dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/gyp_MW.json
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{
"Gypsy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in Europe and in smaller numbers throughout the world : romani sense 1 , rom entry 1":[],
": a person who wanders or roams from place to place : wanderer":[],
": the Indo-Aryan language of the Roma people : romani sense 2":[],
": to travel or roam from place to place \u2014 see usage paragraph at gypsy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1820, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration from Egyptian":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drifter",
"gadabout",
"knockabout",
"maunderer",
"nomad",
"rambler",
"roamer",
"rover",
"stroller",
"vagabond",
"wanderer",
"wayfarer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181858",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gypsy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in Europe and in smaller numbers throughout the world : romani sense 1 , rom entry 1":[],
": a person who wanders or roams from place to place : wanderer":[],
": the Indo-Aryan language of the Roma people : romani sense 2":[],
": to travel or roam from place to place \u2014 see usage paragraph at gypsy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1820, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration from Egyptian":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drifter",
"gadabout",
"knockabout",
"maunderer",
"nomad",
"rambler",
"roamer",
"rover",
"stroller",
"vagabond",
"wanderer",
"wayfarer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071139",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gypsy cab":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183556",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gypsyhead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small auxiliary drum on the end of a winch or windlass":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-si\u02cc-",
"-s\u0113\u02cched"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134001",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gypsum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a widely distributed mineral consisting of hydrous calcium sulfate that is used especially as a soil amendment and in making plaster of paris":[],
": drywall":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip-s\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Common rock types in karst landscapes are limestone, marble and gypsum . \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"James Hardie announced a $220 million manufacturing plant in Prattville back in 2017 to produce fiber-cement and fiber gypsum products used in residential and commercial buildings, including high-demand plank, panel, and trim. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"Conservation groups are still seeking protections for a rare plant that scuttled plans for a gypsum mine in the Bighorn Basin area, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There were double-digit percentage price increases last year on what is now, at the median, a $408,000 collection of new gypsum and sticks. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"This massive gypsum dune field is almost as white as snow, making for painting-like sunsets and otherworldly walks on bright, cloudless days. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 June 2021",
"As of April 15, there is approximately 258 million gallons of wastewater still in the gypsum stack. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Pemex constructed a stabilization area at La Carbonera, an open-air site containing mounds of coal, sulfur and carbon, and waste sulfuric acid and gypsum . \u2014 Palabra, oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Although lime plaster was commonly used in Mitanni at the time, Egyptians preferred to use gypsum plaster. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek gypsos":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061547"
},
"gypsum block":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a gypsum building tile or block for use in nonbearing walls in the interior of a building":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140827"
},
"gypsoplast":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cast in plaster of paris or in white lime":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jips\u0259\u02ccplast"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"gypso- (from gypsum ) + -plast":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164523"
},
"gypsophilous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": flourishing in or on a substratum rich in gypsum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"gypso- (from gypsum ) + -philous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050558"
}
}