dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ur_mw.json
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"Uraricoera":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"river about 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in northern Brazil":[]
},
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"u\u0307-\u02ccr\u00e4r-i-\u02c8kwer-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Urawa":{
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"definitions":{
"former city north of Tokyo in Honshu, Japan, that since 2001 has been part of the city of Saitama":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00fc-\u02c8r\u00e4-w\u00e4"
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"Urban":{
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": of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city":[],
"name of 8 popes: especially II (":[
"Odo \\ \u02c8\u014d-\u200b(\u02cc)d\u014d \\"
],
"of Lagery ) circa 1035\u20131099 (pope 1088\u201399)":[
"Odo \\ \u02c8\u014d-\u200b(\u02cc)d\u014d \\"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other studies support this idea, finding that people living in urban areas have less diverse guts than people living in remote traditional communities. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"But what of the vast swaths of America, outside urban areas, that don\u2019t attract that kind of investment or fresh thinking",
"Yet compared with urban areas, rural areas tend to have less access to air conditioning, health resources and other tools that could combat heat dangers. \u2014 Heather Randell, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
"However, many members of the LGBTQ community in the U.S. have heretofore felt safest in large urban areas and some of the largest cities have very high costs of living. \u2014 Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The problem is there just aren\u2019t enough urban areas in Iowa to offset the losses elsewhere, even as the cities grow while rural areas depopulate. \u2014 Ben Jacobs, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
"In 2019, the Federal Communications Commission reported that only 65 percent of those living on rural, tribal lands had access to broadband internet, compared to 99 percent of housing units in urban areas of the country. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Every Town\u2019s research found that 92% of all hospitalizations involving children with firearm injuries happen in urban areas, and that 50% of children wounded by gunfire experience a lifelong disability. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
"Buschatzke compared the situation to what central Arizonans faced in 1980, when the Legislature approved groundwater protections for urban areas around Phoenix and Tucson. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1634, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin urbanus , from urbs city":""
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"\u02c8\u0259r-b\u0259n"
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"type":[
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"Urbana":{
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"definitions":{
"city in east central Illinois population 41,250":[]
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"\u02cc\u0259r-\u02c8ba-n\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062123",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"Urbandale":{
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"definitions":{
"city in south central Iowa population 39,463":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259r-b\u0259n-\u02ccd\u0101l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101226",
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"Urceolina":{
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"definitions":{
": a small genus of South American herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) that are often cultivated as ornamentals and that have usually yellow and green urceolate flowers and broad leaves produced from a bulb":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin urceolus little pitcher + New Latin -ina ; from the shape of the flowers":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0113n\u0259",
"\u02cc\u0259r(\u02cc)s\u0113\u0259\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075343",
"type":[
"noun"
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"Urdu":{
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"definitions":{
": an Indo-Aryan language that has the same colloquial basis as standard Hindi, is an official language of Pakistan, and is widely used by Muslims in urban areas of India":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi & Urdu urd\u016b , from Persian zab\u0101n-e-urd\u016b-e-muall\u0101 language of the Exalted Camp (the imperial bazaar in Delhi)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8u\u0307r-(\u02cc)d\u00fc",
"\u02c8\u0259r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184928",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"ur-":{
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"definitions":{
": original : primitive":[
"ur- form"
],
": original version of":[
"ur text"
],
": prototypical : arch-":[
"ur- anticommunist"
],
": tail":[
"uro pod"
],
": urea":[
"ur acil"
],
": urinary and":[
"uro genital"
],
": urinary tract":[
"uro logy"
],
": urine":[
"ur ic"
],
"city of ancient Sumer":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Old High German ir-, ur- thoroughly (perfective prefix) \u2014 more at abide":"Prefix",
"New Latin, from Greek our-, ouro- , from oura tail \u2014 more at ass":"Combining form",
"New Latin, from Greek our-, ouro- , from ouron urine, from ourein to urinate \u2014 more at urine":"Combining form"
},
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"\u02c8u\u0307r",
"\u02c8\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103916",
"type":[
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"geographical name",
"prefix"
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"uranyl":{
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"definitions":{
": a divalent radical UO 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The questions\u2014which Cui and his co-authors, including Stephen Chu, fresh from a stint running the Department of Energy aim to answer\u2014are threefold: How much uranyl sticks to the fibers"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin uran ium + International Scientific Vocabulary -yl":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccnil",
"yu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0101-n\u1d4al"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130736",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"uranyl nitrate":{
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"definitions":{
": a yellow salt UO 2 (NO 3 ) 2 that is soluble in many organic solvents as well as in water, that is obtained by reaction of uranium oxides with nitric acid, and that is now used chiefly in the purification of uranium and in nuclear reactions":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085206",
"type":[
"noun"
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"urare":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": curare":[],
": spiny rat sense 1":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish":"Noun",
"Carib urari":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\""
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191537",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"urate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a salt of uric acid":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The diagnosis is confirmed by identification of monosodium urate crystals in the joint. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from urique uric, from English uric":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u02c8yu\u0307(\u0259)r-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191422",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"urate cell":{
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"definitions":{
": a specialized cell in an insect fat body containing uric acid salts":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105504",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"urazine":{
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"definitions":{
": a crystalline compound C 2 H 4 N 4 O 2 that is an amino derivative of urazole":[],
": an isomeric crystalline compound C 2 H 4 N 4 O 2 derived from tetrazine or theoretically as a condensation product of two molecules of urea":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary ur- entry 1 + az- + -ine ; originally formed as German urazin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259\u02ccz\u0113n",
"-z\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185319",
"type":[
"noun"
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"urazole":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary ur- entry 1 + az- + -ole , originally formed as German urazol":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259\u02ccz\u014dl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013152",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"urban":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city":[],
"name of 8 popes: especially II (":[
"Odo \\ \u02c8\u014d-\u200b(\u02cc)d\u014d \\"
],
"of Lagery ) circa 1035\u20131099 (pope 1088\u201399)":[
"Odo \\ \u02c8\u014d-\u200b(\u02cc)d\u014d \\"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other studies support this idea, finding that people living in urban areas have less diverse guts than people living in remote traditional communities. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"But what of the vast swaths of America, outside urban areas, that don\u2019t attract that kind of investment or fresh thinking",
"Yet compared with urban areas, rural areas tend to have less access to air conditioning, health resources and other tools that could combat heat dangers. \u2014 Heather Randell, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
"However, many members of the LGBTQ community in the U.S. have heretofore felt safest in large urban areas and some of the largest cities have very high costs of living. \u2014 Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The problem is there just aren\u2019t enough urban areas in Iowa to offset the losses elsewhere, even as the cities grow while rural areas depopulate. \u2014 Ben Jacobs, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
"In 2019, the Federal Communications Commission reported that only 65 percent of those living on rural, tribal lands had access to broadband internet, compared to 99 percent of housing units in urban areas of the country. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Every Town\u2019s research found that 92% of all hospitalizations involving children with firearm injuries happen in urban areas, and that 50% of children wounded by gunfire experience a lifelong disability. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
"Buschatzke compared the situation to what central Arizonans faced in 1980, when the Legislature approved groundwater protections for urban areas around Phoenix and Tucson. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1634, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin urbanus , from urbs city":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259r-b\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115755",
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name"
]
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"urban district":{
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"definitions":{
": a subdivision of an administrative county especially in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, one urban district with high student poverty and a large student population showed 84% of students passing the Third Grade Reading Guarantee from 2016 to 2017. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"The site will become a new urban district named Hortus after Floriade shuts down in October, 2022. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Dearborn, a large urban district bordering Detroit, took another path. \u2014 Koby Levin, Detroit Free Press , 14 Mar. 2022",
"An immigrant from Portugal and a former day laborer-turned-science teacher, Mr. Carvalho was lauded by school-board members as an administrator with both classroom experience and expertise running a large, urban district . \u2014 Ben Chapman, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Central is part of Phoenix Union High School District, a large urban district in which 81% of students are Latino, many are refugees, and more than half speak a primary language other than English at home. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
"But some southern Arizona observers already were concerned at how the draft maps indicate that north Tucson could join a more urban district that reaches almost to Phoenix. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Jawando proposed creating an urban district corporation instead of a BID that would have more representation from business stakeholders. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 July 2021",
"San Diego is the country\u2019s eighth largest urban district . \u2014 Anissa Durham, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115616",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"urban fantasy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071221",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"urban legend":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true":[
"the urban legend of alligators living in the sewers"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bad guy here is known simply as the Grabber, a child-snatching psychopath of the sort found in urban legend and, unfortunately, on the front pages of newspapers. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"That\u2019s another urban legend about the dissension on the choice of song. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 14 Feb. 2022",
"But talk of the character inspiring violent games and actions is something of an urban legend . \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"An urban legend about a girl in a communion dress brought to the big screen in this revenge thriller. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"That urban legend is really cruel and unfair to Marisa. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022",
"As the urban legend goes, those driving vehicles painted red tend to receive the most speeding tickets. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The urban legend that frequent cuts make hair grow faster is simply untrue. \u2014 Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire , 22 Oct. 2021",
"An urban legend arose among residents about a murderous supernatural creature with a hook for a hand; and, yes, the hook was part of the murderousness. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103756",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"urbane":{
"antonyms":[
"boorish",
"churlish",
"classless",
"clownish",
"loutish",
"uncouth"
],
"definitions":{
": notably polite or polished in manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"The dialogue is witty and urbane .",
"a gentlemanly and urbane host of elegant dinner parties",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jordan's daily first-person ruminations \u2014 somewhere between the urbane absurdity of David Sedaris and front-porch folksy of Garrison Keillor \u2014 proved to be popular. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"But surely the urbane author of the TLS\u2019s back page attended university",
"The paralysis of China\u2019s richest city has astounded its urbane residents, who are normally spoiled for choice with 100,000 restaurants but are now scrounging for food. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Gailani, a onetime mujahideen fighter against the Soviets, is now a rotund, urbane man in his sixties. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Ty, an urbane urbanite, has to deal with tent poles and bugs; Stephen is of a generation not necessarily familiar with discussing and exploring their feelings with their grown kid. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Paradoxically, Prohibition gave drinking an urbane cachet. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"His swift action was all the more surprising because Tokayev was widely seen as an urbane technocrat still beholden to Nazarbaev, who hand-picked him as his successor in 2019. \u2014 Tim Lister, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Many reflect the perilous reality of living in Brooklyn today and the Bronx yesterday; others, the urbane fantasy. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin urbanus urban, urbane":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259r-\u02c8b\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for urbane suave , urbane , diplomatic , bland , smooth , politic mean pleasantly tactful and well-mannered. suave suggests a specific ability to deal with others easily and without friction. a suave public relations coordinator urbane implies high cultivation and poise coming from wide social experience. an urbane traveler diplomatic stresses an ability to deal with ticklish situations tactfully. a diplomatic negotiator bland emphasizes mildness of manner and absence of irritating qualities. a bland master of ceremonies smooth suggests often a deliberately assumed suavity. a smooth salesman politic implies shrewd as well as tactful and suave handling of people. a cunningly politic manager",
"synonyms":[
"debonair",
"smooth",
"sophisticated",
"suave",
"svelte"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201525",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"urbanisation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of urbanisation British spellings of urbanization , urbanize"
],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-054712",
"type":[]
},
"urbanism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": city planning":[],
": the characteristic way of life of city dwellers":[],
": the study of the physical needs of urban societies":[],
": urbanization":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To them, bikes were not symbols of hip urbanism but of unwelcome intrusion\u2014particularly by women riders whose clothes offended the community\u2019s religious mandate of strict modesty. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Beery, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"Previous examples of urbanism in the Amazon include the Upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon where Heckenberger works with the Kuikuro Nation. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"This designation strips residents of the rights associated with being a tenant, explained Marques Vestal, an assistant professor of critical Black urbanism at UCLA and a member of LATU. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"On some subtle, subliminal level, the mall-developer-turned-candidate is selling the Grove\u2019s faux urbanism . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"The project shows the topography of these places in a way that reflects the individual style and fascination for the urbanism of Waras. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"If there is one aspect of Southern California design this stadium could have used less of, it\u2019s the urbanism around it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Three years later, Carro graduated with a degree in architecture and urbanism from Centro Universit\u00e1rio FMU and immediately got offered a scholarship to complete her master\u2019s degree. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Vogue , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Signe Kongebro, the firm\u2019s global design director for urbanism , believes that the growing use of timber is likely to encourage lower-rise, denser districts, with more room for nature. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084551",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"urbanist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a specialist in city planning":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though the pandemic may have tainted city life for some, most urbanists will tell you that contrary to popular conception, urban density isn\u2019t the problem. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 9 June 2020",
"And urbanists fear the temporary soccer fields could interfere with future plans to possibly remove the interstate. \u2014 Dallas News , 22 May 2020",
"And despite assurances from transportation officials, urbanists fear the soccer fields could interfere with future plans to possibly remove the interstate. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 May 2020",
"In that shift, urbanists see a chance to save city dwellers not just from the sweep of a pandemic, but from the auto-centric culture that has dominated urban life for decades. \u2014 Alex Davies, Wired , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Michael Sorkin, legendary architect, urbanist , and critic died of complications from Covid-19 in New York City on March 26, as his studio confirmed. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2020",
"In any case, the house becomes not less important, as some urbanists suggest, but more so\u2014not only as a safe haven but a place of work. \u2014 Joel Kotkin, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Such stories delight urbanists , who want to make LA less dependent on the car. \u2014 The Economist , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Solving what ails American cities also requires urbanists and activists to acknowledge that not all real-estate development is automatically bad. \u2014 Michael Kimmelman, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259r-b\u0259-nist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132635",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"urbanity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being urbane":[],
": urbane acts or conduct":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"El Santo\u2019s menu reflects the urbanity of Mexico City. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 7 May 2022",
"The chef says he was lured to the Watermark by the promise of creative control and the opportunity to bring some urbanity to the suburbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"That careful dance between subdued and remote, classic Maine and urbanity , is also winding its way into neighboring coastal villages, and settling in among the area\u2019s working fishing fleets, general stores, and no-frills lobster pounds. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 13 Sep. 2021",
"This Thursday, elected officials from across the Bay Area are likely to approve a 30-year, $1.4 trillion plan that aims to turn our region into nothing less than an international model of equitable urbanity . \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Ikebukuro \u2014 a bustling hub of Japanese urbanity and pop culture in central Tokyo \u2014 has become the unofficial center of gachapon culture, with the machines spilling out of seemingly every storefront. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Oct. 2021",
"The ambient, Brubekian theme music (composed by a musician with the gloriously appropriate name of Champ Champagne), conspicuously placed obj\u00e8ts and half-empty wine wall implied a sort of refinement and urbanity that was more indicated than real. \u2014 Courtney Lichterman, Robb Report , 3 June 2021",
"Handsome but approachable, Mr. Segal brought an natural, modern urbanity to the screen, representing a change from the studio-polished personas of an older generation of Hollywood actors. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2021",
"There are few activities more democratic and astonishing than looking up into a night sky, even when ensconced in the murky depths of urbanity . \u2014 Leslie Pariseau, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 4 Mar. 2021"
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"The labor is intense, manual and seemingly at odds with the aesthetic of what is being built, which belongs to the age of machines, jet travel, modern democracy and rapid urbanization . \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"India\u2019s cement sector has significant room to grow, Adani Group said in a statement late Sunday, pointing to the country\u2019s rapid urbanization . \u2014 P.r. Venkat, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Conflicts over water are becoming more common across the globe as supplies come under increasing pressure from climate change, urbanization and population growth. \u2014 Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Church attendance declined through the long march of urbanization and capitalism, but Britain also incubated the Catholicizing revival of the Oxford Movement. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Under Stalin, Belarus underwent rapid industrialization, urbanization and Russification. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This includes extreme and multidimensional poverty, inequality, informality, gender inequity, cultural and language diversity, rapid urbanization and weak governance, and how these intersect with climate change. \u2014 Nina Hunter, Quartz , 21 June 2021",
"Worldwide, the prevalence of these conditions is rising alongside increasing urbanization and industrialization, particularly in Arab and Asian countries. \u2014 Kate Siber, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Intensive agriculture, widespread use of pesticides, pollution caused by waste, new diseases and pests, urbanization , and climate change. \u2014 Gil Press, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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"every September the city of Boston urbanizes a new crop of college students from small towns across the country",
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"Just like any other civilization that chose to urbanize , the Romans were up against a problem: What to do with all this waste",
"As the area continues to grow and urbanize , the amount of impervious surfaces like streets and parking lots increases, Simonsen said. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 July 2021",
"Some people didn\u2019t want to urbanize the city, preferring that money be spent on roadways. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2020",
"But the tanker industry might also be an early illustration of how parts of the private sector stand to profit from a warming and fast- urbanizing world. \u2014 Peter Schwartzstein, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2020",
"However, although Vietnam is urbanizing , almost two-thirds of its population still live in rural areas. \u2014 Sarah Lazarus, CNN , 6 Apr. 2020",
"While Manhattan was urbanizing , Queens, a patchwork of commercial nurseries, was more pastoral. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Mar. 2020",
"At the same time, the world population is growing and urbanizing rapidly. \u2014 Alexis Benveniste, CNN , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Now, the rapidly urbanizing county is beginning a discussion that could result in a change to that agreement. \u2014 Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2019"
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"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"\u02c8\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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"we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy",
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"Laughing, always laughing\u2014at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey. \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Red sea urchin is a mainstay at high-end sushi restaurants and raw bars \u2014 a symbol of the state\u2019s coastal bounty. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"As the living tissue wastes away, the dying urchin usually comes detached from where it was anchored in place, O'Neil said. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Cabrera was an unlikely champion to begin with, a street urchin who grew up without parents and never had a formal education. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, ajc , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The urchin , part of the genus Astopyga, is pictured showing off its anal bulb, which is used to dispel waste from its body inside of a sac, per Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Anyone who falls into that category probably knows the purple urchin too: as a ravenous source of dramatic kelp-forest devastation. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"One of his weirdest quirks is his habit of pretending to be a Victorian urchin on the run from the orphanage. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"After the purple urchin \u2019s main predator, the sunflower sea star, died off from a wasting disease, the urchins ate up the kelp that remained. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"Middle English yrchoun, urcheoun, hirichoun \"hedgehog, sea urchin,\" borrowed from Anglo-French heri\u00e7on, hir\u00e7un, irechon, going back to Vulgar Latin *\u0113r\u012bci\u014dn-, *\u0113r\u012bci\u014d, derivative (with the Latin suffix -\u014dn-, -\u014d, usually of persons) of Latin \u0113r\u012bcius \"hedgehog, kind of military obstacle,\" from *\u0113r \"hedgehog\" + -\u012bcius (or -icius ), adjective suffix; *\u0113r, if earlier *h\u0113r, probably going back to a root noun from the Indo-European verbal base *\u01f5 h er-s- \"bristle, become stiff,\" whence also Greek ch\u1e17r \"hedgehog\" (attested only by the grammarian Hesychius) \u2014 more at horror entry 1":""
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"\u02c8\u0259r-ch\u0259n"
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"scamp"
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"-\u0259\u0307nl\u0113"
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"examples":[],
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"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Hindi & Urdu u\u1e5bad, urad":""
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"\u02c8u\u0307rd",
"\u02c8\u0259rd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Latex is denser and heavier than urethane foam, in addition to being more durable, and often cooler. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Nowadays, indoor climbing walls are primarily being built out of \u00be-inch plywood, and holds are manufactured from urethane or resin. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
"After opening his first shop in 1954 in Dana Point, California, with a total investment of $12,000, Alter was approached by Kent Doolitle, a Fiberglas representative who came by to show off a new material: urethane foam. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
"Fitzroy rucksack is made of 10-ounce waxed canvas with a double urethane coating, an internal frame sheet and the brand\u2019s signature Arkiv closure to ensure your stuff stays safe and out of the elements. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Killing a few minutes on an adjacent tennis court, the women ride in lazy circles as a portable speaker blasts rap music, its heavy beat mixing with the scuffle of urethane wheels. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The company is instructing dealers to remove and reinstall the windshields or apply additional urethane adhesive without charge. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Ford indicated that the fix for the sunroof involves adding additional urethane adhesive to ensure the glass does not separate from the roof. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 27 Sep. 2021",
"An internal review group at Ford opened an investigation in June after a cracked windshield replacement revealed poor urethane adhesion, NHTSA documents show. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"French ur\u00e9thane , from ur- ur- entry 1 + \u00e9th- eth- + -ane":""
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"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccth\u0101n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103116",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-a\u02ccn-",
"-\u0101\u02ccn\u012bz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105848",
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"appetency",
"appetite",
"craving",
"desire",
"drive",
"hankering",
"hunger",
"itch",
"jones",
"letch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"thirst",
"thirstiness",
"yearning",
"yen"
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"urged him to keep trying"
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": stimulate , provoke":[
"urge not my father's anger",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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": to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly":[
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"\u2014 Leon Friedman"
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"Verb",
"He is continually urging reform.",
"The rescuers urged that we remain calm.",
"an editorial urging readers to vote",
"I urge you to reconsider .",
"A hand on her back urged her forward.",
"Noun",
"the urge for something sweet",
"He fought the urge to cry.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The demonstration, part of a larger national effort to end gun violence, aimed to draw attention to gun violence, particularly a rash of mass killings in schools and elsewhere, and urge policymakers to take action. \u2014 Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Trump was about to go onstage and urge the crowd to march on the Capitol in order to stop the counting of the electors. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"Ben & Jerry's also called on its patrons to contact their representatives and urge their support for a ban on assault-style military weapons and high-capacity magazines. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"Tinder's parent company, Match Group, has partnered with the LGBTQ+ advocacy organization Human Rights Campaign to support the ADVANCE study and urge the FDA to prioritize this research. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"Lopez, who has ties to the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio, is considered armed and dangerous and authorities urge the public not to try to apprehend him themselves. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
"Cecilia & I mourn this horrific loss & urge all Texans to come together. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
"Cecilia & I mourn this horrific loss & urge all Texans to come together. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 24 May 2022",
"Comedian Bill Burr came forward on his podcast to support Depp and urge the actor\u2019s haters to apologize if Heard ends up losing the defamation case. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The benefits don\u2019t end there, either, as the calming effect of CBD helps ease the urge to scratch affected areas while the topical application addresses irritation at its source. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"To celebrate the maximum amount of daylight, the brand decided to maximize the urge for beauty shopping. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 21 June 2022",
"Moreover, the pack had been getting big and unwieldy, conditions that spur the urge to disperse. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"All behavior and all relationships in these books can be distilled to the urge to degrade and be degraded. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The welcome truth, as Barnhill sees it, is that the urge to transform can\u2019t be contained \u2013 whether that change is physical and fire-breathing, or mental and emotional. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"The prudent investor also resists the urge to flee the stock market during market downturns, with the knowledge that a prudent goal of stock market investing is to capture the long-term returns that the capital markets offer. \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"But Kourtney and Travis have taken that starry-eyed urge to the next level, repeatedly referencing pop culture to further revel in their love. \u2014 Mj Corey, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"But Joutsa, going back over the same scans pixel by pixel, noticed that many patients without insula injuries had also lost the urge to smoke. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022"
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"Latin urg\u0113re to press, push, entreat \u2014 more at wreak":"Verb"
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"\u02c8\u0259rj"
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"encourage",
"exhort",
"goad",
"nudge",
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"prompt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211050",
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"verb"
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": waste material that is secreted by the kidney in vertebrates, is rich in end products of protein metabolism together with salts and pigments, and forms a clear amber and usually slightly acid fluid in mammals but is semisolid in birds and reptiles":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The place smelled of manure, urine , and uneaten feed. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The mineral was mixed with charcoal, calcrete, animal fat, blood, urine , marrow, sap and egg white to produce the paint which was applied by hand. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Symptoms include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice, dark urine , and pale stool. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"Symptoms include nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, fatigue, jaundice, pale stool, and dark urine , per the FDA, which states that sometimes hepatitis A infections are asymptomatic, particularly in children. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 31 May 2022",
"It\u2019s transmitted through saliva, urine , feces and respiratory secretions, according to Cornell University Wildlife Health Labs. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Symptoms include fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, dark urine , light-colored stool, joint pain and jaundice, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Symptoms of hepatitis \u2014 or inflammation of the liver \u2014 include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine , light-colored stools, joint pain and jaundice. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2022",
"Dog urine sprayed in a paisley motif across the carpet. \u2014 Ali Wentworth, Town & Country , 8 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin urina , from urinari to dive; akin to Sanskrit v\u0101r water and perhaps to Sanskrit var\u1e63ati it rains, Greek ourein to urinate":""
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"\u02c8y\u0259r-\u0259n",
"\u02c8yu\u0307r-",
"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103237",
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"antonyms":[],
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": urogenital":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccyu\u0307r-\u0259-n\u014d-\u02c8je-n\u0259-t\u1d4al",
"\u02ccyu\u0307r-\u0259-n\u014d-\u02c8jen-\u0259-t\u1d4al"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104413",
"type":[
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": a pair of dorsolateral mesodermal ridges in the vertebrate embryo out of which the urogenital organs are developed":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"urinogenital from urin- + genital":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104839",
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These practices put those who menstruate at risk of skin irritations and urogenital infections, including urinary tract infections and bacterial vaginosis. \u2014 Moms Helping Moms, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Researchers identified three key areas of fetal development that the studies suggest might be affected by prenatal exposure to APAP: neurological, reproductive, and urogenital . \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 26 Sep. 2021",
"There is growing evidence that suggests exposure to acetaminophen can cause neurodevelopmental, reproductive and urogenital disorders. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Both spent north of $500,000 of insurance money for urogenital surgery, plastic surgery and hormonal treatment. \u2014 WSJ , 14 Jan. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"\u02ccyu\u0307r-\u014d-\u02c8je-n\u0259-t\u1d4al",
"\u02ccyu\u0307r-\u014d-\u02c8jen-\u0259-t\u1d4al"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104750",
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"Quer\u00e9taro is among Mexico\u2019s quietest and safest urban centers, one in which a small-town colonial charm mixes with a modern urban sprawl of industrial and economic activity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Although other satellites track urban sprawl from space, these spectral fingerprints could reveal just how much expansion is attributable, for instance, to housing versus asphalt. \u2014 Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"Chinese planners hope to merge nine cities in the region to create a 26,000 square kilometer urban sprawl 26 times larger than Greater London. \u2014 Ben Jones, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Efficient city planning and land use can reduce travel demand and shift transportation modes, from cars to public transit, through strategies that avoid urban sprawl and disincentivize personal cars. \u2014 Alan Jenn, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The urban sprawl of Southern California suddenly feels very far away; there is a boundary to it after all. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
"Construction has begun on what is billed as the world\u2019s largest wildlife crossing for mountain lions and other animals caught in Southern California\u2019s urban sprawl . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The darkroom and the colony grounds were the vision of photographer and muralist Roderick Sykes, who, in 1969 at the age of 18, moved in with the mission to create a thriving creative enclave within the urban sprawl . \u2014 Evangeline Barrosse, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"Then, the destruction of the area began in the 1960s, through the combination of an ongoing urban renewal project and construction of the North-South freeway. \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The study assessed the financial loss from urban renewal in Linnentown, a Black community displaced in the 1960s to create student housing. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The neighborhood fell victim to the same brand of urban renewal that upended many communities of color in the 1950s and 1960s. \u2014 Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"However, the bridge proposal could stifle urban renewal plans, the mayor said. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Most of San Antonio\u2019s original horse tethers and carriage stones have been lost to urban renewal and expansion, not to mention more than a century of the automobile in the Alamo City. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Construction is being funded with about $3 million in urban renewal funds from the city of Fairview. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Like most urban renewal projects, Bjorvika has courted controversy. \u2014 Deborah Dunn, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Before the Goose could open, Clark got a city letter saying the Spatenhaus would be torn down for urban renewal . \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"The text also reveals that the inside of the guy's urethra was built practically, the last design of production designer Arv Greywal, who died in October 2020. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
"In men, the urethra goes right through the prostate. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
"Researchers think having low levels of the hormone estrogen after menopause may weaken the urethra . \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Enlargement of the prostate frequently causes partial obstruction of the urethra , and having to push to begin urinating is a common symptom of prostate enlargement in men. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
"On a very rare occasion, the vas deferens (the tubes that chauffeur sperm from the testicles to the urethra ) can spontaneously reconnect, allowing sperm to schmooze with the semen again. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"In May 2020, Bluebond-Langner stitched up the channel, connecting his existing urethra to his new one. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"So that your urine can be released out of your body, the sphincter muscles around the urethra relax. \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"An instrument is inserted into the bladder through the urethra . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"The resulting space slurry could then be poured into moulds of any shape with the bacteria converting the urea into crystals of calcium carbonate. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"James told the outlet the 2022 college football recruit had urea cycle disorder (UCD), a rare genetic disorder that can result in elevated blood ammonia levels that become toxic, according to the Medical Journal of Australia. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"David Dimmock, an expert in metabolic diseases at Children's, was sure the baby had some kind of urea cycle disorder, a group of conditions that hinder removal of ammonia from the blood. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This mess-free solid balm stick is made of one-quarter urea (a naturally occurring moisturizer in skin), plant butters and refreshing peppermint oil; glide it over feet to help repair rough skin. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The company said its production of ammonia and urea in Europe was operating at about 45% of capacity. \u2014 Austen Hufford, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Yara is the world's second largest producer of ammonia with a capacity in Europe of 4.9 million tonnes per year, which in turn is used in the manufacture of urea fertilizers. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The price of food is going to go way up because Big Ag is so dependent on these urea and potash supplies. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In 2019, India revived five fertiliser manufacturing units to maximise domestic production, but these plants only focus on the highly-subsidised urea . \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"UTIs most often affect the bladder (this type of infection is more formally known as cystitis) and urethra ( urethritis ). \u2014 Patia Braithwaite, SELF , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Most UTIs stay in the urethra (called urethritis ) and bladder (called cystitis), per the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 8 Nov. 2019",
"An infection of the urethra itself ( urethritis ) can cause discharge and burning with urination. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 9 Mar. 2019",
"Although there aren\u2019t currently any guidelines for treating an M. genitalium infection specifically, the CDC treatment guidelines recommend standard antibiotics for people with urethritis , cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, SELF , 1 Feb. 2019",
"Men are the target group in the program, Dunne explains, because the yield for isolating N. gonorrheae is very high among men who have urethritis compared with women and those who are asymptomatic. \u2014 Sophie Cousins, CNN , 15 May 2018",
"This could be one of many things, Dr. Kaufman says, including prostatitis (swelling of the prostate) or urethritis (inflammation of the urethra). \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 21 July 2017",
"Keep in mind that young children might instead get a diaper rash, and boys might get urethritis , a yeast infection of the urethra. \u2014 Barbara Brody, Woman's Day , 29 June 2017"
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"Chinlund and Reeves were excited that this journey saw Bruce Wayne as an urbanite . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Ty, an urbane urbanite , has to deal with tent poles and bugs; Stephen is of a generation not necessarily familiar with discussing and exploring their feelings with their grown kid. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Former urbanite Lee has slowly gotten used to their lives on the farm over the past six years. \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Haramaty says one of her proudest achievements is converting her late father from a detached urbanite into a mothing fan. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 July 2021",
"Like my former self, a childless urbanite perhaps overly fond of a bottomless mimosa brunch, the pre-maternal rat will always choose eating snacks over hanging out with rat pups. \u2014 Dina Litovsky, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Jake played the part of a well-heeled, physically fit urbanite obsessed with killing a bear. \u2014 Hal Herring, Field & Stream , 27 Dec. 2020",
"Driving around southwestern Michigan with Kolberg in his pickup on a hot August afternoon, across a landscape planed by glaciers, even a lifelong urbanite could spot the farms that had planted cover crops. \u2014 Tim Folger, National Geographic , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Something for the tabletop is equally ideal: while families usually have hand-me-down linens and placemats for special occasions, a young urbanite likely hasn\u2019t made such an investment. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 2 Nov. 2020"
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"As the area continues to grow and urbanize , the amount of impervious surfaces like streets and parking lots increases, Simonsen said. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 July 2021",
"Some people didn\u2019t want to urbanize the city, preferring that money be spent on roadways. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2020",
"But the tanker industry might also be an early illustration of how parts of the private sector stand to profit from a warming and fast- urbanizing world. \u2014 Peter Schwartzstein, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2020",
"However, although Vietnam is urbanizing , almost two-thirds of its population still live in rural areas. \u2014 Sarah Lazarus, CNN , 6 Apr. 2020",
"While Manhattan was urbanizing , Queens, a patchwork of commercial nurseries, was more pastoral. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Mar. 2020",
"At the same time, the world population is growing and urbanizing rapidly. \u2014 Alexis Benveniste, CNN , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Now, the rapidly urbanizing county is beginning a discussion that could result in a change to that agreement. \u2014 Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2019"
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"\u02c8\u0259rl",
"\u02ccy\u00fc-(\u02cc)\u00e4r-\u02c8el",
"\u02c8\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
"\u02ccy\u00fc-\u02cc\u00e4r-\u02c8el"
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"1992, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061514"
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"noun"
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": one of the segments of the abdomen or postabdomen of an arthropod":[]
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"noun"
],
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": a crystalline acid C 6 H 6 N 2 O 2 that is normally present in human skin":[]
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"\u02ccyu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-nik-",
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"\u02ccyu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-nik-"
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"ur- entry 1 + can ine + -ic ; from its being first obtained from the urine of a dog":""
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"circa 1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": a radioactive series beginning with uranium I of mass number 238 and ending with radium G constituting the nonradioactive isotope of lead of mass number 206: uranium I, at. no. 92\u2192uranium X 1 at. no. 90 (synonym thorium 234)\u2192uranium X 2 , at. no. 91 (syn. protactinium 234)\u2192uranium II, at. no. 92 (syn. uranium 234)\u2192ionium, at. no. 90 (syn. thorium 230)\u2192radium 226, at. no. 88\u2192radon 222, at. no. 86\u2192radium A, at. no. 84 (syn. polonium 218)\u2192radium B, at. no. 82 (syn. lead 214) [or astatine 218]\u2192radium C, at. no. 83 (syn. bismuth 214)\u2192radium C\u2032, at. no. 84 (syn. polonium 214) [or radium C\u2033, at. no. 81 (syn. thallium 210)]\u2192radium D, at. no. 82 (syn. lead 210)\u2192radium E, at. no. 83 (syn. bismuth 210)\u2192radium F, at. no. 84 (syn. polonium 210)\u2192radium G, at. no. 82 (syn. lead 206)":[]
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": a brownie held in Scottish folklore to frequent sequestered places and waterfalls":[]
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"Scottish Gaelic \u016bruisg , from uisge water; akin to Old Irish uisce water":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090036"
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": a preparation of hexamethylenetetramine":[]
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"-p\u0259\u0307n",
"y\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccp\u0113n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093025"
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093713"
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"combining form"
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": ureter":[
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": ureteral and":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095013"
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"noun"
],
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": a Bronze Age cemetery of urn burials":[]
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"noun"
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"\""
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"uropygial International Scientific Vocabulary uropyg- (from New Latin uropygium ) + -ial; uropygeal irregular from New Latin uropygium + English -al":"Adjective"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Nathan Seppa",
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"\u2014 Nancy Beth Jackson"
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"\u02ccy\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccyu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccyu\u0307r-"
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"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103025"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline acid C 5 H 8 N 4 O 6 derived from imidazole and obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution":[]
},
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"\u00a6yu\u0307\u02ccr\u00e4k\u00a6sanik"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary ur- entry 1 + all oxan + -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113241"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a bivalent radical \u2212NHCONH\u2212 derived from urea":[]
},
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"y\u0259\u02c8r\u0113\u0259\u02ccl\u0113n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124237"
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"adjective",
"combining form"
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},
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"y\u0259\u02c8r\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131811"
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"adjective"
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": of, relating to, or containing urea":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133206"
},
"Urey":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
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"Harold Clayton 1893\u20131981 American chemist":[]
},
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"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134045"
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"noun"
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": taiga sense 1":[]
},
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"-man"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155619"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a constellation that includes the north pole of the heavens and the stars which form the Little Dipper with the North Star at the tip of the handle":[]
},
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"\u02cc\u0259r-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u012b-n\u0259r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin (genitive Ursae Minoris ), literally, lesser bear":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1638, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161931"
},
"urfirnis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a lustrous paint varying from black to red and found on some prehistoric Greek pottery":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8u\u0307(\u0259)r\u02ccfirn\u0259\u0307s"
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"German, from ur- primitive, original (from Old High German ur-, ur out of) + firnis varnish, from Middle High German vern\u012bs , from Middle French vernis":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163809"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": of or relating to the toxicity or the toxic constituents of urine":[]
},
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"\u00a6yu\u0307r\u0259+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary ur- entry 1 + toxic , originally formed as French urotoxique":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170513"
},
"Uroglena":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of colonial plantlike flagellates (order Chrysomonadina) with numerous biflagellate individuals united in a spherical colony by gelatinous strands":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccyu\u0307r\u0259\u02c8gl\u0113n\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from ur- entry 2 + Greek gl\u0113n\u0113 socket of a joint":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173213"
},
"urinate":{
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"intransitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": to discharge urine : micturate":[]
},
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"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8yu\u0307r-",
"\u02c8y\u0259r-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the lawsuit, Sobotka has been diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy, which causes a frequent and uncontrollable need to urinate . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The body has several systems in place to allow people to sleep through the night without having to get up to urinate . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The child may be thirstier than usual, drink a lot of water and urinate more frequently. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"The condition that is happening in the series where Franklin can\u2019t urinate \u2014 that was real, my situation. \u2014 Greg Braxtonsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Quinapril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor that prevents blood vessels from narrowing, while hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic, which causes a person to urinate more and flushes out sodium in the body. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"One employee told one of the suspects to not urinate in the back of the building when that suspect assaulted and pointed a gun at that employee, the news release states. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Unfortunately, this system doesn\u2019t work so well in many older people, and can sometimes invert entirely so that the levels are low at night, and people need to urinate more. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Another video shows a man tied up on the ground as uniformed officers urinate on his face. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180142"
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"plural noun"
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": a division of Pedipalpida including those (as the whip scorpions) with a tail":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from ur- entry 2 + Greek pyg\u0113 rump, buttocks":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184020"
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"urinary bladder":{
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"noun"
],
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": a membranous sac in many vertebrates that serves for the temporary retention of urine and discharges by the urethra":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If really short, there are abnormalities of the spinal column that affect nerves going to the urinary bladder and sometimes the rectum. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
"The prostate is located in the male pelvis below the urinary bladder . \u2014 Lee Roop, AL.com , 15 Dec. 2017",
"At age 82, in 1787, Franklin began experiencing acute abdominal pain, thought to be caused by a urinary bladder stone, according to an American Philosophical Society record. \u2014 Philly.com , 8 Oct. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185650"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": difficulty in starting or maintaining the flow of urine during the act of urination":[
"Side effects include dry mouth, urinary hesitancy , blurred vision and sometimes low blood pressure \u2026",
"\u2014 American Health",
"BPH [ benign prostatic hyperplasia ] can cause bothersome symptoms such as urinary hesitancy and frequency that can significantly impact the quality of life.",
"\u2014 Karen Kelly-Blake et al."
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190019"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a long unsegmented bone that represents a number of fused vertebrae and forms the posterior part of the vertebral column of frogs and toads":[]
},
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"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccst\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary ur- entry 2 + Greek stylos pillar \u2014 more at steer":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191650"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a pyrimidine base C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of RNA \u2014 compare adenine , cytosine , guanine , thymine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0259l",
"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccsil, -s\u0259l",
"\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccsil"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maybe an adenine gets swapped with a uracil (a substitution mutation that could also occur with any of the base pairs), or perhaps one or more bases get inserted or deleted. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 Feb. 2021",
"In the case of SARS-CoV-2, which has an RNA genome based on adenine, cytosine, guanine and uracil , sometimes mistakes happen. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 Feb. 2021",
"However, rather than the conventional duo of base pairs, adenine and uracil or cytosine and guanine, the molecules form hexamers, or six-membered rings. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Feb. 2014"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary ur- entry 1 + ac etic + -il (substance relating to)":""
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adverb"
],
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"urgent appeals",
"an urgent need"
],
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},
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"\u02c8\u0259r-j\u0259nt"
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"clamant",
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"critical",
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],
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"examples":[
"We've come to deliver an urgent message.",
"an urgent appeal for assistance",
"He addressed us in an urgent manner.",
"An urgent voice came over the intercom, telling us to leave the building immediately.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Fudge\u2019s presence fit neatly with Bass\u2019 central campaign argument \u2014 that her lifetime in Democratic politics and national connections are an asset in fixing the city\u2019s most urgent problems. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"But the war presented urgent moral questions, not to mention new opportunities for women in academia. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Address Egregious Behaviors Immediately If your assessment uncovers serious problems, get to work on those most urgent . \u2014 Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Of most urgent concern are conditions of pregnancy that present a direct threat, such as Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM), in which a patient\u2019s water breaks well before the baby is due, or often even viable. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"In some ways, this may be the most urgent of all the question for next year and beyond. Behavior. \u2014 Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"For farmers in Ukraine, just days away from sowing their second crop of the year, exporting their grain is perhaps the most urgent task in their now perilous profession. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"What is the single most urgent action to prevent more school shootings",
"The situation is most urgent for those with can\u2019t-miss events. \u2014 Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ , 25 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens , present participle of urg\u0113re":""
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193816"
},
"urinary pigment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": any of several coloring materials (as urobilin) present in the urine together with indican":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200027"
},
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],
"definitions":{
"Sir Thomas 1611\u20131660 Scottish author and translator":[]
},
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"-\u02cck\u00e4rt",
"\u02c8\u0259r-k\u0259rt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200733"
},
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": siricid":[]
},
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"y\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4s\u0259r\u0259\u0307d",
"\""
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"New Latin Uroceridae":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202312"
},
"urea-formaldehyde resin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a thermosetting synthetic resin made by condensing urea with formaldehyde and used especially in wood-bonding adhesives, colored molded articles, and for finishes (as of textiles, paper, and metals)":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235923"
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