dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/goi_MW.json
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{
"going":{
"antonyms":[
"conventional",
"current",
"customary",
"popular",
"prevailing",
"prevalent",
"standard",
"stock",
"usual"
],
"definitions":{
": advance toward an objective":[
"when the going gets tough"
],
": an act or instance of going":[],
": behavior , actions":[
"for his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings",
"\u2014 Job 34:21 (King James Version)"
],
": conducting business with the expectation of indefinite continuance":[
"a going concern"
],
": current , prevailing":[
"going price"
],
": drawing near to : approaching":[
"is six years old going on seven"
],
": living , existing":[
"the best novelist going"
],
": that goes":[
"\u2014 often used in combination easy going out going"
],
": the condition of the ground (as for walking)":[],
": working , moving":[
"everything was in going order"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Debris in the street made the going difficult.",
"The going got better as we neared the town.",
"She wrote four books in two years, and that's pretty good going by any standards!",
"Adjective",
"He's the best novelist going .",
"what's the going price for a good used washing machine",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Amazon employees are facing setbacks in the early going , as well. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"Williams, who has lost to such variety-loving players even in her prime, often looked befuddled in the early going . \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"In effect, a new Caesars user will receive two cracks and locking down one win in the early going . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"As for the draft itself, there were at least a few fireworks in the early going , starting right at No. 1. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"In the early going , Treasury yields slowed their monster moves higher. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Alexander was an escape artist in the early going , holding the Nationals off the scoreboard despite allowing a pair of baserunners in the first inning with one out, a one-out double in the second and then stranding the bases loaded in the third. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"The music helped make the style of Peaky Blinders topic A in the early going . \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Ben Carlson immediately will be of great interest in the early going . \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The writing is laborious and slow- going , each line of dialogue necessitating, on average, 10 minutes of research in the never-ending pursuit of historical accuracy. \u2014 Sa\u00efd Sayrafiezadeh, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"Lordstown, which aims to launch its first vehicle this year and doesn\u2019t generate any revenue yet, issued a going -concern warning in June 2021, flagging worries about its financial health. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Kayla Bowling was an easy- going , young mother who enjoyed life and loved her family. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
"In short, the Spider was a gateway drug to Italian car ownership: exciting, affordable, and easy- going . \u2014 Ronan Glon, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"Last Tuesday, his district approved a mid-year budget change to increase entry wages for cafeteria employees by $1.50 , to a total of $15 an hour \u2014 the going wage rate at restaurants in the area. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"In a bizarre and slow- going , motion-to-dismiss hearing Wednesday, Randy Swopes \u2014 the father accused of keeping his 10-year-old daughter captive in a Waukegan basement in 2018 \u2014 struggled to put coherent sentences together while representing himself. \u2014 Yadira Sanchez Olson, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"One is easy- going , messy and unconcerned about the state of her apartment. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Outside of his political engagements, he was most remembered for his generous, easy- going nature that helped him make friends easily and his tireless pursuit of an ethic of love and acceptance. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u014d-i\u014b",
"\u02c8g\u022f(-)i\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"advance",
"advancement",
"furtherance",
"headway",
"march",
"onrush",
"passage",
"process",
"procession",
"progress",
"progression"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025517",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"going barrel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mainspring barrel in a watch or clock that has teeth on its periphery for driving the train and that is mounted on an arbor which is stationary except during winding":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192522",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"going concern":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a business that is making a profit":[
"They had a difficult start, but they've turned the restaurant into a going concern ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192026",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"going for the gold":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": trying to win a gold medal":[
"She's going for the gold at the Olympics."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050806",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"going forth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a way or place of exit":[
"mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary",
"\u2014 Ezekiel 44:5 (Authorized Version)"
],
": boundary":[
"and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea",
"\u2014 Numbers 34:4 (Authorized Version)"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the phrase go forth":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180524",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"going light":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the phrase go light":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222523",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"going rate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the average or usual price that is charged for something":[
"What's the going rate for a babysitter"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171925",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"going spare":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": not being used : available for someone to use":[
"land that is going spare"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184235",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"going to Jerusalem":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": musical chairs":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085623",
"type":[]
},
"going train":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the gearing in a striking or chiming timepiece that drives the hands":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053449",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"going-over":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a severe scolding":[],
": a thorough examination":[],
": beating":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccg\u022f(-)i\u014b-",
"\u02ccg\u014d-i\u014b-\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"audit",
"check",
"checkup",
"examination",
"inspection",
"look-see",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutiny",
"survey",
"view"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080745",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"going/getting nowhere fast":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": failing to make progress or to produce a desired result":[
"The plan for a new stadium is going nowhere fast ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215923",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"goings-on":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": actions , events":[],
": irregular or reprehensible happenings or conduct":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8z\u00e4n",
"\u02ccg\u014d-i\u014bz-\u02c8\u022fn",
"-\u02c8\u00e4n",
"\u02ccg\u022f(-)i\u014b-",
"\u02ccg\u014d-i\u014b-\u02c8z\u022fn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042828",
"type":[
"noun plural",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Goidelic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Gaels":[],
": of, relating to, or constituting Goidelic":[],
": the branch of the Celtic languages that includes Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"g\u022fi-\u02c8de-lik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle Irish Go\u00eddel Gael, Irishman":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1882, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053851"
},
"goitrous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck \u2014 compare hyperthyroidism , hypothyroidism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u022fi-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One time a great frigate bird perched on a curtain rod and ballooned its ruby red throat up to the size of an elephant\u2019s goiter . \u2014 Devin Murphy, Outside Online , 19 Jan. 2021",
"Iodine was originally added to salt to reduce the incidence of a goiter . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2021",
"After observing the high percentage of centenarians with goiters \u2014a condition that accompanies a low-functioning thyroid\u2014Pes speculates that thiocyanate from a steady diet of kohlrabi may blunt thyroid function. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Dec. 2019",
"Anecdotally, switching to a gluten-free diet has helped people with enlarged thyroids, also known as goiters , though it has not been studied enough to be a proven medical treatment. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"The guilt that had built all night, without the analgesic of sleep, had swelled like a goiter . \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Women, especially those over 40, are more likely to develop goiters . \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"The same goes for treatment, which entirely depends on what's causing the goiter in the first place. \u2014 Amber Brenza, Health.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Also, just look at it: Consumers willing to spend big rarely choose tiny cars sporting giant goiters on the roof, let alone models that haven\u2019t even been graced with a name. \u2014 David Muller, Car and Driver , 12 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French goitre , from Middle French, back-formation from goitron throat, from Vulgar Latin *guttrion-, guttrio , from Latin guttur":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161544"
},
"goitered":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": affected with goiter":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173131"
},
"goitcho":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a low weedy tropical herb ( Boerhavia diffusa ) used in Australia as forage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u022fi(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"native name in northern Queensland, Australia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192023"
},
"Goidel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of the Gaelic branch of Celts : gael":[],
": a speaker of one of the Goidelic languages \u2014 compare brython":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u022fid\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle Irish G\u014didel":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194842"
},
"Goi\u00e1s":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"state of southeast central Brazil; capital Goi\u00e2nia area 131,339 square miles (340,168 square kilometers), population 6,003,788":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205837"
},
"Goi\u00e2nia":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in southeast central Brazil; capital of the state of Goi\u00e1s population 1,302,001":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"g\u022fi-\u02c8y\u00e4-ny\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004216"
},
"goiter stick":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the stalk of any of several brown algae (as of the genera Sargassum and Laminaria ) used in South America as a remedy for goiter":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005035"
},
"goiter":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck \u2014 compare hyperthyroidism , hypothyroidism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u022fi-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One time a great frigate bird perched on a curtain rod and ballooned its ruby red throat up to the size of an elephant\u2019s goiter . \u2014 Devin Murphy, Outside Online , 19 Jan. 2021",
"Iodine was originally added to salt to reduce the incidence of a goiter . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2021",
"After observing the high percentage of centenarians with goiters \u2014a condition that accompanies a low-functioning thyroid\u2014Pes speculates that thiocyanate from a steady diet of kohlrabi may blunt thyroid function. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Dec. 2019",
"Anecdotally, switching to a gluten-free diet has helped people with enlarged thyroids, also known as goiters , though it has not been studied enough to be a proven medical treatment. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"The guilt that had built all night, without the analgesic of sleep, had swelled like a goiter . \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Women, especially those over 40, are more likely to develop goiters . \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"The same goes for treatment, which entirely depends on what's causing the goiter in the first place. \u2014 Amber Brenza, Health.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Also, just look at it: Consumers willing to spend big rarely choose tiny cars sporting giant goiters on the roof, let alone models that haven\u2019t even been graced with a name. \u2014 David Muller, Car and Driver , 12 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French goitre , from Middle French, back-formation from goitron throat, from Vulgar Latin *guttrion-, guttrio , from Latin guttur":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025319"
}
}