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{
"Toledo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a finely tempered sword of a kind made in Toledo, Spain":[],
"Alejandro 1946\u2013 president of Peru (2001\u201306)":[],
"city and port on the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio population 287,208":[],
"commune and capital of the province of Toledo population 83,593":[],
"province of central Spain in western New Castile area 5934 square miles (15,369 square kilometers), population 706,407":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"for 2 and 3 also t\u014d-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u035fh\u014d",
"t\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"-\u02c8l\u0113-d\u0259",
"t\u014d-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u035fh\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082041",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"biographical name",
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Tom Thumb":{
"antonyms":[
"behemoth",
"colossus",
"giant",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monster",
"titan"
],
"definitions":{
": a dwarf type, race, or individual":[],
": a legendary English dwarf":[]
},
"examples":[
"a tiny Tom Thumb of a hamster"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4m-\u02c8th\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"scrub",
"shrimp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181421",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Tom, Dick, and Harry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the common man : anyone":[
"\u2014 often used with every helps every Tom, Dick, and Harry in need"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cct\u00e4m-\u02ccdik-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8her-\u0113",
"-\u02c8ha-r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131306",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Tombigbee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"river in northeastern Mississippi and western Alabama linked to the Tennessee River by the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u00e4m-\u02c8big-b\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112203",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Tombouctou":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town in central Mali population 55,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u014d\u207f-b\u00fck-\u02c8t\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100816",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Tonegawa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Susumu 1939\u2013 American (Japanese-born) biologist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cct\u014d-n\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-w\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074605",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Topeka":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city on the Kansas River in northeastern Kansas population 127,473":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-k\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133148",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Tophet":{
"antonyms":[
"bliss",
"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"New Jerusalem",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"definitions":{
": hell , gehenna":[]
},
"examples":[
"a vision in which the souls of the damned plunged into Tophet like rocks falling down a mountainside"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, shrine south of ancient Jerusalem where human sacrifices were performed to Moloch in Jeremiah 7:31, Gehenna, from Late Latin Topheth , from Hebrew t\u014dpheth":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014d-f\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"Pandemonium",
"perdition"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030043",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Tortuga":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"island of Haiti off the northern coast population 13,723":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u022fr-\u02c8t\u00fc-g\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174700",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Tortulaceae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Tortulaceae taxonomic synonym of pottiaceae"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Tortula , genus of mosses (from Latin tortus twisted + -ula ) + -aceae"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cct\u022f(r)ch\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190709",
"type":[]
},
"Tory":{
"antonyms":[
"leftist",
"left-winger",
"lefty",
"liberal",
"progressive"
],
"definitions":{
": a dispossessed Irishman subsisting as an outlaw chiefly in the 17th century":[],
": a member or supporter of a major British political group of the 18th and early 19th centuries favoring at first the Stuarts and later royal authority and the established church and seeking to preserve the traditional political structure and defeat parliamentary reform \u2014 compare whig":[],
": an American upholding the cause of the British Crown against the supporters of colonial independence during the American Revolution : loyalist":[],
": an extreme conservative especially in political and economic principles":[],
": bandit , outlaw":[],
": conservative sense 1b":[]
},
"examples":[
"a small-town Tory who saw that society was changing, much to his regret"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Irish t\u00f3raidhe outlaw, robber, from Middle Irish t\u00f3ir pursuit":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"archconservative",
"conservative",
"paleoconservative",
"reactionary",
"right-winger",
"rightist",
"traditionalist"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044248",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Toscanini":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"1867\u20131957 Italian conductor":[
"Ar*tu*ro \\ \u00e4r-\u200b\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u200b(\u02cc)\u014d \\"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cct\u00e4-sk\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-n\u0113",
"\u02cct\u022f-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174254",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Tosk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of the southern Albanians \u2014 compare gheg":[],
": the dialect spoken by the Tosks of southern Albania":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Albanian tosk":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105115",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Tottenham pudding":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": concentrated steam-sterilized swill for swine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222911",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Toubkal, Jebel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"mountain 13,665 feet (4165 meters) high in west central Morocco":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-b\u0259l-t\u00fcb-\u02c8k\u00e4l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040239",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Touraine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"region and former province of northwest central France with Tours as its capital":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u00fc-\u02c8r\u0101n",
"-\u02c8ren"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193502",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Tourcoing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in northern France northeast of Lille and on the border with Belgium population 91,923":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"tu\u0307r-\u02c8kwa\u207f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111747",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Tournai":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"commune on the Schelde River in southwestern Belgium population 70,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"tu\u0307r-\u02c8n\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092858",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Tournefortia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Boraginaceae) having alternate leaves and terminal cymes of small flowers and a fruit that is a fleshy or spongy 4-celled drupe":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Joseph Pitton de Tournefort \u20201708 French botanist + New Latin -ia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctu\u0307rn\u0259\u02c8f\u022frsh\u0113\u0259",
"-rt\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101340",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Tourneur":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Cyril circa 1575\u20131626 English dramatist"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259r-n\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082909",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"to":{
"antonyms":[
"after",
"following"
],
"definitions":{
": at hand : by":[
"get to see 'em close to",
"\u2014 Richard Llewellyn"
],
": before":[
"five minutes to five"
],
": close to the wind":[
"the gale having gone over, we came to",
"\u2014 R. H. Dana"
],
": into contact especially with the frame":[
"\u2014 used of a door or a window the door snapped to"
],
": to a state of consciousness or awareness":[
"brings her to with smelling salts"
],
": until sense 2":[
"from eight to five",
"up to now"
],
"table of organization":[],
"traditional orthography":[],
"turnover":[]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"right now it's 25 minutes to 10:00",
"Adverb",
"The wind blew the door to .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Double teamed in the third, Ogunbowale faked going around a screen to her right before popping back left for an open look on consecutive possessions. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 24 June 2022",
"That source indicated Kardashian's Italy wedding prompted them to soul search about their own future. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"But Gardner-Fernandez, who\u2019s from a prominent and wealthy Mormon family, stopped going to church, then allegedly had an affair \u2014 triggering the acrimonious divorce. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"When not working, Marisa enjoys cooking, going to the movies, and exploring zoos and animal sanctuaries. \u2014 Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"The role, of course, ended up going to Katherine Heigl. \u2014 Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"The two were walking home, crossing East Plaza Boulevard near South Harbison Avenue \u2014 after going to 7-Eleven for snacks \u2014 when they were struck by a Toyota Prius around 9:55 p.m., said National City police Sgt. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to wildfire stories. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"If they're exposed to direct light, their leaves can burn. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"In the fire's aftermath, land managers confronting the effects of steadily larger and hotter infernos burning enormous swaths of forest must determine where to most efficiently plant new trees. \u2014 Susan Cosier, Scientific American , 26 Mar. 2021",
"That will take time \u2014 12 to 24 months at a minimum \u2014 and the calendar has not been kind to under-performing retailers recently. \u2014 Warren Shoulberg, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Here are the pizzas, from best- to worst-tasting: 1. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English t\u014d ; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin do nec as long as, until":"Preposition"
},
"pronounciation":[
"tu\u0307",
"t\u0259",
"\u02c8t\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead of",
"before",
"ere",
"fore",
"'fore",
"of",
"previous to",
"prior to"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065617",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adverb",
"preposition"
]
},
"to a frazzle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to a state of being hard, dry, and easily broken":[
"The toast had been burned to a frazzle ."
],
": to a very tired or nervous condition":[
"By the end of the day, the waitress was worn to a frazzle ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064822",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to a greater or lesser degree/extent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to some degree/extent":[
"This new tax affects everyone to a greater or lesser degree/extent ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120406",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to a greater/lesser degree/extent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220239",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to perfection":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a way or to a degree that is exactly right":[
"The steak was cooked to perfection ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194230",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to say the least":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135550",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to shreds":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": into many long, thin pieces":[
"The cats tore/ripped the curtain to shreds ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223833",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to size":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to the specific size needed":[
"The lumber can be cut to size ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090646",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to sleep":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": until one/someone falls asleep"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120822",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to someone's delight":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing someone to be very happy":[
"To our delight , our guests decided to stay another night."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131112",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"to wit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": that is to say : namely":[]
},
"examples":[
"if we keep spending money like it's water, we're sure to end up in the same place as it often does, to wit , down the drain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pandemic has laid bare just how truly ableist society\u2019s machinations are; to wit , did no one in Washington DC foresee disabled people needing accommodation when developing Covid tests? \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"This region is linked to wit , adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 3 Jan. 2020",
"The two juveniles were charged with delinquency to wit unlawful possession of a firearm and each could face other charges, said Sergeant Detective John Boyle, the chief spokesman for Boston police. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"This region is linked to wit , adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 3 Jan. 2020",
"This region is linked to wit , adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 3 Jan. 2020",
"This region is linked to wit , adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 3 Jan. 2020",
"That was an enormous feat in a sector that\u2019s traditionally technology reticent to change ( to wit , faxes are still commonplace in the healthcare world). \u2014 Charles Aunger, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"This is all the more remarkable given the devil\u2019s bargain the war involved \u2014 to wit , the alliance with the Soviet Union, a country led by Joseph Stalin, a monster rivaling Adolf Hitler for runner-up in the ranks of history\u2019s mass murderers. \u2014 H. W. Brands, Washington Post , 14 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English to witen , literally, to know \u2014 more at wit":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259-\u02c8wit"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"namely",
"scilicet",
"videlicet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111549",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"to within":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of to within 1 \u2014 used as a function word to indicate direction and movement to and somewhat past a point or to the outer limits of and some distance into a space jumped to within \u00b9/\u2082 inch of the record drove to within 50 yards of the green 2 \u2014 used as a function word to indicate duration up to and somewhat past a point in time worked hard to within five minutes of closing time"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092202",
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"to-arrive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, sold by, or being a contract providing that goods shipped will arrive at a specified point or be shipped from a point of origin within a prescribed time":[
"a to-arrive contract",
"to-arrive prices",
"trading in to-arrive cotton"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130004",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"to-do":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bustle , stir , fuss":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1576, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
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"noun"
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": one side":[
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"\u2014 John Bunyan"
]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete to one (from Middle English, short for ton ) + side , pronoun":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a contemptible person or thing":[],
": any of numerous anuran amphibians (especially family Bufonidae) that are distinguished from the related frogs by being more terrestrial in habit though returning to water to lay their eggs, by having a build that is squatter and shorter with weaker and shorter hind limbs, and by having skin that is rough, dry, and warty rather than smooth and moist":[]
},
"examples":[
"He's such a mean little toad .",
"that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seconds after her lungs absorbed the toad secretions, Ms. Juan let out guttural screams and shifted on her mat. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Just ask the American toad spotted canoodling with a tennis ball in a Virginia park in 2007. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"Anemone, astilbe, fern, hosta, oakleaf hydrangea, ligularia, rhododendron, toad lily, and woodland phlox thrive in many mainland U.S. regions; ajuga, clivia, tropical gingers and bromeliads are good choices for the warmest climates. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Clearly a performer, this royal toad has owned the stage and brought the energy since his debut a few weeks ago. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Kebabs, Heinz baked beans, a Full English, Greggs pasties, Sunday roasts, toad in the hole, bangers and mash. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"Bufo is the venom of the Sonoran desert toad , Bufo alvarius, which contains the molecule 5-MeO-DMT, one of the most potent psychotropic drugs ever discovered. \u2014 Alex Kuczynski, Town & Country , 20 Jan. 2022",
"One fascinating example is the Sonoran Desert toad , which is often discussed as an ancient psychedelic. \u2014 Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The toad belongs to a unique group of amphibians that give birth to live young in lieu laying eggs weighs. \u2014 Douglas Main, Scientific American , 13 Dec. 2012"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English tode , from Old English t\u0101de, t\u0101dige":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u014dd"
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"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"varmint",
"vermin"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of the nonpigmented spots occurring on the genitals in dourine":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": foully blemished : most evil : infamous":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081714",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": jackknife , pocketknife":[],
": sword":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164228",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a stone or similar object held to have formed in the head or body of a toad and formerly often worn as a charm or antidote to poison":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1558, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dd-\u02ccst\u014dn"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183127",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toadstool":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Benches are adorned with red stripes and giant polka dots, at once both nautical and fairy toadstool -esque. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 29 June 2021",
"The women live in cottages, each more preposterously shaped than its neighbor: a lighthouse, a circus tent, a toadstool , a cuckoo clock. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Other notable new species on the list include a species of toadstool discovered at London\u2019s Heathrow airport and a strange, scaly-looking shrub that inhabits blazing hot salt pans in Namibia, reports Damian Carrington for the Guardian. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Dec. 2020",
"While speaking to Entertainment Weekly on Nov. 10 about the Fox show, the lead Pussycat Dolls singer shared her thoughts on season 4 (which was taped earlier this fall) and the secret celebrity underneath the toadstool costume. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Four pieces include multiple lamps clumped together at the base like low-slung toadstools ; another comprises stackable parts, each ringed with its own set of French accordion shades. \u2014 Lizzie Feidelson, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
"My 2-year-old, Winter\u2019s, worst conduct thus far has been mistaking Avalon, her 1-year-old sister, for a toadstool . \u2014 Marisha Pessl, New York Times , 6 June 2018",
"During the day, the costumed ensemble hangs around an assortment of toadstool houses in the performance area\u2014a nightmarish fusion of Gaudi and Disney\u2014where visitors snap crouching selfies. \u2014 Charlie Campbell / Kunming, Time , 1 June 2018",
"The misinformation that sprouts like toadstools on its pages isn\u2019t even the whole of the problem. \u2014 Abigail Shrier, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dd-\u02ccst\u00fcl",
"-\u02ccst\u00fcl"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094827",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toadstool disease":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": mushroom root rot":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032134",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toady":{
"antonyms":[
"apple-polish",
"bootlick",
"fawn",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"truckle"
],
"definitions":{
": one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant":[],
": to behave as a toady : engage in sycophancy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She's a real toady to the boss.",
"no one liked the office toady , who spent most of her time complimenting the boss on what a great job he was doing",
"Verb",
"He's always toadying to the boss.",
"a satirical novel about an amoral go-getter who toadies his way to the top of the corporate ladder",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Thomas Rowlandson, Frederick George Byron and Isaac Cruikshank \u2014 used their pens to paint statesman Edmund Burke as a mere toady to monarchy, and radical activist Thomas Paine as an alcohol-sodden and destabilizing mercenary. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Some saw her as a toady who was given access because of her reputation for going easy on interviewees. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"After years of being called a Trump toady , the praise must have felt good. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Polls show Newsom could be recalled in less than three weeks and a Trump toady installed in his place. \u2014 Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Unlike other directorate heads, the majority of whom could be sorted in a Venn diagram between toady and sadist with broad overlap, Ivan was inherently good-natured. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 11 May 2021",
"Nowadays Wolf\u2019s posts generate pages of comments denouncing him as a fascist and the toady of an authoritarian president-- or praising him as a loyal Trump soldier. \u2014 Nick Miroff And Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Farrow\u2019s walking ego Gaston bursts into the theater from the lobby, trailed as ever by his pal \u2014 some would say toady \u2014 Lefou (Michael Parisi). \u2014 Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com , 18 July 2019",
"To liken patients to cowering toadies is to patronize them. \u2014 Kevin Canfield, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 May 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And snobs are accused of toadying to aristocratic types. \u2014 P.j. O'rourke, Town & Country , 15 Sep. 2016",
"Instead, most of the film\u2019s first half is devoted to the father\u2019s toadying to his armed superiors while always trying to find a little stray stash for himself. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
"For most of the action, the title character is in a coma and we are tossed into the frenzies of the toadying Soviet officials hoping to succeed him. \u2014 Frank Rich, Daily Intelligencer , 1 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1826, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration from toadeater":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8t\u014d-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toady Noun parasite , sycophant , toady , leech , sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker. parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society. a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation. a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker. cultivated leaders of society and became their toady leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage. a leech living off his family and friends sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger. a shiftless sponge , always looking for a handout Verb fawn , toady , truckle , cringe , cower mean to behave abjectly before a superior. fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention. waiters fawning over a celebrity toady suggests the attempt to ingratiate oneself by an abjectly menial or subservient attitude. toadying to his boss truckle implies the subordination of oneself and one's desires or judgment to those of a superior. truckling to a powerful lobbyist cringe suggests a bowing or shrinking in fear or servility. a cringing sycophant cower suggests a display of abject fear in the company of threatening or domineering people. cowering before a bully",
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"apple-polisher",
"bootlicker",
"brownnoser",
"fawner",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"lickspittle",
"suck-up",
"sycophant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235008",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": inclined to toady : marked by toadyism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"toady entry 2 + -ish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8-ish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224018",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"toas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of toas plural of toa"
],
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173745",
"type":[]
},
"toast":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who is honored with a drink and wishes for good health or prosperity":[
"The remaining toasts were DOCTOR MELL; Mrs. MICAWBER (who gracefully bowed her acknowledgements from the side-door \u2026), Mrs. RIDGER BEGS (late Miss Micawber) \u2026",
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
],
": a rhyming narrative poem existing in oral tradition among Black Americans":[],
": an act of proposing a drink in honor of or of drinking in honor of someone or something":[
"He proposed a toast to the newlyweds.",
"She stood up to make a toast .",
"\u2026 you must remember not to drain your glass on each toast .",
"\u2014 Oretha D. Swartz"
],
": food prepared with toasted bread":[
"avocado toast",
"cheese toast",
"\u2026 foie gras with tangy rhubarb, sweet strawberry and an accent of thyme was served with peanut butter toast .",
"\u2014 John Mariani"
],
": sliced bread browned on both sides by heat":[
"eggs and toast",
"buttered toast"
],
": someone or something that is finished or done for":[
"Soon their relationship was toast .",
"\u2014 Rick Reilly",
"The Deep Space 2 probes are also aiming for a smooth, clear piece of Martian real estate. \"If we hit a really big rock, we're toast ,\" said Suzanne Smrekar, project scientist for Deep Space 2.",
"\u2014 Alexandra Witze"
],
": someone that is highly admired":[
"She's the toast of society.",
"He was the toast of the town ."
],
": something in honor of which people usually drink : a sentiment that is drunk to":[
"She was famed as the most beautiful girl in the country. Men of the army, men of the navy, and men of the Church, alike adored her. Her name was a toast from Monterey to San Diego.",
"\u2014 Helen Hunt Jackson",
"As Peter and the two remaining ladies raise their champagne glasses, Madison offers the toast : \"Here's to seeing if love can conquer all.\"",
"\u2014 wbal.com"
],
": to make (food, such as bread) crisp, hot, and brown by heat":[],
": to propose or drink to as a toast":[],
": to warm thoroughly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I had toast for breakfast.",
"He made a toast to the bride and groom.",
"Everyone drank a toast to the bride and groom.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During the dinner, Brunson dedicated her toast to the teachers of America and advocated for their salaries to be increased. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"The Legendary Shard economy is already toast from Trials and things like 400 shards for an Ascendant Alloy, and this really just seems like overkill. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Those with a sweet tooth and others who love their toast are expected to see similar jumps, with each category estimated to see a 3%-4% jump in cost. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The comment comes after Anstead shared a cute video on his Instagram Story Monday of Hudson buttering his own toast . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The toast was cut in strips, lined up like little soldiers. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
"Place unpeeled garlic cloves in skillet toast until skin begins to blacken in places, 10 minutes. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"In the first clip, everything about her morning goes wrong, including, her toast lands on the floor. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Ariana DeBose, the triple-threat Oscar winner, shared an eloquent toast to the LGBTQIA+ community and the power of future generations. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1700, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English toste, toost, noun derivative of tosten \"to toast entry 2 \"; (sense 2) noun derivative of toast entry 3":"Noun",
"Middle English tosten \"to darken by heat, crisp and darken bread by heat,\" borrowed from Anglo-French toster, tostir (also continental Old French), going back to Late Latin tost\u0101re \"to roast, grill,\" frequentative derivative of Latin torr\u0113re, past participle tostus (going back to *tors ( e ) tos ) \"to heat so as to dry, scorch, parch, (of food) roast\" \u2014 more at thirst entry 1":"Verb",
"derivative of toast entry 1 (sense 2c)":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8t\u014dst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021028",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"toast brown":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a moderate brown that is redder, lighter, and stronger than chestnut brown, coffee, auburn, or tobacco and lighter and slightly redder and stronger than bay \u2014 compare toast":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170217",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toastee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one whose health is drunk in a toast":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"toast entry 3 + -ee":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)t\u014d\u00a6st\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113157",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toasty":{
"antonyms":[
"chilled",
"coldish",
"cool",
"cooled",
"coolish",
"refrigerated",
"unheated"
],
"definitions":{
": pleasantly or comfortably warm":[
"felt snug and toasty by the fire"
],
": suggestive of toast especially in flavor":[]
},
"examples":[
"The room was nice and toasty .",
"I'm nice and toasty in front of the fire.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Finland, coastal locations recorded unusually toasty overnight temperatures, with Tuesday morning lows setting records over a wide swath thanks in part to very warm water in the Gulf of Finland as well as large lakes in the surrounding region. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Once the garlic is toasty and the oil has begun to separate from the tomato paste, strain the solids into a fine-mesh sieve, reserving them and the oil. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"If toasty , warm spices in marshmallow aren\u2019t your thing, lean heavy into the sweet, \u00e0 la these Popcorn Toffee Crunch Bars by Dawn Perry. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The pool typically attracts fewer crowds despite its toasty 100-degree waters. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 31 Jan. 2022",
"These bibs are ultra comfortable for long days, with hard-shell material for storm days and soft-shell material around the torso for when things get toasty . \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Keep your roost warm and toasty with this mountable heater when temperatures take a dip. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Country Living , 19 May 2022",
"The most common roux in French cooking is blond, with the subtly toasty flavor of popcorn, but Ono\u2019s application brings the roux to a mahogany or dark chocolate color. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Valentino sandals and ribbed socks, which kept her legs toasty without the need for actual pants. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"toast entry 1 + -y entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014d-st\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"heated",
"hottish",
"lukewarm",
"tepid",
"warm",
"warmed",
"warmish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024946",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tocsin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a warning signal":[],
": an alarm bell or the ringing of it":[]
},
"examples":[
"the tocsin rang out, warning us of the approaching tornado",
"noted that a sudden drop in a student's grades may be a tocsin of a serious personal problem",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Hudson Institute, and AEI have all been sounding the tocsin about Iran for decades. \u2014 Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic , 23 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French toquassen , from Old Occitan tocasenh , from tocar to touch, ring a bell (from Vulgar Latin *toccare ) + senh sign, bell, from Medieval Latin & Latin signum ; Medieval Latin, bell, from Late Latin, ringing of a bell, from Latin, mark, sign \u2014 more at touch entry 1 , sign":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4k-s\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flag",
"signal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000427",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"today":{
"antonyms":[
"here and now",
"moment",
"now",
"present"
],
"definitions":{
": at the present time":[],
": of or characteristic of today : now":[],
": on or for this day":[],
": the present day, time, or age":[
"today's youth"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"We have to finish today .",
"Earlier today I saw my cousin.",
"I have an appointment later today .",
"They announced today that he'll be promoted.",
"I worry about children today .",
"Today , more than a million people live there.",
"Cars aren't built today like they were 30 years ago.",
"Noun",
"Have you read today's newspaper?",
"live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"American Express card members can buy tickets to the North American dates before the general public beginning today (June 21) through Thursday (June 23) at 10 p.m. local time. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol will focus today 's hearing on how former President Donald Trump and his allies pressured state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"And so today , Juneteenth, seems like the perfect day to reflect on my progress toward antiracism \u2013 and to share some ideas with those of you on your own journey. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Fast forward to 2022 and through a combination of many important factors, but notably sustained product leadership and investments in the AMD brand, today AMD\u2019s market cap is north of $150 billion. \u2014 John Ellett, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Fifty years ago today , David Bowie, one of the most singular talents of the 20th century, released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. \u2014 Allaire Nuss, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Fifteen years ago today , Lewis Hamilton won the last Formula 1 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"The Prince of Wales was front and center on the Buckingham Palace balcony today , standing alongside his mother. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 2 June 2022",
"Zurbuchen, in a presentation to the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today , suggested that the group would also consider data from astronomy and Earth-observation missions. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1966, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101"
],
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"synonyms":[
"anymore",
"currently",
"now",
"nowadays",
"presently",
"right now"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001054",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"toffee-nosed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": snobbish":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1925, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022f-f\u0113-\u02c8n\u014dzd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"elitist",
"high-hat",
"persnickety",
"potty",
"ritzy",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"snotty"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170348",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"collected",
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"coolheaded",
"equal",
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"limpid",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"possessed",
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"self-possessed",
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"smooth",
"tranquil",
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"unperturbed",
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],
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],
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"was depressed for days together"
],
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"\u2014 used as an intensive after certain verbs join together add together"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"They went to the party together .",
"They have been living together for eight years.",
"We enjoy spending time together .",
"The old friends were together again after many long years apart.",
"The partners have been in business together since 1971.",
"They gathered together to celebrate.",
"The presentation binds together several concepts.",
"The old fence was held together by chicken wire.",
"two sticks of dynamite bound together by tape",
"She got back together with her old boyfriend.",
"Adjective",
"He's a very together person.",
"she's one of the most together people I know",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The trio began knocking and tapping hardware together , producing a series of chimes, tinks, and clunks. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"The umpires gathered together after the pitch, but only issued warnings to both dugouts. \u2014 Greg Beacham, Orlando Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"The first step for creating the jumbo nugget was dumping bread and milk in a bowl and mixing it together . \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"All together , there are 147 recommendations (including recommendations that are duplicates, or near-duplicates). \u2014 Elizabeth Bauer, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"When Harris woke up, roughly 35 stitches pulled together a 7-inch gash that stretched down the middle of her back. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Murthy and former Food and Drug Administration head David Kessler would stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning to prepare to brief Biden together . \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The Moon follows up with a trine to Saturn, bringing our imagination and reality together for everyone's benefit. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"During a review of the 787, Boeing crews found small gaps where aft, or rear, sections of the plane join together . \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The family has started spending more time in their backyard garden to relieve stress, and Klopp has used all the together time to teach her children how to be a little more responsible for their own belongings and space. \u2014 Julia Pelly, Time , 2 Mar. 2021",
"That\u2019s what the movie is kinda about \u2014 the women are the stronger, more together characters. \u2014 Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com , 8 July 2019",
"Bailey\u2019s family has demanded that an independent prosecutor be appointed to review the shooting, Family attorneys argue that the police department, sheriff\u2019s office and district attorney\u2019s office work too closely together to be objective. \u2014 Kathleen Foody, The Denver Post , 16 Aug. 2019",
"Representatives at these hearings often showboat, but the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee worked surprisingly well together Wednesday morning. \u2014 Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com , 24 July 2019",
"The Spartans and Nitros have been busy throughout the summer putting together lineup combinations that will hopefully have them in line to contend for league titles next season. \u2014 Charles Rich, latimes.com , 11 July 2018",
"Spend some together time on the computer (or tablet or smartphone) to help establish this is not just a solitary activity. \u2014 Alan Kazdin, Time , 30 Apr. 2018",
"These patterns appear most often in club soccer, in which the players are together year-round and have the time to work on perfecting their timing and understanding of each other\u2019s tendencies. \u2014 Grant Wahl, SI.com , 3 May 2018",
"The getting-back- together prospect might have meant a lot 12 years ago, but surely now Dave can handle more nuance. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman , 22 Jan. 2018"
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"1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb"
},
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"Middle English togedere , from Old English tog\u00e6dere , from t\u014d to + g\u00e6dere together; akin to Middle High German gater together, Old English gaderian to gather":"Adverb"
},
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"t\u0259-\u02c8ge-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
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"coincidentally",
"coincidently",
"concurrently",
"contemporaneously",
"simultaneously"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": clothing":[]
},
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"inmates wearing regulation prison toggery",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the post-housebound era, if casual toggery becomes the norm for work, will underwire bras go the way of ties, suits and vertiginous heels? \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-g(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8t\u022f-"
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"apparel",
"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habiliment(s)",
"habit",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
"weeds"
],
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"noun"
]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film\u2019s Oscar-winning makeup puts puffy cheeks on Chastain\u2019s long face, which gives her the look of a mascaraed basset hound, weirdly accentuated by \u201980s fashions \u2014 exercise togs , glittery headbands, big-shouldered Dynasty dresses, and fur coats. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Video released after the game showed UCLA redshirt freshman forward Mac Etienne, wearing a white T-shirt and black pants rather than game togs because he has been sidelined by a season-ending knee injury, making two spitting motions at the students. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Miss America herself would be crowned, not in her swim togs , but in a full-length evening gown. \u2014 Amy Argetsinger, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Dec. 2021",
"On-the-nose travel clothes may be a way for shoppers to express frustration with confinement now, but these statement togs may grow stale post-pandemic. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Trees-and- togs Instagram pages like @unownedspaces, @114.Index and @Organiclab.zip have over 200,000 followers combined. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2021"
],
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"1779, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"plural of English slang tog coat, short for obsolete English argot togeman, togman":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4gz",
"\u02c8t\u022fgz"
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"costume",
"drag",
"dress",
"garb",
"getup",
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"outfit"
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": long strenuous fatiguing labor":[],
": overwork":[],
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"\u2014 usually used in plural caught in the toils of the law"
],
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": to get or accomplish with great effort":[],
": to proceed with laborious effort : plod":[],
": to work hard and long":[]
},
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"Verb",
"workers toiling in the fields",
"They were toiling up a steep hill."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English toile , from Anglo-French toyl , from toiller":"Noun",
"Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Verb",
"Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile , Latin tela cloth on a loom \u2014 more at subtle":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8t\u022fil"
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"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"travail",
"tug",
"work"
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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],
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": to proceed with laborious effort : plod":[],
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},
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"Verb",
"workers toiling in the fields",
"They were toiling up a steep hill."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English toile , from Anglo-French toyl , from toiller":"Noun",
"Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Verb",
"Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile , Latin tela cloth on a loom \u2014 more at subtle":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8t\u022fil"
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"endeavor",
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"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"travail",
"tug",
"work"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": a mock-up model of a garment":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile . \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Each design in the collaboration has a dreamlike quality to it, with playful feminine details like toile print and ruffles galore. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile . \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
"One is Ma\u0142gorzata Mirga-Tas, a Roma artist who has filled the Polish pavilion with an enveloping 12-part tapestry whose imagery of Romani migration and everyday life coheres through countless scraps of stitched toile , paisley, lace and sackcloth. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile . \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
"What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile . \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The combination of orange and teal on Miaou\u2019s Campbell corset tank top (available in solid colors and other patterns) brings a twist to classic toile print. \u2014 Marie Lodi, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The royal blue pattern also reminds us of toile , giving it a charming and timeless vibe. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French, cloth, linen, from Middle French":""
},
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"\u02c8tw\u00e4l"
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"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
"1784, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"French, literally, cloth of Jouy, from Jouy -en-Josas, France":""
},
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"\u02cctw\u00e4l-d\u0259-\u02c8zhw\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060921",
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],
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": to proceed with laborious effort : plod":[],
": to work hard and long":[]
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"workers toiling in the fields",
"They were toiling up a steep hill."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English toile , from Anglo-French toyl , from toiller":"Noun",
"Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Verb",
"Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile , Latin tela cloth on a loom \u2014 more at subtle":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8t\u022fil"
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"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
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"plug",
"slave",
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"strain",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050423",
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"verb"
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"apparel",
"array",
"attire",
"bedeck",
"caparison",
"clothe",
"costume",
"deck (out)",
"do up",
"dress",
"dress up",
"enrobe",
"garb",
"garment",
"get up",
"gown",
"habit",
"invest",
"rig (out)",
"robe",
"suit",
"tog (up ",
"vesture"
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": cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or surgical procedure":[
"pulmonary toilet"
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": the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself":[],
": to dress and groom oneself":[],
": to help (someone, such as a child or sick person) use the toilet":[],
": to use the toilet":[
"\u2014 usually used of a child"
]
},
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"Noun",
"One of the kids needed to use the toilet .",
"a painting of a woman at her toilet",
"Verb",
"the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Being poor doesn\u2019t just mean using an outhouse instead of a toilet or drawing water from a well instead of a faucet. \u2014 Dan Horn, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"Buy a Luggable Loo Toilet Seat Lid ($17) and a 5-Gallon Bucket ($5) to construct a makeshift toilet . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 12 June 2022",
"The camping destination is primitive, with no drinking water, electricity, cellphone service or bathroom facilities beyond a vault toilet . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Sir John Harington, a godson of Queen Elizabeth I, rediscovered the flushable toilet in 1596. \u2014 Amanda Foreman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"But from toilet papering the trees outside someone's house, to egging cars and more dangerous capers, the tradition never really made its way to the West Coast. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"McCarthy said many people may have a toilet leak but never know it\u2019s happening. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Did Trump flush incriminating papers down the White House toilet ? \u2014 Calvin Woodward, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"This one stores inside a neon yellow waterproof bucket that holds everything from calorie-dense food bars to water purification tablets to toilet disinfectant. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Blood stains covered a shower curtain and toilet in the bathroom. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Officers found a group of college students toilet papering their coach\u2019s house. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
"This has front to back adjustability for the perfect seat to toilet bowl fit. \u2014 Tim Kohut, BGR , 29 June 2021",
"Another is its light jet category includes very light jets with limited range and sans toilet like the Eclipse 500. \u2014 Doug Gollan, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
"That same survey revealed a nurse helped toilet the resident with gloves, but the resident didn\u2019t have a gown on. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, Cincinnati.com , 3 Apr. 2020",
"To offset this inconvenience, reports the Associated Press, Airbnb will place a heated bathroom trailer with a shower, sink and toilet on the site. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2020",
"Personal care attendants \u2014 known as PCAs \u2014 typically help with such tasks as dressing, toileting , walking, and light housework. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2020",
"The government now says 100% of the country has toilet coverage. \u2014 Helen Regan And Manveena Suri, CNN , 5 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1828, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French toilette cloth on which items used for grooming are placed, from Middle French, piece of batiste, from diminutive of toile cloth":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8t\u022fi-l\u0259t"
],
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"bath",
"bathroom",
"bog",
"can",
"cloakroom",
"comfort station",
"convenience",
"head",
"john",
"latrine",
"lavatory",
"loo",
"potty",
"restroom",
"washroom",
"water closet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234654",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a small bag that one uses to carry a toothbrush, soap, etc., while traveling"
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]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1772, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125516",
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": overwork":[],
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"\u2014 usually used in plural caught in the toils of the law"
],
": struggle , battle":[],
": to get or accomplish with great effort":[],
": to proceed with laborious effort : plod":[],
": to work hard and long":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"workers toiling in the fields",
"They were toiling up a steep hill."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English toile , from Anglo-French toyl , from toiller":"Noun",
"Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Verb",
"Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile , Latin tela cloth on a loom \u2014 more at subtle":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8t\u022fil"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toil Noun (1) work , labor , travail , toil , drudgery , grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion. farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering. years of travail were lost when the house burned toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor. his lot would be years of back-breaking toil drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor. an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body. the grind of the assembly line",
"synonyms":[
"bang away",
"beaver (away)",
"dig (away)",
"drudge",
"endeavor",
"fag",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"travail",
"tug",
"work"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214544",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"toilsome":{
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"light",
"mindless",
"simple",
"soft",
"undemanding"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by or full of toil or fatigue : laborious":[
"a toilsome task"
]
},
"examples":[
"faced with the toilsome task of cleaning out her deceased father's homestead",
"this is the most toilsome part of the construction, so we'll go slowly to make sure we're doing it right",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But as these commemorations advance these important discussions, another more toilsome question continues to unfold in the background: What will happen to those who actually participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol? \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Though the third quarter was significantly better for Netflix than its previous quarter, the company signaled that there could be toilsome times ahead. \u2014 Natalie Jarvey, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l-s\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arduous",
"Augean",
"backbreaking",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"effortful",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"heavy",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"killer",
"laborious",
"moiling",
"murderous",
"pick-and-shovel",
"rigorous",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"sweaty",
"tall",
"testing",
"tough",
"uphill"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065240",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"token":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a distinguishing feature : characteristic":[],
": a piece resembling a coin issued as money by some person or body other than a de jure government":[],
": a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms":[],
": a small part representing the whole : indication":[
"this is only a token of what we hope to accomplish"
],
": a unit of a cryptocurrency":[
"Bitcoin tokens"
],
": an instance of a linguistic expression":[],
": an outward sign or expression":[
"his tears were tokens of his grief"
],
": done or given as a token especially in partial fulfillment of an obligation or engagement":[
"a token payment"
],
": for the same reason":[],
": representing no more than a symbolic effort : minimal , perfunctory":[
"token resistance",
"token integration"
],
": serving or intended to show absence of discrimination":[
"a token female employee"
],
": something given or shown as a guarantee (as of authority, right, or identity)":[],
": souvenir , keepsake":[],
": symbol , emblem":[
"a white flag is a token of surrender"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"please accept this parting gift as a token of our lasting affection",
"Adjective",
"All the people who work there are men except for a couple of token women.",
"The ad campaign features a few token minorities.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Caesars Sportsbook will issue a free bet token of up to $1,500 if your bet loses. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
"Nexo's native token (NEXO), is currently trading at $0.6855, a 3.74% slump over the past 24-hours according to CoinGecko. \u2014 Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"By using blockchain technology to perform the token \u2019s transactions, the underlying assets can be more easily traded among a broader investor base. \u2014 Zinnia Lee, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The second-largest digital token plummeted 10% on Saturday to $975, its lowest level since January 2021. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Higher interest rates were available to those willing to accept payment in Celsius\u2019s own CEL token . \u2014 Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Ether , the second largest token , fell as much as 12 percent to $1,045, a new 15-month low. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Each token has a limited number of versions, more like a limited print edition of a piece of art. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"Snape and his team will lead the company\u2019s foray into the Web3 space with NFT, token and marketplace strategies for Bron IP. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Three Arrows was among a group of large investors that took part in a $1 billion token sale earlier this year by Luna Foundation Guard, a nonprofit organization started by South Korean developer Do Kwon, the creator of TerraUSD. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Terra, and its token Luna, offered similar yields on customer deposits. \u2014 Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Terra, and its token Luna, offered similar yields on customer deposits. \u2014 Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Terra, and its token Luna, offered similar yields on customer deposits. \u2014 Ken Sweet, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"In April, the company filed 15 non fungible token (NFT) and metaverse trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Every token holder has a say in the community, and this is not halted by location, jurisdiction or prejudice, similar to BLOCKS DAO. \u2014 Denise (ajayi) Williams, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The announcement comes one week after Andreessen Horowitz set up a $4.5 billion crypto fund, bucking a recent decline in token values. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Ether, the native currency of the Ethereum blockchain, home to most nonfungible token (NFT) projects, has similarly lost half of its value since November 2021. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 31 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1915, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English t\u0101cen, t\u0101cn sign, token; akin to Old High German zeihhan sign, Greek deiknynai to show \u2014 more at diction":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014d-k\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for token Noun sign , mark , token , note , symptom mean a discernible indication of what is not itself directly perceptible. sign applies to any indication to be perceived by the senses or the reason. encouraging signs for the economy mark suggests something impressed on or inherently characteristic of a thing often in contrast to general outward appearance. a mark of a good upbringing token applies to something that serves as a proof of something intangible. this gift is a token of our esteem note suggests a distinguishing mark or characteristic. a note of irony in her writing symptom suggests an outward indication of an internal change or condition. rampant crime is a symptom of that city's decay",
"synonyms":[
"commemorative",
"keepsake",
"memento",
"memorial",
"monument",
"remembrance",
"reminder",
"souvenir"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114916",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"tol-de-rol":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6t\u00e4ld\u0259\u00a6r\u00e4l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115251",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tolbooth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a town or market hall":[],
": jail , prison":[]
},
"examples":[
"Deacon Brodie, thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , was publicly hung at the site of the old tolbooth of Edinburgh."
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English tolbothe, tollbothe tollbooth, town hall, jail":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014d(l)-\u02ccb\u00fcth",
"\u02c8t\u022fl-",
"\u02c8t\u00e4l-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091705",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toldo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various Central or South American shelters (as a covered dance platform or an Indian skin hut)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from Spanish, awning, canopy, cloth or canvas wagon covering, from Old Spanish, from Middle French taud canopy on a ship, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch telt tent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4l-",
"\u02c8t\u014dl(\u02cc)d\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190824",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French t\u00f4le , from Middle French dialect taule , from Latin tabula board, tablet":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110355",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tolerable":{
"antonyms":[
"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"unsupportable"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being borne or endured":[
"tolerable pain"
],
": moderately good or agreeable : passable":[
"a tolerable singing voice"
]
},
"examples":[
"The heat was tolerable for only a short time.",
"stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Depending on the game, the Deck's incredibly narrow touch radius ranges from tolerable to maddening. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Leniency When leaders are lenient or tolerable to situations that need accountability, this can damage trust and the effectiveness of the organization. \u2014 Chris Cebollero, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The potential consequences of that margin of error felt tolerable \u2014 until now. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"The milestone was reached as May is typically the busiest month for people to climb the mountain, as weather conditions are usually the most tolerable . \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"There is a little bit of background hiss from the headphone amplifier built into the microphone, but the floor noise is tolerable and fine for most people\u2019s uses. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"For a month or so, the view from our new-world perch looked fine \u2014 not ideal but tolerable . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The additional dose was safe and tolerable , and consistent with what was known about the vaccine, the companies said. \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
"For many, though, smoke appears to be an irritating but tolerable inconvenience when pricey or hard-to-get plans have been made. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259r-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8t\u00e4l-r\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bearable",
"endurable",
"sufferable",
"supportable",
"sustainable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021653",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"tolerableness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being tolerable":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065603",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tolerably":{
"antonyms":[
"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"unsupportable"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being borne or endured":[
"tolerable pain"
],
": moderately good or agreeable : passable":[
"a tolerable singing voice"
]
},
"examples":[
"The heat was tolerable for only a short time.",
"stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Depending on the game, the Deck's incredibly narrow touch radius ranges from tolerable to maddening. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Leniency When leaders are lenient or tolerable to situations that need accountability, this can damage trust and the effectiveness of the organization. \u2014 Chris Cebollero, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The potential consequences of that margin of error felt tolerable \u2014 until now. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"The milestone was reached as May is typically the busiest month for people to climb the mountain, as weather conditions are usually the most tolerable . \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"There is a little bit of background hiss from the headphone amplifier built into the microphone, but the floor noise is tolerable and fine for most people\u2019s uses. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"For a month or so, the view from our new-world perch looked fine \u2014 not ideal but tolerable . \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The additional dose was safe and tolerable , and consistent with what was known about the vaccine, the companies said. \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
"For many, though, smoke appears to be an irritating but tolerable inconvenience when pricey or hard-to-get plans have been made. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259r-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8t\u00e4l-r\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bearable",
"endurable",
"sufferable",
"supportable",
"sustainable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235211",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"tolerance":{
"antonyms":[
"impatience"
],
"definitions":{
": capacity to endure pain or hardship : endurance , fortitude , stamina":[],
": relative capacity of an organism to grow or thrive when subjected to an unfavorable environmental factor":[],
": sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one's own":[],
": the act of allowing something : toleration":[],
": the maximum amount of a pesticide residue that may lawfully remain on or in food":[]
},
"examples":[
"a tolerance for other lifestyles",
"The plants have a high tolerance for heat.",
"Some patients gradually develop a tolerance for the drug and need to be given a larger dose.",
"Some patients develop greater tolerance for the drug's effects.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, young Africans are showing high levels of tolerance towards refugees with 64% agreeing that their country has a moral obligation to help refugees from neighboring countries regardless of their impact. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 20 June 2022",
"The Anglican Church, with its bishops, deans, and chapters, was abolished, and although the Presbyterian system, which replaced it, was also a national church, there was in practice a great deal of tolerance . \u2014 Keith Thomas, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"While transgender surgeries remain polarizing in most countries, some suggest that Thailand\u2019s majority Buddhist population and attitude of tolerance allowed for the industry to flourish relatively undisturbed for decades. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
"At this moment in history, the UAE is working hard to establish itself as a citadel of tolerance in the Islamic world. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"And no amount of authoritarian tolerance is going to change that. \u2014 Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News , 20 May 2022",
"That said, everyone has a different level of sound tolerance , and some may even enjoy the white noise while sleeping. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"Most of the time, those give no real insight into your comfort with market declines, which is the true measure of risk tolerance . \u2014 James Brewer, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Unilever PLC sold fewer products in the first quarter after the Dove soap maker raised prices by more than 8%, a sharper increase than its rivals that tested the limits of consumer tolerance in many countries. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-r\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8t\u00e4l(-\u0259)-r\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8t\u00e4l-r\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-r\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"patience",
"sufferance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201107",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tolerant":{
"antonyms":[
"complaining",
"fed up",
"impatient",
"kvetching",
"kvetchy",
"protesting"
],
"definitions":{
": exhibiting tolerance (as for a drug or an environmental factor)":[]
},
"examples":[
"this job requires a tolerant person who is used to dealing with complaints and angry customers",
"a tolerant acceptance of the terrible way that his wife has always treated him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many Californians responded by cutting back and taking steps such as converting lawns to drought- tolerant plants. \u2014 Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Landscaping was replaced with drought- tolerant native plants and rocks. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"There are some very drought tolerant annual plants such as flowering Vinca. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 14 May 2022",
"As summer continues apace, plants can wither and demand more water, so try this list of drought- tolerant plants from the Sunset Plant Collection. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 May 2022",
"These drought- tolerant plants \u2014 some indigenous to the Southwest, some not \u2014 have medicinal uses. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Half of the lawn was replaced by Aspen Creek Landscaping with drought- tolerant and flowering plants that attract birds, bees and butterflies. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Sep. 2021",
"One survey found that 24% of LGBTQ workers actually have considered moving to a new city that's more tolerant . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Folks with oily skin are naturally more tolerant of AHAs, so using them more frequently\u2014or even every night\u2014can be doable. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4l-r\u0259nt",
"-r\u0259nt",
"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-r\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"forbearing",
"long-suffering",
"patient",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"uncomplaining"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090619",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"tolerate":{
"antonyms":[
"bar",
"block",
"constrain",
"prevent"
],
"definitions":{
": to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction":[],
": to endure or resist the action of (something, such as a drug or food) without serious side effects or discomfort : exhibit physiological tolerance for":[],
": to put up with":[
"learn to tolerate one another"
]
},
"examples":[
"Our teacher will not tolerate bad grammar.",
"Racist or sexist behavior will not be tolerated .",
"I can't tolerate that noise.",
"The government cannot tolerate lawlessness.",
"How can you tolerate such laziness?",
"These plants tolerate drought well.",
"I don't like my boss, but I tolerate him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some varieties, such as cutleaf lilac (Syringa x laciniata) can tolerate a bit more heat. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 27 June 2022",
"Even when browsing the most attractive websites, users will not tolerate slow response times. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Even if Twitter succeeded at accumulating the cultural and technological cache needed to emulate WeChat, there\u2019s no guarantee regulators would tolerate such concentrated authority. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Some microorganisms can break down the slicks to use as food, and although high concentrations of oil in the water are toxic to marine life, some ecosystems can likely tolerate small amounts. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
"Small satellites and Class D payloads tolerate relatively high risk and serve as an ideal platform for technical and architecture innovation, contributing to NASA\u2019s science research and technology development. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"Catnip will tolerate poor soil and will reseed and spread readily, becoming a nuisance in warmer climates. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
"Several can tolerate poor soil conditions, along with the heat, cold and brief times of drought. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"Healthy trees can tolerate a certain amount of stress. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1524, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin toleratus , past participle of tolerare to endure, put up with; akin to Old English tholian to bear, Latin tollere to lift up, latus carried (suppletive past participle of ferre ), Greek tl\u0113nai to bear":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8t\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for tolerate bear , suffer , endure , abide , tolerate , stand mean to put up with something trying or painful. bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking. forced to bear a tragic loss suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing. suffering many insults endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties. endured years of rejection abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest. cannot abide their rudeness tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful. refused to tolerate such treatment stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching. unable to stand teasing",
"synonyms":[
"allow",
"let",
"permit",
"suffer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184601",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"tolerating":{
"antonyms":[
"bar",
"block",
"constrain",
"prevent"
],
"definitions":{
": to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction":[],
": to endure or resist the action of (something, such as a drug or food) without serious side effects or discomfort : exhibit physiological tolerance for":[],
": to put up with":[
"learn to tolerate one another"
]
},
"examples":[
"Our teacher will not tolerate bad grammar.",
"Racist or sexist behavior will not be tolerated .",
"I can't tolerate that noise.",
"The government cannot tolerate lawlessness.",
"How can you tolerate such laziness?",
"These plants tolerate drought well.",
"I don't like my boss, but I tolerate him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some varieties, such as cutleaf lilac (Syringa x laciniata) can tolerate a bit more heat. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 27 June 2022",
"Even when browsing the most attractive websites, users will not tolerate slow response times. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Even if Twitter succeeded at accumulating the cultural and technological cache needed to emulate WeChat, there\u2019s no guarantee regulators would tolerate such concentrated authority. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Some microorganisms can break down the slicks to use as food, and although high concentrations of oil in the water are toxic to marine life, some ecosystems can likely tolerate small amounts. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
"Small satellites and Class D payloads tolerate relatively high risk and serve as an ideal platform for technical and architecture innovation, contributing to NASA\u2019s science research and technology development. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"Catnip will tolerate poor soil and will reseed and spread readily, becoming a nuisance in warmer climates. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
"Several can tolerate poor soil conditions, along with the heat, cold and brief times of drought. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"Healthy trees can tolerate a certain amount of stress. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022"
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"1524, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Latin toleratus , past participle of tolerare to endure, put up with; akin to Old English tholian to bear, Latin tollere to lift up, latus carried (suppletive past participle of ferre ), Greek tl\u0113nai to bear":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8t\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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"let",
"permit",
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"verb"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"entomb",
"hearse",
"inhume",
"inter",
"lay",
"put away"
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": a house, chamber, or vault for the dead":[],
": a place of interment":[],
": an excavation in which a corpse is buried : grave":[],
": bury , entomb":[]
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"Noun",
"the tomb of Alexander the Great",
"explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries",
"Verb",
"Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Last month, when a Muslim lawmaker visited Aurangzeb\u2019s tomb to offer prayers, a senior leader from Mr. Modi\u2019s party questioned his parentage. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
"His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, visited Celestine's tomb four years before stepping down as pope, also at the age of 85. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 5 June 2022",
"His son, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, sponsored the expedition that discovered the pharaoh Tutankhamun\u2019s tomb in 1922. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"The tomb , and Carter, became international sensations. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 May 2022",
"The scarab will reveal the location of Ammit's tomb , so Harrow can release her and let Ammit exact her judgment on the world. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
"The tomb is the burial site of the founding fathers and mothers of the Jewish people: Abraham and his wife Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah. \u2014 Ben Evansky, Fox News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Last year, researchers discovered the tomb of the treasury director for Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, as reported by Smithsonian\u2019s Livia Gershon. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"Its beautiful walks include visits to its castle and the church that shelters the tomb of a 10th century German king, as well as walks around the vast forests that surround it. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 15 May 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"Middle English tombe , from Anglo-French tumbe , from Late Latin tumba sepulchral mound, from Greek tymbos ; perhaps akin to Latin tum\u0113re to be swollen \u2014 more at thumb entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8t\u00fcm"
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from Italian tombola (Neapolitan dialect t\u00f3mmula ) \"game resembling bingo played with cards bearing rows of numbers,\" of uncertain origin":""
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"\u02c8t\u0101m-b\u0259-l\u0259",
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"definitions":{
": a sand or gravel bar connecting an island with the mainland or another island":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii Located on the sunny southern shore of Kauai, Poipu Beach is actually made up of two spectacular beaches separated by a narrow sand spit called a tombolo . \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 20 May 2020",
"After its shadowy start in a deep pine forest, the canopy opens overhead as the trail winds past a large swamp and across swaths of huge rocks to the tombolo \u2014 a spit of land that connects to Governor\u2019s Island. \u2014 Peter Marteka, courant.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
"The trail crosses swaths of huge rocks to a tombolo \u2014 a spit of land that connects to Governor\u2019s Island. \u2014 Peter Marteka, courant.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Recent storms have made the tombolo weaker, so currents are increasing within the lagoon, but the beach still remains a safe bet for families. \u2014 Timbers Kauai, The Seattle Times , 18 Sep. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Italian, from Latin tumulus mound, tumulus":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4m-",
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163212",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, Keith\u2019s tomboy best friend Watts (Stuart Masterson) realizes that her feelings for him are more than platonic. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Maisie Williams played iconic tomboy Arya Stark to perfection for eight seasons on Game of Thrones, but coming of age in the spotlight was no easy task. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Georgia\u2019s a bit of a tomboy and likes wearing t-shirts and jeans. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
"This tomboy sartorial slant was rooted in survival, not aesthetics. \u2014 Nerisha Penrose, ELLE , 26 Jan. 2022",
"And Nella [Larsen] actually hints at that quite clearly in the beginning of her book when Irene [Tessa Thompson] remembers Clare as this kind of tomboy who always had scuffed knees from defending herself. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Friends described Moore as funny and vivacious, a onetime tomboy who loved sports and the rapper Drake. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2021",
"In the first, John is bailed out by a mate of his dad\u2019s, whose spunky tomboy daughter Nicki (Sacha Parkinson) joins him for the ride. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Equally intriguing, Austen mentioned baseball while introducing her tomboy heroine, the baseball-loving Catherine Morland. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 18 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u022fi"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164344",
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"adjective",
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": a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, Keith\u2019s tomboy best friend Watts (Stuart Masterson) realizes that her feelings for him are more than platonic. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Maisie Williams played iconic tomboy Arya Stark to perfection for eight seasons on Game of Thrones, but coming of age in the spotlight was no easy task. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Georgia\u2019s a bit of a tomboy and likes wearing t-shirts and jeans. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
"This tomboy sartorial slant was rooted in survival, not aesthetics. \u2014 Nerisha Penrose, ELLE , 26 Jan. 2022",
"And Nella [Larsen] actually hints at that quite clearly in the beginning of her book when Irene [Tessa Thompson] remembers Clare as this kind of tomboy who always had scuffed knees from defending herself. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Friends described Moore as funny and vivacious, a onetime tomboy who loved sports and the rapper Drake. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2021",
"In the first, John is bailed out by a mate of his dad\u2019s, whose spunky tomboy daughter Nicki (Sacha Parkinson) joins him for the ride. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Equally intriguing, Austen mentioned baseball while introducing her tomboy heroine, the baseball-loving Catherine Morland. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 18 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u022fi"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215005",
"type":[
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"city in the southeastern corner of Arizona population 1380":[]
},
"examples":[
"the historic cemetery's many tombstones marking the graves of children are telling reminders of the harshness of pioneer life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the picture, Lincoln sits on a bench at the cemetery while looking at his brother's tombstone . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Each square, a tombstone memorializing a once-promising partnership. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"By the time of her death in 1946, Smith was reportedly penniless, without even a tombstone to mark her grave in Staten Island, New York. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Her tombstone was inscribed in Syriac, an Aramaic dialect. \u2014 Jen Pinkowski, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"Let the stage be your stepping stone, not your tombstone . \u2014 Quinci Legardye, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
"His tombstone provides the basics: name, state, rank, squadron, war, dates of birth and death. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
"Kristin Song ran through a cemetery in her pajamas last Tuesday morning, shouting excitedly toward the tombstone that marks her teenage son\u2019s grave. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"For years the tombstone lay cracked in three pieces. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u00fcm-\u02ccst\u014dn"
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"stone"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032256",
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]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": fallen down"
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"examples":[],
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"French, from past participle of tomber to fall, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tumbare to fall with a thump, tumble, of imitative origin"
],
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"(\u02c8)t\u00e4m\u00a6b\u0101"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130409",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"antonyms":[],
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": part : segment":[
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a long tome on European history",
"picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now, the beloved tome is being rereleased with new material from Varney, recently uncovered photos and historical material, and a fresh chance to rediscover the woman who changed style forever. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"From scenes of everyday life in New York in the late 1940s to behind-the-curtain images at circuses, the tome features about 300 photos and magazine tear sheets. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"While Sandberg bolstered her progressive bonafides with Lean In, her tome has since lost some luster, weathered by its inattention to structural inequality. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Wrap this tome for under the tree, bookmarked with an item on order. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2021",
"How many people in the history of philosophy are the subject of a two-volume tome of anecdotes? \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"The English version of this tome will be presented during the fest\u2019s 90th edition that will run on the Lido Aug. 31-Sept. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
"McNamara tragically died before her book was published, but with the help of her close friends, the non-fiction tome and subsequent HBO series are a testament to one woman's dedication to the truth. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The new tome is a visual remembrance of the 15 years after Mr. Ford left Gucci Group. \u2014 Ashley Simpson, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1519, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
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"Greek tomos":"Noun combining form",
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin tomus , from Greek tomos section, roll of papyrus, tome, from temnein to cut; akin to Middle Irish tamnaid he lops, Polish ci\u0105\u0107 to cut, and perhaps to Latin tond\u0113re to shear":"Noun"
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"\u02c8t\u014dm"
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"antonyms":[
"judicious",
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"sound",
"wise"
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": extremely foolish, stupid, or doltish":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"what kind of tomfool idea is this?"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1640, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"earlier Tom foole, from Tom, shortened form of Thomas, a proper name + foole fool entry 1":"Noun",
"from attributive use of tomfool entry 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8t\u00e4m-\u02c8f\u00fcl"
],
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"balmy",
"brainless",
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"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
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"fool",
"foolish",
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"harebrained",
"inept",
"insane",
"jerky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"lunkheaded",
"mad",
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"stupid",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
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"zany"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075353",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": playful or foolish behavior":[]
},
"examples":[
"There was a lot of tomfoolery going on behind the scenes.",
"the open bar may have had something to do with the tomfoolery at the wedding reception",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No facial tomfoolery there; the process is as fast as the pause between rounds one and two of a standard match. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"That goes back to one of his first attempts at infield tomfoolery during the 100th Kentucky Derby. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022",
"For this year's April Fools' tomfoolery , personal care is again a top target. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"McConnell won't allow such tomfoolery in the Senate, and respectable, establishment Republicans and Trump skeptics like Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) will almost certainly turn up their noses at most of these stunts. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Teams like the Packers shouldn't resort to such tomfoolery . \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
"America, this is a level of pure tomfoolery , ludicrousness, and downright stupidity ne\u2019er witnessed on this television program. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Anyway, back to tomfoolery : Barely seconds pass post-elimination before the Australian and New Zealand queens get in another tiff. \u2014 Shaad D'souza, Vulture , 5 June 2021",
"The Twitch channel is called Stopsigncam and encompasses the exact type of nonsense and tomfoolery that can quickly attract millions of viewers. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 9 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"tomfool entry 1 + -ery , after foolery":""
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"\u02cct\u00e4m-\u02c8f\u00fcl-r\u0113",
"-\u02c8f\u00fc-l\u0259-"
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"buffoonery",
"clownery",
"clowning",
"foolery",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horseplay",
"horsing around",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"roughhouse",
"roughhousing",
"shenanigan(s)",
"skylarking",
"slapstick"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": given to tomfoolery : nonsensical":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"tomfool entry 1 + -ish":""
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"-lish"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212550",
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"adjective",
"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": relating to a tomium":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin tomi um + English -al":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dm\u0113\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050458",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tommyrot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": utter foolishness or nonsense":[]
},
"examples":[
"no genuinely intelligent and educated person would believe such tommyrot"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"English dialect tommy fool + English rot":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4-m\u0113-\u02ccr\u00e4t"
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"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231651",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tomorrow":{
"antonyms":[
"past"
],
"definitions":{
": future sense 1a":[
"the world of tomorrow"
],
": on or for the day after today":[
"will do it tomorrow"
],
": the day after the present":[
"the court will recess until tomorrow"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"I'll finish the housework tomorrow .",
"Is it supposed to rain tomorrow ?",
"He has an interview tomorrow .",
"Noun",
"Tomorrow is a school day.",
"She is giving a presentation at tomorrow's meeting.",
"Who knows what tomorrow may bring?",
"designing the car of tomorrow",
"Today's children are tomorrow 's leaders.",
"All we can do is hope for a better tomorrow .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As director of the unit, Colburn takes pride in helping teach tomorrow \u2019s nurses. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"The National Weather Service\u2019s forecast calls for highs around 75 tomorrow with light winds throughout the day. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Beta access will start rolling out at 2PM ET tomorrow . \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"As previously planned, the show will be airing repeats tomorrow through next week. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"As previously planned, the show will be airing repeats tomorrow through next week. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Joe Alwyn may be up for any Oscars tomorrow night, but the entertainment couple was seen out at CAA's pre-Oscars party yesterday evening at the San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood, E! \u2014 ELLE , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The Hall, currently living in Brooklyn, scored a ticket for the XU game, and two more tomorrow night, for the princely sum of $6 and change. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 Mar. 2022",
"So by all means, test and patch like there\u2019s no tomorrow , but don\u2019t believe the hype. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English to morgen , from Old English t\u014d morgen , from t\u014d to + morgen morrow, morning \u2014 more at morn":"Adverb"
},
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"-\u02c8m\u022fr-",
"t\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4r-\u014d",
"t\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
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"future",
"futurity",
"hereafter",
"offing"
],
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"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"ate tons of cookies",
"has tons of money",
"a ton of work to do"
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": a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet":[],
": a unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 cubic feet":[],
": any of various units of weight:":[],
": metric ton":[],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun",
"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English tunne unit of weight or capacity \u2014 more at tun":"Noun",
"borrowed from French, \"pitch, tone, manner, style,\" going back to Old French, \"sound of voices, voice quality,\" going back to Latin tonus \"strain, tension, musical pitch, note\" \u2014 more at tone entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8t\u0259n",
"\u02c8t\u014d\u207f"
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"type":[
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": a circular molding",
": a metal disk for striking a coin",
": a small tondo"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian, diminutive of tondo round"
],
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"t\u00e4n\u02c8d\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092805",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": a circular painting":[],
": a sculptured medallion":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The exhibition includes five rectangular and two tondo (round) paintings. \u2014 Danielle Avram, Dallas News , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Created around 1480, the canvas depicts a handsome young man with a small tondo of a saint in his hands. \u2014 Katya Kazakina, Bloomberg.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
"DeLap began slicing up the traditional rectangle \u2014 as well as the less common (but equally traditional) circular tondo \u2014 into various irregular geometries. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Italian, from tondo round, short for rotondo , from Latin rotundus \u2014 more at rotund":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4n-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170301",
"type":[
"noun"
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"tone":{
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": a particular pitch or change of pitch constituting an element in the intonation of a phrase or sentence":[
"high tone",
"low tone",
"mid tone",
"low-rising tone",
"falling tone"
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": strength, firmness, or tautness of a part of the body (such as the muscles or skin)":[
"exercising to improve muscle tone",
"the shape and tone of the arms"
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": style or manner of expression in speaking or writing":[
"seemed wise to adopt a conciliatory tone"
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": the color that appreciably modifies a hue or white or black":[
"gray walls of greenish tone"
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": the effect in painting of light and shade together with color":[],
": the pitch of a word often used to express differences of meaning":[],
": the state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor":[],
": to assume a pleasing color quality or tint":[],
": to blend or harmonize in color":[],
": to change the normal silver image of (something, such as a photographic print) into a colored image":[],
": to give a particular intonation or inflection to":[],
": to soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound : mellow":[
"\u2014 often used with down tone down the bright colors The candidate toned down his harsh rhetoric."
],
": whole step":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He replied in a friendly tone .",
"They spoke in hushed tones .",
"Don't use that rude tone of voice with me.",
"the low tones of an organ",
"The speech had religious tones to it.",
"The author's tone shows her attitude toward the subject.",
"The professor's condescending tone irritated some students.",
"a bright, dark, or light tone of blue",
"the soft tones of the painting",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The tone of the debate was clear in the first minutes, when Taylor Robson, the final candidate to deliver an opening statement, attacked Lake, who anchored the nightly news on Fox 10 for two decades. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"When the tone is calm and accompanied by compliments that highlight correct actions and areas to improve or align with the process, the receiver will accept and understand. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"In the Cooke, Hope\u2019s tone is pleasant enough \u2014 if a touch too pallid to match the soulfulness of Joy Denalane\u2019s vocals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The tone was somber amid the sunny weather marked by an occasional breeze, conditions that some said were reminiscent of the fateful day in 1972. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The tone of the exchange was consistent with a fiery and long-running back-and-forth between the U.S. and China over the many topics that divide them. \u2014 Keith Zhai And Alastair Gale, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The tone was consistent with the inherent bizarreness in Hupp\u2019s account of what happened. \u2014 Pat Martin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The plummy tone is almost my lip color, but so much prettier. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
"The tone -setting declaration was necessary because the division, like many other media brands after the summer of 2020, had made headlines for workplace inequity and racial hostility. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"An untold number of cycling classes will tone their glutes to its beat. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Elaine, another wife who initially appears to be bullying her mild-mannered husband, DeSean, will not tone down her cries for his attention. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
"Or tone down the contrast with a softer shade that verges on dark gray. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Jan. 2022",
"These waffle sets by Donni are comfy and come in a variety of colors; turn it up or tone it down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Others were told by managers to tone it down or lose even more of a fragmented audience. \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Sport the set together to make an impact, or wear the shorts and the shirt separately to tone it down. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"And, in an attempt to tone down some of the more hostile public comments at its recent meetings, the council adopted a new statement to be read at the start of the meetings. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Even Hungary\u2019s Viktor Orb\u00e1n has been forced to tone down his pro-Russian rhetoric. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1674, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English ton, tone \"musical sound or note, pitch,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French ton, tun, toen, borrowed from Latin tonus \"strain, tension, musical pitch, note,\" borrowed from Greek t\u00f3nos \"stretching, tightening, exertion, pitch of the voice, accent in a syllable,\" nominal derivative from the base of te\u00ednein \"to stretch, extend\" \u2014 more at tenant entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of tone entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8t\u014dn"
],
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"synonyms":[
"fashion",
"locution",
"manner",
"mode",
"phraseology",
"style",
"vein"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023313",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"tone color":{
"antonyms":[],
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": timbre":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Carry-On Plus is available in four two- tone color options and two solids. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"The variant is available with a sporty two- tone color scheme that combines leather and a suede-like material called Dinamica. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"Inside, the Flying Spur S is available in two- tone color schemes that combine leather and a faux-suede material. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
"The $55,000 trailer also comes in a variety of two- tone color schemes that all look pretty sharp. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The jewel- tone color palettes of Kate Sharma's costumes are important, and all the family's jewelry is Indian inspired. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Aping the original, the 2024 VW Microbus will be hard to miss with its huge front VW logo, boxy shape, two- tone color scheme, sliding door, and short wheel overhangs. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The European-spec version that VW debuted on Wednesday takes several design cues from the classic Type 2 Microbus of the \u201950s and \u201960s, including its stubby proportions, rounded shape and the option of a two- tone color scheme. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
"With its cool look and flashy two- tone color schemes, folks will take gawk at the RAV4 Prime at the stoplight. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 30 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105436",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tone control":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a usually manual control by which a listener can adjust the relative amplitude of the high, low, and intermediate frequencies in a radio set"
],
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004002",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tone in with (something)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to match the color of (something)":[
"That tie tones in well with your suit."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181545",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"tone language":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a language (such as Chinese or Zulu) in which variations in tone distinguish words or phrases of different meaning that otherwise would sound alike":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105656",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tone-deaf":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having or showing an obtuse insensitivity or lack of perception particularly in matters of public sentiment, opinion, or taste":[
"The White House long ago concluded that she is aloof and politically tone-deaf \u2026",
"\u2014 Michael Duffy",
"At the time, I wondered how such an intelligent man could be so tone-deaf to the harsh realities facing the nation \u2026",
"\u2014 Peniel E. Joseph"
],
": relatively insensitive to differences in musical pitch":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dn-\u02ccdef"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105335",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"toned":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": firm and strong":[
"toned abs"
],
": having a slight tint":[],
": having the muscles firm and the skin taut":[
"toned arms"
],
": having tone or a specified tone : characterized or distinguished by a tone":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not one of the extreme ones, but the kind that lets the little things, like freckles, show through while giving you a more even- toned and soft-focus complexion. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Backlit blush is also a way into the shimmer blush trend that feels a little more toned down, and with zero chances of looking overly glittery\u2014just lit-from-within. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The result: fresher, clearer, more even- toned skin. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Patrick O\u2019Hara is an extravagantly entertaining character who channels actor Nathan Lane, albeit taller and more toned . \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2021",
"During the Closing Ceremony, the L\u2019Or\u00e9al spokeswoman walked the carpet in a stunning emerald green gown that showed off her super- toned arms. \u2014 Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 30 May 2022",
"According to Perry, those looking to dip a toe into waters of fantasy should consider a touch of warm- toned neon. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 13 May 2022",
"But a warm- toned , natural-looking black can add a sophisticated, contemporary feel to plumbing, kitchen accents and more. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The silver ensemble showed off their toned figure while black pants flared at the bottom. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dnd"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173604",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"toned-down":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": reduced or softened in intensity, forcefulness, etc. : restrained , subdued":[
"It was a toned-down version of a raunchy tune he sung in minstrel shows.",
"\u2014 Charles Seabrook",
"The toned-down bar has reclaimed paneling, weathered couches and a cocktail menu without bottle service.",
"\u2014 Benjamin Detrick"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dnd-\u02c8dau\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091102",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tongkang":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large native boat or junk used in the East Indies in fishing and in local trading":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Malay":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4\u014b\u02c8ka\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112251",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tongman":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": one who handles tongs : tonger",
": a member of a tong",
"[ tong entry 4 + man ]",
"[ tong entry 6 + man ]"
],
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083648",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tongs":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of numerous grasping devices consisting commonly of two pieces joined at one end by a pivot or hinged like scissors":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The set includes a knife, basting brush, spatula, tongs and a BBQ fork encased in a sleek and sturdy bamboo box that's easy to carry. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Count to 10, then use tongs to transfer them to the ice water. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Working in two batches, if necessary, use tongs to lower the crabs into the oil. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Spatulas as delicate as medical instruments, razor blades and calipers and scrapers and smoothers, wire loops and wire ribbons, rakes and tongs and fettling knives. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Use tongs to flip the garlic scapes once halfway through the cooking time. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"Trager and employees at the Huntington generally use gloves, eyewear and various tongs and forceps to handle cactus and avoid getting poked. \u2014 Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Using tongs , arrange the scallops around the pan in a clockwise rotation, starting at 12 o\u2019clock. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Using tongs , gently remove clams, being careful not to spill clam juices, to a large bowl. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English tonges , plural of tonge , from Old English tang ; akin to Old High German zanga tongs and perhaps to Greek daknein to bite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022f\u014bz",
"\u02c8t\u00e4\u014bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015726",
"type":[
"noun plural",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": tonger":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"tongs + man":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-zm\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175450",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tongue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fleshy movable muscular process of the floor of the mouths of most vertebrates that bears sensory end organs and small glands and functions especially in taking and swallowing food and in humans as a speech organ":[],
": a long narrow strip of land projecting into a body of water":[],
": a metal ball suspended inside a bell so as to strike against the sides as the bell is swung":[],
": a movable pin in a buckle":[],
": a part of various invertebrate animals that is analogous to the tongue":[],
": a tapering flame":[
"tongues of fire"
],
": ecstatic, typically unintelligible utterance occurring especially in a moment of religious excitation":[
"\u2014 usually plural It would be like the miracle described in the Acts of the Apostles, demonstrated with healing, speaking in tongues and other signs and wonders. \u2014 Dan Wakefield \u2026 where they can sing and shriek and talk in tongues and testify and have a part. \u2014 Jane Kramer"
],
": feather sense 4":[],
": manner or quality of utterance with respect to tone or sound, the sense of what is expressed, or the intention of the speaker":[
"she has a clever tongue",
"a sharp tongue"
],
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": something resembling an animal's tongue in being elongated and fastened at one end only: such as":[],
": the cry of or as if of a hound pursuing or in sight of game":[
"\u2014 used especially in the phrase to give tongue"
],
": the flap under the lacing or buckles of a shoe at the throat of the vamp":[],
": the flesh of a tongue (as of the ox or sheep) used as food":[],
": the pole (see pole entry 1 sense 1b ) of a vehicle (such as a wagon)":[],
": the power of communication through speech":[],
": the rib on one edge of a board that fits into a corresponding groove in an edge of another board to make a flush joint":[],
": to articulate (notes on a wind instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongue":[
"Playing [the bugle] and tonguing the note and making it come out exactly spot-on, that takes a technique and a skill.",
"\u2014 Bethann Dixon"
],
": to cut a tongue on":[
"tongue a board"
],
": to join (parts, such as boards) by means of a tongue and groove":[
"tongue flooring together"
],
": to touch or lick (something) with the tongue":[
"cows tonguing the long grass"
],
"river 246 miles (396 kilometers) long in northern Wyoming and southern Montana flowing north into the Yellowstone River":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The cow ran its tongue over its lips.",
"The taste of the spice was still on her tongue .",
"The little girl stuck her tongue out at me.",
"He spoke in a foreign tongue .",
"English is my native tongue .",
"They speak the same tongue .",
"His sharp tongue is going to get him into trouble someday.",
"Verb",
"learning how to tongue notes on the clarinet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"August had come round once more with its compulsory lusciousness, its tang of cherries on the tongue . \u2014 Deborah Landau, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Tucci explained in an interview in Vera magazine that he was diagnosed three years ago with a tumor on the base of his tongue . \u2014 Charu Sinha, Vulture , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The actor told Vera that doctors discovered a large tumor at the base of his tongue . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 4 Sep. 2021",
"If everyone is down with tongue , introduce it slowly. \u2014 Nikki Campo, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"As for the sparkling edition, the bubbles bring a bright burst of freshness to the tongue , with hints of tart fruit, like pomegranate, produced completely from grenache. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"English \u2014 another official language \u2014 is more widely spoken, albeit as a second or third tongue in many cases. \u2014 John Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The tongue is also ventilated and has been redesigned to reduce toe scrunch, which improves comfort. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"They can be taken sublingually (under the tongue ), topically, or orally. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"An old lady lifts her skirts and orders a man to tongue her in the presence of an appreciative group that includes her own son; a kindly prostitute marks Tiller\u2019s forehead with her menstrual blood. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2021",
"Holy smokes, how much is your Rolling Stones tongue artwork worth? $150,000. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Set in Ohio and based on Celeste Ng\u2019s 2017 bestseller of the same name, Little Fires Everywhere follows the story of the Richardson family, helmed by picture-perfect and silver- tongued matriarch Elena. \u2014 Sara Delgado, Teen Vogue , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Behind them, looks like Kevan Miller and his wife Haley seem to have gone as Gene and Ace from Kiss, tongues out and ready to rock and roll all night. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Wale, meanwhile, plays the fiery, silver- tongued Orisha named Chango, an important link to Shadow\u2019s unexplored past. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"But along came demure Linda, delicately crashing onto the presidential campaign press bus; then entered bulldozer Nina, with major scoops on Douglas Ginsberg and Anita Hill; and in came tart- tongued Cokie with her savvy Congressional reporting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
"In Semple\u2019s depiction, Bernadette is more than just crabby and eloquently viper- tongued ; she\u2019s possessed by a sociopolitical bitterness, as well. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2019",
"The poison- tongued potty mouth crashed Stephen Colbert\u2019s monologue Tuesday night and directed his brash brand of comedy at Colbert, late-night and, of course, President Trump. \u2014 Libby Hill, latimes.com , 16 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English tunge , from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8t\u0259\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"language",
"lingo",
"mother tongue",
"speech",
"vocabulary"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114212",
"type":[
"adjective",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tongue-lash":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chide , scold":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from tongue-lashing":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259\u014b-\u02cclash"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at ",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"upbraid"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081150",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tonic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a carbonated flavored beverage":[],
": a liquid preparation for the scalp or hair":[],
": a voiced sound":[],
": an agent (such as a drug) that increases body tone":[],
": bearing a principal stress or accent":[],
": increasing or restoring physical or mental tone : refreshing":[],
": of or relating to speech tones or to languages using them to distinguish words otherwise identical":[],
": one that invigorates, restores, refreshes, or stimulates":[
"a day in the country was a tonic for him"
],
": producing or adapted to produce healthy muscular condition and reaction of organs (such as muscles)":[],
": relating to or based on the first tone of a scale":[
"tonic harmony"
],
": the first tone of a major or minor scale : keynote":[],
": tonic water":[],
": yielding a tonic substance":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"breathe in clear tonic mountain air",
"never underestimate the tonic power of humor on a sick person",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sanatogen was a tonic that claimed to cure depression. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Nov. 2021",
"The Sox have proven themselves to be quite a tonic for a 2020 season disappointing both for on-field results and the pandemic that kept fans from attending. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Additionally, guests who order this specialty dessert will also receive an AVA G&T, a fresh and earthy spin on the traditional gin and tonic . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Nearby, Bar Flores from Echo Park has a pop-up bar with an excellent margarita, gin and tonic , lavender spritz, a mezcal and carrot juice cocktail and micheladas. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Bouvignies and Siska now welcome the special edition of Copperhead Gin at the bar, utilizing it in drinks, including the Inside Story, which is a twist on the classic gin and tonic , presented in a dusky-pink highball. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"That could be just the tonic for critics of a self-regulatory approach\u2014depending on the details. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"Their list of brunch bevvies includes the standards and some creative additions, like the Champagne julep made with mint, strawberry, elderflower, cognac and bubbles; and the spumoni (rum, melon, grapefruit and tonic ). \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 2 May 2022",
"Rest has become a tonic rather than a sign of weakness. \u2014 Isabel B. Slone, Town & Country , 2 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"His plays are a tonic reminder to artists across disciplines that lives are lived not in headlines but in passing moments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Guests would take the service elevator to the spa area, where Turkish-style shampoos and showers or a tonic bath cost $1.50 (roughly $25 today). \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And sure enough, his muscular, lucid prose had a tonic effect, giving me encouragement if not wisdom. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Keep in mind that the period after a tonic -clonic seizure can be nearly as intense for someone as the seizure itself. \u2014 Patti Greco, Health.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Luhan\u2019s faith in the tonic properties of indigenous life. \u2014 Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker , 2 June 2021",
"Make the tonic syrup by simmering all ingredients (except sugar) in a saucepan on low for 30 minutes; strain. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Bexar Tonics bottles a variety of tonic syrups flavored with quinine \u2014 the ingredient that gives tonic water its characteristic bitter bite \u2014 among other fruits, spices and botanicals that give each sip a distinctive South Texas flair. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Bexar Tonics bottles a variety of tonic syrups flavored with quinine, among other fruits, spices and botanicals that give each sip a distinctive South Texas flair. \u2014 ExpressNews.com , 17 Dec. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek tonikos , from tonos tension, tone":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4n-ik",
"\u02c8t\u00e4-nik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bracing",
"cordial",
"invigorating",
"refreshing",
"rejuvenating",
"restorative",
"reviving",
"stimulating",
"stimulative",
"vital",
"vitalizing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120445",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"too":{
"antonyms":[
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently"
],
"definitions":{
": besides , also":[
"sell the house and furniture too"
],
": so sense 2d":[
"\"I didn't do it.\" \"You did too .\""
],
": to an excessive degree : excessively":[
"too large a house for us"
],
": to such a degree as to be regrettable":[
"this time he has gone too far"
],
": very":[
"didn't seem too interested"
]
},
"examples":[
"Too , Uncle Jake's hair was still a hard, young, brown color whereas Father's was full of pleasant gray streaks. \u2014 Peter Taylor , The Old Forest and Other Stories , 1985",
"The widow she cried over me, and called me a poor lost lamb, and she called me a lot of other names, too , but she never meant no harm by it. \u2014 Mark Twain , Huckleberry Finn , 1884",
"\"My dear Jane!\" exclaimed Elizabeth, \"you are too good. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you.\" \u2014 Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice , 1813",
"We are selling the house and the furniture too .",
"He saw something, and she saw it too .",
"I want to go too !",
"The soup is too hot.",
"The offer was too good to refuse.",
"This shirt is way too big for me.",
"She is much too young to be watching this movie.",
"You gave me too many cards.",
"I have too much to do.",
"He works much too hard.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The monthly payment at a 6% rate on a home loan that's $120,000 bigger is just too much for their budget. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
"Remember, don\u2019t overwhelm yourself by taking on too much. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Many consumers, who browse and order food online through third-party companies like Grubhub, probably don\u2019t think too much about where their wings and burgers come from. \u2014 Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The larger tubes hold a larger battery (630Wh/36Volt) without jeopardizing the frame\u2019s integrity or adding too much weight, permitting the Radiant Carbon to achieve over 130 miles on a single charge\u2014triple the range of most e-bikes. \u2014 Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
"And Multiverse of Madness would have been a great way to bring Deadpool in without worrying too much about the logistics of the move. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 June 2022",
"An adorable Tigger costume like this one doesn't have to require too much effort. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"But the physical exertion is too much for A-Train, whose heart gives out, leaving him lying alone on the asphalt. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 24 June 2022",
"But a lot of time is spent showing us Sally and Lena in conflict with each other and stressing out about their impending wedding, which feels way too much like a lowbrow reality show. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English t\u014d to, too \u2014 more at to":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"devilishly",
"excessively",
"exorbitantly",
"inordinately",
"intolerably",
"monstrously",
"overly",
"overmuch",
"unacceptably",
"unduly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231132",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"tool":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a design (as on the binding of a book) made by tooling":[],
": a foolish or unlikable person : jerk":[
"Before you compete on a reality TV show, you basically sign away your right to protect yourself from looking like a total tool in front of an international viewing audience.",
"\u2014 Steve Tilley"
],
": a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task":[],
": a machine for shaping metal : machine tool":[],
": a means to an end":[
"a book's cover can be a marketing tool"
],
": an element of a computer program (such as a graphics application) that activates and controls a particular function":[
"a drawing tool"
],
": drive , ride":[],
": natural ability":[
"has all the tools to be a great pitcher"
],
": one who is used or manipulated by another":[
"And then there was former trainer Pfeil, viewed as another tool of management for his gruff ways.",
"\u2014 Sam Smith"
],
": penis":[],
": something (such as an instrument or apparatus) used in performing an operation or necessary in the practice of a vocation or profession":[
"a scholar's books are his tools"
],
": the cutting or shaping part in a machine or machine tool":[],
": to cause (a vehicle) to go : drive":[],
": to convey in a vehicle":[],
": to equip (a factory, an industry, etc.) with tools, machines, and instruments for production":[],
": to equip a plant or industry with the means (such as machines, machine tools , and instruments) of production":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We tooled along the highway.",
"He tooled a design on the leather belt.",
"a belt made of tooled leather"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1812, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb",
"1881, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English t\u014dl ; akin to Old English tawian to prepare for use \u2014 more at taw":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00fcl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for tool Noun (1) implement , tool , instrument , appliance , utensil mean a relatively simple device for performing work. implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task. crude stone implements farm implements tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement . a carpenter's tools instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work. the dentist's instruments appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment. household appliances utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity. kitchen utensils",
"synonyms":[
"automobile",
"drive",
"motor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035439",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"toom":{
"antonyms":[
"full"
],
"definitions":{
": empty":[]
},
"examples":[
"the little shop in Edinburgh now stood toom"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English t\u014dm \u2014 more at teem entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00fcm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bare",
"blank",
"clean",
"devoid",
"empty",
"stark",
"vacant",
"vacuous",
"void"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105423",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"toot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a drinking bout : spree":[],
": to blow or sound an instrument (such as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts":[],
": to cause to sound":[
"toot a whistle"
],
": to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument":[],
": to sound a short blast":[
"the horn tooted"
],
": to take in (a drug, such as cocaine) by inhalation : snort":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1641, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1510, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1790, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Scots toot to drink heavily":"Noun",
"probably imitative":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00fct"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021006",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tooth and nail":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": with every available means : all out":[
"fight tooth and nail"
]
},
"examples":[
"I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Junior fought tooth and nail to bring his new monster to the big screen. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"Bank management, however, fought these resolutions tooth and nail . \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"And a good film makes our heroes or our villains have to fight tooth and nail in order to hold on to those things. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But today\u2019s Republicans are under marching orders from Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, major donors, and the Trumpist base to oppose everything Democrats try to do tooth and nail . \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"School desegregation was fought tooth and nail by white parents and public officials in city after city, North and South, over the course of decades. \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Some, like Violet, are prepared to take life changing measures, like leaving the state, while others are ready to stay and fight tooth and nail . \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Both teams are fighting tooth and nail for positioning. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
"My parents fought tooth and nail to get us here in 1989 when the Soviet Union fell. \u2014 WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1550, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"all out",
"full blast",
"full tilt"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185253",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"toothsome":{
"antonyms":[
"distasteful",
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"stale",
"tasteless",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
"definitions":{
": agreeable , attractive":[],
": of palatable flavor and pleasing texture : delicious":[
"crisp toothsome fried chicken"
],
": sexually attractive":[
"a toothsome blonde"
]
},
"examples":[
"the movie star and his supermodel girlfriend are considered the most toothsome couple in Hollywood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That high fiber content weighs down breads and results in cookies that are toothsome , to put it gently. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2021",
"Reward yourself with a bowl of polpette (meatballs) smothered in parmesan sauce and passatelli, a toothsome local noodle speciality made from parmesan, breadcrumbs, and egg. \u2014 Adam H. Graham, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The messiness of ripe fruit, the decadence of something toothsome and cold, combined into a single pan and delivered in one slice as an antidote to whatever ails. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
"Then indulge in a plat de c\u00f4tes de boeuf brais\u00e9s, tender braised short ribs flanked by potato mousse and drizzled with cabernet syrup, or the equally toothsome mushroom and gruyere omelet. \u2014 Joanna O'leary, Chron , 14 June 2021",
"How did my dan dan noodles compare with the toothsome version made by the far more gastronomically adept staff at Mala Sichuan Bistro? \u2014 Joanna O'leary, Houston Chronicle , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer gently, stirring midway through to prevent scorching on the bottom, until the quinoa is slightly sticky and toothsome and the coconut milk is mostly absorbed, 15 to 25 minutes. \u2014 Kristen Hartke, Washington Post , 14 Sep. 2020",
"Well, turns out this toothsome leafy green is also pretty good for your face. \u2014 Garrett Munce, GQ , 2 Mar. 2018",
"But, let\u2019s be real, most veggie-centric tacos lack the qualities that make the meaty versions great: that juicy, toothsome texture and deep umami flavor. \u2014 Danielle Walsh, Bon Appetit , 13 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00fcth-s\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toothsome palatable , appetizing , savory , tasty , toothsome mean agreeable or pleasant especially to the sense of taste. palatable often applies to something that is found to be merely agreeable. butterflies that birds find palatable appetizing suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste. appetizing hors d'oeuvres savory applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness. dumplings with savory fillings tasty implies a pronounced taste. a tart and tasty pie toothsome stresses the notion of agreeableness and sometimes implies tenderness or daintiness. an enticing array of toothsome desserts",
"synonyms":[
"ambrosial",
"appetizing",
"dainty",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delish",
"flavorful",
"flavorsome",
"luscious",
"lush",
"mouthwatering",
"palatable",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scrumptious",
"succulent",
"tasteful",
"tasty",
"toothy",
"yummy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022007",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"toothy":{
"antonyms":[
"distasteful",
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"stale",
"tasteless",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
"definitions":{
": having or showing prominent teeth":[
"toothy grin"
],
": toothsome sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Guides like Great Bear Nature Tours take visitors to blinds to watch the toothy apex predators hunt for salmon, and perhaps to spot the Kermode, the elusive white spirit bear that haunts the forest. \u2014 Outside Online , 25 May 2015",
"When Ros\u00e9 points out the lipstick on Lisa\u2019s teeth, the latter grins back with an extra- toothy smile. \u2014 Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Depression found Williams back in her preteen days, where she was bullied at school for being too tall, too thin, too toothy . \u2014 Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Chris Evans is as good as he's ever been as rebel leader Curtis, but Tilda Swinton steals the show as a toothy , grotesque spokesman for the upper crust. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"As prey approach, the fish readies its wide and toothy jaws for a quick bite. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"Spiral Jetty \u2022 Brian Footen waded out from the soupy red water of the Great Salt Lake\u2019s north arm, his boat and bibs crusted in brine, his cockpit filled with foam, a wide toothy grin on his face. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Some sites offer more than 100 gas pumps, and inside the stores, shoppers can find surprises such as a barbecue counter, a jerky bar and an endless variety of merch emblazoned with the chain\u2019s toothy beaver mascot. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Relatives reported that Sam was gregarious and audacious, and here is evidence: a photo of Sam and his companions stripped down and bathing in a hot spring, their faces plastered with toothy grins. \u2014 Stacey Ravel Abarbanel, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00fc-th\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambrosial",
"appetizing",
"dainty",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delish",
"flavorful",
"flavorsome",
"luscious",
"lush",
"mouthwatering",
"palatable",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scrumptious",
"succulent",
"tasteful",
"tasty",
"toothsome",
"yummy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085136",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"top":{
"antonyms":[
"beat",
"better",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outclass",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outgun",
"outmatch",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"tower (over)",
"transcend"
],
"definitions":{
": a commonly cylindrical or conoidal device that has a tapering point on which it is made to spin and that is used especially as a toy":[],
": a fitted, integral, or attached part or unit serving as an upper piece, lid, or covering":[],
": a garment worn on the upper body":[],
": a person or thing at the top":[],
": a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast that serves to spread the topmast rigging, strengthen the mast, and furnish a standing place for men aloft":[],
": aces and kings in a hand or the three highest honors in a suit":[],
": beyond the bounds of what is expected, usual, normal, or appropriate":[],
": chief , leading":[
"one of the world's top journalists"
],
": in a position of eminent success, happiness, or fame":[],
": in addition to":[],
": in an impromptu manner":[
"sat down and wrote the \u2026 story off the top of his head",
"\u2014 Jerome Beatty, Jr."
],
": in control of":[
"acted like a man on top of his job",
"\u2014 Newsweek"
],
": in sudden and unexpected proximity to":[
"the deadline was on top of them"
],
": informed about":[
"tried to keep on top of new developments"
],
": of the highest quality, amount, or degree":[
"top value",
"top form"
],
": of, relating to, or being at the top : uppermost":[],
": place : locality":[
"topo logy",
"top onymy"
],
": the choicest part : cream , pick":[],
": the first half of an inning in baseball":[],
": the head or top of the head":[
"\u2014 used especially in the phrase top to toe"
],
": the highest degree or pitch conceivable or attained : acme , pinnacle":[],
": the highest or uppermost region or part":[],
": the highest point, level, or part of something : summit , crown":[],
": the highest position (as in rank or achievement)":[],
": the loudest or highest range of a sound":[],
": the part that is nearest in space or time to the source or beginning":[],
": the upper end, edge, or surface":[],
": to be or become higher than : overtop":[
"tops the previous record"
],
": to be superior to : excel , surpass":[],
": to bring to an end or climax":[
"\u2014 usually used with off the event was topped off with a relay race \u2014 Paula Rodenas"
],
": to complete the basic structure of (something, such as a high-rise building) by putting on a cap or uppermost section":[
"\u2014 usually used with out or off"
],
": to cover with a top or on the top : provide, form, or serve as a top for":[],
": to gain ascendancy over : dominate":[],
": to go over the top of : clear , surmount":[],
": to make an end, finish, or conclusion":[],
": to reach a summit or crest":[
"\u2014 usually used with off or out"
],
": to resupply or refill to capacity":[
"\u2014 usually used with off topped off the tank"
],
": to rise to, reach, or be at the top of":[],
": to strike (a ball) above the center thereby imparting topspin":[],
": to supply with a decorative or protective finish or final touch":[],
": topology":[
"topo isomerase"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They live on the top floor of the building.",
"the top news story of the day",
"the country's top three car manufacturers",
"He is among the top pitchers of the league.",
"Safety is our top concern.",
"The winner showed top form.",
"Houses are selling at top prices.",
"What is the car's top speed?",
"Verb",
"Donations are expected to top $1,000,000 by the end of the month.",
"The song has topped the charts for seven weeks.",
"They topped the other company's offer.",
"She tops everyone else on the team.",
"I've seen some pretty weird things in my life\u2014but that tops everything!"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, from topos":"Combining form",
"Middle English, from Old English":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zopf tip, tuft of hair":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4p"
],
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"Ditto for top gun Alex Ovechkin, who suited up in Tuesday\u2019s 2-1 win here over the Bruins. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2021",
"But as the 2-7 Cowboys pace toward a high 2021 draft selection, Aikman doesn\u2019t believe the franchise should focus on positioning itself to draft top gun -slinging prospects like Clemson's Trevor Lawrence or Ohio State's Justin Fields. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 11 Nov. 2020",
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"Onstage, his hair is sprayed into long spikes that poke out from under his top hat , framing his face like the bars of a cage; but today his hair is brushed back under a blue cap with rainbow stripes under the brim. \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
"The Penguin is one of the most famous members of the Batman Rogues Gallery, typically recognizable by his top hat , monocle, and wide variety of deadly umbrellas. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"After checking his sparkly top hat through security, David Miles Jr., the Godfather of Skate who\u2019s fought for car-free JFK Drive for decades, visited Chan\u2019s office to plead with her aides to not create yet another working group. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
"McElligott, a 63-year-old Lockheed Martin aircraft maintenance manager from Phoenix, wore a leather bandoleer loaded with candy canes, a long velvet jacket and gold goggles on his red top hat . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Male topi antelopes, for example, falsely sound the alarm if a female starts to leave their display arenas. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Ungulates like impala, topi , zebra, buffalos, and warthogs continued to graze in the same areas as livestock, competing for food. \u2014 Benedict Moran, National Geographic , 7 May 2019",
"Between 1983 and 1995, while the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army terrorised Uganda, topi and roan, two species of antelope, were wiped out completely in the country\u2019s Pian Upe reserve. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Jan. 2018"
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"To some degree, that is why AI Ethics and Ethical AI is such a crucial topic . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Two years later, however, following the new string of headlines about Miller, the actor is once again a topic of conversation in Reykjav\u00edk. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"The increase was seen as a gesture largely by OPEC leader Saudi Araba to U.S. President Joe Biden, who soon afterward planned his first trip to the kingdom as president where oil production is likely to be a topic next month. \u2014 Cathy Busswitz, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The six-time series champion's future became a topic of discussion this week amid reports Arrow McLaren SP had made another run at Dixon for the team\u2019s open third seat for the 2023 season. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"For the last 25 years that Scott Martin has been practicing water law in Utah, the concept of appointing water judges or creating a water court has been a topic of conversation many times. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"Boycotting such states has already become a topic of discussion among some business leaders. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Republicans think fentanyl should be Biden's first topic of conversation. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 24 June 2022"
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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"These metrics help analyze the topmost part of the marketing funnel and broadly indicate how many people are aware of your business and what portion of them are likely buyers of your product or service. \u2014 Fran Biderman-gross, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Where the former keeps water out of the topmost layer of your jacket (causing it to bead rather than seep), the latter keeps water from getting through your jacket at its fastening points. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Gounder still feels that the topmost goal is to prevent severe disease, which the vaccines continue to do. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The topmost text, in Egyptian hieroglyphs, was fourteen lines long. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Some Broadway houses are more than a century old, but all of them, regardless of age, are workplaces, and making the environment hazard free for actors and stagehands is a topmost concern. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Since the first secret meetings between Obama Administration and Taliban officials in Germany, in 2011, the freeing of Taliban prisoners had been, along with U.S. troop withdrawal, a topmost concern of the insurgent group. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Even while her lungs struggled to breath, McMullen\u2019s topmost concern was Summer. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The goal is to gently lift away the topmost layer of skin, trigger the cells lying below that top layer to move on up, increase collagen production and make hyaluronic acid. \u2014 Kristin Larson, Forbes , 26 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This inward pull relates to her sense of memory and place: all topics are topos , terrain, their meanings leaved in geologic strata. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2020"
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Unfortunately for Carey, the chart topper is now the subject of a copyright lawsuit. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 6 June 2022",
"The topper includes a temperature autopilot that measures the room temperature and humidity and adjusts itself, advanced sleep-tracking, a daily health check and heart-rate monitoring, and a smart alarm. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"And in a season in which most everything has gone wrong for the Reds, this surely had to be the topper . \u2014 Alan Saunders, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"And in a season in which almost everything has gone wrong for the Reds, this surely had to be the topper . \u2014 Alan Saunders, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Mechanical changes are limited, with the biggest being that Bentley is only going to offer the 542-hp twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine from the base Bentayga rather than the brawnier W-12 of the range- topper . \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"That\u2019s because the memory foam layers beneath the euro topper are medium-firm, providing plenty of support. \u2014 Zach Epstein, BGR , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The track also marks the publisher\u2019s 45th chart topper . \u2014 Annie Reuter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"With three inches of gel memory foam, this topper will make their bed feel more like a pillow and less like a brick. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fold into frittatas, add to stir-fries, use as a pizza topping , or enjoy as part of a grain bowl. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"Keep the crumble recipe handy as it\u2019s a great topping for all manner of fresh fruit. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2021",
"In my earliest food memories, my mom is frying leftover bread into an addictive crunchy snack, a topping for soups or, more often than not, croutons for fattoush. \u2014 Reem Assil, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Use salted caramel sauce as an ice cream topping \u2014 an oldie but goodie. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"The contract includes milling, asphalt topping , pavement markings and adjusting water valves and manholes, transportation director Lewis Cooksey told commissioners in a work session. \u2014 Alia Malik, ajc , 23 Mar. 2022",
"There's plenty of cheese, but the texture is smooth, with none of those pesky squash seeds that can sog out a crisp topping . \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Howard painstakingly makes this fancy latte and does this intricate foam art topping . \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Drizzle the icing back and forth over the bread to create a decorative topping . \u2014 Breeanna Hare, CNN , 2 May 2022",
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"The firm expects that growth rate to continue as landlords compete fiercely in markets where vacancy rates are nearing or topping record levels. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Keep in mind that not every boba shop is the same \u2014 the number of drink/ topping options at each place varies, but most will have options at least similar to these. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 July 2021",
"Even in 2020, following the scandal caused by the Leaving Neverland documentary, Jackson\u2019s estate kept earning, generating $48 million and topping , once again, the Forbes posthumous rich list. \u2014 Eamonn Forde, Forbes , 4 May 2021",
"Some of the dishes on the menu include: House nachos with various topping options (starts at $12). \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Thankfully, the playful topping choices focus most on enjoyment. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Although spinach tends to be the bed for the topping , green beans sometimes provide a surface. \u2014 Charlotte Druckman, WSJ , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Zero Below has a load of topping options as well as curated favorites. \u2014 cleveland , 19 Aug. 2020"
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"The strong winds toppled many trees.",
"The earthquake toppled the buildings.",
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"Weakening Putin, the Belarusian volunteers believe, would also weaken Lukashenko, who has held power since 1994, and create an opening to topple his oppressive government and bring democratic change to the nation of nearly 10 million. \u2014 Fox News , 22 May 2022",
"Long designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States, Al-Shabaab has fought to topple the central government and establish a rule based on its strict interpretation of Islam's Sharia law. \u2014 Nimi Princewill, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"The holiday has intensified fears that Putin could exploit the occasion to expand his Feb. 24 invasion, after his initial drive failed to rout the Ukrainian military and topple the government. \u2014 Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022",
"The holiday has intensified fears in Ukraine and some Western capitals that Mr. Putin could exploit the occasion to expand his Feb. 24 invasion, after his initial drive failed to rout the Ukrainian military and topple the government. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"In a bleak benchmark, the United Nations says more than 5 million people have now fled the country since Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an unprovoked invasion to control Ukraine and topple its government. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"On the invasion\u2019s first day, Russian forces landed at the airfield in an attempt to quickly surround and seize the capital and topple the government. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"American officials have said a war of attrition was not the original plan for the Kremlin, which expected forces to move into Kyiv and topple Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's government within days of the initial invasion. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Most experts in the West believe Putin expected to roll into Kyiv and topple the government relatively unopposed while expending as little blood and treasure as possible. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"burn",
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"fire",
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"kindle",
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},
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"in an insurance scam, the slumlord hired a torch to burn the tenement down",
"Verb",
"An arsonist torched the building.",
"police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hick credited newer co-owners with carrying the torch passed along by Gilchrist and McClellan. \u2014 al , 23 June 2022",
"But the forefathers of the genre\u2019s glory days have been carrying the torch for over two decades. \u2014 cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"Now, artists like Fireboy are carrying the torch as part of the newest vanguard, and making sure Afrobeats spreads like wildfire. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Several individuals have spoken during the hearings raising concerns about SB 411, carrying the torch from the previous session \u2014 when such opposition ultimately defeated HB 1381. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In the spring of 2022, the torch has been passed to a new generation of Celtic stars \u2014 young men named Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, and Al Horford, who has played 15 NBA seasons without competing in a championship round. \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"Fans are wondering who will carry the torch in the label\u2019s second generation. \u2014 Ebbony Pinillos, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
"The torch has been passed a time or two in relation to dominant superspeedway teams. \u2014 al , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The torch in the American Athletic, at least temporarily, will be passed to the Cougars this season after Cincinnati takes a step back in 2022. \u2014 Chris Pugh, The Enquirer , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With the British threatening to torch Dutch and Chinese ships in the bay and bombard Nagasaki unless the Phaeton was fully stocked with food and water, Doeff and Matsudaira had few options. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"That her scheme will torch the Byrdes' latest efforts to make good with the cartel and move into (mostly) above-the-board business is almost a bonus, a catharsis after years of doing their bidding. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The 6-1, 188-pound Olave is a polished route runner with sure hands who can torch single coverage. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The arena, however, was ablaze \u2014 quite literally, as the unlikely collaborators became the first of several performers to torch the stage. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The rest of the women use their time to torch their absent enemy, Shanae. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"After sanding the top and practicing their burning technique on scrap wood, Zoe and Andrew scorched the grain by moving the plumbers torch back and forth, working in sections, and keeping the flame about 6 inches from the surface. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Terence Davis, a 21% three-point shooter against the rest of the league, continued to torch the Clippers from behind the arc for the second time in a week with outlier-level accuracy. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
"This no-jump workout will torch calories while improving your total-body strength. \u2014 Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com , 2 Feb. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1901, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"Middle English torche , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *torca , alteration of Latin torqua something twisted, collar of twisted metal, alteration of torques ; akin to Latin torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8t\u022frch"
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"\u2014 Herman Melville",
"\u2026 the twin torments of his probable manic depression and chronic stomach pains.",
"\u2014 Neal Karlen"
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"\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery"
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
]
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"Noun",
"No one could understand his inner torment .",
"After years of torment , she left her husband.",
"The mosquitoes were a constant torment .",
"Verb",
"Not knowing where she was tormented him.",
"he was tormented by nightmares about the accident",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Droppings surround houses and streets where the fowl intruders are making neighbors plead for an end to the torment . \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Curtis Bannister\u2019s Stan chillingly captured the torment of injustice. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The album\u2019s title track was inspired by Orzabal\u2019s torment of watching his wife fade away. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Pereda drew on her own experience as a gay teen, an outsider who changed schools frequently, becoming both a target for bullying and a silent witness to the torment of others, too afraid for her own survival to speak up. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Like many former professional athletes, Jackson also grappled with the emotional torment of leaving one life filled with euphoric highs and bruising lows every Sunday for another, more sedate existence with time to stew over unresolved aspirations. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Naturally, nothing seems to go as planned as the UFO and aliens continue their torment of the ranch. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Curtis' lyrics partially reflected his real-life torment -- one that wasn't always visible, according to Sumner. \u2014 Emmet Lyons, Michael Holmes And Henry Hullah, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Is there anyone in American public life today who can speak more movingly and more directly than the long-suffering President about the torment that\u2019s endured by a grieving parent? \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Jos\u00e9 Leonardo Araujo, a 33-year-old lawyer in Caracas, has spent his adult life in and out of therapy to deal with the suicidal thoughts that torment him at least monthly. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"At Carlisle and across the country, children were taken far from their families, banned from speaking their languages and cut off from their culture, a legacy that continues to torment tribes and families today. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"The figure also includes attributes designed to torment viewers looking for meaning: What do the little snakes at his feet mean? \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
"The junior still likes to torment his former coach about cutting him and igniting his archery career. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022",
"For Irene Glasse, the circumstances surrounding her father\u2019s death from Covid still torment her. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"There is every chance that both of these receivers could torment the Vikings for years to come. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Late last week, authorities in North Las Vegas arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend's brother, then calling her to torment her about it. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Oregon State centerfielder continued to torment opposing pitching Thursday, belting two home runs as the Beavers dismissed Xavier 13-3 at the Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic in Surprise, Ariz. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then Clare liberates herself from her four-dimensional tormentor . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Nicolas Batum was his primary tormentor , but most of the Clippers had a hand in it. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Fans of bone-chilling horror movies are in for a treat as The Bold Type's Aisha Dee stars in Sissy, playing an influencer who encounters her childhood tormentor on a hen's weekend. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The wish-fulfillment bits, such as Future Adam threatening Young Adam\u2019s bullying tormentor with grievous bodily harm, arrive regularly and on schedule. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Would the allure of Boba Fett have been as strong if his journey from Star Wars Holiday Special oddity to Han Solo tormentor to sarlacc kibble hadn\u2019t been so abrupt, and forged from so little screen time? \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The smaller player faces his tormentor with blood on his face and a sway in his gait. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Jessica then spoke but chose not to look at her tormentor . \u2014 CBS News , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Charlie Morton is a teammate turned tormentor in this town, delivering the Houston Astros a 2017 World Series title with a legendary Game 7 performance and denying them a return trip last year as a Tampa Bay Ray. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"t\u022fr-\u02c8men-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02ccmen-"
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"\u2014 Herman Melville",
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"\u2014 Neal Karlen"
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"No one could understand his inner torment .",
"After years of torment , she left her husband.",
"The mosquitoes were a constant torment .",
"Verb",
"Not knowing where she was tormented him.",
"he was tormented by nightmares about the accident",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Droppings surround houses and streets where the fowl intruders are making neighbors plead for an end to the torment . \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Curtis Bannister\u2019s Stan chillingly captured the torment of injustice. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The album\u2019s title track was inspired by Orzabal\u2019s torment of watching his wife fade away. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Pereda drew on her own experience as a gay teen, an outsider who changed schools frequently, becoming both a target for bullying and a silent witness to the torment of others, too afraid for her own survival to speak up. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Like many former professional athletes, Jackson also grappled with the emotional torment of leaving one life filled with euphoric highs and bruising lows every Sunday for another, more sedate existence with time to stew over unresolved aspirations. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Naturally, nothing seems to go as planned as the UFO and aliens continue their torment of the ranch. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Curtis' lyrics partially reflected his real-life torment -- one that wasn't always visible, according to Sumner. \u2014 Emmet Lyons, Michael Holmes And Henry Hullah, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Is there anyone in American public life today who can speak more movingly and more directly than the long-suffering President about the torment that\u2019s endured by a grieving parent? \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Jos\u00e9 Leonardo Araujo, a 33-year-old lawyer in Caracas, has spent his adult life in and out of therapy to deal with the suicidal thoughts that torment him at least monthly. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"At Carlisle and across the country, children were taken far from their families, banned from speaking their languages and cut off from their culture, a legacy that continues to torment tribes and families today. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"The figure also includes attributes designed to torment viewers looking for meaning: What do the little snakes at his feet mean? \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
"The junior still likes to torment his former coach about cutting him and igniting his archery career. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022",
"For Irene Glasse, the circumstances surrounding her father\u2019s death from Covid still torment her. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"There is every chance that both of these receivers could torment the Vikings for years to come. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Late last week, authorities in North Las Vegas arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend's brother, then calling her to torment her about it. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Oregon State centerfielder continued to torment opposing pitching Thursday, belting two home runs as the Beavers dismissed Xavier 13-3 at the Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic in Surprise, Ariz. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torment Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
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"torture"
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": one that torments":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then Clare liberates herself from her four-dimensional tormentor . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Nicolas Batum was his primary tormentor , but most of the Clippers had a hand in it. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Fans of bone-chilling horror movies are in for a treat as The Bold Type's Aisha Dee stars in Sissy, playing an influencer who encounters her childhood tormentor on a hen's weekend. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The wish-fulfillment bits, such as Future Adam threatening Young Adam\u2019s bullying tormentor with grievous bodily harm, arrive regularly and on schedule. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Would the allure of Boba Fett have been as strong if his journey from Star Wars Holiday Special oddity to Han Solo tormentor to sarlacc kibble hadn\u2019t been so abrupt, and forged from so little screen time? \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The smaller player faces his tormentor with blood on his face and a sway in his gait. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Jessica then spoke but chose not to look at her tormentor . \u2014 CBS News , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Charlie Morton is a teammate turned tormentor in this town, delivering the Houston Astros a 2017 World Series title with a legendary Game 7 performance and denying them a return trip last year as a Tampa Bay Ray. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021"
],
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"t\u022fr-\u02c8men-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8t\u022fr-\u02ccmen-"
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": a tube from which torpedoes are fired":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The only thing left of that craft, in the bottom of a strait in the Solomon Islands, was the torpedo tube . \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022",
"During one event, a submarine launched an unmanned sub through its torpedo tube , Navy officials told reporters during the exercise. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2021",
"Indonesian naval experts have raised the possibility that as the Nanggala descended on Wednesday, water somehow flooded the submarine, possibly through a pipe or torpedo tube . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2021",
"Indonesian naval experts have raised the possibility that as the Nanggala descended Wednesday, water somehow flooded the submarine, possibly through a pipe or torpedo tube . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
"The press conference showed various items purportedly found from the submarine, including torpedo tube straightener, pipe cooling wrap, lubricant for the submarine periscope, sponges and submarine solar. \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 24 Apr. 2021",
"This rear torpedo tube could also be used to launch and recover the UUVs. \u2014 Christina Mackenzie, Popular Science , 30 Nov. 2020",
"The nature of submarine warfare means nobody ever sees the torpedo tube mechanism and the torpedo ejected from its tube. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Debris including a torpedo tube surrounds the wreck. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Aug. 2020"
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"torp edo + ex plosive":""
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"Inside, though, Ingrid is in a state of torpid discontent, unhappy with her circumstances but unsure of how to change them. \u2014 Sarah Chihaya, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"The water was so torpid that a thick layer of dust had settled onto it, giving it a cheerless brown tinge. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The ongoing slog has come to symbolize the dilemma multinationals face when confronting Germany\u2019s notoriously torpid bureaucracy. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 28 Feb. 2022",
"That sent torpid old companies like GameStop, the bricks-and-mortar games retailer, on a rocket ride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Klein is probably expected to bring the improved focus on operations needed to deliver the profit goal, and Morgan the cloud experience needed to accelerate the so far torpid adoption of its products in that market. \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2019",
"The former is a torpid scene of two young boys tending a ragged field alongside a bony horse with a US brand on its haunch \u2014 picking up the pieces in the immediate aftermath of a nation shattered by war. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Kentucky\u2019s sophomore linebacker reversed the torpid trend of the Wildcats\u2019 season opener Saturday afternoon by forcing a fumble on Toledo\u2019s first play of the third quarter, and then delivering a drive-killing sack on the Rockets\u2019 next possession. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 31 Aug. 2019",
"Investors fear that the world is turning into Japan, with a torpid economy that struggles to vanquish deflation, and is hence prone to going backwards. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Aug. 2019"
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"Middle English, \"inattentive, lazy,\" borrowed from Latin torpidus \"numbed, paralyzed,\" adjective derivative corresponding to the stative verb torp\u0113re \"to be numb, lack sensation, be struck motionless, be sluggish or lethargic,\" going back to dialectal Indo-European *tr\u0325p-eh 2 - (whence also Old Church Slavic tr\u012dp\u011bti \"to be patient, suffer,\" Lithuanian tirpst\u00f9, tir\u0342pti \"to become stiff, lose feeling, fall asleep [of limbs]\"), zero-grade derivative of a verbal base perhaps seen also in the Germanic adjective *\u00feerba- (from *terp-o- ), whence Old English \u00feeorf \"unleavened,\" Old Frisian therve, derve \"rough, violent,\" Old High German therp, derp \"unleavened,\" Old Icelandic \u00fejarfr \"unleavened, fresh (of water), insipid, flat\"":""
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"\u02c8t\u022fr-p\u0259d"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Inside, though, Ingrid is in a state of torpid discontent, unhappy with her circumstances but unsure of how to change them. \u2014 Sarah Chihaya, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"The water was so torpid that a thick layer of dust had settled onto it, giving it a cheerless brown tinge. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The ongoing slog has come to symbolize the dilemma multinationals face when confronting Germany\u2019s notoriously torpid bureaucracy. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 28 Feb. 2022",
"That sent torpid old companies like GameStop, the bricks-and-mortar games retailer, on a rocket ride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Klein is probably expected to bring the improved focus on operations needed to deliver the profit goal, and Morgan the cloud experience needed to accelerate the so far torpid adoption of its products in that market. \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2019",
"The former is a torpid scene of two young boys tending a ragged field alongside a bony horse with a US brand on its haunch \u2014 picking up the pieces in the immediate aftermath of a nation shattered by war. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Kentucky\u2019s sophomore linebacker reversed the torpid trend of the Wildcats\u2019 season opener Saturday afternoon by forcing a fumble on Toledo\u2019s first play of the third quarter, and then delivering a drive-killing sack on the Rockets\u2019 next possession. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 31 Aug. 2019",
"Investors fear that the world is turning into Japan, with a torpid economy that struggles to vanquish deflation, and is hence prone to going backwards. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Aug. 2019"
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"Middle English, \"inattentive, lazy,\" borrowed from Latin torpidus \"numbed, paralyzed,\" adjective derivative corresponding to the stative verb torp\u0113re \"to be numb, lack sensation, be struck motionless, be sluggish or lethargic,\" going back to dialectal Indo-European *tr\u0325p-eh 2 - (whence also Old Church Slavic tr\u012dp\u011bti \"to be patient, suffer,\" Lithuanian tirpst\u00f9, tir\u0342pti \"to become stiff, lose feeling, fall asleep [of limbs]\"), zero-grade derivative of a verbal base perhaps seen also in the Germanic adjective *\u00feerba- (from *terp-o- ), whence Old English \u00feeorf \"unleavened,\" Old Frisian therve, derve \"rough, violent,\" Old High German therp, derp \"unleavened,\" Old Icelandic \u00fejarfr \"unleavened, fresh (of water), insipid, flat\"":""
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"The news aroused him from his torpor .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mayor has a moral obligation and political imperative to end the torpor gripping BPS and produce meaningful change. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Often, there is a sense of torpor that makes scenic action seem impossible. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"This longer torpor occurred no matter where the birds originally lived. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
"Out of nowhere, the free world once again stands for something, and is even showing signs of shaking itself out of its decades-long torpor . \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
"Now, as the continent emerges from a pandemic torpor , Germany is lagging behind. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Weeks and then months pass in a torpor of cabin fever and green screens, and arguably things happen \u2014 a defection, a few infections, a sudden act of surprisingly squishy violence. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Through decades of economic torpor , the country\u2019s chief export was beef. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Although the British economy has slowly shaken off much of the torpor from the sharp recession brought on by the coronavirus, millions aren\u2019t enjoying the recovery. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, borrowed from Latin torp\u014dr-, torpor \"numbness, paralysis, absence of energy, lethargy,\" s-stem noun derivative corresponding to the stative verb torp\u0113re \"to be numb, lack sensation, be struck motionless, be sluggish or lethargic\" \u2014 more at torpid":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torpor lethargy , languor , lassitude , stupor , torpor mean physical or mental inertness. lethargy implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs. months of lethargy followed my accident languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love. languor induced by a tropical vacation lassitude stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health. a depression marked by lassitude stupor implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants. lapsed into an alcoholic stupor torpor implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness. a once alert mind now in a torpor",
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"As we advanced up the valley, the road presented yet another vertiginous challenge. Being a single track carved out of the mountain wall that flanked a glacial torrent , it meant that when a car came from the opposite direction, one had to back to the nearest turnaround.",
"\u2014 June P. Wilson"
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"\u2026 a torrent of rain poured down.",
"\u2014 Walter Farley",
"\u2014 usually used in plural The rain is coming down in torrents . Lightning is flashing. \u2014 Alice Walker Torrents of rain drenched the Hamptons \u2026 \u2014 Chris Mundy"
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"Injuries, a 13-game losing streak and a torrent of criticism have turned this into the toughest season of Vince Carter's four-year career.",
"\u2014 Ian Thomsen",
"The torrent of money flowing into the field can only be described in superlatives\u2014hundreds of millions of dollars for efforts such as Princeton's Center for the Study of Brain, Mind, and Behavior and MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research.",
"\u2014 Charles Barber",
"\u2014 often used in plural \u2026 torrents of unsolicited e-mail advertising \u2026 \u2014 Peter H. Lewis \u2026 once he becomes fixed on a subject, the words come in torrents . \u2014 Jeffrey Goldberg"
],
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"Torrenting itself isn't illegal, but downloading unsanctioned copyrighted material is. It's not always immediately apparent which content is legal to torrent and which isn't.",
"\u2014 Paul Bischoff",
"[Dan] Schlosser said that when he was caught torrenting , the University forwarded him a notice of copyright infringement from HBO and warned that if he were caught again, he would have to meet with a representative from the Office of Judicial Affairs.",
"\u2014 Aaron Fisher"
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"Water torrents off hillsides, thunders over falls, sparkles in ponds and pools.",
"\u2014 Sunset"
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"Noun",
"The storm turned the stream into a raging torrent .",
"The rain came down in torrents .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Beauty signs the contract with Colony Records, which sets off a torrent of new issues between her and her family. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"Fonua emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Daily Beast piece, unleashing a torrent of angry tweets from the Olympic Village in Rio. \u2014 NBC News , 23 July 2021",
"The dam, a 40-meter wall of rocks and dirt, gave way without warning, unleashing a torrent of mud. \u2014 Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The apparent black holes reside in what\u2019s known as a quasar\u2014a galaxy that is unleashing a torrent of light as mass gets gobbled by the gigantic black hole at its center. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 22 May 2015",
"The glut of proposals, both known and unknown, virtually guarantees there will be a torrent of major new laws put on the books this summer. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"But in June 1972, a prolonged and punishing torrent of rain pushed the generally benevolent river to unprecedented heights. \u2014 Jacob Feuerstein, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show the extent of the damage the torrent of water wrought. \u2014 Judson Jones And Paul Murphy, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"By Monday, the Gardner River\u2014whose headwaters are on the west side of the park, in the Gallatin Mountains\u2014was a muddy, rushing torrent . \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"During his torrent week for Norfolk, Stowers hit three homers in one game and knocked in 10 RBIs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 May 2022"
],
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"1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1667, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"borrowed from French & Latin; French, \"violent stream of liquid,\" going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin torrent-, torrens \"rushing stream, river current,\" noun derivative of torrens, adjective, \"flowing headlong, rushing,\" probably going back to a participial derivative of an Indo-European stative present *tr\u0325s-eh 1 - \"be dried out, be dessicated,\" from a verbal base *ters- \"dry up, become thirsty\" \u2014 more at thirst entry 1":"Noun",
"borrowed from Latin torrent-, torrens \"flowing headlong, rushing\" \u2014 more at torrent entry 1":"Adjective",
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"\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0259nt",
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"The team had a torrid time trying to score.",
"the dry, torrid summers in southern Arizona",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in 2021, Toronto moved the 21-year-old Guerrero over to first base full-time and the former consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball got off to a torrid start en route to hitting 48 homers and placing second in American League MVP voting. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"After hitting just four of their first 12 shots, the Warriors made nine of their next 13 to go on a torrid 21-0 run between the end of the first quarter and well into the second. \u2014 Richard Morin, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"An English professor in the process of divorcing her husband begins a sultry, extremely torrid affair with a young female sculptor in this absolute classic of lesbian cinema. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"This is a tad higher than economists had forecast, and is down just a bit from the torrid pace of earlier months (where growth was consistently in the range of 400-500,000). \u2014 Harry Holzer, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Betts continued his torrid pace at the plate, going two for four to raise his batting average to .310. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Her road trips have been very successful of late as Swiatek, tight to the baseline, imposes her rhythm and shrinks the open space: walking briskly between points and setting a torrid pace once points begin. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Corporate income-tax revenue continued its torrid pace, rising $38 billion, or 21%. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Over the past several months, iPhone 14 rumors have been popping up at a torrid pace. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 May 2022"
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"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"borrowed from French & Latin; French torride, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin torridus \"dried by exposure to heat, parched, scorched,\" adjective derivative from the stem of torre\u014d, torr\u0113re \"to heat so as to dry, scorch, parch\" \u2014 more at thirst entry 1":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-",
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"burning",
"fervent",
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": a tortricid moth":[]
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"circa 1797, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin Tortric-, Tortrix , genus of moths, from Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist; from the habit of twisting or rolling leaves to make a nest":""
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"\u02c8t\u022fr-triks"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111743",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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],
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]
},
"examples":[
"a tortuous path up the mountain",
"a tortuous mountain road marked by numerous hairpin turns",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their tortuous quests for exoneration intersected largely inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility, the notorious maximum-security prison on the Hudson River some 30 miles north of New York City. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"That's the purpose of the tortuous sequence of hearings, debates, and votes associated with Congressional legislation. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
"The unexpected turbulence of 2022, including China\u2019s tortuous positioning over Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, is still extremely unlikely to deny Mr. Xi a third term. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"Oaks were bizarrely forked and tortuous , ash trees elegant. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Northup was referring to the tortuous path that had already seen the clinics\u2019 case stripped down to focus on the question of whether a small subset of state officials could be sued. \u2014 Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Airlines have been forced to do tortuous and uneconomical diversions to avoid Russian airspace, and these longer flight times mount up costs in terms of staffing, fuel and maintenance. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Just to, just to bring it to the fore and remind people, uh, how, how tortuous this has been. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Experts composed tortuous Twitter threads taking readers through the developing science. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Middle French tortueux , from Latin tortuosus , from tortus twist, from torqu\u0113re to twist":""
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"\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
"\u02c8t\u022frch-w\u0259s",
"\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
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"torture entry 2 + -able"
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": the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure":[],
": to cause intense suffering to : torment":[],
": to punish or coerce by inflicting excruciating pain":[],
": to twist or wrench out of shape : distort , warp":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Waiting is just torture for me.",
"Listening to him can be torture .",
"Verb",
"The report revealed that prisoners had been repeatedly tortured .",
"Don't torture yourself over the mistake.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The exchange came hours after the Biden administration accused Russia of using torture and electrocution in its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 26 June 2022",
"The torture and emotional manipulation lead to Viktor losing control of his powers and lashing out. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Numerous scenes show angry and bloodthirsty Muslims leering at Hindu women, and inflicting torture and humiliations upon Hindu families. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"There are heroes, lots of heroes, everyday heroes risking their lives to save animals from extreme torture and eventual consumption. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"The allegations of rape, torture and murder in towns like Bucha have been particularly difficult to grapple with, Vadim said. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Brianna Lynn Lingo, 29, is facing felony charges of stealing an animal and animal abuse by torture and mutilation while the animal was alive, online Missouri court records show. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Those in detention face tough circumstances, according to Amnesty, which has documented cases of torture and ill-treatment inside detention centers. \u2014 Merlin Delcid, Karol Suarez And Kara Fox, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"But prosecutors and military intelligence officials were investigating early on, collecting evidence to try to identify the perpetrators responsible for the mass killings, torture and rapes in the once tranquil suburb. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For years, scientists have wondered why octopuses torture themselves after mating. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"That\u2019s his trainer, Julian Bah, who Ellis says loves to torture him. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
"Alicia Duran Raymundo, her partner and their 6-year-old daughter fled El Salvador after gang members threatened to torture and kill them. \u2014 Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Collapsing buildings do not intentionally torture , rape and execute innocent people. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Erickson also was involved in the manhunt to find Huggins, helped torture him and then helped dump him in a remote field, according to Bolstad. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
"But, fearing Russians would torture the children, Hitchcock said her youngest son wouldn\u2019t be able to defend himself, according to court records. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Security forces have subjected many detainees to torture and ill-treatment. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Phil begins to psychologically torture Rose, driving her to drink to excess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun",
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin tortura , from Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist; probably akin to Old High German dr\u0101hsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torture Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
"synonyms":[
"agony",
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"horror",
"misery",
"murder",
"nightmare",
"torment"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055313",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"torturer":{
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"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"bedevil",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"persecute",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment"
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": distortion or overrefinement of a meaning or an argument : straining":[],
": something that causes agony or pain":[],
": the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure":[],
": to cause intense suffering to : torment":[],
": to punish or coerce by inflicting excruciating pain":[],
": to twist or wrench out of shape : distort , warp":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Waiting is just torture for me.",
"Listening to him can be torture .",
"Verb",
"The report revealed that prisoners had been repeatedly tortured .",
"Don't torture yourself over the mistake.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The exchange came hours after the Biden administration accused Russia of using torture and electrocution in its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 26 June 2022",
"The torture and emotional manipulation lead to Viktor losing control of his powers and lashing out. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Numerous scenes show angry and bloodthirsty Muslims leering at Hindu women, and inflicting torture and humiliations upon Hindu families. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"There are heroes, lots of heroes, everyday heroes risking their lives to save animals from extreme torture and eventual consumption. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"The allegations of rape, torture and murder in towns like Bucha have been particularly difficult to grapple with, Vadim said. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Brianna Lynn Lingo, 29, is facing felony charges of stealing an animal and animal abuse by torture and mutilation while the animal was alive, online Missouri court records show. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Those in detention face tough circumstances, according to Amnesty, which has documented cases of torture and ill-treatment inside detention centers. \u2014 Merlin Delcid, Karol Suarez And Kara Fox, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"But prosecutors and military intelligence officials were investigating early on, collecting evidence to try to identify the perpetrators responsible for the mass killings, torture and rapes in the once tranquil suburb. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For years, scientists have wondered why octopuses torture themselves after mating. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"That\u2019s his trainer, Julian Bah, who Ellis says loves to torture him. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
"Alicia Duran Raymundo, her partner and their 6-year-old daughter fled El Salvador after gang members threatened to torture and kill them. \u2014 Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Collapsing buildings do not intentionally torture , rape and execute innocent people. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Erickson also was involved in the manhunt to find Huggins, helped torture him and then helped dump him in a remote field, according to Bolstad. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
"But, fearing Russians would torture the children, Hitchcock said her youngest son wouldn\u2019t be able to defend himself, according to court records. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Security forces have subjected many detainees to torture and ill-treatment. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Phil begins to psychologically torture Rose, driving her to drink to excess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun",
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin tortura , from Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist; probably akin to Old High German dr\u0101hsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torture Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
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"agony",
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"horror",
"misery",
"murder",
"nightmare",
"torment"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181506",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"torturing":{
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"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"bedevil",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"persecute",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment"
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": distortion or overrefinement of a meaning or an argument : straining":[],
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": to cause intense suffering to : torment":[],
": to punish or coerce by inflicting excruciating pain":[],
": to twist or wrench out of shape : distort , warp":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Waiting is just torture for me.",
"Listening to him can be torture .",
"Verb",
"The report revealed that prisoners had been repeatedly tortured .",
"Don't torture yourself over the mistake.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The exchange came hours after the Biden administration accused Russia of using torture and electrocution in its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 26 June 2022",
"The torture and emotional manipulation lead to Viktor losing control of his powers and lashing out. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Numerous scenes show angry and bloodthirsty Muslims leering at Hindu women, and inflicting torture and humiliations upon Hindu families. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"There are heroes, lots of heroes, everyday heroes risking their lives to save animals from extreme torture and eventual consumption. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"The allegations of rape, torture and murder in towns like Bucha have been particularly difficult to grapple with, Vadim said. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Brianna Lynn Lingo, 29, is facing felony charges of stealing an animal and animal abuse by torture and mutilation while the animal was alive, online Missouri court records show. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Those in detention face tough circumstances, according to Amnesty, which has documented cases of torture and ill-treatment inside detention centers. \u2014 Merlin Delcid, Karol Suarez And Kara Fox, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"But prosecutors and military intelligence officials were investigating early on, collecting evidence to try to identify the perpetrators responsible for the mass killings, torture and rapes in the once tranquil suburb. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For years, scientists have wondered why octopuses torture themselves after mating. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"That\u2019s his trainer, Julian Bah, who Ellis says loves to torture him. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
"Alicia Duran Raymundo, her partner and their 6-year-old daughter fled El Salvador after gang members threatened to torture and kill them. \u2014 Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Collapsing buildings do not intentionally torture , rape and execute innocent people. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Erickson also was involved in the manhunt to find Huggins, helped torture him and then helped dump him in a remote field, according to Bolstad. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
"But, fearing Russians would torture the children, Hitchcock said her youngest son wouldn\u2019t be able to defend himself, according to court records. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Security forces have subjected many detainees to torture and ill-treatment. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Phil begins to psychologically torture Rose, driving her to drink to excess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun",
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin tortura , from Latin tortus , past participle of torqu\u0113re to twist; probably akin to Old High German dr\u0101hsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for torture Verb afflict , try , torment , torture , rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. ills that afflict the elderly try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. children often try their parents' patience torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance. a horse tormented by flies torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering. tortured by a sense of guilt rack stresses straining or wrenching. a body racked by pain",
"synonyms":[
"agony",
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"horror",
"misery",
"murder",
"nightmare",
"torment"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231435",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"torturous":{
"antonyms":[
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"sweet"
],
"definitions":{
": causing torture":[
"torturous inquisitions"
],
": painfully difficult or slow":[
"the torturous course of the negotiations"
],
": very unpleasant or painful":[
"a torturous day",
"torturous self-doubts"
]
},
"examples":[
"relatives had to make the torturous decision to disconnect the patient's life-support system",
"the post-infection treatment for rabies was as notoriously torturous as the disease itself",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This particular regulatory path has been a torturous one for the two vaccine makers. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Death by the gas chamber would also result in a torturous amount of pain, his lawyers said, because Arizona\u2019s protocols call for the use of cyanide gas. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"With the conflict in Ukraine in its fourth month, residents have seen their lives upended and their homes obliterated in the torturous artillery duels raging over the towns and villages of the Donbas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Her adoptive father, Hopper (David Harbour), is secretly alive in a torturous Russian prison. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"The minutiae being combed through at the trial has come to feel less like a lawsuit and more like a torturous exorcism of the past, a thorough and painful raking over the coals of their four-year entanglement. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 17 May 2022",
"Sergio and Ruth Correa \u2014 the Hartford siblings who in 2017 viciously killed three members of the Lindquist family in a torturous home invasion in Griswold \u2014 will be sentenced back-to-back on Tuesday in New London Superior Court. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
"Paul's performance in steadying his team in critical moments is a torturous reminder of what the Rockets were missing in Games 6 and 7 of the Western Conference Finals back in 2018 against the Golden State Warriors. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The long, torturous nightmare of government overreach, which is how so many aggrieved passengers viewed the mandate effecting public transportation, has come to an end. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
"\u02c8t\u022frch-r\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"afflicting",
"agonizing",
"bitter",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"galling",
"grievous",
"harrowing",
"harsh",
"heartrending",
"hurtful",
"painful",
"tormenting"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082705",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"tosca":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a calcium carbonate deposit occurring in the loess of the pampas \u2014 compare caliche":[],
": a soft coral limestone deposit used for various purposes in Puerto Rico (as for masonry, road surfacing, ballast, and as fertilizer)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of tosco rough, unpolished, uncouth, probably from Latin tuscus Tuscan; from the disreputable character of the inhabitants of the Vicus Tuscus Tuscan Street in ancient Rome":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014dsk\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224340",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tosh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sheer nonsense : bosh":[]
},
"examples":[
"What a lot of tosh .",
"people who believe such tosh have the analytical skills of a toddler",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fact that all those involved in discussing this question have heads full of tosh and piffle does not make for productive debates. \u2014 Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4sh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062853",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toss":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a deciding by chance and especially by flipping a coin":[],
": an abrupt tilting or upward fling":[],
": an act or instance of tossing : such as":[],
": bandy sense 1":[],
": match sense 5a":[],
": the state or fact of being tossed":[],
": throw , pitch":[],
": throw sense 5":[
"toss a party"
],
": to accomplish, provide, or produce readily or easily":[
"toss off a few verses"
],
": to decide an issue by flipping a coin":[],
": to fling or heave continuously about, to and fro, or up and down":[
"a ship tossed by waves"
],
": to fling or lift with a sudden motion":[
"tosses her head angrily"
],
": to get rid of : throw away":[],
": to make uneasy : stir up : disturb":[],
": to mix lightly until well coated with a dressing or until the elements are thoroughly combined":[
"toss a salad"
],
": to move with a quick or spirited gesture":[],
": to send as if by throwing":[
"tossed in jail",
"tossed out of the game"
],
": to throw up in the air":[
"tossed by a bull"
],
": to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk":[
"toss a ball around"
],
": vomit sense 1":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase toss one's cookies"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She tossed the ball high in the air.",
"She tossed the paper at the recycling bin.",
"He tossed his dirty socks onto the floor.",
"He tossed his head back.",
"She tossed her hair and smiled.",
"Waves tossed the ship about.",
"The ship tossed on the waves.",
"Noun",
"They decided what to do by a coin toss .",
"the toss of a coin",
"She threw her hair back with a toss of her head.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Combine celery salt, paprika, cayenne and remaining 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in a small bowl, and sprinkle over shrimp; toss until evenly coated. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"But toss a macaron into Bakery Lorraine\u2019s bigger pond and watch the ripples expand to reveal fresh bread, danish and croissants, then a coffee bar and then a sandwich operation broad enough to encompass breakfast and lunch. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
"In a large mixing bowl, toss together the rice, salami, provolone, green onions, capers, arugula, and half the herbs. \u2014 Colu Henry, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"After dessert, toss the whole thing in the dishwasher for easy cleanup. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Plus, the towels are super easy to clean: Just toss them in the washing machine and tumble dry on low to maintain the softness. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Perhaps toss a $35-40M vesting option on at the end. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"To assemble the salad: In a medium bowl, toss half the chips with the tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, onion, Little Gem and 0.25 c. of the dressing. \u2014 Reem Assil, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Don\u2019t toss the greens from the top of your carrots. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Thursday\u2019s field event finals, Brooke Andersen claimed the women\u2019s hammer with a toss of 255 feet, 9 inches. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"Sixth-seeded Kohana Nakato defied a slippery runway to finish third with a toss of 158-11 and Alessia Zarbo, who previously hadn\u2019t run a collegiate 10,000, placed second with a time of 32:28.57. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
"Iyana Johnson continued her dominating performance in the shot put, winning the girls\u2019 Invitational Division in that event with a toss of 41-0. \u2014 al , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Catholic\u2019s Kennedy Clark added another four inches to her section-best in the shot with a winning toss of 43-4. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The 30-something female novelist in Motherhood turns for guidance to nothing less than the universe, as channeled by an I Ching\u2013like oracle invoked by the toss of three coins. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Poland\u2019s Maria Andrejczyk, with a toss of nearly 212 feet, captured the silver medal, second to China\u2019s Shiying Liu. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Yorkville junior Kyle Clabough won the state title with a toss of 18.76 meters. \u2014 Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com , 21 June 2021",
"Entering the finals in third place with a 39-11\u00be effort, the sophomore popped a long throw on her fifth attempt to win the Division II shot put at Lexington with a toss of 42-4. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 31 May 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a":"Verb",
"1634, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4s",
"\u02c8t\u022fs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toss Verb throw , cast , toss , fling , hurl , pitch , sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm. can throw a fastball and a curve cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering. cast it to the winds toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion. tossed the coat on the bed fling stresses a violent throwing. flung the ring back in his face hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight. hurled himself at the intruder pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target. pitch horseshoes sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim. slung the bag over his shoulder",
"synonyms":[
"careen",
"lurch",
"pitch",
"rock",
"roll",
"seesaw",
"sway",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221528",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"toss (down":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to swallow in liquid form tossed off the last of the medicine"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205759",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"toss (down ":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to swallow in liquid form tossed off the last of the medicine"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112732",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tosspot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": drunkard , sot":[]
},
"examples":[
"a bar filled with the same old tosspots night after night"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1568, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fs-\u02ccp\u00e4t",
"\u02c8t\u00e4s-"
],
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"While the total number of injured was not clear, three hospitals reported 50 patients from the derailment combined. \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"While the total number of migrants has soared in the past two decades, according to the International Organization for Migration, the percentage of migrants as part of the global population has hovered near 3 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"The city reported seven asymptomatic cases for Saturday\u2014half the total number of cases in all of mainland China for the day. \u2014 Fortune , 26 June 2022",
"That is the total number of Afghan people who are currently in need of humanitarian assistance due to the country\u2019s ongoing crisis, according to the UN Refugee Agency. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The state's total number of active cases topped 9,000 for the first time since February. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
"The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending June 11 was 1,315,000, up by 5,000 from the previous week. \u2014 Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending June 11 was 1,315,000, up by 5,000 from the previous week. \u2014 Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The total number of U.S. restaurants stood at 13,679 last year, compared with 13,912 at the start of 2019. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In total , Blackstone is seeking to raise somewhere between $7-8 billion for the second iteration of its strategy, according to disclosures from one of its LPs, as was first reported by Buyouts Insider. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"In total , Bertone spent a decade working steadily at Reagle, serving as director of educational programs along with her work onstage. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"In total , the set has spent 10 nonconsecutive weeks atop the list. \u2014 Pamela Bustios, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"Eve has four stepchildren in total : Lotus, Cash, Mini and Jagger. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 28 June 2022",
"The two lots are worth approximately $75 million in total , officials confirmed to CNN. \u2014 Cheri Mossburg, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"In total , the two Boy Scout troops (Troop 73 and Troop 12) consisted of 16 boys (ages 13 to 17) and eight leaders. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Two other men have turned themselves in, and the Brazilian press reports that eight suspects in total may have been involved. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
"In 2004, Grassley got almost 300,000 more votes than George W. Bush in a state where 1.5 million votes were cast in total . \u2014 Ben Jacobs, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That\u2019s happened only five other times total in the last year. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"His running mate, former Del. Aruna Miller, had $351,254 in a separate campaign committee, bringing the ticket\u2019s total up to about $2.1 million \u2014 the most of any candidate who had revealed their fundraising and spending by Tuesday evening. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"The losses included a stretch of five games in which Milwaukee plated just six runs total , and all told Milwaukee scratched across 25 runs in the 12 games \u2014 and eight came in one game. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"The Warriors found their rhythm and the range, shooting 7 of 12 on 3-pointers after registering just six threes total on 16 attempts in the first half. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"May's jobs total marked the lowest since April 2021. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"While the jury found Depp should receive $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, the judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million. \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
"The areas total about 373,000 acres that could one day generate more than 4.5 gigawatts of energy and power 1.5 million homes, the Interior Department said in a statement. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"About half the company\u2019s portfolio residents are moving to a new city, and Common is expected to open more than 400 residential apartments total in Birmingham by the end of the year. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
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"Golden Gate, with a difficulty rating of 5.13b, contains 41 pitches total , with the toughest ones awaiting in the final ten, which is partly what makes the route such a demanding one to free-climb within 24 hours. \u2014 Andrew Bisharat, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2020",
"Their lineup suffered one of its quietest nights all year, matching its season-low run total on just four hits. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Now a junior, Bond is well on his way from breaking last year's home run total . \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The 28 points scored total in the second quarter comes out to a 2.8-point-per-second-quarter average. \u2014 Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Washington has appeared in two games this season, seeing two defensive snaps and 12 special teams snaps total and combining with safety Jordan Richards for a kickoff return tackle in Week 5. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Then, after countless hours of testing simulations and fundraising, what Mitchell said was originally planned to be 20 or so days total of on-track practice days split between Lucas Oil Raceway and IMS quickly became nearly 50. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Oct. 2021",
"If teams averaged half that number (0.396 HR/G), a player would get credit for twice his home run total . \u2014 Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 July 2021",
"Rattler had only been sacked twice total through the first three games\u2014once on an intentional grounding call in the opener against Tulane and once by Western Carolina. \u2014 Ryan Aber, USA TODAY , 26 Sep. 2021"
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"For folks in the extreme northwest of the country, including a small slice of Oregon and a fair chunk of Washington, the moon will rise in total eclipse . \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
"The moon will be in total eclipse for nearly 90 minutes: from 11:29 p.m. to 12:53 a.m. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022",
"Khonshu forces a total eclipse so that the council of the gods meets up for Arthur\u2019s trial. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The total eclipse will last from 11:29 p.m. Sunday to 12:54 a.m. Monday. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
"The next total eclipse of our Moon is set to happen on November 8, 2022. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 May 2022",
"O\u2019Mara, who was living in New York at the time, wrote a post asking if anybody was going to watch the total eclipse on Easter Island and wanted to join her for a ski trip afterwards. \u2014 Gordy Megroz, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2017",
"The total eclipse begins at 10:29 p.m., gets most intense at 11:11 and ends at 11:53 p.m. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"The total eclipse ends, and the moon should appear normal. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022"
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"Common sense and a mania for systematization, logical thinking and ideological totalism , are constantly at war in the French character, as a belief in instant happiness and a paranoia about imaginary enemies are in the American. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"Huge crowds would fill St. Petersburg\u2019s main squares, thronging groups that did not want to be part of a totalitarian system. \u2014 Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"Not treating China\u2019s activities as violations of sovereignty allows Beijing to export elements of its totalitarian system. \u2014 Michael Cunningham, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Such a position is totalitarian in theory and practice. \u2014 Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Analysts believe that Pyongyang will continue to resemble China\u2019s totalitarian approach to the pandemic with further isolation and strict lockdowns, leaving them no choice but to aim for collective immunization. \u2014 Byjoohee Cho Andhakyung Kate Lee, ABC News , 20 May 2022",
"China\u2019s citizens have begun to reject their government\u2019s totalitarian pandemic lockdowns. \u2014 Liancho Han, National Review , 4 May 2022",
"But for a far broader set of companies, there\u2019s a much more dangerous threat looming on the horizon: Russia\u2019s totalitarian twin and closest military and economic ally\u2013China. \u2014 Keith Krach, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"More than a century later, in the Cold War, Tocqueville could seem a wise man of anti- totalitarian liberalism\u2014a figure chastened by history\u2019s terrors, unillusioned about utopian promises, and able to help keep democracy on a narrow but smooth path. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Moscow initially partnered with Nazi Berlin to divide eastern Europe between the two totalitarian regimes. \u2014 James Nixey, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But that would not address the fundamental goal of the protests: to end the totalitarian stranglehold that has subjected the Cubans to an unbearable serfdom. \u2014 N\u00e9stor T. Carbonell, National Review , 16 July 2021",
"And there\u2019s another reason why totalitarians capable of horrific human rights violations are a real hosting nightmare. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 27 Dec. 2019",
"Some of his most popular works were surrealistic fantasies set in grisly worlds run by totalitarians and conformists. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2018",
"Some of Ellison's most popular works were surrealistic fantasies set in grisly worlds run by totalitarians and conformists. \u2014 Robert Jablon, USA TODAY , 28 June 2018",
"Surveying the literary output of leaders from Lenin to Kim Jong-il, Kalder asks why so many totalitarians dabble in literature. \u2014 Colin Dickey, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2018",
"No reasonable purpose is served by using a term that lumps together totalitarians , autocrats, conservatives and democratic nationalists, as though these are all varieties of a single dark worldview. \u2014 Yoram Hazony, WSJ , 4 Aug. 2017",
"Alas, the illiberal totalitarians who demanded that the American Conservative Union reverse course denied us a chance to find out. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, Slate Magazine , 12 Mar. 2017",
"That\u2019s always true of violent radicals and would-be totalitarians . \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 18 Aug. 2017"
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"In China, that cannot happen because all those platforms are banned and there is no voter voice, even as the CCP relies on facial recognition, data capture, monitoring of digital bank activity, and other forms of techno- totalitarianism . \u2014 Therese Shaheen, National Review , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Cancel culture is a form of soft totalitarianism : the persecution of one\u2019s political opponents in the place of debate and the complete condemnation of those who make mistakes. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Hannah Arendt called widespread loneliness an underlying condition for totalitarianism . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"For Belarusians, the shift from gray to black, from autocracy to totalitarianism , was calculable in lives. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"National Review was conceived in no small part to present \u2014 indeed to insist upon \u2014 a more resolute opposition to totalitarianism . \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The story ends in 1945 thanks only to the focus on Europe and the democracy-versus- totalitarianism framing, which crops empire out of the picture. \u2014 Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"His efforts to clear his name take him on a serpentine journey that ultimately leads to a ring of dissidents bent on destroying American capitalism and replacing it with Nazi-style totalitarianism . \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The red flag and the swastika\u2014the two main visual symbols of twentieth-century totalitarianism \u2014emerged from years of ideological, aesthetic, and even spiritual movement-shaping. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"The height of this totality will come at 12:11 a.m. ET on May 16. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
"My company, 7Factor Software, is not the totality of anyone\u2019s reality. \u2014 Jeremy Duvall, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In pursuit is what appears to be the totality of the L.A.P.D., led by Captain Monroe (Garret Dillahunt). \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In totality , the album is a big swing that mostly hits, returning the group to a place of prowess somewhere near its The Suburbs heyday a decade ago. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
"The undrafted 28-year-old rookie was the first NBA player to truly open up to me and give me a shot to tell his story in totality . \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The balanced all-around attack on both ends isn\u2019t overwhelming at any one spot, more so in totality . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In totality , the device in the renders looks more like an iPhone XR than any other iPhone model. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 16 Jan. 2022",
"When looking at those who were charged with crimes, Foster said they should be viewed in totality because of the range of people involved. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"when we totalized our restaurant receipts for a month, the result was a little startling",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If privacy pays, great, but if totalizing control pays more, then so be it. \u2014 Tim Wu, The New York Review of Books , 24 Mar. 2020",
"As a rule, the more abstract and totalizing the ideology, the more blood that follows in its wake. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 7 Mar. 2018",
"Our tug of war over what is important and what is irrelevant reveals something unsettling: a bent toward totalizing ideologies and a seismic struggle over which one gets to lay claim \u2014 in our minds, at least \u2014 to the center of the universe. \u2014 Carina Chocano, New York Times , 26 Sep. 2017",
"Its claim to moral superiority rests on the totalizing depravity of the opposition. \u2014 Sarah Jones, New Republic , 13 Dec. 2017",
"The very idea of a reputation for fairness is obsolete before this totalizing partisanship. \u2014 David A. Graham, The Atlantic , 11 Dec. 2017",
"Its claim to moral superiority rests on the totalizing depravity of the opposition\u2026. \u2014 Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer , 15 Dec. 2017",
"Fortunately, the video was a less, to borrow nifty jargon, totalizing experience. \u2014 Alfred Soto, Billboard , 26 Oct. 2017"
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"The current outbreak appears to be totally different and is spreading person to person. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"That popcorn-spilling jump at a scary scene in a horror movie is one thing, but psychological thrillers get inside your head and stay there, for a totally different kind of scare that can linger long after the closing credits roll. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"Their families have spent every summer at their beach house in Cousins, but this time is totally different. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 19 June 2022",
"But what\u2019s a totally different show that could live in that universe? \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
"In it, my children are fighting, and totally different storylines are being made about them and that\u2019s just wrong. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"This is a brand new film set in 2022 and with a totally different cast. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"Litchfield is back Sunday in its full glory \u2013 the cannon blast at the 1 p.m. start, an elite field, parties along the course and a totally different vibe than last year. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Every curl, coil and kink can be totally different. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022"
],
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"1509, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u014d-t\u1d4al-\u0113"
],
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"all",
"all of",
"all over",
"altogether",
"clean",
"completely",
"dead",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"fast",
"flat",
"full",
"fully",
"heartily",
"out",
"perfectly",
"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"wide"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085732",
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"adverb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": add , total":[
"\u2014 usually used with up toted up his accomplishments \u2014 G. P. Morrill"
],
": burden , load":[],
": haul , convey":[],
": pari-mutuel sense 2":[],
": to carry by hand : bear on the person : lug , pack":[],
": tote bag":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1891, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
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"English dialect tote , noun, total":"Verb",
"probably from an English-based creole; akin to Gullah & Krio tot to carry, of Bantu origin; akin to Kikongo -tota to pick up, Kimbundu -tuta to carry":"Verb",
"short for totalizator":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8t\u014dt"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"to combine (numbers) into a single sum he toted up each person's costs to see what we had spent as a group"
],
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]
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": a family or clan identified by a common totemic object":[],
": one that serves as an emblem or revered symbol":[]
},
"examples":[
"Private jets are a totem of success among extremely wealthy people.",
"the bald eagle, that universally recognized totem of our country",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Guided by an idiosyncratic totem , in Miky Lee, CJ ENM has succeeded in that endeavor by trusting auteurs and attuning itself to the high standards demanded by Korean local audiences. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 29 May 2022",
"First up is the courage totem , which proves to be more difficult to wrangle than expected. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"It\u2019s as if she\u2019s been carved like an archetypal totem , but with matte and glossy house paint, charcoal and oil paint on canvas rather than with a chisel or an adze from stone or wood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Between May 3 and May 20, the totem will stop in several cities and tribelands across the Pacific Northwest. \u2014 Julia Lerner, oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
"Once upon a time, Americans really only used Madrid as a stopover, maybe spending one night en route to somewhere else\u2014with a broadly recognizable skyline, iconic bridge, flying buttress or other totem easily conjured in the collective imagination. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Serpenti totem has assumed many forms in the 74 years since its debut in postwar Italy. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"France January inflation rate: 3.3% Prediction for 2022 rate: 2.8% France\u2019s gastronomic totem , the baguette, reveals a lot about who\u2019s feeling the pinch there. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"After saving Allen and losing his steel powers because of mustard gas, Nate decides to finally join Zari 1.0 in the totem . \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Ojibwa oto\u00b7te\u00b7man his totem":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u014d-t\u0259m"
],
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"emblem",
"ensign",
"hallmark",
"impresa",
"logo",
"symbol",
"trademark"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032418",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": an unsteady gait : wobble":[],
": to become unstable : threaten to collapse":[],
": to move unsteadily : stagger , wobble":[],
": to tremble or rock as if about to fall : sway":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The child tottered across the room.",
"He tottered away to bed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There is a tortuous pleasure in watching the book totter under the weight of its contradictions. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"But as the regime seemed to totter , its president turned to its old patron, Russia. \u2014 ABC News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Nearby, newborn lambs totter around in their pen, and working dogs relax in cages on the beds of old pickup trucks. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Good talent comes and goes, the Blue Jackets totter on, and the Tortorella method never changes. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Ubers didn\u2019t pull up to the Kirkwood bars to pick up girls tottering on high heels. \u2014 Christine Fernando, Indianapolis Star , 11 Apr. 2020",
"Someone posts a video of their infant tottering around to music from a favorite toy; someone else replies with a seven-second loop of Theresa May, the former British prime minster, dancing jerkily during a state visit to Nairobi. \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 2 Mar. 2020",
"The real estate sector, which usually pulls the economy, has been tottering since the demonetisation of Nov. 2016. \u2014 S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Quartz India , 20 Jan. 2020",
"The Tigers tottered into deadline week 10 games under .500 and going nowhere fast. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Mets had not lost a series all season, but that streak sailed when the Seattle Mariners closed out a teeter- totter affair Sunday. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"Passersby couldn\u2019t help but spot the eight-foot long, bright yellow teeter- totter , ridden by youth of the church the weekend of March 19-20, in an effort to raise funds for local non-profit agencies. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
"There is a seamless convergence between Atlanta\u2019s hot-wing culture and Korea\u2019s fried-chicken culture: an emphasis on shattering crispiness and a balance in flavors, most notably the lip-smacking teeter- totter of sour and sweet. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The most stable place on a teeter- totter is in the middle. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2021",
"This effectively eliminates the very need for the teeter- totter itself. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 Oct. 2020",
"Kathleen Gerson, a professor of sociology at New York University who began researching work-life integration around the same time as Friedman, agrees that a work-life convergence is healthier than trying to stabilize a precarious teeter- totter . \u2014 Leigh Giangreco, Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2020",
"The survival of the teeter- totter of our democracy is very much in the balance. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 Oct. 2020",
"No, this episode was just a perfect encapsulation of the everyday frenetic energy with which these women sprint (and somehow simultaneously totter ) through life. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 1 May 2020"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Verb",
"1709, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English toteren":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u0259r"
],
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"careen",
"dodder",
"lurch",
"reel",
"stagger",
"teeter",
"waddle"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": one that totters":[]
},
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"-\u0259r\u0259(r)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174757",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"a tottering building"
],
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"a tottering regime"
],
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},
"examples":[
"after the accident, she was only able to take a few tottering steps at a time"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u0259-ri\u014b"
],
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"atremble",
"quaking",
"quavery",
"quivering",
"shaking",
"shaky",
"shuddering",
"shuddery",
"tottery",
"trembling",
"trembly",
"tremulous",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"wobbly",
"wabbly"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": of an infirm or precarious nature":[]
},
"examples":[
"with a tottery gait the frail, elderly woman slowly climbed the steps of the church"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1755, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"atremble",
"quaking",
"quavery",
"quivering",
"shaking",
"shaky",
"shuddering",
"shuddery",
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"trembling",
"trembly",
"tremulous",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"wobbly",
"wabbly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061405",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"toucan":{
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": any of a family (Ramphastidae) of chiefly fruit-eating birds of tropical America with brilliant coloring and a very large but light and thin-walled bill":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The app preview shows pictures of a vegetable and a toucan to color. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"While still overconfident and excessively horny per usual, Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) is dealing with her own insecurities as a newly sober toucan trying to figure out how her non-inebriated self fits into society and her pre-existing relationships. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While still overconfident and excessively horny per usual, Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) is dealing with her own insecurities as a newly sober toucan trying to figure out how her non-inebriated self fits into society and her pre-existing relationships. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While still overconfident and excessively horny per usual, Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) is dealing with her own insecurities as a newly sober toucan trying to figure out how her non-inebriated self fits into society and her pre-existing relationships. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While still overconfident and excessively horny per usual, Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) is dealing with her own insecurities as a newly sober toucan trying to figure out how her non-inebriated self fits into society and her pre-existing relationships. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While still overconfident and excessively horny per usual, Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) is dealing with her own insecurities as a newly sober toucan trying to figure out how her non-inebriated self fits into society and her pre-existing relationships. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While still overconfident and excessively horny per usual, Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) is dealing with her own insecurities as a newly sober toucan trying to figure out how her non-inebriated self fits into society and her pre-existing relationships. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The series follows the exploits of a toucan and her songbird friend. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 13 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1568, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Portuguese tucano , from Tupi tuk\u00e1na":""
},
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"-\u02c8k\u00e4n",
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02cckan",
"-\u02cck\u00e4n",
"t\u00fc-\u02c8kan"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213916",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toucanet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several small South and Central American toucans constituting the genus Aulacorhynchus and having both sexes predominantly green in color":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"toucan + -et":""
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"\u00a6t\u00fck\u0259\u00a6net"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090146",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touch":{
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"communication",
"contact",
"hold"
],
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": a hit against an opponent in fencing":[],
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"a touch of fever"
],
": a light stroke, tap, or push":[],
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"beaten in the championships by a mere touch"
],
": a set of changes in change ringing that is less than a peal":[],
": a small quantity or indication : hint":[
"a touch of spring in the air"
],
": a specified sensation that arises in response to stimulation of the tactile receptors : feel":[
"the velvety touch of velour"
],
": a transient emotion":[
"a momentary touch of compunction"
],
": a visible effect : mark":[
"a touch of the tropical sun"
],
": ability to precisely control the path and speed of a shot or pass":[
"a great shooting touch"
],
": an act of soliciting or getting a gift or loan":[],
": an effective and subtle detail":[
"applies the finishing touches to the story"
],
": control of the hands: such as":[],
": distinctive and often effective manner or method":[
"the touch of a master"
],
": mental or moral sensitiveness, responsiveness, or tact":[
"has a wonderful touch with children"
],
": particular action of a keyboard with reference to the resistance of its keys to pressure":[
"piano with a stiff touch"
],
": something slight of its kind: such as":[],
": somewhat , rather":[
"aimed a touch too low and missed"
],
": test , trial":[
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase put to the touch"
],
": the act of rubbing gold or silver on a touchstone to test its quality":[],
": the area outside of the touchlines in soccer or outside of and including the touchlines in rugby":[
"the ball went into touch"
],
": the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived":[],
": the state or fact of being in contact or communication or of having awareness":[
"lost touch with her cousin",
"let's keep in touch",
"out of touch with modern times"
],
": to be in contact":[],
": to be tangent to":[],
": to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate":[
"loved to touch the soft silk"
],
": to cause to be briefly in contact or conjunction with something":[
"touched her spurs to the horse",
"touched his hand to his hat"
],
": to come close : verge":[
"your actions touch on treason"
],
": to come in contact or communication":[
"coming in from the cold to touch base with civilization",
"\u2014 Carla Hunt"
],
": to deal with : become involved with":[
"a sticky situation and I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole"
],
": to draw or delineate with light strokes":[],
": to feel something with a body part (such as the hand or foot)":[],
": to get a hit off or score a run against":[
"touched him for three runs"
],
": to get to : reach":[
"the speedometer needle touched 80"
],
": to give a delicate tint, line, or expression to":[
"a smile touched her lips"
],
": to harm slightly by or as if by contact : taint , blemish":[
"fruit touched by frost"
],
": to have a bearing : relate":[
"\u2014 used with on or upon"
],
": to have an influence on : affect":[],
": to hurt the feelings of : wound":[],
": to induce to give or lend":[
"touched him for ten dollars"
],
": to lay hand or finger on a person to cure disease (such as scrofula)":[],
": to lay hands upon (one afflicted with scrofula) with intent to heal":[],
": to make a brief or incidental stop on shore during a trip by water":[
"touched at several ports"
],
": to meet without overlapping or penetrating : adjoin":[],
": to move to sympathetic feeling":[],
": to perform (a melody) by playing or singing":[],
": to play on (a stringed instrument)":[],
": to relate to : concern":[],
": to rival in quality or value":[
"nothing can touch that cloth for durability"
],
": to speak or tell of especially in passing":[
"barely touched the incident in the speech"
],
": to strike or push lightly especially with the hand or foot or an implement":[],
": to take into the hands or mouth":[
"never touches alcohol"
],
": to treat a topic in a brief or casual manner":[
"\u2014 used with on or upon touched upon many points"
],
": weakness , defect":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Please do not touch the statue.",
"Slowly bend forward and try to touch your toes.",
"He tried to touch the snake with a stick.",
"The top of the Christmas tree almost touches the ceiling.",
"Sparks flew when the wires touched each other.",
"They were standing side-by-side with their shoulders touching .",
"Sparks flew when the wires touched .",
"Their house burned to the ground, but the house next door wasn't touched by the fire.",
"Noun",
"Blind since birth, she relies on her sense of touch to read braille.",
"The plate was hot to the touch .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"During its annual investor day event held on Tuesday, the company reiterated its long-term outlook noting that revenue could touch around $10 billion annually by FY\u2019 29, with gross margins coming in at about 78%. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Mostly sunny and humid on Friday Clouds will give way to a partly to mostly sunny sky on Friday with high temperatures in the 80s, but a few towns could touch the 90-degree mark. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"The only catches: The studio paid as much as $11,374 an hour to use the advanced fighter planes \u2014 and Cruise couldn\u2019t touch the controls. \u2014 Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"That time lends depth that first impressions cannot touch . \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Analysts have warned that prices could touch $200; even more dramatically, Russia has warned of $300 oil if the EU halts oil and gas imports. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Her teacher made her stand in front of the class and let the other kids touch her braids, Stevenson said. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 10 Mar. 2022",
"And the fifth new finalist is the Smart, Individualized, Near-Face, Extended Wear (SINEW) Mask, which does not even touch the face at all. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"If that\u2019s not enough, iOS 16 will let iPhone users touch to hold an image and pick the subject out of the background. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So, that was the work, the emotional work of staying in touch with that vulnerability that is deep within him. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Relevant reminders and notifications can keep them updated and always in touch with customer support. \u2014 Sourabh Gupta, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Cohn, who is frequently in touch with CEOs, told CNN that businesses have been experiencing wage inflation and surging input costs for more than a year. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Astrid kept in touch with Larson over the next few years, going hiking with her in Runyon Canyon and seeing bands at the Viper Room. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"Through her former job at a humanitarian aid nonprofit, Ms. Veras got in touch with small-scale farmers across Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America, most of whom blamed middlemen for eating up their modest profits even as consumers paid more. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Her son\u2019s girlfriend then messaged the man and put him in touch with Sherri Deerman to get the company\u2019s information. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Support from Black leaders While the ACLU didn't intervene, the Black community was helpful, with Sheffield putting them in touch with the prosecutor's office and others. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Phoenix Suns team owner Robert Sarver Get in touch with Jose Romero at Jose.Romero@gannett.com. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier , from Vulgar Latin *toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, probably of imitative origin":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259ch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for touch Verb affect , influence , touch , impress , strike , sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction. the sight affected her to tears influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior). our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming. plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect. only one of the plans impressed him strike , similar to but weaker than impress , may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation. struck by the solemnity of the occasion sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action. politicians who are swayed by popular opinion",
"synonyms":[
"feel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004517",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"touch (on":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to briefly talk or write about (something) : to mention (something) briefly":[
"The reports touched on many important points.",
"She touches upon the issue in the article but never fully explains it."
],
": to come close to (something) : to almost be (something)":[
"Her actions touched on treason."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103908",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
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"definitions":[
": to briefly talk or write about (something) : to mention (something) briefly",
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-193528",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"touch down":{
"antonyms":[
"blast off",
"take off"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or moment of touching down (as with an airplane or spacecraft)":[],
": to place (the ball in rugby) by hand on the ground on or over an opponent's goal line in scoring a try or behind one's own goal line as a defensive measure":[],
": to reach the ground : land":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"What was the plane's speed at touchdown ?",
"Verb",
"the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"On Alvin Kamara\u2019s 17-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, while playing left outside linebacker, Williams failed to set the edge and instead tried to fill a gap. \u2014 J.p. Pelzman, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Osirus Mitchell had the touchdown catch from Smith. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 26 June 2022",
"The Rams shut out a high-flying Granville offense, 14-0, in the state semifinals behind Jack Walsh's 225-yard, two- touchdown performance to reach the state final for the first time since 1990. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"All-Stars struck early when Everett senior JC Clerveaux (who is headed to Williston Northampton for a post-graduate year) broke an 80-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The Maulers missed a 57-yard field goal, had a 46-yard kick blocked and dropped a punt, leading to an easy touchdown drive for the Panthers. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 2 May 2022",
"Holden Geriner has shown good progress as an early enrollee, highlights his touchdown drive at the end of A-Day today. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 9 Apr. 2022",
"After the two teams combined for 25 points in the final two minutes of regular, the Chiefs won the coin toss and strung together an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, denying the Bills an opportunity to respond. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The most vital touchdown drive in that game finished with 10 consecutive running plays and then a pass by the running back. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"According to a release from the White House shared with Billboard, the K-pop septet will touch down at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
"Three to six major hurricanes could touch down with winds of 111 mph or higher. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
"The Franklin rover would touch down in a region of Mars\u2019s northern hemisphere called Oxia Planum. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"Plus, Joel Kim Booster's Fire Island arrives on Hulu, and the MTV Movie & TV Awards touch down this Sunday. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"The research looked at where tornadoes are more likely to touch down , analyzing about 60 years' worth of climatological data. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
"The upcoming Luna-25 mission will test soft-landing technology to gently touch down on the moon\u2019s surface. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
"No one was injured in Sunday's Red Bull plane swap, and pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington were able to safely touch down to the ground. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Top Gun sequel isn\u2019t the only high-profile title expected to touch down in Cannes this year. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1859, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259ch-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alight",
"land",
"light",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175307",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"touch off":{
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivate",
"kill",
"shut off",
"turn off"
],
"definitions":{
": to cause to explode by or as if by touching with fire":[],
": to describe or characterize with precision":[],
": to provoke or initiate with sudden intensity":[
"the verdict touched off local riots"
]
},
"examples":[
"his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1694, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"trigger",
"turn on"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213828",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touch on/upon":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to briefly talk or write about (something) : to mention (something) briefly":[
"The reports touched on many important points.",
"She touches upon the issue in the article but never fully explains it."
],
": to come close to (something) : to almost be (something)":[
"Her actions touched on treason."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235255",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"touch pad":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a keypad for an electronic device (such as a microwave oven) that consists of a flat surface divided into several differently marked areas which are touched to choose options":[]
},
"examples":[
"Press the start button on the touch pad .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some have two suites, one for elderly parents to age-in-place, as well as steam shower areas with touch pad controls for a TV and a freestanding tub that delivers light, heat and water wellness therapies. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Gone is the big touch pad at the top of the remote, in favor of a new directional pad with actual buttons. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 18 July 2021",
"You are not allowed to use the touch pad or the touch screen function. \u2014 Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
"The touch pad /dial is located on the center console between the front seats. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Each earbud has a touch pad that can control calls and sound playback. \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Some younger voters don\u2019t do things like write checks the way their parents or grandparents did; many never sign anything beyond scribbling with a finger on a touch pad at a retail counter. \u2014 Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Sep. 2020",
"Expect businesses to start wiping down touch pads and credit card readers a whole lot more. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 30 Apr. 2020",
"From there, swiping across the touch pad on the armrest changes the station \u2014 usually. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172214",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touch paper":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": paper impregnated with potassium nitrate that burns steadily without flame and is used to aid the ignition of small fireworks":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"touch- + paper":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131141",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touch-and-go":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an airplane landing followed immediately by application of power and a takeoff and usually executed as one of a series for practice at landings":[],
": unpredictable as to outcome : uncertain":[
"it was touch and go there for a while"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The year on Wall Street has been touch and go in 2022. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"Rates dropped as the Fed tried to shore up the economy, and rates stayed low for years as the economic recovery was often touch and go . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Its upper deck features a dining area big enough for 24 guests, a lounge area and a touch and go helipad. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 13 Dec. 2021",
"At various times, the Hirshhorn show was touch and go . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Then came a dozen days of touch and go in the clinic\u2019s intensive care unit. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But hiring remains touch and go , and the unemployment rate notched up 0.1 percent to 5.9 percent. \u2014 NBC News , 30 June 2021",
"The women gave birth while in medically induced comas, hooked up to ventilators, touch and go . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2021",
"Dowdy recalled that the first of those fights was touch and go until the final vote. \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 23 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1800, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1945, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cct\u0259ch-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8g\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163056",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"touchable":{
"antonyms":[
"communication",
"contact",
"hold"
],
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": a hit against an opponent in fencing":[],
": a light attack":[
"a touch of fever"
],
": a light stroke, tap, or push":[],
": a manner or method of touching or striking especially the keys of a keyboard instrument":[],
": a near approach : close call":[
"beaten in the championships by a mere touch"
],
": a set of changes in change ringing that is less than a peal":[],
": a small quantity or indication : hint":[
"a touch of spring in the air"
],
": a specified sensation that arises in response to stimulation of the tactile receptors : feel":[
"the velvety touch of velour"
],
": a transient emotion":[
"a momentary touch of compunction"
],
": a visible effect : mark":[
"a touch of the tropical sun"
],
": ability to precisely control the path and speed of a shot or pass":[
"a great shooting touch"
],
": an act of soliciting or getting a gift or loan":[],
": an effective and subtle detail":[
"applies the finishing touches to the story"
],
": control of the hands: such as":[],
": distinctive and often effective manner or method":[
"the touch of a master"
],
": mental or moral sensitiveness, responsiveness, or tact":[
"has a wonderful touch with children"
],
": particular action of a keyboard with reference to the resistance of its keys to pressure":[
"piano with a stiff touch"
],
": something slight of its kind: such as":[],
": somewhat , rather":[
"aimed a touch too low and missed"
],
": test , trial":[
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase put to the touch"
],
": the act of rubbing gold or silver on a touchstone to test its quality":[],
": the area outside of the touchlines in soccer or outside of and including the touchlines in rugby":[
"the ball went into touch"
],
": the special sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin or mucous membrane is perceived":[],
": the state or fact of being in contact or communication or of having awareness":[
"lost touch with her cousin",
"let's keep in touch",
"out of touch with modern times"
],
": to be in contact":[],
": to be tangent to":[],
": to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate":[
"loved to touch the soft silk"
],
": to cause to be briefly in contact or conjunction with something":[
"touched her spurs to the horse",
"touched his hand to his hat"
],
": to come close : verge":[
"your actions touch on treason"
],
": to come in contact or communication":[
"coming in from the cold to touch base with civilization",
"\u2014 Carla Hunt"
],
": to deal with : become involved with":[
"a sticky situation and I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole"
],
": to draw or delineate with light strokes":[],
": to feel something with a body part (such as the hand or foot)":[],
": to get a hit off or score a run against":[
"touched him for three runs"
],
": to get to : reach":[
"the speedometer needle touched 80"
],
": to give a delicate tint, line, or expression to":[
"a smile touched her lips"
],
": to harm slightly by or as if by contact : taint , blemish":[
"fruit touched by frost"
],
": to have a bearing : relate":[
"\u2014 used with on or upon"
],
": to have an influence on : affect":[],
": to hurt the feelings of : wound":[],
": to induce to give or lend":[
"touched him for ten dollars"
],
": to lay hand or finger on a person to cure disease (such as scrofula)":[],
": to lay hands upon (one afflicted with scrofula) with intent to heal":[],
": to make a brief or incidental stop on shore during a trip by water":[
"touched at several ports"
],
": to meet without overlapping or penetrating : adjoin":[],
": to move to sympathetic feeling":[],
": to perform (a melody) by playing or singing":[],
": to play on (a stringed instrument)":[],
": to relate to : concern":[],
": to rival in quality or value":[
"nothing can touch that cloth for durability"
],
": to speak or tell of especially in passing":[
"barely touched the incident in the speech"
],
": to strike or push lightly especially with the hand or foot or an implement":[],
": to take into the hands or mouth":[
"never touches alcohol"
],
": to treat a topic in a brief or casual manner":[
"\u2014 used with on or upon touched upon many points"
],
": weakness , defect":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Please do not touch the statue.",
"Slowly bend forward and try to touch your toes.",
"He tried to touch the snake with a stick.",
"The top of the Christmas tree almost touches the ceiling.",
"Sparks flew when the wires touched each other.",
"They were standing side-by-side with their shoulders touching .",
"Sparks flew when the wires touched .",
"Their house burned to the ground, but the house next door wasn't touched by the fire.",
"Noun",
"Blind since birth, she relies on her sense of touch to read braille.",
"The plate was hot to the touch .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"During its annual investor day event held on Tuesday, the company reiterated its long-term outlook noting that revenue could touch around $10 billion annually by FY\u2019 29, with gross margins coming in at about 78%. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Mostly sunny and humid on Friday Clouds will give way to a partly to mostly sunny sky on Friday with high temperatures in the 80s, but a few towns could touch the 90-degree mark. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"The only catches: The studio paid as much as $11,374 an hour to use the advanced fighter planes \u2014 and Cruise couldn\u2019t touch the controls. \u2014 Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"That time lends depth that first impressions cannot touch . \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Analysts have warned that prices could touch $200; even more dramatically, Russia has warned of $300 oil if the EU halts oil and gas imports. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Her teacher made her stand in front of the class and let the other kids touch her braids, Stevenson said. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 10 Mar. 2022",
"And the fifth new finalist is the Smart, Individualized, Near-Face, Extended Wear (SINEW) Mask, which does not even touch the face at all. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"If that\u2019s not enough, iOS 16 will let iPhone users touch to hold an image and pick the subject out of the background. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So, that was the work, the emotional work of staying in touch with that vulnerability that is deep within him. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Relevant reminders and notifications can keep them updated and always in touch with customer support. \u2014 Sourabh Gupta, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Cohn, who is frequently in touch with CEOs, told CNN that businesses have been experiencing wage inflation and surging input costs for more than a year. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Astrid kept in touch with Larson over the next few years, going hiking with her in Runyon Canyon and seeing bands at the Viper Room. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"Through her former job at a humanitarian aid nonprofit, Ms. Veras got in touch with small-scale farmers across Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America, most of whom blamed middlemen for eating up their modest profits even as consumers paid more. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Her son\u2019s girlfriend then messaged the man and put him in touch with Sherri Deerman to get the company\u2019s information. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Support from Black leaders While the ACLU didn't intervene, the Black community was helpful, with Sheffield putting them in touch with the prosecutor's office and others. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Phoenix Suns team owner Robert Sarver Get in touch with Jose Romero at Jose.Romero@gannett.com. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier , from Vulgar Latin *toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, probably of imitative origin":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8t\u0259ch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for touch Verb affect , influence , touch , impress , strike , sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction. the sight affected her to tears influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior). our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming. plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect. only one of the plans impressed him strike , similar to but weaker than impress , may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation. struck by the solemnity of the occasion sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action. politicians who are swayed by popular opinion",
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"feel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033307",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"touching":{
"antonyms":[
"about",
"apropos",
"apropos of",
"as far as",
"as for",
"as regards",
"as respects",
"as to",
"concerning",
"of",
"on",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"toward",
"towards"
],
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": capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion":[],
": in reference to : concerning":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"touching lots in the housing development will eventually be separated by hedges for privacy",
"a touching movie about two lost animals who try to find their way home",
"Preposition",
"there has been an objection touching the last of the proposed new bylaws",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Denzel Washington stars in this touching sports story based on a true story. \u2014 Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
"Jonze\u2019s touching script bypasses the easy, cheap jokes for a penetrating exploration of loneliness and companionship, and Phoenix\u2019s performance is an astonishing symphony of vulnerability and pain. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"But the way she was received here was beyond touching . \u2014 Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue , 29 June 2021",
"In an extra touching salute, the photo also paid tribute to Harry's late mother Princess Diana. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2021",
"Serle\u2019s novel is a touching mother-daughter story that speaks to the transcendence of parental love. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"In an interview with Today, Cox shared the touching story of how Barbie, specifically, became a vital part of her journey to self-acceptance. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 25 May 2022",
"Throughout the competition, Pill managed to capture the attention of the judges, her fellow competitors, and most importantly the fans with her otherworldly runway looks, her offbeat sense of humor, and her touching personal story. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Despite its specific historical setting, Belfast is by and large a touching human story that resonates across barriers of time, culture, and nationality. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259-chi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for touching Adjective moving , impressive , poignant , affecting , touching , pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion. moving may apply to any strong emotional effect including thrilling, agitating, saddening, or calling forth pity or sympathy. a moving appeal for contributions impressive implies compelling attention, admiration, wonder, or conviction. an impressive list of achievements poignant applies to what keenly or sharply affects one's sensitivities. a poignant documentary on the homeless affecting is close to moving but most often suggests pathos. an affecting deathbed reunion touching implies arousing tenderness or compassion. the touching innocence in a child's eyes pathetic implies moving to pity or sometimes contempt. pathetic attempts to justify misconduct",
"synonyms":[
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"verging"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053207",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition"
]
},
"touchous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": touchy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"touch entry 2 + -ous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tech-",
"\u02c8t\u0259ch\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193301",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"touchpan":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the pan of a flintlock":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"touch- + pan":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259ch\u02ccpan"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094138",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touchstone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a black siliceous stone related to flint that is used to test the purity of gold and formerly silver by the streak left on the stone when rubbed by the metal":[],
": a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis":[
"a touchstone film of that decade",
"now considered a touchstone of the city's life",
"\u2014 Michael Specter"
],
": a test or criterion for determining the quality or genuineness of a thing":[
"Good service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant."
]
},
"examples":[
"Good service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant.",
"his book has long been a touchstone for travel writing that aspires to be literature",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Besides the mom-and-pop and small businesses that are the backbone of the economy, there are many touchstone employers \u2014 hospitals and health insurers, investment firms, universities \u2014 that are nonprofits or privately owned. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"As a millennial coming from England, what was your touchstone for \u201880s culture here in America? \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
"By splicing classical influences like Niccol\u00f2 Paganini with rock touchstone Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Malmsteen\u2019s own profound talent, Malmsteen ignited rock\u2019s shredder era. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"Imagine the air filled with music Pigeons are a beloved pet in China, a centuries-long cultural touchstone across the country. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"Swann's Way by Marcel Proust (1913) Proust, the master architect of memory, is my touchstone . \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Detachment in the face of disorder remained his touchstone . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"For the Appalachian Trail, my touchstone is its seminal idea\u2014or ideal\u2014which was first published 100 years ago in an article that appeared in the Journal of the American Institute of Architects. \u2014 Karen Berger, Outside Online , 28 June 2021",
"National Geographic provides a view of how storytelling has been a touchstone for many cultures, highlighting Native American, Native Hawaiian, Western African, Jewish and Irish examples of the tradition. \u2014 Stephanie Judd, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259ch-\u02ccst\u014dn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for touchstone standard , criterion , gauge , yardstick , touchstone mean a means of determining what a thing should be. standard applies to any definite rule, principle, or measure established by authority. standards of behavior criterion may apply to anything used as a test of quality whether formulated as a rule or principle or not. questioned the critic's criteria for excellence gauge applies to a means of testing a particular dimension (such as thickness, depth, diameter) or figuratively a particular quality or aspect. polls as a gauge of voter dissatisfaction yardstick is an informal substitute for criterion that suggests quantity more often than quality. housing construction as a yardstick of economic growth touchstone suggests a simple test of the authenticity or value of something intangible. fine service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant",
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"barometer",
"benchmark",
"criterion",
"gold standard",
"grade",
"mark",
"measure",
"metric",
"par",
"standard",
"yardstick"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044411",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touchy":{
"antonyms":[
"thick-skinned"
],
"definitions":{
": acutely sensitive or irritable":[],
": calling for tact, care, or caution in treatment":[
"a touchy subject"
],
": highly explosive or inflammable":[],
": marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation":[
"he's a little touchy about his past"
]
},
"examples":[
"Don't be so touchy . I was just kidding.",
"watch what you say around him, as he's very touchy about every little thing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But primarily, Microsoft was negotiating to bring its Netflix-esque catalog of xCloud games to the App Store, at a time when Apple had gotten very touchy about cloud gaming in general. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Money is always a touchy subject, especially between relatives. \u2014 Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Musk and Twitter are already off to a touchy start. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The result was a weak snowpack, particularly touchy in the gully where Benegas was buried. \u2014 Alan Arnette, Outside Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
"More recently, the group has been doing a lot of agitating at San Diego State University, taking on touchy cases involving free speech, race and politics. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The strategic wall between movie theaters and streaming is being demolished Hybrid releases have been a touchy subject for film studios as well as for actors with an equity stake in their films. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Maybe champions are so touchy that anything is liable to send them into a hyper-focused trance to shut up any and all doubters? \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has asked a judge to intervene on a touchy subject: mentioning the name of the Oxford school shooting suspect. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"I have a tough constitution, and my profession taught me how to compete against long odds and big obstacles. \u2014 Lance Armstrong , It's Not About The Bike , (2000) 2001",
"\u2026 Pelletreau had firsthand experience in dealing with Israelis as well as with Arabs and had a reputation for being bold, analytical, and tough as nails. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , The Arabists , 1993",
"\u2026 this wiry, tough , frenetic Algerian with the beneficent smile, who could vault over the bar and stiff-arm a drunk out into the night in less time than it takes to say Edgar Poe, and return, bland as butter, to take up where he left off \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , \" The Paris Review ,\" August 1953 , in William Styron, This Quiet Dust And Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
"He had on the other hand to preserve his own reputation as a tough D.A. who dealt handily with the criminal classes. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , (1974) 1975",
"She had a tough time in college.",
"Are you tough enough for the job?",
"He's been hanging around with a bunch of tough guys.",
"The rug is made of tough material.",
"Adverb",
"He talks tough but he's not really dangerous.",
"Noun",
"One night, after antagonizing a gang of older toughs , he had his face smashed in with a hockey stick. \u2014 John Harris , Rolling Stone , 14 Nov. 2002",
"They weren't strong enough to fight Sankoh and his hopped-up young toughs , who number in the thousands. \u2014 Tom Masland et al. , Newsweek , 15 May 2000",
"The subways provided fine service, except that lately there had been a problem. Packs of young toughs had taken to roaming the cars. \u2014 Tom Wolf , Harper's , November 1989",
"didn't want her son hanging out with the neighborhood toughs",
"Verb",
"Summer in New York is coasting the dairy aisle at Safeway. \u2026 It's finding the spot in a subway car where the vent blows strongest and staying there past your stop, toughing it out when the \"excuse me, ladies and gentlemen\" hard-luck stories blow through. \u2014 Guy Trebay , Village Voice , 30 July 1991",
"\u2026 they were toughing it out with the help of the greatest ally a macho young cop ever had, booze. \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , Lines and Shadows , 1984",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Navigating the world of at-home skin-care tools is tough . \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
"If businesses don\u2019t address this gap, retaining staff and executing the corporate strategy will likely be tough . \u2014 Marie Hattar, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The union person said crossing a picket line would be tough for many UAW members, but it is required. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
"But two Secret Service agents who have worked in the Beast told The Washington Post that such a move from the president might have been tough , given the limo\u2019s interior equipment - but not impossible. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"The timing was tough , given the looming pandemic shutdowns to come. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"But two Secret Service agents who have worked in the Beast told The Washington Post that such a move from the president might have been tough , given the limo\u2019s interior equipment \u2014 but not impossible. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Its four-stage filtration system includes a deodorization layer that's tough on smells. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The restaurant industry is tough , and folks are struggling with staff shortages and the seemingly never-ending supply chain disruptions from COVID-19. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Over a career that spanned 40 years, Liotta specialized in portraying tough -talking, no-nonsense characters often embroiled in the criminal underworld or lighthearted variations of that character in comedies. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Obviously it\u2019s tough -bordering-on-impossible to match DAMN. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
"Designed to break down tough -to-blend ingredients like leafy greens and ice cubes, this model packs 1100 watts of power and can hold up to 50 ounces in its BPA-free tritan pitcher. \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In the back are two handy hostages: Zach (Jackson White), who\u2019s been shot, and Cam (Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez), a tough -skinned paramedic who is tending to his wounds. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"With its additional off-road capability, cohesive suspension setup, and tough -yet-handsome style, the Explorer Timberline is one of the best iterations of the Explorer available today. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Dias, known for his no-nonsense/ tough -talking style, has led the union for nine years. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Even with San Diego\u2019s tough -on-crime District Attorney Summer Stephan, Desmond said prosecutors are hindered by Props 47 and 57. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
"Republicans are demanding an end to liberal policies that replaced some of the tough -on-crime laws of the 1980s and 1990s enacted under GOP Govs. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Florida State has had a tough on the defensive front all season, but against Miami last week and Boston College, the Seminoles have taken it to a new level. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Plus, Arizona and Seattle always seem to play each other tough . \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Environmental dynamics were not supportive of much intensification \u2014 mainly due to dry air nearby \u2014 but weak upper-level winds could allow for a tough of strengthening before landfall in Cuba during the late morning or afternoon hours Monday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021",
"Southside coach Natalie Throneberry said Fayetteville's attack made a tough on the Mavericks' blockers. \u2014 Paul Boyd, Arkansas Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"The Portland distance star came back in a big way from a tough last 16 months by winning Saturday\u2019s men\u2019s race at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Shots of Phoenix running from street toughs in his clown outfit are intercut with his social worker breaking up with him. \u2014 Dan Brooks, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2019",
"At one point, toughs from a drug-trafficking gang called Loyal To Familia arrived on motorbikes looking for members of Brothas, a rival group. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Overcharging the group seemed like a political move to boost his reelection as a tough on crime prosecutor. \u2014 Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But now is not the time to silently tough it out, or to go dark. \u2014 Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2020",
"En route to exploring his options, O\u2019Neal opted to tough it out at A&M. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Nov. 2021",
"While some of the hype may die down as companies grapple with the nitty-gritty of marrying reality with the digital, those companies that tough it out and design the underpinnings of the metaverse stand to gain the most. \u2014 Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"When logistical nightmares collide with overwhelming emotions, don't try to tough it out alone. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 1 Sep. 2021",
"And while many parents assume that middle school is a rite of passage that kids need to stoically tough out, the opposite could not be more true. \u2014 Sarah Molano, CNN , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The initiative failed, Coaxum says, because SF Global didn\u2019t have the funding to tough out the lengthy municipal process. \u2014 Kristin Stoller, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
"For many businesses there has been no real option but to tough it out until lockdowns ease, which in Germany may not be until the fall. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2021",
"The national news of the day was indeed tragic, and infuriating, but the other 779 major leaguers somehow managed to tough it out. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2021"
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"weaken"
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"examples":[
"The government is toughening antidrug laws.",
"weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Democrats hailed the plan, which would also toughen federal laws to stop gun trafficking and ensure that all commercial sellers are doing background checks, as an opportunity to pass the most significant gun safety legislation in decades. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Key senators said Sunday there is growing momentum to forge a bipartisan congressional response to recent mass shootings that could toughen federal gun laws for the first time in a generation. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Fear of the dark Cyber incidents undoubtedly will happen \u2014 and subsequent response decisions only toughen as uncertainty and litigation pressure mount. \u2014 Noah Barsky, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The administration also called on Congress to increase the ATF\u2019s funding in order to toughen inspections. \u2014 Champe Barton, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"The Academy, like other industry organizations, has been forced to toughen up its behavioral standards for members in the wake of #MeToo revelations and other cultural movements. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"The White House says the new tools will toughen the impact of the sanctions on Russia\u2019s economy and its ruling class by making sanctions more difficult to evade. \u2014 Alan Fram, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The White House says the new tools will toughen the impact of the sanctions on Russia\u2019s economy and its ruling class by making sanctions more difficult to evade. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In Berlin, demonstrators gathered in front of the Brandenburg Gate to call for an oil embargo and the severing of financial ties with Russia, in a bid to toughen sanctions on Moscow. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"The government is toughening antidrug laws.",
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"Democrats hailed the plan, which would also toughen federal laws to stop gun trafficking and ensure that all commercial sellers are doing background checks, as an opportunity to pass the most significant gun safety legislation in decades. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Key senators said Sunday there is growing momentum to forge a bipartisan congressional response to recent mass shootings that could toughen federal gun laws for the first time in a generation. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Fear of the dark Cyber incidents undoubtedly will happen \u2014 and subsequent response decisions only toughen as uncertainty and litigation pressure mount. \u2014 Noah Barsky, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The administration also called on Congress to increase the ATF\u2019s funding in order to toughen inspections. \u2014 Champe Barton, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"The Academy, like other industry organizations, has been forced to toughen up its behavioral standards for members in the wake of #MeToo revelations and other cultural movements. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"The White House says the new tools will toughen the impact of the sanctions on Russia\u2019s economy and its ruling class by making sanctions more difficult to evade. \u2014 Alan Fram, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The White House says the new tools will toughen the impact of the sanctions on Russia\u2019s economy and its ruling class by making sanctions more difficult to evade. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In Berlin, demonstrators gathered in front of the Brandenburg Gate to call for an oil embargo and the severing of financial ties with Russia, in a bid to toughen sanctions on Moscow. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
"The last question on the test was a toughie .",
"He thinks he's a real toughie .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Extra time may be spent looking for that toughie that was present just a few days ago. \u2014 Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver , 15 Dec. 2017",
"The surprises come from Rachel McAdams, who holds her own as a wise-cracking toughie , and Pe\u00c3\u00b1a, who defrosts from macho pride mode with low-key grace. \u2014 Hugh Hart, WIRED , 29 Oct. 2008",
"Another cold-weather toughie is Alaska's red flat bark beetle, which, under lab conditions, can survive cooling down to minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 10 Dec. 2016"
],
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u0259-f\u0113"
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"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
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"hoodlum",
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"plug-ugly",
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"roughneck",
"rowdy",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180531",
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},
"examples":[
"The last question on the test was a toughie .",
"He thinks he's a real toughie .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Extra time may be spent looking for that toughie that was present just a few days ago. \u2014 Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver , 15 Dec. 2017",
"The surprises come from Rachel McAdams, who holds her own as a wise-cracking toughie , and Pe\u00c3\u00b1a, who defrosts from macho pride mode with low-key grace. \u2014 Hugh Hart, WIRED , 29 Oct. 2008",
"Another cold-weather toughie is Alaska's red flat bark beetle, which, under lab conditions, can survive cooling down to minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 10 Dec. 2016"
],
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u0259-f\u0113"
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"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
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"hoodlum",
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"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"roughneck",
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"ruffian",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091552",
"type":[
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},
"toupet":{
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": toupee":[]
},
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"French, tuft of hair, forelock, from Old French, diminutive of top, toup , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zopf end, tip, tuft of hair":""
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},
"tour":{
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"pilgrimage",
"travel",
"trek",
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"a tour of duty"
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},
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"Noun",
"We went on a tour of Italy.",
"They went on a driving tour of New England.",
"They went on a tour of the city.",
"We were taken on a tour of the school.",
"We went on a guided tour of the museum.",
"They gave us a tour of their new house.",
"during his tour in Vietnam",
"He served a tour of duty in Germany.",
"Verb",
"We'll tour the museum tomorrow.",
"We toured around for several weeks last summer.",
"\u201cAre you here to study?\u201d \u201cNo, I'm just touring .\u201d",
"Is the band touring this year?",
"The show has toured the country.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Shortly following the album announcement, Lovato announced a fall tour in support of HOLY FVCK featuring special guests DEAD SARA and Royal & The Serpent. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"The group hasn\u2019t performed live since the fall 2014 tour in support of that album. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 29 June 2022",
"Each tour through downtown Gloucester is an opportunity for participants to learn about the rich history of Cape Ann from knowledgeable Cape Ann Museum docents. \u2014 Grace Gilson, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Six people were killed after a Vietnam-era helicopter crashed while giving a tour in West Virginia on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Travis Burns is an author and veteran advocate who did a tour in the Korean Demilitarized Zone and served in the Gulf War. \u2014 Greg Svirnovskiy, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"The cave tour is a mile long and takes about an hour. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
"On Fire, the band will kick off the tour in Austin, Texas and make stops in 23 cities around the U.S. and Canada, finishing at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Oct. 20. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, June 22 at 1 a.m. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"That night there is a rooftop cocktail atop the Casino de Madrid with big mist machines to keep us cool; the next morning the US press team departs early for a winery tour in Sevilla. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Any chance of the three of you reuniting to do a second August Greene group trio album or tour ? \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Going in person gives you and your parent the chance to meet the staff and residents and tour the facility. \u2014 Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"The jurors will be exposed to graphic evidence, including crime scene and autopsy photos and tour the three-story classroom building where Cruz methodically stalked the halls, shooting at anyone in front of him and into classrooms. \u2014 Terry Spencer, ajc , 28 June 2022",
"Nearly a half-century later, Wilson continues to record, tour and inspire new generations of musicians and listeners. \u2014 Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"The Browns will practice Wednesday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and then tour the Hall. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"During his visit, which lasted about five hours, Mr. Biden received a wildfire briefing from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in addition to other state and local officials, but did not tour damaged areas. \u2014 Arden Farhi, CBS News , 11 June 2022",
"And during that time, Francine decided to just sort of step back and not tour . \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"In the intervening years, Seals would make music and tour with his late brother Dan as Seals & Seals. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun",
"1708, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French tur, tourn turning, circuit, journey \u2014 more at turn":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8tu\u0307r",
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],
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"stint",
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"term"
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"verb"
]
},
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": a feat or display of strength, skill, or ingenuity":[
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]
},
"examples":[
"The book is a tour de force .",
"Her performance in the play was a real tour de force .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His designs are sheer genius and a tour de force seldom seen in fashion. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
"McIlroy authored another tour de force north of the border at St. George\u2019s Golf & Country Club in Toronto on Sunday with a brilliant display of scoring and overcoming a stretch that tested his mettle to win his 21st PGA Tour title. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"With prescient themes like climate change, government surveillance and the power of connection, Yuknavitch's latest is a tour de force that spans centuries and continents. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"The tour de force is a hot skillet of flaming eggplant dip called kashkbademjan ($9.10), which marked the beginning of an epic two-hour lunch. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2021",
"Paul finished with 28 points and 8 assists on Wednesday, a tour de force two days before his 37th birthday. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Common and John Legend are a musical tour de force . \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s a vocal tour de force , like pretty much everything else on the album. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Hearing lyrics with the show's iconic tune, sung by a beloved character is a legendary goosebumps-inducing television moment \u2014 a tour de force of writing. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
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"trick"
],
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"type":[
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]
},
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"Each addition sports a 45 mm case and the Tourbillion 8 Jours series\u2019s signature floating tourbillion at 12 o\u2019clock. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 8 Dec. 2021",
"On Wednesday, the Swiss watchmaker unveiled two new tourbillion watches that capture all seven colors of the rainbow. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"Live music was a mere husk of itself, and touring was impossible. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 19 May 2022",
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"The world was in the midst of the pandemic, and touring was off the table for the country singer and his fianc\u00e9e, fellow musician Meghan Patrick. \u2014 Cindy Watts, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"All that came to a halt at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, when classical touring was one of the first industries to shut down. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its existing Model L touring car , launched in 1920, was an early entry in the world of luxury automaking. \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Compared to the Pandem Widebody V8\u2019s 1,145-hp, the original GT-R C10, which won multiple touring car races in Japan, was powered by a 2.0-liter straight-6 engine generating just 160-hp, but still considerable power for those days. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The emphasis on the front seat comfort allowed designers to give the four-door Grandsphere the sloping shape of a two-door touring car . \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The son of Chris Ruud, a sports car racer since the early 2000s, Jacob found himself at the track as a child, caught the bug and took the usual path through karting and club racing into professional-level touring car competition. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"In a gorgeous hue of blue-black metallic, the 190E Evolution essentially looks like the Batmobile had a love affair with a DTM touring car , and who wouldn't want that? \u2014 Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver , 23 May 2021",
"Fittipaldi competed in the DTM touring car series throughout Europe in 2019, and, in March of last year, was announced as a test and reserve driver for Haas F1 for 2020. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Mar. 2021",
"No, with the Roma, Ferrari focused on making a 21st-century grand- touring car with an almost all-digital interface and without a goofy retractable roof. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 26 Nov. 2020"
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"The city developed the riverfront to encourage tourism .",
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"With an increase in tourism and a rapprochement with the United States in the middle of that decade, some areas like Old Havana saw a wave of gentrification, often aided by funds from families in the U.S. \u2014 Andrea Rodr\u00cdguez, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"Ninety-two percent of them became involved in tourism . \u2014 Lauren Groff, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"But now, because there is a boom in tourism not just in Palawan, but in the Philippines. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 21 June 2022",
"Partaking in regenerative tourism has personal, as well as environmental, benefits. \u2014 Melissa Hart, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
"Musumeci took a degree in economics and marketing, and worked in tourism for 10 years, promoting her area of Sicily -- inland from Catania, on the slops of Mount Etna, where few outsiders traveled at the time. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Biggio cited a rise in tourism as a result of recreational marijuana and confusion between Moffat and Moffat County - which is hours away - as reasons the name change would benefit the town. \u2014 Praveena Somasundaram, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Beyond establishing a region renowned for cannabis, Biggio cited a rise in tourism as a result of recreational marijuana and confusion between Moffat and Moffat County \u2014 which is hours away \u2014 for why the name change would benefit the town. \u2014 Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"But perhaps the most pressing news is that private corporations have started dabbling in space tourism , led by the launch of the Polaris Orbital Hotel. \u2014 Hunter Ingram, Variety , 10 June 2022"
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"The museums attract a lot of tourists .",
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"Travel retailer Hudson, has launched a new loyalty program across its roughly 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs and tourist destinations in North America with immediate discounts available to members. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"At first, the fees were found just in actual resorts at tourist destinations. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Irma Vep\u2014the show within the show\u2014is shot on location in Paris, but Assayas rarely displays the glamorous side of the city, preferring to show hotel-room interiors, trailers, and on-set facades over tourist destinations. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Airlines and tourist destinations are anticipating monster crowds this summer as travel restrictions ease and pandemic fatigue overcomes lingering fear of contracting COVID-19 during travel. \u2014 Josh Rivera, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Airlines and tourist destinations are anticipating huge crowds this summer as travel restrictions ease and pandemic fatigue overcomes lingering fear of contracting COVID-19 during travel. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Airlines and tourist destinations are anticipating huge crowds this summer as travel restrictions ease and pandemic fatigue overcomes lingering fear of contracting COVID-19 during travel. \u2014 Chron , 29 May 2022",
"Airlines and tourist destinations are anticipating monster crowds this summer as travel restrictions ease and pandemic fatigue overcomes lingering fear of contracting COVID-19 during travel. \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
"Airlines and tourist destinations are anticipating monster crowds this summer as travel restrictions ease and pandemic fatigue overcomes lingering fear of contracting COVID-19 during travel. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition, Mexico requires that all foreign visitors who are not legal residents of Mexico have a tourist card or visa. \u2014 James Clark, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 Apr. 2018"
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"Tourist class is all we could afford.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No one attractive in tourist class , and we are very effectively barred from fraternizing with the other two. \u2014 Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
"To keep the trip under budget, the girls made the five-day journey across the Atlantic on the Queen Elizabeth in tourist class and stayed in youth hostels and campgrounds, while in Europe. \u2014 Margarita Cambest, baltimoresun.com , 6 Sep. 2017"
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"Enterprise Florida will provide $5 million to help Miami host games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament . \u2014 Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Last season, the Pac-12 put three teams in the NCAA tournament . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"Lair gained confidence from the match and grew stronger in the regional tournament . \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"The Rebels finished the season on a 20-6 run, including 10-1 in the national tournament . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"These figures are unsurprisingly drawfed by the sums offered in the men's tournament last summer. \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Earlier this month, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan suspended 17 golfers who left the tour to play in the first LIV Golf tournament in London. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"That high-level competition was evident in the girls\u2019 tournament as well. \u2014 Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"The Rebels finished the season on a 20-6 run, including 10-1 in the national tournament . \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 26 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the tournedos Rossini, pan-seared Impossible Burger, subbing in for filet steak, fooled us both. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Dark tournedos of Australian Wagyu beef, cooked rare on a Yakitori grill, sit atop crimson puddles of red pepper and shallot vinegar ($32). \u2014 Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Sep. 2019"
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"progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney",
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"The Bulldogs won the last meeting, 65-60, in the second round of the 2013 tourney . \u2014 Andrew Logue, ajc , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The result is a historic turnaround that arrives at the second round of the NCAA tourney when Iowa State takes on Wisconsin on Sunday night. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Looming for the women\u2019s tourney is a full discussion \u2014 or new deal \u2014 for TV rights, the lifeblood for hundreds of schools. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The United States has not played in this tourney since 2008. \u2014 Steven F. Shundich, The Enquirer , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Highlands has won eight of its last nine and has allowed eight total runs in those wins, including two thrillers in the final four of the Ninth Region tourney . \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Both the boys and girls Juneau-Douglas squads took care of business in the opening round of the tourney with dominant wins. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
"The Ducks, who make their first NCAA tourney appearance since 2018, finished 17 strokes behind regional champion Arizona State. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"The 14th-seeded Lancers (26-6), from the small town of Farmville, Virginia, are making their first tourney appearance. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Lewis came up with a loose ball and passed to Hodge, who hit a 3-point shot with four seconds remaining for USA\u2019s only tourney victory. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 27 Nov. 2019"
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"She tousled the little boy's hair.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In front of him was a woman with her face thrown up to the sky, her hands rising as if to tousle her hair. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 11 May 2020",
"Paired with Messika\u2019s triangular diamond drop earrings, tousled waves by hairstylist Mark Townsend, and a bold plum lip courtesy of makeup artist Georgie Eisdell, the look felt effortless. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 28 Oct. 2019",
"Since the big bob chop, she's been sporting her short hair in a myriad of ways\u2014including tousled and sleek styles. \u2014 Maya Allen, Marie Claire , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Sometime between the night Jimmy Fallon tousled Trump\u2019s hair and the night Trump won the election, audiences lost their taste for performatively nonpartisan humor. \u2014 Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Using the original audio from the episode, McGrady acts out Jim\u2019s part of the exchange while rocking everyone\u2019s favorite sales guy\u2019s signature button down shirt, tie and tousled hair look. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 13 Jan. 2020",
"There is some activity on the side of Walnut Hill and Marsh tousled by the winds. \u2014 Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The photo shows Aniston in the middle of the group, posing with her hand over her mouth, while Dern, 52, stood next to Aniston, tousling her own hair. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2019",
"The styles include textured waves cascading down her back, tousled curls underneath a cap (which only a rare few can make look stylish), a natural blowout, and a noteworthy floor grazing Dominatrix braided ponytail. \u2014 Shalwah Evans, Essence , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The actress finishes the now-signature move, reminiscent of Black Swan, with a coat of mascara, a hair tousle , and a smirk. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The tousle of curlicue leaves grows vine-like, so a shelf or hanger shows it well. \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"That is meant neither to be patronizing, nor a pat on the britches and a tousle of the hair. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Biden\u2019s hair is carefully styled into a nonchalant tousle . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 June 2021",
"Such an admission may come as a surprise to Americans who associate Gallic lengths more with Brigitte Bardot\u2019s famous tousle than the traditionally sporty style, but of course, this is no post-workout ponytail. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 11 May 2018",
"The tousle -haired Bennett was expected to compete this year for the maillot jaune, the yellow jersey worn by the Tour\u2019s leader. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 25 July 2019",
"Work with a host of hardworking stylers and tools to give you just the right whiff of woke-up-like-this tousle . \u2014 Glamour , 25 Mar. 2019",
"And while the iconic all-American hairstyle is most often worn in a textured, post-gym tousle and paired with Yeezy athleisure, Depp's front row incarnation took the look firmly into couture territory like only a local can. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 3 July 2018"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English touselen , frequentative of -tousen":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8tau\u0307-z\u0259l",
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"disrupt",
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"shuffle",
"tumble",
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"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
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"organize",
"range",
"regulate",
"straighten (up)",
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"tousled hair"
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": rough dalliance : tussle":[]
},
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"Verb",
"She tousled the little boy's hair.",
"his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In front of him was a woman with her face thrown up to the sky, her hands rising as if to tousle her hair. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 11 May 2020",
"Paired with Messika\u2019s triangular diamond drop earrings, tousled waves by hairstylist Mark Townsend, and a bold plum lip courtesy of makeup artist Georgie Eisdell, the look felt effortless. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 28 Oct. 2019",
"Since the big bob chop, she's been sporting her short hair in a myriad of ways\u2014including tousled and sleek styles. \u2014 Maya Allen, Marie Claire , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Sometime between the night Jimmy Fallon tousled Trump\u2019s hair and the night Trump won the election, audiences lost their taste for performatively nonpartisan humor. \u2014 Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Using the original audio from the episode, McGrady acts out Jim\u2019s part of the exchange while rocking everyone\u2019s favorite sales guy\u2019s signature button down shirt, tie and tousled hair look. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 13 Jan. 2020",
"There is some activity on the side of Walnut Hill and Marsh tousled by the winds. \u2014 Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The photo shows Aniston in the middle of the group, posing with her hand over her mouth, while Dern, 52, stood next to Aniston, tousling her own hair. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2019",
"The styles include textured waves cascading down her back, tousled curls underneath a cap (which only a rare few can make look stylish), a natural blowout, and a noteworthy floor grazing Dominatrix braided ponytail. \u2014 Shalwah Evans, Essence , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The actress finishes the now-signature move, reminiscent of Black Swan, with a coat of mascara, a hair tousle , and a smirk. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The tousle of curlicue leaves grows vine-like, so a shelf or hanger shows it well. \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"That is meant neither to be patronizing, nor a pat on the britches and a tousle of the hair. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Biden\u2019s hair is carefully styled into a nonchalant tousle . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 June 2021",
"Such an admission may come as a surprise to Americans who associate Gallic lengths more with Brigitte Bardot\u2019s famous tousle than the traditionally sporty style, but of course, this is no post-workout ponytail. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 11 May 2018",
"The tousle -haired Bennett was expected to compete this year for the maillot jaune, the yellow jersey worn by the Tour\u2019s leader. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 25 July 2019",
"Work with a host of hardworking stylers and tools to give you just the right whiff of woke-up-like-this tousle . \u2014 Glamour , 25 Mar. 2019",
"And while the iconic all-American hairstyle is most often worn in a textured, post-gym tousle and paired with Yeezy athleisure, Depp's front row incarnation took the look firmly into couture territory like only a local can. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 3 July 2018"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"\u02c8tau\u0307-z\u0259l",
"sense 1 is also \u02c8t\u00fc-",
"-s\u0259l"
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"derange",
"disarrange",
"disarray",
"discompose",
"dishevel",
"disjoint",
"dislocate",
"disorder",
"disorganize",
"disrupt",
"disturb",
"hash",
"jumble",
"mess (up)",
"mix (up)",
"muddle",
"muss",
"rumple",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"tumble",
"upset"
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": one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse":[],
": one who solicits patronage":[],
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": to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)":[],
": to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse":[],
": to make much of : promote , talk up":[
"touted as the summer's blockbuster movie",
"the college's much touted women's studies program"
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"\u2014 Russell Baker"
],
": to spy on : watch":[],
": to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting":[],
": to spy out information about (a racing stable, a horse, etc.)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.",
"The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.",
"People were touting tickets outside the stadium.",
"People were touting outside the stadium.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The president then heads to Portland, Oregon, to tout infrastructure and deliver remarks at 5:10 p.m. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Masuch took the occasion of this positive first half report to tout the advantages of a new-look business model and make a dig at the majors. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Manipulating these microbes is an increasingly popular aim for beauty brands, as evidenced by a wave of new products that tout probiotics, prebiotics or postbiotics as ingredients. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Some frustrated users have turned to IT charlatans who tout their expertise in restoring Facebook accounts. \u2014 Kirsten Grind, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"The findings underscore a significant perception gap between the California public and political and educational leaders who tout the state\u2019s generous financial aid programs and the long-term economic benefits of a four-year degree. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Both Apple and Google have period tracking options built into their mobile health apps that tout more privacy protections than the apps sold on their app stores. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Unlike some experts who tout predictable, empty advice, Taunton is a living, breathing example of someone who shatters the clich\u00e9s. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"In addition to Trump's backing, Budd is also seeing an outpouring of support from the Club for Growth, a conservative super PAC, which launched multimillion-dollar ad buys that tout Budd as an ally of the former president and his policies. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Consult with a tout tax adviser before claiming a nonbusiness bad debt deduction. \u2014 Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Many national food conglomerates in the U.S. tout stories of humble beginnings. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"The travel agencies\u2019 ads, affixed to lamp posts in the village, tout visas for immigration and study in Canada, a country that sometimes offers easier access for immigrants than the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The stakes are high and the State of the Union speech is one of a president's best opportunities to clarify their vision, tout achievements and boost both the nation's morale and their own approval ratings. \u2014 CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Proponents of the model tout it as a way for local governments to efficiently build infrastructure in less time while lowering construction and management risks. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The headlines for the Tesla Model S Plaid tout the ludicrous 1020 horsepower and the 2.1-second zero-to-60-mph time, but along with otherworldly amounts of speed, the Plaid also brings the revised interior that all Model S cars received for 2021. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Some tout Cleveland sports teams -- Browns, Guardians, Cavaliers. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Some Utah resorts, such as Brighton, tout promotions where kids can ski for free. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Nov. 2021"
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"circa 1700, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English tuten to protrude, peer; probably akin to Old English t\u014dtian to stick out, Norwegian tyte":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8tau\u0307t",
"in sense 1 also \u02c8t\u00fct"
],
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"ballyhoo",
"blow up",
"crack up",
"cry up",
"glorify",
"trumpet",
"tub-thump"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner":{
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": to understand all is to forgive all":[]
},
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"\u02c8t\u00fc-k\u014d\u207f-pr\u00e4\u207f-dr\u0259-se-\u02c8t\u00fc-p\u00e4r-d\u022f-n\u0101"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184059",
"type":[
"French phrase"
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"propel",
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": accompanying or following usually as an attending or dependent party":[
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": short or broken fiber (as of flax, hemp, or synthetic material) that is used especially for yarn, twine, or stuffing":[],
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": the act or an instance of towing":[],
": the fact or state of being towed":[],
": to draw or pull along behind : haul":[
"tow a wagon"
],
": to move in tow":[
"trailers that tow behind the family auto",
"\u2014 Bob Munger"
],
": under guidance or protection":[
"taken in tow by a friendly native"
],
": yarn or cloth made of tow":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The car was towed to the nearest garage after the accident.",
"The police towed my car because it was parked illegally."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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"Middle English tow, towe \"unworked flax, fiber of flax or another material prepared for spinning,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"Middle English towen \"to pull, tug, haul,\" going back to Old English togian, going back to Germanic *tog\u014djan- (whence also Old Frisian togia \"to haul away,\" Old High German zog\u014dn \"to obtain,\" Old Icelandic toga \"to draw, pull\"), weak-verb derivative from zero-grade of *teuhan- \"to draw, pull,\" a strong verb (whence Old English t\u0113on, past t\u0113ah, tugon, past participle togen \"to pull, draw, entice, bring up, educate,\" Old Frisian ti\u0101 \"to draw, pull, educate,\" Old Saxon tiohan \"to pull, haul, rear,\" Old High German ziohan \"to pull, lead, rear, foster,\" Old Icelandic toginn \"drawn [of a sword],\" Gothic tiuhan \"to lead, bring\"), going back to an Indo-European verbal base *deu\u032fk-, whence also Welsh dygaf \"(I) bring, lead\" (verbal noun dwyn ), Latin d\u016bc\u014d, d\u016bcere \"to lead, conduct, draw, pull (of draught animals)\"":"Verb",
"derivative of tow entry 1":"Noun",
"early Scots tow, towe, probably borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German tow, towe \"rope\" \u2014 more at tow entry 3":"Noun"
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"\u02c8t\u014d"
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"drag",
"draw",
"hale",
"haul",
"lug",
"pull",
"tug"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": a harpoon with a towline attached":[]
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"noun"
]
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"a long stride toward disarmament"
],
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"a cottage somewhere up toward the lake"
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": coming soon : imminent":[],
": for the partial payment of":[
"proceeds go toward the establishment of a scholarship"
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"an attitude toward life"
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],
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": in the way of help or assistance in":[
"did all he could toward raising campaign funds"
],
": not long before":[
"toward the end of the afternoon"
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"a toward breeze"
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": quick to learn : apt":[]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"The bus is heading toward town.",
"She took a step toward the door.",
"They live out towards the edge of town.",
"We're thinking of taking a vacation towards the end of the month.",
"Efforts toward peace have been largely unsuccessful.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"As automakers continue to move toward a future where EV sales are the mainstream, battery production has remained a thorn in the side of many manufacturers. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"However, there is an opportunity to use thought leadership content throughout the funnel, especially as brands move toward a more holistic marketing approach. \u2014 Yogesh Shah, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Do not direct the flow of portable electric fans toward yourself when room temperature is hotter than 90 degrees. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 23 June 2022",
"Some economists say the end of the holiday could increase inflation and deplete transportation funds, for a low pay-off, while environmentalists argue the gas tax undermines the effort to move toward clean energy. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"In that incident, an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer found Jason Phipps outside in his underwear yelling at Jill Phipps and walking toward her with his fists clenched. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"In a world that feels inundated with celebrity beauty brands, Kardashian\u2019s move toward skin care isn\u2019t the least bit surprising. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"As people inside and outside newsrooms struggle with whether showing brutal images of slain children might move people and politicians toward collective action, Emmett\u2019s family talks about power and pain, and the impact and limitations of an image. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"After Tuesday, the heat will continue to move toward the eastern seaboard. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"As the pressure has mounted, Paul and Ally have moved toward and away from each other. \u2014 Peter Libbey, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2020"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English toward , from Old English t\u014dweard facing, imminent, from t\u014d , preposition, to + -weard -ward":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8t\u022f(-\u0259)rd",
"\u02c8t\u014d-\u0259rd",
"t\u0259-\u02c8w\u022frd"
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"apropos",
"apropos of",
"as far as",
"as for",
"as regards",
"as respects",
"as to",
"concerning",
"of",
"on",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"touching"
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"preposition"
]
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"a long stride toward disarmament"
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"a cottage somewhere up toward the lake"
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": for the partial payment of":[
"proceeds go toward the establishment of a scholarship"
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],
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"Preposition",
"The bus is heading toward town.",
"She took a step toward the door.",
"They live out towards the edge of town.",
"We're thinking of taking a vacation towards the end of the month.",
"Efforts toward peace have been largely unsuccessful.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"As automakers continue to move toward a future where EV sales are the mainstream, battery production has remained a thorn in the side of many manufacturers. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"However, there is an opportunity to use thought leadership content throughout the funnel, especially as brands move toward a more holistic marketing approach. \u2014 Yogesh Shah, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Do not direct the flow of portable electric fans toward yourself when room temperature is hotter than 90 degrees. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 23 June 2022",
"Some economists say the end of the holiday could increase inflation and deplete transportation funds, for a low pay-off, while environmentalists argue the gas tax undermines the effort to move toward clean energy. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"In that incident, an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer found Jason Phipps outside in his underwear yelling at Jill Phipps and walking toward her with his fists clenched. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"In a world that feels inundated with celebrity beauty brands, Kardashian\u2019s move toward skin care isn\u2019t the least bit surprising. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"As people inside and outside newsrooms struggle with whether showing brutal images of slain children might move people and politicians toward collective action, Emmett\u2019s family talks about power and pain, and the impact and limitations of an image. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"After Tuesday, the heat will continue to move toward the eastern seaboard. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"As the pressure has mounted, Paul and Ally have moved toward and away from each other. \u2014 Peter Libbey, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2020"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English toward , from Old English t\u014dweard facing, imminent, from t\u014d , preposition, to + -weard -ward":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8t\u022f(-\u0259)rd",
"\u02c8t\u014d-\u0259rd",
"t\u0259-\u02c8w\u022frd"
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"apropos",
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"as regards",
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"as to",
"concerning",
"of",
"on",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"touching"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222648",
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"adjective",
"preposition"
]
},
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": a bar on which a towel is hung in a bathroom":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114359",
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]
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": dishcloth gourd"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124046",
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},
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091105",
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213027",
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": a small usually premoistened piece of material used for personal cleansing (as of the hands)"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tiny towelette uses 14% aluminum to block excessive sweating at the source. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Tear a packet open and wipe the towelette across your skin - no need for water, no fuss, and zero residue after use. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Virgin Galactic engineers had designed a reclining seat that will redirect g-forces, making the experience more pleasant, and each passenger will receive a customized flight suit with a towelette in one pocket, in case of motion sickness. \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021",
"All the passengers received a 2-by-2 inch sanitizing towelette upon boarding \u2014 a poetically inadequate gesture, like bringing an eyelash to a gunfight. \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 5 Feb. 2021",
"Instead of shelling out for a costly procedure at the dermatologist's office, Gross proposes a twice-weekly (and approximately five-minute-long, in my experience) rubdown with an individual towelette . \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 1 Dec. 2020",
"And after a wipe with a towelette , a scrubbing from the cloth and some port checkups, your phone should feel good as new. \u2014 Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored , 17 Aug. 2020",
"Each towelette is packed with a ton of vitamins and nutrients, including argan oil and vitamin C. \u2014 Shauna Beni, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 10 Aug. 2020",
"They will, however, be allowed to carry a moist towelette in their back pocket. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 25 June 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124550",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a cotton or linen fabric often used for making towels":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For her spring 2022 collection, the French designer Marine Serre, a champion of upcycling, made old tabletop linens, toweling and even cutlery into neat suiting and jewelry that was one of the hits of Paris Fashion Week. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
"In the second shot, the Working Girl star reposted a paparazzi pic, featuring her toweling off after a swim. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 30 July 2021",
"Remove paper toweling ; stand each ear on its stem end (slice to create a flat bottom) and carefully cut lengthwise with a heavy-bladed knife. \u2014 Star Tribune , 14 July 2021",
"Remove the rice paper, blot on paper toweling , and transfer to a work surface. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 7 July 2021",
"Microfiber towels absorb and hold liquids and oils faster and better than traditional cotton toweling . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2021",
"The initial application needs to occur 15 to 30 minutes before exposure, plus reapplication after swimming, toweling or a lot of sweating. \u2014 Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Cover them loosely with paper toweling and put them in the refrigerator to dry out. \u2014 Bill St. John, The Denver Post , 16 Oct. 2019",
"After prepping any shrimp that\u2019s to be marinated, be sure first to blot or pat it dry with paper toweling . \u2014 Bill St. John, The Denver Post , 17 July 2019"
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"The explosion occurred at 11:24 a.m. Dec. 30 at the facility\u2019s pier when coal was being loaded from a conveyor belt to a transfer tower . \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"The hospital operates as two buildings \u2014 the second one being the eight-story inpatient building next to the outpatient tower . \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"Two individuals authorities believe intentionally set fire to a 5G cellphone tower last year on the far West Side are in custody, according to court documents. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022",
"Eventually, the pilot was patched through to the Palm Beach International Airport control tower . \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Condos are going to be added to the signature Peachtree Center office tower . \u2014 Alexander Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
"Your phone picks up and amplifies the signal to send it back to the tower . \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Cession Cession, a Southern-themed bistro with patio seating, is coming soon to the Watermark development's office tower , Phoenix Business Journal reported. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The historic monument grew again in 2000 when an Ultra High Frequency antenna was added to the tower to take it to 1,063 feet. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Palm trees tower over some of the most beautiful and iconic blocks in the city that don\u2019t have any shade. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Like the other products in the Swiss luxury brand\u2019s Pure Gold line, the new Pure Gold Radiance Nocturnal Balm\u2014a rich, decadent night cream\u2014is set in a refillable gold vessel that will tower over the other products on your vanity. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
"Ahead of the hottest months of the year, PEOPLE Tested evaluated 31 fans \u2014 from desk fans to tower fans \u2014 and our team's top choice is on super sale at Amazon right now. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
"Tipped on one end and plunked down on Forty-second Street, a U.L.C.V. would tower over the Chrysler Building. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"But the statue that used to tower over residents has disappeared. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"The Hull sisters took turns guarding Harmon, too, using their height and length to tower over the 5-foot-6 dynamo. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Meanwhile, San Diego\u2019s planning department is simultaneously moving forward with a repeat attempt to lift the 30-foot height limit in the Midway District, as all plans include buildings that tower above the limit. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Slender palm trees tower over a riot of velvety green. \u2014 Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure , 7 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film begins with the recent arrival of nine-year old Ida (Rakel Lenora Fl\u00f8ttum) and her family to a remote, East Oslo tower block , encircled by the dense wood that will serve as her playground. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
"Georgio Petrovic, 21, was born a year after the bombing and lives in the same imposing, angular tower block . \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"One of those strikes brought a multi-story tower block tumbling down. \u2014 CNN , 12 May 2021",
"Today, a 12-story tower block stands directly atop its point of impact. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2021",
"Even dexterity board games have become digitized with a virtual version of Jenga and similar tower block games like Blockle or Table Tower Online. \u2014 Star Tribune , 18 Dec. 2020",
"The tower block is home to hundreds of people who take the elevator multiple times each day. \u2014 Hilary Whiteman, CNN , 3 Aug. 2020",
"In the central town of Goettingen, the quarantining of 700 people in a tower block led to a riot on Saturday, as 200 people tried to get out. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 22 June 2020",
"Originating among the tower blocks of the Bronx in the 1970s, rap was ascendant by the time of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles in the 1990s. \u2014 The Economist , 9 June 2020"
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"He flew into a towering rage.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Father Denis, who entered the Cistercian order in his native Hungary in 1955 and was ordained in Austria in 1961, was known for his towering intellect and deep spirituality. \u2014 Mike Wilson, Dallas News , 21 May 2020",
"New York City has reportedly offered incarcerated workers jobs earning $6 per hour, a towering sum by prison standards. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 19 May 2020",
"Digging into a towering stack of pancakes at Casa Sedona Inn is the perfect way to load up on carbs before traversing the red-rock buttes on foot. \u2014 Macy Sirmans, Travel + Leisure , 19 May 2020",
"The poet was a hero, a seer, a towering figure (Yeats above all), whose themes were history, epic and elegy. \u2014 The Economist , 14 May 2020",
"For an introverted too-small-for-sports kid from a broken family to become the gigantic towering artistry of Prince. \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 13 May 2020",
"The notice that the towering units had reached the end of their useful life and were now just 1.9 million pounds of scrap steel was routine. \u2014 al , 8 May 2020",
"Footage filmed by Doulaye Bonkano showed the towering wall of sand overtaking the city of Niamey. \u2014 Fox News , 6 May 2020",
"There\u2019s the golden, baroque Schoenbrunn Palace, and the towering cathedral of St. Stephen\u2019s. \u2014 Kate Krader, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020"
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"\u02c8tau\u0307(-\u0259)r-i\u014b",
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": towrope"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the middle of the towline are team dogs, who make up the core of the group and pull the sled. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The towline was severed in half during a cyclone about 50 miles off the coast. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Caught in a northwest gale, not only did the towline snap, but so did Atlanta's sails, which left it at the mercy of the storm. \u2014 Maxime Tamsett, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In 2016, as Indonesian authorities tried to tow in a Chinese boat operating off the Natunas, a Chinese Coast Guard ship nosed in and broke the towline , allowing the Chinese fishers to flee. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Within a week, a new towline was attached and the bow was towed 280 miles offshore where it was loaded with plastic explosives. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2020",
"The towline snapped and the bow section of the New Carissa was again adrift at sea. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2020",
"The Artic Sounder newspaper reported the hunters were in a boat on a towline and flipped in rough water. \u2014 Rachel D'oro, The Seattle Times , 9 Oct. 2018",
"However, the other tug had a winch motor failure while recovering the towline from the tanker. \u2014 Robert Archibald, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A week after Oleksandr and Olena left Hostomel, a neighbor sent them a photo showing that the couple\u2019s town house had been destroyed. \u2014 Kate Tsurkan, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Issues have arisen in town house communities, where driveways often are shorter and some residences have single-car garages, according to Michael Prousa, project manager with the city\u2019s Transportation, Engineering and Development department, or TED. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The luggage is believed to have been purchased from a Walmart store near the Littleton Trail town house where Brian and Gail Peck lived, according to Elgin police detective Christopher Hughes, who testified Wednesday. \u2014 Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Rents classified as affordable would range from $1,792 for a one-bedroom apartment to $2,437 for a three-bedroom town house , according to the application. \u2014 Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Bills sponsored by Democratic Councilman Izzy Patoka clear the way for a town house development in Owings Mills while exempting the developer from some requirements, and allow the Park School of Baltimore to build an addition. \u2014 Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"At the beginning of our pas de deux, five years ago, Sondheim would receive me in his East Forties town house . \u2014 D. T. Max, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Former Playboy bunny and playmate Victoria Valentino recalls being drugged by Cosby in the late 1960s at a Sunset Strip restaurant, shuttled to a town house in the Hollywood Hills, then raped by the star. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
"But duplex and town house rental developments \u2014 sometimes called horizontal multifamily projects \u2014 also are considered single-family homes because the same renter occupies all floors of one unstacked unit. \u2014 Cameron Sperance, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Jan. 2022"
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"\u2014 Jeffrey Toobin",
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"\u2014 The Pittsburgh Press",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Police first searched Cutler's $1.575 million farmhouse and $1.25 million townhome on Wednesday, two days before his arrest, WMTW reports. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Vonk knew that when her second child arrives in a few months, space in her suburban Chicago townhome would get tighter. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"The townhome was donated to Habitat Susquehanna by the Canlas Family Trust and rehabbed by Habitat\u2019s volunteers. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Her remains were found 20 months later, on April 7, 2013, in a wooded area in Cedar Grove, Indiana, about 25 miles from her townhome . \u2014 Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On Wednesday, law enforcement officials searched his current homes, a townhome on Pine Street in Portland's West End and an 1850 farmhouse on the waterfront in Brooklin. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Our last stop is Des Moines, the capital city of Iowa, to tour a four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom townhome listed at $682,900. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Ruddy and Yesenia Cordero left their pricey New York City apartment for a spacious townhome in Gwinnett County. \u2014 Tyler Wilkins, ajc , 26 Nov. 2021",
"This is likely indicative of availability, as single-family home listings were down by about 10% from last year while condo and townhome listings were up. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 12 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All of the standard tropes are set up\u2014the weird old townie who tries to warn the kids off, a creepy old basement filled with bizarre and ominous paraphernalia, etc.\u2014though maybe they\u2019re set up just a little too perfectly. \u2014 Jennifer M. Wood, Wired , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Then Goodell walked the townie outside the bar, down the street and the incident was over. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Given the narrative of upward mobility that frames so many media reports and popular depictions of Asian Americans, a scuzzy townie like Nora is already a step toward greater, more inclusive, not to mention more candid, representation. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Feb. 2020",
"For longtime Franklin fans and new townies alike, something else is happening: pride is pouring over. \u2014 Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star , 20 Feb. 2020",
"One sister got engaged to a Catholic man who attended Mass at Immaculate Conception, the townie church. \u2014 Emma Green, The Atlantic , 12 Dec. 2019",
"For years, townies whispered about alleged weapons stashes in the steam tunnels beneath the academy. \u2014 Emma Green, The Atlantic , 12 Dec. 2019",
"The one-time fishermen\u2019s fave \u2014 a hole in the wall \u2014 now draws townies and tourists. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The memoir is a delightful, deft, familiar \u2014 and ambitious \u2014 foray into family dynamics and working-class gusto, a relatable story of the townies in a city overrun by, and dependent upon, tourists. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019"
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"The most famous trek takes around 3-5 days and begins in Mestia, a quaint townlet dotted with picturesque Svan towers cradled by soaring peaks. \u2014 Melanie Hamilton, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"Then Goodell walked the townie outside the bar, down the street and the incident was over. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Given the narrative of upward mobility that frames so many media reports and popular depictions of Asian Americans, a scuzzy townie like Nora is already a step toward greater, more inclusive, not to mention more candid, representation. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Feb. 2020",
"For longtime Franklin fans and new townies alike, something else is happening: pride is pouring over. \u2014 Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star , 20 Feb. 2020",
"One sister got engaged to a Catholic man who attended Mass at Immaculate Conception, the townie church. \u2014 Emma Green, The Atlantic , 12 Dec. 2019",
"For years, townies whispered about alleged weapons stashes in the steam tunnels beneath the academy. \u2014 Emma Green, The Atlantic , 12 Dec. 2019",
"The one-time fishermen\u2019s fave \u2014 a hole in the wall \u2014 now draws townies and tourists. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The memoir is a delightful, deft, familiar \u2014 and ambitious \u2014 foray into family dynamics and working-class gusto, a relatable story of the townies in a city overrun by, and dependent upon, tourists. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019"
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"In an interview with Q Voice News, Alok, 30, talks about being on the road with their tour, observing toxic masculinity in comedy, and confronting gender binary. \u2014 Phillip Zonkel, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"Nor is bullying or toxic masculinity or violent video games. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"The show\u2019s avatars for Hamlet, Ophelia and Laertes are all gay despite the homophobia, gender stereotyping and toxic masculinity that runs in their families. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"For us Soldier Boy is this walking, talking, dated toxic masculinity. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"But the vile nature of some of the misogynistic tweets and TikTok videos posted about Heard were toxic masculinity at its worst. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"Harper is under siege by multiple manifestations of toxic masculinity\u2014lechery, neediness, condescension, even Geoffrey\u2019s uncomfortable banter. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"The mattress pad is environmentally friendly, free of any toxic chemicals like PVC and fire retardants. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Former Army combat engineer Andrew Myatt is one of the 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. \u2014 Jennifer Griffin, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Their relationship has been fraught and low-key toxic from the beginning, but it's taken time and distance to see that clearly. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 15 June 2020",
"Because the whales feed near shore from the base of the food chain, even sucking up sediments and mud, their scat also could provide information about toxics in the environment, Giles said. \u2014 Lynda Mapes, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Same with non- toxic , because the terms don't have concrete, universal definitions. \u2014 Lindsay Schallon, Glamour , 17 Feb. 2020",
"More: Would Fab Five revival at Michigan turn Michigan State rivalry toxic ? \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 3 Jan. 2020",
"Pollution, from oily toxics to plastics, spills into coastal waters. \u2014 Craig Welch, National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Adding certain types of biomass to the soil and covering it in plastic can kill the spores, as the material decomposes and releases gas toxic to bacteria and fungi. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 17 July 2019",
"From his initial charm to his subsequent gaslighting, Parker's behavior is textbook toxic . \u2014 Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com , 20 June 2019",
"Joseph has previously tested its drinking water for 2,4-D, the less toxic of the two chemicals. \u2014 Rob Davis | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com , 13 June 2019"
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"definitions":{
": a poisonous substance that is a specific product of the metabolic activities of a living organism and is usually very unstable, notably toxic when introduced into the tissues, and typically capable of inducing antibody formation":[]
},
"examples":[
"the toxin in scorpion venom",
"read a pamphlet on the toxin responsible for botulism, a food poisoning that can cause paralysis and even death in some cases",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are signs that algal toxin dangers are expanding north in Alaska waters as the climate warms. \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"At least one dog death from algal bloom toxin exposure has been reported in Michigan, according to a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy report in 2020. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
"The tadpoles that were not exposed to the bufadienolide toxin barely nibbled their toad and frog eggs. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The Botulinum toxin is injected via a syringe, directly under the ear, where the jaw hinges. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The pandemic has slowed in-home lead removal efforts that are often prompted by a test showing elevated levels of the toxin . \u2014 Suzy Khimm, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
"Venom differs in quantity, potency and proportion and types of toxin , according to habitat and diet, and even by changing temperatures due to climate change. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"This potent type of toxin can do a real number or numbers on your body. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"When exposed to sunlight, anemones modify oxybenzone within their cells by attaching glucose to it, which turns it into a toxin . \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u00e4k-s\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxic",
"venom"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042829",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a headdress of linen or woolen hanging down over the shoulders and formerly worn by old women of the lower classes":[],
": a literary or musical trifle or diversion":[],
": designed or made for use as a toy":[
"a toy stove"
],
": flirtatious or seductive behavior":[],
": of diminutive size compared to a standard form or breed":[
"a toy dog"
],
": something (such as a preoccupation) that is paltry or trifling":[],
": something for a child to play with":[],
": something that can be toyed with":[],
": to act or deal with something lightly or without vigor or purpose":[
"toyed with the idea"
],
": to amuse oneself as if with a toy : play":[
"they're just toying with him"
],
": to engage in flirtation":[],
": trinket , bauble":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Please put away your toys .",
"He bought a new TV and a few other toys .",
"Her latest toy is a sports car.",
"Your car is just a toy compared to this truck.",
"Verb",
"the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about",
"likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating",
"Adjective",
"Put your toys back in the toy box .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After placing the other teen in handcuffs, the officer determined the gun was a toy and that teen was released from custody, police said. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"My papa found Rosalie like that, upside down, her little feet dangling out, as though she were not drowned at all but digging for worms or for a beloved rattle toy . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Make your indoor cat feel like a master hunter with a toy that keeps them guessing , like this one which sends an enticing feather popping out of its openings at random intervals\u2014like a kitty version of Whack A Mole. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"For the first time, a Hungarian herding breed, mudi, and a Russian toy competed. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"That is what this week's Lightyear is: a fictional film that explains why a fictional toy was created in another fictional film. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022",
"Triomphe print, as well as a rubber toy in the same signature shape. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"This raises a question: Why didn\u2019t Andy also have a Sox toy ? \u2014 Alan Zilberman, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Remember me on all fours attempting to pick up a squeaky dog toy with just my mouth? \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here's another splash pad that works well as a shallow wading pool and can transform into a ball pit and toy zone during the winter months. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
"There is a famous clip from a news conference in 1965, during that period when Dylan would toy with journalists. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The question we're left to ponder is not whether Trump likes to toy with the idea of using violence. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"But what other writers grab us with tales that toy with the very idea of reality? \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Scenes unfold with anesthetizing sameness and little discernible effort by the filmmakers to toy with our nerves or tinker with our expectations. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Quantum gravity seems to toy with nature\u2019s architecture, making a mockery of the neat system of nested scales that EFT-wielding physicists have grown accustomed to. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Similarly, Severance is thoughtful while shying away from an actual worldview\u2014the show tends to toy with deeper meaning like a cat with small prey, batting it around in front of our eyes. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
"When the talent agent asks what the act is \u2014 and here\u2019s where comedians toy with the joke \u2014 the family usually describes a lurid, generally offensive act. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Not surprisingly, the non- toy version was well beyond my household budget, and \u2014 less surprisingly, still \u2014 months on back order. \u2014 Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Also, mom and dad are clearly, in non- toy form, overwhelmed and exhausted. \u2014 Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2021",
"That's why the Chron Shopping team has picked out some of our favorite non- toy gifts for kids to keep children engaged, active, and happy. \u2014 Micolette Davis, Chron , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Try Amazon\u2019s own toy subscription service, which boasts a subscription for children aged 3 to 13. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Scene transitions show toy cities, just like those used on the legendary children\u2019s show, only Lloyd\u2019s story is unfolding in Manhattan, rather than Pittsburgh. \u2014 Rachel E. Greenspan, Time , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Without proper safeguards\u2014by parents, if not toy companies\u2014children are at risk, both individually and through collection of aggregate data about kids\u2019 activities. \u2014 Marie-helen Maras, Scientific American , 10 May 2018",
"When the researchers presented plans for their study to tribe members who were trained research assistants, the assistants protested that the experiment\u2014which involved watching children play with toy animals\u2014was not culturally appropriate. \u2014 Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6a":"Noun",
"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English toye":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fi"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toy Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
"synonyms":[
"dally",
"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
"recreate",
"rollick",
"skylark",
"sport"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181210",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"toylike":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a headdress of linen or woolen hanging down over the shoulders and formerly worn by old women of the lower classes":[],
": a literary or musical trifle or diversion":[],
": designed or made for use as a toy":[
"a toy stove"
],
": flirtatious or seductive behavior":[],
": of diminutive size compared to a standard form or breed":[
"a toy dog"
],
": something (such as a preoccupation) that is paltry or trifling":[],
": something for a child to play with":[],
": something that can be toyed with":[],
": to act or deal with something lightly or without vigor or purpose":[
"toyed with the idea"
],
": to amuse oneself as if with a toy : play":[
"they're just toying with him"
],
": to engage in flirtation":[],
": trinket , bauble":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Please put away your toys .",
"He bought a new TV and a few other toys .",
"Her latest toy is a sports car.",
"Your car is just a toy compared to this truck.",
"Verb",
"the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about",
"likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating",
"Adjective",
"Put your toys back in the toy box .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After placing the other teen in handcuffs, the officer determined the gun was a toy and that teen was released from custody, police said. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"My papa found Rosalie like that, upside down, her little feet dangling out, as though she were not drowned at all but digging for worms or for a beloved rattle toy . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Make your indoor cat feel like a master hunter with a toy that keeps them guessing , like this one which sends an enticing feather popping out of its openings at random intervals\u2014like a kitty version of Whack A Mole. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"For the first time, a Hungarian herding breed, mudi, and a Russian toy competed. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"That is what this week's Lightyear is: a fictional film that explains why a fictional toy was created in another fictional film. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022",
"Triomphe print, as well as a rubber toy in the same signature shape. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"This raises a question: Why didn\u2019t Andy also have a Sox toy ? \u2014 Alan Zilberman, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Remember me on all fours attempting to pick up a squeaky dog toy with just my mouth? \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here's another splash pad that works well as a shallow wading pool and can transform into a ball pit and toy zone during the winter months. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
"There is a famous clip from a news conference in 1965, during that period when Dylan would toy with journalists. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The question we're left to ponder is not whether Trump likes to toy with the idea of using violence. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"But what other writers grab us with tales that toy with the very idea of reality? \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Scenes unfold with anesthetizing sameness and little discernible effort by the filmmakers to toy with our nerves or tinker with our expectations. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Quantum gravity seems to toy with nature\u2019s architecture, making a mockery of the neat system of nested scales that EFT-wielding physicists have grown accustomed to. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Similarly, Severance is thoughtful while shying away from an actual worldview\u2014the show tends to toy with deeper meaning like a cat with small prey, batting it around in front of our eyes. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
"When the talent agent asks what the act is \u2014 and here\u2019s where comedians toy with the joke \u2014 the family usually describes a lurid, generally offensive act. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Not surprisingly, the non- toy version was well beyond my household budget, and \u2014 less surprisingly, still \u2014 months on back order. \u2014 Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Also, mom and dad are clearly, in non- toy form, overwhelmed and exhausted. \u2014 Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2021",
"That's why the Chron Shopping team has picked out some of our favorite non- toy gifts for kids to keep children engaged, active, and happy. \u2014 Micolette Davis, Chron , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Try Amazon\u2019s own toy subscription service, which boasts a subscription for children aged 3 to 13. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Scene transitions show toy cities, just like those used on the legendary children\u2019s show, only Lloyd\u2019s story is unfolding in Manhattan, rather than Pittsburgh. \u2014 Rachel E. Greenspan, Time , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Without proper safeguards\u2014by parents, if not toy companies\u2014children are at risk, both individually and through collection of aggregate data about kids\u2019 activities. \u2014 Marie-helen Maras, Scientific American , 10 May 2018",
"When the researchers presented plans for their study to tribe members who were trained research assistants, the assistants protested that the experiment\u2014which involved watching children play with toy animals\u2014was not culturally appropriate. \u2014 Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6a":"Noun",
"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English toye":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u022fi"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toy Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
"synonyms":[
"dally",
"disport",
"frolic",
"play",
"recreate",
"rollick",
"skylark",
"sport"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013925",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}
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