dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/bok_MW.json
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{
"bok choy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Chinese cabbage ( Brassica rapa chinensis ) forming an open head with long white stalks and green leaves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4k-\u02c8ch\u022fi"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the dishes highlighting the mais included a delicious polenta gnocchi with asparagus and baby squid and a pork loin with polenta and bok choy . \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Equally flavorful is the Atlantic Yellowfin tuna with bok choy , marinated mushrooms and miso. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Celery and Bok Choy Trim the edible portions from a head of celery or bok choy , cutting 2 inches above the root end. \u2014 Amy Pennington, Sunset Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Green seems to be a theme in produce this month as basil, spinach, and bok choy all appear in excess. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Stir fry until bok choy is wilted and bell pepper is softened, about 2 to 3 minutes. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Add the bok choy to the skillet and saute one minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Whereas Italian broccoli rabe is a flowering turnip green belonging to the species Brassica rapa (which also includes turnips, Napa cabbage, and bok choy ). \u2014 Jonathan Kauffman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Walnut shrimp frequently appeared at our more casual banquets whereas fancier dishes like bok choy with sea cucumbers or Peking duck with sweet sauce and fluffy white buns were eaten less often. \u2014 Esm\u00e9 Weijun Wang, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Chinese (Guangdong) baahk-choi , literally, white vegetable":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064533"
},
"boke":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": vomit , retch":[],
": belch , burp":[],
": retching , vomiting":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8b\u014dk"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bolken ; probably akin to Old English bealcian to belch":"Verb",
"Middle English bolke , from bolken verb":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073112"
},
"bokeh":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a photograph taken with a narrow depth of field":[
"Good bokeh is smooth and pleasing, whereas bad bokeh produces a jagged and discordant effect. \u2026 The quality of bokeh is largely dependent on the construction of the lens. For this reason, lenses that provide high-quality bokeh are prized.",
"\u2014 Harold Davis"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-k\u0101",
"-k\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Portrait mode that improves the bokeh effect by adding artificial blur to the foreground as well as the background. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"At \u0192/2, the lens also creates a beautiful, consistent bokeh effect. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 5 May 2021",
"While the Duo 2 uses its depth sensor to synthesise a fake ' bokeh ', focussed on me and with the wood (only 0.6m) behind me completely out of focus. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"And because of the all-powerful 5nm Apple silicon, the digital bokeh and focus points can be adjusted after the fact. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Shooting a 360-degree view of the landscape, or getting the shallow depth of field bokeh effect, all without a big fancy camera, are good examples of what computational photography can do. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Over the past year, Apple has stepped up its computational photography game; its sensors perform better in low light, color accuracy is incredible, and features like bokeh and auto-enhancements are much improved. \u2014 Steven Winkelman, PCMAG , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Roxanne\u2019s whimsical radiance with the cinematographer turning to long lenses, flares and a blooming bokeh blur to illuminate the transcendent feeling of being swept off her feet. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The big upgrade this year, at least for me, is Cinematic mode, which adds semi-convincing bokeh (the blurred background effect) to videos. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Japanese boke \"blur, haziness\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1997, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092531"
},
"Bok":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Edward William 1863\u20131930 American (Dutch-born) editor":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4k"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175250"
},
"Bokhara":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Oriental rug characterized by fine knotting and a design of usually three rows of octagonal medallions":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"b\u014d-\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Bokhara (Bukhara), Uzbekistan":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010918"
},
"Bokhara clover":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": white sweet clover":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Bokhara , the region":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075729"
},
"bokm\u00e5l":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a literary form of Norwegian developed by the gradual reform of written Danish \u2014 compare nynorsk":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307k-\u02ccm\u022fl",
"\u02c8b\u014dk-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Norwegian, literally, book language":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153803"
},
"boko":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": nose":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d(\u02cc)k\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230408"
},
"Bokm\u00e5l":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a literary form of Norwegian developed by the gradual reform of written Danish \u2014 compare nynorsk":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307k-\u02ccm\u022fl",
"\u02c8b\u014dk-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Norwegian, literally, book language":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002515"
},
"bokmakierie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a short-winged shrike ( Telophorus zeylonus ) of southern Africa":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00e4km\u0259\u02c8kir\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Afrikaans, of imitative origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104802"
},
"Boksburg":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in the province of Gauteng, northeastern Republic of South Africa, east of Johannesburg population 110,832":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ks-\u02ccb\u0259rg"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193219"
}
}