize the real potential of the site and the one to persuade Stevenson to purchase the property before developers got their hands on it. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Their attorney, Kimberly Motley, used a obscure legal maneuver similar to a grand jury inquiry to persuade Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Glenn Yamahiro that there was enough probable cause to support charging Mensah. \u2014 Todd Richmond, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Millions of Americans will find out this fall that their health-insurance premiums are set to rise substantially\u2014spurring a lobbying campaign by some Democratic lawmakers, hospitals and insurers to persuade Congress to extend financial help. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin persuad\u0113re , from per- thoroughly + suad\u0113re to advise, urge \u2014 more at sweet ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-193658"
},
"per":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adverb",
"prefix",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": by the means or agency of : through",
": with respect to every member of a specified group : for each",
": according to",
": for each : apiece",
"period",
"person",
": throughout : thoroughly",
": containing the largest possible or a relatively large proportion of a (specified) chemical element",
": containing an element in its highest or a high oxidation state",
": to or for each",
": as directed by",
": by the means or agency of : by way of : through",
"\u2014 see per os",
"period; periodic",
"person",
": as stated by"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"by",
"in",
"through",
"via",
"with"
],
"antonyms":[
"all",
"apiece",
"each",
"per capita"
],
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"The speed limit is 35 miles per hour.",
"The car gets 32 miles per gallon.",
"He averages 15 points per game.",
"Per your advice, I accepted their offer.",
"Adverb",
"you can have them at 50 cents per or three for $1.25",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"While thousands were gunned down in 2020, that amounted to fewer than nine deaths per 100,000 residents, data shows. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"There are about 23 physicians and 15 nurses per 10,000 people on average. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
"According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, only five people per 100,000 are estimated to contract Ramsay Hunt annually. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"The rate in Navajo County is 34,616 cases per 100,000 people. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"The rate of deaths was 32.6 per 100,000 in 2021, a nine percent increase from the previous year. \u2014 Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"American Dental Association data for 2021 shows North Carolina has approximately 55 dentists for every 100,000 residents, while the national average is nearly 61 dentists per 100,000. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Mortality rates in Democratic counties dropped from 850 deaths per 100,000 people to 664, but in Republican counties, mortality rates declined from 867 to 771. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"In the United States, the murder rate reached 7.8 per 100,000 in 2020, marking the highest annual increase in the rate of homicides in 100 years, according to CDC data. \u2014 Daniela Mohor W. For Cnn, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Senior libero/setter Cassidy Donalson represented Spring Woods on the watch list after averaging a team-high 4.3 digs per set as a junior. \u2014 Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle , 1 July 2019",
"That\u2019s helped bring per -pound retail prices for beef patties down 16% from their September 2015 high of $5.12 to about $4.31 in June, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. \u2014 Jacob Bunge, WSJ , 30 June 2018",
"Anderton, the Collierville, Tennessee, native averaged 11.78 assists per set and 2.00 digs per set as Samford improved to 6-6 in SoCon play. \u2014 Samford Athletics, AL.com , 2 Nov. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Preposition",
"first_known_use":[
"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1899, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-204416"
},
"perfume":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the scent of something sweet-smelling",
": a substance that emits a pleasant odor",
": a fluid preparation of natural essences (as from plants or animals) or synthetics and a fixative used for scenting",
": to fill or imbue with an odor",
": a liquid used to make a person smell nice",
": a pleasant smell : fragrance",
": to add a usually pleasant odor to : have the odor of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccfy\u00fcm",
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8fy\u00fcm",
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8fy\u00fcm",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccfy\u00fcm",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02ccfy\u00fcm",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8fy\u00fcm"
],
"synonyms":[
"aroma",
"attar",
"otto",
"balm",
"bouquet",
"fragrance",
"fragrancy",
"incense",
"redolence",
"scent",
"spice"
],
"antonyms":[
"incense",
"odorize",
"scent"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She smelled the different perfumes at the store.",
"the perfume of fresh flowers filled the room",
"Verb",
"The meal included a delicate fish perfumed with butter and herbs.",
"a time when it was common for men to perfume their hair",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It's called the lipstick effect, when consumers spend on small luxuries like perfume or high-end beauty purchases even in a downturn, said Priya Raghubir, professor of marketing at NYU Stern School of Business. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Cologne and perfume totaling $600 was reported stolen May 21 when someone entered Ulta, 4115 N. Harlem Ave., took items from the shelves and left. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Sharon Sanders: \u2014 and perfume and being prissy (laughs). \u2014 CBS News , 21 May 2022",
"This is going to be the next luxury perfume people can't get enough of. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
"But designers including Alexander McQueen and Jeremy Scott cited him as an influence, and his work dominated European catwalks into the early 1990s, when Mr. Mugler began to turn his attention to perfume . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Fillion has also commissioned a series of sculptures to pair with each perfume as part of a collaboration with the artists Anicka Yi, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Pedro Reyes and Mario Garc\u00eda Torres. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The brand recently expanded beyond vodka into sanitizer and perfume and remains engaged in a project with NASA to create CO2-based sugars and proteins. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"Woody cedar and ambergris ground this perfume for a masculine finish. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Begin by saut\u00e9eing it with your aromatics at the start of cooking, add it midway to perfume the entire stew or braise, or do both. \u2014 Rachel Gurjar, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022",
"The sweet-smelling white blooms on the Graceful Gardenia ($39.99-$49.99) perfume a room. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"The stench wafting from the tree's billows of white blossoms has been compared to perfume gone wrong, rotting fish, chlorine, and a cheese sandwich left in a car for a week. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"This version is lovely, with floral cardamom to perfume it. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Soon lilacs and viburnums will perfume outdoor air. \u2014 Courtney Lichterman, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Retailers like Etsy, Michaels and Overstock carry a variety of display cases for everything from shot glasses and trading cards to perfume bottles and matchbooks in materials that include wood, acrylic and glass. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Airlines, department stores, hotels, and taxicabs perfume their air. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Seasonal fennel joins the fruit, along with onion, garlic, ginger, and herbs and spices to perfume the meat and pan sauce. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1546, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210330"
},
"perimeter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the boundary of a closed plane figure",
": the length of a perimeter",
": a line or strip bounding or protecting an area",
": outer limits",
": the part of a basketball court outside the three-point line",
": the whole outer boundary of a figure or area",
": the length of the boundary of a figure",
": the boundary of a closed plane figure",
": the length of a perimeter",
": an instrument for examining the discriminative powers of different parts of the retina often consisting of an adjustable semicircular arm with a fixation point for the eye and variable stations for the visual stimuli"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ri-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ri-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
"p\u0259-\u02c8rim-\u0259t-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"border",
"borderline",
"bound",
"boundary",
"brim",
"circumference",
"compass",
"confines",
"edge",
"edging",
"end",
"frame",
"fringe",
"hem",
"margin",
"periphery",
"rim",
"skirt",
"skirting",
"verge"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He scored from the perimeter .",
"soldiers guarding the perimeter of the camp",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Five people died during the riot, in which thousands breached the perimeter and stormed the Capitol building. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"The fire was previously mapped at about 600 acres, but aerial resources were able to better map the fire\u2019s perimeter . \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Some 1,862 fans filled the wooden bleachers surrounding the perimeter of Palmer Field \u2013 half in green and white, the others in maroon \u2013 to watch the top-seeded Warriors defeat Maloney, 3-1. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"Tatum has become especially accustomed to double-teams along the perimeter , with teams determined to turn him into a passer rather than a scorer. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Edwards testified to the committee that the arrival of an Arizona contingent of Proud Boys at the perimeter around the Capitol changed the tone of remarks from a megaphone-toting Proud Boy leader, Joseph Biggs. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Quested captured the moment just before 1 p.m. when protesters overpowered Capitol Police officers at the outer perimeter of the complex, turning over a series of bicycle racks and rushing closer to the Capitol building. \u2014 Jonathan Karl, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Griffin could be the Thunder\u2019s best perimeter shooter as a rookie. \u2014 Nick Crain, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Behind walls along the perimeter of the club are the rooms intended for members with additional fitness goals in mind. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"noun ()",
"verb"
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": a large quantity or number",
": to strike or pierce especially repeatedly with the bill or a pointed tool",
": to make by pecking",
": to pick up with the bill",
": to strike, pierce, or pick up something with or as if with the bill",
": carp , nag",
": to eat reluctantly and in small bites",
": an impression or hole made by pecking",
": a quick sharp stroke",
": a quick light kiss",
": to strike or pick up with the beak or a sharp instrument (as a pick)",
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"\u02c8pek",
"\u02c8pek"
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"Verb",
"The hen pecked my finger.",
"The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree.",
"He pecked his wife on the cheek as he headed out the door."
],
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"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-225416"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": personify",
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"\u02c8p\u0259rs-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-n\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"in the character of the good-hearted, virtuous seaman, the author has personalized the concept of perfect innocence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pick up a trend and personalize it for your audience. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022",
"Insurers can also improve the bottom line by using AI to price their policies more competitively and personalize them. \u2014 Kannan Amaresh, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Crestlloyd did not attempt to complete the house, reasoning that any buyer will probably spend millions to personalize it, which is not uncommon with trophy real estate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Guests can also personalize a tin of signature chocolate squares selected from the brand\u2019s largest Pick & Mix yet (with up to 40 different flavors during the holidays). \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Choose his team, personalize the front cover with his name, and watch him swoon over his team's best moments. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Discover fresh designs for any style and personalize a sentimental heart collage with 30 personal photos to create a special keepsake. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 13 May 2022",
"Dormer suggests covering the top with contact paper and an inexpensive piece of glass to personalize the piece. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"The Porsche is up for auction with its original light-yellow exterior over a black interior, although the owner did personalize the car a bit over the years. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 4 May 2022"
],
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"circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-225541"
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"peril":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost : danger",
": something that imperils or endangers : risk",
": to expose to danger",
": the state of being in great danger",
": a cause or source of danger",
": exposure to the risk of death, destruction, or loss",
": the cause of a loss (as of property)",
"\u2014 compare risk"
],
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"\u02c8per-\u0259l",
"\u02c8pe-r\u0259l",
"\u02c8per-\u0259l",
"\u02c8pe-r\u0259l",
"\u02c8per-\u0259l",
"\u02c8per-\u0259l"
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"danger",
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"trouble"
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"adventure",
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"gamble (with)",
"hazard",
"imperil",
"jeopard",
"jeopardize",
"menace",
"risk",
"venture"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For two working actors, the question once court is adjourned is will producers send them scripts as reliably as onlookers have been sending Tweets? Franchise futures in peril ? \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"But without the biggest race on the calendar, the state of the sport could've been in peril . \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
"Even as the Dobbs draft circulates, the ability of Black and Latina women to vote\u2014and have their votes counted\u2014is in peril as a result of voter suppression laws passed in states including Georgia, Texas, and Florida. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"Sea levels from around Norfolk, Va. to the Outer Banks have recently risen about one inch every five years, placing more homes in peril , according to William Sweet, a sea level expert at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration. \u2014 Jason Samenow And Brady Dennis, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
"Yet Kahane burst onto the scene in 1968 arguing that liberalism now placed Jews in peril . \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"So while film fests are going to be celebrating this remarkable story of Henderson and his Cannons, their home ice is in peril . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Most of the questions ignored other pressing matters like climate change, debt cancellation, the very fact that democracy itself is in peril . \u2014 Michael Arceneaux, The Week , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The season was in peril because of Kyrie Irving\u2019s no-time then part-time status which evolved in James Harden growing frustrated and essentially asking to leave Brooklyn. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But wandering in those spacious landscapes can also lead to peril . \u2014 Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Therapy empowers us to thoroughly and critically examine our habits and actions to determine what will lead to prosperity and what will lead to peril . \u2014 Brianna Carter, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"But there\u2019s another piece that should factor in to the decision: a home\u2019s vulnerability to peril . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
"November's warm gloom brought unusual blooms and peril to Twin Cities lakes and waterways. \u2014 Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune , 26 Nov. 2020",
"The bulwarks of a literary canon are usually about big ideas like love and war, crime and punishment, the nature of art, or the promise\u2014and peril \u2014of human ambition. \u2014 Danny Heitman, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2020",
"More inexperienced skiers on the trails could lead to peril . \u2014 Cara Korte, CBS News , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Communities along the coast have long dealt with crumbling cliffs for their danger to life and peril to property. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1567, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230712"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy"
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"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8fi-d\u0113-\u0259s"
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"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
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"constant",
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"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true"
],
"examples":[
"We were betrayed by a perfidious ally.",
"a perfidious campaign worker revealed the senator's strategy to his leading rival for the nomination",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The real mystery in this perfidious tale is why the FBI decided to advance the dossier hoax to the world, thus weakening America and its presidency. \u2014 WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"Millions of Russians with friends and relatives in Ukraine are heartsick, while others cling to the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing only what is necessary to protect the motherland against a perfidious West. \u2014 Katya Korobtsova, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Countries also find ways to live with them, and they can be used as a rhetorical device\u2014unfair sanctions imposed by a perfidious West\u2014to tighten a ruler\u2019s grip on power. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Thanks to that episode, and to Winston Churchill\u2019s denunciation of the agreement, the names of Munich, Chamberlain, and appeasement have ever since been bywords for perfidious betrayal. \u2014 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
"It's been Agatha all along \u2014 and her very own insidious, perfidious spinoff is now in the works. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Our country surely could not countenance the injuring of more than 130 police officers (including one who subsequently died) and the perfidious calls to lynch the Republican vice president and the Democratic speaker of the House. \u2014 Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Few would dispute the need to confront China on its perfidious treatment of its Uighur minority, not to mention various other human rights abuses in the country. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The country needed a leader and much of the public and news media found it in the gruff, uncharismatic, and perfidious form of Andrew Cuomo. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 3 Aug. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1572, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-013216"
},
"pernickety":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": persnickety"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ni-k\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"choosy",
"choosey",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussbudgety",
"fussy",
"nice",
"old-maidish",
"particular",
"persnickety",
"picky"
],
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"undemanding",
"unfastidious",
"unfussy"
],
"examples":[
"an Oxford don who's definitely a pernickety old chap"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1808, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-112513"
},
"periapt":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": amulet"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per-\u0113-\u02ccapt"
],
"synonyms":[
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"mojo",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
],
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"examples":[
"even rational, enlightened people have their periapts , which somehow make them feel a little more secure in an uncertain world"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Greek; Middle French periapte , from Greek periapton , from periaptein to fasten around (oneself), from peri- + haptein to fasten",
"first_known_use":[
"1584, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-131145"
},
"pestilential":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly",
": of or relating to pestilence",
": morally harmful : pernicious",
": giving rise to vexation or annoyance : irritating",
": causing or tending to cause pestilence",
": of or relating to pestilence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpe-st\u0259-\u02c8len(t)-sh\u0259l",
"\u02ccpes-t\u0259-\u02c8len-ch\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
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"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
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"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Spanish flu washed over the world in three pestilential waves during 1918 and 1919. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 23 June 2021",
"Our national experience with the role of state and local governments in casino gambling should have taught us that there is a world of difference between sensible reform and making government a revenue-seeking partner in a pestilential business. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Adding to these burdens were the poor soil and periodic ravages of the pestilential boll weevil. \u2014 Trevor Paulhus, Smithsonian , 19 Sep. 2019",
"But what if there is scant succor to be had, and our true natures are not noble but necrotic, pestilential ? \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 17 Nov. 2018",
"The classic treatise helped change public opinion of the Everglades from a pestilential swamp to a treasure that not only provides a home to distinctive flora and fauna but serves as the primary water source for the millions of residents of Florida. \u2014 Chelsea Greenwood Lassman, Teen Vogue , 1 Mar. 2018",
"The academic writes a proposal for a research center where these ideas can be given a pestilential foothold, a source of viral infection hidden in a legitimate academic setting. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2017",
"There are other pestilential concerns, among them dengue fever and chikungunya, a virus that swept through the Caribbean a few years ago. \u2014 Matthew Segal, Los Angeles Magazine , 13 Sep. 2017",
"But unlike other animals tagged as invasive and pestilential \u2014 like Burmese pythons, feral hogs, and snakehead fish \u2014 mute swans are widely beloved. \u2014 Brandon Keim, WIRED , 6 Feb. 2014"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-135116"
},
"perforation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or process of perforating",
": a hole or pattern made by or as if by piercing or boring",
": one of the series of holes (as between rows of postage stamps) in a sheet that serve as an aid in separation",
": the act or process of perforating",
": the penetration of a body part through accident or disease",
": a rupture in a body part caused especially by accident or disease",
": a natural opening in an organ or body part"
],
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"\u02ccp\u0259r-f\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-f\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"pinhole",
"pinprick",
"prick",
"punch",
"puncture",
"stab"
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"examples":[
"an infection that can cause perforation of the intestine",
"absentmindedly made perforations in his paper with his pencil",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those inserts, according to the women\u2019s attorneys, said there was less than a 0.05 percent chance of infection, displacement of the device or perforation of organs. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The navy straps perforation holes now come in varying sizes, which is a nod to the early Monaco models of the\u201970s. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But experts say those other methods are less safe than D&E, posing serious health risks such as infection, uterine perforation or death. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
"For example, a colonoscopy requires a preparation (mildly unpleasant and time-consuming), sedation (which can have side effects) and the procedure itself, which may have unexpected bad outcomes (such as a perforation ). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Gummies are marked with a perforation so consumers can easily tear them into a smaller dose, if needed. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Dakota was euthanized Monday after being found to have a perforation in his gastrointestinal tract, said Jared Bednar, the zoo\u2019s director of administration and creative. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Aug. 2021",
"One of her concerns was a possible perforation requiring additional surgery and a temporary colostomy. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 18 Aug. 2021",
"The microfiber material gives for a perforation style of design to keep your hands moving well. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 15 June 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-135655"
},
"pesty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an epidemic disease associated with high mortality",
": plague",
": something resembling a pest in destructiveness",
": a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (such as agriculture or livestock production)",
": one that pesters or annoys : nuisance",
": nuisance",
": a plant or animal that is harmful to humans or property",
": pestilence",
": an epidemic disease associated with high mortality",
": plague sense 2",
": something resembling a pest in destructiveness",
": a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pest",
"\u02c8pest",
"\u02c8pest"
],
"synonyms":[
"pestilence",
"plague"
],
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"examples":[
"These insects are pests for farmers.",
"mice and other household pests",
"You're being a real pest . Would you leave us alone, please?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The organization also hopes to expand the audience for its podcast, which covers topics like whether or not insulation is healthy, how to identify mold and pest management. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"After the cockroaches are released, The Pest Informer will perform a study, testing out new pest -fighting techniques in the participating homes. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"But by then, the Great Recession had arrived, as well as a new invasive pest . \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The wealth accumulated over generations often meant a precarious living, and a bad season or pest outbreak would leave most at bare subsistence\u2014perhaps not the Irish Famine, but not far from it either. \u2014 Radu Magdin, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Within the pest control industry, electric bug zappers are known as EFKs, or electronic fly killers. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022",
"The glass containers, shaking back and forth inside two incubators, are teeming with cells from a pest known as the fall armyworm moth. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Dedicate a bottle of 70 percent isopropyl to pest control. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"My recommendation is to contact a competent pest exterminator, who will treat the space with pesticides, use complex heat systems or both to kill the bugs. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141507"
},
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"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a state of tranquility or quiet: such as",
": freedom from civil disturbance",
": a state of security or order within a community provided for by law or custom",
": freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions",
": harmony in personal relations",
": a state or period of mutual concord between governments",
": a pact or agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity",
": in a state of concord or tranquility",
": to be, become, or keep silent or quiet",
": freedom or a period of freedom from public disturbance or war",
": a quiet and calm state of mind",
": agreement and harmony among people",
": an agreement to end a war",
": a state of tranquility or quiet: as",
": a state of security or order within a community provided for by law or custom",
": freedom from civil disturbance",
"river 1195 miles (1923 kilometers) long in western Canada flowing east and northeast in northern British Columbia and northern Alberta into the Slave River \u2014 see finlay"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113s",
"\u02c8p\u0113s",
"\u02c8p\u0113s"
],
"synonyms":[
"peacefulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"war"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rebels were pushed out of Goma and, after a peace deal, many of M23\u2032s fighters were integrated into Congo's national military. \u2014 Justin Kabumba, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"In my dissertation research, the women who did best in terms of even obeying the law of chastity were the most at peace with their sexuality. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"And unless the Fed can somehow broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, good luck seeing any relief at the pump anytime soon. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"The outlines of a peace deal are already on the table, says Samuel Charap at Foreign Affairs. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 3 June 2022",
"Aaron Donald would be \u2018at peace \u2019 if his career ended over his contract with the Rams. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Egypt and Israel sealed a peace deal in 1979 but avoided establishing a warm relationship until the recent thaw between Israel, the Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco. \u2014 Patrick Kingsley, New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Last year was the most violent year, according to the Red Cross, since Colombia signed a peace deal in 2016 to end the war with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the left-wing guerrilla group known as FARC. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 30 May 2022",
"The poll found that 82% of Ukrainians do not support territorial concessions as part of any peace deal, while 10% were in favor and 8% were undecided. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142055"
},
"peter (out)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to gradually become smaller, weaker, or less before stopping or ending"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-154424"
},
"peacefulness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": peaceable sense 1":[
"They are a peaceful people."
],
": untroubled by conflict, agitation, or commotion : quiet , tranquil":[
"the feeling \u2026 that we as neighbors could settle any disputes in peaceful fashion",
"\u2014 F. D. Roosevelt"
],
": of or relating to a state or time of peace":[
"\u2026 the feasibility of creating a peaceful world order.",
"\u2014 Alan Tonelson"
],
": devoid of violence or force":[
"The opposing groups used peaceful tactics."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113s-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"dovish",
"pacific",
"pacifist",
"pacifistic",
"peaceable"
],
"antonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"hawkish",
"martial",
"warlike"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for peaceful calm , tranquil , serene , placid , peaceful mean quiet and free from disturbance. calm often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence. the protests ended, and the streets were calm again tranquil suggests a very deep quietude or composure. the tranquil beauty of a formal garden serene stresses an unclouded and lofty tranquility. watched the sunset of a serene summer's evening placid suggests an undisturbed appearance and often implies a degree of complacency. remained placid despite the criticism peaceful implies a state of repose in contrast with or following strife or turmoil. grown peaceful in old age",
"examples":[
"The park is so peaceful and quiet.",
"They settled the conflict by peaceful means.",
"We need to find a peaceful alternative to war.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Biden and Ardern also said their two countries wanted a peaceful resolution to rising tensions in the region. \u2014 Fox News , 1 June 2022",
"Yet there is a tension between the political and legislative act of holding public hearings about the attack, and the criminal investigation and prosecution of anyone who conspired to stop the peaceful transfer of power in a democracy. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"Yet there is a tension between the political and legislative act of holding public hearings about the attack, and the criminal investigation and prosecution of anyone who conspired to stop the peaceful transfer of power in a democracy. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The event forced the president to acknowledge that the United State\u2019s ability to proselytize about democratic values had been weakened by the Jan. 6 insurrection by a pro-Trump mob trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Another group the committee investigated, the Oath Keepers, began planning to block the peaceful transfer of power shortly after the November 3rd election, said Childress. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Opening landmark hearings on Capitol Hill, the panel made the case that Trump knew his claims of election fraud were false and proceeded anyway with an unprecedented plot to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"With personal accounts and gruesome videos the 1/6 committee expects the prime-time hearing to begin to show that America\u2019s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power came close to slipping away. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162705"
},
"periodic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": occurring or recurring at regular intervals",
": occurring repeatedly from time to time",
": consisting of or containing a series of repeated stages, processes, or digits : cyclic",
": being a function any value of which recurs at regular intervals",
": expressed in or characterized by periodic sentences",
": occurring regularly over a period of time",
": occurring or recurring at regular intervals"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpir-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-dik",
"\u02ccpir-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-dik",
"\u02ccpir-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4d-ik"
],
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"frequent",
"habitual",
"periodical",
"regular",
"repeated",
"steady"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconstant",
"infrequent",
"irregular"
],
"examples":[
"He takes the car in for periodic oil changes.",
"sent out periodic reminders about the office dress code",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tour still can conduct periodic testing if necessary. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Jan. 2022",
"At the same time, towns have struggled with wildfires, smoke and periodic pandemic lockdowns that drove tourists away at key times. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"The same mentality plays out in the White House briefing room, with the result that prime-time viewers of Fox News get periodic glimpses at the unfiltered Biden position. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Conducting periodic performance audits comprises management best practices. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Locals have long become accustomed to periodic loud quarry blasts coming from the interior of the peninsula, as well as the elevated conveyor that transports aggregate rock across Main Street to awaiting ships docked on the lake. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Despite his Russian roots, Sergeyich becomes friends with a Ukrainian soldier who makes periodic visits to his home. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The periodic gathering, which hasn\u2019t been held in the U.S. since its 1994 inaugural session in Miami, has had its share of diplomatic flare-ups and political theater. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"Businessman and former Army aviator Mike Durant is another front-runner who has seen periodic surging in the polls. \u2014 ABC News , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-155733"
},
"perpendicular":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright",
": being at right angles to a given line or plane",
": extremely steep : precipitous",
": of or relating to a medieval English Gothic style of architecture in which vertical lines predominate",
": relating to, uniting, or consisting of individuals of dissimilar type or on different levels",
": a line at right angles to a line or plane (as of the horizon)",
": exactly vertical",
": being at right angles to a line or surface",
": a line, surface, or position at right angles to another line, surface, or position"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259r-p\u0259n-\u02c8di-ky\u0259-l\u0259r",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-p\u0259n-\u02c8di-ky\u0259-l\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"erect",
"plumb",
"raised",
"stand-up",
"standing",
"upright",
"upstanding",
"vertical"
],
"antonyms":[
"flat",
"recumbent"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She lives on the street that is perpendicular to mine.",
"river rafters staring awestruck at the canyon's nearly perpendicular cliffs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In that block, which runs perpendicular to the The Alameda and is near Baltimore City College, officers found a 41-year-old man in a car. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
"To avoid an accident on a hill, Quinn advises mowing perpendicular to the grade of the hill and avoiding cutting parallel to the grade. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 16 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s how to work the lateral sling and complete this move: \u25cfStand perpendicular against a wall. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Flying perpendicular to the direction of the wind, their wings generate lift and pull even harder against the tether. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The Lever House is famous for its glass rectangular office tower set perpendicular to a two-floor base. \u2014 Kate King, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Let your free arm hang perpendicular to the ground, weight in hand. \u2014 Esther Smith, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Later, a similar complaint was made from a residence on West Woods Road, which runs perpendicular to Kimberly Road. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Continue to pull your feet until your ankles are over your knees and your shins are perpendicular to the floor. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Position the prop perpendicular to your body and under your glutes so that its upper edge aligns with your iliac crests (the top ridges of your pelvis) below your low back. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 2 Apr. 2020",
"For the first drill, called a garland drill, choose a gentle groomed run and ski perpendicular across the fall line, from one side of the run to the other. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Place the vegetables on the grill perpendicular to the grates and cook until lightly charred on all sides, about 10 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Set the other sheet in the pan perpendicular to the first, pressing it into the edges. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2021",
"At the University of Maryland, the line at Terrapin\u2019s Turf, a dance bar perpendicular to College Park's main drag, was loud and long Friday night. \u2014 USA Today , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Marquis, rail-thin and wearing a sweater despite the heat, held court Tuesday under a balcony perpendicular to where the Treme-Lafitte Brass Band played up above on the second story. \u2014 Keith Spera, NOLA.com , 6 Aug. 2020",
"Photos from the scene showed the plane perpendicular to highway lanes about 75 miles south of San Francisco. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Feb. 2018",
"Photos from the scene showed the plane perpendicular to highway lanes about 75 miles south of San Francisco. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1551, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-160829"
},
"peruse":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study",
": to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner",
": read",
": to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner",
": read sense 1",
": to read through carefully"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fcz",
"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fcz"
],
"synonyms":[
"pore (over)",
"read"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"To refresh my memory of the old days, I asked for some Dailies of the thirties from the morgue, sat down at the large round oak table at the end of the editorial room on the second floor, and began riffling through the musty pages. Soon a burly middle-aged man appeared and seated himself at the table to peruse some recent issues of the paper and take notes. \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
"I've even found myself idly perusing the Yellow Pages, not frantic for a plumber, just browsing. \u2014 Lesley Conger , Writer , October 1968",
"Bessie asked if I would have a book \u2026 , and I begged her to fetch Gulliver's Travels from the library. This book I had again and again perused with delight. \u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb , Jane Eyre , 1847",
"He perused the newspaper over breakfast.",
"perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are many reasons for this return to brick-and-mortar stores including the ability to peruse and select products in person and taking advantage of sales staff\u2019s expertise. \u2014 Jia Wertz, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"Gourmet food vendors serve up their classic dishes while guests peruse museum exhibits and test out virtual reality flight simulators. \u2014 Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Amazon\u2019s policy for content productions and database of businesses, vendors and talent from underrepresented backgrounds is an open-source document posted online for all to peruse . \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"In Marfa, art fanatics can also visit the Chinati Foundation or Ballroom Marfa, both nearby contemporary art museums, and the Ayn Foundation, which focuses on large-scale pieces that are all on display for visitors to peruse . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 14 Apr. 2022",
"There is a handful of new-to-the-market brands to peruse ahead of the official start of the season. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"If your schedule allows, take time to meander the historical property and peruse the Treasures and Trash Gift Shop, once used as a bunkhouse for stagecoach drivers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"On the way to the register, a sales associate entreated Tweedy to peruse the aisles of cattle prods and thousand-dollar piteado belts, but Tweedy demurred. \u2014 Hannah Seidlitz, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"There\u2019s some excellent information and several CBD products to peruse on their (excessively bright) website. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to use up, deal with in sequence, from Latin per- thoroughly + Middle English usen to use",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-160911"
},
"peculiarity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being peculiar",
": a distinguishing characteristic",
": oddity , quirk",
": something odd or individual",
": the quality or state of being odd or individual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"pi-\u02ccky\u00fcl-\u02c8yer-\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8ya-r\u0259-",
"-\u02ccky\u00fc-l\u0113-\u02c8er-\u0259-",
"-\u02c8a-r\u0259-",
"pi-\u02ccky\u00fc-l\u0113-\u02c8er-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"crotchet",
"curiosity",
"eccentricity",
"erraticism",
"idiosyncrasy",
"individualism",
"kink",
"mannerism",
"oddity",
"quiddity",
"quip",
"quirk",
"singularity",
"tic",
"trick",
"twist"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the peculiarity of his appearance",
"It is a peculiarity of the house that there is no front door.",
"her peculiarities as a writer",
"Scientists tried to explain some peculiarities in the results of the experiment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This peculiarity is just one that Sarah Fay explores in this piece. \u2014 Kara Devlin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
"Which highlights the peculiarity of the U.S. political economy with regard to anti-competitive behavior and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, spurred in part by the Standard Oil Trust. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The peculiarity of his appearance preoccupied everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"That could reflect a peculiarity of the data, according to Cooke. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 3 Apr. 2022",
"One peculiarity of European aristocrats is that their names pile up, like snowdrifts. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Either way, there\u2019s appreciation for the peculiarity of what\u2019s happening here, where the yards that once poured pillars of black smoke into smoggy Beijing are shooting Olympians skyward instead. \u2014 Jake Seiner, chicagotribune.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Also note: a peculiarity regarding the year\u2019s best movie ripples throughout the categories. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Still another peculiarity of an election in the midst of an indictment may be the importance of endorsements. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-180722"
},
"personal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or affecting a particular person : private , individual",
": done in person without the intervention of another",
": proceeding from a single person",
": carried on between individuals directly",
": relating to the person or body",
": relating to an individual or an individual's character, conduct, motives, or private affairs often in an offensive manner",
": being rational and self-conscious",
": having the qualities of a person rather than a thing or abstraction",
": of, relating to, or constituting personal property",
": denoting grammatical person",
": intended for private use or use by one person",
": a short newspaper paragraph relating to the activities of a person or a group or to personal matters",
": a short personal communication in a special column of the classified ads section of a newspaper or periodical",
": personal foul",
": of, relating to, or belonging to an individual human being : not public : not general",
": made or done by a particular individual and not by someone acting for him or her",
": of the body",
": relating to someone's private matters",
": intended for or given to one particular individual",
": relating to a particular individual or his or her qualities often in a way that is hurtful",
": of, relating to, or affecting a person: as",
": of, relating to, or based on the existence or presence of a person \u2014 see also personal injury , personal jurisdiction at jurisdiction",
": of, relating to, or restricted to a natural person and his or her rights, obligations, affairs, assets, or lifetime",
": of, relating to, or constituting personal property",
"\u2014 see also personal property at property \u2014 compare real"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rs-n\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-n\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-n\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"idiomatic",
"individual",
"individualized",
"particular",
"patented",
"peculiar",
"personalized",
"private",
"privy",
"separate",
"singular",
"subjective",
"unique"
],
"antonyms":[
"general",
"generic",
"popular",
"public",
"shared",
"universal"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Only carrier and location information \u2013 no personal information \u2013 will be collected, according to the city\u2019s website. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The press release states that the bill is the first Congressional action to strengthen digital privacy and protect personal reproductive health information specifically. \u2014 Essence , 22 June 2022",
"Lake has made education a main focus of her campaign, including backing parents who were incensed that the Scottsdale Unified School District board maintained lists with personal information on parents. \u2014 Brandon Gillespie, Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"Like many other companies, Strava has seemed to prefer to leave the responsibility for safeguarding personal information to the users: presenting the options for securing an account but making the process uninviting. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Public policies that ensure transparency in how applications work and how personal information is used, and that promote understanding of digital security standards, are critical to helping users feel confident and safe when accessing virtual care. \u2014 Ann Aerts, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Employees face somewhat greater risk, because a good deal of their personal information appears to be readily accessible. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"White said the department had also received threats to dox police officers, or maliciously publish their personal information on the internet. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Officers have also received threats of doxxing, a practice in which someone publishes personal information such as phone numbers or addresses online, White said. \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As a result, their connection to the issue goes beyond the legal arguments into the realm of the personal . \u2014 Gina Glantz, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"The arrest of this world-renowned champion of religious freedom, human rights, and democracy goes beyond the personal . \u2014 Nina Shea, National Review , 12 May 2022",
"Two years into his career, Taylor has 76 catches \u2014 36 as a rookie, 40 last season \u2014 for 659 yards, an impressive average of 8.7 yards per reception that is actually higher than pass-catching back Nyheim Hines\u2019 personal -best for a single season, 7.8. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2022",
"In today\u2019s interconnected world, employees\u2019 personal and work lives intertwine. \u2014 Lucia Milic\u0103, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Enrique Campbell beat his previous personal -best of 11.12 in the 100 by running 10.59 for a school record that ranks eighth all-time in GNAC history. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"O\u2019Toole\u2019s is a wildly ambitious project, one that accounts for inevitable partiality precisely through this invocation of the personal . \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"For Gunn, the personal is constituted by conflict, and by self-division as a response to outside pressures. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Beyond policy and promises, the personal has loomed largest for Biden. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190158"
},
"periphery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve",
": the perimeter of a polygon",
": the external boundary or surface of a body",
": the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its internal regions or center : confines",
": an area lying beyond the strict limits of a thing",
": the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its internal regions or center",
": the regions (as the sense organs, the muscles, or the viscera) in which nerves terminate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ri-f(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"p\u0259-\u02c8rif-(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"border",
"borderline",
"bound",
"boundary",
"brim",
"circumference",
"compass",
"confines",
"edge",
"edging",
"end",
"frame",
"fringe",
"hem",
"margin",
"perimeter",
"rim",
"skirt",
"skirting",
"verge"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But much like the Maels, the Roesches have carved out an enduring business in the entertainment industry by finding and serving niche audiences on the periphery of the mainstream. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"From Minecraft to Roblox, some of the industry\u2019s most lucrative gaming platforms already exist on the periphery of the metaverse, with huge global networks, elements such as VR interfaces, digital ownership and avatars that represent actual people. \u2014 Ben Plomion, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"However, traction alopecia tends to leave a fringe of hair intact at the periphery . \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Surrounded by an even better team and with another year of experience, Leary sits on the periphery of the Heisman race. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"These scatterable mines, banned under some interpretations of international law and never officially recorded during this war, have appeared only sparingly in Bezruky and elsewhere in the periphery of Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"There is some blurring in the periphery (the edges of your field of vision through the lenses), but that's to be expected at this price. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 12 Mar. 2022",
"All the great empires were wrecked in wars engaged on the periphery of their reign \u2014 a lesson republics should take seriously. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"On this album, there is a nice little group of people who have been on the periphery of our projects for years. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French peripherie , from Late Latin peripheria , from Greek periphereia , from peripherein to carry around, from peri- + pherein to carry \u2014 more at bear ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190331"
},
"perfervid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion : excessively fervent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8f\u0259r-v\u0259d",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-"
],
"synonyms":[
"ardent",
"blazing",
"burning",
"charged",
"demonstrative",
"emotional",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"feverish",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"glowing",
"hot-blooded",
"impassioned",
"incandescent",
"intense",
"passional",
"passionate",
"red-hot",
"religious",
"superheated",
"torrid",
"vehement",
"warm",
"warm-blooded"
],
"antonyms":[
"cold",
"cool",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"impassive",
"unemotional"
],
"examples":[
"the perfervid prose of a romance novel"
],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin perfervidus , from Latin per- thoroughly + fervidus fervid",
"first_known_use":[
"1833, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191151"
},
"perversion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted",
": a perverted form",
": an aberrant sexual practice or interest especially when habitual",
": the action of perverting or the condition of being perverted",
": an aberrant sexual practice or interest especially when habitual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
"-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n, -sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjection",
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"decadency",
"degeneracy",
"degenerateness",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"demoralization",
"depravity",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"pervertedness",
"rakishness",
"turpitude"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"They fought against perversion of the health-care system.",
"claimed that rap and rock music were responsible for the perversion of the nation's young people",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a satisfying catharsis in The Boys\u2019 perversion of classic comic superheroes. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
"All terrorism poses a threat, no matter what political agenda, ideological perversion , or mental instability inspires the consequent violence. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"To use a history of discrimination to deny people their constitutional rights is a perversion of logic and a betrayal of justice. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"Ukraine appealed to the International Court of Justice (also seated in The Hague) to reject Russia\u2019s perversion of the Genocide Convention as its pretext for war and appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Amazon\u2019s recent struggles aren\u2019t limited to their perversion of the marketplace. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The nuclear families behind that fence were as broken and troubled as yours and mine by divorce, perversion , addiction, deceit, disaffection, violence, adultery, and we can each complete our personal list. \u2014 David Mamet, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In a perversion of the Method ethos, fusing performance with true experience now shows up in American life less as a mode of artistry than as a technique for branding the self to gain visibility, profit, power. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
"There was a total absence of perversion or excitement on set. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191405"
},
"periodical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": periodic table sense 1",
": published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers",
": published in, characteristic of, or connected with a periodical",
": a periodical publication",
": periodic",
": published regularly",
": something (as a magazine) published regularly (as every month)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpir-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-di-k\u0259l",
"\u02ccpir-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-di-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"episodic",
"episodical",
"serial",
"serialized"
],
"antonyms":[
"book",
"bulletin",
"diurnal",
"gazette",
"journal",
"mag",
"magazine",
"newspaper",
"organ",
"paper",
"rag",
"review",
"serial",
"zine"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a periodical town newsletter that is supported by local advertisers",
"periodical announcements from airline personnel concerning the delay",
"Noun",
"She writes for a monthly periodical .",
"The library has a large collection of scholarly periodicals .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Cicadas action figures and monsters?:People get creative with art inspired by the periodical insects. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 19 June 2021",
"The periodical insects, also known as Brood X, spend most of their lives underground feeding on tree roots before tunneling to the surface to look for mates. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2021",
"People across Greater Cincinnati are seeing the periodical insects emerge from the ground after 17 years. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer , 20 May 2021",
"The periodical cicadas last year were also a challenge. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Did last year\u2019s periodical cicadas get all up in your face? \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
"But with 15 periodical broods that emerge in predictable cycles of every 13 or 17 years, a massive cicada emergence can be found in some part of the country just about every year. \u2014 Rebecca Katzman, Time , 12 May 2021",
"Two periodical broods were recorded in the state in the past: Broods II and XI, and development has affected both, Simon said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 15 Mar. 2021",
"There are about four cicada species common to South Texas and about 12 varieties of periodical cicadas, which emerge in 13- to 17-year cycles. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Sydney Morning Herald\u2019s piece instantly backfired on social media, where Doak and many others admonished the periodical for forcing Wilson to go public with her relationship. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
"Whatever the confluence of events that led to the demand for CREEM, the voices behind the original periodical were paying attention. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Nazi period was the Catholic periodical Natur und Kultur. \u2014 M. D. Aeschliman, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Between 1835 and 1837, the aspiring writer worked as an editor and contributor at the Southern Literary Messenger, an influential periodical . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The Ebony story began when a 25-year-old Johnson borrowed $500 in 1942 using his mother\u2019s furniture as collateral to start his first publication, Negro Digest \u2014 a periodical that informed readers about Black people fighting in World War II. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The Saturday Evening Post, the nation\u2019s most popular magazine, began buying his fiction, as did The Smart Set, the literary periodical edited by H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan, the era\u2019s most influential tastemakers. \u2014 Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books , 8 Oct. 2020",
"When a Donaldist named Detlef Giesler gave a television interview on the subject, according to the group\u2019s periodical , a caller suggested that Giesler himself was Dagobert. \u2014 Jeff Maysh, The New Yorker , 18 May 2021",
"The phrase comes from an interview Neel gave to the communist periodical the Daily Worker in 1950. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1798, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191433"
},
"pedigree":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a register recording a line of ancestors",
": an ancestral line : lineage",
": the origin and the history of something",
": background , history",
": a distinguished ancestry",
": the recorded purity of breed of an individual or strain",
": a table or list showing the line of ancestors of a person or animal",
": a line of ancestors",
": a record of the ancestry of an individual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-d\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-d\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0113",
"\u02c8ped-\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestry",
"birth",
"blood",
"bloodline",
"breeding",
"descent",
"extraction",
"family tree",
"genealogy",
"line",
"lineage",
"origin",
"parentage",
"stock",
"strain"
],
"antonyms":[
"issue",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed"
],
"examples":[
"That horse has an impressive pedigree .",
"What is the dog's pedigree ?",
"The puppy came with papers proving its pedigree .",
"Democracy is an idea with a pedigree stretching back to ancient Greece.",
"The company has an excellent pedigree with over a century in the business.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pond, located behind the third green, has an impressive pedigree of its own. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The buzz was starting to build around Handroll Project, a new San Francisco sushi restaurant with an impressive pedigree , when everything came to a grinding halt last week. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
"Their attraction speaks to the urgency of the problem and the pedigree of his partners, including Blackbird. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"The model lacked the spacious rear seats of Ferrari's 2+2 models and the racing pedigree and performance of the 365GTB/4 Daytona. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
"Alford landed three transfers \u2014 Oregon State\u2019s Jarod Lucas, Seton Hall\u2019s Tyler Powell and Elon\u2019s Hunter MacIntosh \u2014 and a couple freshmen, but none has the pedigree of what walked out the door. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The current drift away from the United States, which used Thailand as a staging ground for the Vietnam War, also stems from the political pedigree of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who came to power in a military coup eight years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The heart of the roster is not going to change, so the pedigree of the coach must change. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Tearing down buildings happens all the time, regardless of the pedigree of the structure, usually because someone wants to redevelop the land beneath them. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English pedegru , from Anglo-French p\u00e9 de grue , literally, crane's foot; from the shape made by the lines of a genealogical chart",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191644"
},
"penthouse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a shed or roof attached to and sloping from a wall or building",
": a smaller structure joined to a building : annex",
": a structure or dwelling on the roof or top floor of a building",
": an apartment on the top floor or roof of a building"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pent-\u02cchau\u0307s",
"\u02c8pent-\u02cchau\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[
"addition",
"annex",
"extension"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"had a small penthouse built to serve as a toolshed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now, one of the apartments, the one-bedroom, two-bath penthouse , is again for sale, priced at $1.765 million. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Jurors heard similar testimony Tuesday from an officer who accompanied Hadden to the penthouse . \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Jurors heard similar testimony Tuesday from an officer who accompanied Hadden to the penthouse . \u2014 CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Jurors heard similar testimony Tuesday from an officer who accompanied Hadden to the penthouse . \u2014 Matthew Barakat, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The 50 apartments, from small, open-plan units to a three-bedroom penthouse , are handsomely chic\u2014think velvet upholstery and bathroom tiling\u2014with sleek kitchens and daily housekeeping. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The narrator of this novel, Piedmont Livingston Kinsolver III, is a doorman at a fancy apartment building on Central Park West, who, unbeknownst to his colleagues, commutes home to a penthouse on upper Fifth Avenue. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In the nearly eight years since, Pearl has more than exceeded expectations on the Plains, bringing the program from SEC cellar to the college basketball penthouse . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Architectural Digest brings you high above the streets of Manhattan to the 96th floor penthouse of 432 Park Avenue, the most expensive unit in the third-tallest residential building on the planet. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration of Middle English pentis , from Anglo-French apentiz , from apent , past participle of apendre, appendre to attach, hang against \u2014 more at append ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192604"
},
"penuriousness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by or suffering from penury",
": given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8nu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s",
"-\u02c8nyu\u0307r-"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"examples":[
"The penurious school system had to lay off several teachers.",
"the company's penurious management could not be convinced of the need to earmark more money for research and development",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her father had left high school at 14 to support his penurious mother and work as a delivery boy in a cotton trading company. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Beyond its penurious powertrain, the Prime's disinterested driving demeanor extends to its steering, which is light and numb. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In 1877, when young H.G. (called Bertie) was 11, his father fell off a ladder and began a penurious , cricket-free convalescence. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Owners will claim that competitive imbalance is on the verge of ruining the game, never mind the 21 World Series participants since 2001 years, including the electively penurious Tampa Bay Rays. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 30 Nov. 2021",
"An earnest rebuild is underway, but like all before it, the success will be in spite of penurious ownership. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021",
"That would be their home away from home, Inglewood\u2019s SoFi Stadium, an opulent flat for which penurious tenant Fredo Spanos pays a flat $1-per-year rental fee. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Jobs in universities, media, publishing, and think tanks offered former bohemians and penurious toilers money and social status. \u2014 Pankaj Mishra, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Preller never stops maneuvering, and has taken full advantage of the passive and penurious franchises. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193032"
},
"pestering":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": overcrowd",
": to harass with petty irritations : annoy",
": to bother again and again"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8pe-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bother",
"bug",
"chivy",
"chivvy",
"disturb",
"intrude (upon)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Leave me alone! Stop pestering me!",
"one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The woman was able to lock herself in a room and call 911, but Clark continued to pester her the next day with text messages and phone calls, Assistant State\u2019s Attorney Rita Wisthoff-Ito said. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Through Tonight: Showers and possibly more than one thunderstorm could pester us into the early morning hours. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"The Cavs didn\u2019t have Allen to pester reigning MVP Jokic like the first matchup in Denver. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Mazzetti eventually left the coffee shop, but O'Keefe followed him with a film crew and continued to pester him. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"If anything, the feature above might give scammers a whole new way to pester iPhone users. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 28 Jan. 2022",
"All the Way, a Netflix Christmas rom-com about Peter (Michael Urie), who brings his best Nick (Philemon Chambers) home for the holidays as his boyfriend so his family doesn't pester him about being single. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Tight supplies, higher prices and limited selections are likely to continue to pester the market, dealers and economists say. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Triad stayed on a path toward the state title by sticking to its game plan, relying on senior defender Roger Weber to pester Marynevych throughout the 80 minutes. \u2014 Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"modification of Middle French empestrer to hobble, embarrass, from Vulgar Latin *impastoriare , from Latin in- + Late Latin pastoria tether \u2014 more at pastern ",
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193245"
},
"perverted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": corrupt",
": marked by perversion",
": marked by abnormality or perversion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"jackleg",
"libertine",
"loose",
"perverse",
"rakehell",
"rakehelly",
"rakish",
"reprobate",
"sick",
"unclean",
"unwholesome",
"warped"
],
"antonyms":[
"pure",
"uncorrupt",
"uncorrupted"
],
"examples":[
"He took a perverted pleasure in watching them suffer.",
"the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tension is further spiked by the return of Gallo\u2019s Sammy, who tempts her with drugs and lays bare his perverted designs on her young daughter. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
"People often looked at Black women's beauty as perverted or dirty. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 21 Jan. 2022",
"This perverted idea of paradise worms its way in to each person\u2019s psyche as this space soon becomes claustrophobic. \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The perverted globetrotting millionaire had paid the underage teen thousands of dollars. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Activists who would tear down the freedoms and institutions that make our country great \u2014 and capable of becoming greater \u2014 by empowering the central government at their expense, all in the name of a perverted view of equity and justice. \u2014 Charles Hilu, National Review , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Trans people have often been portrayed as exotic, perverted and monstrous, Simpson said. \u2014 CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Just what the world needs \u2014 a perverted version of etiquette that spreads unpleasantness. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Any attempts to make their show more palatable and less online/ perverted are (1) rude and (2) unwelcome. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 23 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194524"
},
"perk":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to thrust up the head, stretch out the neck, or carry the body in a bold or insolent manner",
": to stick up or out jauntily",
": to gain in vigor or cheerfulness especially after a period of weakness or depression",
": to make smart or spruce in appearance : freshen , improve",
": to thrust up quickly or impudently",
": percolate",
": perquisite",
": to make or become more lively or cheerful",
": to make fresher in appearance",
": to lift in a quick, alert, or bold way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rk",
"\u02c8p\u0259rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonus",
"cumshaw",
"dividend",
"donative",
"extra",
"gratuity",
"gravy",
"gravy train",
"lagniappe",
"perquisite",
"throw-in",
"tip"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the salary's not great, but the perks make up for it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"So when a four-time world driving champion drops a casual reference, ears perk up. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"And when Oprah publicly declares her love for a brand, our ears immediately perk up. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"Things seem to dip slightly in Section C, but there are several pairings of artists that perk them up again. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"But what made the world perk up and pay attention was the company\u2019s AI for writing spookily realistic English. \u2014 Clive Thompson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"If those don't perk you up, the caffeine in this month's new concealers from Laura Geller and Lawless will. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"While the inventory picture is expected to improve in 2022, it isn't expected to perk up by much. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Portman\u2019s decision didn\u2019t just perk up the ears of Republicans. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Dec. 2021",
"When his house got so cold that the hamsters would start hibernating, a spot of brandy would perk them right back up. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"SpaceX employs an in-house massage therapist and offers massages as a perk to some employees. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The country has billed the close proximity of its eight stadiums as a perk for fans, even teasing the possibility of attending more than one game per day. \u2014 Fortune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"He's had other girlfriends along the way, but found with his traveling for IndyCar, being single is a great perk . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
"The safety lock on its trigger is also a great perk , preventing users from accidentally activating the auger. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
"This is a perk unlocked by your USA TODAY subscription. \u2014 Sallee Ann Harrison, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Additionally, Italian health care, which is almost free of charge and considered among the best in the world, is another perk of citizenship, Permunian says. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"That's a perk for the team playing in last year's Super Bowl. \u2014 Chris Pugh, The Enquirer , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Playing at Dodger Stadium is a perk that most every high school baseball player in the City Section has looked forward to for decades. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"1922, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1824, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194654"
},
"peerless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": matchless , incomparable",
": having no equal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8pir-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomparable",
"inimitable",
"matchless",
"nonpareil",
"only",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unexampled",
"unmatched",
"unparalleled",
"unrivaled",
"unrivalled",
"unsurpassable",
"unsurpassed"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"As an athlete he is peerless .",
"the show's enduring success was a testimony to the peerless talents of its ensemble cast",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Having a musicologist talk to patrons is not unusual, but Mehta is peerless in his ability to connect with audiences. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Carter\u2019s path included an internship at Nike to learn the business of sports marketing at a company that has been a quasi- peerless innovator in this field. \u2014 Duane Cranston, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
"Many good things have happened to Eliud Kipchoge, the 37-year-old Kenyan who is peerless in the marathon. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
"In a journalism career that spanned five U.S. presidential administrations, Williams established himself as one of the most dedicated reporters in Washington, known by colleagues and viewers for his calm authority and peerless expertise. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
"Actually, outside of Jerry Jones, Mark Cuban and maybe \u2014 well, nobody else comes to mind \u2014 Ressler is nearly peerless in professional sports. \u2014 Terence Moore, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Dolly Parton has had an unrivaled career as a country music star, with decades of beloved hits and a nearly peerless reputation in the industry. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The Nets can\u2019t finish this job if Kyrie Irving plays only home games, but Irving hasn\u2019t lost one bit of his peerless repertoire. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Still, the intervention operates through the instrument of the peerless soccer legend Diego Maradona, who has just answered residents\u2019 prayers by arriving in town, to delirious acclaim, to play for the local team. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195557"
},
"perspective":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a mental view or prospect",
": a visible scene",
": one giving a distinctive impression of distance : vista",
": the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed",
": point of view",
": the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance",
": the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions",
": the technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the spatial relation of objects as they might appear to the eye",
": representation in a drawing or painting of parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance",
": a picture in perspective",
": of, relating to, employing, or seen in perspective",
": aiding the vision",
": an optical glass (such as a telescope)",
": the angle or direction in which a person looks at an object",
": point of view",
": the ability to understand what is important and what isn't",
": an accurate rating of what is important and what isn't",
": the art of painting or drawing a scene so that objects in it seem to have their right shape and to be the right distance apart"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8spek-tiv",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8spek-tiv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"The elegant economy of the drawing and the wild inventiveness of such pictorial devices as the towering pitcher's mound and the impossible perspective of Snoopy's doghouse keep the repetitiveness, talkiness, and melancholy of the strip a few buoyant inches off the ground, and save it from being fey. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2007",
"Courses offer an international perspective , so even a lesson on the American Revolution will interweave sources from Britain and France with views from the Founding Fathers. \u2014 Claudia Wallis et al. , Time , 18 Dec. 2006",
"Tipper and I still marvel at everything we saw and the perspective it offered. At a moment when the country was still in the throes of the conflict over Vietnam, it was refreshing to see the best of America. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
"Adjective",
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195644"
},
"pervious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": accessible":[
"pervious to reason"
],
": permeable":[
"pervious soil"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-v\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"passable",
"penetrable",
"permeable",
"porous"
],
"antonyms":[
"impassable",
"impassible",
"impenetrable",
"impermeable",
"impervious",
"nonporous"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"the new road has a pervious surface that will cut down on the amount of water that collects on it during heavy rains",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The finale unites some of the plot themes, characters and situations from the five pervious plays, Zeitler said. \u2014 Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Some Phoenix parking lots, however, have been covered with pale, pervious pavement that has the texture of a Rice Krispies treat. \u2014 Keridwen Cornelius, Scientific American , 13 Feb. 2019",
"China\u2019s sponge city program aims to use pervious pavements, rain gardens, green roofs, urban wetlands, and other innovations to absorb water during storms. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Aug. 2021",
"China\u2019s sponge city program aims to use pervious pavements, rain gardens, green roofs, urban wetlands, and other innovations to absorb water during storms. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Aug. 2021",
"This seems to contradict a pervious report from OPEC+ that Russia and the OPEC members agreed to maintain current production levels. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"China\u2019s sponge city program aims to use pervious pavements, rain gardens, green roofs, urban wetlands, and other innovations to absorb water during storms. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Aug. 2021",
"China\u2019s sponge city program aims to use pervious pavements, rain gardens, green roofs, urban wetlands, and other innovations to absorb water during storms. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Aug. 2021",
"China\u2019s sponge city program aims to use pervious pavements, rain gardens, green roofs, urban wetlands, and other innovations to absorb water during storms. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pervius , from per- through + via way \u2014 more at per- , way":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163131"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to reflect on carefully : ponder",
": to be attentive : reflect"
],
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"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8pend"
],
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"chew over",
"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"ponder",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about ",
"turn",
"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
],
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"examples":[
"spent the long weekend perpending what he wanted to do with his life"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin perpendere , from per- thoroughly + pendere to weigh \u2014 more at per- , pendant ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195941"
},
"pettish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fretful , peevish"
],
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"\u02c8pe-tish"
],
"synonyms":[
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"fiery",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably from pet entry 4 ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200452"
},
"pervertedness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": corrupt",
": marked by perversion",
": marked by abnormality or perversion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"jackleg",
"libertine",
"loose",
"perverse",
"rakehell",
"rakehelly",
"rakish",
"reprobate",
"sick",
"unclean",
"unwholesome",
"warped"
],
"antonyms":[
"pure",
"uncorrupt",
"uncorrupted"
],
"examples":[
"He took a perverted pleasure in watching them suffer.",
"the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tension is further spiked by the return of Gallo\u2019s Sammy, who tempts her with drugs and lays bare his perverted designs on her young daughter. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
"People often looked at Black women's beauty as perverted or dirty. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 21 Jan. 2022",
"This perverted idea of paradise worms its way in to each person\u2019s psyche as this space soon becomes claustrophobic. \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The perverted globetrotting millionaire had paid the underage teen thousands of dollars. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Activists who would tear down the freedoms and institutions that make our country great \u2014 and capable of becoming greater \u2014 by empowering the central government at their expense, all in the name of a perverted view of equity and justice. \u2014 Charles Hilu, National Review , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Trans people have often been portrayed as exotic, perverted and monstrous, Simpson said. \u2014 CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Just what the world needs \u2014 a perverted version of etiquette that spreads unpleasantness. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Any attempts to make their show more palatable and less online/ perverted are (1) rude and (2) unwelcome. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 23 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202812"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": peachy sense 2"
],
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"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"back is the days when a wienie roast was a peachy keen way to spend a date",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All is not peachy keen with Zach and Alexa, however. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Daniel Caesar had a peachy keen performance thanks in part to Justin Bieber \u2014 a guest performance that was arguably day one\u2019s worst kept secret. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 16 Apr. 2022",
"To complement her ultra-long peachy keen Oscar de la Renta gown, makeup artist Rob Rumsey created a feline eye look with not-too-sharp-not-too-subtle kitten flicks and fluttery lashes. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Everything is peachy keen in the lives of the teens until Zoya (Whitney Peak) enrolls at school. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 8 July 2021",
"Those changes over time can take a system where everything was peachy keen and transform it into one that transitions, out of equilibrium, to something entirely different. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"But that doesn\u2019t mean that the prior weeks, months, years, or decades were necessarily peachy keen . \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 21 Mar. 2021",
"And questions about why this game is even going ahead: two teams that have placed seven players between them on the COVID-19 list will play a Thursday night football game as though everything is peachy keen . \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
"That prevents Tracy from advertising his $7.50 peachy keen sangrias or half-price bottles of wine on Wednesdays. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1948, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211330"
},
"penchant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a strong and continued inclination",
": liking"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen-ch\u0259nt",
"especially British"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bias",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
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"examples":[
"Aside from the Catholic penchant for fish on Fridays, there is also the tradition of eating red beans and rice on Monday \u2026 \u2014 Tom Piazza , Why New Orleans Matters , 2005",
"Whether manifested in feminine decor or in an approach to teaching that assumes a female penchant for cooperative, or \"connected,\" learning, stereotypical notions of femininity often infect institutions for women and girls. \u2014 Wendy Kaminer , Atlantic , April 1998",
"From both her father and mother she had inherited a penchant for art, literature, philosophy, and music. Already at eighteen she was dreaming of painting, singing, writing poetry, writing books, acting\u2014anything and everything. \u2014 Theodore Dreiser , The Titan , 1914",
"a penchant for sitting by the window and staring moodily off into space",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Radiohead\u2019s three-guitar attack, and their penchant for complex arrangements and soaring choruses, provided a framework for the band to build on. \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
"The dessert menu will cater to folks with a penchant for sweets, including chocoholics. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Those signatures included kleptomania and mild paranoia, a penchant for summarizing the action in anthropological lingo, and family conflict as seen through a child\u2019s PowerPoint presentation. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Wright has a penchant \u2014 sometimes a gift, sometimes a weakness \u2014 for such bold aesthetic flourishes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Jackie's penchant for sweater vests and letterman jackets. \u2014 Justine Carreon, ELLE , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The cranes' penchant for the routine guarantees good wildlife viewing and great photos, which is why the tours have been so successful. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Its penchant for trying to take the lives of those who are trying to bring life into the world. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The timeline in these books is rather vague, but Bond\u2019s penchant for cars, drinking, and women remains consistent. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 14 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from present participle of pencher to incline, from Vulgar Latin *pendicare , from Latin pendere to weigh",
"first_known_use":[
"1672, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212339"
},
"penitent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant",
": a person who repents of sin",
": a person under church censure but admitted to penance or reconciliation especially under the direction of a confessor",
": feeling or showing sadness for a person's own sins or faults",
": a person who feels or shows sorrow for sins or faults"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-t\u0259nt",
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-t\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"apologetic",
"compunctious",
"contrite",
"regretful",
"remorseful",
"repentant",
"rueful",
"sorry"
],
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"impenitent",
"remorseless",
"unapologetic",
"unrepentant"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a penitent gossip who had come to ask for forgiveness",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Her husband\u2019s sudden, violent reaction to the joke, and his subsequent Best Actor speech that bobbed and weaved over the line between defiant and penitent , swallowed the rest of the night whole. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 27 Mar. 2022",
"However, lawmakers returned six years later to reinstate the clergy- penitent privilege. \u2014 Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Even if absolution is denied, though, the exchange between penitent and confessor is to remain confidential. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2019",
"As with McBride\u2019s voice-over, which Pitt delivers in intimate tones \u2014 like a lover or penitent whispering confidences in your ear \u2014 the helmet alternately reveals and obscures the character, putting the narrative dynamic into visual terms. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Sep. 2019",
"This rule applies, for example, to conversations between a lawyer and a client, between a priest and a penitent , and between a husband and wife. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Stacked up one by one, the whole thing feels unrelenting, like a a permanent, penitent chorus, sung in harmony, museum to museum. . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
"The Rockets organization was similarly penitent , and rumors began to circulate that Morey, one of the league\u2019s most talented executives, could lose his job. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, The New Republic , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Ito was penitent in a meeting this week meant to air grievances and begin to heal disagreements, according to a New York Times report. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In his verse\u2014by turns, introspective, penitent , and hopeful\u2014No Malice seems to express thoughts that Pusha never will. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Today is Good Friday, which means those who\u2019ve been practicing a penitent and meat-free Lenten diet are nearing the end of their observance. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In the circumstances, Benedict\u2019s plea for forgiveness\u2014 penitent in mood but not in substance\u2014models a way of doing things that should be left behind. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The operative subtext here is that Mary Magdalene has gotten a raw deal through the millennia \u2014 often depicted as a penitent prostitute follower of Jesus. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"In more recent years, Alfred Molina\u2019s melancholic, David Suchet\u2019s soulful innocent and John Malkovich\u2019s penitent exile sought to dignify him. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The administrator\u2019s caravan charted a penitent itinerary along the Gulf Coast, calling on communities of color that the EPA has historically failed to protect. \u2014 Ava Kofman, ProPublica , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The last bit is driven home when, like a penitent in a confessional, Hero tells Roxanne her dark secret, effectively surrendering herself for the low, low price of some matriarchal absolution. \u2014 Devon Maloney, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"That something similar holds for him suggests the one true-faith note of this novel: that there is no difference between judge and penitent . \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 7 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230012"
},
"perorate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deliver a long or grandiloquent oration",
": to make a peroration"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"also"
],
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"declaim",
"discourse",
"harangue",
"mouth (off)",
"orate"
],
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"examples":[
"an arrogant scholar who never passes up an opportunity to posture and perorate on stunningly unimportant matters"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin peroratus , past participle of perorare to declaim at length, wind up an oration, from per- through + orare to speak \u2014 more at per- , oration ",
"first_known_use":[
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-012023"
},
"perceptivity":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning",
": capable of or exhibiting keen perception : observant",
": characterized by sympathetic understanding or insight",
": responsive to sensory stimulus"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-tiv",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-tiv"
],
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"acute",
"delicate",
"fine",
"keen",
"quick",
"sensitive",
"sharp"
],
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"examples":[
"He is a very perceptive young man.",
"due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Currently just 10 years old, Leia is repeatedly shown to be incredibly perceptive and able to read people. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 29 May 2022",
"Introverts tend to be more perceptive and see other points of view, which can lead to out-of-the-box thinking and innovation. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
"Conversations With Friends charts Frances\u2019 halting journey toward bridging the disconnect between theory and practice, head and heart, with patience and a perceptive eye for detail. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"Empathy is not reserved for those who are born perceptive . \u2014 Ciara Ungar, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Each artist earned his authority, according to this perceptive study, by claiming the freedom to do things his own way. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The best sections of this perceptive and balanced study track how algorithms mimic our natural allogrooming tendencies. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Adam Weinberg, the Whitney\u2019s director, wrote an unusually perceptive and wise preface to the catalogue. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Meet some of the most perceptive , spellbinding authors and thinkers of today and celebrate putting our inner lives in conversation with the outer world. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-024001"
},
"personator":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": impersonate , represent",
": to assume without authority and with fraudulent intent (some character or capacity)",
": to invest with personality or personal characteristics",
": impersonate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259rs-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"act",
"impersonate",
"masquerade (as)",
"play",
"pose (as)"
],
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"examples":[
"likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-034707"
},
"personnel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a body of persons usually employed (as in a factory or organization)",
": persons",
": a division of an organization concerned with personnel",
": a group of people employed in a business or an organization"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8nel",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8nel"
],
"synonyms":[
"force",
"help",
"labor force",
"manpower",
"pool",
"staff",
"workforce"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Texans were among the league leaders in 12 personnel from 2018-20 with Watson. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Following the shooting of two people after the West Side Leadership Academy\u2019s graduation, local superintendents reassure the community that upcoming graduation ceremonies will have police personnel in place. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"About 45 minutes after the crash, Highway Patrol officers requested personnel from the San Diego County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office and the CHP categorized the collision as a fatality. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Under these agreements, defense and law enforcement personnel from the partner nations embark aboard the US cutters to enforce their nation\u2019s laws in the island nations\u2019 exclusive economic zones. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Memorial Day festivities include free hot dogs all day and a 1 p.m. service featuring a marching band, color guard, bagpipers, and military personnel from Camp Withycombe. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"That high schools don't have compliance personnel like colleges may have been one of the reasons the measure was defeated. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 17 May 2022",
"Connors said weather service personnel from Maine were headed to the area Tuesday as part an effort to verify whether a tornado, or something else like a microburst, had ripped through his community Monday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"Military personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were represented at the event, which served as an opportunity to increase interoperability among the nations\u2019 armed forces. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from German Personale, Personal , from Medieval Latin personale , from Late Latin, neuter of personalis personal",
"first_known_use":[
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-051544"
},
"peep":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to utter a feeble shrill sound as of a bird newly hatched : cheep",
": to utter the slightest sound",
": a feeble shrill sound : cheep",
": a slight utterance especially of complaint or protest",
": any of several small sandpipers",
": to peer through or as if through a crevice",
": to look cautiously or slyly",
": to begin to emerge from or as if from concealment : show slightly",
": to put forth or cause to protrude slightly",
": to have a look at : see , watch",
": a first glimpse or faint appearance",
": a brief look : glance",
": a furtive look",
": to look through or as if through a small hole or a crack : peek",
": to look quickly",
": to show slightly",
": a quick or sneaky look",
": the first appearance",
": to make a short high sound such as a young bird makes",
": a short high sound",
"positive end-expiratory pressure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113p",
"\u02c8p\u0113p"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-121237"
},
"pertinaciousness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design",
": perversely persistent",
": stubbornly tenacious"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"dogged",
"insistent",
"patient",
"persevering",
"persistent",
"tenacious"
],
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"examples":[
"a pertinacious little boy who was determined to catch and collect reptiles",
"a pertinacious salesman who would simply not take \u201cNo!\u201d for an answer"
],
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"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-125455"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action of perturbing : the state of being perturbed",
": a disturbance of motion, course, arrangement, or state of equilibrium",
": a disturbance of the regular and usually elliptical course of motion of a celestial body that is produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion"
],
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"\u02ccp\u0259r-t\u0259r-\u02c8b\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-\u02cct\u0259r-"
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"disquietude",
"fear",
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"nervousness",
"solicitude",
"sweat",
"unease",
"uneasiness",
"worry"
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"unconcern"
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"examples":[
"a perturbation in the planet's orbit",
"in her perturbation she kept calling her son, a freshman, to see if everything was all right at college",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mechanisms of this polar perturbation are not yet fully understood. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
"In Florida, for instance, it could be detected as a perturbation in air pressures shortly after 9 a.m. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"What O\u2019Hara gets so right, regardless of the apparent setting, is the relentless rhythm of placation and perturbation . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"One prominent candidate for a brain signature of consciousness is its response to a perturbation . \u2014 Anil Seth, Wired , 20 Dec. 2021",
"For capable athletes, imagination is the only factor that limits perturbation training. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2021",
"This procedure, known as perturbation theory, gets them correlation functions for most of the fields in the standard model, because nature\u2019s forces happen to be quite feeble. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Wired , 4 July 2021",
"The merger produces bursts of energy like gravitational waves that move through space and time \u2014 a perturbation that has been measured by detectors on Earth from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, known as LIGO. \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 29 June 2021",
"This procedure, known as perturbation theory, gets them correlation functions for most of the fields in the Standard Model, because nature\u2019s forces happen to be quite feeble. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 June 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a result of perceiving : observation",
": a mental image : concept",
": consciousness",
": awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation",
": physical sensation interpreted in the light of experience",
": quick, acute, and intuitive cognition : appreciation",
": a capacity for comprehension",
": a judgment resulting from awareness or understanding",
": the ability to understand (as meanings and ideas)",
": understanding or awareness gained through the use of the senses",
": awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation",
"\u2014 compare sensation sense 1a"
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
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"discernment",
"insight",
"perceptiveness",
"perceptivity",
"sagaciousness",
"sagacity",
"sageness",
"sapience",
"wisdom"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wearing the right shoes sends a clear message that the person is trendy or cool, and pop culture has only deepened this perception . \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"To my mind, the show doesn\u2019t fully convey how his stories shifted perception and discussion around Angelyne. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Chrystal Ratcliffe, president of the Greater Indianapolis NAACP, released a statement calling the incident a teachable moment to understand how important context and perception is for an organization's message. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
"None of this is to say that perception is entirely divorced from reality. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Pressing forward with either will only reinforce Americans\u2019 perception that Washington is not serious about inflation, further increasing the risk that this bout of inflation will feed upon itself. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 13 June 2022",
"That could be due to investors buying shares in a company after a split because of the perception that the stocks are more affordable. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"But some employees say that perception doesn\u2019t necessarily match the reality. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
"The 57-acre mountain vineyard \u2014 which has long challenged the perception that Cabernet can\u2019t thrive in Sonoma \u2014 was purchased from Kaarin Lee. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin perception-, perceptio act of perceiving, from percipere \u2014 see perceive ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-155037"
},
"peaked":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having a peak : pointed",
": being pale and wan or emaciated : sickly",
": having a point or a prominent end",
": looking pale and sick"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113kt",
"also",
"\u02c8p\u0113-k\u0259d",
"also",
"\u02c8p\u0113kt",
"\u02c8p\u0113-k\u0259d"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective (2)",
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"Adjective (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective (2)",
"1800, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-184943"
},
"persistence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action or fact of persisting",
": the quality or state of being persistent",
": perseverance",
": the act or fact of stubbornly continuing to do something",
": the act or fact of continuing to exist longer than usual"
],
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8si-st\u0259n(t)s",
"-\u02c8zi-",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8si-st\u0259ns"
],
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"abidance",
"ceaselessness",
"continuance",
"continuation",
"continuity",
"continuousness",
"durability",
"duration",
"endurance",
"subsistence"
],
"antonyms":[
"cessation",
"close",
"discontinuance",
"discontinuity",
"end",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finish",
"stoppage",
"surcease",
"termination"
],
"examples":[
"He admired her dogged persistence in pursuing the job.",
"His persistence in asking for a raise was finally rewarded.",
"She has shown a lot of persistence .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The next generation of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, artists, and business leaders will need skills like creativity, persistence , critical thinking, and problem-solving to succeed. \u2014 Lori Magilton, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
"Overcoming these barriers requires mentorship to better understand and engage the dynamics at play, the encouragement and sponsorship of senior leaders, and above all else, persistence . \u2014 Duane Cranston, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
"Stocks worldwide were rattled Thursday by growing concern over economic trends, notably the persistence of inflation coming at time when economic growth is slowing in the U.S., China and other major economies. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"The right leadership, persistence , and investment can foster a sustained appreciation for the environment on the African continent that serves as a model for others. \u2014 Meron Demisse, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Berkeley Protocol makes clear that legally viable evidence must also be preserved in an unaltered form, with its authenticity, availability, persistence , renderability, and chain of custody maintained. \u2014 Linda Kinstler, Wired , 3 Mar. 2022",
"All the coding displays a fluency in the various ways that celebrity gayness can intersect with pride, vanity, narcissism, tension, injury, entitlement, persistence , weepiness and determination. \u2014 Mark Harris, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"However, the group\u2019s persistence presents a challenge for Washington, with over 3,000 U.S. troops in Syria and Iraq with the main mission of assisting in the fight against Islamic State. \u2014 Jared Malsin, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Terrance Wilson credits his daughter\u2019s persistence and his observations of how people treated her with changing his way of thinking. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-231102"
},
"peck (at)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take small bites of (food)"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-234507"
},
"peeve":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make peevish or resentful : annoy",
": a feeling or mood of resentment",
": a particular grievance or source of aggravation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113v"
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"synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"pest",
"rub",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"she is constantly peeved by his habit of humming show tunes while she is trying to focus on her work",
"Noun",
"One of her peeves is people who are always late.",
"my main peeve with the animal welfare organization is the endless stream of unsolicited trinkets in my mailbox",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In a press conference, after the Mobile County Health Department shut down bars and dine-in restaurant service, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson was peeved . \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Buttigieg, 38, declared victory early on Monday night based on his campaign's internal figures, peeving his rivals. \u2014 Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner , 9 Feb. 2020",
"Trump appeared peeved by the schoolhouse vibe but also allergic to the dynamic of his advisers talking at him. \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The union is peeved by the populist governments in the region, and funds will be redirected away from the comparatively booming central Europeans. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Saban, the Alabama football coach, has long been peeved that the student section at Bryant-Denny Stadium empties early. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Sep. 2019",
"Meantime, what particularly peeves umps is that TV box. \u2014 Ben Walker, The Denver Post , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Kathy Napierala of Silver Spring, Md., was peeved by that Geico commercial where kids are playing Marco Polo in a swimming pool with . . . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Paul Blackburn Blackburn was peeved the last time the A\u2019s sent him down. \u2014 Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News , 1 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Natalie says her biggest pet- peeve is when guys name drop. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 10 Feb. 2022",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1901, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-034400"
},
"pending":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": during",
": while awaiting",
": not yet decided : being in continuance",
": imminent , impending",
": while waiting for",
": not yet decided",
": during the time of",
": while awaiting : in the time preceding",
": not yet decided",
": to occur or be realized soon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen-di\u014b",
"\u02c8pen-di\u014b",
"\u02c8pen-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"amid",
"amidst",
"by",
"during",
"over",
"through",
"throughout"
],
"antonyms":[
"open",
"undecided",
"undetermined",
"unresolved",
"unsettled"
],
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"He is being held in jail pending trial.",
"She received a four-year sentence and is currently out on bail pending appeal.",
"Adjective",
"The results of the investigation are pending .",
"There are lawsuits pending against the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Since Sorokin is currently in Immigration and Enforcement custody pending deportation, the video interview happened in fits and starts because Cooper and Sorokin had to keep reconnecting on the phone when time was up. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Even if the Trump team completes certain actions and publishes them in the Federal Register, the Biden team can halt implementation pending review. \u2014 Kelsey Brugger, Science | AAAS , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Although a federal judge issued an injunction to keep the program alive pending higher court review, the young immigrants stand to lose their right to work, travel and attend school. \u2014 Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Jan. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pettit and his law firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection June 1, essentially putting a hold on the pending litigation. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022",
"On another pending issue, Wahl said the state Republican Party will certify the results in the primary races in House districts 28 and 29. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"The most contentious pending issue there was President Donald Trump, who was deeply unpopular in the region. \u2014 Karen Deyoung, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"The new rate outlook helped crypto firm Circle Internet Financial Ltd. boost the valuation of its pending merger with a special-purpose acquisition company to $9 billion. \u2014 Peter Rudegeair, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"European regulators have given Amazon\u2019s $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM the green light, clearing a key hurdle for the pending merger. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
"And the wide-ranging deal comes just as Discovery is poised to grow significantly through its pending merger with WarnerMedia. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Mills can continue negotiating with the university on details of their pending merger. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Bankruptcy filings generally put on hold any pending litigation against a debtor. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Preposition and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Preposition",
"1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-060035"
},
"petition":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a formal written request made to an authority or organized body (such as a court)",
": a written request or call for change signed by many people in support of a shared cause or concern",
": an earnest request : entreaty",
": something asked or requested",
": to make a request to (someone)",
": to make a formal written request to (an authority)",
": to make a request",
": to make a formal written request",
": an earnest appeal",
": a formal written request made to an authority",
": to make an often formal request to or for",
": a formal written request made to an official person or body (as a court or board)",
": a document embodying a formal written request",
": to direct a petition to",
": to make a petition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjuration",
"appeal",
"conjuration",
"cry",
"desire",
"entreaty",
"plea",
"pleading",
"prayer",
"solicitation",
"suit",
"suppliance",
"supplication"
],
"antonyms":[
"appeal (to)",
"beg",
"beseech",
"besiege",
"conjure",
"entreat",
"impetrate",
"implore",
"importune",
"plead (to)",
"pray",
"solicit",
"supplicate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The judge has scheduled a hearing on the petition for July 12. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"But critics saw the panel\u2019s inability to act on the petition filed more than a year and a half ago as a failure of the state environmental law process. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"An Instagram account which Takota Iron Eyes\u2019 parents told the Times belongs to their child refuted the claims made in the petition . \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"That ruling has been appealed to the Court of Appeal, which will hear the petition on Monday. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 12 June 2022",
"The petition was signed by more than 27,000 people. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Upon arriving in front of Portland City Hall, the crowd paused to listen as high school organizers encouraged people to sign the petition to get Initiative Petition 17 on the November ballot. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"The prime minister\u2019s office is considering the petition . \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"Armstrong wrote that posting the petition publicly was unethical and not an effective way to instill changes in the company. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Red flag laws, also known as extreme risk laws, allow law enforcement or relatives to petition a court for an order to temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing guns. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 8 June 2022",
"Red flag measures allow police or family members to petition a court to issue extreme risk protection orders authorizing them to temporarily confiscate firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves. \u2014 Candy Woodall, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"So far, 19 states have passed such laws that allow local authorities and family members to petition in civil court for the restriction of a person's firearm access, according to Everytown. \u2014 Byquinn Owen, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
"Yellow-flag laws allow law enforcement \u2014 and only law enforcement \u2014 to petition the courts to temporarily take guns away from those considered to be a threat to others or themselves. \u2014 Jack Turman, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"Bridget Psarianos, a lawyer with Trustees for Alaska, which is representing the conservation groups, said that under the law there were clear procedures by which individuals or private groups could petition to build a road. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Depending on the state, these laws allow police officers, family, or friends to petition the courts to temporarily confiscate firearms from people who are deemed a danger to themselves or others, or prevent them from purchasing new ones. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
"The league said Ridley may petition for reinstatement on or after Feb. 15, just a few days after the Super Bowl. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Ridley may petition to be reinstated after Feb. 23, 2023. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105550"
},
"pestilence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating",
": bubonic plague",
": something that is destructive or pernicious",
": a contagious usually fatal disease that spreads quickly",
": a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating",
": bubonic plague"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-st\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pe-st\u0259-l\u0259ns",
"\u02c8pes-t\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"pest",
"plague"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"After years of war and pestilence , few people remained in the city.",
"the fear that terrorists could unleash a pestilence that would wreak unspeakable havoc",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"True-crime mania has spread like a pestilence , but this is the best the genre has to offer. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
"Sickness, mental and physical; death by violence or pandemic; pestilence and war. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"At the start of the pandemic, Chelcie Parry was hunkered down in a damp, two-bedroom, no-living-room apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with a roommate, facing pestilence at every turn: outside was the threat of coronavirus, inside was black mold. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s frost and heat, drought and rain, pestilence and fire raining down the sky. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 20 May 2022",
"Stock investing in 2022 means managing war, pestilence , 40-year high inflation, rising interest rates and still historically high measures of standard valuation for market leaders. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Protagoras questioned the existence of the gods, who had inflicted defeats in war and a devastating pestilence on Athens, his fellow citizens wanted to appease them by incinerating his sacrilegious writings. \u2014 Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Sekhmet, in Egyptian mythology, was the goddess of war, of the hot desert sun, of chaos and pestilence and its opposite, healing. \u2014 Rob Haskell, Vogue , 15 Mar. 2022",
"None of that has changed, but the times certainly have, and in an era of global pestilence and heightened geopolitical turmoil, Emmerich\u2019s doomsday visions offer a strange and generally welcome comfort. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105625"
},
"peacemaker":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": one who makes peace especially by reconciling parties at variance",
": a person who settles an argument or stops a fight"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113s-m\u0101-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u0113s-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"broker",
"buffer",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"honest broker",
"interceder",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"interposer",
"mediator",
"middleman"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She acted as peacemaker in the dispute.",
"the former diplomat is coming out of retirement to lend his talents as a peacemaker to these crucial negotiations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sweden has long been a haven for refugees and dissidents, from Iranians fleeing the Islamic revolution to Chileans escaping dictatorship, helping the country\u2019s reputation as a peacemaker on the world stage. \u2014 Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Being a peacemaker -- to bring love where there\u2019s hatred and hope where there\u2019s despair -- means bringing the opposite of what the culture often wants. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Abramovich's side positioned him as a potential peacemaker but that trail has gone silent publicly in recent weeks and the billionaire has not condemned the war. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 7 May 2022",
"Abramovich\u2019s side positioned him as a potential peacemaker but that trail has gone silent publicly in recent weeks and the billionaire has not condemned the war. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"Abramovich\u2019s side positioned him as a potential peacemaker but that trail has gone silent publicly in recent weeks and the billionaire has not condemned the war. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chron , 7 May 2022",
"Stuck in the middle, Adrian Jones, a Black psychotherapist, plays the role of soothing peacemaker , while the aged Sam Rourke-Jolley, whose wife is the church\u2019s biggest donor, numbly goes along to get along. \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Georgie is sensitive and artistic, a natural peacemaker who can be upset by unresolved tension. \u2014 Maggie Slepian, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Could the nation that straddles Europe and the Middle East emerge as peacemaker ? \u2014 Galip Dalay, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114118"
},
"personate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": impersonate , represent",
": to assume without authority and with fraudulent intent (some character or capacity)",
": to invest with personality or personal characteristics",
": impersonate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259rs-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"act",
"impersonate",
"masquerade (as)",
"play",
"pose (as)"
],
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"examples":[
"likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123540"
},
"permanently":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-m\u0259-n\u0259nt-l\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0259rm-n\u0259nt-"
],
"synonyms":[
"always",
"aye",
"ay",
"e'er",
"eternally",
"ever",
"everlastingly",
"evermore",
"forever",
"forevermore",
"indelibly",
"perpetually"
],
"antonyms":[
"ne'er",
"never",
"nevermore"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130759"
},
"pernicious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": highly injurious or destructive : deadly",
": wicked",
": causing great damage or harm",
": highly injurious or destructive : tending to a fatal issue : deadly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259s",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259s",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8nish-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"damaging",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"mischievous",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
],
"antonyms":[
"anodyne",
"benign",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The biological warfare claims show how pernicious disinformation can be: difficult to counter and highly consequential. \u2014 Eric Smalley, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022",
"As long as so much of world remains unvaccinated, though, another, more pernicious variant could crop up. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But judges\u2019 attempts to pick their own successors can be stamped out more easily, even though the practice is more naked and arguably more pernicious . \u2014 Laurie Lin And David Lat, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
"All the pernicious political effects of social media \u2014 siloing, polarization, radicalization \u2014 follow from this way of doing business. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Oct. 2021",
"While inflation and supply chain woes may explain part of these brands\u2019 profit shortfalls, the underlying troubles appear more pernicious . \u2014 Steve Dennis, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"There\u2019s nothing more pernicious on the collective psyche than having to pay more. \u2014 Jeff Stein And Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Using a barrage of increasingly outlandish falsehoods, President Vladimir V. Putin has created an alternative reality, one in which Russia is at war not with Ukraine but with a larger, more pernicious enemy in the West. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Activists have accused the government of a more pernicious application of technology: the manipulation of a mobile app that categorizes individuals\u2019 risk of COVID infection to prevent them from travelling. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin perniciosus , from pernicies destruction, from per- + nec-, nex violent death \u2014 more at noxious ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-131030"
},
"penury":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)",
": severe poverty",
": extreme and often stingy frugality"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen-y\u0259-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggary",
"destituteness",
"destitution",
"impecuniosity",
"impecuniousness",
"impoverishment",
"indigence",
"necessity",
"need",
"neediness",
"pauperism",
"penuriousness",
"poorness",
"poverty",
"want"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluence",
"opulence",
"richness",
"wealth",
"wealthiness"
],
"examples":[
"lived in a time when single women like herself faced a lifetime of genteel penury",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The worst part of a bear market, besides the fears of penury , is the uncertainty. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Shchukin\u2019s lavish patronage of Matisse, which began in 1906, relieved the artist and his family from years of penury . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"The North is a pariah nation of people hovering often on the knife-edge of starvation or penury . \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
"But within months, the Bitcoin bonanza took the nation from plenty to penury . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 6 Jan. 2022",
"English roads teemed with men turned vagrant by penury ; Spain was on the cusp of war. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Burma, once lauded for its fine schools and polyglot cosmopolitanism, sank into penury . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Like all diseases, COVID-19 feeds on penury , and in the Bronx\u2014which has been hit twice as hard as Manhattan\u2014nearly one in three people lives below the poverty line. \u2014 Rozina Ali, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Embrace the programs that prevented millions of people from falling into penury . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin penuria, paenuria want; perhaps akin to Latin paene almost",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-160205"
},
"performance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the execution of an action",
": something accomplished : deed , feat",
": the fulfillment of a claim, promise, or request : implementation",
": the action of representing a character in a play",
": a public presentation or exhibition",
": the ability to perform : efficiency",
": the manner in which a mechanism performs",
": the manner of reacting to stimuli : behavior",
": the linguistic behavior of an individual : parole",
": the ability to speak a certain language \u2014 compare competence sense 1c",
": the carrying out of an action",
": a public entertainment",
": work done in employment",
": what is required to be performed in fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation",
": the fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation",
": partial performance of a contract, promise, or obligation",
": a doctrine which provides an exception to the Statute of Frauds requirement that a contract be in writing by treating partial performance and the acceptance of it by the other party as evidence of an enforceable contract \u2014 compare partial breach at breach",
": the complete or exact fulfillment of the terms of a contract, promise, or obligation",
": an equitable remedy that requires a party to fulfill the exact terms of a contract, promise, obligation, or decree mandating a remedy and that is used when legal remedies (as damages) are inadequate",
"\u2014 compare injunction",
": performance of the essential terms of a contract, promise, or obligation",
": a doctrine which permits a party (as a builder) that acted in good faith to recover from the other party to a contract for a performance that departs in minor respects from what was promised \u2014 compare material breach at breach",
": a public rendition or presentation of an artistic work"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259n(t)s",
"p\u0259-",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259ns"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"interpretation",
"reading",
"rendition",
"version"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Data literacy can also guide workers and managers toward a deeper understanding of the variables that drive performance measures. \u2014 Merav Yuravlivker, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Along with a potential performance version of the bZ4X, perhaps the Camry could be on deck for such a makeover. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 17 June 2022",
"Some employees are also rewarded with performance bonuses. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Features local musicians in a collaborative performance environment. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"UniverSoul Circus still uses performance animals including zebras and horses, and the animals are introduced in specific segments during the show then hurriedly corralled and wrangled out of the ring. \u2014 Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
"The sudden comedown of Three Arrows follows the firm\u2019s previously strong performance record. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Bieber's American Family Insurance Amphitheater performance will happen at some point, AEG Presents said in their statement Thursday. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"When business performance slows, companies will freeze hiring or even impose layoffs, which will loosen demand for workers and slow wage growth, experts said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-213632"
},
"pestiferous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dangerous to society : pernicious",
": carrying or propagating infection : pestilential",
": infected with a pestilential disease",
": troublesome , annoying",
": carrying or propagating infection : pestilential",
": infected with a pestilential disease"
],
"pronounciation":[
"pe-\u02c8sti-f(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
"pes-\u02c8tif-(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a pestiferous weed that has given gardeners no end of grief"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin pestifer pestilential, noxious, from pestis + -fer -ferous",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-222616"
},
"perspicuous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8spi-ky\u0259-w\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparent",
"bald",
"bald-faced",
"barefaced",
"bright-line",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"pellucid",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
"unclear"
],
"examples":[
"believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin perspicuus transparent, perspicuous, from perspicere ",
"first_known_use":[
"1570, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-062021"
},
"percolate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (such as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a soluble constituent",
": to prepare (coffee) in a percolator",
": to be diffused through : penetrate",
": to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance : seep",
": to become percolated",
": to become lively or effervescent",
": to spread gradually",
": simmer sense 2a",
": to trickle or cause to trickle through something porous : ooze",
": to prepare (coffee) by passing hot water through ground coffee beans again and again",
": to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a soluble constituent",
": to be diffused through",
": to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance",
": to become percolated",
": a product of percolation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"nonstandard",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"-l\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"bleed",
"exude",
"ooze",
"seep",
"strain",
"sweat",
"transude",
"weep"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Sunlight percolated down through the trees.",
"Rumors percolated throughout the town.",
"There is nothing like percolating coffee over an open campfire.",
"Coffee was percolating on the stove.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2020, a new spinoff began to percolate : A casting call for a senior citizens series was promoted on-air. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Suppliers raised prices sharply last month, a sign inflation continues to percolate through the U.S. economy. \u2014 Gwynn Guilford, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
"These are beginning to percolate through the press and social media. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
"This may change as other issues\u2014inflation and the war in Ukraine\u2014 percolate in the news and force Trump to think about something other than his monomaniacal devotion to the Big Lie. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The impact of those increases will take months to percolate through the economy. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Many sustainability initiatives are new and complex; some need to percolate for an extended time before any tangible benefits to both the environment and the business can be measured and realized. \u2014 Rouzbeh Amini, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Meanwhile, word began to percolate that something was up with the team results when the medals were not given out. Feb 9: The issue with the team figure skating event was revealed to the world. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 20 Feb. 2022",
"While debates about cancel culture, voting rights and who qualifies for which athletic competition percolate on the policy level, consumers are voting with their identities. \u2014 Mario Carrasco, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin percolatus , past participle of percolare , from per- through + colare to sieve \u2014 more at per- , colander ",
"first_known_use":[
"1626, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-070901"
},
"perfidy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal : treachery",
": an act or an instance of disloyalty",
": treachery sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-f\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-f\u0259-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"disloyalty",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"inconstancy",
"infidelity",
"perfidiousness",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"constancy",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"faith",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty"
],
"examples":[
"A man who built his entire administration upon demanding unctuous loyalty from his allies now finds himself wounded by their shabby betrayal. You'd have to go back to one of Spain's humpbacked Hapsburgs to find court perfidy of the variety that is currently depleting the president's power. \u2014 Jack Hitt , Mother Jones , January & February 2006",
"The petty Robespierres on the public stage appeal to \"the real America\" to rise up in fury against presidential perfidies ; yet in poll after poll the real America keeps telling Washington that it has gone bonkers. \u2014 David L. Kirp , Nation , 8 Mar. 1999",
"I lived there off and on for twenty years, through graduate studies, marriage, the end of marriage, the perfidies of middle age, all the while unaware of passion. \u2014 Susan Barron , New England Monthly , October 1989",
"They are guilty of perfidy .",
"he decided to forgive his wife's perfidy , choosing to ascribe it to a moment of uncharacteristic weakness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Redl took his own life in 1913 after his perfidy came to light, but for Hillenkoetter the story hardly ended there. \u2014 Samuel Clowes Huneke, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"And, besides, reminding voters of Trump\u2019s perfidy is not the same thing as resurrecting Biden\u2019s political standing. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"There are interviews online with Chinese in Ukraine who fear for their lives because of their government\u2019s perfidy , which is well acknowledged inside Ukraine and has led to Ukrainian threats of violence against them. \u2014 Therese Shaheen, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Most believe that trust involves reliance on another person, and breaching that trust provokes despondency and perfidy . \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Susan Meissner's latest novel is an absorbing, cleverly plotted historical tale of perfidy and pluck. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 28 May 2021",
"Moreover, Warren had been assiduously filling the ears of political and media dignitaries visiting from out of state to weigh the security situation on the coast with alarmist visions of Japanese perfidy . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
"After all, the perfidy of the unified German nation-state is not yet a matter entirely historical. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 17 June 2021",
"Susan Meissner's latest novel is an absorbing, cleverly plotted historical tale of perfidy and pluck. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 28 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin perfidia , from perfidus faithless, from per- detrimental to + fides faith \u2014 more at per- , faith ",
"first_known_use":[
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-082940"
},
"period":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the completion of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action : conclusion",
": an utterance from one full stop to another : sentence",
": a well-proportioned sentence of several clauses",
": periodic sentence",
": a musical structure or melodic section usually composed of two or more contrasting or complementary phrases and ending with a cadence",
": the full pause with which the utterance of a sentence closes",
": end , stop",
": goal , purpose",
": a point . used to mark the end (as of a declarative sentence or an abbreviation)",
": a rhythmical unit in Greek verse composed of a series of two or more cola",
": a portion of time determined by some recurring phenomenon",
": the interval of time required for a cyclic motion or phenomenon to complete a cycle and begin to repeat itself",
": a number k that does not change the value of a periodic function f when added to the independent variable",
": the smallest such number",
": a single cyclic occurrence of menstruation",
": a chronological division : stage",
": a division of geologic time longer than an epoch and included in an era",
": a stage of culture having a definable place in time and space",
": one of the divisions of the academic day",
": one of the divisions of the playing time of a game",
": of, relating to, or representing a particular historical period",
": a punctuation mark . used chiefly to mark the end of a declarative sentence or an abbreviation",
": a portion of time set apart by some quality",
": a portion of time that forms a stage in history",
": one of the divisions of a school day",
": a single occurrence of menstruation",
": a portion of time determined by some recurring phenomenon",
": a single cyclic occurrence of menstruation",
": a chronological division"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pir-\u0113-\u0259d",
"\u02c8pir-\u0113-\u0259d",
"\u02c8pir-\u0113-\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"menstruation",
"monthlies"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We have had two power failures in a five-month period .",
"The period between Christmas and New Year's Eve is a very busy one for us.",
"We are studying our country's colonial period .",
"Children go through many changes during the period of adolescence.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Open Queue Banco Santander SA SAN 2.36% named its head of Mexico and North America operations as its new chief executive, as the Spanish bank braces for a period of economic uncertainty in many of its markets. \u2014 Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Our longer life spans may also create concerns about how to manage our retirement nest eggs and expenses for a longer time period . \u2014 Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not unusual for a funeral home to have one or two unclaimed cremains sit for a period of time. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"In May 2020, a federal judge modified the order to accommodate the state hospital\u2019s limited admissions policy, intended to reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak and allow for a quarantine period for new patients. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
"Here, these shrubs provide early blooms that continue to thrill for a period of up to six weeks as different varieties chime in. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"That means a bear market, when an index has fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"The show found such a brilliant way of caring for this period , no pun intended, with such grace. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"Talk about doing things the right way, being consistent, buying into your role, having an impact on winning for a prolonged period of time. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The owner decorated the interior in a period Caribbean colonial style, and most of the furniture and decor comes from St. Thomas or the US Virgin Islands; other pieces come from Barbados, as much is traded among the islands of the West Indies. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Whereas early Meshuggah could often register as an endlessly clenching first, their mid- period work started to breathe, projecting a strange kind of serenity amid the constant information overload. \u2014 Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The best San Jose chance that stretch came on a mid- period power play, when undrafted rookie Alexander Barbanov had an open net from below the right circle. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Drawing inspiration from the folklore of Norse seafaring, period -style oil paintings will depict tales of the deep and intricate carvings of tentacles, barnacles, compasses and more will accentuate porthole frames. \u2014 Tim Walters, USA TODAY , 29 July 2021",
"Popular television series are often period dramas that offer pleasing escapes into quaint hierarchies\u2014Downtown Abbey, Poldark, The Crown, and so on. \u2014 Samuel Earle, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Season 4 of Netflix's The Crown takes the multi- period historical drama about Queen Elizabeth II's reign over the United Kingdom into the 1980s, including one of the weirdest wars of a violent decade. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Later, in the second quarter, officials talked with both coaches during the mid- period hydration timeout. \u2014 Chris Dabe, NOLA.com , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Buyers can opt for a variety of non- period modifications. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 8 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1905, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092435"
},
"pertain":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to belong as a part, member, accessory, or product",
": to belong as an attribute, feature, or function",
": to belong as a duty or right",
": to be appropriate to something",
": to have reference",
": to relate to a person or thing",
": to belong to as a part, quality, or function"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101n",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101n"
],
"synonyms":[
"appertain",
"belong"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"books pertaining to the country's history",
"the belief that quality medical care is a right that pertains to everyone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Notably, the bill doesn't pertain to medical devices, home appliances, agricultural and off-road equipment, or public safety communications equipment. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
"This, in turn, means there is no affair that does not pertain to the businessman. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"My mother, who was an English teacher, told me to read things that don\u2019t pertain to me. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"In this new paper, though, scientists posit that this symmetry doesn\u2019t just pertain to the actions that take place in the universe. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Therefore, these leaders are reluctant to discuss societal issues, not wanting to open themselves up for criticism or get involved in issues that don\u2019t directly pertain to business. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Poon notes that his team studied the BA.1 strain of Omicron, and his findings don't necessarily pertain to the newer BA.2. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Environmental stewardship can pertain to the perspective business leaders hold and the practices their organizations follow. \u2014 Luke Jacobs, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Most of the inaccuracies pertain to descriptions of the first trimester. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English perteinen , from Anglo-French partenir, purteiner , from Latin pertin\u0113re to reach to, belong, from per- through + ten\u0113re to hold \u2014 more at thin ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092526"
},
"persiflage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": frivolous bantering talk : light raillery"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-si-\u02ccfl\u00e4zh",
"\u02c8per-"
],
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"badinage",
"banter",
"chaff",
"give-and-take",
"jesting",
"joshing",
"raillery",
"repartee"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"their tongue-in-cheek persiflage is sometimes mistaken for an exchange of insults by people who don't know them"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from persifler to banter, from per- thoroughly + siffler to whistle, hiss, boo, ultimately from Latin sibilare ",
"first_known_use":[
"1757, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103218"
},
"peeving":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make peevish or resentful : annoy",
": a feeling or mood of resentment",
": a particular grievance or source of aggravation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113v"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"pest",
"rub",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"she is constantly peeved by his habit of humming show tunes while she is trying to focus on her work",
"Noun",
"One of her peeves is people who are always late.",
"my main peeve with the animal welfare organization is the endless stream of unsolicited trinkets in my mailbox",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In a press conference, after the Mobile County Health Department shut down bars and dine-in restaurant service, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson was peeved . \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Buttigieg, 38, declared victory early on Monday night based on his campaign's internal figures, peeving his rivals. \u2014 Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner , 9 Feb. 2020",
"Trump appeared peeved by the schoolhouse vibe but also allergic to the dynamic of his advisers talking at him. \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The union is peeved by the populist governments in the region, and funds will be redirected away from the comparatively booming central Europeans. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Saban, the Alabama football coach, has long been peeved that the student section at Bryant-Denny Stadium empties early. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Sep. 2019",
"Meantime, what particularly peeves umps is that TV box. \u2014 Ben Walker, The Denver Post , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Kathy Napierala of Silver Spring, Md., was peeved by that Geico commercial where kids are playing Marco Polo in a swimming pool with . . . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Paul Blackburn Blackburn was peeved the last time the A\u2019s sent him down. \u2014 Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News , 1 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Natalie says her biggest pet- peeve is when guys name drop. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 10 Feb. 2022",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021",
"His other decorating peeve is when entire rooms are layered only in shades of gray. \u2014 Elizabeth Mayhew, Star Tribune , 19 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1901, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104333"
},
"peregrination":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to travel especially on foot : walk",
": to walk or travel over : traverse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per-\u0259-gr\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"course",
"cover",
"cross",
"cut (across)",
"follow",
"go",
"navigate",
"pass (over)",
"perambulate",
"proceed (along)",
"track",
"transit",
"travel",
"traverse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States.",
"a couple of backpacking college students who decided to spend the summer peregrinating around Ireland"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-111020"
},
"peon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as",
": infantryman",
": orderly",
": a member of the landless laboring class in Spanish America",
": a person held in compulsory servitude to a master for the working out of an indebtedness",
": drudge , menial",
": a person who does hard or dull work for very little money",
"[Spanish pe\u00f3n , from Latin pedon-, pedo ]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n",
"-\u0259n",
"also",
"British also",
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[
"dogsbody",
"drone",
"drudge",
"drudger",
"fag",
"foot soldier",
"grub",
"grubber",
"grunt",
"laborer",
"plugger",
"slave",
"slogger",
"toiler",
"worker"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"\u201cThose rich politicians don't care about peons like us,\u201d she complained.",
"the company had plenty of low-paying positions for people who were content to be peons all their lives",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The peon brought mixed tea in small, crudely made cups, with a rose design, and also a little plate of biscuits. \u2014 Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
"But the truth is that Taiwan, one of Asia\u2019s most vibrant and boisterous democracies, is a terrible example to cite as a cultural other populated by submissive peons . \u2014 Andrew Leonard, Wired , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Battling the game's wimpy peons could've been more fun if Respawn had been more generous with Force powers or the meter's recharge. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Nov. 2019",
"Combat has Souls, not soul Then there's combat, which only comes in two flavors: wimpy peons , or Dark Souls-caliber death traps. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Nov. 2019",
"Why did Respawn implement this when roughly 80% of J:FO's combat is through annoying waves of simple peons ? \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Nov. 2019",
"The event will celebrate the traditions of Pala with demonstrations, including bird songs, shinny games, peon and bow and arrow making. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Why not a single-player (or co-op) crush-the- peons frenzy mode? \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 5 June 2018",
"Rod Steiger and James Coburn team as a pair of revolutionaries with Steiger unfortunately cast as a Mexican peon and Coburn as a visiting Irish bomb-thrower. \u2014 J. Hoberman, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Portuguese pe\u00e3o & French pion , from Medieval Latin pedon-, pedo foot soldier \u2014 more at pawn ",
"first_known_use":[
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-150350"
},
"perchance":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": perhaps , possibly",
": perhaps"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8chan(t)s",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8chans"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceivably",
"maybe",
"mayhap",
"perhaps",
"possibly"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"\u201cTo sleep: perchance to dream\u2026\u201d",
"\u2014 Shakespeare , Hamlet",
"perchance he is playing the devil's advocate, and the opinions he has expressed are not actually his own"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English parchaunce , from Anglo-French par chance , by chance",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185114"
},
"per capita":{
"type":[
"adverb or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": per unit of population : by or for each person",
": equally to each individual",
": by or for each person",
": equally to each individual",
"\u2014 compare per stirpes",
": per unit of population : by or for each individual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u0259",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u0259",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[
"all",
"apiece",
"each",
"per"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In recent months, Hispanic Americans 75 and older have had a death rate per capita that was notably higher than other demographic groups of the same age. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
"Hong Kong recorded the highest death rate per capita in Asia and Oceania last month as cases spiked and the virus ripped through elderly care homes. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Not only that, infants are now being hospitalized with COVID-19 at a higher rate per capita than any other age group in Utah except those 65 or older. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Despite blowing past previous highs from the delta surge, Oregon as of Monday had the sixth-lowest case rate per capita over the past week among all states. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Jan. 2022",
"France, which relies heavily on nuclear power, puts out about half as much carbon dioxide per capita as Germany. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Germany emits about twice as much carbon dioxide per capita as France does. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2021",
"In fact, those metropolitan areas that have the largest public transportation systems have the fewest pedestrian fatalities and injuries, per capita . \u2014 Michael Laris, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"However, even with overall totals increasing, per capita , unvaccinated Americans still have a greater risk of contracting and dying of COVID-19. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin, by heads",
"first_known_use":[
"1682, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-192949"
},
"peremptory":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay",
": not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply",
": admitting of no contradiction",
": expressive of urgency or command",
": characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance",
": indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature : haughty",
": permitting no dispute, alternative, or delay",
": not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply",
": not requiring cause \u2014 see also peremptory challenge at challenge",
": peremptory challenge at challenge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8rem(p)-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"p\u0259-\u02c8remp-t\u0259-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"authoritarian",
"authoritative",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"bossy",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"masterful",
"overbearing",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Her peremptory tone angered me.",
"the governor's peremptory personal assistant began telling the crowd of reporters and photographers exactly where they had to stand",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both sides in each case will be able to use 10 peremptory challenges to excuse a potential juror without reason. \u2014 Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Each side will also get at least 10 peremptory strikes, where either can eliminate a candidate for any reason except race or gender. \u2014 Terry Spencer, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Each side will also get at least 10 peremptory strikes, where either can eliminate a candidate for any reason except race or gender. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In other words, bombs are blunter, more peremptory instruments. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Miss Manners suggests that vendors \u2014 and people in the above categories who use peremptory tones or set unreasonable conditions \u2014 not wait by the phone, as such requests need not be honored. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"In September, the Arizona high court abolished peremptory challenges altogether. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
"So far, the judge has granted 12 such peremptory challenges, or strikes, to prosecutors and 24 total to defense attorneys. \u2014 Russ Bynum, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Does anyone think factory owners and shopkeepers would accept a peremptory presidential directive to freeze prices today? \u2014 William N. Walker, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English peremptorie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin peremptorius , from Latin, destructive, from perimere to take entirely, destroy, from per- thoroughly + emere to take \u2014 more at redeem ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203551"
},
"penurious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by or suffering from penury",
": given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8nu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s",
"-\u02c8nyu\u0307r-"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"examples":[
"The penurious school system had to lay off several teachers.",
"the company's penurious management could not be convinced of the need to earmark more money for research and development",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her father had left high school at 14 to support his penurious mother and work as a delivery boy in a cotton trading company. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Beyond its penurious powertrain, the Prime's disinterested driving demeanor extends to its steering, which is light and numb. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In 1877, when young H.G. (called Bertie) was 11, his father fell off a ladder and began a penurious , cricket-free convalescence. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Owners will claim that competitive imbalance is on the verge of ruining the game, never mind the 21 World Series participants since 2001 years, including the electively penurious Tampa Bay Rays. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 30 Nov. 2021",
"An earnest rebuild is underway, but like all before it, the success will be in spite of penurious ownership. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021",
"That would be their home away from home, Inglewood\u2019s SoFi Stadium, an opulent flat for which penurious tenant Fredo Spanos pays a flat $1-per-year rental fee. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Jobs in universities, media, publishing, and think tanks offered former bohemians and penurious toilers money and social status. \u2014 Pankaj Mishra, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Preller never stops maneuvering, and has taken full advantage of the passive and penurious franchises. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203746"
},
"peach":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a low spreading freely branching Chinese tree ( Prunus persica ) of the rose family that has lanceolate leaves and sessile usually pink flowers and is widely cultivated in temperate areas for its edible fruit which is a single-seeded drupe with a hard central stone, a pulpy white or yellow flesh, and a thin fuzzy skin",
": the edible fruit of the peach",
": a moderate yellowish pink",
": one resembling a peach (as in sweetness, beauty, or excellence)",
": to inform against : betray",
": to turn informer : blab",
": a fruit that is related to the plum and has a sweet juicy yellow or whitish pulp, hairy skin, and a large rough pit",
": a pale yellowish pink color"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113ch",
"\u02c8p\u0113ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaut",
"beauty",
"bee's knees",
"cat's meow",
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"daisy",
"dandy",
"dilly",
"doozy",
"doozie",
"doozer",
"dream",
"honey",
"hot stuff",
"humdinger",
"hummer",
"jim-dandy",
"knockout",
"lollapalooza",
"lulu",
"nifty",
"pip",
"pippin",
"ripper",
"ripsnorter",
"snorter",
"sockdolager",
"sockdologer",
"standout",
"sweetheart"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"fondly remembers his old Studebaker as being a peach of a car",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The light notes of bergamot, jasmine, peony and orange blossom are brightened and sweetened with lychee and peach . \u2014 Kristin Corpuz, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"In the snaps, the Australian actress rocked a three-piece bikini set with a peach and white pattern that was a twist on Chanel's iconic tweed. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"With a delicate shade of blush, this wine offers rose petal, peach and ruby red grapefruit aromas. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"An appealing floral note accents ripe peach and apricot flavors. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Cocktails hew to the classic end of the spectrum, but with seasonal ingredients that mirror the food, such as apricot, peach and, once again, rhubarb. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"Also in combining with mezcal is the You and Yours, which is shaken with aperitivo (a deep red liqueur), fresh lime, chartreuse, and peach and then strained into a coupe. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Our California crew\u2014Mike, Will, Jonathan, Argyle, and sometimes Eleven\u2014spend the season purposefully dressed in bright, pastel, sunsoaked colors, featuring lots of teal and peach . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
"Or, try the Dermaflash Luxe\u2014a professional-grade dermaplaning device to slough away dead skin cells, debris, and peach fuzz. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1560, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203931"
},
"pester":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": overcrowd",
": to harass with petty irritations : annoy",
": to bother again and again"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8pe-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bother",
"bug",
"chivy",
"chivvy",
"disturb",
"intrude (upon)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Leave me alone! Stop pestering me!",
"one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The woman was able to lock herself in a room and call 911, but Clark continued to pester her the next day with text messages and phone calls, Assistant State\u2019s Attorney Rita Wisthoff-Ito said. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Through Tonight: Showers and possibly more than one thunderstorm could pester us into the early morning hours. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"The Cavs didn\u2019t have Allen to pester reigning MVP Jokic like the first matchup in Denver. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Mazzetti eventually left the coffee shop, but O'Keefe followed him with a film crew and continued to pester him. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"If anything, the feature above might give scammers a whole new way to pester iPhone users. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 28 Jan. 2022",
"All the Way, a Netflix Christmas rom-com about Peter (Michael Urie), who brings his best Nick (Philemon Chambers) home for the holidays as his boyfriend so his family doesn't pester him about being single. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Tight supplies, higher prices and limited selections are likely to continue to pester the market, dealers and economists say. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Triad stayed on a path toward the state title by sticking to its game plan, relying on senior defender Roger Weber to pester Marynevych throughout the 80 minutes. \u2014 Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"modification of Middle French empestrer to hobble, embarrass, from Vulgar Latin *impastoriare , from Latin in- + Late Latin pastoria tether \u2014 more at pastern ",
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-010735"
},
"peace treaty":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an agreement to stop fighting a war"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-033203"
},
"per caput":{
"type":[
"adverb (or adjective)"
],
"definitions":[
": per capita"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-p\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, by the head",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-111257"
},
"peripatetic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism",
": pedestrian , itinerant",
": movement or journeys hither and thither",
": aristotelian",
": of, relating to, or given to walking",
": moving or traveling from place to place : itinerant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper-\u0259-p\u0259-\u02c8te-tik"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambulant",
"ambulatory",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"nomadic",
"perambulatory",
"peregrine",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She worked as a peripatetic journalist for most of her life.",
"He had a peripatetic career as a salesman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Her professional career, however, has been peripatetic , featuring stays with five teams in two countries over the last decade. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"The novel\u2019s peripatetic narrator spends a semester teaching in Washington, D.C., floating through days blurred by sadness, musing on the history of the city. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The documentary depicts a peripatetic man seemingly incapable of contentment in his growing worldly success, always inventing, trying new things, and traveling the world. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"This peripatetic life perhaps accounts for the polyglot nature of his artistic career. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Even the peripatetic Novoselic got in on the action, with his alt-rock supertrio Eyes Adrift releasing their first (and only) album in September. \u2014 Brad Shoup, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Our youngest, who is adopted from China, attended three high schools during an especially peripatetic period in our family, and then chose a college in Pamplona, Spain. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The banking magnate\u2019s death is said to have touched off a long, peripatetic journey for the timepiece, which eventually found its way into the hands of an enigmatic antiquities dealer in New York. \u2014 Daniel Miller Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The 52-year-old Glazer certainly leads a peripatetic schedule. \u2014 Christian Red, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a sluice or gate for regulating a flow (as of water)",
": a conduit or pipe for conducting water"
],
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"\u02c8pen-\u02ccst\u00e4k"
],
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"channel",
"conduit",
"duct",
"leader",
"line",
"pipe",
"trough",
"tube"
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"a penstock carried water for the waterwheel"
],
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"1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": one that perceives",
": a person on whose mind a telepathic impulse or message is held to fall",
": capable of or characterized by perception : discerning"
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8si-p\u0113-\u0259nt"
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1692, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": of, relating to, or characterized by pessimism : gloomy",
": tending to think that bad things will happen",
": having the belief that evil is more common than good"
],
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"\u02ccpe-s\u0259-\u02c8mi-stik",
"also",
"\u02ccpe-s\u0259-\u02c8mi-stik"
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"bearish",
"defeatist",
"despairing",
"downbeat",
"hopeless"
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"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"Panglossian",
"Pollyanna",
"Pollyannaish",
"Pollyannish",
"rose-colored",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
],
"examples":[
"Most doctors were pessimistic that a cure could be found.",
"The film gives a very pessimistic view of human nature.",
"He has an extremely negative and pessimistic attitude.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The other three panelists \u2014 each of whom was a pioneer in the effort for racial integration, equality and education \u2014 shared Gray\u2019s pessimistic view of current conditions. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The pessimistic view is that the blowups are still to come. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
"The report was not all pessimistic in its findings. \u2014 Joan Oleck, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"The overarching narrative of 2022\u2032s game release schedule has been pessimistic , with several titles big and small seeing delays to next year. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Capricorn moon: Capricorn moons have a tendency to be pessimistic and fall prey to their heavy emotions by shutting down and avoiding outward expressions. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"Still, not everyone is so pessimistic about the future of tech shares. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
"The measure of confidence fell to 37 from 63, with a reading below 50.0 indicating that more CEOs are pessimistic than optimistic about the outlook. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"That pessimistic call reflects the findings of Bank of America. \u2014 Fortune , 23 May 2022"
],
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"1865, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150155"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"to have (something) as a subject matter where would I find books pertaining to birds?"
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"people":{
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": human beings making up a group or assembly or linked by a common interest",
": human beings , persons",
": the members of a family or kinship",
": the mass of a community as distinguished from a special class",
": a body of persons that are united by a common culture, tradition, or sense of kinship, that typically have common language, institutions, and beliefs, and that often constitute a politically organized group",
": lower animals usually of a specified kind or situation",
": the body of enfranchised citizens of a state",
": to supply or fill with people",
": to dwell in : inhabit",
": all persons considered together",
": a group of human beings who have something in common",
": a body of persons making up a race, tribe, or nation",
": to fill with human beings or a certain type of human beings",
": to dwell on or in"
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"\u02c8p\u0113-p\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0113-p\u0259l"
],
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"colonize",
"populate",
"settle"
],
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"depopulate",
"unpeople"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What makes the article particularly necessary is its attention to the shadowy corners of Washington where the will of the people is so often thwarted. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The vast majority of people suffer only moderate to mild symptoms during SARS-CoV-2 infection \u2014 sore throat, fever, fatigue, and so on. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"As tens of thousands of train workers went on strike Tuesday in the biggest such action in three decades, the British commute turned into a slog for millions of people . \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Arizona\u2019s Bowers told stories of people outside his house on loudspeakers and one man with a gun who verbally threatened his neighbor. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Prior to the survey, little was known about the views and attitudes of people who experienced an extreme weather event over the past five years, Blendon said. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"An uptick in Arkansas' new coronavirus cases resumed on Tuesday even as the number of people hospitalized in the state with covid-19 fell for the second day in a row. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 21 June 2022",
"Arizona\u2019s Bowers told stories of people outside his house on loudspeakers and one man with a gun who verbally threatened his neighbor. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Fairfax County Police said no one was injured in the shooting, which stemmed from a group of people fighting. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Given his years dancing alongside them as a New York City Ballet member, choreographer Justin Peck knows the men and women who people his art especially well. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
"The Copenhagen Trilogy, by contrast, is fastidiously unjudgmental toward those who people it, including its author, though an autobiographical account is an ideal vehicle of complaint. \u2014 Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Protests have mostly been peopled by the young, those on college campuses and those who can take a day off to vent without bearing much consequence. \u2014 Sarah Haselhorst, Cincinnati.com , 2 June 2020",
"In Maricopa County, 196 peopled are thought to have died from heat exposure last summer, up from 182 the year before. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2020",
"The upper part of the valley is well peopled , and many of the hills are cultivated high up. \u2014 Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2020",
"Inside, the small, low-ceilinged rooms are peopled with pilgrims. \u2014 Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Most of the floors had at least a few offices with the lights on, at least some of them peopled with executives trying to figure out what to do now. \u2014 Greg Jefferson, ExpressNews.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Both writers invented a place and, in novel after novel, peopled it with the same characters. \u2014 Edmund White, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152751"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a salt or ester of a percarbonic acid"
],
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"\u00a6p\u0259r",
"(\u02c8)per+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154444"
},
"pen up":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165813"
},
"peripatoid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the genus Peripatus",
": resembling a peripatus"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8rip\u0259\u02cct\u022fid"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170548"
},
"pertinence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being pertinent : relevance"
],
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"\u02c8p\u0259r-t\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8p\u0259rt-n\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"applicability",
"bearing",
"connection",
"materiality",
"relevance",
"relevancy"
],
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"extraneousness",
"inapplicability",
"irrelevance",
"irrelevancy"
],
"examples":[
"job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His stature in world history is arguably comparable too\u2014and there is a special pertinence to his heritage. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
"In selecting signature causes, business pertinence beats democracy. \u2014 David Hessekiel, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Normally, the byzantine workings of academic-tenure review are of little pertinence to anyone beyond the individuals involved. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 29 May 2021",
"During these episodes players are given a small range of questions to choose from and are graded at the end of the interrogation on the pertinence of their choices. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2021",
"More meetings with less institutional pertinence , more managing up. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 20 May 2021",
"Considerations such as possible poetry pertinence are made based on responses to an intake questionnaire emailed after booking. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Paro, a robotic baby seal designed by Japan\u2019s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, was introduced in 2003 but is finding new pertinence in the era of social distancing. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 23 June 2020",
"And, despite his order, Highberger wrote that the legal landscape would benefit from an appeals court weighing in on the pertinence of AB5 and the Dynamex decision to the trucking industry. \u2014 Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com , 9 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183758"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a perched boulder especially when notably angular"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190501"
},
"perclose":{
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"definitions":[
"Definition of perclose variant of parclose:1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191747"
},
"peacemaking":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": one who makes peace especially by reconciling parties at variance",
": a person who settles an argument or stops a fight"
],
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"\u02c8p\u0113s-m\u0101-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8p\u0113s-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r"
],
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"broker",
"buffer",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"honest broker",
"interceder",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"interposer",
"mediator",
"middleman"
],
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"examples":[
"She acted as peacemaker in the dispute.",
"the former diplomat is coming out of retirement to lend his talents as a peacemaker to these crucial negotiations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sweden has long been a haven for refugees and dissidents, from Iranians fleeing the Islamic revolution to Chileans escaping dictatorship, helping the country\u2019s reputation as a peacemaker on the world stage. \u2014 Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Being a peacemaker -- to bring love where there\u2019s hatred and hope where there\u2019s despair -- means bringing the opposite of what the culture often wants. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Abramovich's side positioned him as a potential peacemaker but that trail has gone silent publicly in recent weeks and the billionaire has not condemned the war. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 7 May 2022",
"Abramovich\u2019s side positioned him as a potential peacemaker but that trail has gone silent publicly in recent weeks and the billionaire has not condemned the war. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"Abramovich\u2019s side positioned him as a potential peacemaker but that trail has gone silent publicly in recent weeks and the billionaire has not condemned the war. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chron , 7 May 2022",
"Stuck in the middle, Adrian Jones, a Black psychotherapist, plays the role of soothing peacemaker , while the aged Sam Rourke-Jolley, whose wife is the church\u2019s biggest donor, numbly goes along to get along. \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Georgie is sensitive and artistic, a natural peacemaker who can be upset by unresolved tension. \u2014 Maggie Slepian, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Could the nation that straddles Europe and the Middle East emerge as peacemaker ? \u2014 Galip Dalay, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
"periostracum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a chitinous layer covering the exterior of the shell in many mollusks, being usually well developed in freshwater forms, and serving to protect the shell from corrosion"
],
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"\u02ccper\u0113\u02c8\u00e4str\u0259k\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from peri- + Greek ostrakon shell",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200531"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": hungry",
": crotchety"
],
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"\u02c8pe-kish"
],
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"empty",
"famished",
"hungry",
"starved",
"starving"
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"full",
"sated",
"satiate",
"satiated",
"satisfied"
],
"examples":[
"If you're feeling peckish , there's some cheese in the fridge.",
"a peckish tone of voice",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Guests can relax in style on its plentiful lounge chairs, or grab a drink at Tipsy Bar, its idyllic watering hole with a wood shake roof that also serves light bites for peckish guests. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 Apr. 2022",
"And those who feel peckish can can raid the mini bar, which comes stocked with snacks, water, soda, and iced tea. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 1 Mar. 2022",
"When clients are feeling peckish after a session in My Zen Den\u2019s infrared sauna, Gilleo often sends them to Ziatun, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Beacon. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
"In addition, peckish souls who want to venture beyond popcorn and a soda can order a shake, a pizza or a cocktail created specifically for the movie. \u2014 Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Hopefully Jughead and the other bikers won\u2019t miss him because Spider-Hilda grew rather peckish waiting for her food. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
"The sarcastic rabbit and the sincere, if sincerely peckish , bear make an entertaining duo. \u2014 \u2014 Kathie Meizner, Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Turns out that when honey isn\u2019t available, peckish bears will happily grab a pumpkin. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 8 Oct. 2019",
"This sandwich-and-scone combo was invented by a peckish noblewoman tired of waiting for Queen Victoria at supper. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 Mar. 2018"
],
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"1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203750"
},
"peak":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a pointed or projecting part of a garment",
": the visor of a cap or hat",
": promontory",
": a sharp or pointed end",
": the top of a hill or mountain ending in a point",
": a prominent mountain usually having a well-defined summit",
": something resembling a mountain peak",
": the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail",
": the narrow part of a ship's bow or stern or the part of the hold in it",
": the highest level or greatest degree",
": a high point in a course of development especially as represented on a graph",
": widow's peak",
": to reach a maximum (as of capacity, value, or activity)",
": to cause to come to a peak, point, or maximum",
": being at or reaching the maximum",
": of, relating to, or being a period of maximum intensity or activity",
": being at the height of popularity, use, or attention",
": to grow thin or sickly",
": to dwindle away",
": to set (a gaff, a yard, etc.) nearer the perpendicular",
": to hold (oars) with blades well raised",
": a prominent mountain",
": the pointed top of a hill or mountain",
": a sharp or pointed end",
": the highest point of development"
],
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"\u02c8p\u0113k",
"\u02c8p\u0113k"
],
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"alp",
"hump",
"mount",
"mountain"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As Curiosity made its trek toward the mountain\u2019s peak , the space agency noted several changes in the makeup of the ground the rover is passing over. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 25 June 2022",
"That\u2019s where the idea of longevity versus peak comes into play. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"There was a vague awareness that somewhere on this peak , there was a Higgs boson that would really be proof that this whole structure was there. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"By comparison, Mount Kilimanjaro's peak is 5,896 meters, while the highest permanent settlement in the world, La Rinconada in the Peruvian Andes, is 5,100 meters (16,700 feet). \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The nearly 20 percent increase in a single day is sharper than has been observed since the winter Omicron surge, though the overall number concurrently in hospital beds with COVID-19 remains about 1,000 fewer than the January peak . \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Wednesday\u2019s temperature peak is 92, while the low runs at 72 in the evening. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"Mitski scales the peak of pop melodrama in her fashionably \u201980s synth-rock jaunt. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"In fact, the investment bank is calling the peak in inflation after May\u2019s four-decade high. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Pandemic models have suggested that COVID-19 infections in Massachusetts, which had been rising for weeks, would peak before summer and then drop. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The Fed expects its benchmark federal-funds rate will peak at around 3.75% at the end 2023 compared with the 2.75% projected earlier this year. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"For a young player, seeing your offensive touches peak in your 2nd season has to be bad for your development. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Analysts don't expect the crazinesses to end until investors believe inflation has started to peak , or until the Federal Reserve relaxes its inflation-fighting crusade, the Times notes. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 17 June 2022",
"Analysts say the turmoil isn\u2019t likely to end until investors see signs that inflation has begun to peak \u2014 or until the Fed begins to signal an end to its campaign to combat rising prices. \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Improving data quality and governance with synthetic data should eventually lead to peak analytic performance. \u2014 Clayton Nicholas, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Just offering that some players peak at stars, All-Star, but not necessarily all-time great stars. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"The only thing more pathetic than California\u2019s voter turnout on election day \u2014 estimated to peak at around a near-record low of 30% statewide \u2014 were the excuses for it. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Hospital admissions last week were down 84.2% from the peak seven-day average in early January 2021. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Indeed, at the beginning of 2022, the IEA raised its 2022 demand forecast to 99.7 m/bpd, which is well above the peak crude oil demand in its APS forecast of 97 m/bpd in 2025. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"While that number is well below the peak seven-day average of deaths \u2014 about 330 \u2014 in late January, the average had dropped as low as 20 in early July. \u2014 Tom Steele, Dallas News , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Meanwhile, cases have fallen 75 percent from a peak seven-day average of a quarter of a million in January to 55,000 on February 22. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 24 Feb. 2021",
"The average number of fatalities per day was down 25% from the pandemic\u2019s peak weekly average of 154 deaths during the week ending Dec. 11. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 25 Dec. 2020",
"Hospital admissions last week were down 91.5% from the peak seven-day average in early January 2021. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"According to a Bloomberg forecast, Russian GDP will fall by 9.6% in 2022 with a peak quarterly GDP decline reaching \u201315.7% versus a year ago. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Promiscuity may be an adaptation to the danger of a nest full of eggs being destroyed by a peak high tide; mating opportunistically lets adults start over right away before a breeding season ends. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb (1)",
"1887, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Adjective",
"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (3)",
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210254"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a task assigned in school often as a punishment"
],
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"\u02c8pen(t)s\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin, duty, charge, something weighed out, from neuter of pensus , past participle of pendere to weigh, estimate, pay",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210301"
},
"perempt":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": quash"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin peremptus , past participle of perimere ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211434"
},
"peacemonger":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": peacemaker",
": one making or seeking peace unrealistically or at the expense of honor"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220457"
},
"pensy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": pensive , thoughtful",
": squeamish",
": self-important , conceited"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen(t)s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English pensie, pensey , probably from Middle French pensif pensive",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220538"
},
"pertinacity":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design",
": perversely persistent",
": stubbornly tenacious"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"dogged",
"insistent",
"patient",
"persevering",
"persistent",
"tenacious"
],
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"examples":[
"a pertinacious little boy who was determined to catch and collect reptiles",
"a pertinacious salesman who would simply not take \u201cNo!\u201d for an answer"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin pertinac-, pertinax , from per- thoroughly + tenac-, tenax tenacious, from ten\u0113re ",
"first_known_use":[
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221254"
},
"pessimist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who is inclined to expect poor outcomes : someone who is given to pessimism",
": a person who habitually expects bad things to happen or thinks things are bad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-s\u0259-mist",
"also",
"\u02c8pe-s\u0259-mist"
],
"synonyms":[
"defeatist"
],
"antonyms":[
"optimist",
"Pollyanna"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, only the biggest pessimist couldn\u2019t have imaged how bad the Reds would be. \u2014 John Perrotto, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The subsequent loss\u2014completing a sweep that even the worst Nets pessimist wouldn\u2019t have predicted\u2014felt almost merciful. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Smith often describes herself as a recovering pessimist . \u2014 Sophy Chaffee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Mina\u2019s an indefatigable optimist disguised as a despairing pessimist . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The pessimist would suggest the Packers are playing with fire and that lack of dominance will catch up with them in the postseason. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"One need be neither a pessimist nor a progressive, only a realist, to see that, for all our flaws and faults, the spirit of a Little Liberty is real. \u2014 Adam Gopni, The New Yorker , 3 July 2021",
"With just over $800 million in cash left on the balance sheet in March and a lot of debt, that situation looked somewhat precarious to a pessimist . \u2014 Simon Moore, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
"But my inner pessimist sees alcohol use continuing in its pandemic vein, more about coping than conviviality. \u2014 Kate Julian, The Atlantic , 1 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":" pessim(ism) + -ist entry 1 , after French pessimiste ",
"first_known_use":[
"1789, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221403"
},
"peacemongering":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": peacemaking"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230254"
},
"peaceless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": having no peace"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113sl\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231114"
},
"perhaps":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": possibly but not certainly : maybe",
": something open to doubt or conjecture",
": possibly but not certainly : maybe"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8haps",
"\u02c8praps",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8haps"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceivably",
"maybe",
"mayhap",
"perchance",
"possibly"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Rose\u2019s story perhaps offers the most direct connection between the various exhibits. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Flandro, who was working part-time at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., had been tasked with finding the most efficient way to send a space probe to Jupiter or perhaps even out to Saturn, Uranus or Neptune. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"There remain big, unanswered\u2014and perhaps now forever unknowable\u2014questions even about the central Watergate break-in itself: Who ultimately ordered it? \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Plenty of others have their own, perhaps the craziest of which involves DJ Batman emceeing a Rolling Stones after-party. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
"Though there's plenty of action, perhaps the most gripping part of the film is seeing Phillips's calm, tactical efforts to outwit his captors. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"The rest of the car looks pretty great too, and perhaps less controversial. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 17 June 2022",
"Much like waiting for, awaiting suggests anticipation\u2014 perhaps the return of something. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"It should perhaps be noted that Charles proved to be a somewhat less robotic conversationalist than some regular human interviewees. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1534, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003448"
},
"perch":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a bar or peg on which something is hung",
": a roost for a bird",
": a resting place or vantage point : seat",
": a prominent position",
": rod sense 2",
": to alight, settle, or rest on a perch, a height, or a precarious spot",
": to place on a perch, a height, or a precarious spot",
": a small European freshwater bony fish ( Perca fluviatilis of the family Percidae, the perch family)",
": yellow perch",
": any of numerous bony fishes (as of the families Percidae, Centrarchidae, and Serranidae)",
": a place where birds roost",
": a raised seat or position",
": to sit or rest on a raised seat or position",
": a common yellow and greenish brown fish of North America that is sometimes caught for food or sport",
": any of various fish related to or resembling the North American perch"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rch",
"\u02c8p\u0259rch"
],
"synonyms":[
"alight",
"land",
"light",
"roost",
"settle",
"touch down"
],
"antonyms":[
"blast off",
"take off"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"pigeons perching on the roof",
"perched the baby in a basket"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004203"
},
"percipiency":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": percipience"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-ns\u0113",
"-nsi"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014238"
},
"pertinacy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pertinacity"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English pertinacie , from Latin pertinacia , from pertinac-, pertinax pertinacious + -ia -y",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014701"
},
"penstick":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": penholder"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" pen entry 3 + stick ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015006"
},
"peregrine":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a tendency to wander"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per-\u0259-gr\u0259n",
"-\u02ccgr\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambulant",
"ambulatory",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"nomadic",
"perambulatory",
"peripatetic",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a loyal cadre of peregrine workers who follow the presidential candidate from primary to primary",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2016, a pair of peregrine falcons, the cliff-dwelling birds of medieval romance, settled into a new home. \u2014 Alison Gopnik, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"For example, by studying the eggs of peregrine falcons and other birds, scientists were able to prove that a pesticide called DDT was causing egg thinning, leading to nesting failures. \u2014 Gina Rich, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"For three years, Mari Sasano, a writer and editor in Edmonton, Alberta, has kept up with a family of peregrine falcons via a Facebook live feed. \u2014 Allie Volpe, Outside Online , 24 Mar. 2020",
"In recent weeks, fans of the peregrine falcons have watched death, lust and birth play out from the comfort of their homes. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2022",
"In Berkeley, Annie and Alden, a pair of peregrine falcons, are incubating three eggs atop UC Berkeley\u2019s Campanile bell tower. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Today, the only tenants are the peregrine falcons atop the building, circling nearby in close formation. \u2014 Matthew Healey, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The partial closure is meant to protect a nest of peregrine falcons by limiting rock climbing, and other activities, in the area which may disturb the nest. \u2014 Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Grinnell, one of two peregrine falcons that lived on the towering Campanile at UC Berkeley, was found dead in downtown Berkeley on Thursday afternoon, Cal Falcons said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French peregrin , from Medieval Latin peregrinus , from Latin, foreign \u2014 more at pilgrim ",
"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020441"
},
"peregrinator":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": traveler , wanderer"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, from peregrinatus + -or ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032812"
},
"pensive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": musingly or dreamily thoughtful",
": suggestive of sad thoughtfulness",
": lost in serious or sad thought"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen(t)-siv",
"\u02c8pen-siv"
],
"synonyms":[
"broody",
"cogitative",
"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"reflective",
"ruminant",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful"
],
"antonyms":[
"unreflective"
],
"examples":[
"\u2026 the combination of national crisis and imminent electoral victory creates an atmosphere at once pensive and elated. \u2014 Yossi Klein Halevi , New Republic , 25 Dec. 2000",
"We take in the synchronized swimming of sardines and the pensive patrol of a leopard shark. \u2014 Roger Rosenblatt , Time , 5 Oct. 1998",
"\u2026 did not seem depressed so much as pensive , and within a few minutes he was talking eagerly\u2014in fact, unstoppably\u2014about his favorite subject: school. \u2014 James Traub , New Yorker , 19 Dec. 1994",
"The child sat by himself, looking pensive .",
"rainy days often put her in a pensive mood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result of his move \u2014 and a two-year pandemic \u2014 the superstar has now emerged with his most pensive album yet, twelve carat toothache, released June 2 on Mercury / Republic Records. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
"Vassar's pensive reflection on the blessings of growing up in America is a great addition to any Independence Day playlist. \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 2 June 2022",
"The musician showcased the pensive tune, which reflects on embracing life for those who are no longer with us, alongside her band. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022",
"The melody climbs the musical scale, building tension before the tempo slows and becomes pensive and lyrical, like the slow drift of falling leaves. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"It\u2019s one of the more upbeat offerings in the group\u2019s pensive catalogue of music, with its music video featuring a dance-off and cheeky visuals. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Moods transform into weather, and the confusion of adolescence is pressed against the legacy of generational abuse in this pensive story of endurance and survival. \u2014 Leah Tyler, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Clothes must be returned to the closet and the rooms tidied up, after which the family spends a poignant and pensive night. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
"At the end of the program, Cuckson and GoGwilt performed a composition by Aucoin that resolved with the exchange of pensive , single notes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English pensif , from Anglo-French, from penser to think, from Latin pensare to ponder, frequentative of pendere to weigh \u2014 more at pendant ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053509"
},
"percha":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": gutta-percha"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"by shortening",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053753"
},
"perhalogen":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": containing a relatively high proportion of halogen"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" per- + halogen ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054429"
},
"percnosome":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small body occurring in the androcyte of a fern"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rkn\u0259\u02ccs\u014dm"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Greek perknos dusky, dark + English -some ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085655"
},
"per head":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": for each person"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094830"
},
"perched boulder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a boulder transported and deposited by a glacier in a conspicuous and relatively unstable position \u2014 compare balanced rock"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111137"
},
"pertinency":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pertinence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-t\u0259-n\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0259rt-n\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111658"
},
"peppiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": full of pep",
": full of brisk energy or liveliness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-p\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-p\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"flush",
"gingery",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"vigorous",
"vital"
],
"antonyms":[
"dull",
"lethargic",
"listless",
"sluggish",
"torpid"
],
"examples":[
"At 75 years old, he is as peppy as ever.",
"a group of peppy cheerleaders",
"The song was a peppy little dance number.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kinnear puts his brand of peppy exasperation to good use as the cuckolded Terry, who stubbornly smothers his feelings of resentment and emasculation with relentless positivity. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Of course, there is no coffee nap restful enough (nor a tune peppy enough or light bright enough) to maintain the focus of a person who just needs a good night's sleep, Zhou says. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Take a cue from the stylish television star and get yourself the same, or opt for striking black, summery white, or a peppy green. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"On a rainy day, even the least-powerful Ariya proved peppy enough. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Both felt cushy and supportive but not particularly peppy , whereas both feel just right on a long run. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Light on its feet and adequately peppy , its steering and brakes feel hard-wired to your nervous system. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The Ginger Cardamom is peppy and bracing, a little bit like masala chai in chocolate truffle form. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Beginning with that very moment, staring at a peppy teenager biting some meat, Hearn knew something about Johnson sparkled. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1914, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113909"
},
"perfidious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8fi-d\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"antonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true"
],
"examples":[
"We were betrayed by a perfidious ally.",
"a perfidious campaign worker revealed the senator's strategy to his leading rival for the nomination",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The real mystery in this perfidious tale is why the FBI decided to advance the dossier hoax to the world, thus weakening America and its presidency. \u2014 WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"Millions of Russians with friends and relatives in Ukraine are heartsick, while others cling to the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing only what is necessary to protect the motherland against a perfidious West. \u2014 Katya Korobtsova, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Countries also find ways to live with them, and they can be used as a rhetorical device\u2014unfair sanctions imposed by a perfidious West\u2014to tighten a ruler\u2019s grip on power. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Thanks to that episode, and to Winston Churchill\u2019s denunciation of the agreement, the names of Munich, Chamberlain, and appeasement have ever since been bywords for perfidious betrayal. \u2014 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
"It's been Agatha all along \u2014 and her very own insidious, perfidious spinoff is now in the works. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Our country surely could not countenance the injuring of more than 130 police officers (including one who subsequently died) and the perfidious calls to lynch the Republican vice president and the Democratic speaker of the House. \u2014 Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Few would dispute the need to confront China on its perfidious treatment of its Uighur minority, not to mention various other human rights abuses in the country. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The country needed a leader and much of the public and news media found it in the gruff, uncharismatic, and perfidious form of Andrew Cuomo. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 3 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1572, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114125"
},
"perambulatory":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse",
": to make an official inspection of (a boundary) on foot",
": stroll"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ram-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"course",
"cover",
"cross",
"cut (across)",
"follow",
"go",
"navigate",
"pass (over)",
"peregrinate",
"proceed (along)",
"track",
"transit",
"travel",
"traverse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we decided to lazily perambulate the entire length of the esplanade and enjoy the fresh air",
"long summer evenings spent perambulating up and down the tree-lined streets of the quaint village"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin perambulatus , past participle of perambulare , from per- through + ambulare to walk",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124216"
},
"peacekeeping":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the preserving of peace",
": international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113s-\u02cck\u0113-pi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The attacks sparked violent backlash from the Sinhalese and prompted India \u2013 home to 63 million Tamil speakers, which is about three times Sri Lanka\u2019s total population \u2013 to send in a peacekeeping force in 1987. \u2014 Anyssa Murphy, The Conversation , 23 May 2022",
"African Union countries contribute some 19,000 troops to a peacekeeping force, though American intelligence and air power are critical to the mission. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Russia maintains a peacekeeping force of around 1,500 troops in Transnistria, but that would be nowhere near enough to open a western front against Ukraine. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
"And the Polish President has called for a more permanent NATO defense posture in the country along with an international peacekeeping force in Ukraine. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
"But Washington, wary of a wider war with Russia, has not embraced Polish suggestions that an international peacekeeping force be deployed to Ukraine. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"In Belarus, pro-Moscow leader, Alexander Lukashenko, warned that a proposal by Poland to deploy a Western peacekeeping force in Ukraine will mean World War III. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The alliance may take up Poland\u2019s proposal to create an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine, an idea U.S. officials cast doubt on. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"One idea floated by Poland is the creation of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1910, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"people's bank":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various chiefly European cooperative financial institutions (as a credit union)":[]
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"examples":[],
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"pendant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": something suspended: such as",
": an ornament (as on a necklace) allowed to hang free",
": an electrical fixture suspended from the ceiling",
": a hanging ornament of roofs or ceilings much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture",
": a length of line usually used as a connector on a boat or ship",
": a short rope hanging from a spar and having at its free end a block or spliced thimble (see thimble sense 2a )",
": pennant sense 1a",
": companion piece",
": something secondary or supplementary",
": a piece of jewelry hanging on a chain or cord that is worn around the neck"
],
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"\u02c8pen-d\u0259nt",
"senses 3 & 4 are also",
"sense 5 is also",
"\u02c8pen-d\u0259nt"
],
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"bangle",
"charm",
"lavaliere",
"lavalliere"
],
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"examples":[
"Navajo necklaces with pendants finely crafted in genuine sky-blue turquoise.",
"a pendant that once flew on Nelson's flagship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The client found the Swedish copper pendant , which ties into the copper range hood in the kitchen. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful , 5 May 2022",
"His son, who had just graduated from high school, wore braces, a silver cross pendant , and a pair of Oakleys on top of a cap. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
"So Patrick repurposed a Ruemmler lampshade into a pendant to spotlight and separate the dining area while also creating visual interest upon entrance at the end of the hall. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
"The displaced queen is then immortalized in resin and crafted into a pendant or pin by a jewelry-making friend. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"This outfit was more accessorized with a number of silver necklaces, including a silver cross pendant . \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 22 May 2022",
"Wear it as is, or with a pendant , or layered with other necklaces. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 12 May 2022",
"The diamond, nicknamed The Rock, is a 228.31-carat pear-shaped gem that comes with a diamond and platinum pendant mounting signed by Cartier. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"This year, Gal Gadot stars as the face of the Blue Book campaign and wears a Dandelion necklace with a transferable platinum pendant of over 12 carats. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English pendaunt , from Anglo-French pendant , from present participle of pendre to hang, from Vulgar Latin *pendere , from Latin pend\u0113re ; akin to Latin pendere to weigh, estimate, pay, pondus weight"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131414"
},
"peddle":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to travel about with wares for sale",
": sell",
": to be busy with trifles : piddle",
": to sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk",
": sell",
": to deal out or seek to disseminate",
": to offer or promote as valuable",
": to go about especially from house to house with goods for sale"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8pe-d\u1d4al"
],
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"hawk"
],
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"They peddled fruits and vegetables out of their truck on the side of the road.",
"He peddled his idea for a new movie to every executive in Hollywood.",
"The mayor's aides tried to peddle his innocence to reporters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Performers like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, who long ago bartered their integrity and believability for money and ratings, can peddle their noisome pro-Trump propaganda on Fox News. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"People who openly peddle crazed, racist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories such as the Great Replacement Theory -- the likes of Tucker Carlson and Elise Stefanik -- are out to grab power, not to help you. \u2014 Keith Magee, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"Contrary to what certain coaches or administrators might say, the biggest threat to college football isn\u2019t athletes profiting off their fame or boosters funding collectives that peddle name, image and likeness deals. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Lioi sentenced Fitzgerald in 2017 to 188 months in prison for using his job to peddle cocaine across the country. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Did Adam Neumann peddle his wares around town like a sad salesman, all barefoot? \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"His proxies on state media peddle visions of Russia forging a new union encompassing Belarus and Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Even those smiling, sashed salesgirls have been forced to scramble this winter for supplies to peddle online or on folding tables in front of grocery stores. \u2014 Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The ad may be set on a future farm and designed to peddle dairy products, but its pastoral setting and utopian veneer riff on the pitches of many companies seeking to present a change to workplace scenery as an upgrade in quality of life. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"back-formation from peddler , from Middle English pedlere , alteration of pedder peddler"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1532, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135410"
},
"penster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": writer",
": a hack writer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8penzt\u0259(r)",
"-n(t)st-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"pen entry 3 + -ster"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140518"
},
"perquisite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages",
": one expected or promised",
": gratuity , tip",
": something held or claimed as an exclusive right or possession"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-kw\u0259-z\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"gratuity",
"tip"
],
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"examples":[
"Use of the company's jet is a perquisite of the job.",
"give the movers a perquisite if they do a good job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Casual swearing is a great perquisite of adulthood, and one of the first that kids attempt to seize for themselves. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Yorker , 19 May 2020",
"Hunter fils was also a military bro, enjoying the hell out of his status and the perquisites inherent in his office. \u2014 Matt Farwell, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Both his personal attorney and Attorney General William Barr are attempting to institutionalize this kind of immunity as a perquisite of the Presidency. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2019",
"The basic perquisites of a middle-class life, including a secure old age, are no longer attainable for most Americans. \u2014 Joseph E. Stiglitz, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2018",
"To be sure, Mayorga\u2019s civil case would have been strengthened by Ronaldo being charged, but a charge is a not perquisite to the case. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 22 July 2019",
"The parking perquisite has evolved into a point of pride. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2018",
"Companies can offer it as a perquisite for employees or something an employee pays a few dollars for out of each paycheck. \u2014 Lynn Brezosky, San Antonio Express-News , 13 May 2018",
"The Courant calculates compensation as the sum of salary, bonuses, value gained on the exercise of stock options and vesting of stock awards and value of perquisites , such as a retirement plan and personal use of the company\u2019s plane. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 7 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, property acquired by means other than inheritance, from Anglo-French perquisit , Medieval Latin perquisitum , from neuter of perquisitus , past participle of perquirere to purchase, acquire, from Latin, to search for thoroughly, from per- thoroughly + quaerere to seek"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141315"
},
"peony red":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dark to deep red \u2014 compare peony"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141347"
},
"penetrable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being penetrated"
],
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"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-tr\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"passable",
"permeable",
"pervious",
"porous"
],
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"impassable",
"impassible",
"impenetrable",
"impermeable",
"impervious",
"nonporous"
],
"examples":[
"unfortunately, our netting proved to be a rather penetrable barrier that allowed in our cabin a steady stream of mosquitoes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And then there are steel ceilings, ones that are not penetrable , no matter what skills, education or work ethic a person brings. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But the Taliban have proven how penetrable Kabul is to them in the past week, by assassinating government spokesmen, a local official and even prison prosecutors. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
"But the Taliban have proven how penetrable Kabul is to them in the past week, by assassinating government spokesmen, a local official and even prison prosecutors. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
"But the Taliban have proven how penetrable Kabul is to them in the past week, by assassinating government spokesmen, a local official and even prison prosecutors. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
"But the Taliban have proven how penetrable Kabul is to them in the past week, by assassinating government spokesmen, a local official and even prison prosecutors. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
"But the Taliban have proven how penetrable Kabul is to them in the past week, by assassinating government spokesmen, a local official and even prison prosecutors. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
"But the Taliban have proven how penetrable Kabul is to them in the past week, by assassinating government spokesmen, a local official and even prison prosecutors. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
"But the Taliban have proven how penetrable Kabul is to them in the past week, by assassinating government spokesmen, a local official and even prison prosecutors. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1538, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142535"
},
"peremptory challenge":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Real Blac Chyna star already filed a peremptory challenge against Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory W. Alarcon, alleging unfair treatment in court. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Most often the practice occurs through a legal tactic called a peremptory challenge , which allows an attorney to strike a potential juror without having to state a reason. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The prosecutor used a peremptory challenge to dismiss Byng. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The defense used a peremptory challenge against him. \u2014 Crystal D. Carter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The defense used a peremptory challenge against him. \u2014 Crystal D. Carter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The defense used a peremptory challenge against him. \u2014 Crystal D. Carter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The defense used a peremptory challenge against him. \u2014 Crystal D. Carter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Georges wrote in Monday\u2019s ruling that the trial judge erred in jury selection during the third trial by allowing prosecutors to issue what\u2019s known as a peremptory challenge of at least one Black juror. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Aug. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142957"
},
"pedder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": peddler , hawker"
],
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"\u02c8ped\u0259(r)"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English peddere , probably from pedde covered basket + -ere -er"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143354"
},
"per procurationem":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": by agency : by the authority of an agent : by proxy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper\u02ccpr\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4t\u0113\u02c8\u014d\u02ccnem"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin per procurationem"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145623"
},
"penstemon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Penstemon ) of perennial, chiefly North American herbs or low shrubs of the snapdragon family typically with spikes of showy, two-lipped, tubular flowers with two lobes on the upper lip and three lobes on the lower lip : beardtongue":[
"In the pastel planting, pink penstemons with upright spikes of tubular flowers contrast with such mounding plants as pinks \u2026",
"\u2014 Lynn Ocone"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen(t)-st\u0259-",
"pen(t)-\u02c8st\u0113-m\u0259n"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other blooms include golden-beard penstemon , Indian paintbrush, yarrow and goldeneye. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
"One of Banner\u2019s favorite native plant species is pine leaf penstemon , a beautiful ground cover that comes in several colors. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021",
"Drought friendly pineleaf penstemon (Penstemon pinifolius) grows at Red Butter Gardens in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 26, 2021. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021",
"Repeat combinations in different beds, such as clusters of alliums, coneflowers and penstemon next to moor grass. \u2014 Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Sep. 2020",
"Some of her favorite plants to add to attract hummingbirds are bee balm, lupine, salvia, columbine and penstemon . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Sep. 2020",
"Some abundant species can deliver up to 16 gallons; others a cup or so, like prairie violet and slender penstemon . \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 31 July 2020",
"For example, penstemon is a drought-tolerant, flowering perennial native to North America that's a popular garden plant. \u2014 Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens , 19 May 2020",
"Poppies, penstemons , marigolds, and cactus blooms are but a few of the florals popping this time of year. \u2014 Kate Wertheimer, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from penta- + Greek st\u0113m\u014dn warp, thread \u2014 more at stamen":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1760, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161723"
},
"pea jacket":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": peacoat"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"by folk etymology from Dutch pijjekker , from pij , a kind of cloth + jekker jacket"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1721, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154256"
},
"pent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": shut up : confined , repressed",
": kept inside : not released"
],
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"\u02c8pent",
"\u02c8pent"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Logistics operators are worried that like 2020, today\u2019s calm will be followed by chaos once lockdowns are lifted and the pent up-stock in factories and warehouses in China turns into a flood of goods bound for the US and Europe. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Ohio\u2019s gambling establishments eked out another record month in March, despite competing with pent up demand from last year. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Some event planners said that after 20-plus months of remote work there is a pent up desire by employees and bosses to gather. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
"With tight global supply and strong pent up demand worldwide as countries recover from the pandemic, oil prices remain near seven-year highs of around $85 a barrel, with the cost of the U.S. benchmark crude rising around 70% so far this year. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"And a brand-new transatlantic budget airline\u2014Norse Atlantic Airways\u2014has risen to try to fill the pent up demand. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The combination of an historically low number of homes on the market, coupled with pent up demand for housing has made for an especially interesting time in Alabama\u2019s housing market. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Luebkemann said the vaccine has made a huge difference and also noted the pent up demand with people worn out and ready for some normalcy. \u2014 Austin Fuller, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The huge spike was helped by the new iPhone 12\u2019s not shipping until part way into the December quarter, which meant there was a larger than normal pent up demand that had to be satisfied in the following quarter. \u2014 Chuck Jones, Forbes , 27 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"probably from past participle of obsolete English pend to confine"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1542, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160608"
},
"people's party":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a political party representing or claiming to represent the great majority of the inhabitants of a territorial unit (as a nation) as opposed to a particular class or group"
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161321"
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"peregrine falcon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a swift nearly cosmopolitan falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) often used in falconry"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This program will include a trio of screech owls, a barn owl and a peregrine falcon . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"As UC Berkeley\u2019s peregrine falcon Annie makes headlines for quickly finding a new mate, a couple of raptors farther north are showing the world what can happen with just a little bit of romantic stability. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Annie is a female peregrine falcon who, since 2016, has been sheltering and laying eggs atop the university\u2019s 307-foot-tall Sather Tower with her mate, Grinnell. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"A few hours before he was struck by a car, Grinnell was seen defending the nest against an aggressive juvenile peregrine falcon . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"By the mid-1960s, the peregrine falcon population dropped by more than 70 percent in the western United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The resort\u2019s roster includes six Harris\u2019s hawks, one peregrine falcon , one Eurasian eagle owl, one barn owl and an Eastern screech owl. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The one-and-a-half-pound quadrocopter, which has feet and legs modeled after a peregrine falcon , can catch and carry objects ten times its own weight. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Until then, it can be viewed on the peregrine falcon webpage run by PG&E and the UCSC research group. \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English faukon peregryn , from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus , literally, pilgrim falcon; from the young being captured wandering from their nests, which were too inaccessible to reach easily"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163252"
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"perched water":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": groundwater occurring in a saturated zone separated from the main body of groundwater by unsaturated rock"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170212"
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"peacetime":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a time when a nation is not at war"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113s-\u02cct\u012bm"
],
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"examples":[
"The size of the army was reduced during peacetime .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Railway company Ukrzaliznytsia, a hardened symbol of inefficiency during peacetime , quickly mobilized into an effective wartime machine\u2014evacuating up to 200,000 civilians per day, delivering humanitarian aid and transporting wounded soldiers. \u2014 Katherine Love, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Military aircraft have strayed across the borders during peacetime . \u2014 Zia Mian, Scientific American , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But that\u2019s a process Trantin said would be difficult for his large animals during peacetime , let alone during war. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Trudeau is the second prime minister in Canadian history to declare an emergency during peacetime . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Feb. 2022",
"An earlier version of the Emergencies Act, called the War Measures Act, was used just once during peacetime , by Trudeau\u2019s late father, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, to deal with a militant Quebec independence movement in 1970. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Ted Shaffrey, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"An earlier version of the Emergencies Act, called the War Measures Act, was used just once during peacetime , by Trudeau\u2019s late father, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, to deal with a militant Quebec independence movement in 1970. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The accumulation of these deficits has caused the federal government\u2019s total debt to be bigger than the entire U.S. economy \u2014 over 125 percent \u2014 for the first time ever during peacetime . \u2014 Wayne Winegarden, National Review , 16 Sep. 2021",
"During peacetime , Guardsmen and Airmen serve under the command of the governor and can be called up to help with emergencies. \u2014 Margaret Menge, Washington Examiner , 5 Mar. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1534, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170313"
},
"pereira bark":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Brazilian tree ( Geissospermum vellosii ) of the family Apocynaceae",
": the bark of the pereira tree used in Brazil as a tonic and febrifuge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8rer\u0259-",
"-\u02c8r\u0101r\u0259-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"after Jonathan Pereira \u20201853 English pharmacologist."
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172744"
},
"periostracal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being the periostracum":[]
},
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"\u00a6per\u0113\u00a6\u00e4str\u0259k\u0259l"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin periostrac um + English -al":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161345"
},
"peripatopsis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus (the type of the family Peripatopsidae) of chiefly palaeotropical onychophorans \u2014 compare peripatus",
": an arthropod of the genus Peripatopsis"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02ccrip\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4ps\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Peripatus + -opsis"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173506"
},
"peregrinism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tendency to wander"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-gr\u0259\u0307\u02ccniz\u0259m",
"-\u02ccgr\u0113\u02ccn-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a pointed or Gothic arch"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun"
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": having secondary rank or importance : minor , subordinate",
": having little or no importance or significance",
": marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies : small-minded",
": small and of no importance",
": showing or having a mean narrow-minded attitude",
": relatively minor in degree",
"\u2014 compare grand",
"Sir William 1623\u20131687 English political economist"
],
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"\u02c8pe-t\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113",
"\u02c8pe-t\u0113"
],
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"illiberal",
"insular",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"narrow",
"narrow-minded",
"parochial",
"picayune",
"provincial",
"sectarian",
"small",
"small-minded"
],
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"broad-minded",
"catholic",
"cosmopolitan",
"liberal",
"open",
"open-minded",
"receptive",
"tolerant"
],
"examples":[
"a petty argument about grammar",
"My behavior was petty and stupid. I apologize.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chesa Boudin came to power at age 39 as something of a rock star, a progressive district attorney in San Francisco who made good on promises to eliminate cash bail, ease up on petty crimes, and reduce the number of inmates at jails and prisons. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 7 June 2022",
"Too many petty crimes have been made into felonies and too many felonies have mandatory minimum sentences. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This seems really petty and could have been an oversight and could have been a discussion. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
"At times, Mendelson said, the strain can seem petty , such as when, before the pandemic, Racine was not invited to monthly breakfast meetings hosted by the Bowser administration and the council. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"This new episode examines how petty thief and lifetime criminal James Earl Ray managed to escape prison multiple times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Those are the common ones, but many people have unique and often specifically petty , personal embarrassments as well. \u2014 Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
"One wonderfully petty example: Belichick reportedly wouldn\u2019t let Brady say good-bye to him in person, insisting instead on a phone conversation. \u2014 Joe Delessio, Vulture , 3 Oct. 2021",
"This year\u2019s issues weren\u2019t quite as trite or as petty . \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 22 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English pety small, minor, alteration of petit"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183817"
},
"perthophyte":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a plant (as a fungus) that lives on dead or decaying tissue forming part of a living plant \u2014 compare saprophyte"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rth\u0259\u02ccf\u012bt"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Greek perthein to destroy + English -o- + -phyte ; akin to Latin ferire to strike"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191021"
},
"peai":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a medicine man of the Indian peoples of northeastern South America"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0113\u02c8\u012b"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"peai from Galibi piaye; peaiman from peai + man"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193032"
},
"perched water table":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the upper surface of a body of perched groundwater"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193530"
},
"personally":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in person",
": as a person : in personality",
": for oneself : as far as oneself is concerned",
": in a personal manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rs-n\u0259-l\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-n\u0259-"
],
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"face-to-face",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
],
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"examples":[
"You will be held personally responsible for any losses or damages.",
"The player was personally criticized by his coach.",
"He blamed me personally for causing the problem.",
"I was personally offended by the article.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Educating, training and developing your workforce personally and professionally has two main objectives. \u2014 Clarissa Windham-bradstock, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Returning to the office safely and reconnecting personally with clients and employees as the pandemic yo-yoed up and down [were the biggest challenges] ... \u2014 Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Callewaert said no, as someone who doesn't personally consume marijuana. \u2014 Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"Only Murders in the Building \u2014 was actually one wedding guest whom Spears personally thanked on Instagram after the wedding. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
"In the context of pensions, that wording carries special meaning: Someone who breaches that duty can be held personally liable for losses suffered by retirement savers. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Crypto culture, now known as Web3 culture, was founded on the idea that transactions can be made online without the exchange of personally identifying information. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"Once again, the January 6th panel presented compelling evidence that Trump personally orchestrated the campaign\u2014inflaming the mob when Pence did not cave in, as Trump apparently expected, after four years of caving in. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"White House officials said Biden will host a Gay Pride Month White House reception with LGBGTQ children and their families who have been personally affected by discriminatory state legislation. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 15 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194511"
},
"peroration":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration",
": a highly rhetorical speech"
],
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"\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"also"
],
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"address",
"declamation",
"harangue",
"oration",
"speech",
"talk"
],
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"examples":[
"We sat through a lengthy peroration on the evils of the government's policies.",
"gave an eloquent peroration celebrating the nation's long tradition of religious tolerance and pluralism"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English peroracyon , from Latin peroration-, peroratio , from perorare"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
"perfide Albion":{
"type":[
"French phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": perfidious Albion (England)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"per-f\u0113d-\u00e4l-by\u014d\u207f"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204903"
},
"personal name":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a name (as the praenomen or the forename) by which an individual is intimately known or designated and which may be displaced or supplemented by a surname, a cognomen, or a royal name"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205858"
},
"peaceful coexistence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a living together in peace rather than in constant hostility"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1857, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213042"
},
"penta-":{
"type":[
"combining form",
"prefix"
],
"definitions":[
": five",
": containing five atoms or groups",
": five"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Greek, from pente \u2014 more at five"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221100"
},
"peace symbol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the symbol \u262e used to signify peace"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The boat, recognizable by a giant white peace symbol and Veterans for Peace logo on its red sails, arrived here after a stop in Oceanside. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Feb. 2022",
"In the pic, Davidson throws a middle finger to the camera while Kardashian West puts up a peace symbol and makes a kiss face. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Origami peace cranes are an international peace symbol in tribute to a young Japanese girl named Sadako. \u2014 Mort Mazor, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Mar. 2021",
"From the colorful wears and peace symbol necklaces of hippies to the all-black ensembles and afro picks of Black Panthers, clothing also tells the story of the time. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 23 Aug. 2020",
"The group went on to respond on the social media platform, replying with a peace symbol emoji and a pair of red hearts. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 31 July 2020",
"That, and ride more dirt, stay way over on pavement, don\u2019t engage negatively with haters (the peace symbol is better than the bird), and put a light on your bike. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 July 2018",
"His profile shot shows him in a black baseball cap with a peace symbol . \u2014 Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle , 18 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1968, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230814"
},
"pennyworth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a penny's worth",
": value for the money spent : bargain",
": a small quantity : modicum"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0113-\u02ccw\u0259rth",
"British often"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargain",
"buy",
"deal",
"snip",
"steal"
],
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"examples":[
"even a used lawnmower would be a pennyworth at that price"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234807"
},
"percarbonic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of three peroxy acids derived from carbonic acid and known only in the form of their salts and esters",
": the peroxy-di-carbonic acid H 2 C 2 O 6"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u0259r",
"\u00a6per+\u2026-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"per- + carbonic"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235840"
},
"pennywort":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several usually round-leaved plants (as of the genus Hydrocotyle of the carrot family)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0113-\u02ccw\u0259rt",
"-\u02ccw\u022frt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Botanical extracts like seaweed, arjun tree, and pennywort add even more hydration, plumping, and brightening effects. \u2014 Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Minari, a hardy edible plant that grows on the edges of ponds and rivers in Asia, is known by many other names: Chinese celery, Indian pennywort , Japanese parsley. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Feb. 2021",
"In Bangladesh, the government has limited mobile internet access for many Rohingya, creating an information vacuum that has allowed rumors to flourish: Eating garlic or the pennywort leaf will ward off the virus, Rohingya refugees have been told. \u2014 Ben Hubbard, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
"In fact, marsh pennywort foliage looks quite like nasturtium. \u2014 Kenneth Setzer, Sun-Sentinel.com , 4 Aug. 2017",
"Possibly because of their use as aquarium plants, some species of pennywort have morphed into non-native invasive weeds. \u2014 Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald , 6 July 2017",
"Nasturtium leaves also exhibit this; in fact marsh pennywort foliage looks quite like nasturtium. \u2014 Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald , 6 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001601"
},
"perquisition":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259rkw\u0259\u0307\u02c8zish\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Late Latin perquisition-, perquisitio , from Latin perquisitus + -ion-, -io -ion":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161005"
},
"pepper":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant ( Piper nigrum ) that are used chiefly as condiments:",
": black pepper",
": white pepper",
": any of several products similar to pepper that are obtained from plants of the same genus",
": any of various pungent condiments of plants unrelated to the pepper",
": any of a genus ( Piper of the family Piperaceae, the pepper family) of tropical mostly jointed climbing shrubs with aromatic leaves",
": a woody vine ( P. nigrum ) with spicate flowers that is widely cultivated in the tropics for its red berries from which black pepper and white pepper are prepared",
": capsicum sense 1",
": one ( Capsicum annuum ) whose fruits are hot peppers or sweet peppers",
": the hollow fruit of a pepper that is usually green when unripe and red or yellow when ripe",
": to sprinkle or season with pepper",
": to shower with or as if with shot or other missiles",
": to hit with or as if with rapid repeated blows",
": to sprinkle or cover as if with pepper",
": a baseball practice or warm-up game in which usually several fielders toss the ball a short distance to a single batter who hits it back",
": a black or white spice that has a sharp flavor and comes from the dried ground-up fruit of an Indian climbing shrub",
": a usually green, red, or yellow vegetable that has a sharp or mildly sweet flavor and grows on a bushy garden plant",
": to season with or as if with pepper",
": to hit with or as if with a shower of blows or objects",
": a woody Indian vine of the genus Piper ( P. nigrum ) that is widely cultivated in the tropics for its red berries from which black pepper and white pepper are prepared",
": black pepper",
": white pepper",
": capsicum sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8pe-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8pep-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bestrew",
"dot",
"scatter",
"sow",
"spot",
"spray",
"sprinkle",
"strew"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"You need to pepper the stew more.",
"pepper the costume with flecks of glitter"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun (1)",
"Middle English peper , from Old English pipor , from Latin piper , from Greek peperi",
"Noun (2)",
"probably from pep entry 2 + -er entry 2"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1943, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004718"
},
"pen sketch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sketch made with a pen":[],
": a literary sketch":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162354"
},
"pen staff":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": penholder"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-013456"
},
"pettle":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": fondle , caress",
": nestle , cuddle",
": trifle , potter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pet\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"pet entry 3 + -le"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-013941"
},
"penny-wise and/but pound-foolish":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-020504"
},
"petitioner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who makes, submits, or signs a petition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021237"
},
"pessimum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the least favorable environmental condition under which an organism can survive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pes\u0259m\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin, neuter of pessimus worst"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021323"
},
"penda":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an Australian timber tree ( Xanthostemon oppositifolium ) of the family Myrtaceae with exceptionally heavy hard wood"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pend\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"native name in Australia"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023246"
},
"pepper-and-salt":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": salt-and-pepper"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpe-p\u0259r(-\u0259)n(d)-\u02c8s\u022flt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1751, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023718"
},
"peony-flowered dahlia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of numerous showy cultivated dahlias having open-centered flowers with not more than four rows of functional ray flowers and with smaller curled or twisted ray flowers around the disk"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-025559"
},
"pencraft":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": skill in using the pen : penmanship",
": the use of the pen",
": the business of writing or of a writer : authorship"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"pen entry 3 + craft"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030351"
},
"pepo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an indehiscent fleshy one-celled many-seeded berry (such as a pumpkin, squash, melon, or cucumber) that has a hard rind and is the characteristic fruit of the gourd family",
": the dried ripe seeds of the pumpkin ( Cucurbita pepo ) used as an anthelmintic and taeniafuge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-(\u02cc)p\u014d",
"\u02c8p\u0113-(\u02cc)p\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin, a melon \u2014 more at pumpkin"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1849, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034706"
},
"perdition":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": eternal damnation",
": hell",
": utter destruction",
": loss"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"Pandemonium",
"Tophet"
],
"antonyms":[
"bliss",
"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"New Jerusalem",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"examples":[
"sinners condemned to eternal perdition",
"simple stupidity is not enough to doom one to perdition",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And not the fire and brimstone Old Testament perdition . \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"Jeff, Bobby\u2019s lone sibling, had to force his way through the perdition of survivor\u2019s guilt. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Morels even more blatantly favor drama, thriving on tree death, soil disturbance, fire and perdition . \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 13 Feb. 2020",
"But simply waiting for their arrival puts us on the road to perdition . \u2014 Marin Gjaja, Fortune , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Robinson\u2019s fiction investigates, again and again, the connection between loneliness and perdition , between the soul\u2019s isolation and its torment. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 11 Sep. 2020",
"Hence, the nation to them is not all holy, a thing inviolate and inviolable, a thing that a man dare not sell or dishonour on pain of eternal perdition . \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 7 Sep. 2020",
"Like these earlier explorers of perdition , Peterson found wisdom through his harrowing trek. \u2014 Jeet Heer, The New Republic , 21 May 2018",
"As the symbolism abounds on this dusty road to perdition , the excesses of the piece invite the actors to indulgent performances. \u2014 Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com , 31 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English perdicion , from Anglo-French perdiciun , Late Latin perdition-, perditio , from Latin perdere to destroy, from per- through + dare to give \u2014 more at per- , date"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041121"
},
"penumbral lunar eclipse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an eclipse of the moon caused when the moon passes through the penumbra of the earth's shadow but not into the umbra"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042900"
},
"peneseismic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being or relating to a region rarely affected by earthquakes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u0113n\u0113+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At one point, the lone peahen escaped the cage\u2014keep in mind, it was suspended 20 feet above the museum\u2019s marble floor\u2014and flew all the way to Arms and Armor before she could be returned to the three peacocks that had been keeping her company. \u2014 Vogue , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In the evolutionary game, where the goal is producing offspring, rampant dishonesty is not an optimal strategy: If peacock tails are never honest, peahens will simply ignore that feature altogether. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Jan. 2013",
"More than 40 peahens and peacocks still found at Sahuaro Ranch descended from three purchased at the Chicago World Fair in 1933 to control desert pests \u2014 snakes and vermin. \u2014 Mary Wakeford, azcentral , 18 July 2019",
"Sometimes, as with peahens and their strutting peacock counterparts, the divergence can be more striking. \u2014 Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian , 16 Apr. 2018",
"In the Catholic Church hierarchy, men were the peacocks and women were peahens . \u2014 Maureen Dowd, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2018",
"While the tails of peacocks and peahens are extremely different, their feet, for example, are pretty much the same. \u2014 Smithsonian , 22 Mar. 2017",
"Without a peep, the peahen strutted into the open door of the Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia on Monday. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 June 2017",
"ARCADIA \u2014 A peahen broke bottles of wine worth about $500 Monday in an Arcadia liquor store. \u2014 The Pasadena Star-news, The Mercury News , 6 June 2017"
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"At the dawn of the common-law court system, jurors took their places as residents of the neighborhood where the pertinent events had occurred, who were assumed to possess special knowledge of the facts and, more important, of every witness's credibility. \u2014 Hiller B. Zobel , American Heritage , July/August 1995",
"A more pertinent question than \"What am I?\" is \"How can I be who I am and still hack it in America?\" \u2014 C. Eric Lincoln , Lure and Loathing , 1993",
"But as my moment of fame ticks by, a more pertinent issue persists: What hath CNN wrought in the worlds of communications, of diplomacy, of politics? \u2014 Peter Arnett , Washington Post , 25-31 Mar. 1991",
"No recurrent symbolism in the Odyssey is more pertinent than the long and deliberate stripping its hero undergoes: of his ships, of his men, of his hopes, of his clothes, even of his very skin on the cliffs of Corfu. \u2014 John Fowles , Island , 1978",
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"The preponderance of Civil War and Robert E. Lee memorabilia in the Richmond time capsule suggests not just items pertinent to a statue of Lee, but at least a little special pleading. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In 1979, while singing Zerbinetta at the Met, she was briefly interviewed for the afternoon radio broadcast and made comments about the role that seemed pertinent to her own character. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Those with information pertinent to either case should contact Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS (8477). \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"But the film\u2019s actual story \u2014 which problematizes any more obviously pertinent narrative of unblemished Ukrainian heroism \u2014 presents a far more complex picture. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"To meet this demand, healthcare providers need to offer online portals that allow patients to access medical records and imaging files, test results and other pertinent health data. \u2014 Morris Panner, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Ripa responded after seemingly getting some pertinent intel from off-camera. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
"But dealing with a smaller screen and finding the proper use is a pertinent obstacle for professionals. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
"Terry Goddard, a Democrat and former Arizona attorney general from 2003 to 2011, noted the attorney general's pertinent role in elections, such as certifying results and approving language on things like ballot propositions. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022"
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"Mastriano has shown strength in recent polls, while being a prominent peddler of conspiracy theories, including former President Donald Trump\u2019s false claims that widespread fraud marred the 2020 election and resulted in his loss in Pennsylvania. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 12 May 2022",
"In the poem a peddler cuts away some of the clothes of a sleeping old lady, who then cannot recognize herself. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In response to his April 30 remarks on Bitcoin, Musk mocked Buffett as a diabetes peddler . \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The songs luxuriate in the spoils accumulated from Pusha\u2019s peddler empire and dismiss his rivals as charlatans, and the expensive-sounding beats seem to bolster his claims. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Former National Security Advisor and current conspiracy peddler Michael Flynn is co-hosting a fundraiser for Floridian Darlene Swaffar's congressional campaign at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, there\u2019s little evidence that any super- peddler of doubt\u2014not even Alex Berenson, Tucker Carlson, or Joseph Mercola\u2014has changed the numbers much at all. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Fox \u2014 a 31-year-old socialite, artist, clothing designer, and former dominatrix and Playboy model \u2014 made her acting debut as the mistress of Adam Sandler's sleazy jewel peddler in the 2019 film Uncut Gems. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 3 Jan. 2022"
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"believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous",
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"But where Hofstadter is playfully enigmatic and brashly brainy, Chalmers\u2019s writing is perspicuous and teacherly \u2014 an approach that keeps it from collapsing into recalcitrant obscurity. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Conditions in the state the planes left behind them were far less perspicuous . \u2014 The Economist , 8 Feb. 2020",
"The president began his Monday by scrutinizing his national security briefing, filling its margins with perspicuous questions and observations. \u2014 Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer , 10 July 2017",
"Unspoken but perspicuous is the wish to (at worst) score points off Democrats and (at best) free up a seat on the nation\u2019s most important appeals court for a nominee from the Federalist Society weapons locker. \u2014 Garrett Epps, The Atlantic , 12 May 2017"
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"the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps",
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"Gould said the city will not be endorsing a peddler or solicitor by issuing a permit. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"Mastriano has shown strength in recent polls, while being a prominent peddler of conspiracy theories, including former President Donald Trump\u2019s false claims that widespread fraud marred the 2020 election and resulted in his loss in Pennsylvania. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 12 May 2022",
"In the poem a peddler cuts away some of the clothes of a sleeping old lady, who then cannot recognize herself. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In response to his April 30 remarks on Bitcoin, Musk mocked Buffett as a diabetes peddler . \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The songs luxuriate in the spoils accumulated from Pusha\u2019s peddler empire and dismiss his rivals as charlatans, and the expensive-sounding beats seem to bolster his claims. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Former National Security Advisor and current conspiracy peddler Michael Flynn is co-hosting a fundraiser for Floridian Darlene Swaffar's congressional campaign at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, there\u2019s little evidence that any super- peddler of doubt\u2014not even Alex Berenson, Tucker Carlson, or Joseph Mercola\u2014has changed the numbers much at all. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Fox \u2014 a 31-year-old socialite, artist, clothing designer, and former dominatrix and Playboy model \u2014 made her acting debut as the mistress of Adam Sandler's sleazy jewel peddler in the 2019 film Uncut Gems. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 3 Jan. 2022"
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"noun"
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": a land surface of considerable area and slight relief shaped by erosion"
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"\u02c8p\u0113-ni-\u02ccpl\u0101n",
"\u02c8pe-"
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"Latin paene, pene almost + English plain or plane"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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": one that perambulates",
": a baby carriage"
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"p\u0259-\u02c8ram-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259r",
"for sense 2 also"
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"rambler",
"tramper",
"walker"
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"counts himself among that select group of hikers who are perambulators of the entire Appalachian Trail",
"nannies pushing perambulators around London's Hyde Park"
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective"
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": of, relating to, or resembling the pessulus"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-115211"
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"plural noun"
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": appurtenances belonging to real or personal property and passing with ownership of the property to any new owner"
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"\u02ccp\u0259rt\u1d4an\u02c8ench\u0113\u0259"
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"Medieval Latin"
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"noun"
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": a moderate yellow green"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The blushing pink of magnolia bushes, the fiery red and sunny yellow of rows of tulips, the crisp pea green of fresh blades of grass. \u2014 Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor , 4 May 2021",
"With a motif of peacocks and flowering trees in pea green , mustard and turquoise, this beach towel brings eclectic, retro vibes to the seashore or neighborhood pool. \u2014 Krystin Arneson, CNN Underscored , 1 Apr. 2021",
"The bloom affects Toledo to the islands, contaminating drinking water, and turning it pea green . \u2014 Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com , 19 July 2019",
"Recently at this quiet time-warp of a hairdresser\u2019s \u2014 one of the oldest in the city \u2014 mirrors on just about every wall reflect pea green walls and dark wood accents. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 26 June 2019",
"Simmons explained how to keep peas green until Christmas and how to dry peaches. \u2014 Keith Stavely And Kathleen Fitzgerald, Smithsonian , 12 Jan. 2018",
"John Lennon bought a 1972 model in pea green , foregoing the faux-ash paneling. \u2014 Ash Carter, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2013"
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"1752, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a lightweight cotton fabric",
": a glossy fabric used for bookbindings"
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"French, from percale"
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"1888, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": of or relating to the genus Penelope"
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"-l\u0259\u02ccp\u012bn",
"-p\u0259\u0307n"
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"New Latin Penelope + English -ine"
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"noun"
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": attribution of personal qualities",
": representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form",
": a divinity or imaginary being representing a thing or abstraction",
": embodiment , incarnation"
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"p\u0259r-\u02ccs\u00e4-n\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"abstract",
"avatar",
"embodier",
"embodiment",
"epitome",
"externalization",
"genius",
"icon",
"ikon",
"image",
"incarnation",
"incorporation",
"instantiation",
"manifestation",
"objectification",
"personifier"
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"the use of personification in a story",
"a personification of justice as a woman with her eyes covered",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result, the brand is no longer an entity seeking personification but a thing to build and own collectively, with intent and purpose. \u2014 Cynthia Johnson, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
"There\u2019s good stuff here: Alongside Moss, Moura as the journalist aiding her, and Jamie Bell as the personification of human venality pursuing her, do fine work. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Want to see a riveting 16th century engraving of a personification of divine retribution by Albrecht D\u00fcrer, the incomparable German Renaissance genius? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Derrell Acon\u2019s powerfully sung and revelatory Roc, a corruptible enabler of Pizarro, proved a particularly disturbing personification of the banality of evil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In this issue, the team also meets the personification of the Fourth Cosmos \u2014 the only such being who was absent from The Ultimates' epic final issue. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Novak is the personification of freedom, everything human that one man contains in himself. \u2014 Dusan Stojanovic, ajc , 9 Jan. 2022",
"The personification of power and intensity, Sheffield\u2019s beauty as a ball player was in his complexity. \u2014 Wayne G. Mcdonnell, Jr., Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"If anything, Sebastian seemed to be the personification of anxiety \u2014 an obsessive thought circling the mind on a loop. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 July 2021"
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"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": a written application by a debtor for the benefit of the Bankruptcy Act or by creditors to have a debtor adjudicated a bankrupt"
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"noun"
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": the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank",
": a dominance hierarchy in a group of social animals",
": a social hierarchy",
": the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank \u2014 compare cannibalism sense 3 , dominance sense a"
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"\u02c8pek-i\u014b-\u02cc"
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"As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order .",
"the pecking order of Washington politics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Primeau, stuck behind Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov in the pecking order , thought he had been made a scapegoat for past playoff failures. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
"But there\u2019s been little change in how most Americans view their place in the pecking order . \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
"Where do Day and Holtmann fall in the pecking order ? \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"At Sealand, Tilikum joined two female killer whales, Haida and Nootka, who were sorting out the social pecking order . \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
"In a culture where fans and observers define players\u2019 legacies based upon their performances and win-loss records in the biggest of games, Paul falls drastically short on the all-time pecking order . \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Perhaps that global pecking order is part of the reason why U.S. skaters seemed more befuddled and sad than aggrieved or critical of the penalty decision. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
"In 2018, Mathis made 18 tackles, but remained behind Williams, Davis and Buggs in the defensive-line pecking order . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Afghanistan and Afghan lives do not figure very highly in this new pecking order . \u2014 Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time , 16 Aug. 2021"
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"1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-174205"
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": a small active diurnal grizzled gray mongoose ( Mungos pulverulentus ) of southern Africa"
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"so called from its color"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-181116"
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"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": in a pestering manner"
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"peddler truck":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a truck carrying less-than-truckload shipments from one consignor over a specified route with deliveries direct to consignees"
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"personal law":{
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-005159"
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"perhydrogenate":{
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"noun",
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to hydrogenate to the fullest extent"
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"\u00a6p\u0259r",
"(\u00a6)per+"
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"per- + hydrogenate"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011106"
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"peregrinity":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": the quality or state of being peregrine"
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French peregrinit\u00e9 , from Latin peregrinitat-, peregrinitas , from peregrinus foreign + -itat-, -itas -ity"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191931"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers",
": to be the embodiment or personification of : incarnate",
": to think of or represent as a person"
],
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8s\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8s\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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"personalize",
"substantiate"
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"The ancient Greeks personified the forces of nature as gods and goddesses.",
"Justice is personified as a woman with her eyes covered.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From Clermont-Ferrand, Paloma was never afraid to personify female characters even at a young age. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Users are applying filters to their faces to personify Depp, combining clips of testimonies with past footage from Depp's film archives. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 15 May 2022",
"While some reviews imagine the ideal driver for a car, others personify the vehicle itself. \u2014 Colin Marshall, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Were the people propelling those 897 Chinese boxes \u2014 which started out as typography fonts and wound up forming an homage to China\u2019s Great Wall \u2014 meant to personify the beauty of cooperation? \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The artists seem to personify the tiny town \u2014 at once both traditional and modern. \u2014 Eric Dusenbery, ajc , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The teen, who had come to personify Second Amendment freedoms to some conservative Republicans, received a public congratulations from Trump. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
"His two advisers seemed almost to personify the voices arguing in his head: the results-minded Israeli pol and the Palestinian ideologue. \u2014 Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The lineup will feature local artists, producers, venue owners, and more \u2014 all coming together to represent their favorite cities and personify their musical spirits. \u2014 Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone , 24 Sep. 2021"
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"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192318"
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"adverb",
"verb"
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": to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement",
": to keep trying to do something in spite of difficulties"
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"\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8vir",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8vir"
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"persist"
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"She persevered in her studies and graduated near the top of her class.",
"Even though he was tired, he persevered and finished the race.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though there may be resistance at first, leaders should persevere . \u2014 Santhi Ramesh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The beautiful and bold North women persevere through an inheritance of brutality and injustice, and the lasting impact of generational trauma, on the road to actualizing their independence. \u2014 Leah Tyler, ajc , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The people here, her books affirm, will always persevere . \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"And any barbecue restaurant in Tuscaloosa must persevere in the shadow of giants like Archibald\u2019s and Dreamland. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The first lady also talked about mental health impacts of the pandemic in addition to physical impacts, stating that her resiliency initiative, launched in February 2021, is aimed at empowering kids to be able to persevere through life's challenges. \u2014 Kelly Laco, Fox News , 12 Feb. 2022",
"There are also a number of women who continue to persevere and work within churches. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"The ability to persevere is one of the most essential traits in life and it must be developed from your freshman year. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 20 May 2022",
"The goal then was to shape a postwar international financial architecture that would inspire struggling nations to persevere in hope of a more stable and prosperous economic future. \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
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"Middle English perseveren, borrowed from Anglo-French parseverer, perseverer \"to last, endure, persist in spite of opposition,\" borrowed from Latin persev\u0113r\u0101re \"to persist in a course of action or an attitude in spite of opposition, keep on, (of a condition) continue, last,\" from per- per- + -sev\u0113r\u0101re, verbal derivative of sev\u0113rus \"stern, austere, severe \""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195448"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": perhydrogenate"
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"\"+"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a bony or cartilaginous bar crossing the lower end of the windpipe of a bird dorsoventrally at its division into bronchi"
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"-l\u0259s"
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"Latin, bolt, modification of Greek passalos peg, stake; akin to Greek p\u0113gnynai to fix, fasten together"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201241"
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"noun"
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": perception , notice"
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"transitive verb"
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": personify sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203053"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": percept"
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"p\u0259(r)\u02c8sept\u0259m"
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"New Latin, from Latin, neuter of perceptus , past participle of percipere"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203155"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to periostitis"
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"\u00a6per\u0113\u00a6\u00e4\u00a6stitik"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204152"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": annoyance"
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],
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": a tackle attached to a pendant (as on a masthead) for hoisting, tautening, or staying purposes"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080620"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or suitable for a peroration"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081308"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a final and absolute mandamus to enforce the court's judgment"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a flower resembling that of a peony"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Paeonia of the family Paeoniaceae) of chiefly Eurasian plants with large often double flowers",
": the flower of a peony",
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"\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259-n\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259-n\u0113"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Finishing it all off were as-big-as-your-hand peony blooms from Bridgehampton Florist. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"Hydrate dry under-eyes with this soothing cream that contains silk proteins to strengthen and protect the delicate under-eye area, plus Japanese white peony to lock in moisture. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
"The heart of the fragrance is a blend of four flowers: rose and peony , wild Jasmine for body, and lily of the valley. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 6 June 2022",
"The formula, which comes in 10 shades, features bamboo stem extract to reduce shine, passionfruit leaf extract for a smoothing effect, and Chinese peony to minimize pore appearance, so skin is matte and smooth all day long. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 2 June 2022",
"The beauty of the estate\u2019s setting is alluring in its own right, especially during spring, with Winterthur\u2019s celebrated azalea woods and peony garden in bloom. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Itoh peonies \u2014 hybrids from a tree peony bred with an herbaceous peony , created by Japanese horticulturist Dr. Toichi Itoh \u2014 are sprinkled throughout. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 26 May 2022",
"Flavors like Raspberry, Mint and White peony tea, Peach with hibiscus and Jasmine green tea, Strawberry Lavender Rosemary Tulsi and Apple, Lemon Cayenne Yerba mat\u00e9. \u2014 Valentina Di Donato, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Guiducci was dressed in a velvet jacket finished with a fresh white peony and his co-host Nnadi shimmered in a wore faux snakeskin jacket. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 1 May 2022"
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"Middle English piony , from Anglo-French peonie, pioin\u00e9 , from Latin paeonia , from Greek pai\u014dnia , from Pai\u014dn Paeon, physician of the gods"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083402"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tending to persuade",
": able or likely to convince"
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8sw\u0101-siv",
"-ziv",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sw\u0101-siv"
],
"synonyms":[
"cogent",
"compelling",
"conclusive",
"convincing",
"decisive",
"effective",
"forceful",
"satisfying",
"strong",
"telling"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconclusive",
"indecisive",
"ineffective",
"uncompelling",
"unconvincing",
"unpersuasive"
],
"examples":[
"We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.",
"a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moreover, a good customer service staff needs to be persuasive in their manner of speaking and use positive words while addressing a client's concern. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Their arguments aren\u2019t persuasive and suggest a growing isolationism in the GOP. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"The judge said Alabama's evidence was not persuasive . \u2014 Kim Chandler, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
"Amanda Morris Hunt is persuasive as a confident nanny who speaks to a bone-weary young mother (Megan Graves, excellent) in a park. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Hoax caller described as 'a freak who plays God' The caller was unusually persuasive , according to workers across the country who talked with him. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"The Florida Supreme Court ruled in January that the mother\u2019s testimony was so persuasive that it could not be ignored, and the Broward judge who oversaw the case never should have allowed prosecutors to present it to the jury. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Morse is as unsettlingly persuasive as ever as Peck, an insidious presence in a mask of paternal caregiving. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Event promoters should partner with artists to encourage safety, since messaging from the artist can be uniquely persuasive for fans. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085400"
},
"pendant-winding":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": stem-winding"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085807"
},
"perdominant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a plant widely distributed in a climax and usually a dominant in at least some of the constituent associations"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u0259r",
"(\u02c8)per+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"per- + dominant"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123655"
},
"penetralia":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the innermost or most private parts"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpe-n\u0259-\u02c8tr\u0101-l\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin, neuter plural of penetralis inner, from penetrare to penetrate"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1668, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125131"
},
"perpetration":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit",
": to produce, perform, or execute (something likened to a crime)",
": to bring about or carry out : commit",
": to carry out or bring about (as a crime)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02cctr\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplish",
"achieve",
"bring off",
"carry off",
"carry out",
"commit",
"compass",
"do",
"execute",
"follow through (with)",
"fulfill",
"fulfil",
"make",
"negotiate",
"perform",
"prosecute",
"pull off",
"put through"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery.",
"The attack was perpetrated by a street gang.",
"He vowed revenge for the crime perpetrated on his family.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The collapse of Enron in 2001 spotlighted the role of its auditor Arthur Andersen, which had helped perpetrate accounting fraud at the energy giant. \u2014 Matthew Goldstein, New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Under current law, unmarried partners who commit domestic violence are not barred from purchasing a firearm, though spouses who perpetrate domestic violence are. \u2014 Byallison Pecorin, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"And with regard to that, people who perpetrate mass shootings are searching for answers, meaning in life. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
"Experts describe multiple types of IPV that involve different characteristics and patterns regarding how often women and men perpetrate such violence. \u2014 Kellie Lynch, Chron , 23 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no record of any of these registrations being used to perpetrate fraud, such as might take place if someone claimed to be an inactive or out-of-state voter and sought to cast a ballot using their name. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"As Putin continues to perpetrate indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, no child in the country is safe. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Quite simply, face masks perpetrate real educational and emotional harm on students. \u2014 Daniel Buck, National Review , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Critics say legacy admissions perpetrate inequality by providing a powerful advantage to high-income white applicants. \u2014 Daniela Altimari, courant.com , 18 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin perpetratus , past participle of perpetrare , from per- through + patrare to accomplish, from pater father \u2014 more at father"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135108"
},
"perspirable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of perspiring or being perspired",
": permitting circulation of air or wind : drafty , breezy , airy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259(r)\u02c8sp\u012br\u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French, from Middle French, from perspirer to perspire + -able"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135842"
},
"per tout et non per my":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
": by the whole and not by a share, moiety, or divisible part"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259(r)\u02c8t\u00fc\u0101\u02ccn\u00e4np\u0259(r)\u02c8m\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Anglo-French"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140820"
},
"perpetuate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely",
": to cause to last a long time",
": to preserve or make available (testimony) for later use at a trial by means of deposition especially when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8pe-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"eternalize",
"immortalize"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He perpetuates the myth that his house is haunted.",
"Fears about an epidemic are being perpetuated by the media.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And humans living in poverty make choices that perpetuate each of the first three problems. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"After police murdered Floyd two years ago, calls grew louder for the U.S. military to reconsider the names of Army bases that celebrated Confederate leaders who fought to perpetuate slavery. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Legislation banning the teaching of Black history, which has passed in multiple states, is designed to perpetuate racist myths about America that threaten to unravel our almost 250-year-old experiment in democracy. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"That also helps perpetuate the company goals and mission and grow the next generation of forward-thinking people who drive business success. \u2014 Kelly Kubicek, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Bloomberg isn\u2019t identifying the sites or forums so as not to perpetuate false claims. \u2014 al , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That declaration is a smokescreen for the ongoing effort to perpetuate Big Cherry\u2019s Big Lie \u2014 concerning the town\u2019s origin story \u2014 which playwright Letts exhilaratingly brings to light, point by mendacious point. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"He was thought to have infected about 1,000 individuals from Austria, Iceland, Germany, Norway, and Denmark, helping to perpetuate the spread of COVID throughout Europe. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 19 Mar. 2022",
"But while states such as Connecticut and New Jersey have enacted some curbs on neonicotinoids, the US federal government is set to bend to pressure from farming groups and pesticide makers to perpetuate their use nationally. \u2014 Oliver Milman, Wired , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin perpetuatus , past participle of perpetuare , from perpetuus"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141109"
},
"pessimism":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome",
": the doctrine that reality is essentially evil",
": the doctrine that evil overbalances happiness in life",
": a feeling or belief that things are usually bad or that bad things will happen",
": an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-s\u0259-\u02ccmi-z\u0259m",
"also",
"\u02c8pe-s\u0259-\u02ccmi-z\u0259m",
"\u02c8pes-\u0259-\u02ccmiz-\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Although the economy shows signs of improving, a sense of pessimism remains.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The rising pessimism in many quarters reflects several factors. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 22 June 2022",
"The public\u2019s pessimism is bad for the incumbent governor. \u2014 Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Such forecasts can change, but the new pessimism over European production comes ahead of what many analysts already expected to be smaller-than-usual harvests in other global bread baskets such as India and Australia. \u2014 Yusuf Khan, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"In this poll, the pessimism about government\u2019s handling of the homelessness crisis remained ever present. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
"Inflation triggers recession fears Still, the pessimism among CEOs is striking, especially given that the economic recovery is barely two years old and enjoyed blockbuster growth in 2021. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The general pessimism around local control is not surprising given the steady erosion of local authority over key policy areas. \u2014 Michael R. Ford, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Jan. 2022",
"So, while calls are winning out on an absolute basis today, the pessimism is still there. \u2014 Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The pessimism of the electorate is at once a cause and an effect of Mr. Biden\u2019s challenges. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from French pessimisme, from Latin pessimus \"worst\" + French -isme -ism , formed by analogy with optimisme optimism ; Latin pessimus, probably going back to *pedisamos, derivative (with -isamos, superlative suffix, going back to Italic & Celtic *-ism\u0325mos ) of *ped-, extracted from *ped-tu- \"a fall, falling\" (whence Latin pessum \"to the bottom, to destruction\"), verbal noun from an Indo-European base *ped- \"step, fall,\" whence, with varying ablaut grades, Old English gefetan \"to fall,\" Old Church Slavic pad\u01eb, pasti, Sanskrit padyate \"(s/he) falls, perishes\"",
"Note: The Indo-European verbal base *ped- is generally taken to be a derivative of the noun *p\u014dd-, ped- \"foot\"; see foot entry 1 ."
],
"first_known_use":[
"1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142242"
},
"penetrance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the proportion of individuals of a particular genotype that express its phenotypic effect in a given environment",
": the proportion of individuals of a particular genotype that express its phenotypic effect in a given environment \u2014 compare expressivity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-tr\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8pen-\u0259-tr\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin penetrare"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151154"
},
"peripeteia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation especially in a literary work"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper-\u0259-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-\u0259",
"-\u02c8t\u012b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Greek, from peripiptein to fall around, change suddenly, from peri- + piptein to fall \u2014 more at feather"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1591, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151235"
},
"permissive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": granted on sufferance : tolerated",
": granting or tending to grant permission : tolerant",
": deficient in firmness or control : indulgent , lax",
": allowing discretion : optional",
": supporting growth or genetic replication (as of a virus)",
": supporting growth or genetic replication (as of a virus)",
": based on or having permission",
": granting permission or discretion (as to the court)",
": not compulsory: as",
": allowed or made under a standard, rule, or provision that permits discretion or an option \u2014 see also permissive intervention at intervention , permissive presumption at presumption \u2014 compare compulsory",
": allowed under modern rules of civil procedure although not arising from the same transaction or occurrence as the one at issue in the original claim",
"\u2014 see also permissive joinder at joinder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8mi-siv",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8mis-iv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Some states have more permissive laws than others.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that other states, including those with large cities, have more permissive gun regulations without major consequences. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"At the same time, the state\u2019s gun laws have become increasingly permissive . \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"Partner exchanges are guided by a set of more permissive rules that allow gun ads to flow through Google\u2019s ad systems. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"Common IaC misconfigurations include, for example, unencrypted storage buckets or overly permissive access controls. \u2014 Idan Plotnik, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Research shows that gun crimes in states with tough restrictions are often committed with firearms from more permissive states. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Research shows that gun crimes in states with tough restrictions are often committed with firearms from more permissive states. \u2014 Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"But Tuesday\u2019s violence is now forcing a reckoning among some Uvalde residents over the gun laws in Texas, which are some of the most permissive in the country. \u2014 Time , 27 May 2022",
"But first: What took place in Buffalo on Saturday was the result of a toxic stew of growing right-wing racist ideology, easy access to guns and a permissive internet culture. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English permyssyf , from Middle French permissif , from Latin permissus"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151400"
},
"perseveration":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": continuation of something (such as an activity or thought) usually to an extreme degree or beyond a desired point",
": the continual involuntary repetition of a thought or behavior",
": the continual involuntary repetition of a thought or behavior"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02ccse-v\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"p\u0259r-\u02ccsev-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from German Perseveration (in Perseverationstendenz \"tendency toward perseveration\"), borrowed from Latin persev\u0113r\u0101ti\u014dn-, persev\u0113r\u0101ti\u014d \"persistence in a course of action,\" from persev\u0113r\u0101re \"to persist in a course of action or an attitude in spite of opposition, keep on\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at persevere",
"Note: The term Perseverationstendenz was introduced by the German psychologist Georg Elias M\u00fcller (1850-1934) and his student Alfons Pilzecker in Experimetelle Beitr\u00e4ge zur Lehre vom Ged\u00e4chtniss, Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Psychologie und Physiologie der Sinnesorgane, Erg\u00e4nzungsband 1 (Leipzig, 1900), p 58."
],
"first_known_use":[
"1907, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154331"
},
"personifiable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being personified"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259(r)\u02c8s\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccf\u012b\u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154737"
},
"perseverer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that perseveres : a persistent person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-ir\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161408"
},
"pen-stabling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": stabling (as of dairy cattle) in a loafing barn \u2014 compare loose-housing system"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162614"
},
"penetrant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": penetrating",
": producing a phenotypic effect : exhibiting penetrance",
": one that penetrates or is capable of penetrating"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-n\u0259-tr\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1734, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163539"
},
"peckle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": spot , speck",
": speckle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pek\u0259l",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"alteration of speckle , noun",
"Transitive verb",
"by alteration"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173929"
},
"pentacarbonyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a compound containing five carbonyl groups especially combined with a metal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"penta- + carbonyl"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174212"
},
"perdu":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a soldier assigned to extremely hazardous duty",
": remaining out of sight"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-(\u02cc)d\u00fc",
"-(\u02cc)dy\u00fc",
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8d(y)\u00fc",
"per-\u02c8d\u1d6b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"French sentinelle perdue , literally, lost sentinel",
"Adjective",
"French perdu , masculine, & perdue , feminine, from past participle of perdre to lose, from Latin perdere"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1608, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1612, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180325"
},
"percher":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that perches : such as",
": a bird having feet adapted for perching",
": a textile worker who inspects cloth",
": a tannery worker who softens hides"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rch\u0259(r)",
"\u02c8p\u0259\u0304ch-",
"\u02c8p\u0259ich-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"perch entry 2 + -er"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180454"
},
"perspirate":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": perspire"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259rsp\u0259\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"back-formation from perspiration"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190919"
},
"persuasive definition":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a definition that seeks to influence the attitude of the hearer to something by redefining its name"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193542"
},
"perquisitor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the original owner or first purchaser of an estate",
": one who makes a perquisition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r\u02c8kwiz\u0259t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin, one that obtains or acquires, from Latin, one that searches diligently, from perquisitus + -or"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200026"
},
"perovskite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a yellow, brown, or grayish-black mineral consisting of an oxide of calcium and titanium and sometimes containing rare earth elements"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4v-\u02ccsk\u012bt",
"-\u02c8r\u00e4f-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That may not matter for some applications if the perovskite is much cheaper to make, though. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"In any case, the researchers create a device simply by hooking up the perovskite to electrodes in a hydrogen atmosphere. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The mineral, calcium silicate perovskite , only forms under the incredibly high pressures that occur deep in the earth. \u2014 Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The most common mineral in absolute is bridgmanite, known also as silicate- perovskite , making up 38 percent of Earth's volume. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Scientists have set a new efficiency record for perovskite -silicon solar cells. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Dec. 2020",
"First discovered in the Ural Mountains in western Russia, perovskite has raised eyebrows in testing\u2014from 10 percent efficiency in 2012 to 20 percent in 2014. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Sep. 2020",
"First discovered in the Ural Mountains in western Russia, perovskite has raised eyebrows in testing\u2014from 10 percent efficiency in 2012 to 20 percent in 2014. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Sep. 2020",
"First discovered in the Ural Mountains in western Russia, perovskite has raised eyebrows in testing\u2014from 10 percent efficiency in 2012 to 20 percent in 2014. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Sep. 2020"
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"German Perowskit , from Count L. A. Perovski\u012d \u20201856 Russian statesman"
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"1840, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": of, relating to, or constituting a pessimum : worst"
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": a saline fluid secreted by the sweat glands : sweat",
": the act or process of perspiring",
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": the act or process of perspiring",
": a saline fluid that is secreted by the sweat glands, that consists chiefly of water containing sodium chloride and other salts, nitrogenous substances (as urea), carbon dioxide, and other solutes, and that serves both as a means of excretion and as a regulator of body temperature through the cooling effect of its evaporation"
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"\u02ccp\u0259r-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccp\u0259r-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"examples":[
"She wiped the perspiration from her forehead.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, with anticipation came perspiration as the two-day event held in the middle of summer was sold out, which meant long lines for everything, including water. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"However, with anticipation came perspiration as the two-day event held in the middle of summer was sold out, which meant long lines for everything, including water. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
"The Extra Fresh Deodorant contains aluminum to reduce perspiration . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Textile conservators and fashion curators were outraged over the incident, seeing as exposure to light and oxygen, not to mention perspiration and body movement, stand to permanently damage the gown. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Dear Readers: Sneakers get smelly from all the perspiration , heat and running outside. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2021",
"When perspiration on the surface of the skin evaporates, heat is lost and the blood is cooled, thus cooling our core body temperature. \u2014 Cassie Shortsleeve, Outside Online , 2 June 2015",
"That\u2019s quite a shame since a face wash works to remove dirt, perspiration , sebum, germs, dead skin cells, and any other pollutants from the skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"An irritant, that's perspiration getting trapped under there, rubbing, and creating a rash. \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, Allure , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": speckled"
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"by alteration"
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": an application for a hearing to reverse action in a lower court that is a statutory substitute in some jurisdictions for the common-law writ of error \u2014 compare appeal"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232219"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a vaginal suppository",
": a device worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition, or prevent conception",
": a vaginal suppository",
": a device worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition, or prevent conception"
],
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"\u02c8pe-s\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8pes-\u0259-r\u0113"
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"Middle English pessarie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pessarium , from pessus, pessum pessary, from Greek pessos oval stone for playing checkers, pessary"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232957"
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": a legal petition formerly used to obtain redress (as possession or restitution of property) from the British Crown for breach of contract or to remedy manifest injustice"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010007"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": persuasive"
],
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"p\u0259(r)\u02c8sw\u0101z\u0259r\u0113",
"-\u0101s\u0259-"
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"Medieval Latin persuasorius , from Latin persuasus + -orius -ory"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-030111"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a poor simpleton : ninny"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"obsolete English peke simpleton + goose"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-040726"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being pecksniffian"
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"\u02c8pek\u02ccsnif\u0259r\u0113"
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"pecksniffery from Seth Pecksniff , character in Martin Chuzzlewit (1843\u201344) by Charles Dickens \u20201870 English novelist + English -ery; pecksniffianism from pecksniffian + -ism"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071536"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": inclined to pester : troublesome"
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"-t(\u0259)r\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072854"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"trademark"
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": by the day : for each day",
": based on use or service by the day : daily",
": paid by the day",
": a daily allowance",
": a daily fee",
": by the day : for each day",
": based on use or service by the day",
": paid or calculated by the day",
": a daily allowance",
": a daily fee"
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"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8d\u0113-\u0259m",
"-\u02c8d\u012b-",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccem, -\u0259m",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8d\u0113-\u0259m, -\u02c8d\u012b-"
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"examples":[
"Adverb",
"Employees will be given $20 per diem for expenses.",
"Noun",
"He received a $30 per diem for food.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Among staff nurses, are they paid per diem or hourly? \u2014 Seth Joseph, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Oregon\u2019s part-time lawmakers receive a per diem of $151 a day during interim meetings, in addition to their $32,839 salaries. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"That per diem jumped from up to $120 a day to up to $185 a day this year while the salary is scheduled to increase to $57,876 on July 1. \u2014 Susan Haigh, Hartford Courant , 16 Apr. 2022",
"That per diem jumped from up to $120 a day to up to $185 a day this year while the salary is scheduled to increase to $57,876 on July 1. \u2014 Susan Haigh, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"But the same proposal would have capped their daily $307 per diem for expenses like food and lodging at $100 and required receipts for claims. \u2014 Susan Haigh, Hartford Courant , 16 Apr. 2022",
"But the same proposal would have capped their daily $307 per diem for expenses like food and lodging at $100 and required receipts for claims. \u2014 Susan Haigh, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Spending on per diem workers in the state fiscal year that ended June 30, 2020, was $632,400, and was on track to outpace that total in fiscal 2021, when spending was $321,300 for July to December 2020. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Last year, Dunleavy vetoed funding for the Legislature\u2019s 2022 per diem payments; the governor\u2019s supplemental budget proposes to restore that funding. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Feb. 2022"
],
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"Adverb",
"Medieval Latin"
],
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"Adverb",
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"Adjective",
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073517"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": perambulatory"
],
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"p\u0259\u02c8ramby\u0259l\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8raam-"
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"Latin perambulant-, perambulans , present participle of perambulare"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075401"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": teacher , schoolmaster",
": a dull, formal, or pedantic teacher"
],
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"\u02c8pe-d\u0259-\u02ccg\u00e4g"
],
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"educationist",
"educator",
"instructor",
"preceptor",
"schoolteacher",
"teacher"
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"examples":[
"a pedagogue whose classroom lessons consisted entirely of reading directly from the textbook in a monotone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Montessori researches the pedagogue \u00c9douard S\u00e9guin, who worked with children in a Paris asylum half a century earlier. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"But Andrew Glyn was first and foremost a teacher, an intellectually insatiable pedagogue with a desire to foster among his students a hunger for a broad understanding of the discipline. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
"New York City\u2019s government employs more than 325,000, which includes around 269,900 civilian and pedagogue workers, according to the Independent Budget Office, a fiscal watchdog agency funded by the city. \u2014 Katie Honan, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2020",
"There is hardly a paragraph in which Berryman\u2014poet, pedagogue , boozehound, and symphonic self-destroyer\u2014may not be heard straining toward the condition of music. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Lil Nas X is the app's first breakout artist, and its most recognized pedagogue around self-improvement, Tabitha Brown, is a Black mother and vegan from North Carolina. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 4 Aug. 2020",
"With that, the pedagogue would dispatch some shivering schoolchild in vest and shorts on a three-mile cross-country run. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Nov. 2019",
"His teacher was Ilya Musin, a famed pedagogue who trained Valery Gergiev, director of the Mariinsky Theatre, and Semyon Bychkov, who left Russia for a stellar conducting career in the West. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 18 Nov. 2019",
"During the Cultural Revolution Chinese pedagogues claimed Melville was a rare anti-capitalist American author. \u2014 The Economist , 18 July 2019"
],
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"Middle English pedagoge , from Latin paedagogus , from Greek paidag\u014dgos , slave who escorted children to school, from paid- ped- + ag\u014dgos leader, from agein to lead \u2014 more at agent"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080755"
},
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"type":[
"interjection"
],
"definitions":[
"variant of pardie archaic \u2014 used as a mild oath"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-",
"per-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085709"
},
"perduellion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": treason , subversion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259rd(y)\u00fc\u02c8ely\u0259n"
],
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"Latin perduellion-, perduellio , from perduellis enemy, from per by + Old Latin duellum war"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090614"
},
"people carrier":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small van : minivan"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091945"
},
"perseverate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to recur or repeat continually",
": to intently focus one's attention on a thought or thoughts : fixate",
": to have or display an involuntary repetitive behavior or thought : to exhibit perseveration",
": to have or display an involuntary repetitive behavior or thought : to exhibit perseveration"
],
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8se-v\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8sev-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"back-formation from perseveration"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1912, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093954"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a unit of one hour's work by one person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u1d4an-\u02ccau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1975, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094148"
},
"personificator":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": personifier"
],
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"-\u0101t\u0259(r)"
],
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"personificat ion + -or"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094709"
},
"pentachloride":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a chloride containing five atoms of chlorine in the molecule"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"penta- + chloride"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103520"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": very durable"
],
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"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8dyu\u0307r-",
"\u02c8p\u0259r-j\u0259-r\u0259-"
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"Middle English, long-lasting, eternal, from Anglo-French pardurable , from Late Latin perdurabilis , from Latin perdurare to endure, from per- throughout + durare to last \u2014 more at during"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105947"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a pronoun (such as I, you , or they ) that expresses a distinction of person",
": a pronoun (as I, you, it , or they ) used instead of a noun that names a definite person or thing"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1668, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110846"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or involving a perradius"
],
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"\u00a6p\u0259r",
"(\u02c8)per+"
],
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"New Latin perradi us + English -al"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111756"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a crystalline compound C 6 Cl 5 OH used especially as a wood preservative and fungicide and a disinfectant",
": a crystalline compound C 6 Cl 5 OH used especially as a wood preservative, insecticide, and fungicide"
],
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"\u02ccpen-t\u0259-\u02cckl\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccn\u014dl",
"-fi-\u02c8n\u014dl",
"\u02ccpent-\u0259-\u02cckl\u014dr-\u0259-\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccn\u014dl",
"-\u02ccn\u022fl-",
"-\u02cckl\u022fr-",
"-fi-\u02c8"
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"1869, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113036"
},
"perceptual":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience",
": of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-ch\u0259l",
"-shw\u0259l",
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8sep-ch\u0259(-w\u0259)l, -\u02c8sepsh-w\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to jury consultant Jill Huntley Taylor, Balwani likely faces different perceptual hurdles than Holmes did in the eyes of the jurors who deliberated over her case. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Umwelt is a term coined by the zoologist Jakob von Uexk\u00fcll in 1909 to describe the sensory bubble that surrounds an animal\u2014its perceptual world. \u2014 Julie Zickefoose, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Instead, an Umwelt is specifically the part of those surroundings that an animal can sense and experience\u2014its perceptual world. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"The idea of using technology to augment these processes to enhance our perceptual capabilities is no longer science fiction. \u2014 Achin Bhowmik, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Tech-minded, they were attuned to the plastic material\u2019s abstract capacities for luminous translucency and perceptual insight. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"Wedged between perceptual inputs and outputs resides a hypothetical central processor\u2014which takes in sensory representations from the environment and makes decisions about what to do with them to perform the correct action. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Each of Rose\u2019s films has explored how the perceptual experiences of human beings are shaped by the physical, social, economic, and technological structures that are particular to a certain time. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Mar. 2022",
"My office has a perceptual thinness to it\u2014the surfaces seem empty. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"percept + -ual (as in conceptual )"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1878, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114449"
},
"pedagogy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the art, science, or profession of teaching",
": education sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-d\u0259-\u02ccg\u014d-j\u0113",
"also",
"especially British"
],
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"examples":[
"Some of the presentations, a few too many for comfort, lapsed into the familiar contortions of modern pedagogy . \u2014 Alex Ross , New Yorker , 14 & 21 July 2003",
"The idea that pedagogy should be judged according to race is absurd on its face, but the fact that they saw their relationship with me and with the school itself in those terms should have given me greater pause than it did. \u2014 Gerald Early , Lure and Loathing , 1993",
"Since no textbooks existed, the professor refused to profess, knowing no more than his students, and the students read what they pleased and compared their results. As pedagogy , nothing could be more triumphant. \u2014 Henry Adams , The Education of Henry Adams , 1907",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"References to Freire and other advocates of critical pedagogy appear on the syllabi of Harvard, UC Berkeley, California State-Long Beach, and the University of North Texas. \u2014 Garion Frankel, National Review , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Throughout the curricula are explicit references to Marxism, critical pedagogy , radical feminism, and other fringe political stances. \u2014 Daniel Buck, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The lazy pedagogy and propaganda have led to division and bad policy, including policies that impact housing. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"But the norms of pedagogy have always regulated classroom speech: Students don\u2019t have the right to interrupt or to go on too long or to stray from the subject. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Are racial health inequities mainly a legacy of medical pedagogy ? \u2014 Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Classrooms in many parts of the world have long been victim to a pedagogy that focuses on syllabus completion and curriculum standards, rather than on what children know. \u2014 Yamini Aiyar For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
"From our discussion, key factors emerged that centered on personalized learning and the advantages of partnerships that align with existing pedagogy , teacher buy-in, and equity. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Individual engineering professors are also working to embed societal needs in their pedagogy . \u2014 Grace Wickerson, Scientific American , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"see pedagogue"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115611"
},
"periosteum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces",
": the membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-st\u0113-\u0259m",
"-t\u0113-\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Late Latin periosteon , from Greek, neuter of periosteos around the bone, from peri- + osteon bone \u2014 more at osseous"
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"But Andrew Glyn was first and foremost a teacher, an intellectually insatiable pedagogue with a desire to foster among his students a hunger for a broad understanding of the discipline. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
"New York City\u2019s government employs more than 325,000, which includes around 269,900 civilian and pedagogue workers, according to the Independent Budget Office, a fiscal watchdog agency funded by the city. \u2014 Katie Honan, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the Middle Ages, Aristotle\u2019s phrasing was translated into Latin as petitio principii . \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022"
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"Well, in her unpublished memoirs, Garland revealed how the studio kept her and the other child actors going: Forcing them to take pep pills during the day that suppressed appetite and provided energy boosts, and sleeping pills at night. \u2014 refinery29.com , 19 Mar. 2018"
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"Readers knew to expect in a Flanigan column percipience and foresight, expressed in graceful, unaffected prose. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Jones has experience with a wide array of run-pass option plays as well, and his football percipience is highly regarded. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2021"
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"The agency plans to use a combination of handwork, bulldozers, masticators, and, when weather, terrain and the location of personal property are right, prescribed burns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"However, the minute personal property is used for business purposes and destroyed, there are limits in that situation on how much a homeowners policy will pay to replace the property. \u2014 Chip Merlin, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Verin awarded the Stewart Family $250,000 in damages for pain and suffering, which covered the loss of personal property , self-esteem and suicide attempts. \u2014 al , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Resources include pretty much anything a household could easily turn into cash, such as bank balances, retirement savings, or personal property . \u2014 Andrew Biggs, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, Hanzman had approved an $83 million settlement to compensate people who suffered economic losses such as condominium units and personal property . \u2014 Curt Anderson, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Earlier this year, Hanzman had approved an $83 million settlement to compensate people who suffered economic losses such as condominium units and personal property . \u2014 Curt Anderson, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
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"Officers were able to locate Perotti\u2019s vehicle and personal property near where her body was found, police said. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 6 May 2022"
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"deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military",
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"That's what the court said is not permissible under the second amendment. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"New York law says that deadly physical force is permissible only in response to an aggressor who is also using deadly physical force; Mr. Jolly was unarmed. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"The player\u2019s caddie fishes a centimeter-measurer from the golf bag, the player measures six centimeters and moves his radioactive golf ball the permissible distance. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
"The other is an ordinance that would place limits on the permissible reasons for terminating a renter\u2019s tenancy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the maximum permissible penalty under the collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The war crimes trial of a Russian soldier in Ukraine - which concluded on May 24, 2022 with a conviction and life sentence for the defendant - was permissible under international law. \u2014 Robert Goldman, The Conversation , 23 May 2022",
"Although that is permissible under Delaware law, where the foundation is incorporated, that governance structure gives the appearance that Cullors alone decided who to hire and how to spend donations. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 17 May 2022",
"That said, Biden may decide that canceling student loans broadly through an executive order may not be permissible . \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 7 May 2022"
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"When the bike encounters uneven ground, the entire crank, pedal , motor and belt drive assembly moves in concert to soak up the bumps. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"But monetary brakes and a floored fiscal gas pedal mistreat the economic engine. \u2014 John H. Cochrane, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"The other pedal is a wide one for acceleration with an operation best described as two-stage. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
"There was a three-pickup Les Paul Classic and a Telecaster and Les Paul Junior up there, and a couple of Strats and a jarana for traditional sounds and a wah-wah pedal that got a workout. \u2014 al , 26 June 2022",
"The race challenges participants to row, pedal or paddle \u2014 no motors or towing allowed \u2014 70 miles from Tacoma to Port Townsend, Washington, across the Puget Sound in just 48 hours. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Anthony Zhongor, 17, dove into the water after 18-year-old Mia Samolinski stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake and drove into the bay just after 10 p.m., according to a news release from Suffolk County Police. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"The 18-year-old Patchogue resident had accidentally pressed the gas pedal instead of the brakes inside her Subaru Outback, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a news release. \u2014 Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"That electricity is then used to to power an electric motor that can drive the wheels at low speeds -- or even at high speeds if the gas pedal isn't pressed hard -- and provide an extra push during acceleration. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 14 June 2022",
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"But a step-up from there comes pedal hydrostatic or continuously variable transmission (CVT) operated by a shift-on-the-go hand lever. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
"Walking, dancing robots have garnered lots of attention, but the actual use of bi- pedal robots has remained relatively limited to date. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"There's also a Miss Cavalcade pinup girl contest, Chop Shop demonstrations, pedal car challenge and spring car legends. \u2014 Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com , 7 Jan. 2020",
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"When the loss prevention officer confronted the man outside the store, the suspect dumped all the merchandise on the ground and began to pedal away on his bicycle, according to a police report. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Fitted with panniers and racks, e-bikes let kids pedal themselves to lacrosse practice or violin lessons. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 24 July 2021",
"Randolph would hop on the handlebars or on the back, and Jo Jo would pedal them around. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The tour has been designed to be as sustainable with a wide variety of innovative green elements, from a kinetic dancefloor to electricity-generating bicycles that fans can pedal during the performance to actively charge batteries for the show. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 5 May 2022",
"Mountain biking Marines even landed on beaches and were able to quickly pedal inland, providing reconnaissance for the rest of the landing force. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
"Run or pedal the 12-mile Cotton Valley Rail Trail, and learn the history of the local maritime industry or take a sailing lesson at the New Hampshire Boat Museum. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 12 May 2022",
"Pedal Pub allows people to pedal along a route and stop at area bars and restaurants in Atlanta, according to its website. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"If playing in the middle of the infield is anything like riding a bicycle, then Hanover Central\u2019s Gunnar Howes only had to remind himself how to pedal efficiently. \u2014 Dave Melton, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Antibodies to thyroid peroxidase are found in about 20% of healthy women, up to 40% of people with Type 1 diabetes, and in 90% to 100% of people with autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 June 2022"
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"river 60 miles (96 kilometers) long rising in southeastern Alabama and flowing south into the Gulf of Mexico forming part of the Alabama\u2013Florida boundary":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8d\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130209"
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"peneid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Peneidae":[],
": a prawn of the family Peneidae":[]
},
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Peneidae":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130245"
},
"perchlor-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": containing a relatively large amount of chlorine especially in place of hydrogen":[
"perchloro ethylene",
"perchloro methyl CCl 3"
]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary per- + chlor-":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130527"
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"pepper-and-salt moth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a geometrid moth ( Biston cognataria ) having a larva that feeds on various deciduous plants (as willow, apple, and black currant)":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from the sprinkling of dark brown or black on its dull white wings":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131511"
},
"perficient":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having decisive influence or authority : effective":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259(r)\u02c8fish\u0259nt"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin perficient-, perficiens , present participle of perficere to complete, perfect":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131616"
},
"Pendelik\u00f3n":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"mountain 3638 feet (1109 meters) high in Attica, eastern Greece, northeast of Athens":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpen-de-l\u0113-\u02c8k\u022fn"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131807"
},
"perspicil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an optical glass (as a telescope)":[]
},
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin perspicillum , from Latin perspicere to look through + -illum , suffix denoting an instrument":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131858"
},
"penmanship":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the art or practice of writing with the pen":[],
": quality or style of handwriting":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pen-m\u0259n-\u02ccship"
],
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"hand",
"handwriting",
"script"
],
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"examples":[
"My third grade teacher thought it was important for us to learn penmanship .",
"doctors are famous for their illegible penmanship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This one, still with the signature LA penmanship on the chest, was inspired by her boys and offers options for kids. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 9 June 2022",
"Professor Calkins became a revolutionary leader in education by bringing these practices to young children at a time when penmanship , spelling and sentence structure were often a bigger focus. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"With honest penmanship , the song tells the story of a person who\u2019s silently in love with someone else and dying on the inside. \u2014 Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"But at the same time, sometimes your penmanship can fail you. \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 10 May 2022",
"Inside, the children discover a quirky cohort of scribes who are responsible for producing invitations, place cards and other triumphs of penmanship for the royal household. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
"York also instituted community play days and penmanship campaigns. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Nov. 2021",
"She could sometimes be found at a nurses station, giving a handful of physicians pointers about penmanship . \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Way beyond her age, however, VF7 has evolved in her penmanship and melodies, experimenting with punk rock and perreo for a different approach. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132012"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a fine closely woven cotton cloth variously finished for clothing, sheeting, and industrial uses":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-\u02cck\u0101l",
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8k\u0101l",
"(\u02cc)p\u0259r-\u02c8kal"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amazon carries some of the best sheets on the market for competitive prices, and includes a variety of different types, from percale to satin to microfiber and everything in between. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 28 June 2022",
"Plus, percale often looks wrinkled, but this one had a smoother appearance compared to others. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
"The Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab has tested over 250 flannel, percale , sateen and jersey sheets in the past few years both in the Lab and with consumer testers, collecting more than 10,000 data points to gauge performance and durability. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
"Molecule's percale sheets will leave you sleeping in a set that has the luxury hotel feel while also keeping you cool and dry. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Parachute\u2019s 100% Egyptian cotton percale sheets are consistently top performers (even when compared to other top brands). \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"Throughout its 115 years in the business, Pratesi has excelled at making cotton percale both cool and cozy. \u2014 Janice O'leary, Robb Report , 6 Mar. 2022",
"And the 100% cotton percale cover is breathable for sweat-free nights. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Perfect for hot sleepers, Brooklinen\u2019s classic duvet cover made of breathable percale will keep you cool all night long with a hotel-luxury feel. \u2014 Samantha Rees, Vogue , 24 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ultimately from Persian parg\u0101la":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132245"
},
"peonize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to reduce to the status of a peon":[
"peonized farm labor",
"\u2014 Atlantic"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132314"
},
"peage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": toll for passage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101ij"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English payage , from Middle French paiage , from Medieval Latin pedaticum, pedagium , from Latin ped-, pes foot + -aticum -age or Medieval Latin -agium (alteration of Latin -aticum )":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132335"
},
"perspicuity":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation":[
"a perspicuous argument"
]
},
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"p\u0259r-\u02c8spi-ky\u0259-w\u0259s"
],
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"apparent",
"bald",
"bald-faced",
"barefaced",
"bright-line",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"pellucid",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
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"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
"unclear"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for perspicuous clear , perspicuous , lucid mean quickly and easily understood. clear implies freedom from obscurity, ambiguity, or undue complexity. clear instructions perspicuous applies to a style that is simple and elegant as well as clear. a perspicuous style lucid suggests a clear logical coherence and evident order of arrangement. a lucid explanation",
"examples":[
"believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But where Hofstadter is playfully enigmatic and brashly brainy, Chalmers\u2019s writing is perspicuous and teacherly \u2014 an approach that keeps it from collapsing into recalcitrant obscurity. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Conditions in the state the planes left behind them were far less perspicuous . \u2014 The Economist , 8 Feb. 2020",
"The president began his Monday by scrutinizing his national security briefing, filling its margins with perspicuous questions and observations. \u2014 Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer , 10 July 2017",
"Unspoken but perspicuous is the wish to (at worst) score points off Democrats and (at best) free up a seat on the nation\u2019s most important appeals court for a nominee from the Federalist Society weapons locker. \u2014 Garrett Epps, The Atlantic , 12 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin perspicuus transparent, perspicuous, from perspicere":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132354"
},
"peace sign":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sign made by holding the palm outward and forming a V with the index and middle fingers and used to indicate the desire for peace":[],
": peace symbol":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the photo, Khloe\u0301 offers the camera a kissy face while Dream smiles and throws up a peace sign . \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"The pair posed together for a sweet snap shared to MGK's Instagram on Thursday, featuring the punk-rocker holding up two middle fingers and his mother \u2014 whose name is unknown \u2014 giving a peace sign to the camera. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
"In a series of Facebook pictures shared by her sister, Faith Mata, Tess can be seen grinning in a baby photo, snoozing in bed, snuggling with a cat, doing the splits, flashing a peace sign and posing in front of a large mural of a heart. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Howard showed up with a new neck tattoo of a peace sign that can be seen under his beard. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"In seemingly good spirits, the reality star also took a moment to throw up a peace sign for a selfie with a fan. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 21 May 2022",
"Olukoya flashed a peace sign for the camera in all three photos, while Young flaunted her engagement ring in the first. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The two posed together as the teen held up a peace sign . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Completing the family portrait was Cree in a dapper suit, flashing a peace sign at the photographer and Cory, who chose a floral button-down shirt and a beige hat for the celebration. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133133"
},
"pentachord":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an ancient musical instrument with five strings":[],
": a diatonic system of five tones":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pent\u0259\u02cck\u022frd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek pentachordon , from neuter of pentachordos five-stringed, from penta- + -chordos stringed (from chord\u0113 string)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133343"
},
"peddlery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": peddlers' merchandise":[],
": the trade of a peddler":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"peddler + -y":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133753"
},
"perseverant":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": able or willing to persevere : enduring":[
"with hope perseverant",
"\u2014 Coventry Patmore"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English perseveraunt , from Middle French perseverant , from Latin perseverant-, perseverans , present participle of perseverare":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134528"
},
"Perth and Kinross":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"administrative area of east central Scotland area 2051 square miles (5311 square kilometers), population 147,000":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134701"
},
"pea chaparral":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chaparral pea":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135724"
},
"perpetuana":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a durable usually wool or worsted fabric made in England from the late 16th through the 18th centuries":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259(r)\u02ccpech\u0259\u02c8w\u00e4n\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin perpetu us continuous, perpetual + -ana , feminine of -anus -an":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135909"
},
"peckiness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several diseases of the heartwood of trees caused by polypores and related fungi and characterized by lens-shaped or finger-shaped pockets of decay running with the grain":[
"\u2014 compare pin rot"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-kin-",
"\u02c8pek\u0113n\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pecky + -ness":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135931"
},
"Persian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the people of Persia : such as":[],
": one of the ancient Iranians who under Cyrus and his successors founded an empire in southwest Asia":[],
": a member of one of the peoples forming the modern Iranian nationality":[],
": any of several Iranian languages dominant in Persia at different periods":[],
": the modern language of Iran and western Afghanistan \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[],
": a thin soft silk formerly used especially for linings":[],
": persian cat":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
"especially British -sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140247"
},
"perennate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to live over from one growing season to another":[
"a perennating rhizome"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8re-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin perennatus , past participle of perennare , from perennis":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140437"
},
"periosteoma":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tumor on the outer surface of a bone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper\u0113\u02cc\u00e4st\u0113\u02c8\u014dm\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from periost- + -oma":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141038"
},
"perforce":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": by force of circumstances or of necessity":[
"These images are perforce in black and white because there is no color at x-ray wavelengths.",
"\u2014 Smithsonian",
"All our perceptions of China are perforce limited, partial, biased by our cultural and political perspectives.",
"\u2014 Marilyn B. Young",
"With no new novel in the offing, Harry addicts will perforce focus their anticipation during the coming year on the film version of the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone \u2026",
"\u2014 Paul Gray"
],
": by physical coercion":[
"\u2026 he rushed into my house and took perforce my ring away.",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8f\u022frs"
],
"synonyms":[
"ineluctably",
"inescapably",
"inevitably",
"ipso facto",
"necessarily",
"needs",
"unavoidably"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"we must, perforce , deal with this issue immediately, as procrastination is not an option",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Harder, because both were (or still are, in Bissinger\u2019s case) received in the world as heterosexual, successful, wealthy white men\u2014an armor whose cracking is perforce traumatic, shameful, and almost always hidden. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Someone who loses his career is perforce no longer in an alliance with the employer. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 1 July 2019",
"Take the Best Revival of a Musical category, which this year will perforce be a showdown between Cole Porter\u2019s Kiss Me Kate and Rodgers and Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma! \u2014 Adam Green, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2019",
"The search zone is the creation of the ATSB, and is perforce somewhat arbitrary. \u2014 Bucky Mcmahon, Esquire , 14 Sep. 2015",
"What might be called the Falstaff question\u2014is this man a harmless buffoon, or a dangerous threat to the world order?\u2014has, perforce , become a national preoccupation. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 2 May 2016",
"This man is perforce a tyrant, and the people cease to owe him allegiance. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 31 July 2014"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English par force , from Anglo-French, by force":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141259"
}
}
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