dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ej_mw.json
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{
"ejaculate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the semen released by one ejaculation":[],
": to eject a fluid":[],
": to utter suddenly and vehemently":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was unable to ejaculate .",
"\u201cEureka!\u201d the Greek mathematician Archimedes is said to have ejaculated upon discovering a method for determining the purity of gold"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1927, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ejaculatus , past participle of ejaculari to throw out, from e- + jaculari to throw, from jaculum dart, from jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259t",
"i-\u02c8jak-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"i-\u02c8ja-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"i-\u02c8ja-ky\u0259-l\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blat",
"blurt (out)",
"bolt",
"cry (out)",
"exclaim"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173916",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ejaculation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"He was greeted with ejaculations of surprise.",
"uttered a profane ejaculation upon stubbing his toe in the dark",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The average volume of the semen which gets ejaculated is between 2 to 5 ml, with each ejaculation containing 200 to 300 million sperms. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Vasectomies don\u2019t lead to sterility or changes in ejaculation (other than the lack of sperm), and can often be reversed. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Around the time omicron panic set in, the On/Go at-home tests appeared on Roman\u2019s website, improbably grafted in between medications for hair loss and premature ejaculation . \u2014 Molly Osberg, The New Republic , 28 Dec. 2021",
"One form of male sterilization that is better known than the rest is the vasectomy, a procedure which blocks the vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm during ejaculation . \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Say goodbye to premature ejaculation with ProSolution Plus. \u2014 Norcal Marketing Llc, Chron , 4 Feb. 2021",
"The two steps of insertion and ejaculation can take no more than a five-count in some species. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Wired , 22 Sep. 2020",
"Today, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine sell antler velvet soups and powders to treat ailments ranging from back pain and anemia to premature ejaculation . \u2014 Alec Luhn, National Geographic , 12 Aug. 2020",
"One company, called Morari, showed off a prototype of a perineum patch that is supposed to help those who struggle with premature ejaculation . \u2014 Lauren Goode, Wired , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02ccja-ky\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"i-\u02ccjak-y\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cry",
"exclamation",
"interjection"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182210",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"eject":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to evict from property":[],
": to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence":[
"ejected the player from the game"
],
": to throw out or off from within":[
"ejects the empty cartridges"
]
},
"examples":[
"The machine automatically ejected the CD.",
"The pilot ejected when his plane caught fire.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Any Jeep Wrangler, no matter the trim, would certainly eject its occupants to the moon at this pace. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 20 June 2022",
"Because anything that goes to a bot will not go to real members, individuals will, in most cases, be motivated to eject the fake accounts from their groups, instead of hoping that the platform will provide that service. \u2014 Jaron Lanier, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Occasionally, plumes eject from holes in the ice out into space. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Most of the world\u2019s coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef, will undergo bleaching every few years, meaning the water will be so hot that the coral will eject their symbiotic microorganisms into the water, starving themselves in the process. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the incident, telling NBC Los Angeles that the male suspect had been armed with a replica gun that could eject a knife blade when discharged correctly. \u2014 NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"Lee also had a replica gun that could eject a knife blade in his possession when he was arrested and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, the Los Angeles Times reported. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
"Jones\u2019 motorcycle struck the Malibu that Searcey was driving, causing Jones to eject off the bike and crash into the passenger side of the car. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Two Marines were able to eject and walk away alive when their fighter jet crashed on the family plantation of South Carolina's former governor. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin ejectus , past participle of eicere , from e- + jacere":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8jekt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for eject eject , expel , oust , evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical. a student expelled from college oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion. police ousted the squatters evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home. evicted for nonpayment of rent",
"synonyms":[
"banish",
"boot (out)",
"bounce",
"cast out",
"chase",
"dismiss",
"drum (out)",
"expel",
"extrude",
"kick out",
"oust",
"out",
"rout",
"run off",
"throw out",
"turf (out)",
"turn out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230018",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"ejaculatory duct":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vasalgel is a polymer that is injected into the vas deferens, which transports sperm to the ejaculatory ducts . \u2014 Hannah Flynn, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1751, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023316"
},
"ejaculatory":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by or given to vocal ejaculation":[
"an ejaculatory utterance"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8ja-ky\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"i-\u02c8jak-y\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075046"
},
"ejaculative":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": ejaculatory":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"|t|",
"|\u0113v also |\u0259v",
"-l\u0259|"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230942"
},
"ejection seat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an emergency escape seat for propelling an occupant out and away from an airplane":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Methods included being rotated underwater in an ejection seat and being dragged across the pool attached to a parachute, from which students had to disentangle themselves. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
"This is another signature of the brand, which produces rugged precision instruments for military associations around the world and watches in conjunction with the famed Martin Baker ejection seat company. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The long hose at the front of the mask (think elephant trunk) connects to an oxygen regulator, which is linked to both the in-aircraft oxygen equipment and a small emergency oxygen bottle located in the ejection seat . \u2014 Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics , 18 Apr. 2021",
"Other equipment, including an ejection seat powered by a light infantry mortar, were left in place. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 23 Mar. 2021",
"His chute formed a shroud around his body, and his ejection seat sat some 50 yards above him on the hillside. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Popular Science , 5 Jan. 2021",
"There was a weight requirement related to the ejection seat . \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Sep. 2020",
"The pilot, unsure whether the ejection seat system had suffered damage, elected to belly land the plane. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Apparently the quick and dirty safety briefing failed to properly emphasize the fact that the black-and-yellow striped loop in the middle of the seat, between his legs, was not a grab handle but the trigger for the ejection seat . \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232938"
}
}