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{
"Amalrician":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a sect of pantheists founded by the French philosopher Amalric of Bena":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Amalric of Bena \u2020about 1204 French theologian and philosopher + English -ian":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam\u0259l\u02c8rish\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164439",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Ambloplites":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of sunfishes (family Centrarchidae) including the rock bass of the central U.S. and Great Lakes region":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek amblys blunt + hoplit\u0113s hoplite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam\u02ccbl\u00e4p\u2027\u02c8l\u012bt\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115855",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Amen glass":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a drinking glass from 18th century England with an inscription on the side that professes support for James III, claimant to the British crown":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130028",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Amidah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a benediction recited while standing during the main section of the daily Jewish liturgy and at the additional service on Sabbaths and holy days":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew \u02bd\u0103m\u012bdh\u0101h standing":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8m\u0113(\u02cc)d\u022f",
"\u02cc\u00e4m\u0113\u02c8d\u022f",
"\u00e4\u02c8-",
"-(\u02cc)d\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072622",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Amiurus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Amiurus taxonomic synonym of ameiurus"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca\u02ccm\u012b\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025813",
"type":[]
},
"Amomis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of aromatic tropical American trees (family Myrtaceae) with large leathery leaves and small axillary flowers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, a plant similar to amomum, from Greek am\u014dmon":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dm\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101322",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Amundsen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Roald 1872\u20131928 Norwegian polar explorer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-m\u0259n-s\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180114",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Amundsen Gulf":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"arm of the Beaufort Sea between the mainland part of the Northwest Territories and Banks Island in northern Canada":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-m\u0259n-s\u0259n",
"\u02c8a-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165654",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"U.S. research facility on Antarctica that is located at the geographic South Pole and was established in 1956":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131448",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"amain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": at full speed":[],
": in great haste":[],
": to a high degree : exceedingly":[
"they whom I favour thrive in wealth amain",
"\u2014 John Milton"
],
": with all one's might":[
"the soul strives amain to live and work",
"\u2014 R. W. Emerson"
]
},
"examples":[
"conflicting ideals that social philosophers have struggled amain to reconcile"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arduously",
"assiduously",
"determinedly",
"diligently",
"doggedly",
"hard",
"hardly",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intensively",
"intently",
"laboriously",
"mightily",
"purposefully",
"resolutely",
"sedulously",
"slavishly",
"strenuously"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013703",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"amalgam":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mixture of different elements":[
"an amalgam of musical forms",
"The crowd was an amalgam of young and old."
],
": an alloy of mercury with another metal that is solid or liquid at room temperature according to the proportion of mercury present and is used especially in making tooth cements":[
"Dentists have used silver-colored mercury amalgam (mercury mixed, about 50/50, with a combination of silver, tin, copper and other metals) to fill cavities for at least 150 years.",
"\u2014 Jennifer Huget"
]
},
"examples":[
"a church that is an amalgam of traditional and modern architectural styles",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Beatles\u2019 first two albums, both released in 1963, were an amalgam of their own and others\u2019 songs; their third, A Hard Day\u2019s Night, is original Lennon-McCartney material from top to bottom. \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The Atlantic , 1 July 2022",
"This city is a tremendous amalgam of incredible people from all walks of life who are elected to political office. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"On the other side, progressives\u2014an amalgam of centrist Democrats like Biden and leftists like Sanders\u2014are trying to recover a spirit of reform redolent of the New Deal and of Roosevelt\u2019s original four freedoms. \u2014 Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
"This city is a tremendous amalgam of incredible people from all walks of life who are elected to political office. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"That mouthful suggests an amalgam of various versions, though the big hurdle is the off-putting character piloting the narrative, who creates a hole at its center. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"The episode\u2014and Loquareeous himself\u2014is an amalgam of pop-cultural references. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Pee-wee exists like a memory: an amalgam of past and present, familiar but not too familiar. \u2014 Dan Sinker, The Atlantic , 18 Dec. 2021",
"All of these are driven by data and provide the customer \u2014 or, more generally, an amalgam of buyers and target segments \u2014 influence within a business as the wheels of commerce turn. \u2014 Chris Martin, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amalgam, malgame \"alloy of mercury with another metal,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgama, borrowed from Arabic al maljam, al muljam, from al \"the\" + maljam, muljam, perhaps borrowed from Greek m\u00e1lagma \"emollient,\" from malak-, stem of mal\u00e1ssein \"to soften\" (derivative of malak\u00f3s \"soft') + -ma, resultative noun suffix \u2014 more at mollify":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8mal-g\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgamation",
"blend",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081026",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amalgamate":{
"antonyms":[
"break down",
"break up",
"separate",
"unmix"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"amalgamating different styles of music",
"They amalgamated the hospital and the university.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his closing statement, Key continued this line of attack by arguing that to not prosecute abolitionists would be to hand the country over to those who wish to amalgamate the races and offer equal citizenship to people of color. \u2014 Bennett Parten, The Conversation , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Here\u2019s where all that market research and product understanding will amalgamate . \u2014 Anita Raj, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Scott Gomez grew up among the diverse cultures that amalgamate around Anchorage. \u2014 John Marshall, Anchorage Daily News , 4 July 2021",
"With the sunset of the pandemic, educators now perceive that education in a post-pandemic world must amalgamate the advantages of online instruction with important pedagogical goals associated with in-person teaching. \u2014 Blake D. Morant, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"Press one more time, with force, flattening the dough lengthwise with the blade of the pastry scraper or your palm to help further amalgamate the butter in the dough. \u2014 Bill Buford, The New Yorker , 19 Nov. 2020",
"What of our envy for those better-off, impelling us to amalgamate in search of companionship or camouflage, in fear of the night? \u2014 David Mamet, National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
"There\u2019s an implicit generalization to this kind of image production and indeed, seen over time, composite portraiture would become a way to amalgamate and assess an entire culture, even an era. \u2014 Jessica Helfand, Scientific American , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Alaska would join a growing group of states amalgamating data in the hopes of improving transparency about health care service charges and using it to develop policy recommendations designed to control the costs of health care. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1576, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgam\u0101tus, past participle of amalgam\u0101re \"to combine (a metal) with mercury,\" verbal derivative of amalgama amalgam":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8mal-g\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amalgamate mix , mingle , commingle , blend , merge , coalesce , amalgamate , fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mix the salad greens mix a drink mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active. fear mingled with anticipation in my mind commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling. a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture. blended several teas to create a balanced flavor merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole. in his mind reality and fantasy merged coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity. telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities. refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product. a building in which modernism and classicism are fused",
"synonyms":[
"blend",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mingle",
"mix"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073546",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"amalgamated":{
"antonyms":[
"break down",
"break up",
"separate",
"unmix"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"amalgamating different styles of music",
"They amalgamated the hospital and the university.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his closing statement, Key continued this line of attack by arguing that to not prosecute abolitionists would be to hand the country over to those who wish to amalgamate the races and offer equal citizenship to people of color. \u2014 Bennett Parten, The Conversation , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Here\u2019s where all that market research and product understanding will amalgamate . \u2014 Anita Raj, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Scott Gomez grew up among the diverse cultures that amalgamate around Anchorage. \u2014 John Marshall, Anchorage Daily News , 4 July 2021",
"With the sunset of the pandemic, educators now perceive that education in a post-pandemic world must amalgamate the advantages of online instruction with important pedagogical goals associated with in-person teaching. \u2014 Blake D. Morant, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"Press one more time, with force, flattening the dough lengthwise with the blade of the pastry scraper or your palm to help further amalgamate the butter in the dough. \u2014 Bill Buford, The New Yorker , 19 Nov. 2020",
"What of our envy for those better-off, impelling us to amalgamate in search of companionship or camouflage, in fear of the night? \u2014 David Mamet, National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
"There\u2019s an implicit generalization to this kind of image production and indeed, seen over time, composite portraiture would become a way to amalgamate and assess an entire culture, even an era. \u2014 Jessica Helfand, Scientific American , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Alaska would join a growing group of states amalgamating data in the hopes of improving transparency about health care service charges and using it to develop policy recommendations designed to control the costs of health care. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1576, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgam\u0101tus, past participle of amalgam\u0101re \"to combine (a metal) with mercury,\" verbal derivative of amalgama amalgam":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8mal-g\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amalgamate mix , mingle , commingle , blend , merge , coalesce , amalgamate , fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mix the salad greens mix a drink mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active. fear mingled with anticipation in my mind commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling. a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture. blended several teas to create a balanced flavor merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole. in his mind reality and fantasy merged coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity. telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities. refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product. a building in which modernism and classicism are fused",
"synonyms":[
"blend",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mingle",
"mix"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195237",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"amalgamated union":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a union of smaller unions or of related crafts or occupations":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205818",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amalgamation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": merger":[],
": the action or process of uniting or merging two or more things : the action or process of amalgamating":[
"an opportunity for the amalgamation of the two companies"
],
": the result of amalgamating : amalgam":[
"Opera is an amalgamation of singing, acting, and stagecraft."
],
": the state of being amalgamated":[]
},
"examples":[
"an amalgamation of peat moss and vermiculite is a good medium for starting vegetable seedlings",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Orioles\u2019 bullpen is an amalgamation of waiver claims, failed starters and longtime minor leaguers getting their first extended major league opportunities. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 19 June 2022",
"The core of Logistics 4.0 consists of technology and its amalgamation into the logistics sector. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The challenge is an amalgamation of many summer activities. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"The team is an amalgamation of veterans with playoff experience unmatched among the remaining teams and youngsters who are in the postseason for the first time. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"At the heart of the amalgamation of tales, that sometime in 2019 became the script for War Pony, are two Pine Ridge boys. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"The mythical beast was created by the artist Lawrence Tenney Stevens for the 1936 Texas Centennial, as an amalgamation of animals found at the state fair. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Just 1,000 bottles of this brewing amalgamation , which was made in conjunction with Gastro Obscura, are being released nationwide, with sales happening exclusively on GiveThemBeer.com, a craft beer gift basket retailer. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"So kind of an amalgamation and fictionalization of a few different people. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin amalgam\u0101ti\u014dn-, amalgam\u0101ti\u014d \"combining of a metal with mercury,\" from amalgam\u0101re \"to combine (a metal) with mercury, amalgamate \" + Latin -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccmal-g\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170329",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amalgamation process":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a process of extracting metals (as native gold and silver) from their ores by the addition of small quantities of mercury to the stamping or grinding unit so that the resulting amalgam is caught on mercury-coated copper plates from which it is then scraped, the precious metals in it being recovered by distilling off the mercury":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234613",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amalgamationist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an advocate of racial amalgamation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0259\u0307st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234050",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amalgamative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or tending to amalgamation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8malg\u0259\u02ccm\u0101tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195204",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amalgamize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": amalgamate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccm\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024905",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"amaltas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tanning extract derived from the drumstick tree":[],
": cassia fistula":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi amalt\u0101s drumstick tree":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8m\u0259l\u02cct\u00e4s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130558",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amanuensis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript":[
"composed her autobiography with the help of an amanuensis"
]
},
"examples":[
"thanks to the efforts of his dutiful amanuensis , copies of most of the author's letters and unpublished manuscripts have been preserved",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Andy had aided him in his earliest experiments, serving first as something of a guinea-pig-cum- amanuensis . \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a religious scribe named Nahman of Busk, who functions as Jacob\u2019s amanuensis and whose diary entries depict a man struggling with the idea that enlightenment might not really be all that useful. \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"As much amanuensis as protagonist, Ms Broom weaves her memories and her mother\u2019s testimony into a personal, historical and sociological study of African-American life in New Orleans. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Aug. 2019",
"The screenwriters of Lucky have acted as amanuenses to their friend, giving his memories one last go-around on camera. \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 29 Sep. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1619, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from ( servus ) a manu slave with secretarial duties":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccman-y\u0259-\u02c8wen(t)-s\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"calligrapher",
"copyist",
"penman",
"scribe",
"scrivener"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090813",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amass":{
"antonyms":[
"dispel",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter"
],
"definitions":{
": to collect for oneself : accumulate":[
"amass a great fortune"
],
": to collect into a mass : gather":[
"must select rather than simply amass details"
],
": to come together : assemble":[
"Dark clouds amassed over the city."
]
},
"examples":[
"They've amassed a wealth of information.",
"amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The women were hand-selected based on their efforts to amass their fortunes precluding any large inheritances. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"The rise of social media in the early 2000s quickly gave way to the first models and influencers who were able to use those platforms to amass large audiences. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Nonetheless, the government has clearly been spooked by the potential for tech leaders to amass fortunes that are large enough to potentially translate into influence that might compete with that of the state. \u2014 Wendell Wallach, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Was that just a staged ploy to amass hype for a single that was already written? \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Seeing the growing imbalance, American officials and some Taiwan strategists have recently accelerated efforts to push Taiwan to instead amass a large number of smaller weapons. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"In this new landscape, every big news event becomes an opportunity to amass followers, money and clout. \u2014 Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"By the end of the four-day holiday break, the blockbuster is expected to amass $151 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"In today\u2019s precarious economic environment, investors may balk at a gargantuan transaction that forces a company to amass serious amounts of new debt. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Anglo-French amasser , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8mas"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accumulate",
"assemble",
"bulk (up)",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"congregate",
"constellate",
"corral",
"garner",
"gather",
"group",
"lump",
"pick up",
"round up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021612",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"amateur":{
"antonyms":[
"authority",
"expert",
"pro",
"professional",
"specialist"
],
"definitions":{
": devotee , admirer":[
"I am a philologist or amateur of the language \u2026",
"\u2014 Phillip Howard"
],
": one lacking in experience and competence in an art or science":[
"The people running that company are a bunch of amateurs .",
"He's a mere amateur when it comes to cooking."
],
": one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession":[
"She played soccer as an amateur before turning professional.",
"a tournament that is open to both amateurs and professionals"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ross held an advanced amateur radio license and contributed to a national magazine on consumer electronics. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Ross had an advanced amateur radio license and was a contributing author to a national magazine on consumer electronics. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Born in Washington to a doctor and an amateur singer, Walker was a dapper man who received many commissions and honors during his lifetime. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Many Israelis long considered Mr. Lapid \u2014 a former amateur boxer \u2014 a political lightweight, particularly with regard to handling complex security issues, including countering Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"Domestic Cup competitions around the world are modeled on the same David vs. Goliath structure, with amateur , semi-pro and top-tier professional teams competing against one another for the same prize. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"While the Chinese likely spotted the Comet Thatcher meteor shower centuries ago, New Yorker Alfred E. Thatcher, an amateur astronomer, is given the credit for officially spotting and then naming it in 1861. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On Sunday, July 17, the league will also host the MLB amateur draft on Xbox Plaza outside the Microsoft Theater. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Tigers rookie Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft, cleared the fences for the first time in the majors with a two-run homer in the seventh to cut the deficit to 9-4. \u2014 Larry Lage, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, \"one who loves, lover,\" borrowed from Latin am\u0101tor \"lover, enthusiastic admirer, devotee,\" from am\u0101re \"to have affection for, love, be in love, make love to\" (of uncertain origin) + -t\u014dr-, -tor, agent suffix":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-\u0259-\u02cct\u0259r",
"-\u02cctu\u0307r",
"-\u02ccch\u0259r",
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-ch\u0259r",
"-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"-(\u02cc)t\u0259r",
"-\u02cctyu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amateur amateur , dilettante , dabbler , tyro mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials a painting obviously done by an amateur ; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration. remained an amateur despite lucrative offers dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment. had no patience for dilettantes dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence. a dabbler who started novels but never finished them tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering. shows talent but is still a mere tyro",
"synonyms":[
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"hobbyist",
"layman",
"nonexpert",
"nonprofessional",
"potterer",
"putterer",
"tinkerer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043718",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"amateurish":{
"antonyms":[
"authority",
"expert",
"pro",
"professional",
"specialist"
],
"definitions":{
": devotee , admirer":[
"I am a philologist or amateur of the language \u2026",
"\u2014 Phillip Howard"
],
": one lacking in experience and competence in an art or science":[
"The people running that company are a bunch of amateurs .",
"He's a mere amateur when it comes to cooking."
],
": one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession":[
"She played soccer as an amateur before turning professional.",
"a tournament that is open to both amateurs and professionals"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ross held an advanced amateur radio license and contributed to a national magazine on consumer electronics. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Ross had an advanced amateur radio license and was a contributing author to a national magazine on consumer electronics. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Born in Washington to a doctor and an amateur singer, Walker was a dapper man who received many commissions and honors during his lifetime. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Many Israelis long considered Mr. Lapid \u2014 a former amateur boxer \u2014 a political lightweight, particularly with regard to handling complex security issues, including countering Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"Domestic Cup competitions around the world are modeled on the same David vs. Goliath structure, with amateur , semi-pro and top-tier professional teams competing against one another for the same prize. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"While the Chinese likely spotted the Comet Thatcher meteor shower centuries ago, New Yorker Alfred E. Thatcher, an amateur astronomer, is given the credit for officially spotting and then naming it in 1861. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On Sunday, July 17, the league will also host the MLB amateur draft on Xbox Plaza outside the Microsoft Theater. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Tigers rookie Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft, cleared the fences for the first time in the majors with a two-run homer in the seventh to cut the deficit to 9-4. \u2014 Larry Lage, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, \"one who loves, lover,\" borrowed from Latin am\u0101tor \"lover, enthusiastic admirer, devotee,\" from am\u0101re \"to have affection for, love, be in love, make love to\" (of uncertain origin) + -t\u014dr-, -tor, agent suffix":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-\u0259-\u02cct\u0259r",
"-\u02cctu\u0307r",
"-\u02ccch\u0259r",
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-ch\u0259r",
"-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"-(\u02cc)t\u0259r",
"-\u02cctyu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amateur amateur , dilettante , dabbler , tyro mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials a painting obviously done by an amateur ; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration. remained an amateur despite lucrative offers dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment. had no patience for dilettantes dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence. a dabbler who started novels but never finished them tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering. shows talent but is still a mere tyro",
"synonyms":[
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"hobbyist",
"layman",
"nonexpert",
"nonprofessional",
"potterer",
"putterer",
"tinkerer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002017",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"amaze":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": amazement":[
"Dick looked at the little man in amaze .",
"\u2014 Robert Louis Stevenson"
],
": bewilder , perplex":[],
": to fill with wonder : astound":[
"He amazed audiences with the power of his voice."
],
": to show or cause astonishment":[
"The fireworks display never ceases to amaze ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He has amazed audiences around the world with his magic tricks.",
"It amazes me that no one noticed the error.",
"Her garden's beauty never fails to amaze .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Chopard\u2019s commitment to the Cannes Film Festival continues to heighten the experience for those who make the journey, from intimate celebrations honoring film and its artisans to the annual fetes that never cease to amaze . \u2014 Carita Rizzo, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"Poole shines again: Jordan Poole just keeps finding ways to amaze . \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The marvel of flight never ceases to amaze , and the spectacle is that much more unbelievable when the aircraft are longer than Olympic swimming pools, heavier than the world\u2019s biggest tanks, and taller than five-story buildings. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Realism, romanticism, dynamic\u2026 Neal had a full quiver, that never went empty of new arrows to amaze and astound us. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Lidl\u2019s policy of very low prices continues to amaze . \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Including the way Brown feels about the community event, which continues to delight and amaze him. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"What might amaze audiences is that the demographically diverse musicians of the Imperial Valley Symphony rehearse just once as a group before each concert. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Look up through your chariot's transparent top and snap the photos that'll create a social media stir and amaze your friends. \u2014 Rina Nehdar, Travel + Leisure , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But there\u2019s still a short list of destinations with the power to surprise and amaze and awe\u2014and quite a few happen to be in Nevada. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022",
"Despite Sethward's best efforts to shock and amaze viewers, Simon buzzed the act early on and didn't have the nicest things to say to the comedian at the end of the performance. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 11 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amasen , from Old English \u0101masian , from \u0101- (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse \u2014 more at abide":"Verb",
"derivative of amaze entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amaze Verb surprise , astonish , astound , amaze , flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal",
"synonyms":[
"astonish",
"astound",
"bowl over",
"dumbfound",
"dumfound",
"flabbergast",
"floor",
"rock",
"shock",
"startle",
"stun",
"stupefy",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"thunderstrike"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081703",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"amazed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": feeling or showing great surprise or wonder":[
"was amazed to hear what had happened",
"was too amazed to react at first",
"wearing an amazed expression on her face"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the Beavers toured the National Softball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, the players were amazed to see more than 100 photos of their coach in action. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
"Teri is amazed to see her daughter playing volleyball. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Unsurprisingly, many folks were amazed by the incredible glam look and immediately took to the comments section to share their thoughts. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Olivia Juarez, a community organizer at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, was amazed by the turnout of the Thursday night event. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Dec. 2021",
"His parents are constantly amazed by his unwavering positivity even in dark times. \u2014 Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Some users responding to Southwest's scam alert were amazed that so many people had seemingly fallen for the ploy. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 23 May 2022",
"Rahoi, whose stress has eased, is still amazed at the change. \u2014 Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
"Many of us are amazed at how many hours a day our screen time is when it otherwise could be spent on things like exercise, sleep, or face-to-face community engagements. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from past participle of amaze entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101zd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"astonished",
"astounded",
"awestruck",
"awestricken",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"dumbstruck",
"flabbergasted",
"shocked",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"thunderstruck"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195330",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"amazeiner":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a worker who feeds strips of shoe leather through a skiving machine to ensure thinner seams when strips are joined":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1939, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133054",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amazement":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feeling of astonishment : the quality or state of being amazed":[
"was filled with amazement by what he saw",
"She stared at him in amazement ."
],
": consternation , bewilderment":[],
": something that causes astonishment : something that is amazing":[
"\u2026 the amazements that are turning up in physics each year \u2026",
"\u2014 Lewis Thomas"
]
},
"examples":[
"The crowd watched in amazement as the magician performed his tricks.",
"Much to the amazement of her family, she left school to pursue her acting career.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The steady flow of contributors has inspired frequent notes of appreciation and amazement about the work of the Triple A and player development staff from manager Alex Cora. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"On his fifth and final day in Asia, President Biden voiced amazement that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined other leaders in Japan just a day after Albanese was sworn in. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"In the gallery\u2019s rear showroom, a coronavirus punchbowl is surrounded by 13 goblets emblazoned with human faces with open-mouthed expressions of fear and amazement . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
"But her poppies bring whispers, giggles and amazement from outside her door. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Apr. 2022",
"To my amazement , the police do not respect the decision of the court, which in fact ruled that Jews are allowed to pray on the Temple Mount and that reciting prayers is not a crime. \u2014 Atika Shubert, Abeer Salman And Lauren Izso, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"To her amazement , Jones even got her own trailer for hair and makeup. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"As the Cambridges' guide described how the Mayan civilization built the temple palace 3,000 years ago, Kate couldn\u2019t hold back her amazement . \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022",
"With beads of sweat dripping down his forehead, Hood couldn\u2019t help but laugh in amazement at their full-circle moment. \u2014 Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"amaze entry 1 + -ment":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101z-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"admiration",
"astonishment",
"awe",
"wonder",
"wonderment"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120449",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amazing":{
"antonyms":[
"unsurprising"
],
"definitions":{
": causing astonishment, great wonder, or surprise":[
"an amazing story of personal bravery and survival"
]
},
"examples":[
"He showed an amazing lack of concern for others.",
"The amazing thing is that no one knows where it came from.",
"He has an amazing ability to learn new languages.",
"Her grandmother was really an amazing woman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This past season \u2014 its 52nd! \u2014 had amazing guest stars, like Keke Palmer, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves and Naomi Osaka. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"Fan favorites Our gin is citrus forward, a beautiful gin that makes an amazing gin and tonic and a great martini. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"After all, Las Vegas is a non-stop, city-wide festival where every day offers an amazing line-up of shows and entertainment. \u2014 Noel Cody, Essence , 30 June 2022",
"An amazing novel centered on the intimate circle of poets living in the West Village in the \u201950s and \u201960s. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"From Big Time Wrestling at Cobo Arena to promotions like NWA, AWA, WCW and WWE, the squared circle has seen some amazing moments in the city of Detroit. \u2014 Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
"Although everyone\u2019s hair is different, there are amazing curly hair products worth trying out, no matter your unique hair type or texture. \u2014 Jamie Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
"On This Episode Host M\u00e9lanie Berliet talks to Dave and Jenny Marrs, the husband and wife duo turned HGTV stars, who have transformed 300 fixer-uppers into amazing homes. \u2014 Veronica Toney, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2022",
"Picture quality is stunning, with 4K resolution, great HDR (high-dynamic range), amazing brightness, and very sharp clarity. \u2014 Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of amaze entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-zi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"blindsiding",
"dumbfounding",
"dumfounding",
"eye-opening",
"flabbergasting",
"jarring",
"jaw-dropping",
"jolting",
"shocking",
"startling",
"stunning",
"stupefying",
"surprising"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165922",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambassador":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an authorized representative or messenger":[],
": an unofficial representative":[
"traveling abroad as ambassadors of goodwill"
]
},
"examples":[
"Embassy officials met with the ambassador .",
"a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Turkey and Israel are working on restoring diplomatic ties back to the ambassador level, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday at a joint news conference with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The power of personality is seen, for example, in the Colonel Harland Sanders story, where the founder of KFC continued to be the symbol and brand ambassador for his finger-licking chicken even after his death in 1980. \u2014 Jon Michail, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"One of the original Money Heist subplots centered on an ambassador \u2019s daughter who\u2019 taken hostage. \u2014 Jae Ha Kim, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"Alicia Arango Olmos, Colombia\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and a top official in the global campaign against the use of land mines, has urged Russia to stop deploying them. \u2014 Chris Megerian, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
"Of them, three replaced their husbands and 11 became governor by constitutional succession, including Massachusetts\u2019 Jane Swift, who replaced Paul Cellucci when he was appointed US ambassador to Canada. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Actor and director Ben Stiller, the U.N. refugee agency's goodwill ambassador , marked World Refugee Day on Monday by visiting Ukraine and Poland and meeting with families displaced by the war. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"On a recent sunny Saturday morning that quickly rose to sweltering temperatures, tree ambassador Cristina Velazquez sat at a green table in Koreatown next to buckets of tree saplings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"The aim of the ambassador program is to spread word of education and training opportunities at the college through barbers, who often have a close bond with clients. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ambassatour, ambassiatour \"diplomatic emissary, envoy, messenger,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French ambaxiatour, ambassatour (continental Middle French also embassator, ambassadeur ), borrowed from Medieval Latin ambasci\u0101tor, ambass\u0101tor, from ambiasci\u0101re \"to communicate, send a message, send an envoy\" (derivative of Late Latin ambascia, ambassia \"mission, errand, task, journey\") + Latin -tor, agent suffix \u2014 more at embassy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccd\u022fr",
"-\u02c8bas-d\u0259r",
"im-",
"am-\u02c8ba-s\u0259-d\u0259r",
"\u0259m-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"delegate",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"minister",
"representative"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093517",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ambiance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere":[
"The restaurant's soft music and candlelight gave it a romantic ambience ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, one of the main ambience makers at Sona, the table lamp, also makes an appearance in the home collection, available in white and green shade options. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
"The series invites foodies in metro Detroit and beyond to experience the cuisine, service and ambience of the Freep\u2019s 10 Best New Restaurants, Restaurant of the Year Classic and 2022 Restaurant of the Year. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"The policy change was needed to manage larger crowds while maintaining service levels and ambience as travel roars back, says Mr. Roussel, who oversees Delta\u2019s 54 lounges. \u2014 Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"PufferFish's ambience at Metro will be something of a split personality to accommodate two kinds of customers \u2014 moody inside, with low lighting and candles, and a party outside, with bossanova on the jukebox. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"The BioLite AlpenGlow Lantern, available in both 250 and 500 lumens, is a great source to keep your campsite illuminated\u2014with a little dash of ambience . \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"Eccentrics are part of the rural-England ambience , after all. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"The design is stunning, the service is relaxed but on-point, the breakfast is tasty, and the ambience is a beguiling blend of the ancient and the contemporary. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"There are lots of ways to create ambience without flames. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1648, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"in part from ambi(ent) entry 1 + -ence , in part borrowed from French ambiance (from ambiant \"ambient\" + -ance -ance )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-b\u0113-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8\u00e4m-b\u0113-\u00e4n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"air",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
"climate",
"flavor",
"halo",
"karma",
"mood",
"nimbus",
"note",
"odor",
"patina",
"smell",
"temper",
"vibration(s)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112011",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambience":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere":[
"The restaurant's soft music and candlelight gave it a romantic ambience ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, one of the main ambience makers at Sona, the table lamp, also makes an appearance in the home collection, available in white and green shade options. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
"The series invites foodies in metro Detroit and beyond to experience the cuisine, service and ambience of the Freep\u2019s 10 Best New Restaurants, Restaurant of the Year Classic and 2022 Restaurant of the Year. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"The policy change was needed to manage larger crowds while maintaining service levels and ambience as travel roars back, says Mr. Roussel, who oversees Delta\u2019s 54 lounges. \u2014 Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"PufferFish's ambience at Metro will be something of a split personality to accommodate two kinds of customers \u2014 moody inside, with low lighting and candles, and a party outside, with bossanova on the jukebox. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"The BioLite AlpenGlow Lantern, available in both 250 and 500 lumens, is a great source to keep your campsite illuminated\u2014with a little dash of ambience . \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"Eccentrics are part of the rural-England ambience , after all. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"The design is stunning, the service is relaxed but on-point, the breakfast is tasty, and the ambience is a beguiling blend of the ancient and the contemporary. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"There are lots of ways to create ambience without flames. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1648, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"in part from ambi(ent) entry 1 + -ence , in part borrowed from French ambiance (from ambiant \"ambient\" + -ance -ance )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4m-b\u0113-\u00e4n(t)s",
"\u02c8am-b\u0113-\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"air",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
"climate",
"flavor",
"halo",
"karma",
"mood",
"nimbus",
"note",
"odor",
"patina",
"smell",
"temper",
"vibration(s)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021710",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambient":{
"antonyms":[],
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": an encompassing atmosphere : environment":[],
": existing or present on all sides : encompassing":[
"the ambient air temperature",
"ambient light",
"ambient sound"
],
": music intended to serve as an unobtrusive accompaniment to other activities (as in a public place) and characterized especially by quiet and repetitive instrumental melodies":[],
": of or relating to ambient music (see ambient entry 2 sense 2 )":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Keep the chemicals at an ambient temperature of 70\u00b0F.",
"the bright ambient light of the room",
"People shopped as ambient music played in the background.",
"Noun",
"observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In combination an active ventilation system, the ambient temperature can be reduced by up to 4 degrees, which corresponds to a cooling capacity of up to 6.500 watts. \u2014 Jamie Hailstone, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Bushnell\u2019s Pro XE is the unequivocal leader in the category, since the device not only accounts for elevation change\u2014using an advanced slope algorithm\u2014but also factors in altitude and ambient temperature. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"The malaria parasite is spread by mosquitoes, which are cold-blooded and depend on the ambient air temperature to set the pace of their metabolism; malaria risk, then, tends to increase as the temperature gets hotter. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Its value depends on ambient temperature: in your living room, one Landauer would be around 10\u201321 joule. \u2014 Philip Ball, Scientific American , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Tires can lose a small amount of pressure over time and are significantly affected by large swings in temperature, typically losing about a pound of pressure for every 10-degree drop in ambient temperature. \u2014 Steve Siler, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Skin moisture, the ambient temperature, and even the amount of sunlight shining on the skin can all play a part in how the thermometer measures its temperature. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The National Weather Service suggests the use of a snow board, which is a white surface that will absorb very little sunlight and stay close to the ambient air temperature. \u2014 Bill Syrett, The Conversation , 27 Jan. 2022",
"At the top of the formation, where the ambient air temperature dropped below freezing, the vapor froze to create a smooth white surface, like a meringue\u2014a process called ice-capping. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Each offers true adaptive noise canceling, smart ambient features, plus JBL\u2019s big signature sound. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Just before Scott came out, Lira said, the speakers blasted an ambient , humming noise, which stirred more panic inside her. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The smart display uses its Soli radar technology, microphones and the ambient and temperature sensors to measure your quality of sleep. \u2014 Janhoi Mcgregor, Forbes , 4 May 2021",
"Electronic hearing protection is also designed to amplify low-level ambient sounds for better communication on the range. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 11 Nov. 2020",
"For example, if your children are home and there is ambient noise during a videoconference call, most everyone will understand these days and take it in stride. \u2014 Liz Bentley, Marie Claire , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Young kids need to be able to turn off the exterior ambient noise and just find calm, Ketchum said. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 11 Apr. 2020",
"At Level C, a face mask connected to a filter strains hazardous particles out of the ambient air instead of totally replacing the supply with an SCBA or rebreather. \u2014 Rob Verger, Popular Science , 6 Apr. 2020",
"If the ambient air is cooler, the material will solidify, insulating the wearer on the inside but matching the surrounding temperature on the outside. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 5 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin ambient-, ambiens, present participle of ambi\u014d, amb\u012bre \"to visit in rotation, solicit (political support), seek to obtain, surround, encircle, embrace,\" from amb- \"around, on both sides\" + e\u014d, \u012bre \"to go\"; amb- going back to Indo-European *h 2 m\u0325b h i \"around,\" whence also Germanic *umbi- (whence Old English ymbe \"around, about,\" Old Frisian umbe, Old Saxon & Old High German umbi \"around, about, concerning,\" Old Icelandic um, umb \"around, about, beyond, over\"), Gaulish ambi- \"around (in names),\" Old Irish imb, imm \"around, about,\" Welsh & Breton am, Greek amph\u00ed \"about, on both sides of,\" Armenian amb- (in ambo\u0142\u01f0 \"whole, intact\"), Old Avestan aib\u012b \"for,\" Old Persian abiy \"to, toward,\" Sanskrit abh\u00ed \u2014 more at issue entry 1":"Adjective",
"derivative of ambient entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-b\u0113-\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"atmosphere",
"climate",
"clime",
"context",
"contexture",
"environment",
"environs",
"medium",
"milieu",
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
"setting",
"surround",
"surroundings",
"terrain"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111536",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ambiente":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": surrounding atmosphere : ambiance , milieu"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1905, in the meaning defined above"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian & Spanish, from Latin ambient-, ambiens , present participle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"am\u02c8byent\u0113",
"aam-",
"\u02ccamb\u0113\u02c8en-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124653",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambigram":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something (such as an image of a written word or phrase) that is intended or able to be oriented in either of two ways for viewing or reading":[
"When flipped upside down, it can create the same image, or may form a new image entirely. A very basic ambigram is the word \"mom\" which can be flipped to say \"wow.\"",
"\u2014 Sara Gadzala",
"\u2026 we created ambigrams and printed the ads upside down in magazines. At first glance, the reader sees a positive phrase. But when the ad is inverted, the copy reveals a sentiment quite the opposite \u2026",
"\u2014 Michael Zhang"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambi- + -gram":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-b\u0259-\u02ccgram"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042007",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambiguity":{
"antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness"
],
"definitions":{
": a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways : an ambiguous word or expression":[],
": the quality or state of being ambiguous especially in meaning":[
"The ambiguity of the poem allows several interpretations."
],
": uncertainty":[]
},
"examples":[
"A third factor amping your desire to speed things along: Despite the euphoria of those first kisses and dates, the initial stages of infatuation can be incredibly unsettling. \"You aren't sure yet where you stand with your mate, so you're anxious to shake the ambiguity ,\" explains Regan. \u2014 Molly Triffin et al. , Cosmopolitan , January 2008",
"Above the level of molecular biology, the notion of \"gene\" has become increasingly complex. The chapter in which Ridley addresses the ambiguities of this slippery word is an expository tour de force. He considers seven possible meanings of gene as used in different contexts: a unit of heredity; an interchangeable part of evolution; a recipe for a metabolic product; \u2026 a development switch; a unit of selection; and a unit of instinct. \u2014 Raymond Tallis , Prospect , September 2003",
"The troubles in the Empire at the turn of the seventeenth century have often been laid at the door of the Peace of Augsburg. While it is true that the 1555 agreement papered over some unsolvable problems and contained ambiguities and loopholes, it had been conceived as a pragmatic compromise, and it did succeed in preserving the peace in Germany for one generation. \u2014 Alison D. Anderson , On the Verge of War , 1999",
"Her letters and diaries describe her own feelings of insecurity and worries about her possible fate if she could no longer work, and they also tell us a great deal about the ambiguity of her position within the society in which she lived, and her determination to defend and maintain her own status. \u2014 Joanna Martin , A Governess In the Age of Jane Austen , 1998",
"the ambiguities in his answers",
"the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Try to reframe the ambiguity and, by extension, the fear that comes with it as an opportunity to triumph and ultimately prevail. \u2014 Ryan Mcgrath, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Eastman found ambiguity in the procedure for the counting the Electoral College votes outlined in the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Auster\u2019s obsessions with identity, language, ambiguity and defeat are revealed on the long, tailing walks through the metropolis that give his labyrinthine novels their switchback shape, and New York looms throughout like a modern-day Babel. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"That there\u2019s always some \u2014 some ambiguity in between. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2022",
"Uncertainty and ambiguity can intensify disengagement and burnout. \u2014 J. Gerald Suarez, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Robert heard him out but shot the idea down: there was no horror twist yet\u2014and, worse, no ambiguity . \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The retroshade can help suss out situations and relationships without the extra added heaviness, confusion, and ambiguity of the retrograde. \u2014 Lisa Stardust, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
"To clear up any ambiguity , Claire and Owen have a steamy kiss at the top of the film. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ambiguyte, anbiguite \"uncertainty, indecision,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French ambiguit\u00e9 \"doubtfulness of meaning, uncertainty,\" borrowed from Latin ambiguit\u0101t-, ambiguit\u0101s, from ambiguus \"unresolved, of uncertain outcome, ambiguous \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam-b\u0259-\u02c8gy\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170204",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambiguous":{
"antonyms":[
"accessible",
"clear",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways":[
"an ambiguous smile",
"an ambiguous term",
"a deliberately ambiguous reply"
],
": doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness":[
"eyes of an ambiguous color"
],
": inexplicable":[]
},
"examples":[
"Greater familiarity with this artist makes one's assessment of him more tentative rather than less. His best pictures exude a hypersensitive, ambiguous aura of grace. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl , New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2003",
"He seeks sources for the speech's ideas in Lincoln's ambiguous stance toward organized religion, in the sermons of preachers he listened to, and in his Bible-reading habit. \u2014 Gilbert Taylor , Booklist , 15 Dec. 2001",
"In Mexico we follow the fraught, ambiguous journey of a Tijuana cop \u2026 caught between the ruthless, corrupt general \u2026 he works for and the DEA, which wants him to inform on his countrymen. \u2014 David Ansen , Newsweek , 8 Jan. 2001",
"Physicians could manipulate reimbursement rules to help their patients obtain coverage for care that the physicians perceive to be necessary, for example, through ambiguous documentation or by exaggerating the severity of patients' conditions. \u2014 Michael K. Wynia et al. , Journal of the American Medical Association , 12 Apr. 2000",
"We were confused by the ambiguous wording of the message.",
"He looked at her with an ambiguous smile.",
"Due to the ambiguous nature of the question, it was difficult to choose the right answer.",
"the ambiguous position of women in modern society",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Buffett, who turns 92 this year, hasn\u2019t yet disclosed the nitty gritty of how his wealth will be split after his death; estate-planning experts told The Journal his pledge letter was a bit ambiguous . \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"The perjury charges related to her retirement savings withdrawals should be dismissed, the defense argued, because the language in the federal government\u2019s guidelines for who was eligible for coronavirus relief was fundamentally ambiguous . \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
"The future is more ambiguous , and the complexity of context, conditions and work has increased. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Wednesday statement, which was conspicuously ambiguous about who asked Smith to leave, and how. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Macron\u2019s critics allege that his often- ambiguous statements appeared to put an outsize emphasis on helping Russia avoid humiliation in the war, and lacked public commitment to a full Ukrainian victory on the battlefield. \u2014 Chico Harlan, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The secret is to make ambiguous statements about a wide range of events, and some of them will stick. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Instead, one of the researchers told The Verge that the changes were ambiguous for use in medical applications. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"But even the laws that contain exemptions for fetal health are frighteningly ambiguous for pregnant women. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ambiguus \"unresolved, hesitating in mind, of uncertain outcome, having more than one possible meaning, untrustworthy\" (from ambig\u014d, ambigere \"to dispute, be undecided, call in question, be in doubt\" \u2014from amb- \"around, about, on both sides\" + agere \"to drive [cattle], be in motion, do perform\"\u2014 + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at ambient entry 1 , agent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"am-\u02c8bi-gy\u0259-w\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ambiguous obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
"synonyms":[
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054114",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ambiguous figure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a picture of a subject which the viewer may see as either of two different subjects or as the same subject from either of two different viewpoints depending on how the total configuration is interpreted":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173002",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambiguousness":{
"antonyms":[
"accessible",
"clear",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways":[
"an ambiguous smile",
"an ambiguous term",
"a deliberately ambiguous reply"
],
": doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness":[
"eyes of an ambiguous color"
],
": inexplicable":[]
},
"examples":[
"Greater familiarity with this artist makes one's assessment of him more tentative rather than less. His best pictures exude a hypersensitive, ambiguous aura of grace. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl , New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2003",
"He seeks sources for the speech's ideas in Lincoln's ambiguous stance toward organized religion, in the sermons of preachers he listened to, and in his Bible-reading habit. \u2014 Gilbert Taylor , Booklist , 15 Dec. 2001",
"In Mexico we follow the fraught, ambiguous journey of a Tijuana cop \u2026 caught between the ruthless, corrupt general \u2026 he works for and the DEA, which wants him to inform on his countrymen. \u2014 David Ansen , Newsweek , 8 Jan. 2001",
"Physicians could manipulate reimbursement rules to help their patients obtain coverage for care that the physicians perceive to be necessary, for example, through ambiguous documentation or by exaggerating the severity of patients' conditions. \u2014 Michael K. Wynia et al. , Journal of the American Medical Association , 12 Apr. 2000",
"We were confused by the ambiguous wording of the message.",
"He looked at her with an ambiguous smile.",
"Due to the ambiguous nature of the question, it was difficult to choose the right answer.",
"the ambiguous position of women in modern society",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Buffett, who turns 92 this year, hasn\u2019t yet disclosed the nitty gritty of how his wealth will be split after his death; estate-planning experts told The Journal his pledge letter was a bit ambiguous . \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"The perjury charges related to her retirement savings withdrawals should be dismissed, the defense argued, because the language in the federal government\u2019s guidelines for who was eligible for coronavirus relief was fundamentally ambiguous . \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
"The future is more ambiguous , and the complexity of context, conditions and work has increased. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Wednesday statement, which was conspicuously ambiguous about who asked Smith to leave, and how. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Macron\u2019s critics allege that his often- ambiguous statements appeared to put an outsize emphasis on helping Russia avoid humiliation in the war, and lacked public commitment to a full Ukrainian victory on the battlefield. \u2014 Chico Harlan, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The secret is to make ambiguous statements about a wide range of events, and some of them will stick. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Instead, one of the researchers told The Verge that the changes were ambiguous for use in medical applications. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"But even the laws that contain exemptions for fetal health are frighteningly ambiguous for pregnant women. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ambiguus \"unresolved, hesitating in mind, of uncertain outcome, having more than one possible meaning, untrustworthy\" (from ambig\u014d, ambigere \"to dispute, be undecided, call in question, be in doubt\" \u2014from amb- \"around, about, on both sides\" + agere \"to drive [cattle], be in motion, do perform\"\u2014 + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at ambient entry 1 , agent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"am-\u02c8bi-gy\u0259-w\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ambiguous obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
"synonyms":[
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225047",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ambilanak":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a form of Malayan marriage especially in Sumatra where the husband in lieu of a bride-price enters the wife's family, has no property right in children or wife, and may be dismissed by her father":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Malay ambil-anak , from ambil taking over + anak child":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6amb\u0259\u00a6l\u00e4n\u0259(k)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135217",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambilian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": ambilanak"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1928, in the meaning defined above"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Malay ambil -anak + English -ian"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)am\u00a6bily\u0259n",
"-l\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080533",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambiplasma":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hypothetical plasma that is held to consist of matter and antimatter":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambi- + plasma":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6aam-",
"-b\u0113 +",
"\u00a6amb\u0259\u0307"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214012",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambipolar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": relating to or consisting of both electrons and positive ions moving in opposite directions":[
"ambipolar diffusion"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambi- + polar":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\" +"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231406",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambisexual":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bisexual : such as":[],
": having qualities or characteristics associated with both sexes : sexually ambiguous":[
"\u2026 his new image is less campy, less outrageously ambisexual than before\u2014in the movie, he basically pursues one girl; and he's toned down his old costume of bikini underpants and lace gloves.",
"\u2014 Michiko Kakutani"
],
": having, showing, or involving feelings of sexual attraction for both sexes":[
"\u2026 an impudent college conservative from Iowa mortified at this tribe's ambisexual practices \u2026",
"\u2014 Andy Webster"
],
": suitable or designed for both males and females : unisex":[
"ambisexual names",
"The patterns also are available for men because VanMartin believes in \" ambisexual fashion.\"",
"\u2014 On-ke Wilde"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ferris delivers that speech in the shower while wearing a punk\u2019s shampoo Mohawk, then an ambisexual head turban. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambi- + sexual":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-sh\u00fc-\u0259l",
"\u02ccam-bi-\u02c8sek-sh(\u0259-)w\u0259l",
"-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l",
"\u02ccam-bi-\u02c8seksh-(\u0259-)w\u0259l, -\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l"
],
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"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": partly in the first and partly in the second or not assignable to one only of two consecutive syllables":[
"the n in cynic is ambisyllabic"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambi- + -syllabic":""
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043903",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"ambit":{
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"definitions":{
": a sphere of action, expression, or influence : scope":[],
": circuit , compass":[],
": the bounds or limits of a place or district":[]
},
"examples":[
"many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both countries are now working out a payment mechanism, including a rupee-ruble arrangement and the routing of transactions through banks outside the ambit of Western sanctions. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The law also leaves it up to the judge presiding over the case to decide whether the murder fell in the ambit of an honour killing, according to AFP. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 15 Feb. 2022",
"As one of the largest agricultural companies in the world, with revenues of more than $85 billion, ADM encompasses a wide variety of businesses, with such items as food, feed, alcohol, cosmetics, and paint in its ambit . \u2014 Nushin Huq, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The latest victory will likely help the BJP forge ahead with its controversial agenda, such as implementing a citizenship law that excluded Muslims from its ambit and had been pushed to the back burner after nationwide protests. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"But despite the claims of several Capitol-riot defendants that Section 1512 applies only to judicial proceedings, there is no doubt that congressional proceedings are within its ambit . \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
"What was striking about Moral Mondays was their sweeping ambit . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Codeless AI infrastructure is an efficient way to reach the ambit . \u2014 Shubham Mishra, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The ambit of my world became no larger than my neighborhood. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from Latin ambitus \"circuit, circumference, strip of ground around the outside of a building,\" from amb\u012bre \"to visit in rotation, surround, encircle\" + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at ambient entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8am-b\u0259t"
],
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"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"felt sick and had no ambition"
],
": an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power":[
"With her talent and fierce ambition , she became a very successful actress."
],
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"Her ambition is to start her own business."
],
": to have as one's ambition : desire":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"My first ambition as a child was to be in the circus.",
"He lacked ambition and couldn't compete with the others.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The final reason is the overwhelming lack of ambition in public policy and government. \u2014 Nelson Dumas, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"For more than a decade, the Drake factory has been operating at full capacity \u2014 recalibrating the relationship between hip-hop, R&B and pop; balancing grand-scale ambition with granular experimentation; embracing the meme-ification of his celebrity. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Musk, who did not respond to multiple emails requesting an interview, displayed cosmic ambition even in childhood. \u2014 Marc Fisher, Christian Davenport And Faiz Siddiqui, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"Musk, who did not respond to multiple emails requesting an interview, displayed cosmic ambition even in childhood. \u2014 Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Yakovenko\u2019s vision for the Solana blockchain, instead, is not to kill off all other challengers\u2014a perhaps surprising ambition for the CEO of a company. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Moreover, there have been many conflicting reports regarding Apple\u2019s overall ambition in the automotive space. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Anthony will have the opportunity to show off his dunking ambition and creativity in the NBA\u2019s Dunk Contest on Feb. 19 in Cleveland as part of All-Star Weekend. \u2014 Khobi Price, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The need to be valued in the case of John Mitchell, blind ambition in the case of John Dean, zealotry in the case of G. Gordon Liddy. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the Kushners\u2019 empire, like Trump\u2019s, was underwritten by years of dealing in much more modestly ambitioned properties. \u2014 Alec Macgillis/propublica, New York Times , 23 May 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1601, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English ambicioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French ambicion, borrowed from Latin ambiti\u014dn-, ambiti\u014d \"act of soliciting for votes, running for public office, striving after popularity, desire for advancement,\" from amb\u012bre \"to encircle, visit in rotation, solicit (political support), seek to obtain\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at ambient entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of ambition entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"am-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ambition Noun ambition , aspiration , pretension mean strong desire for advancement. ambition applies to the desire for personal advancement or preferment and may suggest equally a praiseworthy or an inordinate desire. driven by ambition aspiration implies a striving after something higher than oneself. an aspiration to become president someday pretension suggests ardent desire for recognition of accomplishment often without actual possession of the necessary ability and therefore may imply presumption. has literary pretensions",
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"ambitiousness",
"aspiration",
"go-getting"
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"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"felt sick and had no ambition"
],
": an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power":[
"With her talent and fierce ambition , she became a very successful actress."
],
": desire to achieve a particular end":[],
": the object of ambition":[
"Her ambition is to start her own business."
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": to have as one's ambition : desire":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"My first ambition as a child was to be in the circus.",
"He lacked ambition and couldn't compete with the others.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The final reason is the overwhelming lack of ambition in public policy and government. \u2014 Nelson Dumas, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"For more than a decade, the Drake factory has been operating at full capacity \u2014 recalibrating the relationship between hip-hop, R&B and pop; balancing grand-scale ambition with granular experimentation; embracing the meme-ification of his celebrity. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Musk, who did not respond to multiple emails requesting an interview, displayed cosmic ambition even in childhood. \u2014 Marc Fisher, Christian Davenport And Faiz Siddiqui, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"Musk, who did not respond to multiple emails requesting an interview, displayed cosmic ambition even in childhood. \u2014 Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Yakovenko\u2019s vision for the Solana blockchain, instead, is not to kill off all other challengers\u2014a perhaps surprising ambition for the CEO of a company. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Moreover, there have been many conflicting reports regarding Apple\u2019s overall ambition in the automotive space. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Anthony will have the opportunity to show off his dunking ambition and creativity in the NBA\u2019s Dunk Contest on Feb. 19 in Cleveland as part of All-Star Weekend. \u2014 Khobi Price, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The need to be valued in the case of John Mitchell, blind ambition in the case of John Dean, zealotry in the case of G. Gordon Liddy. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the Kushners\u2019 empire, like Trump\u2019s, was underwritten by years of dealing in much more modestly ambitioned properties. \u2014 Alec Macgillis/propublica, New York Times , 23 May 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1601, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English ambicioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French ambicion, borrowed from Latin ambiti\u014dn-, ambiti\u014d \"act of soliciting for votes, running for public office, striving after popularity, desire for advancement,\" from amb\u012bre \"to encircle, visit in rotation, solicit (political support), seek to obtain\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at ambient entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of ambition entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"am-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ambition Noun ambition , aspiration , pretension mean strong desire for advancement. ambition applies to the desire for personal advancement or preferment and may suggest equally a praiseworthy or an inordinate desire. driven by ambition aspiration implies a striving after something higher than oneself. an aspiration to become president someday pretension suggests ardent desire for recognition of accomplishment often without actual possession of the necessary ability and therefore may imply presumption. has literary pretensions",
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"aspiration",
"go-getting"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"unambitious"
],
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": having a desire to achieve a particular goal : aspiring":[
"ambitious for power"
],
": having or controlled by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous":[
"an ambitious young executive"
],
": resulting from, characterized by, or showing ambition":[
"an ambitious film"
]
},
"examples":[
"The company was created by two very ambitious young men in the early 1900s.",
"This 500-page book is her most ambitious effort yet.",
"Your plans for the future are very ambitious .",
"It was too ambitious a task for just one person.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the court ruled out more ambitious approaches such as a cap-and-trade system at a time when experts are issuing increasingly dire warnings about the quickening pace of global warming. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
"But the court ruled out more ambitious approaches, like a cap-and-trade system. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Members pledged Tuesday to create a new \u2018climate club\u2019 for nations that want to take more ambitious action to tackle global warming. \u2014 Geir Moulson, Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"In August 2015 Ashford, who spends about 12 weeks a year in Tangier, put on a reading of Suddenly Last Summer with Ruth Wilson, and since then things have become more ambitious . \u2014 Marshall Heyman, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Considering the quality of the opponents FC Cincinnati will face during the 10-match stretch the club is targeting, treading water in the standings becomes an even more ambitious aim. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"The Umbrella Academy, which spent Season 2 in the 1960s, returns with an even more ambitious use of time travel in Season 3. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"Other companies, like Nissan, have a longer but more ambitious plan to roll out solid-state batteries. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"And if humanity\u2019s spaceflight goals become even more ambitious ? \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ambicious \"overweening, craving,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ambicieus \"striving for success, seeking glory,\" borrowed from Latin ambiti\u014dsus \"anxious to win favor, eager for advancement,\" from ambiti \u014d \"act of soliciting for votes, desire for advancement\" + -\u014dsus -ous \u2014 more at ambition entry 1":""
},
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"am-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259s"
],
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"aspiring",
"go-getting",
"hard-driving",
"pushing",
"self-seeking"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055856",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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"He was very ambitious for his children but not for himself."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053314",
"type":[
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"ambitionless",
"unambitious"
],
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": having a desire to achieve a particular goal : aspiring":[
"ambitious for power"
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": having or controlled by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous":[
"an ambitious young executive"
],
": resulting from, characterized by, or showing ambition":[
"an ambitious film"
]
},
"examples":[
"The company was created by two very ambitious young men in the early 1900s.",
"This 500-page book is her most ambitious effort yet.",
"Your plans for the future are very ambitious .",
"It was too ambitious a task for just one person.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the court ruled out more ambitious approaches such as a cap-and-trade system at a time when experts are issuing increasingly dire warnings about the quickening pace of global warming. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
"But the court ruled out more ambitious approaches, like a cap-and-trade system. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Members pledged Tuesday to create a new \u2018climate club\u2019 for nations that want to take more ambitious action to tackle global warming. \u2014 Geir Moulson, Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"In August 2015 Ashford, who spends about 12 weeks a year in Tangier, put on a reading of Suddenly Last Summer with Ruth Wilson, and since then things have become more ambitious . \u2014 Marshall Heyman, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Considering the quality of the opponents FC Cincinnati will face during the 10-match stretch the club is targeting, treading water in the standings becomes an even more ambitious aim. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"The Umbrella Academy, which spent Season 2 in the 1960s, returns with an even more ambitious use of time travel in Season 3. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"Other companies, like Nissan, have a longer but more ambitious plan to roll out solid-state batteries. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"And if humanity\u2019s spaceflight goals become even more ambitious ? \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 17 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English ambicious \"overweening, craving,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ambicieus \"striving for success, seeking glory,\" borrowed from Latin ambiti\u014dsus \"anxious to win favor, eager for advancement,\" from ambiti \u014d \"act of soliciting for votes, desire for advancement\" + -\u014dsus -ous \u2014 more at ambition entry 1":""
},
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"am-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259s"
],
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"pushing",
"self-seeking"
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"noun"
]
},
"ambitty":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": devitrified":[
"\u2014 used in glass manufacture of glass in the pot during manipulation"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from French ambit\u00e9":""
},
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"(\u02c8)am\u00a6bit\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112857",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": the personality configuration of an ambivert":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambi- + -version (in extroversion , introversion )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam-bi-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
"-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccam-bi-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n, -sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132517",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ambivert":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person having characteristics of both extrovert and introvert":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For simplicity, this article will focus on the following personality traits: extrovert, ambivert and introvert. \u2014 Julia Wuench, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Chow calls herself an ambivert \u2014 a blending of an extrovert mom and an introvert dad. \u2014 Cheryl Hall, Dallas News , 28 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambi- + -vert (in extrovert entry 1 , introvert entry 1 )":""
},
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"\u02c8am-bi-\u02ccv\u0259rt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162212",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amble":{
"antonyms":[
"constitutional",
"perambulation",
"ramble",
"range",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"turn",
"walk",
"wander"
],
"definitions":{
": a leisurely walk":[
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],
": an easy gait":[],
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"spent the day ambling through the park"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We ambled along as we talked.",
"They ambled down the road.",
"Noun",
"we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Start at Stars and Stripes Park, at the southern end of the reservoir, and amble through forested areas and neighborhood streets. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 8 June 2020",
"After picking out the bedrooms for their kids (painting a possible picture of reality TV\u2019s next big blended family?), the lovebirds amble out to the backyard and promptly plop into lounge chairs. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Then amble through the 5-acre garden first lovingly planted in the 1970s by Amir Dialameh after a brush fire left a landscape of scorched earth and tree stumps. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Groups of people, most of them gay men, many of them naked, amble down the beach toward a soaring rocky outcrop. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Others amble about, taking in a view of the city that seems to go on forever. \u2014 Abdi Ibrahim, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Under the glow of a halogen dangling upon a fence stood the seven runners, about to amble off into the dark and return again. \u2014 Devin Kelly, Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The rest would sort of amble off of it, like people leaving their apartment to walk to the train. \u2014 Devin Kelly, Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Mollaberria Kalea harbor wall as sailors pull off covers from moored harbor boats and parents amble with children. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The hotel is about a 15-minute amble along Somerville Avenue to the nucleus of Union Square. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"What seemed at first to be their daring getaway would later be downgraded to a liberatory amble : The steers had merely drifted out of the pen that held them at the Star Packing Company on Cote Brilliante Avenue. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Or, pace down Boulevard Zumardia between old town and city center\u2014an attractive amble that includes a sidewalk dozens of feet wide. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Born and raised in San Clemente, Calif., the son of a professional surfer from the 1980s and early \u201990s, Andino has always been a short amble away from the steady break at T Street and the sporadic pumpers at Upper and Lower Trestles. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021",
"Andersson led research published in 2016 that identified the gene that grants Icelandic horses their unique amble . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2021",
"On a quiet amble through the Wallace Desert Garden, a visitor can see birds atop the saguaros, pollinators on the vibrant red and yellow flowers of barrel cactuses, the clarity of the air in a place far from the city. \u2014 Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic , 15 Nov. 2020",
"But even those of us not so anesthetized shouldn\u2019t expect to be taking or following an easy, pleasant amble . \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2020",
"Skip the beach one morning for an amble through the historic capital city of St. George and discover a 300-year-old fortress with working cannons, stunning Georgian architecture, and, of course, an amazing spice market. \u2014 Paul Rubio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ambel, in part borrowed from Middle French amble (going back to Old French, noun derivative of ambler \"to amble entry 1 \"), in part noun derivative of amblen \"to amble entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English amblen \"(of a horse) to go at an amble, go at an easy gait,\" borrowed from Anglo-French ambler, aumbler (in present participle amblant ) (continental Old French anbler ), going back to Latin ambul\u0101re \"to go on foot, walk, walk for pleasure or health, travel,\" from amb- \"around, about\" + -ul\u0101re, probably going back to a verb base *al-, going back to Indo-European *h 2 elh 2 - \"wander,\" whence also Umbrian amboltu \"(s/he) must go around,\" Greek al\u00e1omai, al\u00e2sthai \"to wander, roam,\" Latvian alu\u00f4t \"to go astray\" \u2014 more at ambient entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-b\u0259l"
],
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"hike",
"perambulate",
"ramble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"tramp",
"tromp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015849",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
"ambler":{
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"constitutional",
"perambulation",
"ramble",
"range",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"turn",
"walk",
"wander"
],
"definitions":{
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"spent the day ambling through the park"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We ambled along as we talked.",
"They ambled down the road.",
"Noun",
"we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Start at Stars and Stripes Park, at the southern end of the reservoir, and amble through forested areas and neighborhood streets. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 8 June 2020",
"After picking out the bedrooms for their kids (painting a possible picture of reality TV\u2019s next big blended family?), the lovebirds amble out to the backyard and promptly plop into lounge chairs. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Then amble through the 5-acre garden first lovingly planted in the 1970s by Amir Dialameh after a brush fire left a landscape of scorched earth and tree stumps. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Groups of people, most of them gay men, many of them naked, amble down the beach toward a soaring rocky outcrop. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Others amble about, taking in a view of the city that seems to go on forever. \u2014 Abdi Ibrahim, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Under the glow of a halogen dangling upon a fence stood the seven runners, about to amble off into the dark and return again. \u2014 Devin Kelly, Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The rest would sort of amble off of it, like people leaving their apartment to walk to the train. \u2014 Devin Kelly, Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Mollaberria Kalea harbor wall as sailors pull off covers from moored harbor boats and parents amble with children. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The hotel is about a 15-minute amble along Somerville Avenue to the nucleus of Union Square. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"What seemed at first to be their daring getaway would later be downgraded to a liberatory amble : The steers had merely drifted out of the pen that held them at the Star Packing Company on Cote Brilliante Avenue. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Or, pace down Boulevard Zumardia between old town and city center\u2014an attractive amble that includes a sidewalk dozens of feet wide. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Born and raised in San Clemente, Calif., the son of a professional surfer from the 1980s and early \u201990s, Andino has always been a short amble away from the steady break at T Street and the sporadic pumpers at Upper and Lower Trestles. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021",
"Andersson led research published in 2016 that identified the gene that grants Icelandic horses their unique amble . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2021",
"On a quiet amble through the Wallace Desert Garden, a visitor can see birds atop the saguaros, pollinators on the vibrant red and yellow flowers of barrel cactuses, the clarity of the air in a place far from the city. \u2014 Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic , 15 Nov. 2020",
"But even those of us not so anesthetized shouldn\u2019t expect to be taking or following an easy, pleasant amble . \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2020",
"Skip the beach one morning for an amble through the historic capital city of St. George and discover a 300-year-old fortress with working cannons, stunning Georgian architecture, and, of course, an amazing spice market. \u2014 Paul Rubio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 Feb. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English ambel, in part borrowed from Middle French amble (going back to Old French, noun derivative of ambler \"to amble entry 1 \"), in part noun derivative of amblen \"to amble entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English amblen \"(of a horse) to go at an amble, go at an easy gait,\" borrowed from Anglo-French ambler, aumbler (in present participle amblant ) (continental Old French anbler ), going back to Latin ambul\u0101re \"to go on foot, walk, walk for pleasure or health, travel,\" from amb- \"around, about\" + -ul\u0101re, probably going back to a verb base *al-, going back to Indo-European *h 2 elh 2 - \"wander,\" whence also Umbrian amboltu \"(s/he) must go around,\" Greek al\u00e1omai, al\u00e2sthai \"to wander, roam,\" Latvian alu\u00f4t \"to go astray\" \u2014 more at ambient entry 1":"Verb"
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"\u02c8am-b\u0259l"
],
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"hike",
"perambulate",
"ramble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"tramp",
"tromp"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut":[],
": something extremely pleasing to taste or smell":[],
": the food of the Greek and Roman gods":[],
": the ointment or perfume of the gods":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her preparations include cleansing and perfuming herself with divinely fragrant ambrosia as well as borrowing a magical, lust-inducing belt from Aphrodite. \u2014 Britta Ager, The Conversation , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The long pavilion tables at College Mound United Methodist Church, seven miles southeast of Terrell in Kaufman County, won\u2019t be piled with fried chicken, black-eyed peas, green bean casseroles or ambrosia salads. \u2014 Marc Ramirez, Dallas News , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Ambrosia Panna Cotta with Pineapple Citrus Relish, Toasted Coconut and Pecans McCook created this recipe to revisit memories of her grandmother\u2019s ambrosia , a Southern specialty. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 18 Feb. 2020",
"The menu features bratwurst with sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, pickled beets and ambrosia . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Sep. 2019",
"And when the citizens of Thebes asked Hercules to prove his strength by helping with affordable housing, the 1,800 or so citizens at the Delacorte lapped it up like ambrosia . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 2 Sep. 2019",
"Culprit\u2019s boysenberry marshmallow ambrosia is one to try, as is Orphan\u2019s Kitchen\u2019s avocado bombe Alaska, served with lime and Kahikatea peppercorn, (a native pine). \u2014 Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue , 25 July 2018",
"Items like ambrosia , bombe Alaska, pavlova, and banana split sundaes have made a bold return with a contemporary spin. \u2014 Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue , 25 July 2018",
"The coral-hued ambrosia was her tactic for getting me to recite the alphabet and my numbers. \u2014 Liz Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 May 2018"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Latin, from Greek, literally, immortality, from ambrotos immortal, from a- + -mbrotos (akin to brotos mortal) \u2014 more at murder":""
},
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"am-\u02c8br\u014d-zh(\u0113-)\u0259"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tube foot of an echinoderm":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131338",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": the water-vascular system of echinoderms"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1857, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082326",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": like an ambulacrum in shape":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin ambulacr um + English -iform":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6amby\u0259\u00a6lakr\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085739",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambulacrum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an ambulacral area or part":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin ambul\u0101crum, going back to Latin, \"place for walking, promenade,\" from ambul\u0101re \"to walk, walk for pleasure or health\" + -crum, suffix of instruments (dissimilated from *-clum, going back to *-tlom ) \u2014 more at amble entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8l\u0101-",
"\u02ccam-by\u0259-\u02c8la-kr\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223442",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambulance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a vehicle equipped for transporting the injured or sick":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indianapolis Metropolitan Police responded to the home about 3:20 a.m. April 25 after Whitfield\u2019s mother called 911 and asked for an ambulance to help with her son. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"Paredes and Santana were so gravely wounded that officers rushed them to the hospital in a patrol vehicle rather than waiting for an ambulance , a law enforcement source said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Hanaysheh, who was next to Abu Akleh, can be heard calling for an ambulance immediately after the second burst of gunfire. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Pettaway bled as police dragged him out of the house and onto the sidewalk to wait for an ambulance , according to the timeline in the lawsuit. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
"Five days later, the father of Hailey\u2019s two sons called for an ambulance . \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 May 2022",
"So what Cleveland could be getting each year by, by increasing the rates of charges, insurance companies and patients for ambulance . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The initial call was for an ambulance but was quickly upgraded to a structure fire with two residents trapped, according to a Western Lakes Fire District news release. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Singleton agreed some sites on the trails would be hard for an ambulance to reach. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier, \"mobile medical facility following troops in the field, corps of surgeons and assistants caring for wounded soldiers in the field,\" borrowed from French, from ambul ant \"mobile, itinerant\" (borrowed from Latin ambulant-, ambulans, present participle of ambul\u0101re \"to go on foot, travel\") + -ance -ance \u2014 more at amble entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-by\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s",
"-b\u0259-",
"\u02c8am-by\u0259-l\u0259ns",
"also -\u02cclan(t)s",
"\u02c8am-b(y)\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s also -\u02cclan(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064157",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambulance chaser":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a lawyer or lawyer's agent who incites accident victims to sue for damages":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This results in people who use astrology as an excuse to be an ambulance chaser or to create viral, fear-mongering social media content. \u2014 Diana Rose Harper, Wired , 5 Jan. 2022",
"On the one hand, people have referred to you as Black America\u2019s attorney general, helping David fight Goliath, while on the other, critics have called you an opportunist or ambulance chaser . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Corporations portrayed tort lawyers as ambulance chasers seeking to make a buck through frivolous litigation. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 11 Nov. 2019",
"Then, after Notre Dame cathedral burned in April, architects played ambulance chasers , rushing in with drawings that proposed rebuilding the landmark with such nonsensical features as a rooftop swimming pool and a twisting spire. \u2014 Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com , 19 July 2019",
"The once obvious distinction between white-shoe-firm lawyer and ambulance chaser is no longer so clear. \u2014 James Atlas, Town & Country , 3 Dec. 2018",
"And her lawyer, who a couple of months ago might have been dismissed as a flash-in-the-pan ambulance chaser , turns out to be a guy who graduated from a top-tier law school at the top of his class. \u2014 Rachel Dodes, Vanities , 17 May 2018",
"And Jeff Wall, who has done a creditable job of making Trump seem normal, is reduced to little more than an ambulance chaser in a powder-blue suit\u2014someone whose lying client is making a mockery of the court. \u2014 Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine , 5 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025349",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambulant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": moving about : ambulatory":[]
},
"examples":[
"a scattering of ambulant vendors can be found on the downtown plaza"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1619, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin ambulant-, ambulans, present participle of ambul\u0101re \"to go on foot, travel\" \u2014 more at amble entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-by\u0259-l\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambulatory",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"nomadic",
"perambulatory",
"peregrine",
"peripatetic",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074335",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambulate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to move from place to place : walk":[
"She was hopeful that the surgery would improve her ability to ambulate .",
"\u2014 Anita Lewis and Joyce Sasson Levy"
]
},
"examples":[
"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These rolling toys work on carpet, tile and wood floors and ambulate in a similar way to natural prey. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Sternburg who had recently recovered from a foot injury, was reappreciating her ability to ambulate at the same time as the world had withdrawn. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin ambul\u0101tus, past participle of ambul\u0101re \"to go by foot, walk, walk for pleasure or exercise, travel\" \u2014 more at amble entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8am-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"foot (it)",
"hoof (it)",
"leg (it)",
"pad",
"step",
"traipse",
"tread",
"walk"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210251",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ambulation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act, action, or an instance of moving about or walking":[
"There is no better way to experience a sense of place than taking a walk. Sam Miller took a grand one, a great spiraling ambulation starting at the heart of Delhi \u2026 and working its way to the outer precincts.",
"\u2014 Peter Lewis",
"\u2014 used chiefly in medical contexts In 1938, early ambulation after surgery was still considered a threat to the recently sutured wound. \u2014 Richard Warren \u2026 proper mobility strategies after a fall may minimize complications. Although resumption of upright stance for ambulation is optimal, even crawling or change of positions on the ground is usually preferable to lying stationary \u2026 \u2014 Edison H. Wong \u2026 many polio survivors have had to start using ambulation aids, change from crutches to wheelchairs, or exchange manual chairs for motorized chairs. \u2014 Grace R. Young"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin ambul\u0101ti\u014dn-, ambul\u0101ti\u014d \"act of walking, stroll,\" from ambul\u0101re \"to go by foot, walk for pleasure or health, travel\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at amble entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam-by\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233755",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambulatorial":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": adapted to progression by walking rather than by running, leaping, or crawling":[],
": ambulatory":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambulatory entry 1 + -al":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235605",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambulatory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking":[],
": able to walk about and not bedridden":[
"ambulatory patients"
],
": capable of being altered":[
"a will is ambulatory until the testator's death"
],
": moving from place to place : itinerant":[
"for years led an ambulatory life"
],
": performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient":[
"ambulatory medical care",
"an ambulatory electrocardiogram"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Thousands of United Healthcare members this morning lost in-network access to Broward Health hospitals and ambulatory care facilities after the two entities failed by Thursday to reach agreement on a new contract. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Workers in ambulatory and primary care centers are also being temporarily moved to inpatient units or urgent care centers to manage the surge. \u2014 Eric Boodman And Isabella Cueto, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The medical building is home to an ambulatory surgery center and a center for breast cancer surgery, according to the hospital's website. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) will take approximately one year to complete, with an opening expected next spring. \u2014 al , 24 May 2022",
"Sweeney also had a 28-06 throw in the ambulatory shot put. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 5 May 2022",
"TriHealth, one of the region's largest health systems, is planning to open a $30 million ambulatory medical campus in Springfield Township, a move that's expected to bring 120 health care and support staff jobs, officials said. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 4 Mar. 2022",
"OrthoIllinois officials will appear before the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board Tuesday, Oct. 26, to request a Certificate of Need application for OrthoIllinois Surgery Center Elgin, an ambulatory surgical center. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Because Braid\u2019s clinic is now an ambulatory surgical center, Kleinfeld said, high-risk pregnancy doctors in the area can refer patients to him. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The recommendations also call for closing the Cleveland VA Medical Center satellite ambulatory surgical center on Superior Avenue. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Just the opposite: a respiratory-borne virus is more easily transmitted by an ambulatory , socially interactive host. \u2014 Donald S. Burke, STAT , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Employees from Central EMS, a Roswell ambulatory service, happened upon the scene and rescued the passenger from the burning vehicle before police showed up, according to the news release. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Bob oversees all hospital, ambulatory , and retail operations in this full continuum of care delivery system with annual revenues of $7 billion and 33,000 team members. \u2014 Ellevate, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Like similar agencies across the country, Seminole Fire Department has been impacted by high-call volumes and ambulatory transports related to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Buccal fat removal is typically performed in a hospital, a licensed ambulatory surgery setting, or an in-office procedure room. \u2014 Colleen Murphy, Health.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Last week, the pediatric ambulatory department at Boston Medical Center, which treats nearly 15,000 children, began sending vaccination mobile units into city neighborhoods. \u2014 Jan Hoffman, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
"The site is Virtua\u2019s third ambulatory COVID-19 testing site beyond its testing at its five hospitals and seven emergency rooms in South Jersey. \u2014 David Levinsky, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ambulatoire \"movable, without fixed residence,\" borrowed from Latin ambul\u0101t\u014drius \"movable, transferable, suitable for walking,\" from ambul\u0101re \"to go by foot, walk for pleasure or health, travel\" + -t\u014drius, deverbal adjective suffix originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -t\u014dr-, -tor ; (sense 1b) after German ambulatorisch \u2014 more at amble entry 1":"Adjective",
"earlier ameltori, amlatorye, borrowed from Medieval Latin ambul\u0101t\u014drium, noun derivative from neuter of Latin ambul\u0101t\u014drius \"movable, suitable for walking\" \u2014 more at ambulatory entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-by\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"\u02c8am-by\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113",
"\u02c8am-by\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"ambulant",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"nomadic",
"perambulatory",
"peregrine",
"peripatetic",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042943",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ambulette":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a van or similar vehicle equipped for transporting people with limited mobility (such as wheelchair-bound patients) in nonemergency situations":[
"At the hospital, I \u2026 arranged for an ambulette to bring us to the apartment.",
"\u2014 Roz Chast"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One defendant was accused of parking his Mercedes with a phony Law Department placard in a space reserved for an ambulette that transported people with disabilities to a health care facility, investigators said. \u2014 James C. Mckinley Jr., New York Times , 3 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ambul(ance) + -ette":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam-by\u0259-\u02c8let"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183658",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambulia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several aquatic plants of the genus Limnophila (family Scrophulariaceae) having finely dissected submerged and peltate floating leaves and being often grown as an aquarium plant":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin (Lamarck), borrowed from Konkani ambuli , name for Limnophora indica":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"am\u02c8by\u00fcl\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221438",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambuscade":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ambush":[]
},
"examples":[
"warned by one of their scouts of an Apache ambuscade , the Comanches took a different path through the mountains"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1588, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French emboscade, embuscade, borrowed from Italian imboscata, from imboscare \"to hide in a forest or behind vegetation\" (from im- im- + -boscare, derivative of bosco \"forest,\" going back \u2014perhaps via Langobardic\u2014 to Germanic *boska-/*buska- \"bush, thicket\") + -ata, suffix of action and result \u2014 more at bush entry 1 , -ade":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam-b\u0259-\u02c8sk\u0101d",
"\u02c8am-b\u0259-\u02ccsk\u0101d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambush",
"ambushment",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"trap"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061919",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ambush":{
"antonyms":[
"ambuscade",
"ambushment",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"trap"
],
"definitions":{
": a trap in which one or more concealed attackers lie in wait to attack by surprise":[
"soldiers caught in an ambush",
"Suddenly a shout comes down the line: \"Contact front!\" It's an ambush , with gunmen on both sides of the road.",
"\u2014 Lev Grossman",
"\u2026 it is plain he must have been as stupid with weariness as myself, and looked as little where we were going, or we should not have walked into an ambush like blind men.",
"\u2014 Robert Louis Stevenson"
],
": the act of approaching or confronting someone with something unexpected":[
"\u2014 often used before another noun ambush journalism \u2026 did not return calls or e-mails and was hostile when a television crew conducted an ambush interview several years ago. \u2014 Neely Tucker"
],
": to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay":[
"Our troops ambushed the enemy units.",
"\u2026 his caravan that season had been ambushed and shot at twice on the way down \u2026",
"\u2014 Rudyard Kipling"
],
": to lie in wait : lurk":[],
": to station in ambush (see ambush entry 2 sense 2 )":[
"Mr and Mrs Fyne ambushed at their window\u2014a most incredible occupation for people of their kind\u2014saw with renewed anxiety a cab come to the door.",
"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We have reports of enemy soldiers ambushing civilians on this road.",
"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king",
"Noun",
"Many soldiers were killed in the ambush .",
"The soldiers were lying in ambush , waiting for the enemy to approach.",
"a snake waiting in ambush for its next meal",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Gone are the lumbering columns of tanks plodding through enemy territory that stretched supply lines and proved vulnerable to ambush in Russia\u2019s disastrous attack on Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell And Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"Gone are the lumbering columns of tanks plodding through enemy territory that stretched supply lines and proved vulnerable to ambush in Russia\u2019s disastrous attack on Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"These predators can ambush prey as large as deer, kangaroos, cattle and wild buffalo. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
"In other videos, Toby Wilson is seen constantly looking over his shoulder, armed with a pool noodle, to check if Cosmo is about to ambush him. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"Clusters of trees around farms in northern Donetsk provide cover for Ukrainian forces armed with antitank weapons such as Javelins and NLAWs to ambush Russian convoys, Clark said. \u2014 Laris Karklis, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Watch the video to see Tyler ambush his mom in her garage with a surprise return. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The attack, which left other Americans injured and several aircraft destroyed, was the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Africa since the October 2017 ambush in Niger, in which four soldiers were killed. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The troops under his command organize in small, nimble units that can sneak up on and ambush the lumbering columns of Russian tanks. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The ambush on Gausman was part of a bigger breakout in the final game of the series, which ended an eight-game road trip with four wins and four losses. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"Five Phoenix police officers were shot and another four were injured by bullet shrapnel during that incident described by officials as an ambush turned barricade. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Four suspects connected to the shooting of an elderly man during an ambush attack in Memphis, Tennessee are being sought, authorities said Friday. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"In an interview in the 1960s, Pa Murray offered a surprising take on the ambush in New York. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"For instance, the Army\u2019s investigation of the ambush in Niger initially placed blame on soldiers on the ground, even though military officials acknowledged that commanders had sent them on a mission without adequate backup or aerial surveillance. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Now, as authorities continue investigating the case, allegations from prosecutors in a string of court hearings describe the ambush as part of something much broader: an escalating feud between street gangs in the area. \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"The Philadelphia Police Police Department released surveillance video Wednesday of the brazen ambush shooting in the Mt. Airy section of the city. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"So, who does Catherine believe was behind the ambush plot? \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English enbuschen \"to place in hiding in order to attack by surprise, to hide (oneself) in order to attack by surprise,\" borrowed from Anglo-French embuscher \"to place (in the woods) in order to attack by surprise, conceal, lie in wait to attack by surprise\" (also continental Old French [Normandy & Picardy] embuschier, Picard dialect embusquier ), from em- em- + -buscher, verbal derivative of Picard bus, busc \"forest, grove,\" going back to Old Low Franconian *b\u016bska-, going back to Germanic, ablaut variant of *buska- \"bush, thicket\" \u2014 more at bush entry 1":"Verb",
"earlier enbusshe, borrowed from Middle French embusche, embusque, noun derivative of embuschier \"to place (in the woods) in order to attack by surprise\" \u2014 more at ambush entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-\u02ccbu\u0307sh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambuscade",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"waylay"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034552",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ambushment":{
"antonyms":[
"ambuscade",
"ambushment",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"trap"
],
"definitions":{
": a trap in which one or more concealed attackers lie in wait to attack by surprise":[
"soldiers caught in an ambush",
"Suddenly a shout comes down the line: \"Contact front!\" It's an ambush , with gunmen on both sides of the road.",
"\u2014 Lev Grossman",
"\u2026 it is plain he must have been as stupid with weariness as myself, and looked as little where we were going, or we should not have walked into an ambush like blind men.",
"\u2014 Robert Louis Stevenson"
],
": the act of approaching or confronting someone with something unexpected":[
"\u2014 often used before another noun ambush journalism \u2026 did not return calls or e-mails and was hostile when a television crew conducted an ambush interview several years ago. \u2014 Neely Tucker"
],
": to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay":[
"Our troops ambushed the enemy units.",
"\u2026 his caravan that season had been ambushed and shot at twice on the way down \u2026",
"\u2014 Rudyard Kipling"
],
": to lie in wait : lurk":[],
": to station in ambush (see ambush entry 2 sense 2 )":[
"Mr and Mrs Fyne ambushed at their window\u2014a most incredible occupation for people of their kind\u2014saw with renewed anxiety a cab come to the door.",
"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We have reports of enemy soldiers ambushing civilians on this road.",
"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king",
"Noun",
"Many soldiers were killed in the ambush .",
"The soldiers were lying in ambush , waiting for the enemy to approach.",
"a snake waiting in ambush for its next meal",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Gone are the lumbering columns of tanks plodding through enemy territory that stretched supply lines and proved vulnerable to ambush in Russia\u2019s disastrous attack on Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell And Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"Gone are the lumbering columns of tanks plodding through enemy territory that stretched supply lines and proved vulnerable to ambush in Russia\u2019s disastrous attack on Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"These predators can ambush prey as large as deer, kangaroos, cattle and wild buffalo. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
"In other videos, Toby Wilson is seen constantly looking over his shoulder, armed with a pool noodle, to check if Cosmo is about to ambush him. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"Clusters of trees around farms in northern Donetsk provide cover for Ukrainian forces armed with antitank weapons such as Javelins and NLAWs to ambush Russian convoys, Clark said. \u2014 Laris Karklis, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Watch the video to see Tyler ambush his mom in her garage with a surprise return. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The attack, which left other Americans injured and several aircraft destroyed, was the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Africa since the October 2017 ambush in Niger, in which four soldiers were killed. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The troops under his command organize in small, nimble units that can sneak up on and ambush the lumbering columns of Russian tanks. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The ambush on Gausman was part of a bigger breakout in the final game of the series, which ended an eight-game road trip with four wins and four losses. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"Five Phoenix police officers were shot and another four were injured by bullet shrapnel during that incident described by officials as an ambush turned barricade. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Four suspects connected to the shooting of an elderly man during an ambush attack in Memphis, Tennessee are being sought, authorities said Friday. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"In an interview in the 1960s, Pa Murray offered a surprising take on the ambush in New York. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"For instance, the Army\u2019s investigation of the ambush in Niger initially placed blame on soldiers on the ground, even though military officials acknowledged that commanders had sent them on a mission without adequate backup or aerial surveillance. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Now, as authorities continue investigating the case, allegations from prosecutors in a string of court hearings describe the ambush as part of something much broader: an escalating feud between street gangs in the area. \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"The Philadelphia Police Police Department released surveillance video Wednesday of the brazen ambush shooting in the Mt. Airy section of the city. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"So, who does Catherine believe was behind the ambush plot? \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English enbuschen \"to place in hiding in order to attack by surprise, to hide (oneself) in order to attack by surprise,\" borrowed from Anglo-French embuscher \"to place (in the woods) in order to attack by surprise, conceal, lie in wait to attack by surprise\" (also continental Old French [Normandy & Picardy] embuschier, Picard dialect embusquier ), from em- em- + -buscher, verbal derivative of Picard bus, busc \"forest, grove,\" going back to Old Low Franconian *b\u016bska-, going back to Germanic, ablaut variant of *buska- \"bush, thicket\" \u2014 more at bush entry 1":"Verb",
"earlier enbusshe, borrowed from Middle French embusche, embusque, noun derivative of embuschier \"to place (in the woods) in order to attack by surprise\" \u2014 more at ambush entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-\u02ccbu\u0307sh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambuscade",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"waylay"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162107",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ameliorate":{
"antonyms":[
"worsen"
],
"definitions":{
": to grow better":[],
": to make better or more tolerable":[
"medicine to ameliorate the pain"
]
},
"examples":[
"The disparate impact of the risk imposed by the \"loser pays\" rule can be ameliorated . Indeed, there are features of the British legal system which have led some observers to find the rule \u2026 to be considerably more benign to poorer litigants. \u2014 Edward F. Sherman , Texas Law Review , June 1998",
"And, after all, some illnesses are psychogenic. Many can be at least ameliorated by a positive cast of mind. \u2014 Carl Sagan , The Demon-Haunted World , 1996",
"Even the abolitionists gave their attention not to the task of ameliorating conditions among slaves but to transforming slaves into free people. \u2014 John Hope Franklin , \"The Land of Room Enough,\" 1981 , in Race and History , 1989",
"trying to ameliorate the suffering of people who have lost their jobs",
"This medicine should help ameliorate the pain.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Deploy the budget to ameliorate the underlying issues; provide housing, job training, mental health services, etc. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Hopefully, governments will check their math before rolling out policies to ameliorate the current situation. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Thursday unveiled a complex web of subsidies to ameliorate energy bills. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Although a huge subject all by itself, one recent bit of news may ameliorate the climate crisis, at least for extreme weather events. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"My first response to death is a sense of trying to ameliorate what happened and put the situation right. \u2014 Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"The Clean Air and Clean Water Acts helped ameliorate those, but there is still so much more to do to protect the earth, Weir says. \u2014 Marty Munson, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Quin and Simin Frazer, a married couple who have lived in a nearby town home since 2004, left the meeting unpersuaded that Bally\u2019s could do enough to ameliorate their concerns. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Lawmakers in Washington, to their credit, initially intervened to ameliorate those effects and save untold lives. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of meliorate \u2014 see meliorate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8m\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259-",
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113l-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ameliorate improve , better , help , ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard. improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad. measures to further improve the quality of medical care immigrants hoping to better their lot help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement. a coat of paint would help that house ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure. tried to ameliorate the lives of people in the tenements",
"synonyms":[
"amend",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080230",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"amenability":{
"antonyms":[
"disinclined",
"unamenable",
"unwilling"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited":[
"The data is amenable to analysis."
],
": liable to be brought to account : answerable":[
"citizens amenable to the law"
],
": readily brought to yield , submit, or cooperate":[
"a government not amenable to change"
],
": willing sense 1":[
"was amenable to spending more time at home"
]
},
"examples":[
"Mr. Bush is in a position to make his party more amenable to minorities and especially blacks. He should seize the moment. \u2014 Jason L. Riley , Wall Street Journal , 16 Jan. 2003",
"While no one yet knows how wide \u2026 margins can go, contracts establish royalty rates and project them far into the future. Many agents have thus pushed for a term of license of just a few years. Publishers, however, are not always amenable . \u2014 Steven M. Zeitchik , Publishers Weekly , 14 June 1999",
"Some of the newer findings address a vexing flaw in the sole noninvasive screening test for detecting microscopic prostate cancer, the form most amenable to a cure. \u2014 Marc B. Garnick et al. , Scientific American , December 1998",
"\u2026 depression, schizophrenia and manic depression, mental troubles that are now considered amenable to treatment by drug therapy \u2026 \u2014 Sherry Turkle , London Review of Books , 19 Mar. 1998",
"whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable \u2014just let me know",
"our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In theory, Trump was amenable to dismantling the administrative state, to pushing norms and institutions beyond their breaking points, even to reaping the benefits of a full autocratic breakthrough. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"With Getaround, hosts must also be amenable to having a device installed in their vehicles, which the company says takes about an hour and must be done by a certified professional. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Karen Busch, an art teacher at Avon High School, answered a post on social media from Mike Schrull, commander at Avon Lake American Legion Post 211, wondering if anyone was amenable to the idea of creating the ceramic poppies. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"Space Coast weather looks to be amenable to lighting some candles this week with both a Wednesday morning launch from SpaceX and a Thursday evening launch from Boeing. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"Milley seems amenable to the prospect of Biden seeking to find savings in defense budgets. \u2014 Robert Burns, Star Tribune , 17 Jan. 2021",
"At that time, Bain pointed toward recent surveys that indicated that a multipurpose trail was amenable to a majority of residents. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Gorsuch and Thomas seemed the most amenable to Texas' arguments Tuesday. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The bird seemed amenable to conversation despite Winchester\u2019s trembling frame and cold stare. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Anglo-French, from amener \"to bring, bring to a court (as witnesses, pledges), summon, take, lead\" (also continental Old French) (from a- \u2014going back to Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + mener \"to lead, bring\") + able -able \u2014 more at demean entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8me-",
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l, -\u02c8me-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amenable responsible , answerable , accountable , amenable , liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. the bureau responsible for revenue collection answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance. an intelligence agency answerable to Congress accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation. elected officials are accountable to the voters amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions. laws are amenable to judicial review not liable for the debts of the former spouse obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas",
"synonyms":[
"disposed",
"fain",
"game",
"glad",
"inclined",
"minded",
"ready",
"willing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051643",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"amenable":{
"antonyms":[
"disinclined",
"unamenable",
"unwilling"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited":[
"The data is amenable to analysis."
],
": liable to be brought to account : answerable":[
"citizens amenable to the law"
],
": readily brought to yield , submit, or cooperate":[
"a government not amenable to change"
],
": willing sense 1":[
"was amenable to spending more time at home"
]
},
"examples":[
"Mr. Bush is in a position to make his party more amenable to minorities and especially blacks. He should seize the moment. \u2014 Jason L. Riley , Wall Street Journal , 16 Jan. 2003",
"While no one yet knows how wide \u2026 margins can go, contracts establish royalty rates and project them far into the future. Many agents have thus pushed for a term of license of just a few years. Publishers, however, are not always amenable . \u2014 Steven M. Zeitchik , Publishers Weekly , 14 June 1999",
"Some of the newer findings address a vexing flaw in the sole noninvasive screening test for detecting microscopic prostate cancer, the form most amenable to a cure. \u2014 Marc B. Garnick et al. , Scientific American , December 1998",
"\u2026 depression, schizophrenia and manic depression, mental troubles that are now considered amenable to treatment by drug therapy \u2026 \u2014 Sherry Turkle , London Review of Books , 19 Mar. 1998",
"whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable \u2014just let me know",
"our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In theory, Trump was amenable to dismantling the administrative state, to pushing norms and institutions beyond their breaking points, even to reaping the benefits of a full autocratic breakthrough. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"With Getaround, hosts must also be amenable to having a device installed in their vehicles, which the company says takes about an hour and must be done by a certified professional. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Karen Busch, an art teacher at Avon High School, answered a post on social media from Mike Schrull, commander at Avon Lake American Legion Post 211, wondering if anyone was amenable to the idea of creating the ceramic poppies. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"Space Coast weather looks to be amenable to lighting some candles this week with both a Wednesday morning launch from SpaceX and a Thursday evening launch from Boeing. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"Milley seems amenable to the prospect of Biden seeking to find savings in defense budgets. \u2014 Robert Burns, Star Tribune , 17 Jan. 2021",
"At that time, Bain pointed toward recent surveys that indicated that a multipurpose trail was amenable to a majority of residents. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Gorsuch and Thomas seemed the most amenable to Texas' arguments Tuesday. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The bird seemed amenable to conversation despite Winchester\u2019s trembling frame and cold stare. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Anglo-French, from amener \"to bring, bring to a court (as witnesses, pledges), summon, take, lead\" (also continental Old French) (from a- \u2014going back to Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + mener \"to lead, bring\") + able -able \u2014 more at demean entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8me-",
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l, -\u02c8me-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amenable responsible , answerable , accountable , amenable , liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. the bureau responsible for revenue collection answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance. an intelligence agency answerable to Congress accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation. elected officials are accountable to the voters amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions. laws are amenable to judicial review not liable for the debts of the former spouse obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas",
"synonyms":[
"disposed",
"fain",
"game",
"glad",
"inclined",
"minded",
"ready",
"willing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050536",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"amend":{
"antonyms":[
"worsen"
],
"definitions":{
": to change or modify (something) for the better : improve":[
"amend the situation"
],
": to reform oneself":[]
},
"examples":[
"The country's constitution was amended to allow women to vote.",
"They voted to amend the law in 1920.",
"He tried to amend the situation by apologizing to me.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Navajo Nation would also need to amend taxing jurisdictions on the sale of marijuana goods in retail store settings. \u2014 Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
"The petition seeks to amend state law to raise the minimum wage in increments over the next five years. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
"The aim of the crypto provision is to amend federal law on digital asset information reporting by expanding the reporting requirements for brokers. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Orban cast the moves as an attempt by the EU to force Hungary to amend its controversial law on the depiction of homosexuality, though the rule of law report made no mention of that legislation. \u2014 Justin Spike, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"To amend the constitution, the legislature must pass legislation two years in a row \u2014 with an election in between \u2014 and then win approval from voters in a referendum. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"Voters chose to amend the Ohio Constitution to create a fairer process in belief that the legislature would look more, percentage wise, like Ohio voters by party. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
"Protesters had marched there to demand that lawmakers not delay the election or amend the constitution to allow Mr. Widodo to run again in 2024. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In Arkansas, one of only two Southern states that allow citizen initiatives to directly amend its constitution, an effort is underway to allow voters in November to decide if marijuana use should be allowed for people over age 21. \u2014 al , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French amender , modification of Latin emendare , from e, ex out + menda fault; akin to Latin mendax lying, mendicus beggar, and perhaps to Sanskrit mind\u0101 physical defect":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8mend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amend correct , rectify , emend , remedy , redress , amend , reform , revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. correct your spelling rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. rectify a misguided policy emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. emend a text remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil. set out to remedy the evils of the world redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance. redress past social injustices amend , reform , revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes amend a law , reform implying drastic change plans to reform the court system , and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes. revise the schedule",
"synonyms":[
"ameliorate",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031950",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"amendatory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": corrective":[]
},
"examples":[
"a bill of rights was seen as a much-needed amendatory supplement to the national constitution",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Raoul\u2019s comments on Tuesday came one day after Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite a gun control measure that would have established a 72-hour waiting period to purchase assault-style weapons. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1714, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"amend + -atory (as in emendatory )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113",
"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"corrective",
"rectifying",
"reformative",
"reformatory",
"remedial",
"remedying"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112110",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amende honorable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, honorable reparation":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0227m\u00e4\u00e4\u207fd\u022fn\u022fr\u0227bl\u1d4a",
"-b(l\u0259)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192747",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amended":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": changed or modified especially to make a correction or improvement":[
"filed an amended tax return",
"\u2026 the House passed the amended bill \u2026",
"\u2014 Paul K. Longmore",
"Dig a hole \u2026 . Amend the backfill soil with 50 percent peat, set the plant in the hole, fill in with the amended soil, and mulch well around the plant.",
"\u2014 Jim McCausland"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133916",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amendment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a material (such as compost or sand) that aids plant growth indirectly by improving the condition of the soil":[
"soil amendments"
],
": an alteration proposed or effected by this process":[
"a constitutional amendment"
],
": the act of amending something : correction":[],
": the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure":[
"rights that were granted by amendment of the Constitution"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"California state lawmakers are expected as soon as Monday to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would explicitly protect reproductive rights. \u2014 Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"On Monday, California state lawmakers are expected to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would explicitly protect reproductive rights. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"But the council backed an amendment on Monday that would allow the board to investigate evidence, interview witnesses, review body cameras and issue subpoenas as part of its review of the outcomes of the ACC\u2019s disciplinary matters. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Advocates of redistricting reform are mulling their options, which include placing a new constitutional amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Anna Staver, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
"However, at a Dec. 28 meeting, council didn\u2019t have enough votes to place the charter amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"There has been talk of creating a constitutional amendment on the 2022 statewide ballot to ban executions, a proposal under consideration in the California Legislature. \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The Tribe, though, helped finance the petition drive to get the amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"If voters approve the constitutional amendment on or before the 2025 spring election, the final election for state superintendent required by the state constitution would be the one this year when Jill Underly defeated Deb Kerr for the position. \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see amend":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8mend-m\u0259nt",
"\u0259-\u02c8men(d)-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"correction",
"emendation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064856",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amends":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": compensation for a loss or injury : recompense":[
"trying to make amends for his bad behavior"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the wake of mocking parodies on TikTok, Timberlake took to social media to make amends . \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"After a 50 year absence, a renowned Parisian tailor and drag queen returns to his hometown in Poland to make amends with his daughter. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 June 2022",
"And then of people trying to make amends for their crime. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"One of Netflix's hit shows, Ozark stars Jason Bateman as Marty, a financial advisor whose money laundering goes wrong, forcing him to relocate his family to the Ozarks in Missouri to make amends with a cartel he's wronged. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"Disney tries to make amends for an employee who snatched a ring mid-proposal, but the couple says no. \u2014 Colby Hentges, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"The couple did, however, make amends before Catherine\u2019s death. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"Your impulse to apologize, make amends , or work on paying down your Karmic debt is laudable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Your impulse to apologize, make amends , or work on paying down your Karmic debt is laudable. \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amendes , from Anglo-French, plural of amende reparation, from amender":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8mendz",
"\u0259-\u02c8men(d)z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080515",
"type":[
"noun plural",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"amene":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": agreeable , pleasing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin amoenus , perhaps akin to amare to love":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8m\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180549",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amenity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feature conducive to such attractiveness and value":[],
": something (such as a conventional social gesture) that promotes smoothness or pleasantness in social relationships":[
"maintaining social amenities"
],
": something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment":[
"hotels with modern amenities",
"providing residents with the basic amenities"
],
": the attractiveness and value of real estate or of a residential structure":[],
": the quality of being pleasant or agreeable":[]
},
"examples":[
"The hotel has every amenity you could want.",
"an unhappy, bickering couple who, at least in public, observe all the amenities of polite behavior",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sculpture will actually face away from the street and toward the trail, offering weight to its intention as a pedestrian amenity . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 11 May 2022",
"Steven Litt reports the park is envisioned as a near-term, partial downpayment on the health system\u2019s promise to create a 12-acre park along the street by 2026 as its green front door and as a major new amenity in the Clark Fulton neighborhood. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"The debate has pitted those who support redevelopment, including Fonfara and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, against those who say the airport should be further invested in as an economic development amenity . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
"Qatar is the only airline in the world to partner with Diptyque for inflight amenity kits. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
"As a result, the town of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is now home to the first fully accessible boutique hotel, The Schoolhouse Hotel, where every room and amenity is fully ADA-compliant. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"But those two committees also tabled Sherwin-Williams\u2019s request for approval of landscape and site amenity plans. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"At the property, every amenity and detail were thought of to create the most self-sufficient getaway for family and friends. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"For post-pandemic travelers, a reliable internet connection is a utility, not an amenity . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amenite , from Latin amoenitat-, amoenitas , from amoenus pleasant":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8men-\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8m\u0113-",
"\u0259-\u02c8me-n\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"attention",
"civility",
"courtesy",
"formality",
"gesture",
"pleasantry",
"politeness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021533",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ami de cour":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": court friend : insincere friend":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-\u02ccm\u0113-d\u0259-\u02c8ku\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141223",
"type":[
"French noun phrase"
]
},
"amiable":{
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"unamiable",
"ungenial",
"ungracious",
"unpleasant"
],
"definitions":{
": friendly, sociable, and congenial":[
"an amiable host",
"amiable neighbors"
],
": generally agreeable":[
"an amiable comedy"
],
": pleasing , admirable":[]
},
"examples":[
"\u2026 an amiable man, a gray-headed, fiftyish, good old boy with a long career in media and public relations, and a hellish taste for margaritas \u2026 \u2014 Denis Johnson , Rolling Stone , 17 Aug. 2000",
"These strained plot contortions aren't really necessary: the funny, amiable heart of the movie is in the scenes of these tough old duffers scamming their way through the training program. \u2014 David Ansen , Newsweek , 14 Aug. 2000",
"The book pivots around Molly Bonner, an amiable , 40-ish woman whose second husband has just died in a helicopter accident, leaving her grief-struck and rich. \u2014 Tad Friend , Vogue , March 1997",
"Gianni Versace is an amiable smoothy with a light touch and a corona of gray hair. \u2014 Marie Brenner , Vanity Fair , January 1997",
"Everyone knew him as an amiable fellow.",
"She had an amiable conversation with her friend.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For Inna, the thought of her amiable , slight husband joining the military was a source of both pride and anxiety. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"The amiable Michaels, 59, appreciates his longevity in the music business \u2013 36 years since Poison\u2019s debut album \u2013 and approaches his career with refreshing self-awareness. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Magnuson is comfortable in his rancher\u2019s skin, with an amiable smile, rugged good looks, and a quiet and shy demeanor that nevertheless seeks to accommodate a small group of media firing questions at him on a recent May morning in Castle Dale, Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Stan is alert and always thinking, but in an amiable , almost-relaxed way. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The catch of the day is listed on blackboard menus and recited by exceptionally amiable waitresses. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"For my two sides, at the suggestion of an amiable bartender who waited on me, went with hot honey Brussels and Wagyu fries. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
"The original Munsters, about a family of amiable monsters, originally ran on CBS 1964-66. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
"One of those gruff-but- amiable types, Schroeder punctuates his sentences with loud, quick laughs that echo across the waters of the lagoon. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amyable, borrowed from Anglo-French amiable, going back to Late Latin am\u012bc\u0101bilis, from Latin am\u012bcus \"personal friend, lover, friend in public life, partisan\" or am\u012bc\u0101re \"to make friendly to oneself, propitiate\" (derivative of am\u012bcus ) + -bilis \"capable (of acting) or worthy (of being acted upon)\"; Latin am\u012bcus, noun derivative of am\u012bcus, adjective, \"friendly, well-disposed, loving, devoted,\" derivative of am\u0101re \"to feel affection for, love\" \u2014 more at amateur , -able":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-m\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amiable amiable , good-natured , obliging , complaisant mean having the desire or disposition to please. amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with. an amiable teacher not easily annoyed good-natured implies cheerfulness or helpfulness and sometimes a willingness to be imposed upon. a good-natured girl who was always willing to pitch in obliging stresses a friendly readiness to be helpful. our obliging innkeeper found us a bigger room complaisant often implies passivity or a yielding to others because of weakness. was too complaisant to protest a decision he thought unfair",
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"agreeable",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"mellow",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"sweet",
"well-disposed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234807",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"amianthine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or like amianthus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"amianth us + -ine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6am\u0113\u00a6an(t)th\u0259\u0307n",
"\u02ccth\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232438",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amianthus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fine silky asbestos":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin amiantus , from Greek amiantos , from amiantos unpolluted, pure, from a- a- entry 2 + -miantos (from miainein to pollute)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam\u0113\u02c8an(t)th\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084802",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amic acid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a compound (as carbamic acid) that is both an amide and an acid":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"am ide + -ic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8amik-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113005",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amicable":{
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"disunited",
"incompatible",
"inharmonious",
"uncongenial"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable":[
"amicable relations/discussions",
"an amicable agreement"
]
},
"examples":[
"About a million couples divorce each year in the United States, and most, like my ex and me, start out striving to keep the split amicable . And though you may have good intentions, things can go awry during the traditional I-win-you-lose adversarial process. \u2014 Annie Finnigan , Family Circle , 17 Oct. 2008",
"Instead, with the help of a neighborhood activist, Rob struck out in another direction. He retook his old turf from the dealers who had replaced him and opened a fruit stand and, later, a hot-dog concession. Bright, amicable and assured, Rob so impressed Anderson that the sociologist hired him as a part-time assistant. \u2014 Ellis Cose , Newsweek , 30 Aug. 1999",
"Cops such as William Anderson and Lowell Powell had been Sonny's friends. \"I was a policeman and he was something of a thug,\" Powell recalled, but nonetheless their dealings were amicable . In the big picture, however, there was no love lost between Sonny and the cops. \u2014 Nick Tosches , Vanity Fair , February 1998",
"They reached an amicable agreement.",
"the contract negotiations between the hotel workers and management were reasonably amicable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Co-parents walk a fine line when their break-up was amicable . \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
"Several people involved in the process said this year\u2019s negotiations have so far been amicable , a departure from the animosity that flared between administration and council in previous years. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"While his departure from Epic was amicable , the rapper was hesitant to reenter the world of major labels. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"Multiple women have accused the celebrity chef of inappropriate touching, but a Boston judge agreed with Batali's lawyers that the accuser in this case had credibility issues and that photos suggested their encounter was amicable . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton agreed with claims by Batali's lawyers that the picture showed the incident was amicable , and that the woman had credibility issues. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 11 May 2022",
"In delivering the verdict, Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton agreed with Batali\u2019s lawyers that the accuser had credibility issues and that photos suggested the encounter was amicable . \u2014 Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton agreed with Batali\u2019s lawyers, who argued the accuser had credibility issues and that photos suggested the encounter was amicable . \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"Rogan described recent meetings between the two boards as largely amicable and with a willingness to find compromises. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin am\u012bc\u0101bilis \"friendly\" \u2014 more at amiable":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-mi-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amicable amicable , neighborly , friendly mean exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism. amicable implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel. maintained amicable relations neighborly implies a disposition to live on good terms with others and to be helpful on principle. neighborly concern friendly stresses cordiality and often warmth or intimacy of personal relations. sought friendly advice",
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"frictionless",
"harmonious",
"kindred",
"unanimous",
"united"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230611",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"amicable number":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": either of a pair of numbers each of which equals the sum of the different exact divisors of the other excluding the number itself":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1763, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231644",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amicronucleate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lacking a micronucleus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 2 + micronucleate":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124516",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amictic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": incapable of being fertilized : parthenogenetic : producing eggs that develop without fertilization":[
"\u2014 used of female rotifers"
],
": produced by an amictic female : capable of developing without fertilization":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek amiktos unmixed (from a- a- entry 2 + miktos mixed) + English -ic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6-",
"\u0259\u02c8miktik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040011",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amicus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": amicus curiae":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As noted in an amicus brief signed by nineteen states in support of certiorari, pilots and ground crew have already brought such claims in California. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The city, too, had filed an amicus brief supporting the challenge in court. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Sudden Policy Change with Sweeping Impact Through an amicus brief filed in a specific case, the federal government dramatically modified its broader policy toward pesticide labeling. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Miller was one of several law professors who filed what\u2019s known as an amicus brief with the high court in the New York case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Ensuring gig drivers have full employment rights is especially crucial for people of color given their history of oppression, according to an amicus brief filed by civil rights groups in support of a challenge to the ballot initiative. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"In 2019, State Farm was among the hundreds of companies and industry associations to sign an amicus brief supporting LGBTQ equality in the workplace before three cases involving LGBTQ discrimination were reviewed by the Supreme Court. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"The New York letter was preceded by an amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court by rappers Killer Mike, Meek Mill and Chance the Rapper in 2019. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"In fact, over 150 economists filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court citing that research during arguments for Dobbs last fall. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 10 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-k\u0259s",
"-\u02c8m\u012b-",
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-k\u0259s, -\u02c8m\u012b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063401",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amicus curiae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one (such as a professional person or organization) that is not a party to a particular litigation but that is permitted by the court to advise it in respect to some matter of law that directly affects the case in question":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The resolution came after Cross filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Cherokee Nation Businesses in a case before the Arkansas Supreme Court. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 18 Aug. 2021",
"On June 21, 2021, the Presidents\u2019 Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and 151 colleges and universities filed an amicus curiae brief. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"Dueling definitions of textualism With the withdrawal of the Justice Department in March, an amicus curiae lawyer is now opposing Mr. Terry. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2021",
"Mountain States Legal Foundation\u2019s Center to Keep and Bear Arms recently filed three amicus curiae (or friend of the court) briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court addressing this issue. \u2014 Cody J. Wisniewski, National Review , 6 Mar. 2021",
"The amicus curiae brief filed by Brnovich argues Maricopa County's contention that the Legislature lacks the power to issue subpoenas is mistaken. \u2014 Carly Roman, Washington Examiner , 30 Dec. 2020",
"No fewer than seventeen states that Trump won signed on to what\u2019s known as an amicus curiae brief urging the Court to take Texas\u2019s suit. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The bare-knuckle Google v. Oracle brawl features dozens of outside groups that have written, signed or recruited others to join friend-of-the-court, or amicus curiae , briefs. \u2014 Joe Light, Bloomberg.com , 6 Oct. 2020",
"Led by Oklahoma, 18 states on Monday also filed an amicus curiae brief asking the court to grant Republicans' request for a stay on the state court's order. \u2014 Caitlin Conant, CBS News , 5 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin am\u012bcus c\u016briae \"friend of the court\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8ku\u0307r-",
"-i-\u02cc\u0113",
"-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u02cc\u012b, -\u02c8ku\u0307r-, -\u0113-\u02cc\u0113",
"-\u02c8kyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u02cc\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092130",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amicus humani generis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": friend of the human race":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-\u02c8m\u0113-ku\u0307s-h\u00fc-\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u0113-\u02c8ge-ne-ris"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114546",
"type":[
"Latin phrase"
]
},
"amicus usque ad aras":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a friend as far as to the altars : a friend whose only higher allegiance is to religion : a friend to the very end":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-\u02c8m\u0113-ku\u0307s-\u02ccu\u0307s-kwe-\u02cc\u00e4d-\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02cc\u00e4s"
],
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"Latin phrase"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": during":[
"amid the fighting"
],
": in or into the middle of : surrounded by : among":[
"amid the crowd"
],
": with the accompaniment of":[
"resigned amid rumors of misconduct"
]
},
"examples":[
"It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.",
"The investigation comes amid growing concerns.",
"Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same.",
"He managed to escape amid the confusion.",
"There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the United States, this year\u2019s celebrations take place amid a potential crisis. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"In the United States, this year's celebrations take place amid a potential crisis. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The debate faded and the plans languished amid the global financial crisis of the late 2000s. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"The disaster heaps more misery on a country where millions already faced increasing hunger and poverty and the health system has crumbled since the Taliban retook power nearly 10 months ago amid the U.S. and NATO withdrawal. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Moving forward with the demolition as planned, which includes destroying all three apartment buildings amid a housing crisis in the Bayou City, further erodes the relationship between city officials and state transportation agency, Turner said. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"The sharp drop in housing construction comes amid other signs U.S. growth is slowing. \u2014 Bryan Mena And Josh Mitchell, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Bowen\u2019s comments come amid an energy crisis that has rocked Australia in recent weeks. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"The proposal comes amid an unprecedented crisis in child care, which was becoming unaffordable and inaccessible even before the pandemic. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"amid from Middle English amidde , from Old English onmiddan , from on + middan , dative of midde mid; amidst from Middle English amiddes , from amidde + -es -s":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8mid"
],
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"among",
"amongst",
"mid",
"midst",
"through"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200115",
"type":[
"preposition"
]
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"amidase":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an enzyme that hydrolyzes acid amides usually with the liberation of ammonia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1904, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s, -\u02ccd\u0101z",
"-\u02ccd\u0101z",
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224226",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": aminate":[],
": to convert into an amide":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"amid- + -ate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccd\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051155",
"type":[
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an inorganic compound derived from ammonia by replacement of an atom of hydrogen with another element (such as a metal)":[],
": any of a class of organic compounds derived from ammonia or an amine by replacement of hydrogen with an acyl group \u2014 compare amine , imide":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After briefly trying different polymer components \u2014 amides rather than esters \u2014 Carothers turned to other research topics. \u2014 Virginia Postrel, Twin Cities , 1 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin ammonia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-\u02cc\u012bd",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccm\u012bd",
"-\u0259d",
"-m\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212046",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"amidst":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": during":[
"amid the fighting"
],
": in or into the middle of : surrounded by : among":[
"amid the crowd"
],
": with the accompaniment of":[
"resigned amid rumors of misconduct"
]
},
"examples":[
"It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.",
"The investigation comes amid growing concerns.",
"Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same.",
"He managed to escape amid the confusion.",
"There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the United States, this year\u2019s celebrations take place amid a potential crisis. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"In the United States, this year's celebrations take place amid a potential crisis. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The debate faded and the plans languished amid the global financial crisis of the late 2000s. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"The disaster heaps more misery on a country where millions already faced increasing hunger and poverty and the health system has crumbled since the Taliban retook power nearly 10 months ago amid the U.S. and NATO withdrawal. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Moving forward with the demolition as planned, which includes destroying all three apartment buildings amid a housing crisis in the Bayou City, further erodes the relationship between city officials and state transportation agency, Turner said. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"The sharp drop in housing construction comes amid other signs U.S. growth is slowing. \u2014 Bryan Mena And Josh Mitchell, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Bowen\u2019s comments come amid an energy crisis that has rocked Australia in recent weeks. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"The proposal comes amid an unprecedented crisis in child care, which was becoming unaffordable and inaccessible even before the pandemic. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"amid from Middle English amidde , from Old English onmiddan , from on + middan , dative of midde mid; amidst from Middle English amiddes , from amidde + -es -s":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8mid"
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"among",
"amongst",
"mid",
"midst",
"through"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100251",
"type":[
"preposition"
]
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"antonyms":[
"enemy",
"foe"
],
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": friend":[
"Special amigos Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston check out the sights in Granada, Spain.",
"\u2014 Cosmopolitan",
"\u2026 what's a few billion among amigos ?",
"\u2014 William Greider"
]
},
"examples":[
"is it all right if I bring my amigo Ben to the party?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That fish \u2014 Portugal\u2019s fiel amigo , or faithful friend \u2014 is still salted and dried here, though it is now pulled from Norwegian waters. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Forget who killed Tim Kono (Julian Cihi), the biggest twist in Hulu's murder mystery comedy was the criminally delightful chemistry between veteran comedic partners Martin Short and Steve Martin and their unexpected third amigo , Selena Gomez. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The summits abruptly ended after that since Obama's successor, President Donald Trump, had no interest in being anybody's amigo , as his campaign based on insulting Mexicans and an outrageous sulk at the G7 summit in Canada made quite clear. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The Kentucky Rain cocktail is made with Casamigos tequila, the brand founded by George and his amigo Rande Gerber, and sold to Diageo in 2017 for a whopping $700 million. \u2014 Patti Nickell, chicagotribune.com , 25 July 2019",
"Dos amigos ganan un concurso con un carro que ellos mismos est\u00e1n armando en su trabajo y le llaman ''Sat\u00e1n\u2019\u2019. (NR) 1 hr. 25 mins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
"Un m\u00e9dico convertido en pistolero deja pendiente la venganza contra el hombre que huy\u00f3 con su novia para ayudar a un amigo . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
"Your barrio, your amigos and amigas, your whole race, nation of origin, culture and rowdy neighbors, are all your gente. \u2014 Bianca Sanchez, chicagotribune.com , 2 July 2019",
"But really our friendship deepened in our travels together around the world with amigo Lindsey Graham. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 1 Sep. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Spanish, going back to Latin am\u012bcus \u2014 more at amiable":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-",
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alter ego",
"buddy",
"chum",
"compadre",
"comrade",
"confidant",
"confidante",
"crony",
"familiar",
"friend",
"intimate",
"mate",
"musketeer",
"pal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065137",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amiss":{
"antonyms":[
"bad",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect"
],
"definitions":{
": astray":[
"Something had gone amiss ."
],
": faulty , imperfect":[
"There's nothing/something amiss with the engine."
],
": in a faulty way : imperfectly":[
"practiced more so as not to play the piece amiss"
],
": in a mistaken way : wrongly":[
"If you think he is guilty, you judge amiss ."
],
": not being in accordance with right order":[],
": out of place in given circumstances":[
"\u2014 usually used with a negative A few remarks may not be amiss here."
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"I hope that my suggestion that you might be more comfortable in a larger chair was not taken amiss .",
"the reenactment of the Wright Brothers' first flight went amiss when the wind died on the makeshift runway and the plane stopped short in a mud puddle",
"Adjective",
"Some of his assumptions are amiss .",
"The doctor's examination showed that nothing was amiss .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The whole incident -- from realizing something was going amiss to hitting the water -- only lasted one or two minutes. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 21 Aug. 2019",
"This connectivity can provide a sense of brain organization, and there's a growing body of evidence that this organization goes amiss in those with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 12 Apr. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At a murder mansion, a spirit box session goes amiss ; in New Hampshire UFOs gather in an unusual formation; a musical ghost plays the accordion in Russia. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Since the shooting in his home town, however, McLaughlin has been wondering if there\u2019s something amiss in the American approach to firearms. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"There was no goaltender interference or anything else amiss , but, by rule, Turgeon\u2019s skate couldn\u2019t be in the crease when the puck wasn\u2019t. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Leaders must be a support system for their team members and have the innate ability to recognize when something is amiss \u2014including potential personal issues or if a team member is overworked. \u2014 Tony Butler-sims, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The tests administered by the neurologist, meanwhile, showed nothing obviously amiss in her brain. \u2014 Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"But mathematicians want to know whether in some situations \u2014 even though nothing might seem amiss at first \u2014 the equations could eventually run into trouble. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"At 130 minutes, however, this intimate take on recent history does feel slightly over-inflated, hammering home memories and sentiments that have already hit hard; a little judicious cutting would not go amiss . \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile a huge swarm of locusts \u2014 make that a huge swarm of huge locusts \u2014 has clued Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), still knocking around since the first movie, that something is amiss . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amis, derivative of amis amiss entry 1":"Adjective",
"Middle English amis, from a- a- entry 1 + mis miss entry 2":"Adverb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8mis"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"erroneously",
"faultily",
"improperly",
"inaccurately",
"inappropriately",
"inaptly",
"incorrectly",
"mistakenly",
"unsuitably",
"wrongly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080908",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"amitosis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus and division of the cytoplasm without spindle formation or appearance of chromosomes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 2 + mitosis , after amitotic, borrowed from German amitotisch":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-m\u012b-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135431",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"amitraz":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a pesticide C 19 H 23 N 3 used as an insecticide on crops and to control ticks, lice, and mites on animals (such as dogs and cows)"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1975, in the meaning defined above"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"probably by rearrangement of letters from the systematic name 1,5-di-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-methyl-1,3,5-triazapenta-l, 4-diene"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02cctraz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000915",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amitriptyline":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tricyclic aromatic antidepressant drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C 20 H 23 N\u00b7HCl to prevent migraines and to treat neuropathic pain, bulimia, and depression":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prices for 90-count orders of amitriptyline , spironolactone and entecavir have been reduced by 20% to 69%. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"Nicotine and alcohol also weaken this sphincter, as can some other medications, including some used for bladder spasm (like Ditropan), depression (antidepressants like amitriptyline ) and pain (opioids like hydrocodone). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 18 Mar. 2022",
"People with more severe disease, or who don\u2019t respond to treatment, should consider daily treatment to prevent attacks, such as amitriptyline , which is also used to prevent migraines. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Some common preventative medications include: Tricyclic antidepressants: Specifically amitriptyline has been shown to reduce migraine by keeping serotonin levels steady in the brain. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to the hyoscyamine, other medications used include: atropine eyedrops under the tongue; the antidepressant amitriptyline ; and glycopyrrolate. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Any idea whether it could be reversed, perhaps by stopping the amitriptyline ? \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 28 June 2021",
"Eventually, Mutchler found a doctor to evaluate her son and write the prescriptions for phenobarbital and amitriptyline . \u2014 Time , 29 Mar. 2021",
"Antidepressants \u2013 Drugs like amitriptyline may be prescribed to shingles patients to alleviate postherpetic neuralgia. \u2014 Health.com , 1 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ami(no) + trypt(ophan) + -yl + -ine entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam-\u0259-\u02c8trip-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0113n",
"\u02cca-m\u0259-\u02c8trip-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182809",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amitrole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a systemic herbicide C 2 H 4 N 4 used in areas other than food croplands":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1960, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ami no + tr iaz ole":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02cctr\u014dl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170701",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amity":{
"antonyms":[
"ill will",
"malevolence",
"venom"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lizzo\u2019s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, an eight-part dance competition premiering on Amazon, taps into this natural amity between fat women. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Xi\u2019s first in person with a world leader in nearly two years \u2014 is expected to be yet another public display of geopolitical amity between the two powers. \u2014 Edward Wong, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Myles calls on three A\u2019s to help leaders think about belonging: alignment, appreciation, and amity . \u2014 Kevin Kruse, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"His meetings with world leaders at the G7 summit in the U.K. and with NATO allies in Belgium went smoothly, with important issues on the agenda and amity the order of the day. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 18 June 2021",
"In an equally surprising step, the White House torched Manchin afterward in a statement bristling with resentment that shattered the amity Biden had sought to cultivate. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly And Kaitlan Collins, CNN , 19 Dec. 2021",
"He\u2019s one of the few people in any walk of life to have a deep, long-lasting amity with Russell, who guards his privacy and is fiercely dismissive of the social whirl. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Sep. 2021",
"This simple act, motivated by compassion and amity , often leads to disaster and heartache. \u2014 James Berman, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
"For others, Baskerville\u2019s name remains a potent symbol of the amity that once subsisted between the U.S. and Iran \u2014 and that could yet be revived one day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amyte, amiste, borrowed from Anglo-French amit\u00e9, amist\u00e9 (earlier and continental Old French amistet, amistiet ), going back to Vulgar Latin *am\u012bcit\u0101t-, *am\u012bcit\u0101s, alteration (by substitution of the suffix -it\u0101t-, -t\u0101s -ity ), of Latin am\u012bcitia, from am\u012bcus \"friendly, well-disposed\" + -itia, suffix forming nouns from adjectives, extended form of -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at amiable":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"benevolence",
"brotherhood",
"charity",
"cordiality",
"cordialness",
"fellowship",
"friendliness",
"friendship",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"good-fellowship",
"goodwill",
"kindliness",
"neighborliness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210149",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amixia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": absence of interbreeding (as that resulting from geographical isolation)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, purity, lack of intercourse, from amiktos unmixed, pure, unsociable (from a- a- entry 2 + miktos mixed, from meignynai to mix) + -ia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u0101\u02c8miks\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040319",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amla":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": emblic"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1834, in the meaning defined above"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Hindi \u0101ml\u0101 , from Sanskrit \u0101malaka"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4ml\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073152",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amlah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of amlah variant of amala"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123510",
"type":[]
},
"amm-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sand":[
"ammo philous"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ammo- , from Greek, from ammos sand":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132233",
"type":[
"combining form"
]
},
"ammunition":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cartridges":[],
": explosive military items (such as grenades or bombs)":[],
": material for use in attacking or defending a position":[
"ammunition for the defense lawyers"
],
": the projectiles with their fuses, propelling charges, or primers fired from guns":[]
},
"examples":[
"The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition .",
"be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California, as well as a challenge to Maryland\u2019s assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
"McConnell was instrumental in blocking previous attempts at gun control \u2013weapons bans, background checks, red flags for mental health cases, ammunition magazine restrictions, gun sale loopholes \u2013 when calls arose after previous mass shootings. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"McConnell was instrumental in blocking previous attempts at gun control \u2014 weapons bans, background checks, red flags for mental health cases, ammunition magazine restrictions, gun sale loopholes \u2014 when calls arose after previous mass shootings. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 27 May 2022",
"The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California as well as a challenge to Maryland's assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California as well as a challenge to Maryland's assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chron , 26 May 2022",
"The justices have been asked to hear cases challenging limits on ammunition magazine capacities in New Jersey and California as well as a challenge to Maryland\u2019s assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Harper called for backup and was joined by Foerster, who found an ammunition magazine for an automatic pistol on Acoli, according to news reports of the trial and Acoli\u2019s appeals. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Russia maintains that the was stricken by an accidental fire in an ammunition magazine. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete French amunition , from Middle French, alteration of munition":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccam-y\u0259-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093525",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amnesty":{
"antonyms":[
"penalty",
"punishment",
"retribution"
],
"definitions":{
": the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals":[
"The government granted amnesty to all political prisoners.",
"a general amnesty"
],
": to grant amnesty to : to pardon (someone) officially often before a trial or conviction":[
"Only last Thursday Mr. Clinton told the U.S. that the generals were responsible for the killings \u2026 Now, they are to be amnestied and allowed to remain in Haiti if they so wish.",
"\u2014 A. M. Rosenthal",
"Traditionally, the incoming president amnesties all outstanding driving offences: during the months before an election people park even more selfishly than usual and drive at unbelievable speeds, knowing if they're caught, they'll be amnestied .",
"\u2014 Richard Horton"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The government gave amnesty to all political prisoners.",
"Illegal immigrants who came into the country before 1982 were granted amnesty .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ironically, one of the main reasons the Diversity Lottery was inaugurated was in response to President Ronald Reagan\u2019s 1986 amnesty gift to Mexico. \u2014 Christine M. Flowers, Philly.com , 2 Nov. 2017",
"If the children are not deported quickly, officials say, many will never leave, eventually becoming a new population of sympathetic young immigrants who seek amnesty to live and work in the U.S. legally. \u2014 Michael D. Shear, Alaska Dispatch News , 9 Oct. 2017",
"Outside the amnesty period, possession of an unregistered firearm carries a fine of up to $280,000 in Australian dollars ($220,000 in U.S. currency) and up to 14 years in jail. \u2014 Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2017",
"Nearly nine months into the Trump administration, Obamacare remains intact, tax reform is in doubt, and an amnesty bill for undocumented immigrants who arrived as children is, shockingly, a legislative possibility. \u2014 Tina Nguyen, vanityfair.com , 3 Oct. 2017",
"During the campaign, Trump also spoke frequently against amnesty and said even Dreamers would have to leave the country. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, latimes.com , 14 Sep. 2017",
"They will be confronted by challengers denouncing anyone who supports such legislation as being pro-immigration- amnesty and too unpatriotic to put real Americans first, a Republican strain of identity politics that has been turbocharged by Mr Trump. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Sep. 2017",
"Ken Dwidjugiasteadi, director general of tax at Indonesia\u2019s finance ministry, said 62 of the 81 people had participated in a recent tax amnesty program in Indonesia. \u2014 Margot Patrick, WSJ , 10 Oct. 2017",
"Huerta was born in Mexico, but her family became citizens as part of the 1986 amnesty act under Reagan. \u2014 Jason Tesauro, Esquire , 19 Sep. 2017"
],
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"1580, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1802, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"borrowed from Latin amn\u0113stia, borrowed from Greek amn\u0113st\u00eda \"forgetfulness, oblivion, deliberate overlooking of past offenses,\" from amn\u0113st\u00f3s \"forgotten, forgetful\" (from a- a- entry 2 + mn\u0113st\u00f3s \"memorable,\" verbal adjective of mn\u00e1omai, mn\u00e2sthai \"to be mindful of\" and mimn\u1e17skomai, mimn\u1e17skesthai \"to call to mind, remember\") + -ia -y entry 2 \u2014 more at mind entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of amnesty entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8am-n\u0259-st\u0113",
"\u02c8am-n\u0259s-t\u0113"
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"absolution",
"forgiveness",
"pardon",
"remission",
"remittal"
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"noun",
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": an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures":[],
": in a murderously frenzied state":[],
": in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner":[
"\u2014 used in the phrase run amok rioters running amok in the streets Conditions had allowed extremism to run amok ."
],
": possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"What subsequently emerges \u2014 especially in the series\u2019 second half \u2014 is a damning portrait of greed run amok at the expense of children\u2019s welfare. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"The ascendent left-leaning movement will face a fierce fight in the coming years, as conservatives increasingly deride their efforts as corporate wokeness run amok . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"In the first full trailer fo the upcoming third Jurassic World film, original Jurassic Park actors Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill reunite to help with a predicament: dinosaurs running amok with humans. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The birds are running amok not far from some of the world\u2019s top minds, who are researching aeronautics, exploration technology and science at the NASA facility. \u2014 Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Billed as one of the world\u2019s most acoustically perfect spaces, the new hall could be the biggest deal to hit downtown since Barney the bison escaped from Buffalo Bill\u2019s touring show and ran amok on Orange Avenue. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Dallas\u2019 offense ran amok on the Blazers, who were without their two lengthy, most athletic and best defenders. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Sure, Toronto\u2019s leading scorer ran amok in the first half, with the Spurs treating him like an anonymous undrafted schmo instead of, well, Toronto\u2019s leading score. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Jan. 2022",
"He\u2019s the hairy-handed gent who ran amok in Kent in John Landis\u2019 effects-laden 1981 horror comedy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Wyatt Russell has been terrific as this avatar of male insecurity run wildly amok , but the script isn\u2019t always doing him favors. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 16 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1665, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adverb",
"1944, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"borrowed from Malay amok":"Noun",
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"-\u02c8m\u00e4k",
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259k"
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"berserk",
"berserkly",
"frantically",
"frenetically",
"frenziedly",
"harum-scarum",
"hectically",
"helter-skelter",
"madly",
"pell-mell",
"wild",
"wildly"
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"adjective",
"adjective or adverb",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": in a decaying condition":[
"amoldering in the grave"
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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"a- entry 1 + moldering , gerund of molder":""
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dld(\u0259)ri\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125240",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": a plant part (such as a root) possessing detergent properties and serving as a substitute for soap",
": a plant (such as a yucca or agave) so used"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1831, in the meaning defined above"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"American Spanish, from Nahuatl ahm\u014dlli soap"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-l\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024838",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a large genus of herbs (family Zingiberaceae) found in tropical regions of the Old World and differing from members of the genus Zingiber only in having the anther cells divergent and the connective between them not long-spurred":[],
": a plant of the genus Amomum":[],
": the fruit or root of an amomum plant":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, an aromatic shrub, from Greek am\u014dmon":""
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u014dm\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074659",
"type":[
"noun"
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"among":{
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": by or through the aggregate of":[
"discontent among the poor"
],
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"living among artists"
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": in or through the midst of : surrounded by":[
"hidden among the trees"
],
": in shares to each of":[
"divided among the heirs"
],
": in the number or class of":[
"wittiest among poets",
"among other things she was president of her college class"
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": through the joint action of":[
"made a fortune among themselves"
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": through the reciprocal acts of":[
"quarreling among themselves"
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},
"examples":[
"The disease spread quickly among the members of the community.",
"The house is nestled among the trees.",
"The ball was hidden among the leaves.",
"There were ducks among the geese.",
"There were several hecklers scattered among the crowd.",
"He lived among artists and writers.",
"The people of the town were frightened to think that a killer might be living among them.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Former Cincinnati Reds Raisel Iglesias of the Angels and Jesse Winker of the Mariners were among those suspended Monday after a brawl Sunday between the two teams. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"In fact, the resources at their disposal pretty much amount to the roughly $6.4 million taxpayer midlevel exception (to be used among one or more players), and minimum contracts. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"That decision was extremely controversial in the tennis world, and both the men's and women's tours decided to withhold ranking points from Wimbledon as a show of unity among players. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Miller is not alone among Alabama players who will draw NBA scouts to Coleman Coliseum this fall. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"The coach and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute, a Christian legal group, were among those cheering the decision. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"Halsey, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Shawn Mendes were among those to sign said letter. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
"Medvedev, a Russian, is among the players barred from Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Angels call-up Monte Harrison and left fielder Brandon Marsh were among the players trying to separate Tepera and Winker. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge , from on + gemonge , dative of gemong crowd, from ge- (associative prefix) + -mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges , from among + -es -s \u2014 more at co- , mingle":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259\u014b"
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"amid",
"amidst",
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"through"
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"The study found, among other things , that men and women are equally at risk for the disease."
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": through the reciprocal acts of":[
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"examples":[
"The disease spread quickly among the members of the community.",
"The house is nestled among the trees.",
"The ball was hidden among the leaves.",
"There were ducks among the geese.",
"There were several hecklers scattered among the crowd.",
"He lived among artists and writers.",
"The people of the town were frightened to think that a killer might be living among them.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Former Cincinnati Reds Raisel Iglesias of the Angels and Jesse Winker of the Mariners were among those suspended Monday after a brawl Sunday between the two teams. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"In fact, the resources at their disposal pretty much amount to the roughly $6.4 million taxpayer midlevel exception (to be used among one or more players), and minimum contracts. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"That decision was extremely controversial in the tennis world, and both the men's and women's tours decided to withhold ranking points from Wimbledon as a show of unity among players. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Miller is not alone among Alabama players who will draw NBA scouts to Coleman Coliseum this fall. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"The coach and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute, a Christian legal group, were among those cheering the decision. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"Halsey, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Shawn Mendes were among those to sign said letter. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
"Medvedev, a Russian, is among the players barred from Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Angels call-up Monte Harrison and left fielder Brandon Marsh were among the players trying to separate Tepera and Winker. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022"
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"among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge , from on + gemonge , dative of gemong crowd, from ge- (associative prefix) + -mong (akin to Old English mengan to mix); amongst from Middle English amonges , from among + -es -s \u2014 more at co- , mingle":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259\u014b"
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"amidst",
"mid",
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"formed",
"shaped",
"shapen",
"structured"
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": being without definite character or nature : unclassifiable":[
"an amorphous segment of society"
],
": having no definite form : shapeless":[
"an amorphous cloud mass"
],
": having no real or apparent crystalline form":[
"an amorphous mineral"
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": lacking organization or unity":[
"an amorphous style of writing"
]
},
"examples":[
"Astronomers think our solar system took shape when an amorphous interstellar cloud of dust and gas collapsed under its own weight. The conservation of angular momentum, or spin, kept some of the material from simply falling all the way to the newborn sun; instead it settled into a pancake shape. \u2014 Michael W. Werner et al. , Scientific American , June 2009",
"Most library and academic accrediting associations either ignore weeding or have general, rather amorphous , standards. Among the more specific standards are those of the American Library Associations' 1967 public library systems standards, which suggest annual weeding of at least 5 percent of \"community collections,\" with headquarters libraries weeding more cautiously \u2026 \u2014 LJ Special Report , 1990",
"A quarter of a century ago, author Betty Friedan stumbled upon a \"problem that has no name.\"\" Middle-class American women were prisoners of gilded cages, she argued, unfulfilled by their exclusive roles as wives and mother. Friedan gave the amorphous problem, and the book that described it, a name\u2014\"The Feminine Mystique\"\u2014and with it helped launch one of the most transforming social movements in modern history.\" \u2014 Eloise Salholz et al. , Newsweek , 31 Mar. 1986",
"Oblivious to all the attention, the big cat calmly sashayed to a concave little hollow scooped out of an artificial granite cliff-side at the rear of her cage. There, her four sleeping, newborn cubs were nestled one atop another so tightly that they formed one amorphous lump of fur. \u2014 Jon Luoma , Audubon , November 1982",
"an amorphous segment of society",
"amorphous lumps of clay magically transformed by a skilled potter's hands into works of art",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet once the latest blueprint is established, the assorted subplots yield diminishing returns, indulging in strange detours while building toward the inevitable faceoff with the amorphous threat. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Even if his musical identity remains a bit amorphous , Duckwrth\u2019s positivity and charm were center stage throughout the set. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"This is not a plea, asking companies, institutions and organizations to take an amorphous , wordy pledge, post it on social media and roll it into future talking points. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"While McCarthy was infamous for his attacks on specific officials involved in foreign policy, the Birch Society focused on broader, more amorphous targets and plots. \u2014 James Mann, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"The Chinatown community itself is this character, and yet the community itself remains complex and amorphous . \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"While some countries, states, and cities have tried to impose regulations on this amorphous industry, there\u2019s been little success in implementing any meaningful stability that helps the majority of these workers. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
"The high-end, amorphous solar panels charge the unit in any daylight conditions, not just direct sunlight. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"The phenomenon has proved contentious among academics unused to drawing on amorphous \u2014 and sometimes spiritual \u2014 knowledge systems. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022"
],
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"circa 1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek amorphos , from a- + morph\u0113 form":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-f\u0259s"
],
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"shapeless",
"unformed",
"unshaped",
"unstructured"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055159",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": an iron-rich amphibole that is a variety of asbestos":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The types that are used in construction are white, blue, and brown varieties, known as chrysotile, crocidolite, and amosite . \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Amosa (from A sbestos M ines o f S outh A frica) + -ite entry 1":""
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"-\u02ccz\u012bt",
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132801",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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": removal of a specified object from a place or position",
": ousting",
": removal of a corporate officer from office",
": deprivation of possession of property"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin amotion-, amotio removal, from amotus (past participle of amov\u0113re to remove) + -ion-, -io -ion"
],
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"a\u02c8m\u014dsh\u0259n",
"\u0259\u02c8-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034551",
"type":[
"noun"
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"measure",
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"volume"
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": the quantity at hand or under consideration":[
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": the total number or quantity : aggregate":[
"trying to figure the amount of time it will take"
],
": the whole effect, significance, or import":[],
": to be the same in meaning or effect as":[
"acts that amount to treason"
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": to reach a total : add up":[
"The bill amounts to $10."
],
": to reach in kind or quality : to turn out to be":[
"wanted her son to amount to something [=to be successful]",
"The changes don't really amount to much . [=are not really substantial or significant]"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The drug is not being produced in adequate amounts .",
"What is the amount to be paid?",
"An amount was finally agreed upon.",
"The new law limits the amount a candidate can spend.",
"When he died we found he owed money to the amount of $250,000!",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"During that meeting, council passed a budget that projects spending in 2022 to total about $15.8 million, and projected revenues to amount to approximately $16 million. \u2014 cleveland , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The agency also projects structure sales to amount to more than $5 million. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Again, rainfall is not expected to amount too much, but the mountain snow will accumulate. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The payments, plus administrative costs, are expected to amount to nearly $150 million, paid from federal pandemic aid approved by Congress last year. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Deloitte currently projects the global spending on mobile mental health apps alone will amount to almost $500 million in 2022, up from less than $300 million in 2021. \u2014 Sergey Avdeychik, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"However, that vote is unlikely to amount to much because of Senate Republican opposition to substantial new gun restrictions. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Still, total monetization by Disney of the IPL rights in 2022 \u2014 spanning subscriptions and advertising \u2014 is estimated to amount to revenues of just $776 million, according to a comprehensive analysis by Media Partners Asia. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"How testing would hurt the Chinese economy Based on a cost of 20 yuan per test, testing 70% of the China\u2019s population every two days would amount to 8.4% of China\u2019s fiscal expenditure, Nomura economists wrote in a May report. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fisher began to tire heading into the last lap, knowing there was a significant amount of space behind him for a competitor to catch up. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
"Well, there's been a significant amount of threats. \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
"Without a doubt, there is a significant amount of work left to be done in this space to make virtual surgery a reality\u2014however, the concept is promising. \u2014 Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"While this is a boost of more than $124,000 from the previous week, this is still a low gross amount for a musical in that theater, and capacity remained low at 64 percent. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Some areas could see less than a tenth of an inch while some models show maximum totals over 5 inches, which is a serious amount of rain. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Each shot is a quarter the amount of the typical adult dose. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"This number is approximate amount for manufacturing a nuclear explosive device. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"Also changing were the amount of signees outside of Nashville. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amounten \"to mount (a horse), increase, (of a sum, period of time) add up (to), come (to), be worth, be equal (to),\" borrowed from Anglo-French amunter, amounter (continental Old French amonter ) \"to rise, increase, be worth, add up (to),\" derivative of amunt, amount (continental Old French amont ) \"above, upward,\" univerbation of the adverbial phrase a mont \"upward,\" literally \"to the mountain,\" from a \"to\" (going back to Latin ad ) + mont \"mountain,\" going back to Latin mont-, mons \u2014 more at ad- , mount entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English amunte, borrowed from Anglo-French, noun derivative of amunter \"to rise, increase, be worth, add up (to)\" \u2014 more at amount entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8mau\u0307nt"
],
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": to be the same in meaning or effect as (something)":[
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"Anything less than total victory would amount to failure/failing."
],
": to produce (a total) when added together":[
"The bill amounted to 10 dollars.",
"The number of people taking part amounted to no more than a few hundred."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195834",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"amount at risk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the difference between the face amount of a life-insurance policy and its reserve value":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040819",
"type":[]
},
"amount limit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fixed quantity of work assigned in a test with the object of measuring either the time required by an individual to finish that amount or the amount of work that the individual can do in unlimited time":[
"\u2014 contrasted with time limit"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174404",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amount subject":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any value estimated by an underwriter to be the expected loss as a result of a fire or casualty, variable according to the risk involved":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1940, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235514",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amount to":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be the same in meaning or effect as (something)":[
"acts that amount to treason",
"Anything less than total victory would amount to failure/failing."
],
": to produce (a total) when added together":[
"The bill amounted to 10 dollars.",
"The number of people taking part amounted to no more than a few hundred."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173903",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"amount to anything":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to turn out to be (something or someone important, impressive, etc.)":[
"I don't think he'll ever amount to anything ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085143",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"amount to the same thing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to have very little difference":[
"\"Lying and cheating amount to the same thing ,\" she said."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073629",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"amour":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"memoirs devoted to accounts of his amours",
"in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wearing a bold floral print dress, Clarkson flawlessly captured the track\u2019s come hither arrangement and Morris\u2019 ready-for- amour vibe. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"Perhaps best known on television for playing Marcia Roy in Succession, Abbass recently appeared in Blade Runner 2049 and Gaza mon amour . \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Emily in Paris has rekindled an amour fou with French style. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Yet Sebastian, the new amour , is no paragon of virtue or charm. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The villa was the site of a number of high-profile Medici weddings, including that of Francesco de\u2019 Medici, a grand duke of Tuscany, who married his long-time amour , Bianca Cappello, here; their romance was the talk of 16th-century Florence. \u2014 Catherine Sabino, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Williams compared his departure to being dumped by a longtime girlfriend, and in that regard, his new amour is like his ex's good friend. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Your language of love is French: There really is something about amour and French food. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Shy loner August falls head over heels for uber-cool commuter Jane\u2014only to discover that her amour fou is actually trapped in the New York subway system, circa 1970. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 7 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amour, amoure \"affection, love between the sexes, spiritual love,\" borrowed from Anglo-French amur, amour, ameur (also continental Old French), going back to Latin am\u014dr-, amor \"affection, liking, love, sexual passion, illicit or homosexual passion,\" from am-, base of am\u0101re \"to have affection for, love, be in love, make love to\" + -\u014dr-, -or, abstract noun suffix (going back to *-\u014ds ) \u2014 more at amateur":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-",
"\u0259-\u02c8mu\u0307r",
"a-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affair",
"affaire",
"fling",
"love",
"love affair",
"romance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040601",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amour propre":{
"antonyms":[
"humbleness",
"humility",
"modesty"
],
"definitions":{
": self-esteem":[]
},
"examples":[
"if amour propre is a virtue, then this actress's memoirs are among the greatest declarations of love ever written",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"White is Smart Lite without the emotional volatility and ever-present amour propre . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"But Britain, its amour propre stung at losing such a treasure, halted its export and raised money to keep it in the country. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"As Joe Biden has frankly noted, Mrs. Biden sought the Dr. honorific to rebuild her amour propre . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Underneath its gleaming promise of public scholarship, Wikipedia is a community that teems with its own authorities and cognoscenti, with all the high-handedness, Byzantine bylaws, and amour propre of any cultural institution on 5th Avenue. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Fundamental to Chinese amour propre is the belief that the language is too difficult for foreigners, who will never master its complete set of characters. \u2014 Peter Neville-hadley, WSJ , 1 Sep. 2017",
"There is no such thing as private satisfaction of amour propre . \u2014 David Lay Williams, Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2017",
"Concessions at this stage would damage national amour propre to an unacceptable degree. \u2014 Patrick N. Theros, Time , 26 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French amour-propre , literally, love of oneself":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-",
"\u02cca-\u02ccmu\u0307r-\u02c8pr\u014dpr\u1d4a",
"-\u02c8pr\u022fpr\u1d4a"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bighead",
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"egotism",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-assumption",
"self-conceit",
"self-congratulation",
"self-esteem",
"self-glory",
"self-importance",
"self-love",
"self-opinion",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"swelled head",
"swellheadedness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100207",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amp (up)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism",
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000846",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amphitheater":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a flat or gently sloping area surrounded by abrupt slopes":[],
": a place of public entertainment (as for games or concerts)":[],
": a rising gallery in a modern theater":[],
": a room with a gallery from which doctors and students may observe surgical operations":[],
": a very large auditorium":[],
": an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles":[]
},
"examples":[
"the conference attendees crowded into the amphitheater for the keynote address",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sugar Hill would turn 160 acres near the Chattahoochee into green space with walking trails, continue developing its greenway, build a downtown parking facility and improve its outdoor amphitheater , City Manager Paul Radford said. \u2014 Alia Malik, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"With Juliet as a neighbor and the Roman amphitheater , Arena di Verona, just a short walk away, the location\u2014in the heart of the medieval Centro Storico on the banks of the Adige river\u2014is nothing short of ideal. \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"There\u2019s going to be an amphitheater , a zip line from the IIX center. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The vision outlined by the Alsobrooks administration includes an amphitheater , library, market hall and civic plaza. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The plans also call for an indoor training facility, a concert amphitheater , an RV park, jogging trails and a park that can be accessed by people with disabilities. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Enjoy a fire pit (reservation required) near an outdoor amphitheater , which allows for different forms of educational entertainment, according to the Friends of Wehr Nature Center. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Prior to his conviction, Epstein had drawn up plans to develop Great St. James with homes, an amphitheater , a pool, and an underwater office, according to the Virgin Islands Daily News. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The company is also working on a project called the Super Pier, at Pier 57, which will include a food hall, and an amphitheater , in addition to two hundred and fifty thousand square feet of office space. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amphitheatre, borrowed from Latin amphithe\u0101trum, borrowed from Greek amphith\u00e9\u0101tron, noun derivative from neuter of amphith\u00e9\u0101tros \"(of a stadium) having seats for spectators all around,\" from amphi- amphi- + -the\u0101tros, derivative of th\u00e9\u0101tron \"place for viewing a drama, theater entry 1 \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-f\u0259-\u02ccth\u0113-\u0259-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8am(p)-f\u0259-\u02ccth\u0113(-\u0259)-t\u0259r",
"also \u02c8am-p\u0259-\u02ccth\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arena",
"auditorium",
"garden",
"hall",
"theater",
"theatre"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102647",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ample":{
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"minimal",
"scant",
"spare"
],
"definitions":{
": buxom , portly":[
"an ample figure"
],
": generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity":[
"There was room for an ample garden."
],
": generously sufficient to satisfy a requirement or need":[
"They had ample money for the trip."
]
},
"examples":[
"They had ample money for the trip.",
"The police found ample evidence of wrongdoing.",
"There is ample parking at the stadium.",
"You will have ample opportunity to finish the test.",
"The light in the room is more than ample .",
"There was room for an ample garden.",
"an ample serving of pie",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pharmacy chain has ample supply of the emergency contraceptives Plan B and Aftera, both online and in store, the spokesperson said. \u2014 Allison Nicole Smith, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Cluster each type of hummingbird flower in your garden for an ample nectar supply, and include a variety with staggered bloom times to provide a steady food source spring through fall. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"As global temperatures continue to rise, causing the drought conditions in the West to persist, ensuring an ample supply of water to sustain communities will continue to be a challenge, experts say. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
"African countries do not have an ample supply of stockpiled pharmaceutical vaccines and antiretrovirals. \u2014 Steven W. Thrasher, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"Ceramics and tablewares are also in ample supply: 101 Copenhagen vases here, La Double J plates there. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022",
"Yet less than half have been distributed, despite ample supply. \u2014 Antony Sguazzin, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"Poole\u2019s playoff debut comes with an ample supply of intrigue. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"More than 500 people are still dying of Covid-19 every day in the U.S., but an ample supply of a highly effectively antiviral drug is sitting on shelves, unused. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, \"abundant,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, \"wide, extensive, great,\" going back to Latin amplus \"more than adequate in size or extent, great, having wide scope (of the mind or other abstract entities),\" of uncertain origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-p\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ample spacious , commodious , capacious , ample mean larger in extent or capacity than the average. spacious implies great length and breadth. a spacious front lawn commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness. a commodious and airy penthouse apartment capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average. a capacious suitcase ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate. ample closet space plentiful , ample , abundant , copious mean more than sufficient without being excessive. plentiful implies a great or rich supply. peaches are plentiful this summer ample implies a generous sufficiency to satisfy a particular requirement. ample food to last the winter abundant suggests an even greater or richer supply than does plentiful . streams abundant with fish copious stresses largeness of supply rather than fullness or richness. copious examples of bureaucratic waste",
"synonyms":[
"abundant",
"aplenty",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"comfortable",
"cornucopian",
"galore",
"generous",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"plenty"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111834",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"amplify":{
"antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"condense",
"shorten"
],
"definitions":{
": to cause (a gene or DNA sequence) to undergo amplification":[],
": to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis":[],
": to expand one's remarks or ideas":[],
": to make larger or greater (as in amount, importance, or intensity) : increase":[]
},
"examples":[
"amplify a weak radio signal",
"a receiver that amplified the television signal",
"using spices to amplify the flavors of the food",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As an extension of the brand\u2019s recent revamp, the podcast is a platform for women to share their stories, advance important discussions and to amplify all women\u2019s voices. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 23 June 2022",
"The Miss Juneteenth Pageant helps amplify the voices of Anchorage\u2019s younger generations. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"War Toys also works with U.N. agencies to amplify the voices of the children under their care, and produce artwork in hopes to inspire change through campaigns and presentations. \u2014 Shannon Caturano, ABC News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Right now most of these efforts are looking for any traces of SARS-CoV-2, using PCR to amplify viral fragments and determine the total amount of virus present in an area relative to previous weeks or days. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2022",
"When not filming the NBC series, Sterling has been using his talents to amplify the stories of cancer survivors through his work with the Bristol Myers Squibb initiative Survivorship Today. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 8 Jan. 2022",
"The series steered into the emotional momentum created by #MeToo and found an audience adept at using social media to amplify important stories. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Using social media to amplify the PlayStation brand voice is a smart top-of-funnel and loyalty play. \u2014 Jason Grunberg, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"My Yummm is an opportunity to amplify the voices of folxs who are doing the work. \u2014 Kourtney Pope, refinery29.com , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English amplifien \"to enlarge, increase,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French amplifier, borrowed from Latin amplific\u0101re \"to increase the size of, augment,\" from amplus \"more than adequate in size or extent, ample \" + -i- -i- + -fic\u0101re -fy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccf\u012b",
"\u02c8am-pl\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amplify expand , amplify , swell , distend , inflate , dilate mean to increase in size or volume. expand may apply regardless of the manner of increase (such as growth, unfolding, addition of parts). a business that expands every year amplify implies the extension or enlargement of something inadequate. amplify the statement with details swell implies gradual expansion beyond a thing's original or normal limits. the bureaucracy swelled to unmanageable proportions distend implies outward extension caused by pressure from within. a distended abdomen inflate implies expanding by introduction of air or something insubstantial and suggests a vulnerability to sudden collapse. an inflated ego dilate applies especially to expansion of circumference. dilated pupils",
"synonyms":[
"develop",
"dilate (on ",
"elaborate (on)",
"enlarge (on ",
"expand",
"flesh (out)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020004",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"amplitude":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": extent of dignity, excellence, or splendor":[],
": the angle assigned to a complex number when it is plotted in a complex plane using polar coordinates":[
"\u2014 compare absolute value sense 2"
],
": the extent of a vibratory movement (as of a pendulum) measured from the mean position to an extreme":[],
": the extent or range of a quality, property, process, or phenomenon: such as":[],
": the height achieved on a jump by a snowboarder, skateboarder, skier, etc.":[
"\" \u2026 a lot of my strength in snowboarding is my amplitude \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Shaun White"
],
": the maximum departure of the value of an alternating current or wave from the average value":[],
": the quality or state of being ample : fullness , abundance":[
"\u2026 the long unerring lines, the sweep and amplitude of the great artist's stroke \u2026",
"\u2014 Edith Wharton"
]
},
"examples":[
"the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests\u2014government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy\u2014is truly awesome",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The simple serenity of Hurlin\u2019s face, framed by cascading curls, is riveting, as is the daring amplitude of her expressive, singular dancing. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"The difference between any two whole magnitude numbers \u2014 say a 4 and a 5 \u2014 is a tenfold increase in amplitude as measured on a seismogram, according to the USGS. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"Pilots can counter by hopping frequencies, or by boosting the amplitude of their broadcast signal. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"In quantum mechanics, a particle is described by a wave function, a kind of wave whose varying amplitude conveys the probability of finding the particle in different locations. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"The development team says particular attention was paid to improving the SVR's ride over high-frequency bumps, although at lower speeds and over large- amplitude undulations the ride does feel firm. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Maybe, if cases don\u2019t rise sharply enough, or to a high enough amplitude , the country won\u2019t get there with BA.2 at all. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Gu, competing for her mother\u2019s native China, took the lead after landing back-to-back corked 900s a first run that featured the biggest amplitude of the day, and then extended her lead on a similar second run, scoring 95.25. \u2014 USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
"As the velocity of the wind changes so does the amplitude of the sound. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin amplit\u016bdin-, amplit\u016bd\u014d \"size, extent, eminence, prestige,\" from amplus \"more than adequate in size or extent, ample , eminent\" + -i- -i- + -t\u016bdin-, -t\u016bd\u014d -tude":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
"\u02c8am-pl\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
"\u02c8am-pl\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fcd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambit",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101130",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amuck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015751",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amuguis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a timber tree ( Koordersiodendron pinnatum ) of the family Anacardiaceae found in the Philippines, Sulawesi, and New Guinea",
": the light-colored reddish water-resisting and ant-resisting wood of the amuguis"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Tagalog amugis"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014949",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amula":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a vessel for eucharistic wine offered by the people in the early Christian church":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin amula, hamula , from Latin, water bucket, diminutive of ama, hama bucket":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8amy\u0259l\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205741",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amulet":{
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"definitions":{
": a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)":[]
},
"examples":[
"a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In recent years, climate has joined Critical Race Theory, trans student athletes, and mask-wearing as a potent amulet in the culture war, animating a conservative base. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Layer two to three black belts to cinch the base layer at your waist, then add a red cape and, of course, the Eye of Agamotto amulet . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"Legends Collide house is set in the 19th century with the three characters all seeking the amulet of Ra. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Lindsay shares intel on the three-way amulet and that Hai and Drea have the other parts. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"Drea and Maryanne had played their idol and amulet to get it. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The name of the new earphones comes from the ancient civilization of Romania where ADVAR was the word for a talisman or amulet that was imbued with power and said to be a blessing for those who wore one. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The court declared that the amulet had real value in virtue of the time and effort invested in obtaining it. \u2014 David Chalmers, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Rayn\u2019s line also features a modernized take on the evil eye amulet , long a symbol of warding off maleficence. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1584, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin amul\u0113tum, of obscure origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8am-y\u0259-l\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092604",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amuletic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": functioning as an amulet":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1764, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6amy\u0259\u00a6letik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163325",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amuse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": distract , bewilder":[],
": muse":[],
": to appeal to the sense of humor of":[
"His jokes don't amuse me."
],
": to divert the attention of so as to deceive":[],
": to entertain or occupy in a light, playful, or pleasant manner":[
"She tried to amuse the child with a story."
],
": to occupy the attention of : absorb":[]
},
"examples":[
"It amuses me to think of how he looked when I last saw him.",
"a funny story that never fails to amuse",
"He amused himself with a game of solitaire.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Preteens can amuse themselves in the upstairs games room, while teenagers can play pool or watch movies in the media room on the lower level. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Indulging in the Y2Ks Archive does more than amuse . \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"His success on Twitter arose from his capacity to outrage or amuse a global audience of both enemies and acolytes (Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kim Jong Un, as well as your Trumpist cousin across town). \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"There were no cellphones to amuse us back then, and the darkness prevented us from flirting with cute boys in other cars. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Dustin butts in and tries to rewrite the script, while the rest of the cast try to amuse themselves during their down time. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Venus is hunkered down in your material sector, giving you plenty of pretty things to amuse yourself with. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"While the focus will be on the on-field battle, for many fans the ads are just as big a part of Super Bowl Sunday, with a stacked lineup of musicians slated to amuse and delight during breaks in the action from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
"My efforts to adjust to the lifestyle and customs here often seemed to startle and amuse others. \u2014 Ann Hymes, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French amuser , from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + muser to muse":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fcz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amuse amuse , divert , entertain mean to pass or cause to pass the time pleasantly. amuse suggests that one's attention is engaged lightly. amuse yourselves while I make dinner divert implies distracting attention from worry or routine occupation especially by something funny. a light comedy to divert the tired businessman entertain suggests supplying amusement by specially contrived methods. a magician entertaining children at a party",
"synonyms":[
"disport",
"divert",
"entertain",
"regale",
"solace"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213049",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"amusement":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a means of amusing or entertaining":[
"what are her favorite amusements"
],
": pleasurable diversion : entertainment":[
"plays the piano for amusement"
],
": the condition of being amused":[
"could not hide his amusement"
]
},
"examples":[
"I'm reading this novel for amusement .",
"Several games were provided for the education and amusement of the children.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For years, Cline has been able to do his artwork full time, creating sculptures for amusement parks, mini-golf courses and private collectors. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Five Florida attractions made the top 10 of Tripadvisor\u2019s Travelers\u2019 Choice Best of the Best awards for U.S. amusement parks, but the top slot goes to Dollywood of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Carlos loves taking his nine-year-old daughter to arcades and amusement parks, enjoys traveling and competing in whatever sport catches his attention in that moment. \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Dreamy beaches aside, the area is also home to many golf courses, excellent restaurants offering the freshest seafood, theaters, amusement parks, and shopping that attracts visitors of all ages. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"As a child, Ms. Sinha liked to pretend to be a teacher, standing in front of her village classroom with fake eyeglasses and a wooden baton, to fellow students\u2019 great amusement . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Indeed, some vowed to leave the site entirely \u2014 much to Huizenga\u2019s amusement . \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But to Miss Manners\u2019 amusement , the gesture has lasted for centuries as a sign of how ridiculous the rich are. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Laughter in response to amusement is a healthy coping mechanism. \u2014 Janet M. Gibson, The Conversation , 23 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fcz-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"distraction",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"recreation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225651",
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}
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