dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/hod_MW.json
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{
"hod":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a coal scuttle":[],
": a tray or trough that has a pole handle and that is borne on the shoulder for carrying loads (as of mortar or brick)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Middle Dutch hodde ; akin to Middle High German hotte cradle":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045933",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hodad":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a nonsurfer who frequents surfing beaches and pretends to be a surfer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u014d\u02ccdad"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112932",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hodgepodge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a heterogeneous mixture : jumble":[
"a hodgepodge of styles"
]
},
"examples":[
"the exhibit was a hodgepodge of mediocre art, bad art, and really bad art",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The state of the U.S. economy is a hodgepodge of strong data and alarming signals. \u2014 Charley Grant, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"At the turn of the 20th century, the United States was a hodgepodge of state divorce laws. \u2014 April White, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"There is still no national plan for curbing the spread of the disease, just a hodgepodge of conflicting local and state approaches to everything from shutdowns to masking up. \u2014 Marc Fisher, Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The book is a hodgepodge of short, quirky chapters that cohere as a quasi-narrative because Mr. Reilly structures them around his relationship with his father\u2014which wasn\u2019t at all pretty. \u2014 John Paul Newport, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"The event is being organized by a hodgepodge of anti-vaccine groups. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The Port of Beirut is overseen by a hodgepodge of government and security agencies with overlapping mandates. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The successful escape of Masoud's family is one of countless informal rescue missions put together during the chaotic final days of the US withdrawal by a hodgepodge of current and former US officials with experience in Afghanistan. \u2014 Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The battalion is a hodgepodge , with fighters from all over Ukraine and the world. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of hotchpotch":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4j-\u02ccp\u00e4j"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022754",
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}