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{
"'cause":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": because":[]
},
"examples":[
"he left 'cause I told him to bug off"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259z",
"\u02c8k\u022fz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"as",
"as long as",
"because",
"being (as ",
"considering",
"for",
"inasmuch as",
"now",
"seeing",
"since",
"whereas"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071522",
"type":[
"conjunction"
]
},
"'fore":{
"antonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead of",
"before",
"ere",
"of",
"previous to",
"prior to",
"to"
],
"definitions":{
": at an earlier time or period":[],
": before":[],
": earlier : beforehand":[
"fore see"
],
": foremast":[
"fore top"
],
": front part of (something specified)":[
"fore arm"
],
": in or into a position of prominence : forward":[],
": in the presence of":[],
": in, toward, or near the front : forward":[
"The plane's exits are located fore and aft."
],
": occurring earlier : occurring beforehand":[
"fore shock"
],
": prior in order of occurrence : former":[],
": situated at the front : in front":[
"fore leg"
],
": situated in front of something else : forward":[],
": something that occupies a front position":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"The plane's exits are located fore and aft.",
"Adjective",
"the fore and aft cabins",
"cats have five fore toes but only four hind toes",
"Preposition",
"fore the baby's arrival, the young couple had been able to cope with their problems",
"fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His firing brought to the fore decades of grievances, such as the segregation of Mexican Americans, and severe omissions in the school\u2019s curriculum, including the erasure of Chicano history. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"The Kentucky singer-songwriter brings all of this to the fore on his new solo album Single Wide Dreamer, shuffling through a group of songs that convey empathy and humor alike, in the tradition of John Prine or wordplay master Roger Miller. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022",
"The 45-foot tender, known as the Aero 45, comes fitted with an ensuite cabin, a large seating area for 10, a wet bar with grill and a spacious lounge on the fore . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The fish, instead of dragging itself with only its fore -fins, like a wheelbarrow, appeared to use all four fins to get around, like a jeep. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The Supreme Court case has once again thrust immigration to the fore ahead of the midterm elections. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But fore -fronting the needs of healthcare customers as a strategic imperative and not shying away from big and bold changes have all been key in building out a diagnostics innovation stack. \u2014 Pooja Pathak, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"One of the year\u2019s most exciting developments were the new names who came to the fore on the carpet. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The trend seemed to reference a collective need to reconnect with nature, a current that Salone del Mobile\u2019s president, Maria Porro, has seen rise to the fore . \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On Thursday at Bay Hill, Tiger had some huge misses to both sides with both of those clubs, one of which ( fore right on 3) kept this round from being a really low one. \u2014 Daniel Rapaport, SI.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
"Active Ride Control moderates fore -aft pitching of the vehicle over bumps in the road by controlling the engine and brakes, for a smoother ride. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 27 Jan. 2018",
"On Thursday at Bay Hill, Tiger had some huge misses to both sides with both of those clubs, one of which ( fore right on 3) kept this round from being a really low one. \u2014 Daniel Rapaport, SI.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
"Active Ride Control moderates fore -aft pitching of the vehicle over bumps in the road by controlling the engine and brakes, for a smoother ride. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 27 Jan. 2018",
"Only fore -teen Fourteen year-old amateur golfer Atthaya Thitikul won the Ladies European Thailand Championship on Sunday, making her the youngest known winner of a professional golf tour event. \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 11 July 2017",
"Up and down the hydraulic arms went; fore and aft tipped the bucket. \u2014 Bulletin Board, Twin Cities , 23 Apr. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The news brought to the fore familiar insecurities from the start of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The company is selling off a facilities business, with a pool of bidders that has brought to the fore French officials\u2019 preference for selling to French owners. \u2014 Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
"His popularity brings to the fore generational and class fissures, and the shortcomings of an economic model that has brought growth but few jobs. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Jan. 2021",
"The Covid-19 crisis has left millions of people feeling insecure over their personal finances, bringing to the fore questions around where to live, how to work, what to study and how to prepare for the future. \u2014 Pratish Narayanan, Bloomberg.com , 1 Oct. 2020",
"With immigration at the fore front of the current debate, several of these races look even more interesting. \u2014 Chris Stirewalt, Fox News , 25 June 2018",
"A unique fen and about half the site is now forest preserve land. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News , 27 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1637, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Preposition",
"circa 1878, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English for-, fore- , from Old English fore- , from fore , adverb":"Combining form",
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English for":"Adverb and Preposition",
"fore-":"Adjective and Noun",
"probably short for before":"Interjection"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fr",
"\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)r, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"anterior",
"forward",
"front",
"frontal",
"frontward",
"frontwards"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032506",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"combining form",
"interjection",
"noun",
"prefix",
"preposition"
]
},
"(all) by one's lonesome":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": without anyone else : entirely alone":[
"He sat by his lonesome at the dinner table.",
"She made the cake all by her lonesome ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200402",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(all) in one whack":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": at one time : in a single amount":[
"We borrowed $5,000 all in one whack ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182840",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(as) large as life":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in person":[
"\u2014 used to describe the surprise of seeing someone I never expected her to come to the party, but there she was, as large as life ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004536",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(as) right as rain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in excellent health or condition":[
"After a few days of rest, you'll be right as rain again."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031049",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(as) solid as a rock":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a very strong basis : very good and dependable":[
"Financially, the company is (as) solid as a rock ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133902",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(as) stubborn as a mule":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": extremely stubborn":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234248",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(as) warm as toast":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": comfortably or pleasantly warm":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120730",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(at) any minute (now)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": very soon":[
"The bus should be here any minute now .",
"I'm expecting a phone call any minute .",
"Things could change at any minute ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111525",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(at) any moment (now)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": very soon":[
"He could lose his temper at any moment .",
"She should be arriving any moment now ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123225",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(be) spoiling for":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to have a strong desire for (something, such as a fight)":[
"They are spoiling for an argument.",
"The team is spoiling for a rematch."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211040",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(don't) I wish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125320",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(give) witness to":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to declare belief in (a god or religion)":[
"They gave witness to their faith."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094707",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(have) stars in one's eyes":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be very hopeful and excited about something and think that it will be much better or more enjoyable than it actually is":[
"When she left home she had stars in her eyes ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113421",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(just) one of those days":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a day in which many bad or unpleasant things happen":[
"I missed the bus and it splashed mud all over me; it's just one of those days .",
"It was one of those days when nothing was going right."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192445",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(like) water off a duck's back":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having no effect on someone":[
"He tried to convince her to take the job, but his advice was like water off a duck's back ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105016",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(right) under someone's nose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115045",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(right) up/down someone's alley":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": especially suited to someone's tastes or abilities":[
"I love books, so volunteering at the library is up my alley .",
"That's right up my alley . I'd love to do it."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194831",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(the) more fool one":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one would be a fool (for doing something)":[
"The more fool you if you believe him.",
"More fool him for trusting her."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185824",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(there) but for the grace of God (go I)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125405",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"(what) with one thing and another":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190824",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"-'s":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": does":[
"what 's he want?"
],
": has":[
"he 's seen them"
],
": is":[
"she 's here"
],
": us":[
"\u2014 used with let let 's"
],
": was":[
"when 's the last time you ate?"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1588, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English -es, -s , genitive singular ending, from Old English -es ; akin to Old High German -es , genitive singular ending, Greek -oio, -ou , Sanskrit -asya":"Noun suffix or pronoun suffix",
"by contraction":"Pronoun",
"contraction of is, has, does":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"s",
"after voiceless consonants other than s",
"zh",
"\u0259z",
"after vowels and voiced consonants other than z",
"same as -'s",
"z",
"sh",
"j",
"ch",
"after s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193722",
"type":[
"noun suffix or pronoun suffix",
"pronoun",
"verb"
]
},
"-al":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": action : process":[
"rehears al"
],
": aldehyde":[
"furfur al"
],
": of, relating to, or characterized by":[
"direction al",
"fiction al"
],
"Alabama":[],
"American League":[],
"American Legion":[],
"aluminum":[],
"\u2014 see ad-":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from alcool alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English -aille , from Anglo-French, from Latin -alia , neuter plural of -alis":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin -alis":"Adjective suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"l",
"\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083643",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective suffix",
"noun suffix",
"prefix",
"symbol"
]
},
"-alia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": realm of marine animal life":[
"\u2014 in names of biogeographic realms Arct alia Bass alia"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek halia assembly & Greek hal-, hals sea; Greek halia akin to Greek eilein to compress, Old Slavic velik\u016d great, and perhaps to Latin vulgus common people; Greek hals sea akin to Greek hals salt":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-l\u0113-\u0259",
"\u02c8\u0101l-y\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024214",
"type":[
"adjective combining form",
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-ance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": action or process":[
"further ance",
"perform ance"
],
": amount or degree":[
"conduct ance"
],
": instance of an action or process":[
"further ance",
"perform ance"
],
": quality or state : instance of a quality or state":[
"protuber ance"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -antia , from -ant-, -ans -ant + -ia -y":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120156",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a family (Formicidae) of colonial hymenopterous insects with a complex social organization and various castes performing special duties":[],
": impatience for action or activity : restlessness":[],
": one connected with":[
"annuit ant"
],
": one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent":[
"claim ant",
"cool ant"
],
": performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)":[
"somnambul ant"
],
": promoting (a specified action or process)":[
"expector ant"
],
": thing acted upon (in a specified manner)":[
"inhal ant"
],
": thing that promotes (a specified action or process)":[
"expector ant"
],
"Antarctica":[],
"antenna":[],
"antonym":[],
"\u2014 see anti-":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For the fighters dug into an ant farm of muddy trenches on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine, talk of a new war might seem puzzling. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Which is to say: The best grudges are small, persistent and powerful, like an ant hauling a twig. \u2014 Alex Mcelroy, New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The eager ants abandon their usually foraging work and begin reproducing and laying eggs like a queen ant . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Nov. 2021",
"An ant has to go and find food or building materials and bring it back to the nest. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
"Enlarge / Microspordian spores collected from a tawny crazy ant at Pace Bend Park in central Texas. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Mar. 2022",
"These ant baits from Raid use two types of bait to kill ants. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Missouri\u2019s ant -CRT bill includes the diversity training clause, this time for all public school students. \u2014 Peter Greene, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Before dropping the call, Cera shows an ant infestation in his house, and how he's been able to catch them all in a bowl. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ante, emete , from Old English \u00e6mette ; akin to Old High German \u0101meiza ant":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from -ant , present participle suffix, from Latin -ant-, -ans , present participle suffix of first conjugation, from -a- (stem vowel of first conjugation) + -nt-, -ns , present participle suffix; akin to Old English -nde , present participle suffix, Greek -nt-, -n , participle suffix":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259nt",
"\u02c8ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082435",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective suffix",
"noun",
"noun suffix",
"prefix"
]
},
"-archy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": rule : government":[
"squire archy"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin -archia , from Greek, from archein to rule \u2014 more at arch-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4r-k\u0113",
"in a few words also \u0259r-k\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113245",
"type":[
"noun combining form",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ary":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or connected with":[
"budget ary"
],
": person belonging to, connected with, or engaged in":[
"function ary"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English -arie , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French -aire , from Latin -arius":"Adjective suffix",
"Middle English -arie , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French -aire, -arie , from Latin -arius, -aria, -arium , from -arius , adjective suffix":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"or r\u0113 when a stressed syllable precedes",
"\u02ccer-\u0113",
"\u0259-r\u0113",
"British usually \u0259-r\u0113",
"or r\u0113 in all cases",
"US usually \u02ccer-\u0113",
"or \u02cce-r\u0113 when an unstressed syllable precedes"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190419",
"type":[
"adjective suffix",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Greek goddess personifying foolhardy and ruinous impulse":[],
": act on (in a specified way)":[
"insul ate",
"camphor ate",
"activ ate",
"capacit ate"
],
": cause to be modified or affected by":[
"insul ate",
"camphor ate",
"activ ate",
"capacit ate"
],
": cause to become":[
"insul ate",
"camphor ate",
"activ ate",
"capacit ate"
],
": furnish with":[
"insul ate",
"camphor ate",
"activ ate",
"capacit ate"
],
": marked by having":[
"crani ate"
],
": office : function : rank : group of persons holding a (specified) office or rank or having a (specified) function":[
"vicar ate"
],
": one acted upon (in a specified way)":[
"distill ate"
],
": state : dominion : jurisdiction":[
"emir ate",
"khan ate"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1583, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek At\u0113":"Noun",
"Middle English -at , from Anglo-French, from Latin -atus , from -a- , stem vowel of 1st conjugation + -tus , suffix of verbal nouns":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English -at , from Anglo-French, from Latin -atus, -atum , masculine & neuter of -atus , past participle ending":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English -at , from Latin -atus , from past participle ending of 1st conjugation verbs, from -a- , stem vowel of 1st conjugation + -tus , past participle suffix \u2014 more at -ed":"Adjective suffix",
"Middle English -aten , from Latin -atus , past participle ending":"Verb suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-(\u02cc)t\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u02c8\u00e4-\u02cct\u0101",
"\u0259t",
"\u02c8\u00e4-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115416",
"type":[
"adjective suffix",
"noun",
"noun suffix",
"verb suffix"
]
},
"-caris":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": shrimp : prawn":[
"\u2014 in generic names of crustacea Echino caris"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin caris , a kind of sea crab, from Greek karis ; perhaps akin to Greek kara head":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-aar-",
"\u02c8ka(\u0259)r\u0259\u0307s",
"-e(\u0259)r-",
"-\u0101r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191047",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-coline":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -colous":[
"fluvi coline"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -colinae , from -cola + -inae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307n",
"k\u0259\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073503",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-dactylous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having (such or so many) fingers or toes":[
"iso dactylous",
"mono dactylous"
],
": of or relating to a dactylus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek -daktylos , from daktylos finger, toe":"Adjective combining form",
"New Latin dactylus":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dakt\u0259\u0307l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133847",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-dactyly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -dactylia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -dactylia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-li",
"\u00a6dakt\u0259\u0307l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004924",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-dema":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one having (such) a body":[
"\u2014 in generic names of insects Dasy dema"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek demas body, bodily build; akin to Greek demein to build":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259m\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135020",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-deses":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of -deses plural of -desis"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110608",
"type":[]
},
"-desis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": binding":[
"arthro desis"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek desis , from dein to bind + -sis":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172847",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-dom":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dignity : office":[
"duke dom"
],
": realm : jurisdiction":[
"king dom"
],
": state or fact of being":[
"free dom"
],
": those having a (specified) office, occupation, interest, or character":[
"official dom"
],
"domestic":[],
"dominant":[],
"dominion":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Honorific title"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin dominus master":"Honorific title",
"Middle English, from Old English -d\u014dm ; akin to Old High German -tuom -dom, Old English d\u014dm judgment \u2014 more at doom":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259m",
"\u02ccd\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d-\u02c8em"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100113",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"honorific title",
"noun",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-dromous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": running":[
"cata dromous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -dromus , from Greek -dromos (akin to Greek dramein )":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111919",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-ed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": education":[
"driver's ed",
"adult ed"
],
": having : characterized by":[
"cultur ed",
"two-legg ed"
],
": having the characteristics of":[
"bigot ed"
],
"edited; edition; editor":[],
"erectile dysfunction":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English -ede, -de , from Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade ; akin to Old High German -ta , past ending (1st singular) and probably to Old High German -t , past participle ending":"Verb suffix",
"Middle English, from Old English -ed, -od, -ad ; akin to Old High German -t , past participle ending, Latin -tus , Greek -tos , suffix forming verbals":"Verb suffix or adjective suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"g",
"or zh",
"exceptions are pronounced at their entries",
"t; t after other sounds",
"b",
"l",
"r",
"after d",
"t after other sounds",
"id after d",
"\u014b",
"t\u035fh",
"zh; \u0259d",
"m",
"j",
"or t",
"d after a vowel or",
"v",
"z",
"id",
"\u02c8ed",
"d after a vowel or b",
"n",
"\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103351",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb suffix",
"verb suffix or adjective suffix"
]
},
"-eme":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": significantly distinctive unit of language structure":[
"tax eme"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French -\u00e8me (from phon\u00e8me speech sound, phoneme)":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202323",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-emia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": condition of having (a specified thing) in the blood":[
"ur emia"
],
": condition of having (such) blood":[
"leuk emia"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -emia, -aemia , from Greek -aimia , from haima blood":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192925",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-er":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": native of : resident of":[
"cottag er",
"New York er"
],
": one that does or performs (a specified action)":[
"batt er",
"\u2014 sometimes added to both elements of a compound build er -upp er"
],
": one that has":[
"three-deck er"
],
": one that is":[
"foreign er",
"\u2014 in all senses -yer in a few words after w, -ier in a few other words, otherwise -er"
],
": one that is a suitable object of (a specified action)":[
"broil er"
],
": one that produces or yields":[
"pork er"
],
": person occupationally connected with":[
"furr ier",
"law yer"
],
": person or thing belonging to or associated with":[
"head er",
"old-tim er"
],
"earned run":[],
"emergency room":[],
"erbium":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"By the encore, Adele was ready to (obliquely) address the elephants in the, er , field. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"Fans were thrilled to see Billy Hargrove make a brief appearance from the afterlife, er , upside-down, in episode four, mullet and all, which played off Rob Lowe\u2019s own style during that decade. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022",
"With an uncanny aptitude for systems management and an unlikely ability to maintain the amenities of modern life with 50 percent of the, er , manpower. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"The food flies out of the kitchen and is sometimes held aloft in the dining room as diners scramble to clear the jetway, er , table, for incoming plates. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The last few months, er , years, have been especially uncertain for investors at large. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The other three flavors \u2013 er , designs \u2013 will hit shelves in July. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"For a candy born of cough medicine, licorice has really pulled itself up by the boot, er , straps. \u2014 Rebecca Douglas, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The closest thing to one is Lemercier\u2019s insistence that Dion wasn\u2019t simply a larger-than-life icon but a mortal, too, with relatable worries about her children, her sleep schedule and, er , getting lost in her 40-room mansion. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English -er, -ere, -ier, -iere ; partly from Old English -ere (from Latin -arius ); partly from Old French -ier, -iere , from Latin -arius, -aria, -arium -ary; partly from Anglo-French -ere , from Latin -ator -or \u2014 more at -ary , -or":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English -er, -ere, -re , from Old English -ra (in adjectives), -or (in adverbs); akin to Old High German -iro , adjective comparative suffix, Latin -ior , Greek -i\u014dn":"Adjective suffix or adverb suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4 usually with prolonged vowel",
"nonstandard \u02c8\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u0259",
"\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181751",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective suffix or adverb suffix",
"interjection",
"noun suffix",
"symbol"
]
},
"-escence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": state or process of becoming":[
"obsol escence"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Latin -escentia , from -escent-, -escens + -ia -y":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120308",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-fisted":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having (such or so many) fists":[
"tight fisted"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214132",
"type":[
"combining form"
]
},
"-fold":{
"antonyms":[
"double"
],
"definitions":{
": a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the depositing or consolidation of the rock":[],
": a crease made by folding something (such as a newspaper)":[],
": a flock of sheep":[],
": a group of people or institutions that share a common faith, belief, activity, or enthusiasm":[
"His former colleagues would be glad to welcome him back into the fold ."
],
": a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (such as a membrane)":[],
": a part doubled or laid over another part : pleat":[],
": an enclosure for sheep":[],
": an undulation in the landscape":[],
": having (so many) parts":[
"three fold aspect of the problem"
],
": multiplied by (a specified number) : times":[
"\u2014 in adjectives a six fold increase and adverbs repay you ten fold"
],
": something that is folded together or that enfolds":[],
": to become doubled or pleated":[],
": to bend (something, such as a layer of rock) into folds":[],
": to bring to an end":[],
": to clasp or enwrap closely : embrace":[],
": to clasp together : entwine":[
"fold the hands"
],
": to concede defeat by withdrawing (one's cards) from play (as in poker)":[],
": to fold one's cards (as in poker)":[],
": to incorporate (a food ingredient) into a mixture by repeated gentle overturnings without stirring or beating":[],
": to incorporate closely":[],
": to lay one part over another part of":[
"fold a letter"
],
": to pen up or confine (sheep) in a fold":[],
": to reduce the length or bulk of by doubling over":[
"fold a tent"
]
},
"examples":[
"Suffix",
"It will repay you ten fold ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English -feald ; akin to Old High German -falt -fold, Latin -plex, -plus , Old English fealdan":"Suffix",
"Middle English, from Old English falod ; akin to Old Saxon faled enclosure":"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English, from Old English fealdan ; akin to Old High German faldan to fold, Greek di plasios twofold":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u014dld",
"\u02c8f\u014dld"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"body",
"bunch",
"circle",
"clan",
"clique",
"community",
"coterie",
"coven",
"crowd",
"gal\u00e8re",
"gang",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"lot",
"network",
"pack",
"ring",
"set"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122312",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"suffix",
"verb"
]
},
"-folious":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having (such or so many) leaves":[
"centi folious"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin foliosus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6f\u014dl\u0113\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003217",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-fy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": invest with the attributes of : make similar to":[
"citi fy"
],
": make : form into":[
"dandi fy"
],
"fiscal year":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English -fien , from Anglo-French -fier , from Latin -ficare , from -ficus -fic":"Verb suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082721",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"verb suffix"
]
},
"-gamous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -gamic":[
"hetero gamous"
],
": characterized by having or practicing (such) a marriage or (so many) marriages":[
"exo gamous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Greek -gamos , adjectival derivative of g\u00e1mos \"marriage,\" derivative of game\u00een \"to marry,\" of uncertain origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114319",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-genesia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": genesis : formation":[
"para genesia"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from genesis + -ia -y":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"j\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u0113zh(\u0113)\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194944",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-genous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having (such) an origin":[
"terri genous"
],
": producing : yielding":[
"ero genous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"-gen + -ous":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021115",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-gnathous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having (such) a jaw":[
"pro gnathous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -gnathus , from Greek gnathos ; akin to Greek genys jaw \u2014 more at chin":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133957",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-gnathus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one having (such) a jaw":[
"\u2014 in generic names of animals Desmo gnathus"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from -gnathus -gnathous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"gn\u0259th\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052825",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-i-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a grade rating a student's work as incomplete":[],
": a graphic device for reproducing the letter i":[],
": a graphic representation of this letter":[],
": a speech counterpart of orthographic i":[],
": a unit vector parallel to the x-axis":[],
": i formation":[],
": one designated i especially as the ninth in order or class":[],
": one graded or rated with an I":[],
": one \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
": someone aware of possessing a personal individuality : self":[],
": something shaped like the letter I":[],
": the 9th letter of the English alphabet":[],
": the one who is speaking or writing":[
"I feel fine"
],
"Indian":[],
"Israeli":[],
"electric current":[],
"imaginary unit":[
"Imaginary numbers have an imaginary unit, like i , 4 i , and -2 i .",
"\u2014 Yang Kuang and Elleyne Kase"
],
"industrial":[],
"initial":[],
"intelligence":[],
"intensity":[],
"interlaced":[],
"interstate":[],
"intransitive":[],
"iodine":[],
"island; isle":[],
"\u2014 compare me , mine , my , we":[
"I feel fine"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"The word \u201cice\u201d begins with an i .",
"The word \u201cice\u201d begins with i ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1539, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, thematic vowel of most nouns and adjectives in combination":"Affix",
"Middle English, from Old English ic ; akin to Old High German ih I, Latin ego , Greek eg\u014d":"Pronoun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259",
"\u02c8\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123502",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"affix",
"noun",
"pronoun",
"symbol"
]
},
"-ia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": genus of plants or animals":[
"Fuchs ia"
],
": higher taxon (such as class or order) consisting of (such plants or animals)":[
"Saur ia"
],
": pathological condition":[
"hyster ia"
],
": territory : world : society":[
"suburb ia"
],
": things derived from or relating to (something specified)":[
"militar ia"
],
"Iowa":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin & Greek, suffix forming feminine nouns":"Noun suffix",
"New Latin, from Latin (neuter plural of -ius , adjective ending) & Greek, neuter plural of -ios , adjective ending":"Plural noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184113",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun suffix",
"plural noun suffix"
]
},
"-ical":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -ic":[
"symmetr ical",
"geolog ical",
"\u2014 sometimes differing from -ic in that adjectives formed with -ical have a wider or more transferred semantic range than corresponding adjectives in -ic"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin -icalis (as in clericalis clerical, radicalis radical)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-k\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203436",
"type":[
"adjective suffix"
]
},
"-ician":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": specialist : practitioner":[
"beaut ician"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French -icien , from Old French, from Latin -ica (as in rhetorica rhetoric) + Old French -ien -ian":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112611",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ics":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characteristic actions or activities":[
"acrobat ics"
],
": characteristic qualities, operations, or phenomena":[
"mechan ics"
],
": study : knowledge : skill : practice":[
"linguist ics",
"electron ics"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"-ic entry 1 + -s entry 1 ; translation of Greek -ika , from neuter plural of -ikos -ic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"iks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125740",
"type":[
"noun suffix",
"noun suffix, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"-ide":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": binary chemical compound":[
"\u2014 added to the contracted name of the nonmetallic or more electronegative element hydrogen sulf ide or group cyan ide"
],
": chemical compound derived from or related to another (usually specified) compound":[
"anhydr ide",
"glucos ide"
],
"integrated drive electronics":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German & French; German -id , from French -ide (as in oxide )":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104325",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-idion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see -idium":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112233",
"type":[]
},
"-idium":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": small one":[
"anther idium"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek -idion , diminutive suffix":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132039",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ify":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -fy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English -ifien , from Anglo-French -ifier , from Latin -ificare , from -i- + -ficare -fy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082012",
"type":[
"verb suffix"
]
},
"-in":{
"antonyms":[
"around",
"by",
"close",
"hard",
"near",
"nearby",
"nigh"
],
"definitions":{
": -ine entry 2 sense 1a":[
"epinephr in"
],
": antibiotic":[
"penicill in"
],
": at close quarters : near":[
"play close in"
],
": certain to experience":[
"in for a rude awakening"
],
": en- entry 1":[
"im brute",
"im peril",
"in spirit"
],
": enzyme":[
"pancreat in"
],
": extremely fashionable":[
"the in thing to do"
],
": from a condition of indistinguishability to one of clarity":[
"fade in"
],
": in : within : into : toward : on":[
"\u2014 usually il- before l il luviation , im- before b, m , or p im mingle , ir- before r ir radiance , and in- before other sounds in filtrate"
],
": in a position of assured or definitive success":[],
": in a specified relation":[
"in bad with the boss"
],
": in one's presence, possession, or control":[
"after the crops are in"
],
": in production":[],
": in the position of participant, insider, or officeholder":[
"\u2014 often used with on in on the joke"
],
": in vogue or season":[],
": influence , pull":[
"enjoyed some sort of in with the commandant",
"\u2014 Henriette Roosenburg"
],
": inside sense 2":[],
": into sense 1":[
"went in the house"
],
": into sense 4a":[
"broke in pieces"
],
": keenly aware of and responsive to what is new and fashionable":[
"the in crowd"
],
": neutral chemical compound":[
"insul in"
],
": not : non- , un-":[
"\u2014 usually il- before l il logical , im- before b, m , or p im balance im moral im practical , ir- before r ir reducible , and in- before other sounds in conclusive"
],
": on good terms":[],
": one who is in office or power or on the inside":[
"a matter of ins versus outs"
],
": organized public protest by means of or in favor of : demonstration":[
"teach- in",
"love- in"
],
": pharmaceutical product":[
"niac in"
],
": so as to incorporate":[
"mix in the flour",
"\u2014 often used in combination built- in bookcases"
],
": that is directed or bound inward : incoming":[
"the in train"
],
": that is in position, operation, or power":[
"the in party"
],
": that is located inside or within":[
"the in part"
],
": to or at an appropriate place":[
"fit a piece in"
],
": to or toward some destination or particular place":[
"flew in on the first plane"
],
": to or toward the inside especially of a house or other building":[
"come in"
],
"Indiana":[],
"inch":[],
"indium":[],
"inlet":[]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"Don't come in here with those muddy feet!",
"drawn on the wall in crayon",
"Adverb",
"She went in and closed the door.",
"I lost my keys and now I can't get in .",
"The burglars broke in through the kitchen window.",
"The pool is deep. Be careful not to fall in .",
"The boss called us in for a conference.",
"The fog was closing in fast.",
"Get your orders in early!",
"Is the train in yet?",
"Adjective",
"the in thing to do",
"the in place to go",
"It's what the in crowd is wearing this season.",
"Noun",
"When you're trying to get started in show business, it helps to have an in .",
"They must have an in with the boss.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"By the end of 2022, Paramount + and SkyShowtime, its premium streaming venture with Comcast, aim to launch in more than 60 markets. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Leave- in sprays are looking promising too, with new launches from Briogeo and Matrix. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 15 June 2022",
"In a quest to find running back depth after the departure of Tyler Allgeier, BYU head coach Kalani Sitake brought in transfers Chris Brooks from Cal and Houston Heimuli from Stanford to provide immediate production. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The loophole allows dating partners to evade gun laws spouses and live- in partners must comply with. \u2014 Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Friends, strangers and internet sleuths weighed in with suggestions. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.75% Wednesday, stepping up its efforts to rein in inflation. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Poland has recently taken in more than 3.5 million refugees from Ukraine, a huge stretch for a country of roughly 38 million. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"This made a very loud sound similar to that of a large gun going off, with the deputies taking cover and calling it in . \u2014 Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Dean said the Pettit was hanging in there financially, even with plans for some internal renovations. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"Jack White fans who were attending Glastonbury on Sunday were in for a treat. \u2014 Katrina Nattress, SPIN , 26 June 2022",
"Meanwhile invasive Russian olive and tamarisk trees have moved in beneath the canopy, all fire-prone species. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022",
"There's some Jetsons kitsch in there, a heavy dose of Blade Runner, a little Fritz Lang. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
"Utah\u2019s bigger airport is coming in handy as travelers return to the skies. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"That was to bring love and light and hope to every single woman in there. \u2014 Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Honestly, just playing my game, going in there and competing with other dudes that are doing the same thing as me. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"Get in there and be a part of live circles for interactions with peers. \u2014 Manish Gupta, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With the expansion comes an all- in beverage program steered by new Kato partner Ryan Bailey. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"So, the all- in cost could be closer to $1,000 over the life of the projector. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The tribal student grant will help cover the difference between state or federal aid a student receives, and the average cost of attendance at their in -state school. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
"Jacksonville State leads the all-time series 28-18-3 and has won 11 of the last 12 meetings against their in -state rival. \u2014 al , 25 Apr. 2022",
"At the same time, MbZ wove strategic networks across both the Middle East and the world, using connections to fill the gap between the UAE\u2019s ambitions and its in -house capabilities. \u2014 Andreas Krieg, Time , 3 June 2022",
"The office does almost all of its testing at its in -house toxicology lab. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Securities regulators can\u2019t bring enforcement actions seeking financial penalties through their in -house courts, an appeals court ruled. \u2014 WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Toyota has long had a more conservative view of electric vehicles than some other automakers that have pledged to go all- in , or nearly so, on EVs. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There\u2019s a playful abandonment of pretense as Drake goes all- in on the concept, his vocal delivery almost viscerally unvarnished. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"If salaries were the sole gauge of success, the Mets would be a shoo- in . \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Clark blamed the Browns for alienating Mayfield and going all- in on Watson. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Trump judges have been all- in on expanding gun rights and overturning state and local firearm regulations. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Perry is the fresh face for Menulog, the Australasian home delivery app which went all- in for its campaign rollout this week. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
"While sports, including golf, soccer and Formula One, have chosen to take events to Saudi Arabia without the stars having a say, LIV is a case of the players opting out of existing structures to go all- in on the kingdom\u2019s project. \u2014 Rob Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"While sports, including golf, soccer and Formula One, have chosen to take events to Saudi Arabia without the stars having a say, LIV is a case of the players opting out of existing structures to go all- in on the kingdom's project. \u2014 Rob Harris, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"While sports, including golf, soccer and Formula One, have chosen to take events to Saudi Arabia without the stars having a say, LIV is a case of the players opting out of existing structures to go all- in on the kingdom\u2019s project. \u2014 Doug Ferguson And Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French -ine , from Latin -\u012bna , feminine of -\u012bnus of or belonging to \u2014 more at -en":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin, from in in, into":"Prefix",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin; akin to Old English un-":"Prefix",
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German in in, Latin in , Greek en":"Preposition",
"sit- in":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u1d4an",
"\u02c8in",
"\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"by",
"per",
"through",
"via",
"with"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110808",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun combining form",
"noun suffix",
"prefix",
"preposition",
"symbol"
]
},
"-ine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -in sense 1a":[],
": basic or base-containing carbon compound that contains nitrogen":[
"quin ine",
"cyst ine"
],
": chemical substance: such as":[],
": commercial product or material":[
"glass ine"
],
": halogen element":[
"chlor ine"
],
": hydride":[
"ars ine"
],
": made of : like":[
"opal ine"
],
": mixture of compounds (as of hydrocarbons)":[
"gasol ine"
],
": of or relating to":[
"estuar ine"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French -ine , from Latin -\u012bna , from feminine of -\u012bnus , adjective suffix":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259n",
"\u02cc\u0113n",
"\u02cc\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191343",
"type":[
"adjective suffix",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": action or process":[
"runn ing",
"sleep ing",
"a meet ing"
],
": action or process connected with (a specified thing)":[
"boat ing"
],
": instance of an action or process":[
"runn ing",
"sleep ing",
"a meet ing"
],
": one of a (specified) kind":[
"sweet ing"
],
": product or result of an action or process":[
"an engrav ing",
"\u2014 often in plural earn ings"
],
": something connected with, consisting of, or used in making (a specified thing)":[
"scaffold ing",
"shirt ing"
],
": something related to (a specified concept)":[
"off ing"
],
": something used in an action or process":[
"a bed cover ing",
"the lin ing of a coat"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English -ing, -ung ; akin to Old High German -ing one of a (specified) kind":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English, from Old English -ung, -ing , suffix forming nouns from verbs; akin to Old High German -ung , suffix forming nouns from verbs":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English, probably from -ing entry 1":"Verb suffix or adjective suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u1d4am",
"\u1d4a\u014b",
"in some dialects & in other dialects informally in",
"after certain consonants \u1d4an",
"also \u0113n",
"also \u0113\u014b",
"i\u014b",
"\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163726",
"type":[
"noun suffix",
"verb suffix or adjective suffix"
]
},
"-ism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a distinctive doctrine, cause, or theory":[],
": abnormal state or condition resulting from excess of a (specified) thing":[
"alcohol ism",
"giant ism"
],
": act : practice : process":[
"critic ism",
"plagiar ism"
],
": adherence to a system or a class of principles":[
"stoic ism"
],
": an oppressive and especially discriminatory attitude or belief":[
"we all have got to come to grips with our isms",
"\u2014 Joycelyn Elders"
],
": characteristic or peculiar feature or trait":[
"colloquial ism"
],
": doctrine : theory : religion":[
"Buddh ism"
],
": manner of action or behavior characteristic of a (specified) person or thing":[
"animal ism"
],
": prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a (specified) attribute":[
"rac ism",
"sex ism"
],
": state : condition : property":[
"barbarian ism"
],
"or marked by resemblance to (such) a person or thing":[
"alcohol ism",
"giant ism"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Cubism, Impressionism, and other artistic isms .",
"ageism, racism, sexism, and all the other familiar isms",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Roadblocks to building include not-in-my-backyard- ism and political backlash. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 24 May 2022",
"Investigating and prosecuting the violence attributable to any \u2013 ism is the business of the law. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"Find some civility, reel in your Me- ism , give a damn about people other than yourselves. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In some ways, this parallels the eclipse of moderate Republicans in Washington by Trump\u2019s authoritarian America First- ism . \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"All those $500-an-hour independent college counselors advising rich kids on what nonprofit to start as a means of demonstrating character and do-gooder- ism . \u2014 Nicole Laporte, Town & Country , 30 Mar. 2022",
"And as the concept of girl-boss- ism became increasingly stale, another group of entrepreneurs was rising in numbers: Black women. \u2014 Brittney Oliver, Glamour , 28 Feb. 2022",
"What a pernicious mingling of Ayn Randian screw-\u2019em- ism and liberal faux concern. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 4 Mar. 2022",
"For presidents to overcome the procedural conservatism (traditional stand-pat- ism ) of congressional leaders, those leaders need to fear the wrath of their supporters for inaction. \u2014 Timothy Naftali, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"-ism":"Noun",
"Middle English -isme , from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, partly from Latin -isma (from Greek) & partly from Latin -ismus , from Greek -ismos ; Greek -isma & -ismos , from verbs in -izein -ize":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cci-z\u0259m",
"\u02c8i-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185401",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or characteristic of":[
"elit ist"
],
": one that adheres to or advocates a (specified) doctrine or system or code of behavior":[
"social ist",
"royal ist",
"hedon ist",
"Calvin ist",
"Darwin ist"
],
": one that makes or produces a (specified) thing":[
"cycl ist",
"novel ist"
],
": one that operates a (specified) mechanical instrument or contrivance":[
"automobil ist"
],
": one that performs a (specified) action":[
"cycl ist",
"novel ist"
],
": one that plays a (specified) musical instrument":[
"harp ist"
],
": one that specializes in a (specified) art or science or skill":[
"geolog ist",
"ventriloqu ist"
],
"or that of a (specified) individual":[
"social ist",
"royal ist",
"hedon ist",
"Calvin ist",
"Darwin ist"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French -iste , from Latin -ista, -istes , from Greek -ist\u0113s , from verbs in -izein -ize":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185204",
"type":[
"adjective suffix",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -itol":[
"mann ite"
],
": adherent : follower":[
"Jacob ite",
"Pusey ite"
],
": commercially manufactured product":[
"ebon ite"
],
": descendant":[
"Ephraim ite"
],
": fossil":[
"ammon ite"
],
": mineral":[
"erythr ite",
"anorthos ite"
],
": native : resident":[
"Brooklyn ite"
],
": product":[
"metabol ite"
],
": rock":[
"erythr ite",
"anorthos ite"
],
": salt or ester of an acid with a name ending in -ous":[
"nitr ite"
],
": segment or constituent part of a body or of a bodily part":[
"som ite",
"dendr ite"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, alteration of -ate -ate, from New Latin -atum":"Noun suffix",
"from Latin -ita, -ites , from Greek -it\u0113s":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110429",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-itol":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": polyhydroxy alcohol usually related to a sugar":[
"mann itol"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary -ite entry 1 + -ol entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113928",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": quality : state : degree":[
"alkalin ity",
"theatrical ity"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French -it\u00e9 , from Latin -itat-, -itas , from -i- (stem vowel of adjectives) + -tat-, -tas -ity; akin to Greek -t\u0113t-, -t\u0113s -ity":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183811",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": that performs or tends toward an (indicated) action":[
"amus ive"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French -ive , from Latin -ivus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"iv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082750",
"type":[
"adjective suffix"
]
},
"-ize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": adopt or spread the manner of activity or the teaching of":[
"Platon ize"
],
": be productive in or of":[
"hypothes ize",
"philosoph ize"
],
": become : become like":[
"crystall ize"
],
": cause to be formed into":[
"system ize",
"American ize",
"union ize"
],
": cause to be or conform to or resemble":[
"system ize",
"American ize",
"union ize"
],
": engage in a (specified) activity":[
"hypothes ize",
"philosoph ize"
],
": impregnate or treat or combine with":[
"alumin ize"
],
": subject to a (specified) action":[
"plagiar ize"
],
": treat according to the method of":[
"bowdler ize"
],
": treat like":[
"idol ize"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French -iser , from Late Latin -izare , from Greek -izein":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122014",
"type":[
"verb suffix"
]
},
"-kinesis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a movement that lacks directional orientation and depends upon the intensity of stimulation":[],
": division":[
"karyo kinesis"
],
": production of motion":[
"tele kinesis"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Miuccia Prada's quirkier little sister \u2014 Miu Miu \u2014 was in a typical mood of contrasts this season, revved up with accessories to create a visual kinesis in a rare co-ed show. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Despite the unwieldy narrative complications, Hosoda achieves an adroit, ultimately instructive balance of kinesis and stillness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"There is a set of five characteristics of an app or platform that bring the world\u2019s best organizations closer to their customers: connection (C), learning (L), immersion (I), collaboration (C) and kinesis (K). \u2014 Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"His hips follow suit, and soon his whole body is in one smooth kinesis . \u2014 David Aloi, New York Times , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Armed with psycho- kinesis , use your abilities to fight an array of techno-flowery creatures across the futuristic city of New Himuka. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 7 May 2020",
"Stripes and checks appeared across layered skirts and down Chanel\u2019s dresses in a gentle visual kinesis . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Stripes and checks appeared across layered skirts and down Chanel\u2019s dresses in a gentle visual kinesis . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1905, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek kin\u0113sis":"Noun",
"New Latin, from Greek kin\u0113sis , from kinein to move; akin to Latin ci\u0113re to move":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-s\u0259s",
"k\u012b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084729",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-lexia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a soft light-colored raisin produced chiefly in Spain and Australia from which vinifera grapes that are treated with a caustic solution and sometimes with olive oil before drying":[],
": reading of (such) a kind or with (such) an impairment":[
"brady lexia",
"dys lexia"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek lexis word, speech":"Noun combining form",
"perhaps from obsolete Spanish lex\u00eda lye (now lej\u00eda ), from Latin lixiva , feminine of lixivus consisting of lye":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8leks\u0113\u0259",
"l\u0259\u02c8h\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112017",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-lived":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a life of a specified kind or length":[
"long- lived"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from lif life":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u012bvd",
"\u02c8livd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200314",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-logy":{
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
],
"definitions":{
": doctrine : theory : science":[
"ethno logy"
],
": oral or written expression":[
"phraseo logy"
],
": sluggish , groggy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the next morning I was feeling logy , having stayed up half the night"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1847, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French -logie , from Latin -logia , from Greek, from logos word":"Noun combining form",
"perhaps from Dutch log heavy; akin to Middle Low German luggich lazy":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u014d-g\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182813",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun combining form",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": at a (specified) time interval":[
"annual ly"
],
": characterized by regular recurrence in (specified) units of time : every":[
"hour ly",
"week ly"
],
": degrading : reduction":[
"ly ase"
],
": dispersed state : dispersion":[
"lyo philic"
],
": from a (specified) point of view":[
"eschatological ly"
],
": in a (specified) manner":[
"slow ly"
],
": in a (specified) place in a series":[
"second ly"
],
": like in appearance, manner, or nature : having the characteristics of":[
"queen ly",
"father ly"
],
": to a (specified) degree":[
"relative ly"
],
": with respect to":[
"part ly"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb suffix",
"The paper is published week ly ."
],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve \u2014 more at lose":"Combining form",
"Middle English, from Old English -l\u012bc, -lic ; akin to Old High German -l\u012bh, -lic , Old English l\u012bc body \u2014 more at like entry 3":"Adjective suffix",
"Middle English, from Old English -l\u012bce, -lice , from -l\u012bc , adjective suffix":"Adverb suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"l\u0113",
"in some dialects, especially British, Southern, New England, often li but not shown at individual entries"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192357",
"type":[
"adjective suffix",
"adverb suffix",
"combining form"
]
},
"-mastia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": condition of having (such or so many) breasts or mammary glands":[
"gyneco mastia",
"tetra mastia"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek mastos breast + New Latin -ia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6maas-",
"\u00a6mast\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232736",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-melane":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": black substance : dark substance":[
"lepido melane",
"sidero melane"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek melan-, melas black":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8me\u02ccl\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114102",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-ment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": action : process":[
"develop ment"
],
": concrete means or instrument of a (specified) action":[
"entertain ment"
],
": concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action":[
"embank ment"
],
": place of a (specified) action":[
"encamp ment"
],
": state or condition resulting from a (specified) action":[
"amaze ment"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -mentum ; akin to Latin -men , suffix denoting concrete result, Greek -mat-, -ma":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104434",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-meryx":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ruminant":[
"\u2014 chiefly in generic names of extinct ruminating mammals lepto meryx"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek m\u0113ryx , a ruminating fish, from m\u0113rykasthai to ruminate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259riks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070230",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-myxa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one or ones consisting of or resembling slime":[
"\u2014 in taxonomic names especially in protozoology Chlamydo myxa Proteo myxa"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek myxa lampwick, nasal slime":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8miks\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165206",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-o-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a graphic device for reproducing the letter o":[],
": a graphic representation of this letter":[],
": a speech counterpart of orthographic o":[],
": one designated o especially as the 15th in order or class":[],
": one that is, has the qualities of, or is associated with":[
"buck o"
],
": the 15th letter of the English alphabet":[],
": the one of the four ABO blood groups characterized by the absence of antigens designated by the letters A and B and by the presence of antibodies against these antigens":[],
"Ohio":[],
"ocean":[],
"offense":[],
"ohm":[],
"old":[],
"order":[],
"orth- or ortho-":[],
"over":[],
"oxygen":[],
"pint":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"a word that starts with an o",
"a word that starts with o"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1929, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek \u014di-, \u014dio- , from \u014dion \u2014 more at egg entry 1":"Combining form",
"Greek, thematic vowel of many nouns and adjectives in combination":"Affix",
"perhaps from oh entry 1":"Noun suffix",
"probably from oh entry 1":"Interjection suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aught",
"cipher",
"goose egg",
"naught",
"nought",
"nil",
"nothing",
"oh",
"zero",
"zilch",
"zip"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083714",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"affix",
"combining form",
"interjection",
"interjection suffix",
"noun",
"noun suffix",
"symbol"
]
},
"-ol":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chemical compound (such as an alcohol or phenol) containing hydroxyl":[
"glycer ol",
"cres ol"
],
": hydrocarbon chemically related to benzene":[
"xyl ol"
],
"\u2014 see -ole":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin oleum oil \u2014 more at oil":"Noun combining form",
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from alcohol":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130423",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun combining form",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-omma":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one having (such) an eye or (such or so many) eyes":[
"\u2014 in generic names in zoology Lox omma"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -ommat-, -omma , from Greek ommat-, omma eye; akin to Greek \u014dps eye":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4m\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195223",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-on":{
"antonyms":[
"ahead",
"forth",
"forward",
"onward",
"onwards"
],
"definitions":{
": aware of something":[
"\u2014 usually used with to My boss was on to me."
],
": basic hereditary component":[
"cistr on",
"oper on"
],
": being at a high level of performance":[],
": being in operation":[
"The radio is on ."
],
": chemical compound not a ketone or other oxo compound":[
"parathi on"
],
": engaged in an activity or function (such as a dramatic role)":[],
": engaged in or as if in a performance":[
"The comedian was always on ."
],
": forward or at a more advanced point in space or time":[
"went on home",
"later on"
],
": in continuance or succession":[
"rambled on",
"and so on"
],
": in or into a position of contact with an upper surface especially so as to be positioned for use or operation":[
"put the plates on"
],
": intended , planned":[
"has nothing on for tonight"
],
": into operation or a position permitting operation":[
"switched the light on"
],
": noble gas":[
"rad on"
],
": of":[],
": placed so as to permit operation":[
"The switch is on ."
],
": regarded as possible or feasible":[
"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions"
],
": regularly using or showing the effects of using":[
"on drugs"
],
": subatomic particle":[
"nucle on"
],
": taking place or being broadcast":[
"The game is on ."
],
": talking or harping incessantly":[
"\u2014 used with about"
],
": unit : quantum":[
"phot on",
"magnet on"
],
": with respect to":[
"go light on the salt",
"short on cash"
],
"Ontario":[]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"There is a lot of frosting on the cake.",
"books on sports heroes are my favorite reading matter",
"Adverb",
"We're far on with our project.",
"I'll come by to help you later on .",
"Adjective",
"The lid is on tight.",
"The band will be on in 10 minutes.",
"He is on tomorrow from 6 a.m to 6 p.m.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Edwards is a former football standout at Starr\u2019s Mill High School who went on to play defense back at Wake Forest, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 28 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, not much more going on with the palate. \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The radio host went on to reiterate his call to eliminate the filibuster and to expand the Supreme Court. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Silverberg went on to work at Lovecraft for nine years while finishing high school and attending university. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Ryan Kelley, the real estate broker recently arrested for his role in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, says that arrest helped boost his name recognition and elevate his candidacy for governor. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"On the women\u2019s side is homegrown sensation Emma Raducanu, who seemingly burst out of nowhere to reach the fourth round of last year\u2019s tournament and then went on to win the U.S. Open, sparking national jubilation in Britain. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Environmentalists say the reduction of grasshoppers diminishes the food source of other wildlife that prey on them. \u2014 Claire Rush, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"This is what happened to at the Leon Trotsky House Museum where the cashier tried to slough off a 200-peso note off on me. \u2014 David Curran, Chron , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Shows in several other cities around Phoenix are still on . \u2014 Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"My son, who just graduated from high school, is still on at least one nursery school waiting list. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The countdown for Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale is officially on . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
"The heat is still on across Alabama today, but some places could catch a break. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 25 June 2022",
"As of now, those shows, of which there are 75 currently scheduled, are still on . \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"The pandemic halted plans for the shop, but as restrictions lifted, the plan was back on again. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"The latest announcements came during the final round of the inaugural LIV event at Centurion Golf Club outside London, where Charl Schwartzel of South Africa was on course for a victory that would earn him $4.75 million. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"In a sudden turn of events late Thursday afternoon, the Aurora Pride Parade is back on for noon Sunday in the city\u2019s downtown. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Having end-to-end visibility into and control of your entire data estate\u2014from your on -premises resources to all of your public cloud service providers\u2014through a single pane of glass is key to reducing the complexity of multi-cloud environments. \u2014 Simon Jelley, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Fast forward to this week, when Glendora senior Connor Meholovitch agreed to a preferred walk- on offer from Smith to join Oregon State football. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
"His size of 6'10 and 250 screams old-fashioned power forward, but his on -ball creation ability as well as his flair as a passer (3.2 assists) screams new-age forward. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Ramp up the indulgence factor with the full- on Windsor tea, featuring hibiscus iced tea, crustless finger sandwiches, a selection of petite cakes and desserts, and a pot of tea. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The roadway was closed from 4:00 p.m. to 5:52 p.m. Monday for the on scene investigation. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
"Shawanda Hill and Floyd first met through a friend in the summer of 2019, around the time Floyd and his on -and-off girlfriend Courteney Ross had become distant. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Albers was among Ginsburg's favorite artists, and an original work of his on loan from the Smithsonian was prominently displayed in her office at the court. \u2014 CBS News , 9 May 2022",
"However, almost a month into the season, his overall batting numbers continue to fluctuate, with his batting average down to .208 and his on -base-plus-slugging percentage at just .715. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -one":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English an, on , preposition & adverb, from Old English; akin to Old High German ana on, Greek ana up, on":"Preposition, Adverb, and Adjective",
"New Latin, from -on (in argon )":"Noun suffix",
"from -on (in ion )":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fn",
"\u02c8\u00e4n",
"\u02c8\u022fn, \u02c8\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"about",
"apropos",
"apropos of",
"as far as",
"as for",
"as regards",
"as respects",
"as to",
"concerning",
"of",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"touching",
"toward",
"towards"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104722",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun suffix",
"preposition"
]
},
"-opia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": condition of having (such) a visual defect":[
"hyper opia"
],
": condition of having (such) vision":[
"dipl opia"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek -\u014dpia , from \u014dps":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140113",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-or":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a logical operator that requires at least one of two inputs to be present or conditions to be met for an output to be made or a statement to be executed":[
"OR gate in a computer"
],
": before":[],
": condition : activity":[
"demean or"
],
": either":[],
": one that does a (specified) thing":[
"grant or"
],
": the heraldic color gold or yellow":[],
": whether":[],
"Oregon":[],
"operating room":[],
"operational research; operations research":[],
"own recognizance":[],
"owner's risk":[],
"\u2014 compare disjunction":[
"\u2014 used in logic as a sentential connective that forms a complex sentence which is true when at least one of its constituent sentences is true"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1947, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, alteration of other , alteration of Old English oththe ; akin to Old High German eddo or":"Conjunction and Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or ; Anglo-French -ur, -our , from Latin -or ; Anglo-French -eour , from Latin -ator , from -a- , verb stem + -tor , agent suffix; akin to Greek -t\u014dr , agent suffix, Sanskrit -t\u0101":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, gold, from Latin aurum \u2014 more at aureus":"Noun",
"Middle English, from or , adverb, early, before, from Old Norse \u0101r ; akin to Old English \u01e3r early \u2014 more at ere":"Preposition"
},
"pronounciation":[
"Southern also \u02c8\u00e4r",
"\u02c8\u022fr",
"\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183454",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"conjunction",
"noun",
"noun suffix",
"preposition"
]
},
"-ped":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a natural soil aggregate":[],
": child":[
"ped iatric",
"paedo genesis"
],
": childhood":[
"ped iatric",
"paedo genesis"
],
": foot":[
"maxilli ped"
],
": performance-enhancing drug":[
"PEDs can turn a marginal player into a major leaguer, and transform a marginal major leaguer into an All-Star.",
"\u2014 Dave DeLand",
"\u2026 has never tested positive for using PEDs , but is under investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency \u2026",
"\u2014 Andre Williams"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"2001, in the meaning defined above":"Abbreviation or noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek paid-, paido- , from paid-, pais child, boy \u2014 more at few":"Combining form",
"Greek pedon ground; akin to Latin ped-, pes foot \u2014 more at foot":"Noun",
"Latin ped-, pes":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ped",
"\u02ccp\u0113-\u02cc\u0113-\u02c8d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203916",
"type":[
"abbreviation or noun",
"combining form",
"noun",
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-phany":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": appearance : manifestation":[
"pneumato phany",
"Satano phany"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Greek -phania, -phaneia , from Greek phainein to show":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ni",
"f\u0259n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114452",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-phenone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": aromatic ketone containing a phenyl or substituted phenyl group attached to a (specified) acyl group":[
"aceto phenone",
"benzo phenone",
"resaceto phenone"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"phen- + -one":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259\u02c8n\u014dn",
"\u02c8f\u0113\u02ccn\u014dn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125338",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-pher":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that carries":[
"chrono pher",
"tel pher"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek pherein to carry":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180239",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-philia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": abnormal appetite or liking for":[
"necro philia"
],
": friendly feeling toward":[
"Franco philia"
],
": tendency toward":[
"hemo philia"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek philia friendship, from philos dear":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213307",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-philiac":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having admiration or partiality for":[
"Anglo philiac"
],
": having an abnormal appetite or liking for":[
"pedo philiac"
],
": one having a tendency toward":[
"hemo philiac"
],
": one having an abnormal appetite or liking for":[
"copro philiac"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -philia + Greek -akos , adjective suffix":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234902",
"type":[
"adjective combining form",
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-philic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a chemical affinity for (see affinity entry 1 sense 2b(2) )":[
"Among the most interesting of the leaching microorganisms are the moderately thermo philic and acido philic bacteria \u2026",
"\u2014 Corale L. Brierly"
],
"\u2014 compare -phobic":[
"Among the most interesting of the leaching microorganisms are the moderately thermo philic and acido philic bacteria \u2026",
"\u2014 Corale L. Brierly"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek -philos -philous":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174234",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-phobic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": exhibiting a phobia for":[
"claustro phobic"
],
": having an intolerance or aversion for":[
"photo phobic",
"Anglo phobic"
],
": lacking chemical affinity for (see affinity entry 1 sense 2b(2) )":[
"These polymers are like soaps, with a hydro phobic and a hydrophilic portion in the molecule.",
"\u2014 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis"
],
": of, relating to, affected with, or constituting phobia":[],
"\u2014 compare -philic":[
"These polymers are like soaps, with a hydro phobic and a hydrophilic portion in the molecule.",
"\u2014 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She is phobic about heights.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"While not on this list, anything that is racist, sexist, homophobic, harmful, hateful, deragatory, fat- phobic , or offensive to any person or group of people has NO place anywhere. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"Inflation- phobic Germany just hit 7.3 percent annually. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Even among those who support the American- phobic and anti-Ukrainian propaganda myths, there are bitter disputes. \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"So does this mean spoiler- phobic viewers will have to start getting up early on Fridays, instead of Wednesdays? \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Stuck between an oil- phobic progressive movement and a supermajority of American car-lovers, Biden has vacillated without relief. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Perhaps Saturday authorized even the most snow- phobic to believe that memories of Jan. 28 may now be dismissed. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Next to the skin is a high-tech, moisture- phobic fiber than wicks moisture quickly out to the merino outer layer. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 23 July 2020",
"Inflation- phobic Germany just saw prices rise in November by 5.2%, a 29-year record. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 30 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"French -phobique , from Late Latin -phobicus , from Greek -phobikos , from -phobia":"Adjective combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u014d-bik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111224",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective combining form",
"noun"
]
},
"-phora":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of small flies that is the type of the family Phoridae":[],
": organism bearing a (specified) structure":[
"Clado phora",
"Cteno phora"
],
": organisms bearing a (specified) structure":[
"Clado phora",
"Cteno phora"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek ph\u014dr thief; akin to Latin fur thief":"Noun",
"New Latin, from feminine singular & neuter plural of -phorus":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u014dr\u0259",
"f(\u0259)r\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103722",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-plania":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a wandering of (a specified substance) into a tract not its own":[
"meno plania"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, act of wandering, from planos wandering + -ia -y":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u0101n\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033454",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-ploid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having or being a chromosome number that bears (such) a relationship to or is (so many) times the basic chromosome number of a given group":[
"poly ploid"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from diploid and haploid":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131820",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-pnea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": breath : breathing":[
"hyper pnea",
"a pnoea"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek -pnoia , from pnoia , from pnein to breathe":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135713",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-ry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -ery":[
"wizard ry",
"citizen ry",
"ancient ry"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English -rie , from Anglo-French, short for -erie -ery":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195717",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
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"-scope":{
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"definitions":{
": a grammatical constituent that determines the interpretation of a predicate or quantifier":[],
": a telescope mounted on a firearm for use as a sight":[],
": any of various instruments for viewing: such as":[],
": endoscope":[],
": extent of treatment, activity, or influence":[],
": horoscope":[],
": intention , object":[],
": means (such as an instrument) for viewing or observing":[
"endo scope",
"spectro scope"
],
": microscope":[],
": range of operation: such as":[],
": space or opportunity for unhampered motion, activity, or thought":[],
": telescope":[],
": the range of a logical operator : a string in predicate calculus that is governed by a quantifier":[],
": to equip with a scope":[
"a scoped rifle"
],
": to examine with an endoscope and especially an arthroscope":[
"Players on every pro team have been scoped , mostly their knees (about 80%) but also their shoulders, elbows, wrists.",
"\u2014 Kostya Kennedy",
"He went to the hospital with the thought that the knee would be scoped , a simple procedure, and he would be back in the lineup in about 10 days.",
"\u2014 Leigh Montville"
],
": to look at especially for the purpose of evaluation":[
"\u2014 usually used with out Eunice and I \u2026 strutted down the aisles, pretending we were looking for somewhere to sit. Really we were just scoping the place out to see who was there. \u2014 Helene Cooper Wherever you go, scope out the situation carefully before you take off your dog's leash. \u2014 Donna-Lynn Musgrave It abuts Wagner Park, where at twilight people watch softball and scope out the local talent. \u2014 Rob Spillman"
],
": to view (something) with a telescope":[
"\u2026 atop a small hill that once held a mortar battery, two urban park rangers and twenty-five or so shivering visitors scoped the sky.",
"\u2014 Ian Frazier",
"If scoping the stars isn't your thing, the ship also offers a rich array of on-board speakers, wine tastings, golf simulations and a casino to keep you busy.",
"\u2014 The Plainsman (Auburn University, Alabama)"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"-scope":"Noun",
"Italian scopo purpose, goal, from Greek skopos ; akin to Greek skeptesthai to watch, look at \u2014 more at spy":"Noun",
"New Latin -scopium , from Greek -skopion ; akin to Greek skeptesthai":"Noun combining form",
"perhaps from scope entry 2":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sk\u014dp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scope Noun (1) range , gamut , compass , sweep , scope , orbit mean the extent that lies within the powers of something (as to cover or control). range is a general term indicating the extent of one's perception or the extent of powers, capacities, or possibilities. the entire range of human experience gamut suggests a graduated series running from one possible extreme to another. a performance that ran the gamut of emotions compass implies a sometimes limited extent of perception, knowledge, or activity. your concerns lie beyond the narrow compass of this study sweep suggests extent, often circular or arc-shaped, of motion or activity. the book covers the entire sweep of criminal activity scope is applicable to an area of activity, predetermined and limited, but somewhat flexible. as time went on, the scope of the investigation widened orbit suggests an often circumscribed range of activity or influence within which forces work toward accommodation. within that restricted orbit they tried to effect social change",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052647",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun combining form",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"-sepalous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having sepals":[
"gamo sepalous",
"tetra sepalous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"sepal + -ous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6sep\u0259l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024641",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-sis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": process : action":[
"peristal sis"
],
": sister":[
"\u2014 usually used in direct address"
],
"Secret Intelligence Service":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Happy 14th birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful, precious, little sis a brother could ask for !! \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
"Same sis , same. Be sure to put your heels on and tune into Starz on June 3 for the return of P Valley. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"For her big sis 's b-day, Bella rocked a sporty one-piece with Gigi's name on it. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
"My story is voting for climate change concern because my sis lives in AZ with fires, water shortages, extreme heat. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"Two young Gendarmarie police recruits, Marc and Franky, and his sis Vicky, a law student and pirate radio DJ, move to Brussels. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
"One famous plus one who does appear primed to climb aboard the Kardashian fame bus is Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who has already been featured in some of the promo clips for the series thanks to his engagement to oldest K sis , Kourtney. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
"First thing in the morning\u2014at 6 a.m. Pacific Time, to be exact\u2014Kourt's little sis Kim Kardashian shared a special birthday message along with photos of the two sisters in coordinating swimsuits. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Yet through DEnise\u2019s baby sis , born almost exactly a year later, the victims and ugly reverberations of the day that snatched their life still breathe. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek, feminine suffix of action":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sis"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125321",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-spondylus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of large, thick, inequivalve, usually spinose and attached, bivalve mollusks (family Spondylidae) that are remarkable for perfection of the hinge":[],
": animal having (such) vertebrae":[
"\u2014 in generic names Palaeo spondylus"
],
": any mollusk of the family Spondylidae : spiny oyster":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin spondylus vertebra":"Noun combining form",
"New Latin, from Latin, a kind of mussel, from Greek spondylos":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\""
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045057",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-spory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": quality or state of having (such) spores":[
"homo spory"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"-spor ous + -y entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041643",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-stichous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having (such or so many) rows or sides":[
"diplo stichous",
"mono stichous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin -stichus , from Greek -stichos , from stichos row, line":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"st\u0259\u0307k\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050109",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-stomous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -stomatous":[
"gymno stomous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -stomus , from Greek stoma mouth":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"st\u0259m\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052623",
"type":[
"adjective combining form"
]
},
"-taxia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": -taxis sense 1":[
"hetero taxia"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8taks\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113334",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-thrix":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one having (such) hair or hairlike filaments":[
"\u2014 in generic names of plants and animals Lago thrix Strepto thrix"
],
": pathological condition of having (such) hair":[
"lepo thrix",
"monile thrix"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin -trich-, -thrix , from Greek trich-, thrix hair":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)thriks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231934",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"-tremata":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": creatures having (such) an opening":[
"\u2014 in names of orders and other higher taxa Dero tremata"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, plural of -trema":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u2027\u02c8tr\u0113m\u0259t\u0259",
"-m\u0259t\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025011",
"type":[
"noun plural combining form"
]
},
"-tron":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": device for the manipulation of subatomic particles":[
"cyclo tron"
],
": vacuum tube":[
"magne tron"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, suffix denoting an instrument; akin to Old English -thor , suffix denoting an instrument, Latin -trum":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083615",
"type":[
"noun suffix"
]
},
"-ure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": act : process":[
"expos ure"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -ura":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114327",
"type":[
"noun suffix",
"suffix"
]
},
"-y":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a graphic device for reproducing the letter y":[],
": a graphic representation of this letter":[],
": a speech counterpart of orthographic y":[],
": activity, place of business, or goods dealt with":[
"chandler y",
"laundr y"
],
": characterized by : full of":[
"blossom y",
"dirt y",
"mudd y",
"clay ey"
],
": giving occasion for (specified) action":[
"tear y"
],
": having the character of : composed of":[
"ic y",
"wax y"
],
": instance of a (specified) action":[
"entreat y",
"inquir y"
],
": like : like that of":[
"hom ey",
"wintr y",
"\u2014 often with a disparaging connotation stag y"
],
": one designated y especially as the 25th in order or class or the second in order or class when x is made the first":[],
": performing (specified) action":[
"curl y"
],
": something shaped like the letter Y":[],
": state : condition : quality":[
"beggar y"
],
": tending or inclined to":[
"sleep y",
"chatt y"
],
": the 25th letter of the English alphabet":[],
": whole body or group":[
"soldier y"
],
": ymca":[],
": ywca":[],
"yard":[],
"year":[],
"yttrium":[],
"\u2014 see -ie":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"a word that starts with a y",
"a word that starts with y"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English -ie , from Anglo-French, from Latin -ia , from Greek -ia, -eia":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English -ie , from Anglo-French, from Latin -ium":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English, from Old English -ig ; akin to Old High German -\u012bg -y, Latin -icus , Greek -ikos , Sanskrit -ika":"Adjective suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"same",
"\u0113",
"\u02c8w\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121324",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective suffix",
"noun",
"noun suffix",
"symbol"
]
},
"-yl":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chemical and usually monovalent group or radical":[
"eth yl",
"carbon yl"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek hyl\u0113 matter, material, literally, wood":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113607",
"type":[
"noun combining form"
]
},
"1":{
"antonyms":[
"bone",
"buck",
"clam",
"dollar",
"smacker"
],
"definitions":{
": a certain indefinitely indicated person or thing":[
"saw one of his friends"
],
": a one-dollar bill":[],
": a single instance of a specified action":[
"felt like belting him one",
"\u2014 John Casey"
],
": a single person or thing":[
"has the one but needs the other"
],
": an article of clothing of a size designated one":[
"wears a one"
],
": an individual of a vaguely indicated group : anyone at all":[
"one never knows"
],
": as one example":[
"I for one disagree"
],
": at harmony : in a state of agreement":[],
": being a certain individual specified by name":[
"one John Doe made a speech"
],
": being a single unit or thing":[
"one day at a time",
"She is one year old."
],
": being in agreement or union":[
"am one with you on this"
],
": being one in particular":[
"early one morning",
"The Grand Canyon is one place I'd like to visit."
],
": being preeminently what is indicated":[
"one fine person",
"She is one tough teacher."
],
": being the same in kind or quality":[
"both of one species",
"\"Puma\" and \"cougar\" are different names for one animal."
],
": constituting a unified entity of two or more components":[
"The combined elements form one substance."
],
": ketone or related or analogous compound or class of compounds":[
"lact one",
"quin one"
],
": only sense 2a":[
"the one person she wanted to marry"
],
": some sense 1":[
"will see you again one day"
],
": the first in a set or series":[
"\u2014 often used with an attributive noun day one"
],
": the first whole number above zero \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
": the number denoting unity":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"There is one minute left in the game.",
"I have a few one- dollar bills in my purse.",
"She is one year old.",
"Noun",
"one , two, three, four, \u2026",
"I don't have any ones . Can you break a five?",
"I'll be there at one .",
"Pronoun",
"\u201cI'll have an iced tea, please.\u201d \u201cI'll have one , too.\u201d",
"Their dog died, but they plan to get another one .",
"\u201cYou should wear the blue one .\u201d \u201cThe one with the stripes?\u201d \u201cNo, the other one .\u201d",
"I'd like to see the ring next to that one .",
"Which one did you like better?",
"He is the one who called the police.",
"That's one possible answer\u2014but not the only one .",
"I would like to read more, but one doesn't have the time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan. \u2014 SI.com , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, Smithsonian , 27 Mar. 2018",
"Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan. \u2014 SI.com , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Unfortunately, public transit is a perfect sphere for, whether one calls it oversight or ableism, to thrive. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Dealing with a sick little one can be stressful, but making them a bowl of soup doesn't have to be. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
"An improved reputation may help persuade voters to back a tax increase, but first one has to get on the ballot. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Ireland prides itself on its storytelling traditions: it's birthed four Nobel Literary laureates -- W.B. Yeats, G. B. Shaw, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney -- although all but one reached the end of their lives on foreign shores. \u2014 Maureen O'hare And Richard Quest, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Their deaths\u2014which Millet captures with the same measured pathos found in her novels\u2014are especially tragic, given how long one takes to mature, and how few are growing as the desert climate becomes harsher. \u2014 Lily Houston Smith, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"In introducing the demo, Prasad said that the ability for Alexa\u2019s AI to emulate the speech of a deceased relative can represent a way to preserve the memory of a loved one who has died. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The disconnect leaves the White House operating via split-screen: a positive message for Americans and a negative one for the lawmakers who represent them in Washington. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"According to FactSet, the reporting period that just past was, by any measure, a lousy one . \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 23 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Pronoun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -ene":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English on, an , from Old English \u0101n ; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin unus (Old Latin oinos ), Sanskrit eka":"Adjective, Noun, and Pronoun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8w\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alone",
"lone",
"one-off",
"only",
"singular",
"sole",
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"No one under the age of ten appears to have died from the disease. \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Having celebrated 10 years, what\u2019s next for Novikov? Roll my sleeves up in readiness for the next ten ! \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Also, this gives Sandra Bullock two films in the top- ten , alongside the 2018 sleeper smash Birdbox, making her Netflix\u2019s biggest movie star. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"This can be oversimplified and overstated, but the United States did attract immigrants by the tens of millions. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2020",
"City attorneys for Los Angeles and San Francisco also joined the suit, which asks the court to fine Uber and Lyft $2,500 per each misclassified driver in California; that could add up to tens of millions of dollars in penalties for each company. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 5 May 2020",
"Think tens of thousands of people at a concert, conventions and crowded sports arenas. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Higher stock prices won\u2019t offer much consolation to the tens of millions of people who have been laid off or furloughed. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2020"
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"I got home last night at eleven .",
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"Both teams are still suffering from their fair share of injuries, meaning there\u2019ll be some changes put in place from the teams\u2019 normal starting elevens . \u2014 SI.com , 28 Oct. 2019",
"Patrick Mahomes fumbled on what would have a been a third and eleven converting run, but the ball went out of bounds one yard shy of the first down marker. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 2 Feb. 2020",
"Through the show\u2019s broadcast, viewers at home saw their favorite musicians dressed to the nines, tens, and elevens (some peacocking in meme-making looks). \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 27 Jan. 2020",
"Poland entered the game as favourites due to their eighth-place position in the current FIFA rankings but there was little to choose between the two starting elevens . \u2014 SI.com , 19 June 2018",
"His early struggles at Anfield and his time out of the starting eleven appears to have benefited the English midfielder. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Jan. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"View this post on Instagram The thirteens really jumped out. \u2014 Emily Dixon, Marie Claire , 12 Aug. 2019"
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"\u02c8tw\u0259n-",
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"I leave each day at four .",
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"Most cotton mask companies sell their masks in India in packs of threes and fours . \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 26 May 2020",
"Angry homebuilders mailed chunks of two-by- fours to the Fed\u2019s marble headquarters in Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2019",
"Then the material should be weighted down, whether with earth staples (which resemble giant hairpins), rocks or lumber, like two-by- fours . \u2014 Margaret Roach, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Hold for a few seconds and place back down to all- fours position. \u2014 Mallory Creveling, Health.com , 15 Apr. 2020",
"After college at Indiana, Neff went into coaching and led Terre Haute South to three consecutive final fours . \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Lumber futures have plummeted of late, and mills are dramatically dialing back production of two-by- fours , plywood and other building materials. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2020",
"For instance, the first time is by twos, then by threes, then by fours . \u2014 Jamie Kiffel-alcheh, National Geographic , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Salpointe went 69-8 with three consecutive 4A final fours with Nelson. \u2014 Richard Obert, azcentral , 29 Feb. 2020"
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"\u2014 Jeff MacGregor"
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"\u2014 usually used in phrases with give or slap So I slapped him five and hugged him. \u2014 J. R. Burke"
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": the fifth in a set or series":[
"the five of clubs"
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"examples":[
"I get off work at five .",
"The store is open until five .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coaches and players were encouraged to wear a face mask \u2014 the majority did not \u2014 and not give high- fives . \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2020",
"Pool play, three best-of- fives and a best-of-seven. \u2014 John Shea, SFChronicle.com , 1 Apr. 2020",
"As for sporting events, fans going to see live games at stadiums are asked to avoid cheering too loudly (because of the risk of spraying saliva) and touching other people, like hugging and giving high- fives . \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 23 Apr. 2020",
"The Blazers informed fans last Wednesday that none of the players would not be signing autographs or giving out high- fives . \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 9 Mar. 2020",
"The elbow bump Instead of handshakes or high- fives , U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams introduced the elbow bump at a news conference in Connecticut as a possible alternative to avoid the coronavirus. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 4 Mar. 2020",
"More hugs, chest to chest, more high- fives , skin on skin. \u2014 Ken Armstrong, ProPublica , 23 Apr. 2020",
"More hugs, chest to chest, more high- fives , skin on skin. \u2014 Propublica And The Seattle Times, oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Over the last two full seasons, after sharing a ride with Carpenter for the previous two, Pigot produced just 10 top 10s in 34 races, including four top fives and one podium. \u2014 Nathan Brown, Indianapolis Star , 12 Mar. 2020"
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": a 50-dollar bill":[],
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"examples":[
"She is in her fifties .",
"The bill for dinner came to $43, and she gave him a fifty .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"China had almost 49 gigawatts installed as of 2019 and should get into the mid- fifties this year. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 3 June 2020",
"Now, today\u2019s middle-class workers in their forties and even fifties will likely get stuck with the huge tax increases. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2020",
"By week\u2019s end, a man in his fifties would succumb to COVID-19 symptoms in Kirkland, a Seattle suburb. \u2014 Brett Murphy, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2020",
"In February, the CDC sent the Army about 10 drops of blood from one of the first Covid-19 patients, a Washington state man in his fifties who was the epidemic\u2019s first US death. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 1 Apr. 2020",
"The organizers had hoped, in particular, for Kipchoge to run in ideal weather\u2014temperature in the low fifties in Fahrenheit, with less than eighty per cent humidity. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2019",
"The relative increases are four to five times higher than the increases in workforce gains in people in their thirties, forties, and fifties . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2020",
"Some were influenced by Adelle Davis, Lelord Kordel, or other health food proponents of the fifties . \u2014 Ellen Fort, Sunset Magazine , 9 Mar. 2020",
"But there\u2019s no doubt about it that that over 60 \u2014 in some of the cases recently reported out of Washington state, people were in their fifties , but had additional medical conditions \u2014 have a very high spike in mortality rates. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 6 Mar. 2020"
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"I leave each day at six ."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Season 3 found representatives in six sports: weightlifting, bobsled, rugby sevens , skeleton, rowing and cycling. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2020",
"The start of the baseball, football and rugby sevens seasons have already been delayed, while a major sumo tournament that opened in Osaka last weekend was held without spectators for the first time in its history. \u2014 Aimee Lewis, CNN , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Like the purple emoji hearts that BTS superfans posted in comments and tweets online, small superscript sevens have popped up in Twitter usernames, bios and the tweets themselves of loyal BTS supporters. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 19 Feb. 2020",
"The women's 15s team is ranked fourth in the world, while both the men's and women's sevens sides are strong contenders for medals in Tokyo next year. \u2014 Daniel Gallan, CNN , 25 Sep. 2019",
"With a little more than a minute left in the first half and the Mavericks trailing by 19, Luka Doncic pulled a Hulk Hogan and ripped the front of his jersey, splitting the \u2018v\u2019 in Mavs but not quite reaching his double- sevens . \u2014 Brad Townsend, Dallas News , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Along with the defensive line, UAB\u2019s linebacker corps forms one of the most feared front sevens in all of college football. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 5 Dec. 2019",
"The Ravens performed well against one of the best front sevens in the NFL and got movement off the snap of the ball. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 1 Dec. 2019",
"That, however, was the last time -- until the inclusion of sevens in 2016 -- that rugby was included on the Olympic roster. \u2014 Daniel Gallan, CNN , 25 Sep. 2019"
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"She is in her seventies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gradually, the group began to take stylistic digressions, with the same sort of imaginative confidence that David Byrne and the Talking Heads had in the late seventies . \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 25 May 2020",
"At 47, Soro is the youngest major politician in a country dominated by men well into their seventies , and his social-media savvy \u2014 963,000 followers on Twitter \u2014 and penchant for bling resonate with a new generation of voters. \u2014 Anthony Halpin, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Some of them were older than I, in their sixties and seventies . \u2014 Geoffrey Owens, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2020",
"The decision to spend time in a remote location makes sense for the duke and duchess, who are both in their seventies and, as a result, at a . \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2020",
"Back in the sixties and seventies a boy could still run off to play alone during the idyllic era between rural-agrarian America, when kids worked the land, and today\u2019s suburban-urban America, when kids embrace indoor entertainment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
"The seven people \u2013 four males and three females \u2013 were all family members in their thirties and seventies . \u2014 The Enquirer, Cincinnati.com , 19 Mar. 2020",
"The other remarkable gift to my mid- seventies was winning the Grammy for album of the year with Daft Punk. \u2014 Katherine Turman, Billboard , 31 Oct. 2019",
"The ages span from early twenties to mid- seventies , and the group turns out to be resoundingly Caucasian. \u2014 Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019"
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"Another eight who completed their quarantine re-boarded the ship to make their way back to Germany. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 10 June 2020",
"And refineries, storage tank hubs and pipelines are quickly filling to the brim, while ocean tankers carrying as much as 300 million barrels of oil are floating or sailing figure- eights waiting for buyers. \u2014 Clifford Krauss, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
"For the awards show, nail artist Eri Ishizu decorated Lizzo\u2019s tips with glitter- eights in honor of the singer receiving eight Grammy nominations. \u2014 Jennifer Ford, Essence , 28 Jan. 2020",
"Inside linebackers Who's leaving: After an up-and-down senior year, two-year starter Kash Daniel closed his career on a high note with a team-high eight tackles in the Belk Bowl. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 1 Jan. 2020",
"The 6-foot-2, 245-pound linebacker had a career-best and team-high nine tackles in last week\u2019s loss to the New England Patriots, seven days removed from what was previously his season-high eight tackles in Cleveland. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com , 20 Dec. 2019",
"Smith made a career-high eight tackles, shared a sack to bring his season total to 8.5 and registered two quarterback hits. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Jones caught a game-high eight passes for 126 yards and a touchdown Sunday, and delivered a handful of the Lions\u2019 biggest plays. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Travis Dye ran 12 times for 91 yards, Mykael Wright returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, and Thomas Graham Jr. finished with a team-high eight tackles for Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Dec. 2019"
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"These recent hair tutorials are perfect for learning how to achieve some nineties styles that have made their way back into the Black hair zeitgeist in this new decade. \u2014 Shalwah Evans, Essence , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Our fans who were with us in the nineties now have children and grandchildren. \u2014 Gary Dinges, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Her ensemble made for a modern, fresh take on the Versace dresses that supermodels wore around town during the late designer\u2019s nineties heyday. \u2014 Vogue , 7 Sep. 2019",
"Rogers began her music agent career in APA\u2019s concerts department in the late nineties when now president and CEO Jim Gosnell promoted her from assistant to international agent. \u2014 Taylor Mims, Billboard , 22 Jan. 2020",
"Now following in his mentor's footsteps, Khatskevich is the current Dynamo Kiev, but his performances as a more attacking midfielder in the late nineties made him a hugely popular figure at the club. \u2014 SI.com , 17 July 2019",
"The Taliban\u2019s invasion of Kabul in the late nineties turned a cosmopolitan city into a ghost town, filled with Taliban fighters, Pakistani jihadists and Al-Qaeda fighters. \u2014 Amrullah Saleh, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
"The supporting-actor race, especially, feels like a victory lap: four actors who all won Oscars in the early nineties , plus some new guy named Brad Pitt. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2020",
"The company said its remaining ninety locations across the country will remain open. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 27 Jan. 2020"
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the note a semitone below G":[]
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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"city on the Neisse River in eastern Germany population 70,448":[]
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"\u02c8g\u0153r-\u02cclits"
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"-\u02c8da-",
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"definitions":{
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"definitions":{
"circa 1098\u20131164 wife of Abelard French abbess":[]
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"a word that begins with a",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Indefinite article",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Preposition"
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"Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek \u2014 more at un-":"Prefix",
"Middle English, by contraction":"Preposition",
"Middle English, contraction of have":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Old English":"Prefix",
"Middle English, from Old English a-, an, on":"Preposition",
"Middle English, from Old English \u0101n one \u2014 more at one":"Indefinite article",
"New Latin, from -a (as in magnesia )":"Noun suffix",
"perhaps from -a- in ring compounds such as thiazole (in which -a- is the initial of azole )":"Combining form"
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"(\u02c8)\u0101",
"or (\u02c8)\u00e4",
"\u02c8\u0101",
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"also (\u02c8)\u0101",
"(\u02cc)a",
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": able to avoid being caught or found by (someone or something)":[
"So far the killer has managed to stay one step ahead of the police/law."
],
": better prepared than (someone or something)":[
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]
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": a person or thing strongly detested or avoided : bugbear":[
"an idiosyncratic driver whose b\u00eate noire was the left turn",
"\u2014 Marylin Bender"
]
},
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"a politician who is the b\u00eate noire of liberal groups",
"doing my own tax return is the b\u00eate noire that haunts me every April",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To some Republican participants in the hearing, the whole thing seemed like an opportunity to take easy shots at outlets like Fox News, long a bete noire of the liberal and Democratic establishment. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Final approval rests with Italian President Sergio Mattarella\u2014a respected figure in Italy\u2019s establishment and another bete noire of the League and 5 Star Movement. \u2014 WSJ , 11 Feb. 2019",
"Much as animosity toward President Donald Trump rouses Democrats, Pelosi is a bete noire for Republicans, who\u2019ve long targeted her as the prototype of a San Francisco liberal. \u2014 John Mccormick, Bloomberg.com , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Four days after McCarthy's surprise showing, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New York - Johnson's bete noire - entered the race for the Democratic nomination. \u2014 The Washington Post, AL.com , 31 Mar. 2018",
"Anticipating the challenge, Cuomo has been flexing his political muscle and firing warning shots, especially at his bete noire , New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Mar. 2018",
"The wave of misconduct claims turned the once-ubiquitous producer into the bete noire of Hollywood and prompted many women, and some men, to come forward with their own claims against powerful men in entertainment, media and government. \u2014 Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com , 22 Jan. 2018"
],
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"French, literally, black beast":""
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"\u02ccb\u0101t-",
"\u02ccbet-\u02c8nw\u00e4r"
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"black beast",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"dread",
"hobgoblin",
"ogre"
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},
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"writing a sequel to a Jane Austen novel must be regarded as a literary b\u00eatise of the highest order"
],
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"1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from b\u00eate idiot, fool, literally, beast":""
},
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"b\u0101-\u02c8t\u0113z"
],
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"asininity",
"fatuity",
"folly",
"foolery",
"foppery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"stupidity"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a complete failure : fiasco":[],
": a great disaster":[],
": a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river":[],
": a violent disruption (as of an army) : rout":[]
},
"examples":[
"What a debacle . Next thing he knew, one of the patients would turn up dead. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , The Road to Wellville , 1993",
"So what had been intended as an orderly hearing ended in a general debacle , for as soon as Fray Domingo saw his protector dragged toward the exit door, he leaped at the guards and began pummeling them. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
"Savings themselves evaporate in the course of such a debacle and thus the very wherewithal for reversing and retrieving the situation is lost \u2026 \u2014 Jane Jacobs , Cities and the Wealth of Nations , 1984",
"After the debacle of his first novel, he had trouble getting a publisher for his next book.",
"the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Rolling Stones tour was a debacle of course everyone knows that. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The other side of the ball was a complete debacle , with rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence throwing 4 interceptions for the first time in his life. \u2014 Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The real legacy of this entire ugly debacle , then, may never be fully known: a palimpsest of stories not told, of justice not sought. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Don't be surprised if David incorporates this debacle into a future Curb season. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Having only won one series in Australia for the past three decades, this latest debacle where they were torn to shreds by debutant Scott Boland early on day three of the third Test might be their nadir. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"This debacle falls squarely on President Biden\u2019s shoulders, and his poor decision-making has exacerbated an already bad situation. \u2014 WSJ , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Newsom is the governor by and for all the forces that created this debacle . \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 27 Aug. 2021",
"However, if the U.S. manages to evacuate all Americans safely, this debacle shouldn\u2019t weigh heavily on the president\u2019s agenda moving forward. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 20 Aug. 2021"
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"1802, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"French d\u00e9b\u00e2cle , from d\u00e9b\u00e2cler to clear, from Middle French desbacler , from des- de- + bacler to block, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bacculare , from Latin baculum staff":""
},
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"-\u02c8ba-",
"d\u0113-\u02c8b\u00e4-k\u0259l",
"di-",
"nonstandard \u02c8de-b\u0259-k\u0259l"
],
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"apocalypse",
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"disaster",
"tragedy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175426",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a stage setting":[
"the symbolic nature of the decor",
"\u2014 E. R. Bentley"
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": decoration sense 2":[],
": the style and layout of interior furnishings":[
"the restaurant's modern decor"
]
},
"examples":[
"The store offers a lot in home decor .",
"a minimalist approach has been taken with the stage decor for this production of the play",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Check out Etsy for tons of one-of-a-kind bedroom decor . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"While a few pieces of the patio decor were shipped from Mexico, most, like the multicolored wood dining table that Susan painted, came from no further away than World Market. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
"The wish list includes donations of new and gently used home decor ; bedding, kitchen and bath accessories; small furniture in good condition; books, lamps, curtains and rods; TVs with stands and remotes; and kitchen trash bins. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"All of the decor was white, including the florals, the lighting, and table settings. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"For example, the glass canisters with wood lids can decorate a kitchen counter or occupy open shelves as pieces of functional decor . \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Plus, these easy-to-make flower pots double as a great 4th of July decor ! \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"For: Someone who has a knack for home decor and wants to help others create their dream homes. \u2014 Nicol Natale, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"Hsu is taking her exacting eye for decor to a larger, shoppable stage\u2014and one that can suit more than minimalists. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French d\u00e9cor , from d\u00e9corer to decorate, from Latin decorare":""
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"\u02c8de-\u02cck\u022fr",
"d\u0101-\u02c8k\u022fr",
"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02cck\u022fr",
"di-\u02c8k\u022fr"
],
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"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
"scene",
"scenery",
"set"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185312",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"d\u00e9gringolade":{
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
],
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": a rapid decline or deterioration (as in strength, position, or condition) : downfall":[]
},
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"the sad d\u00e9gringolade of the holiday from a solemn day of remembrance to just another excuse to go shopping",
"a sad d\u00e9gringolade for a theater company that once premiered important American plays"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"French, from d\u00e9gringoler to tumble down, from Middle French desgringueler , from des- de- + gringueler to tumble, from Middle Dutch crinkelen to make curl, from crinc, cring ring, circle":""
},
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"\u02ccd\u0101-\u02ccgra\u207f(\u014b)-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4d"
],
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"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse",
"fall"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025910",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": no longer fashionable : out-of-date":[]
},
"examples":[
"an old-line French restaurant with stodgy food and a d\u00e9mod\u00e9 decor straight out of the 1950s"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from d\u00e9- de- + mode":""
},
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"\u02ccd\u0101-m\u014d-\u02c8d\u0101"
],
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"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"demoded",
"fossilized",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moribund",
"mossy",
"moth-eaten",
"neolithic",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"out-of-date",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"rusty",
"Stone Age",
"superannuated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015002",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"d\u00e9partement":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": department sense 2a(1)":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French":""
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"d\u0101p\u0227rt\u0259m\u00e4\u207f"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075617",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"nevermore"
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"\u2014 Catherine D. Bowen"
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"They feted the winning team with banquets and parades.",
"the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To the fete \u2014also attended by Priyanka Chopra and Lalisa Manobal\u2014the WeCrashed star wore a striking fluorescent yellow look straight from Valentino's spring/summer 2022 Rendez-Vous runway. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"Over the decades, since the event's first iteration in 1948, the gala has transformed from a swanky fete at off-site locations like Manhattan's Rainbow Room into a spectacle of fashion. \u2014 CNN , 1 May 2022",
"The first royal pageant ever held was in honor of George III in 1809 to celebrate 50 years of his reign and included a grand fete and a firework display at Frogmore Cottage. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"And with impeccable timing, HRH\u2019s fete has coincided with the schoolchildren\u2019s half-term holiday, on top of the Bank Holiday in her honor. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"For fans of the annual fashion fete , Lively becoming a co-chair of the event is no surprise. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The 2021 edition was held live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, the site of this year\u2019s upcoming awards fete . \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
"As for another big question mark hanging over the Grammy fete is the Kanye West factor. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This year\u2019s event also marks an in-person return following last year\u2019s virtual fete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After two years of celebrating the Spirited Awards virtually, the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation is finally ready to fete the year\u2019s honorees and winners in New Orleans this July\u2014much to the delight of the industry. \u2014 Karla Alindahao, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"On Wednesday evening, Hollywood stylists Jason Rembert, Philippe Uter and Nicolas Bru were in the crowd at Citizen News in Hollywood to fete their colleague Law Roach\u2019s debut fashion designs. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"And on May 5, a stylish group of New Yorkers gathered to fete the fashionable newcomer in the neighborhood. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
"Back to the present day, tension mounts as the crew convenes to fete amidst a handful of perplexing circumstances. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The former Grauman\u2019s Chinese Theatre will fete its 95 years by launching a full year of programming, while also navigating premieres for first-run films and special events including the annual TCM Film Festival. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"To fete the 10 winners of the inaugural Chanel Next Prize. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"To fete the heartwarming images, Shields revealed some very thoughtful suggestions that many mothers will appreciate this year. \u2014 Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The offense\u2019s lone touchdown of the day was celebrated as all those wearing white jerseys (offense) ran to the corner of the end zone to fete Irish. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"Hermann Goering, Hitler\u2019s air force chief and deputy fuhrer , was, says the judge, highly intelligent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Yorki is Jojo's best friend and, outside the imaginary fuhrer , his closest confidant. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Oct. 2019",
"In 1933, deputy fuhrer Rudolf Hess ordered Heinz Spanknobel, a German immigrant, to form Friends of New Germany, a group based in NYC, with the goal of spreading National Socialism throughout the United States. \u2014 Matt Giles, Longreads , 13 Aug. 2017"
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8fir-"
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"noun"
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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]
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8j\u0113-\u02ccf\u022frs"
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]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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]
},
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"\u02c8j\u0113"
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": the period in the cell cycle during which cell division takes place \u2014 compare g 1 phase , g 2 phase , s phase":[]
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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": business transactions conducted by using a mobile electronic device (such as a cell phone)":[]
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"1997, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a mixture often of incongruous elements":[
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]
},
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"a m\u00e9lange of colors and shapes",
"a m\u00e9lange of architectural styles",
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"A year later, Apple redesigned its emoji to feature a soft tortilla and pleasing melange of fillings. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"In the main part of the hall, separated from El Alto by an open-air paseo, diners can order in person or use tabletop QR codes to order a melange of dishes from each of the stalls. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
"Jonathan Brady/Associated Press After the pomp and pageantry came a melange of acts celebrating the diversity of modern Britain and the Commonwealth, from hip hop and Bollywood dancers to drag queens and Mardi Gras style floats. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"Distinct epicenters for each culture give way to a melange of people, businesses and cuisines. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
"The vibrant pieces\u2014mostly dresses\u2014come in an almost psychedelic melange of reds, purples, and greens with rich embroideries and, sometimes, coins and beading. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 5 Oct. 2021",
"The soundtrack is a melange of \u201860s pop tunes, and Linklater employs them not simply as an oldies soundtrack but also to convey how Stan and his siblings experienced them as the soundtrack to their lives. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Everything\u2019s a mash-up, a melange , a deconstruction of hierarchies in search of discovery. \u2014 Jordan Michelman, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
"While the nose is timid, the palate really creates an intriguing melange of flavors. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from French, \"act of mixing, mixture,\" going back to Middle French meslinges, meslanges (plural), from mesler, meler \"to mix\" + -ange, deverbal action noun suffix (as in Old French loange \"praise,\" vuidange \"emptying, outlet\"), borrowed from Old Low Franconian *-inga-, *-unga-, going back to Germanic *-ing\u014d, *-ung\u014d \u2014 more at meddle , -ing entry 1":""
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"m\u0101-\u02c8l\u00e4nj",
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"tumble",
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"noun"
]
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"m\u00e9nage":{
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"examples":[
"getting the whole unruly m\u00e9nage ready for an outing takes quite a while",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His lies violated my right to determine my own bodily and emotional limits, the right to say no to his menage . \u2014 Alison Kinney, Longreads , 10 Mar. 2018",
"By the way, my menage \u00e0 cinq quickly became \u00e0 trois and ended \u00e0 me alone. \u2014 Cathy Horyn, The Cut , 25 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Old French mesnage dwelling, from Vulgar Latin *mansionaticum , from Latin mansion-, mansio mansion":""
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"extended family",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202010",
"type":[
"noun"
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"m\u00e9nage \u00e0 trois":{
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": a sexual encounter involving three people : threesome":[],
": an arrangement in which three people (such as a married couple and a lover of one member of the couple) have a sexual or romantic relationship especially while they are living together":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our final lip sync of the night is a menage a trois . \u2014 Paul Mccallion, Vulture , 1 Jan. 2021",
"Brian and Matt are involved in a menage a trois with a personal trainer named (wait for it) Steve. \u2014 Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Fergus makes like an expert wingman and hooks Ian and Brighid up but first Fergus discloses that his first time was a menage a trois . \u2014 Roxane Gay, Glamour , 29 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, household for three":""
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"m\u0101-\u02c8n\u00e4zh-\u00e4-\u02c8t(r)w\u00e4",
"m\u0259-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113532",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"m\u00e9tier":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an area of activity in which one excels : forte":[
"Chess had become his m\u00e9tier ."
],
": vocation , trade":[
"Journalism is her m\u00e9tier ."
]
},
"examples":[
"After trying several careers, she found her true m\u00e9tier in computer science.",
"public speaking is not my m\u00e9tier , as others can attest",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The short story is a cruel little metier and a poor choice for anyone hoping to conceal his or her faults as a writer. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The pandemic intensifies the domesticity that is Wolitzer\u2019s metier . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Her timing seemed strange to some, just as her metier was fading. \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
"That the business of fashion was of great interest to Daves didn\u2019t preclude her enjoyment of the metier . \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 16 Dec. 2019",
"And ambiguous and withholdy endings are the metier of this show\u2019s makers. \u2014 Wired , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Margiela is a man who appreciates the beauty existing objects, and was never afraid to reveal the process and craft of his metier . \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2019",
"But with the Premier League season coming to a close on Sunday, Faria - who has followed Mourinho throughout his storied metier - has decided that a career change would be best for him. \u2014 SI.com , 12 May 2018",
"Telles began his metier at Brazilian side Juventude in 2011 and signed with Gremio in 2013. \u2014 SI.com , 10 July 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from French, going back to Old French mistier, mestier \"divine service, function, duty, craft, profession\" \u2014 more at mystery entry 2":""
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"me-\u02c8ty\u0101"
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"speciality",
"specialty",
"strong suit",
"thing"
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"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French, from Late Latin mixticius mixed \u2014 more at mestizo":""
},
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"m\u0101-\u02c8t\u0113(s)"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"m\u00e9tisse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a girl or woman of mixed racial heritage \u2014 compare m\u00e9tis":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, feminine of m\u00e9tis":""
},
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"m\u0101\u02c8t\u0113s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121259",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"m\u00eal\u00e9e":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two individuals being charged, Krasner\u2019s office said, were involved in nonfatal shootings during the melee . \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"Zachary Robinson, 27, of St. Paul, and Desean Solomon, 30, of Richfield, were charged with riot in connection with the melee . \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 23 Sep. 2020",
"Pescatore said Townes and Jackson were passing each other on the same side of South Street when words were exchanged, setting off a melee . \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
"Students threw desks and chairs and a staff member was pushed into a locker in a melee that broke out Tuesday at a school in Charles County, Md., authorities said. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The funeral in Jerusalem for Shireen Abu Akleh began with a violent melee Friday when Israeli security forces shoved and assaulted the people carrying her wooden casket to a church in the Old City. \u2014 David S. Cloud, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Ahn was already bleeding when William E. Aho, now 38, got tangled up in the melee and tried to get Ahn out of the area, Lowe said. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"When police arrived on the scene, officers found that over 50 people were involved in the melee and seven men had been stabbed. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 15 May 2022",
"Some 400 pilgrims died in the melee , most from suffocation or trampling. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1648, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French m\u00eal\u00e9e , from Old French meslee , from mesler to mix \u2014 more at meddle":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccl\u0101",
"m\u0101-\u02c8l\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affray",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002815",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"n-type":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": relating to or being a semiconductor in which charge is carried by electrons \u2014 compare p-type":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"n egative + type":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8en-\u02cct\u012bp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121117",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"n\u00e9e":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": originally or formerly called":[
"the Brewers n\u00e9e Pilots who also are in their third year",
"\u2014 Fred Ciampa"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Morgan finally got clean by the late-\u201960s, with the help of his common-law wife Helen Morgan ( nee Moore), and was determined to turn his life and career around with a vision. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2021",
"XXXTentacion, n\u00e9e Jahseh Onfroy, was pronounced dead after being shot Monday in Florida. \u2014 Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com , 20 June 2018",
"Son to Tiggy Pettifer, nee Legge-Bourke, his mom was nanny to William and Harry in the 1990\u2019s and has remained close to William ever since. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 8 May 2018",
"Carole King, nee Carol Klein, started writing songs as a teenager at James Madison High School, and made demo records with her friend Paul Simon. \u2014 Ellise Pierce, star-telegram , 5 Sep. 2017",
"Lewis, nee Hurwitz, had been married briefly in her late teens, to advertising executive Stan Lewis, a union that had ended badly. \u2014 Maria Carter, Country Living , 30 June 2017",
"The New York Public Library\u2019s main branch on Fifth Avenue has been renamed for Stephen A. Schwarzman, the old New York State Theater for David H. Koch and Avery Fisher ( nee Philharmonic) Hall at Lincoln Center for David Geffen. \u2014 Michael Cooper, New York Times , 29 June 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French n\u00e9e , feminine of n\u00e9 , literally, born, past participle of na\u00eetre to be born, from Latin nasci \u2014 more at nation":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070155",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"p and h":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"postage and handling":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221503",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"p's and q's":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": best behavior":[
"being on her p's and q's for two solid days was too much",
"\u2014 Guy McCrone"
],
": something (such as one's manners) that one should be mindful of":[
"better watch his p's and q's when I get a six-gun of my own",
"\u2014 Jean Stafford"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the phrase mind one's p's and q's , alluding to the difficulty a child learning to write has in distinguishing between p and q":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0113z-\u1d4an-\u02c8ky\u00fcz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102712",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"p-type":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": relating to or being a semiconductor in which charge is carried by holes \u2014 compare n-type":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"p ositive type":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u02cct\u012bp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120815",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"r\u00e9cit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a brief novel usually with a simple narrative line":[],
"recitative":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, narrative, account, from Middle French reciter to narrate, tell":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u0101\u02c8s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025000",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
]
},
"r\u00e9clame":{
"antonyms":[
"booing",
"hissing"
],
"definitions":{
": a gift for dramatization or publicity : showmanship":[],
": public acclaim":[
"the play won critical r\u00e9clame"
]
},
"examples":[
"one of those rare films that are the recipient of both critical and popular r\u00e9clame",
"the great r\u00e9clame that the novelist enjoyed in his lifetime soon faded after his death"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, advertising, from r\u00e9clamer to appeal, from Middle French reclamer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u0101-\u02c8kl\u00e4m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"acclamation",
"applause",
"cheer",
"cheering",
"ovation",
"plaudit(s)",
"rave(s)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053200",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"r\u00e9gime":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a form of government":[
"a socialist regime"
],
": a government in power":[],
": a period of rule":[],
": a regular pattern of occurrence or action (as of seasonal rainfall)":[],
": mode of rule or management":[],
": regimen sense 1":[],
": the characteristic behavior or orderly procedure of a natural phenomenon or process":[]
},
"examples":[
"The new regime is sure to fall.",
"Under the new regime , all workers must file a weekly report.",
"He was put on a strict exercise regime .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The track record of sanctions leading to regime change\u2014as opposed to behavioral change\u2014is dismal. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"The regime change has left markets effectively on their own and led risk assets, including stocks and cryptocurrencies, to crater as investors grapple with the new norm. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Statements by Biden and his emissaries have been more aggressive, suggesting both regime change and the goal of weakening Russia. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 9 May 2022",
"Fox News host argues that the Ukraine war is designed to create regime change in Moscow. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 3 May 2022",
"As Ukraine entrenched its freedoms, regime change there became more difficult. \u2014 Chris Blattman, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"If there is regime change in Russia, he could be tried, Nice said. \u2014 Bynadine El-bawab, ABC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"All the while, questions are mounting about how a Russian leader steeped in security policy and known for railing against the folly of regime -change wars could have sleepwalked into a such a strategic morass. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The objective shifted from regime change to capturing the Donbas, in the east. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French r\u00e9gime , from Old French regimen, regime , from Late Latin regimin-, regimen":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also ri-\u02c8j\u0113m",
"r\u0101-\u02c8zh\u0113m, ri-",
"r\u0101-\u02c8zh\u0113m",
"ri-",
"r\u0101-\u02c8zh\u0113m, ri- also ri-\u02c8j\u0113m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"administration",
"authority",
"governance",
"government",
"jurisdiction",
"regimen",
"rule"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174835",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9":{
"antonyms":[
"abstract",
"breviary",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"definitions":{
": a set of accomplishments":[
"a musical r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"[Lucy] Liu's artistic resume is an impressive one; her website displays sculptural works in wood, resin, and bronze, as well as embroidery, silkscreen, assemblage, a Jasper Johns-style deconstructed American flag, and more.",
"\u2014 Emma Specter"
],
": a short account of one's career and qualifications : curriculum vitae":[
"For the internship, I submitted my r\u00e9sum\u00e9 , work samples, and a cover letter.",
"\u2014 Tami Nguyen",
"\u2026 a 90-minute telephone interview with a personnel manager at Intel, who has forwarded the resume to the hiring manager \u2026",
"\u2014 Hal Lancaster"
],
": summary":[
"He gave a resume of the club's activities throughout the year.",
"\u2014 Farming Life",
"\u2026 the business of the evening commenced with a resume of the events that had taken place over the summer.",
"\u2014 The Stourbridge (England) News"
],
": to assume or take again : reoccupy":[
"\u2026 resumed his seat by the fire \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy",
"When the break was over and I'd resumed my place on the stand, the teacher asked for a twenty-minute pose and gave me a stool.",
"\u2014 Elizabeth Hollander"
],
": to begin again after a pause or interruption":[
"\u2026 emerged from the courthouse the day the trial resumed \u2026",
"\u2014 Amy Waldman"
],
": to pick (something) up again : to go back to using or doing (something, such as a way of behaving)":[
"resume an old habit",
"The very idea of resuming smoking is so loathsome that it drives the thought out of my head.",
"\u2014 A. M. Rosenthal",
"She soon got tired of him and banished him, resuming her way of living as a free spinster.",
"\u2014 George Bernard Shaw",
"After a quarter-century of creative silence, Goldschmidt resumed composing.",
"\u2014 Norman Lebrecht"
],
": to return to or begin (something) again after interruption":[
"She resumed her work.",
"When official mourning was over, Soviet television resumed its normal pace.",
"\u2014 Bel Kaufman",
"Her face was changing, resuming its usual expression of gleeful malice.",
"\u2014 Gail Carson Levine"
],
": to take (something) back to oneself : reclaim":[
"If Waukeshaw Development fails to meet the requirements in the agreement, the town can foreclose on the property and resume ownership.",
"\u2014 Shannon Keith"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The game resumed after the rain stopped.",
"After the rain stopped, the teams resumed play.",
"She sat down and resumed her work.",
"He shook his visitor's hand and resumed his seat.",
"I resumed my place at the podium.",
"She will be resuming her position at the company.",
"Noun",
"If you would like to be considered for the job, please submit your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 .",
"His musical r\u00e9sum\u00e9 includes performances at Carnegie Hall, a stint with the New York Philharmonic, and two Grammys.",
"a brief r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of the news",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Although there are a handful of work days scheduled over the next two months, regular legislative sessions resume in September. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 1 July 2022",
"Thursday a lower court ruled that abortions could resume , at least for now, in Kentucky. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"There will be no adoptions during the event, but the shelter will resume adoptions July 23. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Although year-over-year growth is expected to go sideways in 2022 due to sky-high inflation, demand growth could resume in the following two years as prices stabilize. \u2014 Frank Holmes, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Tuesday\u2019s ruling means that abortions can resume in Texas in the near term, to the extent that the law allows them. \u2014 Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Under the temporary restraining order, abortions up to six weeks can resume in the state at some clinics, according to the ACLU. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"Also on Monday, a Utah judge allowed abortions to resume temporarily, after Planned Parenthood filed suit. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
"While most players can skip the cutscene and resume the game, those playing on kid mode are forced to watch Spidey die over and over as the cutscene continually reloads. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the youngest candidate in the race, Jain also has the shortest resume . \u2014 Rebecca Tan, Washington Post , 4 July 2022",
"Scott has a Master of Business Administration degree from National Louis University and received a marketing degree from Jackson State University, according to the resume . \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Showcase your board experience at the top of the resume . \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"And for job seekers, because recessions lead to major job losses, now is the time to update the resume and make any career moves while the job market is still hot. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022",
"But missing from the senior\u2019s resume was a 3A state championship. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"In almost every facet of the game, other than some uneven bullpen work at times, the resume seems to tell you the Padres are one of the best teams in baseball. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"In short, it's been decades since someone with Jarchow's type of resume was elected to the post. \u2014 Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
"Cade Cunningham had a Rookie of the Year-worthy resume . \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French r\u00e9sum\u00e9 , from past participle of r\u00e9sumer to resume, summarize, from Middle French resumer":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French resumer , from Latin resumere , from re- + sumere to take up, take \u2014 more at consume":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8r\u0101-z\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101",
"or \u02ccr\u0101-z\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101",
"\u02ccre-z\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101",
"ri-\u02c8z\u00fcm",
"\u02c8re-z\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"continue",
"pick up",
"proceed (with)",
"renew",
"reopen",
"restart"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111407",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"s\u00e4ngerbund":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of s\u00e4ngerbund variant spelling of saengerbund"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-044115",
"type":[]
},
"s\u00e4ngerfest":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a singing festival of a saengerbund":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042447",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate":{
"antonyms":[
"face-to-face",
"personally"
],
"definitions":{
": a private conversation between two persons":[],
": a short piece of furniture (such as a sofa) intended to seat two persons especially facing each other":[],
": face-to-face , private":[],
": in private":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1700, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"1728, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, head to head":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctet-\u0259-\u02cctet",
"\u02cctet-\u0259-\u02c8tet",
"sense 2 is also \u02c8t\u0113t-\u0259-\u02cct\u0113t",
"\u02cct\u0101t-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"\u02cct\u0101t-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"cackle",
"causerie",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin music",
"chin-wag",
"chitchat",
"confab",
"confabulation",
"gab",
"gabfest",
"gossip",
"jangle",
"jaw",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"rap",
"schmooze",
"small talk",
"table talk",
"talk"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012621",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"u\u00f1a de gato":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, literally, cat's claw":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00fcy\u0259d\u0101\u02c8g\u00e4(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002440",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"v\u00e9rit\u00e9":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the art or technique of filming something (such as a motion picture) so as to convey candid realism":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those add a fun touch of verite to a movie that has always seemed just one small step removed from real life, while the conversations between fictionalized characters bring the drama and poetry. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 20 May 2020",
"This verite documentary follows Bruce at a critical juncture in his life. \u2014 Freep.com , 17 Apr. 2020",
"But there's something to be said for commercial verite -- devoid of artifice and hucksterism. \u2014 David Morgan, CBS News , 5 Feb. 2018",
"Eschewing explanatory and identifying onscreen text, Wang-Breal (Tough Love) uses a mostly verite approach to immerse the viewer in the work of the court and the nonprofits it partners with. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2018",
"But the verite quality of the shoot left Stone unnerved in one particular sequence. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Feb. 2018",
"But there's something to be said for commercial verite - devoid of artifice and hucksterism. \u2014 David Morgan, CBS News , 5 Feb. 2018",
"As an almost verite -like drama, the technical contributions are all sober and functional. \u2014 Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Sep. 2017",
"Your approach to documentary filmmaking is direct cinema, often referred to as cinema verite . \u2014 Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader , 10 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after cinema verit\u00e9":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccver-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061815",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"x (out)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to draw an x or a series of x's through (something) to show that it is wrong or not wanted":[
"x out a mistake",
"One line of the text had been x-ed out ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085445",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"x chromosome":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sex chromosome that usually occurs paired in each female cell and single in each male cell in species in which the male typically has two unlike sex chromosomes \u2014 compare y chromosome":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104657",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"x out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to draw an x or a series of x's through (something) to show that it is wrong or not wanted":[
"x out a mistake",
"One line of the text had been x-ed out ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193710",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"x-coordinate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cceks-k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
"-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
"-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113021",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"x-intercept":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the x-coordinate of a point where a line, curve, or surface intersects the x-axis":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1939, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8eks-\u02c8in-t\u0259r-\u02ccsept"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195533",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u00e4-l\u00e4-b\u022f-n\u0153r"
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"French phrase"
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"definitions":{
": according to a menu or list that prices items separately":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As an artist who focuses more on the body of work as a whole rather than a la carte singles, GIVE\u014cN urges listeners to tackle it straight through, at least once. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 30 June 2022",
"Opening with a limited menu, the new location seats eight at the sushi bar, which currently offers omakase only, with table seating for a la carte items \u2014 namely sushi and sashimi \u2014 and sake throughout. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"This model involves a mix of platforms and partnerships, combining direct-to-consumer and a la carte offerings with a market-by-market approach. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"When pricing an a la carte vacation, travelers have to account for hidden costs like mandatory gratuities and resort fees. \u2014 Sally French, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"The restaurant has survived the pandemic by requiring reservations and removing the a la carte menu. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The Conrad New York Downtown removed its breakfast buffet and switched to an a la carte menu that includes healthier options, according to Juan Gonzalez Izquierdo, the hotel manager. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"For those who don\u2019t want a full meal, the bar menu offers a handful of a la carte items. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"The collection ranges from $10 to $204 for a la carte items, and features complete eye and lip makeup sets for seamless glam. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022"
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"apple pie \u00e0 la mode",
"a political movement that was once \u00e0 la mode",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maine\u2019s sweet plump berries are the star of this quintessential summer treat, which is exceptional on its own or enjoyed a la mode . \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Thanks to the farmhouse boom, wooden features are a la mode . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2021",
"For dessert, customers can choose pumpkin cheesecake or pecan pie a la mode . \u2014 Audrey Eads, Dallas News , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Dessert choices will be pumpkin pie, pecan pie and brownie a la mode . \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Having the hand pies a la mode would benefit the higher alcohol content of the port. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The farm will also be hosting an Apple Festival with apple crisp a la mode , apple pie, candy apples and doughnuts, as well as vendors, music, hayrides and face painting. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 12 Sep. 2020",
"Luther reopened Salon a la Mode , at Belt Line and Coit roads, on April 24, despite stay-at-home orders that sought to slow the spread of the coronavirus by prohibiting many businesses from operating. \u2014 Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News , 12 May 2020",
"Angela Clayton of Angela Costumery, Rachel Maksy, Cynthia Settje of Red Threaded, and Taylor Shelby of Dames a la Mode will showcase their final designs to their sizeable Youtube and Instagram followings. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2020"
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"Subtler tactics were used to lure back various homesick emigre artists and writers. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But anecdotal evidence suggests the number is at least in the tens of thousands, amid reports of burgeoning Russian-speaking emigre communities arising in Dubai, Istanbul and other places where air service from Russia still exists. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Back then, Nina Kostina, a Russian emigre , ran the Frank Foundation. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Carly Patterson, who began the streak in 2004, and 2008 victor Nastia Liukin, a Russian emigre . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2021",
"On Saturday, Sotheby\u2019s auctioned a canvas by Chinese emigre artist Sanyu for $25.2 million, with four bidders pushing the painting of a nude female above its $19 million target. \u2014 Fortune , 8 Oct. 2019",
"Mark Obbie\u2019s Sicilian- emigre family began its American life in the same Rochester, N.Y., neighborhoods where this story takes place. \u2014 Mark Obbie, Longreads , 10 Mar. 2020",
"These things are posed on simple backgrounds, their only context the gray-haired emigres in adjacent photos. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 31 Jan. 2020",
"Retiree Marie Diaz, 59, of San Jose is among the emigres . \u2014 Tony Bizjak, sacbee , 18 June 2018"
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"the revered \u00e9minence grise of Civil War historians",
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"That emotionally astute author, the eminence grise , the institutional memory. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Matthews is an eminence grise of television news, his pugilistic and red-cheeked persona familiar to viewers from countless election nights. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2020",
"In the world of the candle obsessed, Diptyque is the eminence grise . \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 16 Jan. 2018"
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"aero lite",
"stromato lite"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Father Stu is more like the lite version of a conversion drama. \u2014 Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Enlarge / Ring Fit Adventure is both a lite RPG and a useful fitness game for the Nintendo Switch. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022",
"For a character like Dexter/Jim, who could, with one lite push of the imagination, easily be read as gay, this is pretty rich. \u2014 Kelly Mcclure, Vulture , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Case Keenum came in and was a lite version of him in a 17-14 win against Denver. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Didn\u2019t Roku just release a lite -beer version of this thing? \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
"This kind of reminds me of a lite version of the \u201817-18 Houston Rockets (Chris Paul\u2019s first year). \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
"All indications are that this trend \u2013 freelance lite employees - will continue. \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
"Just some lite life-altering therapy brought on by a children\u2019s movie. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Jan. 2021"
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"French, alteration of -lithe , from Greek lithos stone":"Noun combining form"
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"1962, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"noun"
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": an iron or steel beam that is I-shaped in cross section":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142642"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142649"
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"\u02c8stat-ik",
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"There was so much static on the radio we couldn't hear the broadcast.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Assets in delivery and fulfillment have long been fairly static , including warehouses and fulfillment centers that store products and fleets that deliver them. \u2014 Guy Bloch, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
"Nothing in politics is ever static \u2014after all, who could have predicted a year ago that the midterms would be dominated by skyrocketing inflation and a ground war in Eastern Europe? \u2014 Ben Jacobs, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
"And the harpejji is no more static than any other instrument. \u2014 Danny Freedman, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Memes and emojis were the starting point, but memes are not very cinematic, and emojis are very static . \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
"And though its revenue and gross merchandise volume forecast rose, expected gross profit\u2014revenue less transaction costs\u2014was mostly static . \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Our total addressable market is going to grow, while others are relatively static . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 19 Jan. 2022",
"But the pathogens behind those diseases tend to be relatively static compared with the flu, which returns each year in a vexingly different form. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
"To spotlight the difference, consider that from 1960 to 1980 prescription drug sales remained fairly static as a percent of U.S. gross domestic product, consuming just 5% of all medical costs. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Switching from static to interactive content will yield a consistent, and often staggering, increase in conversion rates. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Drones are controlled through radio signals, which opponents can jam by broadcasting static . \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Your best friend in fighting static may be in your laundry room. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 22 Apr. 2022",
"For straighter hair, the Dyson also excelled with one pass, leaving no static at low temperatures of 365 degrees. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"According to Taheri, the system\u2019s random losses of energy, as well as its encroaching noise (a bit like your television heating up and displaying static in the movie-watching analogy), actually boosted its stability. \u2014 Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The atmosphere on campus is heavy with racist static : Gail discovers a ceramic mammy doll in the master\u2019s house, and also an archival photo of an august white family with a Black maid in the background. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Over the static of the phone, Marcus heard a faint yell in the background from Manuel, barely hanging onto consciousness. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The result, in this case, was hard to make out; the black-and-white image reminded me of television static . \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022"
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