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{
"niggard":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser":[],
": to act niggardly":[],
": to treat in a niggardly manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"such a niggard that he refused to hand out candy at Halloween, saying it would cost too much money"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1596, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hn\u00f8ggr niggardly; akin to Old English hn\u0113aw niggardly":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ni-g\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cheapskate",
"churl",
"hunks",
"miser",
"penny-pincher",
"piker",
"scrooge",
"skinflint",
"tightwad"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081722",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"niggardliness":{
"antonyms":[
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"definitions":{
": grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging":[
"\u2026 management was being niggardly with raises.",
"\u2014 Dana Canedy"
],
": provided in meanly limited supply":[
"\u2026 niggardly funding of planetary science.",
"\u2014 Richard Wolkomir"
]
},
"examples":[
"niggardly portions of meat for dinner",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many Chileans are angry about the country\u2019s unequal distribution of wealth and power, about niggardly pensions (for which people are supposed to save themselves) and about long waiting times for doctors\u2019 visits and poor schools. \u2014 The Economist , 25 Dec. 2019",
"To tap one of the country\u2019s two largest and most niggardly mines is hard enough. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ni-g\u0259rd-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for niggardly stingy , close , niggardly , parsimonious , penurious , miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity. a stingy child, not given to sharing close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions. folks who are very close when charity calls niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible. the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess. a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty. the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding. a miserly couple devoid of social conscience",
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081502",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"niggardly":{
"antonyms":[
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"definitions":{
": grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging":[
"\u2026 management was being niggardly with raises.",
"\u2014 Dana Canedy"
],
": provided in meanly limited supply":[
"\u2026 niggardly funding of planetary science.",
"\u2014 Richard Wolkomir"
]
},
"examples":[
"niggardly portions of meat for dinner",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many Chileans are angry about the country\u2019s unequal distribution of wealth and power, about niggardly pensions (for which people are supposed to save themselves) and about long waiting times for doctors\u2019 visits and poor schools. \u2014 The Economist , 25 Dec. 2019",
"To tap one of the country\u2019s two largest and most niggardly mines is hard enough. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ni-g\u0259rd-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for niggardly stingy , close , niggardly , parsimonious , penurious , miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity. a stingy child, not given to sharing close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions. folks who are very close when charity calls niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible. the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess. a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty. the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding. a miserly couple devoid of social conscience",
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114514",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"niggle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a trifling doubt, objection, or complaint":[],
": gnaw":[],
": to find fault constantly in a petty way : carp":[
"she haggles, she niggles , she wears out our patience",
"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
],
": to give stingily or in tiny portions":[],
": to spend too much effort on minor details":[],
": trifle":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She had been niggled by worry her entire life.",
"He's always niggling over small details.",
"Noun",
"I've had a knee niggle for the past few days.",
"He has a bit of a niggle in his back.",
"I have a few minor niggles about the performance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That said, without examples of what the ERA might change, the accusations of its largely symbolic status \u2014 lodged by some of the characters in the series \u2014 continue to niggle . \u2014 Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Something about this might niggle at the back of the mind as the hours go by. \u2014 Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Stocksy As a result, a food bully niggles a friend into ordering her way to justify her own decisions. \u2014 Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire , 24 May 2019",
"As a result, a food bully niggles a friend into ordering her way to justify her own decisions. \u2014 Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire , 24 May 2019",
"While her teammates niggled and nudged to frustrate England, her method was more classical. \u2014 SI.com , 14 June 2019",
"The 29-year-old England international, who has once more seen his season disrupted by niggling fitness problems, would boost Chelsea's small squad, with games set to keep coming thick and fast over the next few weeks and months. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Jan. 2018",
"With City skipper Vincent Kompany still being hampered by niggling injuries, John Stones recuperating from a hamstring strain and Eliaquim Mangala not rated by the Spaniard, the current league leaders are eager to bolster their defensive ranks. \u2014 SI.com , 26 Dec. 2017",
"That is because government watchdogs don\u2019t niggle small business lenders for allowing discretionary overrides or customizing credit scoring. \u2014 Amar Bhid\u00e9, WSJ , 13 Sep. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Any niggle or glitch can be gone in an instant, just point and swish and the obstacle is overcome. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"This is just a minor niggle since the app\u2019s functionality is far more important than the interface. \u2014 Zach Epstein, BGR , 14 Aug. 2021",
"One final niggle is that despite carrying much less text, the new menu graphics occupy a large chunk of the screen. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"This symbiotic relationship has now struck again, with owners of the latest X series of LG OLED TVs spotting another niggle with their mostly beloved TVs\u2019 pictures that has LG has again quickly promised to get sorted. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Many people have adapted by taking up meditation or mindfulness, and in the process have made peace with the doubts and self-criticism that niggle at the back of their brains. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Leandro Trossard, who created Lucas Digne's dramatic late own goal in the victory over Everton, is in contention to start for Brighton despite picking up a niggle , while wing-back Ezequiel Scholetto could also be in contention for a start. \u2014 SI.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"The England international made just 16 appearance last season as he was hampered by various knocks and niggles , failing to score or assist. \u2014 SI.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
"For those that can set niggles aside, there's a lot to Ad Astra. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1865, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ni-g\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"carp",
"cavil",
"fuss",
"nitpick",
"quibble"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013111",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"niggling":{
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"considerable",
"important",
"material",
"significant"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"only niggling differences between the original Broadway musical and the film version that followed"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ni-gli\u014b",
"\u02c8ni-g(\u0259-)li\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"de minimis",
"footling",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minute",
"negligible",
"no-account",
"nominal",
"paltry",
"peanut",
"petty",
"picayune",
"piddling",
"piddly",
"piffling",
"pimping",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233609",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"nigh":{
"antonyms":[
"close",
"close-up",
"immediate",
"near",
"nearby",
"neighboring",
"next-door",
"proximate"
],
"definitions":{
": being on the left side":[
"the nigh horse"
],
": close , near":[],
": direct , short":[],
": near":[],
": near in place, time, or relationship":[
"Morning was drawing nigh .",
"\u2014 often used with on, onto , or unto served \u2026 for nigh on forty years \u2014 M. S. Tisdale"
],
": nearly , almost":[
"\u2026 once well nigh broke his neck, by a fall from one of its branches.",
"\u2014 Washington Irving"
],
": to draw near":[],
": to draw or come near to : approach":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"The snow is melting. Spring is nigh .",
"It would be nigh impossible to fix it.",
"Preposition",
"a field nigh the church",
"Verb",
"as the hour of his death was nighing",
"as the old man was nighing his hour of death",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Anticipation was high since Swift revealed in an Instagram Story post Thursday morning that the new song was nigh . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The summer season is nigh , so time to plan a getaway. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"While many gamers have fond memories of solving the nigh -impossible puzzles in the original Monkey Island games, Grossman thinks some re-evaluation might be warranted. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Costello said that Mayes, who now lives in Austin, Texas, wrote him last year to tell him that the 50th anniversary of their time together was nigh . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 30 May 2022",
"Success, in other words, begets future success, and obscurity is nigh impossible to overcome. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Ever since the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade surfaced, Democrats have been grappling with the fact that the worst-case scenario may very well be nigh . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Making a film about a generational mood is a nigh -impossible challenge, but Trier achieves it by never losing focus of the singular character he\u2019s created. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"There are no nigh -unbeatable 1972 Miami Dolphins or 2007 New England Patriots in this year\u2019s N.F.L. playoff field. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Katie Gostic, an infectious-disease modeler at the University of Chicago, agrees that Delta doom is probably nigh . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The nigh -unkillable guy in the William Shatner mask. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Are there any Big Ten teams that could be swept up in the SEC\u2019s nigh -unstoppable land grab",
"On its Instagram, hypnotic video loops of cheese and consome sizzling on a flat-top grill showcase a nigh -pornographic attention to detail and stimulate the appetite. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
"In the 1990s, cops began encouraging the homeless to settle on this abandoned stretch of land, and others soon joined them to take advantage of the nigh -lawless space. \u2014 Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Well, well, well, Aries, looks like your time is nigh and Taurus season is upon us imminently. \u2014 Allure , 19 July 2018",
"While Vesuvius buried Pompeii in lava and ash 14 years later, the end wasn't exactly nigh for the entire planet. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Apr. 2018",
"While Vesuvius buried Pompeii in lava and ash 14 years later, the end wasn't exactly nigh for the entire planet. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English n\u0113ah ; akin to Old High German n\u0101h , adverb, nigh, preposition, nigh, after, Old Norse n\u0101- nigh":"Adverb, Adjective, Preposition, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"around",
"by",
"close",
"hard",
"in",
"near",
"nearby"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034508",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition",
"verb"
]
},
"night":{
"antonyms":[
"nightly",
"nighttime",
"nocturnal"
],
"definitions":{
": a condition or period felt to resemble the darkness of night: such as":[],
": a period of dreary inactivity or affliction":[
"the glories of Roman civilization were lost in a gloomy night of ignorance, superstition, and barbarism",
"\u2014 R. A. Hall"
],
": absence of moral values":[
"\u2026 that night which has for many centuries obscured our holy religion \u2026",
"\u2014 Joseph Priestley"
],
": active or functioning best at night":[
"night people"
],
": an evening or night taken as an occasion or point of time":[
"the opening night"
],
": an evening set aside for a particular purpose":[
"Thursdays is game night in our house."
],
": existing, occurring, or functioning at night":[
"night baseball",
"a night nurse"
],
": intended for use at night":[
"a night lamp"
],
": of, relating to, or associated with the night":[
"night air"
],
": the beginning of darkness : nightfall":[
"worked in the fields until night"
],
": the quality or state of being dark":[
"approached the enemy's camp under cover of night"
],
": the time from dusk to dawn when no sunlight is visible":[
"The store is open all night ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Who are you calling at this time of night ",
"It's eleven o'clock at night .",
"She and her husband both work at night and sleep during the day.",
"The store's open all night .",
"They were up all night long playing video games.",
"Let's stop for the night and get a hotel.",
"a cold, rainy night in the city",
"I stayed up late five nights in a row.",
"Last night , I had the strangest dream.",
"Spend six nights and seven days on a tropical island in the Caribbean!",
"Adjective",
"He is taking a night flight.",
"a night manager at the supermarket",
"This is the last night bus.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Between bites, a matcha martini adds a smooth sweetness to the night \u2019s bouquet of flavors, while the delightful Time 75 brings a citrusy kick to the table. \u2014 Roxanne Fequiere, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Quarterback Lamar Jackson also missed 10 days of camp after testing positive for the coronavirus the night before the first full-team practice. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"This one's an essential for celebrating the creepiest night of the year \u2014 especially for all the weirdos and misfits out there. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"She's been non-stop drinking since learning that Claire doesn't exist and that bar brawl Diego took her to the night before helped relieve some tension, but not enough. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"When Sanchez lined out to center, McKenzie was done for the night . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Lovano, who looks and sounds vaguely like Jeremy Strong and seems more immediately reminiscent of an investment banker than an accomplished musician, ended the night hammering away on the drums, playing with a rotating hodgepodge of musicians. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"But having undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation, the bright and airy rooms upstairs are worth staying the night . \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"The night out wasn't Jordan's first following the breakup from Harvey. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The trek will feature multi- night stands in major cities like Toronto, New York, Austin, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with Styles receiving support from Madi Diaz, Blood Orange, Gabriels, Jessie Ware, and Ben Harper on select dates. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
"Issues with the school district\u2019s new paycheck system, which caused some employees to receive partial paychecks or no pay at all, prompted the multi- night protest in the school district office. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2022",
"LCD Soundsystem will return to the stage with a pair of multi- night residencies in Philadelphia and Boston this spring, marking the dance-punk pioneers\u2019 first shows of 2022. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Isbell and the 400 Unit play prestigious venues around the world, including multi- night stands at Nashville\u2019s Ryman Auditorium. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 29 Sep. 2021",
"These are the places largely given over to nature, where people go to separate from the pull of modern life, often on multi- night trips. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Aug. 2021",
"In previous HHNs, Universal has offered multi- night tickets, but those combos \u2014 typically called Frequent Fear Passes \u2014 were not included in Thursday\u2019s announcement. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 17 June 2021",
"Since 2006, Widespread Panic fans could expect an annual appearance at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater, with people traveling from around the country in recent years for multi- night residencies. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Ben Folsom, who lives in Alexandria, Va., and takes a multi- night bike trip every year, compared bike touring to jazz. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English night, niht, going back to Old English nieht, niht, umlauted form of neaht, n\u00e6ht, going back to Germanic *naht- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German naht \"night,\" Old Norse n\u00f3tt, n\u00e1tt, Gothic nahts ), going back to Indo-European *nok w -t-, whence Old Irish in nocht \"tonight,\" Welsh peu noeth \"every night\" (Welsh nos \"night\" perhaps going back to *nok w t-stu- ), Latin noct-, nox \"night,\" Old Church Slavic no\u0161t\u012d, Lithuanian nakt\u00ecs, Greek nykt-, n\u00fdx, Sanskrit nakt-, nak, Hittite nekuz \"in the evening\" (from an oblique case stem *nek w t- )":"Noun",
"attributive use of night entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dark",
"darkness",
"nighttime"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063238",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"night and day":{
"antonyms":[
"ne'er",
"never"
],
"definitions":{
": all the time : continually":[]
},
"examples":[
"night and day she reminded him that if it weren't for her, he'd be a nobody",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This 42mm iteration packs a minute repeater, instantaneous perpetual calendar, mono-pusher chronograph, moon phases, leap year indication and night and day display. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"Brescia says that the growth from the team that played Skyridge in the regular season and this one is night and day . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The Xbox of 2021 is night and day from the Xbox One launch era of 2013. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Stroud\u2019s growth is part of why the Buckeyes look night and day from the team that took the field in a 35-28 loss to Oregon the second week of the season. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 9 Oct. 2021",
"With some distance between the two speakers to get the true stereo effect, the difference is night and day . \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"From Mykolaiv to Odesa is about 80 miles, but the difference between the two cities is night and day . \u2014 Michael G. Seamans, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"As the city burned, Ocha Classic stayed open at all hours of the night and day , serving as a kind of crisis cafeteria for anyone and everyone. \u2014 Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Unlike a fossil fuel power station, which can operate night and day , wind and solar power are intermittent, meaning that if a cloud blocks the sun or there's a lull in the wind, electricity generation drops. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"always",
"aye",
"ay",
"consistently",
"constantly",
"continually",
"ever",
"forever",
"incessantly",
"invariably",
"perpetually",
"unfailingly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193841",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"night court":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a criminal court in a large city that sits at night (as for rapid disposition of criminal charges and the granting of bail)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fulton officials plan to run night court for years to get their heads above the cresting waters of a judicial backlog. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"Larroquette will reprise his role as Dan Fielding, the former night court prosecutor. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The latest evidence of Trump\u2019s innumeracy has arrived in the form of a late- night court filing by New York Attorney General Letitia James. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Before the extension, with the moratorium set to expire Jan. 31, Badon said the judges debated opening on weekends and running a night court to wend through the backlog. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 22 Jan. 2021",
"In a Monday night court filing, the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham urged the state Supreme Court to intervene and defuse the lawsuits. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Only one person at a time is allowed in the courtroom to address the judge to maintain proper social distancing, and night court remains closed. \u2014 USA TODAY , 8 July 2020",
"The housing docket will resume on April 20, and the night court will resume on April 23. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Gooding pleaded not guilty during a night court arraignment and has been released on his own recognizance, the Associated Press reported. \u2014 Sonia Rao, Washington Post , 14 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125334",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"night crow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English nihtcrowe, night crowe , from niht, night night + crowe crow":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-091455"
},
"night depository":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Menopause can cause both hot flashes and night sweats . \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Despite what pop culture may lead us to believe, hotness doesn\u2019t dissipate after our 20s (and not just because of those night sweats ). \u2014 Stephanie Witmer, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Many people who suffer from hyperhidrosis experience night sweats , sudden and random onsets of extreme sweating, and sweating that disrupt their daily routines. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"This means that the heat around your body gets trapped, hence the overheating and night sweats . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
"These types of features will help keep you dry, stopping night sweats in its track. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"One tester even said the material helped reduce her night sweats . \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Founded in 2019, Evernow offers telehealth patients hormone therapies including estradiol patches or pills, and SSRI paroxetine, used to treat hot flashes and night sweats . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Goodbye, night sweats about a nightmarish finish in 2021. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For instance, one skit masqueraded as an infomercial for a night terror neck brace. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Nov. 2020",
"And the remedies for the new night terror seem to vary as broadly as its sources. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Typically, kids who experience night terrors don\u2019t remember the episodes at all. \u2014 Christina Couch, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Anyone who takes small children to this movie is setting them up for winged-monkey levels of night terrors . \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2019",
"Others know to interrupt their owners during a night terror . \u2014 Jason Haag, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2020",
"Movie classics from fuzzy feel-goods like A Cinderella Story to night terrors like Pan's Labyrinth will also soon hit the platform. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Dec. 2019",
"The doctors did not support adding night terrors to the list of conditions. \u2014 Amanda Blanco, courant.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
"For example, before receiving palliative interventions, Mom had started suffering from terrible night terrors , which necessitated our decision to bring her home. \u2014 Wesley J. Smith, National Review , 27 Sep. 2019"
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"Noun",
"decided to go dancing at a local nightclub after the long dinner and movie",
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"Kamara, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons and two other men are facing charges of battery causing substantial bodily harm and conspiracy to commit battery after an incident at a Las Vegas nightclub on Feb. 5. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"South African authorities are consulting a toxicology lab after 21 teenagers were found dead inside a nightclub on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"The shooting happened after a disturbance inside the nightclub spilled outside, police said. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
"Hanks is referring to the legendary Memphis nightclub on Beale Street, which gave a stage to iconic performers like Little Richard (Alton Mason), B.B. King (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Yola), and Big Mama Thornton (Shonka Dukureh). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 June 2022",
"Technically, camp ends on Saturday afternoon, when the bands will play their original songs in a live, open-to-the-public showcase at the Music Box nightclub in Little Italy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Most people probably don\u2019t understand the economics of a nightclub . \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 23 June 2022",
"The most ambitious may be the onePULSE Foundation\u2019s plans for a $45 million National Pulse Memorial and Museum at the site of the gay nightclub where 49 people died and 68 were wounded, the deadliest L.G.B.T.Q. attack in U.S. history. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Well Coffeehouse, downtown Rockville\u2019s monthly Christian nightclub , will feature praise and worship music by Marger Geraldo & Friends on Friday, July 1. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If its address looks familiar, that's because Houston's legendary '80s nightclub Etro Lounge operated there for more than a decade. \u2014 Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle , 20 Aug. 2019"
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"By nightfall , they\u2019d be brought home and led to an upstairs bedroom where their parents would deliver the news: Their baby brother Daniel, with his long red hair and toothless smile, wasn\u2019t coming home. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"By nightfall , names of those killed during Tuesday\u2019s attack at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde began to emerge. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"By nightfall , names of those killed during Tuesday's attack at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde began to emerge. \u2014 Jim Vertuno And Heather Hollingsworth, Chron , 25 May 2022",
"Some names of those killed began to emerge by nightfall on Tuesday, many accompanied by photos of smiling children. \u2014 Fox News , 25 May 2022",
"By nightfall , many families were still waiting for updates, hoping to hear that their children were in a hospital in Uvalde or San Antonio. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The Quail fire had burned at least 150 acres in mountainous terrain and grassy lands by nightfall . \u2014 Paul Pringlestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"By nightfall , around 300 people remained to defend the encampment. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"By nightfall , the mansion once photographed against a pastel sunset had morphed into a nightmare: its arched facade silhouetted against a glowing yellow sky as firefighters trained their hoses on the engulfed structure. \u2014 Marcio J. Sanchez, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022"
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"There were nightly attacks on the city.",
"These clubs provide nightly entertainment.",
"Adverb",
"She performs at the club nightly .",
"The restaurant serves dinner nightly .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Part of Murgatroyd's treatment involves a new nightly routine of two different injections. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Here, 17 of the best retinol creams to shop now and add to your nightly routine. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
"In fact, Dallas was the most affordable destination for July 4 with nightly hotel rates coming in at only $133, according to Priceline. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
"The campaign also doled out $1,752 at the five-star Hotel La Maison Champs-Elys\u00e9es in Paris, France, where nightly rooms run from around $1,000 and $1,200 per night. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"Jem McAdams, a volunteer who runs the mobile shower program at Bread of Life, said people who came for the nightly meals were not taken by surprise because they were told weeks in advance that the mission was closing at the end of May. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Soon darkness fell and the stars put on their nightly show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
"The festival will take place over four days happening in the heart of Music City, all being organized by CMA, with nightly concerts at the Nissan Stadium. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"The San Antonio Zoo is honoring each of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting with a nightly illumination at its parking garage. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Concerts are three times nightly from July 14 through Nov. 14 and included with regular Epcot admission. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"The carnival will be open nightly through Saturday. \u2014 Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"The disaster ignited widespread anger in Abadan, where residents alleging government negligence gathered nightly at the site of the collapse to shout slogans against the Islamic Republic. \u2014 Isabel Debre, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Lamaii happens to be quiet during a Sunday dinner; it should be filled nightly with local and visiting wine geeks coming from anywhere in the city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"This all-inclusive, adults-only resort features a casino nightly from 7:00 pm until 2:00 am as well as a spa, fitness center, and optional excursions for guests. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"As with all CeraVe products, this nightly facial moisturizer also uses innovative MVE Technology. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Featuring performances from the #DREAMCAST and beats nightly by DJ Naka. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
"Construction officials said one challenge during the demolition had been relocating the roughly 20 homeless people who returned nightly to the complex\u2019s buildings, vacant since 2015. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022"
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"Mommy, I had a really scary nightmare .",
"The party was a complete nightmare .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ivey has drawn comparisons to Morant, which does bring up questions about fit, but both of them in the backcourt together could be a nightmare for opposing teams. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The incident has been a public relations nightmare for the company. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"Green Bay\u2019s special teams have been a nightmare for nearly two decades now. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Second-seeded Memphis has been a matchup nightmare for the Clippers all season with its bully-ball style that punishes the Clippers inside the paint. \u2014 Andrew Greifstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That is a nightmare for the rule of law in this country\u2014and a note of encouragement to a man who is, according to some of his closest allies, still trying to organize a coup. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This tournament has been a nightmare for a league that has made significant strides on the court since 2016, when the SEC sent just three teams into tournament play. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Stagflation is a nightmare for policymakers, who have few good options to rein in runaway prices without damaging the economy. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The 6-foot-5-inch guard has the size and versatility to be a matchup nightmare for an inconsistent Cincinnati team. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"Mommy, I had a really scary nightmare .",
"The party was a complete nightmare .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ivey has drawn comparisons to Morant, which does bring up questions about fit, but both of them in the backcourt together could be a nightmare for opposing teams. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The incident has been a public relations nightmare for the company. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"Green Bay\u2019s special teams have been a nightmare for nearly two decades now. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Second-seeded Memphis has been a matchup nightmare for the Clippers all season with its bully-ball style that punishes the Clippers inside the paint. \u2014 Andrew Greifstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That is a nightmare for the rule of law in this country\u2014and a note of encouragement to a man who is, according to some of his closest allies, still trying to organize a coup. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This tournament has been a nightmare for a league that has made significant strides on the court since 2016, when the SEC sent just three teams into tournament play. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Stagflation is a nightmare for policymakers, who have few good options to rein in runaway prices without damaging the economy. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The 6-foot-5-inch guard has the size and versatility to be a matchup nightmare for an inconsistent Cincinnati team. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"one of the city's few nightspots featuring a dance floor and a live band",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Three people were killed after gunfire broke out early Sunday morning outside a nightspot in Chattanooga, Tennessee, authorities said. \u2014 Julianne Mcshane, NBC News , 5 June 2022",
"Eventually there will be Japanese food in the basement, under the vaulted ceilings where hot nightspot Serena burned bright after opening with a party for Stella McCartney in 1999, featuring an impromptu performance by her father, Paul. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Comfortable enough to remake itself into a nightspot with great service and a smart soundtrack. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Two of Murphy\u2019s childhood idols, Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx, costar in the 1930s-period piece about a wild New York nightspot . \u2014 CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Homage was paid at the intimate nightspot in Bel Air by singers and actors including Jackson Browne, Merry Clayton, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Wright and Danny Glover. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The boat was auctioned by New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and other city departments will have to sign off on operating it as a floating nightspot . \u2014 Karen Matthews, USA TODAY , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Julie Mabry, owner of the Houston LGBT nightspot Pearl Bar, made the decision last week to close until after Christmas as five staff members, including herself, tested positive for Covid-19. \u2014 Joe Barrett, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The Botanical Hospitality Group nightspot incorporates memorabilia from the legendary space that hosted the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Kanye West, David Bowie and many more. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 21 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The nightstand should be large enough to hold glasses, medications and a drink. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Leave space below for a handy piece of furniture \u2014 such as a nightstand \u2014 to place a lamp and make room for nighttime essentials. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 1 May 2022",
"This compact humidifier is small enough to prop on a nightstand or even take on a trip, but still plenty powerful to relieve sore throats and coughs. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Whether they\u2019re placed on a nightstand or a kitchen worktop, all the finishes have a luxurious look and feel about them. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"This compact mini tower from Lasko is a customer favorite, standing just over a foot high\u2014perfect for a nightstand or desk. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Unpack their luggage and arrange items on their nightstand , clothes in the closet and dresser, and toiletries in the bathroom. \u2014 Erin E. Williams, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"The rest of the room is designed with an elegant poster bed, a nightstand with a stain finish for softness and an eye-catching mural that brings a peaceful and garden-like aesthetic to the overall space. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Jeremy Pe\u00f1a woke up in the wee hours of March 19 in his South Florida apartment, grabbed his cell phone off the nightstand , and immediately saw all of the messages on his Instagram account. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022"
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"police officers fitted out with nightsticks and handcuffs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the first, Waters allegedly pressed his nightstick against the back of a man\u2019s neck as another officer tried to handcuff him after responding to a domestic violence call. \u2014 Randall Chase, baltimoresun.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In that situation, while responding to a domestic violence incident, Waters allegedly used his nightstick to repeatedly apply downward force on a suspect's neck, according to the indictment. \u2014 Amy Simonson, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Seeing a cherubic, short-haired 13-year-old boy dressed as an L.A. cop, wielding a nightstick and talking about guns, is the kind of creepiness that beautifully serves a play about abuse of power and cultural stereotypes. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 27 May 2021",
"One of the policemen was beating the man with a nightstick . \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine , 18 Aug. 2020",
"The original features a weakly-looking man whose head is lowered from the pressure of a boot on the back of his neck, his face is smothered by a powder blue mask that\u2019s being pulled back tightly by hands wielding a nightstick . \u2014 Sam Adams, The Denver Post , 17 July 2020",
"In one cartoon image, a stick figure wearing riot gear uses a nightstick to beat another stick figure on the ground. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 18 June 2020",
"He\u2019s been known to jab people with his nightstick and push guests. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com , 28 May 2020",
"After about 600 peaceful protesters began the first march \u2014 a 54-mile trek from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery \u2014 they were brutalized by police officers using nightsticks , whips, and tear gas. \u2014 Jameelah Nasheed, Teen Vogue , 7 Mar. 2020"
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"The animal hunts in the nighttime .",
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"It\u2019s at the heart of what has become one of London\u2019s unlikeliest nighttime hubs. \u2014 Will Hawkes, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Black Wall Street in downtown Orlando brings the community together for a free daytime block party and nighttime event. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Nonetheless, planners managed to ease traffic with more buses, shifting deliveries to nighttime and encouraging flexible work schedules. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"During the nighttime , racial and ethnic disparities in traffic deaths were exacerbated. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
"Supermoons appear brighter and larger to us on Earth, providing spectacular nighttime gazing if skies are clear. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"The weather service issued an excessive heat watch Friday for inland parts of the East Bay and the North Bay, lasting from 11 a.m. through nighttime . \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2022",
"But like his countryman, Alcaraz wants nothing to do with Amazon\u2019s nighttime games. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"Slip on sneakers for everyday activities and dress the bottoms up with strappy heels come nighttime . \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022"
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"Sulca joined the local ronda\u2014night patrols formed by peasants to protect their communities from the Shining Path\u2014whom Quechua speakers call tuta puriqkuna, nightwalkers , a term also used to describe Spaniards during colonial times. \u2014 Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine , 24 June 2019",
"Eliot Schrefer\u2019s new Lost Rainforest series casts sunset as nature\u2019s own Mason-Dixon line, dividing animal kind into daywalkers and nightwalkers \u2014 two factions with a xenophobic fear of one another. \u2014 Christopher Healy, New York Times , 26 Jan. 2018",
"Because the one thing nightwalkers and daywalkers agree on is that shadowwalkers are an abomination of nature. \u2014 Christopher Healy, New York Times , 26 Jan. 2018"
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"That said, without examples of what the ERA might change, the accusations of its largely symbolic status \u2014 lodged by some of the characters in the series \u2014 continue to niggle . \u2014 Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Something about this might niggle at the back of the mind as the hours go by. \u2014 Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Stocksy As a result, a food bully niggles a friend into ordering her way to justify her own decisions. \u2014 Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire , 24 May 2019",
"As a result, a food bully niggles a friend into ordering her way to justify her own decisions. \u2014 Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire , 24 May 2019",
"While her teammates niggled and nudged to frustrate England, her method was more classical. \u2014 SI.com , 14 June 2019",
"The 29-year-old England international, who has once more seen his season disrupted by niggling fitness problems, would boost Chelsea's small squad, with games set to keep coming thick and fast over the next few weeks and months. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Jan. 2018",
"With City skipper Vincent Kompany still being hampered by niggling injuries, John Stones recuperating from a hamstring strain and Eliaquim Mangala not rated by the Spaniard, the current league leaders are eager to bolster their defensive ranks. \u2014 SI.com , 26 Dec. 2017",
"That is because government watchdogs don\u2019t niggle small business lenders for allowing discretionary overrides or customizing credit scoring. \u2014 Amar Bhid\u00e9, WSJ , 13 Sep. 2017",
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"Any niggle or glitch can be gone in an instant, just point and swish and the obstacle is overcome. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"This is just a minor niggle since the app\u2019s functionality is far more important than the interface. \u2014 Zach Epstein, BGR , 14 Aug. 2021",
"One final niggle is that despite carrying much less text, the new menu graphics occupy a large chunk of the screen. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"This symbiotic relationship has now struck again, with owners of the latest X series of LG OLED TVs spotting another niggle with their mostly beloved TVs\u2019 pictures that has LG has again quickly promised to get sorted. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Many people have adapted by taking up meditation or mindfulness, and in the process have made peace with the doubts and self-criticism that niggle at the back of their brains. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Leandro Trossard, who created Lucas Digne's dramatic late own goal in the victory over Everton, is in contention to start for Brighton despite picking up a niggle , while wing-back Ezequiel Scholetto could also be in contention for a start. \u2014 SI.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"The England international made just 16 appearance last season as he was hampered by various knocks and niggles , failing to score or assist. \u2014 SI.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
"For those that can set niggles aside, there's a lot to Ad Astra. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Sep. 2019"
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"decided to buy a flannel nightgown instead of pajamas",
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"According to testimony later provided by Elizabeth\u2019s governess, Kat Ashley, Thomas first showed up while Elizabeth, clad only in a loose nightgown , was still in bed. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"This nightgown also comes with adjustable straps for a more customizable look and is machine washable \u2014 just make sure to wash it on a cold gentle cycle and hang it to dry. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Even more bizarre, her nightgown , a wedding gift from Depp\u2019s detox doctor, was in tatters, with raw meat wrapped inside the pieces. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022",
"Depp allegedly tore off her nightgown ; dragged her across shards of broken glass on the ground, naked; and repeatedly punched her. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"The body of a woman exhumed was covered only by a thin nightgown , suggestive of other horrors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"She was even ordered to take a shower with him, then a bath \u2014 all while wearing her nightgown . \u2014 Michael Roppolo, CBS News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Her nightgown was pushed up around her neck, and there were several copies of The Plain Dealer from several weeks earlier near her body. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Hayah stands in a white nightgown , tracing an invisible circle around herself in the air. \u2014 Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jimsonweed, a Mexican nightshade , blooms wide along the sandy shoulder of the highway. \u2014 Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online , 15 May 2017",
"For example, this chicken soup is suitable for Whole30 as well as being Keto-friendly, nut-free and nightshade -free. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
"But he's also taken an unconventional stance against nightshade vegetables such as potatoes, peppers, eggplant and tomatoes. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Next year, replant those beds with melons, pumpkins, basil, sweet potatoes (Ipomea), okra, onions and other veggies that are not susceptible to root knot nematode or any other nightshade pathogens. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Sep. 2021",
"According to a small, national survey of psoriasis patients' dietary habits described in the journal Dermatology and Therapy, more than half of respondents reported skin improvements after reducing their intake of nightshade veggies. \u2014 Sarah Lemire, Health.com , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Even so, they were still regarded with skepticism and fear because botanists recognized them as relatives of the poisonous nightshade , belladonna. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Cestrum aurantiacum is a semi-tropical plant in the nightshade family (tomatoes) native to Guatemala. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 16 May 2021",
"June discovers that Esther has been poisoning her husband with nightshade to keep him under her control. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021"
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"preferred nightshirts over pajama sets",
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"Kentler glimpsed his father\u2019s nightshirt climbing just above his knee, revealing his soft naked legs. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
"According to Fashion Institute of Technology professor Mark-Evan Blackman, men wore nightshirts , without triggering... \u2014 Wilbert L. Cooper, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2020",
"The long sleeve/pants combo has a 4.5-star rating from over 1,400 reviews, and the short/t-shirt set and the nightshirt version are not far behind. \u2014 Reviewed.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
"The brand\u2019s signature nightshirt was such a hit, designer and founder Alexandra Suhner Isenberg quickly expanded her collection to include pajama sets and nighties that can also be worn as daywear. \u2014 Minna Shim, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 Jan. 2020",
"The groom would then arrive in his nightshirt , sometimes accompanied by musicians. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The groom would then arrive in his nightshirt , sometimes accompanied by musicians. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The groom would then arrive in his nightshirt , sometimes accompanied by musicians. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The groom would then arrive in his nightshirt , sometimes accompanied by musicians. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019"
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"Conceivably, red wiggler egg casings would be deposited on assorted organic matter on the soil surface, whereas night crawler eggs would be deposited more deeply in the soil. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Feb. 2021",
"Anglers can try midlake reefs or transitions off deep weed edges at around 18-25 feet or mud flats at 28-34 feet using spinners with a leech or night crawler . \u2014 Star Tribune , 27 Aug. 2020",
"The look these days is a hybrid between Miami Vice and New York night crawler , with silky shirts (often unbuttoned half way), baggy pants, and piled-on man jewelry. \u2014 Vogue , 13 Oct. 2019",
"The characters, night crawlers , really, are observed surreptitiously advancing to an unknown destination, their motivation unclear. \u2014 Vogue , 5 Feb. 2019",
"Try near shallow, main lake points using crank baits, rattle traps, night crawlers on a bottom bouncer, and Flicker Shad crank baits in 10 feet or less. \u2014 Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star, kansascity , 11 July 2018",
"For that reason alone, Zenna with its affordable, small plates menu should be able to pay the rent by feeding the area night crawlers after last call at the local bars. \u2014 Courtney Dabney, star-telegram , 16 May 2018",
"A few of the other standout classes include a vet camp, which allows 10- and 11-year-olds to use medical tools such as microscopes and dissection equipment, and the night crawlers camp, which is an overnight zoo camp. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Mar. 2018",
"Drifting night crawlers has been good in main channel, along with sculpin/ginger marabou jigs. \u2014 Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star Tyler Mahoney,, kansascity , 11 Apr. 2018"
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"an all-night diner that is patronized by nighthawks from every segment of society",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Across the treatment room another staffer fed a nighthawk . \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Nov. 2021",
"For instance, Antillean nighthawk , May 2003, Florida. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 8 Dec. 2020",
"The opening act begins at dusk with the male making what is typically described as a series of distinct nasal peeent sounds (to me the call is more a raspy bzeeent, similar to the nighthawk \u2019s), spaced five or six seconds apart. \u2014 Tom Fegely, Field & Stream , 13 Apr. 2020",
"As a nighthawk , Buckley was the black-robed enforcer of the Klan\u2019s code. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2018",
"The onetime imperial nighthawk of the Georgia White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan left the hate group in late 2016. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2018",
"Heaven\u2019s Door is meant to conjure a broader idea of Dylan that is part Renaissance man, part nighthawk . \u2014 Ben Sisario, BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2018",
"But while new to Western science, the behaviors of the nighthawks have long been known to the Alawa, MalakMalak, Jawoyn and other Indigenous peoples of northern Australia whose ancestors occupied their lands for tens of thousands of years. \u2014 George Nicholas, Smithsonian , 22 Feb. 2018",
"An animal control officer identified the injured bird as a nighthawk . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2017"
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"Have things really changed all that much since the days of Jim Crow and the night riders ",
"The White Caps were a band of hooded or masked night riders that used whips, guns and rope on their victims. \u2014 Indystar, Indianapolis Star , 20 Feb. 2014"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his Tuesday night letter , Superintendent Jackson told families that these incidents were unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the district. \u2014 al , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2021",
"For millennia, people collected these precious substances\u2014often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil \u2014and used them to grow food. \u2014 Julia Rosen, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2021"
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"bought a long nightdress for the cold winter months ahead",
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"At one point her face and arms get covered in black fluid; at another her white nightdress turns to black and her escorts appear in long white outfits. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2021",
"Constructed in 1874, this marble monument shows her in a flowing nightdress . \u2014 Erin Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Dec. 2020",
"Michael Fagan, the man who broke into the monarch's Buckingham Palace bedroom (as depicted in episode five) apparently recalls seeing Her Majesty in a Liberty print nightdress . \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 24 Nov. 2020",
"And most fragile and compelling of all: sitting in a high chair and wearing a nightdress , a monkey reaches out its hand to grasp the arm of the otherwise unseen person who is spoon-feeding it. \u2014 Brian Dillon, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2019",
"That must've made the scenes in your nightdresses , sans corset, pretty fabulous. \u2014 Jennifer Heyde, Marie Claire , 2 May 2014",
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"The nightcap features historic Miles College taking on Savannah State, a game originally scheduled to be played on the road but changed by a mutual agreement between the two programs. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The Cardinals completed the sweep as first baseman Paul Goldschmidt went 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs in the nightcap -- after hitting another homer in the opener. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Texas\u2019 $175 million infielder collected three home runs among his six hits on the day, including two solo shots in the nightcap as the Rangers earned a split by handing the Guardians a 6-3 loss at Progressive Field. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
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"Milwaukee is eight hours behind Athens, Game 6 starting at 4:00 a.m. local time and watched by night owl basketball fans, along with his supporters, friends and old acquaintances in Sepolia. \u2014 Derek Gatopoulos And Theodora Tongas, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
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"Webb will constantly face the nightside of Earth as the spacecraft and planet swoop around the sun in unison. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Webb will constantly face the nightside of Earth as the spacecraft and planet swoop around the sun in unison. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Rapid winds carry this over to the nightside , where relatively cooler temperatures hover around 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit (1,315 degrees Celsius). \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Rapid winds carry this over to the nightside , where relatively cooler temperatures hover around 2,240 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Rapid winds carry this over to the nightside , where relatively cooler temperatures hover around 2,240 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Apr. 2021"
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"On May 28, 1977, Davidson was the headliner at the Beverly Hills Supper Club, a sprawling nightlife complex in Southgate, Ky., just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Harlem Nights from World of Chris Collins takes wearers to a speakeasy with notes of musk and rum that evoke cigars, top-shelf liquor and 1920s nightlife . \u2014 Rachel Strugatz, New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The current surge in popularity comes at a time when a number of Black musical styles associated with nightlife have entered more mainstream consciousness. \u2014 Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Silverton's nightlife options are either old-school saloons or the low-key lobby bar of the Wyman. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
"There\u2019s an element of being haunted by nightlife that\u2019s no longer there. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 17 June 2022",
"This summer, Louis Vuitton will open a restaurant in the glamorous French Riviera town known for its jet-set clientele, high-end beach clubs, and buzzy nightlife . \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"Danny loves to go to the gym, lay out at the beach, play sports and hit up some nightlife . \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022"
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"He is afflicted by night blindness , a possible consequence of his own malnutrition early in life. \u2014 Raj Patel, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021",
"While rare, a true deficiency of vitamin A can lead to a condition called xerophthalmia, which can damage normal vision and result in night blindness \u2014the inability to see in the dark or low light. \u2014 Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"Already, diseases such as night blindness and myopathy are affecting horses, experts say. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 2 May 2019"
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"Kamara, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons and two other men are facing charges of battery causing substantial bodily harm and conspiracy to commit battery after an incident at a Las Vegas nightclub on Feb. 5. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"South African authorities are consulting a toxicology lab after 21 teenagers were found dead inside a nightclub on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"The shooting happened after a disturbance inside the nightclub spilled outside, police said. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
"Hanks is referring to the legendary Memphis nightclub on Beale Street, which gave a stage to iconic performers like Little Richard (Alton Mason), B.B. King (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Yola), and Big Mama Thornton (Shonka Dukureh). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 June 2022",
"Technically, camp ends on Saturday afternoon, when the bands will play their original songs in a live, open-to-the-public showcase at the Music Box nightclub in Little Italy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Most people probably don\u2019t understand the economics of a nightclub . \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 23 June 2022",
"The most ambitious may be the onePULSE Foundation\u2019s plans for a $45 million National Pulse Memorial and Museum at the site of the gay nightclub where 49 people died and 68 were wounded, the deadliest L.G.B.T.Q. attack in U.S. history. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Well Coffeehouse, downtown Rockville\u2019s monthly Christian nightclub , will feature praise and worship music by Marger Geraldo & Friends on Friday, July 1. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
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"If its address looks familiar, that's because Houston's legendary '80s nightclub Etro Lounge operated there for more than a decade. \u2014 Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle , 20 Aug. 2019"
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"Tohono Chul botanical gardens, with the largest collection of night-blooming cereus in the world. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Feb. 2020",
"To wit: after dark, the fragrance of night-blooming cereus and evening primrose dance with the aromas of acacia, creosote bush, mesquite, and chia to create the most inebriating olfactory cocktail. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"To wit: after dark, the fragrance of night-blooming cereus and evening primrose dance with the aromas of acacia, creosote bush, mesquite, and chia to create the most inebriating olfactory cocktail. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"To wit: after dark, the fragrance of night-blooming cereus and evening primrose dance with the aromas of acacia, creosote bush, mesquite, and chia to create the most inebriating olfactory cocktail. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"To wit: after dark, the fragrance of night-blooming cereus and evening primrose dance with the aromas of acacia, creosote bush, mesquite, and chia to create the most inebriating olfactory cocktail. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"For 364 nights a year, the night-blooming cereus looks like a withered cactus. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Feb. 2020",
"To wit: after dark, the fragrance of night-blooming cereus and evening primrose dance with the aromas of acacia, creosote bush, mesquite, and chia to create the most inebriating olfactory cocktail. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Catch the annual show at Tucson\u2019s Tohono Chul botanical gardens, with the largest collection of night-blooming cereus in the world. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Feb. 2020"
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"Kamara, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons and two other men are facing charges of battery causing substantial bodily harm and conspiracy to commit battery after an incident at a Las Vegas nightclub on Feb. 5. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"South African authorities are consulting a toxicology lab after 21 teenagers were found dead inside a nightclub on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"The shooting happened after a disturbance inside the nightclub spilled outside, police said. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
"Hanks is referring to the legendary Memphis nightclub on Beale Street, which gave a stage to iconic performers like Little Richard (Alton Mason), B.B. King (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Yola), and Big Mama Thornton (Shonka Dukureh). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 June 2022",
"Technically, camp ends on Saturday afternoon, when the bands will play their original songs in a live, open-to-the-public showcase at the Music Box nightclub in Little Italy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Most people probably don\u2019t understand the economics of a nightclub . \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 23 June 2022",
"The most ambitious may be the onePULSE Foundation\u2019s plans for a $45 million National Pulse Memorial and Museum at the site of the gay nightclub where 49 people died and 68 were wounded, the deadliest L.G.B.T.Q. attack in U.S. history. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Well Coffeehouse, downtown Rockville\u2019s monthly Christian nightclub , will feature praise and worship music by Marger Geraldo & Friends on Friday, July 1. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
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"Step 8: Clean hard surfaces in the cabin Wipe down hard surfaces, such as the night table , coffee table, desk and shelves. \u2014 Erica Silverstein, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Trivia night tables can be purchased for $250 each, and can seat up to 10 people. . \u2014 Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
"But if the Amazon Echo, flickering on a night table , prompts dystopian dread, the cell-phone butt dial belongs to a different genre. \u2014 Jody Rosen, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2019",
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"For Germany though, the team sessions that in 2014 took place only in hotel conference rooms have been liberated into the devices that the players carry in their equipment bags and keep on their night tables . \u2014 Matthew Futterman, New York Times , 15 June 2018",
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"Starting in May, 1924, the BBC played a nightingale \u2019s song every spring for almost twenty years. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The constant intermingling of the BBC\u2019s journalists and the country\u2019s political class means that bust-ups are as predictable as the nightingale in spring. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"If Elvis Presley was the lovable dodo, Roy Orbison was a nightingale ; if Jerry Lee Lewis was the virtuoso magpie, Johnny Cash was\u2014well, a kind of crow, a spectral oddity with dubious pipes. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Before this study, scientists only knew that humans and nightingale thrushes follow categorical rhythms, reports Jason Bittel for National Geographic. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Rothenberg\u2019s nightingale investigations lead him into extended conversations and collaborations with both scientists and musicians, and into recurring after-hours duets with the nightingales of Berlin\u2019s Treptower Park. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
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"These measures include surveillance of dense tree canopies, and when a cattle egret or night heron is seen, some loud noises. \u2014 Brandi Addison, Dallas News , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Frogs trilled and bellowed and croaked, a night heron gave a coarse cough. \u2014 Alexandra Fuller, Travel + Leisure , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Spotted salamanders breed here and night herons roost, alongside coots and grebes. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 13 May 2020",
"Feathered friends: Over the years there has been Ahab the one-legged Heermann\u2019s gull, Sylvester the night heron , Wee Willie the snowy egret, Nasty the blue heron, Big Ernie the giant egret and many others. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 22 Dec. 2019",
"There was a paddling of ducks drifting about, a single cormorant, a great blue heron watching from a nearby eucalyptus tree, a snowy egret and a couple of juvenile night herons pocking around at the water\u2019s edge. \u2014 Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019",
"Sho-Fu-En is home to wildlife: hawks and night herons , rabbits and raccoons, geese, squirrels, a fox, turtles, toads and fish and dragonflies. \u2014 Colleen Smith, The Denver Post , 29 June 2019",
"Dozens of other bird species call the park home year round, including night herons , great white egrets, kingfishers and the delta\u2019s year-round resident flock of greater flamingos. \u2014 Smithsonian , 15 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Yet home plate umpire Laz Diaz, whose strike zone proved a nightlong source of agitation for the Sox, deemed it a ball. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The interlude lasts for nearly two uninterrupted minutes while Marie, played by Zendaya, sinks sorrowfully into a bathtub, and Malcolm, played by John David Washington, refills his glass of Scotch and prepares for their nightlong argument to resume. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Of a nightlong battle between government forces and local militia fighters in a nearby town and its aftermath, when soldiers returning to collect their dead stormed into nearby homes, firing indiscriminately. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2021",
"In the movie, written and directed by Levinson, a filmmaker named Malcolm (Washington) and his girlfriend, Marie (Zendaya), get into a nightlong argument after his movie premiere. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2021",
"After a nightlong struggle, contractors resorted to a diamond cutter to slice through a metal base securing his statue to a pedestal that towers more than 100 feet over a downtown square along Calhoun Street. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2020",
"After a nightlong struggle to dislodge it, city crews were still working after daybreak to lift the statue from a pedestal that towers over a downtown square along Calhoun Street. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 June 2020",
"In 2012, a mob armed with guns and grenades launched a fiery nightlong attack on a US diplomatic outpost and a CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, killing US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2019",
"In 2012, a mob armed with guns and grenades launched a fiery nightlong attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost and a CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 11 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ever wake up drenched in sweat, with the sheets and your nightclothes damp to dripping wet? \u2014 Madeleine Burry, Health.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Roughly 30 officers \u2014 local law enforcement led by FBI agents \u2014 searched the house, confining Montoya, Reznicek, and Frank Cordaro, still dressed in their scant summer nightclothes , to the porch. \u2014 Julia Shipley, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2021",
"Once on the street, they were surrounded by neighbors still in their nightclothes looking for a way to escape the area. \u2014 Raja Abdulrahim, WSJ , 14 May 2021",
"The students, who were forcefully taken away from their hostels -- some of them in their nightclothes -- could be seen in the video asking the government to be diplomatic in its engagement with the gunmen. \u2014 Stephanie Busari, Nimi Princewill And Isaac Abrak, CNN , 14 Mar. 2021",
"Thousands of residents of the Oakmont Village senior living community fled the fast-moving fires \u2013 many in nightclothes and robes and gripping canes and walkers \u2013 as ash spewed in the sky in Sonoma, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. \u2014 Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Many evacuees fled with only their nightclothes , forced to rush from their homes with only minutes to spare. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com , 19 Aug. 2020"
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"Starting in May, 1924, the BBC played a nightingale \u2019s song every spring for almost twenty years. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"For example, Ludwig van Beethoven\u2019s 6th Symphony simulates a cuckoo with a clarinet, a nightingale with a flute, and a quail with an oboe. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
"His nightingale vocals set a beautiful tone for the night. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
"The constant intermingling of the BBC\u2019s journalists and the country\u2019s political class means that bust-ups are as predictable as the nightingale in spring. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"If Elvis Presley was the lovable dodo, Roy Orbison was a nightingale ; if Jerry Lee Lewis was the virtuoso magpie, Johnny Cash was\u2014well, a kind of crow, a spectral oddity with dubious pipes. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Before this study, scientists only knew that humans and nightingale thrushes follow categorical rhythms, reports Jason Bittel for National Geographic. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Rothenberg\u2019s nightingale investigations lead him into extended conversations and collaborations with both scientists and musicians, and into recurring after-hours duets with the nightingales of Berlin\u2019s Treptower Park. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The nightingale gives its lifeblood to create a perfect red rose. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2020"
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"Instead of the traditional garlic, onion, poppy and sesame seeds, the blend includes sumac, turmeric, maras chile flakes, blue cornflower, sea salt, and sesame, fennel, and black nigella seeds. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Uzbek non varies across regions, from Tashkent's chewy versions to Samarkand loaves showered in black nigella seeds. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"Nicotiana and slightly spiny nigella pods add a little textural contrast. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Add the nigella seeds and toast until fragrant, about 1 minute, and sprinkle them over the sweet potatoes. \u2014 Nik Sharma, SFChronicle.com , 31 July 2020",
"Top with the sprouts and garnish with a sprinkling of sumac and nigella seeds and serve. \u2014 Naz Deravian, SFChronicle.com , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Flowers to start from seed: Dahlia, shizanthus, nigella , phlox, portulaca, nemisa, marigold and nasturtiums. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Flowers to start: Asters, nicotiana, cleome, ice plant, zinnia, salpiglossis, schizanthus, nigella , phlox, nemesia, marigold, nasturtiums Geese, seagulls, thrushes: This is the week! \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Apr. 2020",
"And for a little personal Haft Seen flair, Hanif finishes off the salad with a sprinkling of nigella seeds, as many families also include seeds on their Sofreh Haft Seen to symbolize a prosperous harvest for the year to come. \u2014 Naz Deravian, SFChronicle.com , 16 Mar. 2020"
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": any of a family (Caprimulgidae) of medium-sized long-winged crepuscular or nocturnal birds (such as the whip-poor-wills and nighthawks ) having a short bill, short legs, and soft mottled plumage and feeding on insects which they catch on the wing":[]
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"The research group found that the cilia are notably absent from feathers of barn owls and nightjars , two species that stalk prey at night. \u2014 Jim Daley, Scientific American , 10 Apr. 2020",
"On other hand, the lesser nighthawk is the most frequently seen nightjar , active at sunrise and sunset and during the night. \u2014 Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com , 16 June 2017",
"Owls, of course, commonly feed at night, but there is another class of nocturnal birds known as nightjars that include the lesser and common nighthawks and poorwill. \u2014 Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com , 16 June 2017"
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"night entry 1 + jar \"discordant sound,\" derivative of jar entry 3 (alluding to the churring trill of the European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus )":""
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"plural noun"
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": binoculars of similar design to the night glass":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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": dame's violet":[]
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"type":[
"adverb"
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": in the nighttime repeatedly : on any night":[
"works nights"
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"\u02c8n\u012bts"
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"He works nights and weekends.",
"Nights , we usually watch TV."
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"\u02c8n\u012bt-\u02cch\u022fk"
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"an all-night diner that is patronized by nighthawks from every segment of society",
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"Across the treatment room another staffer fed a nighthawk . \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Nov. 2021",
"For instance, Antillean nighthawk , May 2003, Florida. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 8 Dec. 2020",
"The opening act begins at dusk with the male making what is typically described as a series of distinct nasal peeent sounds (to me the call is more a raspy bzeeent, similar to the nighthawk \u2019s), spaced five or six seconds apart. \u2014 Tom Fegely, Field & Stream , 13 Apr. 2020",
"As a nighthawk , Buckley was the black-robed enforcer of the Klan\u2019s code. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2018",
"The onetime imperial nighthawk of the Georgia White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan left the hate group in late 2016. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2018",
"Heaven\u2019s Door is meant to conjure a broader idea of Dylan that is part Renaissance man, part nighthawk . \u2014 Ben Sisario, BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2018",
"But while new to Western science, the behaviors of the nighthawks have long been known to the Alawa, MalakMalak, Jawoyn and other Indigenous peoples of northern Australia whose ancestors occupied their lands for tens of thousands of years. \u2014 George Nicholas, Smithsonian , 22 Feb. 2018",
"An animal control officer identified the injured bird as a nighthawk . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a nightgown for a woman or child":[]
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"\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Who can pull off a red lip while still wearing her nightie . \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Who can pull off a red lip while still wearing her nightie . \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Who can pull off a red lip while still wearing her nightie . \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Who can pull off a red lip while still wearing her nightie . \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Who can pull off a red lip while still wearing her nightie . \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Who can pull off a red lip while still wearing her nightie . \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Who can pull off a red lip while still wearing her nightie . \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Who can pull off a red lip while still wearing her nightie . \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"night(gown) + -ie":""
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010031"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": triviality , trifle":[]
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"\u02c8nig\u02ccn\u0101"
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"origin unknown":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014957"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the air tactic of interdicting enemy supply lines at night":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022453"
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"intransitive verb",
"transitive verb"
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": to dress (stone) with a sharp-pointed hammer":[]
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"\""
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"short for renig":"Intransitive verb",
"origin unknown":"Transitive verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033002"
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"adjective or noun",
"geographical name",
"noun"
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"river 2600 miles (4184 kilometers) long in western Africa flowing north from the Fouta Djallon region in Guinea, northeast through Mali, and southeast through Niger, then forming the border between Niger and Benin, and finally flowing southeast then south through Nigeria and into the Gulf of Guinea":[],
"landlocked country just south of the Tropic of Cancer in western Africa which was a territory of French West Africa until 1958 and is currently a republic; capital Niamey area 489,191 square miles (1,267,000 square kilometers), population 19,866,000":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"n\u0113-\u02c8zher",
"\u02c8n\u012b-j\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041315"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an airplane equipped with navigation and radar equipment for flying into enemy territory at night":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045614"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a black person":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nig\u02c8n\u022fg",
"-\u02c8n\u00e4g"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"reduplication of nig":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051928"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a language family that includes the Mande and Kwa branches and that is spoken by most of the indigenous peoples of west, central, and south Africa":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u012b-j\u0259r-\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Niger (river) + Congo (river)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1949, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071936"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an editor in charge of the final makeup of a morning paper":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072345"
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"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"country in western Africa which borders on the Gulf of Guinea, is a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, and was formerly a colony and protectorate; capital Abuja area 356,669 square miles (923,768 square kilometers), population 203,453,000":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u012b-\u02c8jir-\u0113-\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074710"
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"night effect":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a shifting of the apparent direction of arrival of radio waves received with a direction finder that is sometimes accompanied by other irregularities of wave behavior and is most commonly observed at night":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081542"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a man who empties privies by night":[]
},
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"in sense 2 -\u02ccman or -\u02ccmaa(\u0259)n",
"\u02c8n\u012btm\u0259n"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081720"
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"night emerald":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chrysolite or olivine having by artificial light a color resembling emerald and being used as a gem":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102448"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral (Zn,Fe,Mg)(Sn,Zn) 2 (Al,Fe) 12 O 22 (OH) 2 consisting of an oxide and hydroxide of aluminum, iron, tin, zinc, and magnesium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u012bj\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
],
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"Nigeria , its locality + English -ite":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123046"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the seed of ramtil that yields a valuable oil":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Niger river, West Africa, where it originated":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152840"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": nightclub":[]
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"\u02c8n\u012bt\u0259r\u0113"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153534"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a drying oil obtained from the seeds of ramtil and used in food, soap, and paints":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160023"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ni-g\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195351"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dark blue basic compound yielding blue salts with acids that is formed from emeraldine as an intermediate in the production of aniline black":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u012b\u02c8gran\u1d4al\u0259\u0307n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary nigr- (from Latin nigr-, niger black) + aniline":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204516"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a coccid ( Saissetia nigra ) that is a serious pest on cotton, coffee, and other plants of warm temperate regions":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nigr\u0259-"
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"New Latin nigra (specific epithet of Saissetia nigra , species of coccid), from Latin, feminine of niger black, dark":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205934"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dark-colored water solution of soap and impurities formed during manufacture of soap by settling from the neat soap":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u012bg\u0259(r)",
"\u02c8nig-"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224944"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a process of becoming black or dark":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u012b\u02c8gres\u1d4an(t)s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"nigresc ent + -ence":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001004"
},
"nigrescent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": blackish":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)n\u012b\u00a6gres\u1d4ant"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004337"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": blackish":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nigr\u0259\u0307k\u0259nt"
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},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020713"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": blacken":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nigr\u0259f\u012b"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin nigrificare to blacken, from Latin nigr-, niger black + -ficare -fy":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021404"
},
"nigrine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral consisting of black ferruginous rutile":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u012bgr\u0259\u0307n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German nigrin , from Latin nigr-, niger black + German -in -ine":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023504"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": sudanese":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u0259\u0307\u02c8grish\u0259n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Nigritia , former name of the Sudan (from Latin nigr-, niger black) + English -an":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024032"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": intense darkness : blackness":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0259\u2027\u02ccty\u00fcd",
"\u02c8nigr\u0259\u02cct\u00fcd"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin nigritudo , from nigr-, niger black + -tudo -tude":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024321"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Hebrew nigg\u016bn , from Hebrew nagg\u0113n to play an instrument":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040705"
},
"nigua":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chigoe":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0113gw\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, from Taino":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040821"
}
}
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