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{
"Booidea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Booidea taxonomic synonym of bovoidea"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, alteration of Bovoidea"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u014d\u02c8\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-152408",
"type":[]
},
"Book":{
"antonyms":[
"bespeak",
"reserve"
],
"definitions":{
": a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra : musical repertory":[],
": a long written or printed literary composition":[
"reading a good book",
"reference books",
"hardcover and paperback books"
],
": a major division of a treatise or literary work":[
"the books of the Bible"
],
": a packet of items bound together like a book":[
"a book of stamps",
"a book of matches"
],
": a position from which one must answer for certain acts : account":[
"bring criminals to book"
],
": a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition":[
"\u2014 often used in plural the books show a profit"
],
": a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory":[],
": a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover":[
"an address book"
],
": all the charges that can be made against an accused person":[
"threw the book at him"
],
": an act or occurrence worth noting":[],
": bible sense 1":[
"put his hand on the Book and took the oath"
],
": bookmaker":[],
": derived from books (see book entry 1 sense 1 ) and not from practical experience":[
"book learning"
],
": e-book":[],
": in favor with one":[
"getting back in his boss's good books"
],
": in one's own opinion":[],
": inside information or analysis":[
"the book on him is that he can't hit a curveball"
],
": libretto":[],
": magazine sense 1a":[],
": on the records":[
"outdated laws that are still on the books"
],
": shown by ledgers":[
"book assets"
],
": something that yields knowledge or understanding":[
"the great book of nature",
"her face was an open book"
],
": the number of tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value":[],
": the script of a play":[],
": the standards or authority relevant in a situation":[
"runs her business by the book"
],
": the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem":[
"tried every trick in the book"
],
": to enter charges against in a police register":[
"was booked on suspicion of murder"
],
": to make a reservation":[
"book through your travel agent"
],
": to note the name or number of (someone, such as a soccer player) for a serious infraction of the rules":[
"booking him for a late tackle"
],
": to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings)":[
"he was booked to sail on Monday"
],
": to register in a hotel":[
"\u2014 usually used with in went to the hotel and booked in"
],
": to reserve in advance":[
"book two seats at the theater",
"tried to make reservations, but they were all booked up"
],
": to schedule engagements for":[
"book the band for a week"
],
": to set aside time for":[
"booking a strategy meeting"
],
"\u2014 see also cook the books":[
"\u2014 often used in plural the books show a profit"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The shelves in his office are filled with books .",
"That's one of the best books I've read in a long time.",
"a novelist who has written some wonderful books",
"The library has many dictionaries and other reference books .",
"the books of the Bible",
"a story that is told in the Book of Job",
"Adjective",
"His schooling provided him with extensive book knowledge.",
"She had plenty of book learning but no hands-on experience.",
"Verb",
"They booked two seats at the theater.",
"They booked tickets for a direct flight from London to New York.",
"I booked a table at our favorite restaurant.",
"She booked through her travel agent.",
"We will need to book early.",
"She booked me on a flight from Oslo to Paris.",
"He was booked to sail on Monday.",
"The band was booked to play at the reception.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Attending the book launch party of The Young Stalin: The Adventurous Early Life Of The Dictator 1878-1917 in London with sister Pippa Middleton. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"As such, the book belongs as much to the people Laisv\u0117 connects. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The book spans a decade and grew out of an unlikely place. \u2014 Julius Constantine Motal, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Shoemaker-Galloway, who is also a children\u2019s book author, said her customers were understanding. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The free program is designed to help book lovers of all ages accomplish reading goals and for children to continue learning throughout the summer. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"The most common advice is to be flexible and book early. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Based on the beloved 1965 children\u2019s book by Bernard Waber, the film follows the anthropomorphic croc on an adventure through the Big Apple after the Primm family moves into their house on 88th Street. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"Nye reached out to Mundy by email to share a note about the book , and the two began dating. \u2014 Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Airport officials recommend travelers to arrive early, pre- book and plan ahead. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Non- book readers who are curious: this season is based on The Viscount Who Loved Me. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Kaepernick Publishing, which was founded in 2019, earlier this year announced a multi- book partnership with children\u2019s media giant Scholastic. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Flyer officially begins service Feb. 1 and guests can pre- book online. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Simon & Schuster, which has a multi- book deal with New York Magazine, currently boasts best sellers including a Rupi Kaur collection and memoirs from Stanley Tucci and Tori Amos. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"At the heart of Herbert\u2019s Dune series, a multi- book tale of space empires, sandworms, religious fervor, and political gamesmanship spanning centuries, was a simple observation: Great power comes with terrible burden. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The consolidation was mostly to cut down on non- book inventory like magazines, records, gifts and used DVDs, not because of pandemic distress. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Visitors must pre- book tickets and follow Covid-19 safety precautions. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like all beach clubs here, reservations are required and book up quickly. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Try to book midweek flights and select a seat beside an empty middle seat, if possible. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Users log in to the app, can see your auto listing by location and can book it with specific pickup and drop-off times. \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Survey respondents overwhelmingly showed a desire to book faraway trips and execute ambitious, meaningful, and scaled-up travel plans this year. \u2014 Audrey Hendrey, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"But travelers need to vote with their wallets and book their hotel rooms as part of a conversation with the hotel, and not online. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"The best way to do that is to skip the commercial flights, packed with people as often as not already in party mode, and book a seat instead on an Aero jet. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Local media reported that visitors couldn\u2019t book tickets for the city\u2019s public theaters and museums, and residents were forced to communicate with officials via fax. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"TD Garden doesn\u2019t book many events in early June, in case of deep postseason runs for the Celtics or Bruins, said Latimer. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English b\u014dc ; akin to Old High German buoh book, Goth boka letter":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"tome",
"volume"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165504",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective,",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"Boone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Daniel 1734\u20131820 American pioneer":[],
"city north-northwest of Des Moines in central Iowa population 12,661":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035111",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name"
]
},
"boo":{
"antonyms":[
"cheer"
],
"definitions":{
": a romantic partner : sweetheart , honey":[
"Your parents might keep a sharp eye on potential partners and your besties may lay down difficult \"friend tests,\" but only one real opinion on your new boo truly matters: what your dog thinks of them.",
"\u2014 Jaime Lees",
"This has left me skeptical of all new relationships\u2014including my new boo .",
"\u2014 Griffin Wynne"
],
": a shout of disapproval or contempt":[],
": any utterance at all":[
"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions never said boo"
],
": to deride especially by uttering a prolonged boo":[],
": to express disapproval of by booing":[
"the crowd booed the referee"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"A chorus of boos was heard after the shot missed the goal.",
"The announcement was greeted by a mixture of boos and cheers.",
"Verb",
"Many people in the crowd booed when the announcement was made.",
"Many people in the crowd booed the announcement, but a few people cheered it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"C\u2019mon, when the day began the Dodgers were in third place in the standings, but led the league in pitching and led all of baseball in run differential and \u2026 boo ! \u2014 Bill Plaschke, latimes.com , 25 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The gown was elegantly sexed up with waist-hugging draping, a peek-a- boo cutout at the neckline, and (of course) a sky-high leg slit. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
"Tepera then walked Teoscar Hernandez, tying the score at 9 and setting off a raucous boo from the crowd. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"At the end of the lane, a peek-a- boo glass bubble showcases the powerful waves crashing against the rocks below as reminder of one\u2019s thrilling aerial position. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Aside from reprising the iconic peek-a- boo lingerie look, Lipa showed us that she's been having a blast exploring the great outdoors with a gallery showing off Ireland's gorgeous countryside. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His pitch \u2014 wide and short of the plate \u2014 drew a boo or two from the fans in the stands. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Reveal and Conceal Play peek-a- boo by pairing an unbuttoned blouse with your favorite swim top. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And Australian label Peony sells a green gingham sundress with a peek-a- boo cutout at the midsection. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Coral Pink Sand Dunes is just a minutes-drive away, not to mention Red Canyon, or Peek-a- boo Slot, and Gooseberry Mesa. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In other words, the teams didn\u2019t give their fan bases anything to boo about. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
"As the building began to buzz, driven by Duke fans who stuck around to boo MSU and root on Davidson, Bingham checked back in. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Introduced to the Madison Square Garden crowd by Kris Kristofferson, O\u2019Connor would soon be comforted by him when the crowd \u2014 or at least a vocal portion of it \u2014 tried to boo her offstage. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Mets players, led by former Cub Javier B\u00e1ez, became the first athletes to boo their fans, using a thumbs-down gesture to show their displeasure. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Knicks fans would love another chance to boo Young in the teams' first meeting at MSG since last season's playoffs, when Young emerged as a New York villain and the Hawks eliminated the Knicks in the opening round. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The entire team spent the week rushing to clear Ball's name, fearing that the audience might boo her during the show's Friday night live taping. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Fans, for the most part, have stopped going to the games and the ones that do go, seem to boo or wear a paper bag on their head. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 5 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1639, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
"1833, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1988, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"derivative of boo entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of boo entry 2":"Verb",
"expressive formation; the voiced labial release and high vowel presumably heighten the suddenness of the utterance":"Interjection",
"of uncertain origin":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bird",
"Bronx cheer",
"catcall",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"razz",
"snort"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211815",
"type":[
"interjection",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"boo-boo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually trivial injury (such as a bruise or scratch)":[
"\u2014 used especially by or of a child"
],
": mistake , blunder":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably baby-talk alteration of boohoo , imitation of the sound of weeping":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-(\u02cc)b\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065519",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"boo-hoo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to weep loudly and with sobs":[
"\u2026 even the impeccable Lord Jeffrey, editor of the Edinburgh Review , confessed to having cried\u2014blubbered, boohooed , snuffled, and sighed\u2014over the death of Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop .",
"\u2014 Tom Wolfe",
"Joey kept boo-hooing like a real idiot.",
"\u2014 Christopher Paul Curtis",
"\u2014 often used as an interjection especially in mocking imitation of another's tears, complaints, unhappiness, etc. Before she finished her question, one twin and then the other began to cry. \" Boohoo , boohoo ,\" Ernie mocked. \"I'm not staying with crybabies.\" \u2014 Nancy Smiler Levinson He said as long as I was being so pure, why not give her the real scoop on her old man"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"imitative":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-\u02cch\u00fc",
"b\u00fc-\u02c8h\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095830",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun,",
"verb"
]
},
"boob":{
"antonyms":[
"blunder",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"slip up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"definitions":{
": a stupid awkward person : simpleton":[],
": boor , philistine":[
"compared to the civilized and educated European, the American seemed a boob",
"\u2014 J. T. Farrell"
],
": breast":[],
": goof sense 2":[
"realised that he had boobed by paying too much"
],
": mistake , blunder":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1914, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1959, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1931, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for booby entry 1":"Noun , Noun , and Verb",
"short for booby entry 2":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcb"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035331",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"booby":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an awkward foolish person : dope":[],
": any of several tropical seabirds (genus Sula ) of the gannet family":[],
": breast":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of bubby":"Noun",
"modification of Spanish bobo , from Latin balbus stammering, probably of imitative origin":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307-",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"berk",
"charlie",
"charley",
"cuckoo",
"ding-a-ling",
"ding-dong",
"dingbat",
"dipstick",
"doofus",
"featherhead",
"fool",
"git",
"goose",
"half-wit",
"jackass",
"lunatic",
"mooncalf",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"simp",
"simpleton",
"turkey",
"yo-yo"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202339",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"booby hatch":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a psychiatric hospital":[
"\u2014 usually used with the"
],
": a raised framework with a sliding cover over a small hatch on a ship":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220046",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"booby hutch":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a covered horse-drawn vehicle used especially in the 18th century":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"booby entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165849",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"booby prize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an acknowledgment of notable inferiority":[],
": an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And a booby prize awaits for whichever team happens to finish second: a possible date with England in London in the round of 16. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 22 June 2021",
"Right now, that seems like more a booby prize than a reward. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Mar. 2021",
"The fact that a currently underemployed Democrat who was at 0 to 1 percent in the polls is now treating a chance to serve in the most elite legislative body in the country as a massive booby prize is a remarkable statement about the institution. \u2014 Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times , 16 Aug. 2019",
"The booby prize for whichever team scrapes together to finish as Group D\u2019s runner-up is a likely round-of-16 matchup with France. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 24 June 2018",
"The similarly unusual F Cinemascore is often a sign of misleading marketing\u2014like audiences expecting mother!, the most recent honoree of that booby prize , to be a straightforward horror film. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184003",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"booby trap":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a concealed explosive device contrived to go off when some harmless-looking object is touched":[],
": a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall":[]
},
"examples":[
"Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.",
"We set a booby trap by balancing a bucket of water on top of the door so that it would fall on him when he came in.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One booby trap was recovered in a building across the street, designed to blow when the electricity was switched back on, but Rhyzenko\u2019s home appeared to be safe based on the expert\u2019s search. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The soldiers passed a Russian military identification document, fluttering in the wind on the lawn of a house, but did not touch it to check the name, fearing a booby trap . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"It was thought their digging had triggered a booby trap . \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021",
"The gunman in that attack, which killed 12, attempted to booby trap his home before the shooting. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 28 May 2021",
"Flooding of the Money Pit, which the legend claims to be evidence of a booby trap , occurs naturally on that part of Oak Island due to the influx of fresh water from sands of the island\u2019s subsurface. \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021",
"Ronald Cyr, age 65, a most distrustful chap, Determined to defend his home, devised a booby trap . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2020",
"The booby trap was placed on the sidewalk of a Southwest Austin neighborhood and those injured were young white males. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Stranger said that during the initial search of the property, one of the deputies stepped on a board with nails sticking up from it \u2014 which Stranger said had been placed as a booby trap . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-\u02cctrap",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"mine"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035113",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"booby-trap":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a concealed explosive device contrived to go off when some harmless-looking object is touched":[],
": a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall":[]
},
"examples":[
"Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.",
"We set a booby trap by balancing a bucket of water on top of the door so that it would fall on him when he came in.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One booby trap was recovered in a building across the street, designed to blow when the electricity was switched back on, but Rhyzenko\u2019s home appeared to be safe based on the expert\u2019s search. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The soldiers passed a Russian military identification document, fluttering in the wind on the lawn of a house, but did not touch it to check the name, fearing a booby trap . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"It was thought their digging had triggered a booby trap . \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021",
"The gunman in that attack, which killed 12, attempted to booby trap his home before the shooting. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 28 May 2021",
"Flooding of the Money Pit, which the legend claims to be evidence of a booby trap , occurs naturally on that part of Oak Island due to the influx of fresh water from sands of the island\u2019s subsurface. \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021",
"Ronald Cyr, age 65, a most distrustful chap, Determined to defend his home, devised a booby trap . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2020",
"The booby trap was placed on the sidewalk of a Southwest Austin neighborhood and those injured were young white males. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Stranger said that during the initial search of the property, one of the deputies stepped on a board with nails sticking up from it \u2014 which Stranger said had been placed as a booby trap . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020"
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-\u02cctrap",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-"
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"\u02ccb\u00fcb\u0113\u02c8al\u0259"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To the extent that the effects are felt on those individuals\u2019 bank accounts, these actors can typically find ways to navigate around the harshest of punishments and keep the boodle flowing. \u2014 Blaise Malley, The New Republic , 17 Nov. 2021",
"His boodle took him to a pole barn on the edges of town, where his brother Ray was having a wedding reception. \u2014 John Carlisle, Freep.com , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Laura Marston, a 38-year-old Type 1 diabetic, does not want to see the ADA get a dime of bailout boodle . \u2014 Audrey Farley, The New Republic , 14 May 2020",
"But instead of plopping his funds in Manhattan high-rises or Miami beach-fronts, Kolomoisky\u2019s network tried a different tack, opting to stuff his boodle in metallurgy plants across the Rust Belt, and buildings in downtown Cleveland. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Some of the boodle is going to people who are barely farmers at all. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Dec. 2019",
"But if the politics of 2021 is to achieve anything close to what most Americans require, the path cannot be paved with the boodle and the influence of the wealthy. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 6 Sep. 2019",
"My guess is that academic criteria will rise as capable students prefer a free public college over a private college charging a boodle by comparison. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2018",
"For political fundraisers, California has long been the Big Rock Candy Mountain, excavated, mined and, ultimately, shafted by candidates of both parties who use the boodle to run for president in Iowa or New Hampshire, or Congress in East Podunk. \u2014 Seema Mehta, latimes.com , 30 June 2017"
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"battery",
"body",
"bunch",
"cluster",
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"constellation",
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"parcel",
"party",
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"type":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under China\u2019s current top leader, Xi Jinping, the party\u2019s attitudes toward the private sector took a more hostile turn and made the entrepreneur class the boogeyman for social ills. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Like Michael Myers\u2019 constant stalk of Laurie Strode, the boogeyman is always still out there. \u2014 Jude Clemente, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Vecna is the boogeyman that resides in the Creel House attic. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"For understandable reasons, algorithms have become a catch-all boogeyman for social media critics. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"For years, the Kremlin's power to weave disinformation into a believable narrative was a seemingly ever-present boogeyman , threatening to disrupt elections and sew discord thousands of miles away from Moscow. \u2014 Byshannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s now all one mega- boogeyman that must be erased, canceled, cut off from the world. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Cars themselves are becoming a boogeyman for some on the left. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Rent increases, gentrifying neighborhoods, water shortages, traffic problems, and more have all been chalked up by some to the boogeyman of those who aren\u2019t from here. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"by alteration":""
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-g\u0113-\u02ccman"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114008",
"type":[
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": boogie-woogie":[],
": to get going":[],
": to move quickly":[]
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"Let's boogie on out of here.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Regardless, fans adore the light-hearted celebratory boogie Teller does while playing football in the sand. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
"This husband-wife piano duo tour the world performing, either side-by-side on one piano or together on separate pianos, a mix of jazz stride, swing and boogie songs from the Great American Songbook. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"And how better to boogie than while wearing shiny new makeup",
"On the weekends a beach day was an all-day affair, with boogie boarding and ukelele jam sessions. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Tomas was boogie boarding at the time of the attack and was brought to shore by a surfer, according to authorities. \u2014 Gregory Yee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"His music touched on several genres, including Louisiana rhythm and blues, country-pop, boogie -woogie and gospel. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"The result is a vibrant cultural history that gestures beyond the tropes of the boogie down and the burning metropolis, those pervasive narratives of cultural renaissance and urban neglect that have dogged the area for half a century. \u2014 Emily Raboteau, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2020",
"Watersports options include paddleboards, kayaks, Hobie Cat rides, boogie boards, snorkeling, and diving. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Take a look at the night\u2019s big festivities, and be sure to grab your skates and boogie over to Flipper\u2019s before the summer\u2019s over. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Get ready to boogie with some of the best disco and funk music at this 21-and-up affair, happening at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Debbie McCollum, senior director of program leadership, sat across from a boy ready to boogie . \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Still, credit the 74-year-old Close for being willing to boogie shortly after losing out on an Oscar for the eighth time \u2014 a record among living performers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The Heat need a ballhandling guard who can boogie with it. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Dance-party endings can be interactive and participatory, sometimes encouraging audience members to come onstage or else just get up and boogie in the aisles. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Around that time, Woods started collecting Amateur Championship titles and losing his ability to boogie to the beat. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Choose waves or the calm bay, and relax on the shore or stay busy surfing, paddleboarding, or boogie boarding. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2020"
],
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"1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"\u02c8bu\u0307-g\u0113",
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"\u2014 Murray Chass"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of them appeared to be carrying a boogie board . \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"On the beach, Sharon Siegler meditated next to her boogie board and wetsuit. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Four years ago Ocean Beach resident Naomi Masiello bought a $20 kiddie pool from Walmart, filled it with water and put Bing Bang on a boogie board in the middle of it to teach him how to balance. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Rent gear from Mission Beach Surf and Skate (also known as Hamel\u2019s) to take a bike cruise along the boardwalk or boogie board in the ocean. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
"There\u2019s a bubblegum matte television and a boogie board waiting for you\u2014or perhaps a blue pair of oars or nautical-themed objets d\u2019art. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The dumpster was spilling over with trash, and the swimming pool was drained with only Coke cans and a boogie board lying on the bottom. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Ready your BBQs, break out your star spangled flip flops, and dust off your boogie boards , folks. \u2014 refinery29.com , 2 July 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a percussive style of playing blues on the piano characterized by a steady rhythmic ground bass of eighth notes in quadruple time and a series of improvised melodic variations":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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"origin unknown":""
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"\u02ccb\u00fc-g\u0113-\u02c8w\u00fc-g\u0113",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064135",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a spiny tree ( Idria columnaris ) of the family Fouquieriaceae chiefly of Lower California sometimes arching over and rooting at its tips":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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"cheer"
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": a romantic partner : sweetheart , honey":[
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"\u2014 Jaime Lees",
"This has left me skeptical of all new relationships\u2014including my new boo .",
"\u2014 Griffin Wynne"
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]
},
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"A chorus of boos was heard after the shot missed the goal.",
"The announcement was greeted by a mixture of boos and cheers.",
"Verb",
"Many people in the crowd booed when the announcement was made.",
"Many people in the crowd booed the announcement, but a few people cheered it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"C\u2019mon, when the day began the Dodgers were in third place in the standings, but led the league in pitching and led all of baseball in run differential and \u2026 boo ! \u2014 Bill Plaschke, latimes.com , 25 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The gown was elegantly sexed up with waist-hugging draping, a peek-a- boo cutout at the neckline, and (of course) a sky-high leg slit. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
"Tepera then walked Teoscar Hernandez, tying the score at 9 and setting off a raucous boo from the crowd. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"At the end of the lane, a peek-a- boo glass bubble showcases the powerful waves crashing against the rocks below as reminder of one\u2019s thrilling aerial position. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Aside from reprising the iconic peek-a- boo lingerie look, Lipa showed us that she's been having a blast exploring the great outdoors with a gallery showing off Ireland's gorgeous countryside. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His pitch \u2014 wide and short of the plate \u2014 drew a boo or two from the fans in the stands. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Reveal and Conceal Play peek-a- boo by pairing an unbuttoned blouse with your favorite swim top. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And Australian label Peony sells a green gingham sundress with a peek-a- boo cutout at the midsection. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Coral Pink Sand Dunes is just a minutes-drive away, not to mention Red Canyon, or Peek-a- boo Slot, and Gooseberry Mesa. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In other words, the teams didn\u2019t give their fan bases anything to boo about. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
"As the building began to buzz, driven by Duke fans who stuck around to boo MSU and root on Davidson, Bingham checked back in. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Introduced to the Madison Square Garden crowd by Kris Kristofferson, O\u2019Connor would soon be comforted by him when the crowd \u2014 or at least a vocal portion of it \u2014 tried to boo her offstage. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Mets players, led by former Cub Javier B\u00e1ez, became the first athletes to boo their fans, using a thumbs-down gesture to show their displeasure. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Knicks fans would love another chance to boo Young in the teams' first meeting at MSG since last season's playoffs, when Young emerged as a New York villain and the Hawks eliminated the Knicks in the opening round. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The entire team spent the week rushing to clear Ball's name, fearing that the audience might boo her during the show's Friday night live taping. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Fans, for the most part, have stopped going to the games and the ones that do go, seem to boo or wear a paper bag on their head. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 5 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1639, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
"1833, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Bronx cheer",
"catcall",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"razz",
"snort"
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"definitions":{
": a tall spiny long-lived desert tree ( Fouquieria columnaris synonym Idria columnaris ) native to northwestern Mexico and related to the ocotillo":[]
},
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a packet of items bound together like a book":[
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": a position from which one must answer for certain acts : account":[
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": a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition":[
"\u2014 often used in plural the books show a profit"
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": a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory":[],
": a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover":[
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": all the charges that can be made against an accused person":[
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": bible sense 1":[
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": derived from books (see book entry 1 sense 1 ) and not from practical experience":[
"book learning"
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": in favor with one":[
"getting back in his boss's good books"
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": in one's own opinion":[],
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"the book on him is that he can't hit a curveball"
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": on the records":[
"outdated laws that are still on the books"
],
": shown by ledgers":[
"book assets"
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": something that yields knowledge or understanding":[
"the great book of nature",
"her face was an open book"
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": the number of tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value":[],
": the script of a play":[],
": the standards or authority relevant in a situation":[
"runs her business by the book"
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": the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem":[
"tried every trick in the book"
],
": to enter charges against in a police register":[
"was booked on suspicion of murder"
],
": to make a reservation":[
"book through your travel agent"
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": to note the name or number of (someone, such as a soccer player) for a serious infraction of the rules":[
"booking him for a late tackle"
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": to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings)":[
"he was booked to sail on Monday"
],
": to register in a hotel":[
"\u2014 usually used with in went to the hotel and booked in"
],
": to reserve in advance":[
"book two seats at the theater",
"tried to make reservations, but they were all booked up"
],
": to schedule engagements for":[
"book the band for a week"
],
": to set aside time for":[
"booking a strategy meeting"
],
"\u2014 see also cook the books":[
"\u2014 often used in plural the books show a profit"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The shelves in his office are filled with books .",
"That's one of the best books I've read in a long time.",
"a novelist who has written some wonderful books",
"The library has many dictionaries and other reference books .",
"the books of the Bible",
"a story that is told in the Book of Job",
"Adjective",
"His schooling provided him with extensive book knowledge.",
"She had plenty of book learning but no hands-on experience.",
"Verb",
"They booked two seats at the theater.",
"They booked tickets for a direct flight from London to New York.",
"I booked a table at our favorite restaurant.",
"She booked through her travel agent.",
"We will need to book early.",
"She booked me on a flight from Oslo to Paris.",
"He was booked to sail on Monday.",
"The band was booked to play at the reception.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Attending the book launch party of The Young Stalin: The Adventurous Early Life Of The Dictator 1878-1917 in London with sister Pippa Middleton. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"As such, the book belongs as much to the people Laisv\u0117 connects. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The book spans a decade and grew out of an unlikely place. \u2014 Julius Constantine Motal, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Shoemaker-Galloway, who is also a children\u2019s book author, said her customers were understanding. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The free program is designed to help book lovers of all ages accomplish reading goals and for children to continue learning throughout the summer. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"The most common advice is to be flexible and book early. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Based on the beloved 1965 children\u2019s book by Bernard Waber, the film follows the anthropomorphic croc on an adventure through the Big Apple after the Primm family moves into their house on 88th Street. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"Nye reached out to Mundy by email to share a note about the book , and the two began dating. \u2014 Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Airport officials recommend travelers to arrive early, pre- book and plan ahead. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Non- book readers who are curious: this season is based on The Viscount Who Loved Me. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Kaepernick Publishing, which was founded in 2019, earlier this year announced a multi- book partnership with children\u2019s media giant Scholastic. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Flyer officially begins service Feb. 1 and guests can pre- book online. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Simon & Schuster, which has a multi- book deal with New York Magazine, currently boasts best sellers including a Rupi Kaur collection and memoirs from Stanley Tucci and Tori Amos. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"At the heart of Herbert\u2019s Dune series, a multi- book tale of space empires, sandworms, religious fervor, and political gamesmanship spanning centuries, was a simple observation: Great power comes with terrible burden. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The consolidation was mostly to cut down on non- book inventory like magazines, records, gifts and used DVDs, not because of pandemic distress. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Visitors must pre- book tickets and follow Covid-19 safety precautions. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like all beach clubs here, reservations are required and book up quickly. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Try to book midweek flights and select a seat beside an empty middle seat, if possible. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Users log in to the app, can see your auto listing by location and can book it with specific pickup and drop-off times. \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Survey respondents overwhelmingly showed a desire to book faraway trips and execute ambitious, meaningful, and scaled-up travel plans this year. \u2014 Audrey Hendrey, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"But travelers need to vote with their wallets and book their hotel rooms as part of a conversation with the hotel, and not online. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
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"Minnesota Center for Book Arts is a visual arts nonprofit organization that supports creative expression through traditional and contemporary book arts, including papermaking, bookbinding , and letterpress printing. \u2014 Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities , 13 Dec. 2019",
"The concept is artfully expanded to include architecture by India Mahdavi, bespoke helicopters by Sergio Bortoluz, and dazzling bookbinding by Martin Frost, among others. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 19 Sep. 2018",
"Another Texan artist, Mychal Mitchell, of Austin, takes festival attendees on a trip to 14th-century Europe and earlier with her ancient bookbinding skills. \u2014 Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2018",
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"Analyzing the leaf dimensions and bookbinding , among other things, the expert concluded that Ms. Parsons\u2019s copy belonged to the Vatican, and that letter in the Vatican Library was a fake. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2017",
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"Shares can be inherited; often a family will hand off its equity to a bookish member of the next generation, as happened in Widmer\u2019s case. \u2014 Robert Polidori, Town & Country , 9 June 2022",
"The upside: The whole gang, including the bookish Max (Torian Miller), and the tag-team hedonists Luke (Matt Rogers) and Keegan (Tomas Matos), gets access to a whole other swanky world on the island. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"Worthington, Ohio Worthington, Ohio, was ranked the no. 1 most bookish city in the U.S., according to this survey. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022",
"For many years, Campbell appeared each week in the Times Literary Supplement, where his back-page essay \u2014 ironic, bookish and irresistibly entertaining \u2014 was every subscriber\u2019s favorite feature. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The group includes thirsty mess Luke (Matt Rogers); his inseparable bestie, gender fluid queen Keegan (Tom\u00e1s Matos); and the more grounded, bookish Max (Torian Miller). \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"For some, this too muchness, married to Wilder\u2019s bookish mischief, will pall. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Eggers\u2019s action-film Hamlet is neither bookish nor inhibited nor speculative nor plotting with far-reaching imagination of complicated stratagems\u2014nor witty nor, above all, endowed with a sense of humor. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The Commission's annual resources booklet went out to more than 15,000 Marion County families this year, Brandon said. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"Bonnie Garmus's new book, Lessons in Chemistry, is now available from your favorite bookseller . \u2014 Bonnie Garmus, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
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"For Christmas shoppers still looking for gifts for the young readers in their life, there's been some interest in holiday titles, said Jen Steele, a bookseller at Boswell Book Company. \u2014 Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Co-written and directed by Nora Ephron, the film centered on the owner of a major bookstore chain, played by Mr. Hanks, who put Meg Ryan\u2019s character, a beloved independent bookseller in Manhattan, out of business. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Family Books, the idiosyncratic bookseller on Fairfax Avenue, was among L.A.\u2019s COVID-19 casualties last year. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Stores like Romani\u2019s helped contribute to a year of solid growth and greater diversity for the American Booksellers Association, the trade group for independent bookstore owners. \u2014 Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Harris Smithson was one of San Antonio\u2019s most prolific bookstore owners, a legacy that started in 1972 with the first L&M textbook store behind San Antonio College and that continues today with The Twig Book Shop at the Pearl. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
"Then there\u2019s Akademos, an online bookstore platform that now also offers a one-stop shop for bundling course materials. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"Owing to space constraints, a physical Barnes & Noble bookstore at the time could carry a hundred and thirty thousand titles. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
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"In this reissue of the beloved 2013 cult classic, Maria Griffiths \u2014 29 years old, trans and miserable in her New York bookstore job and her relationship \u2014 drives cross-country alone. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022"
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"The perfect reading accessory, this would be a practical and slightly unexpected gift or stocking stuffer for the senior bookworm in your life. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"Any bookworm will adore this simple, yet sweet, gift. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"As a teenager, the voracious bookworm became frustrated with the cumbersome, inadequate technology available to blind and visually impaired readers. \u2014 Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"If your mom is a major bookworm who swears by reading tangible paper, this little light is for her (and will clip to an e-reader too). \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 15 Apr. 2022",
"With access to true crime, romance, science fiction and more, your bookworm won't be able to contain his excitement. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Both my husband and I are academicians, so a bookworm daughter didn\u2019t seem a stretch. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The most famous bookworm of them all, Oprah Winfrey, is receiving a literary honor for her work championing authors over the past quarter century. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"For my tenth or eleventh birthday, a dear friend and fellow bookworm presented me with a paperback copy of Burnett\u2019s A Little Princess (1905). \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the pandemic persists, Wall Street bankers, Uber drivers, academics, artists and many other adults have turned reluctantly into boomerang children , uprooting their independent lives and migrating home. \u2014 Tiffany Hsu, New York Times , 15 May 2020"
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"Banyan Tree Group is impressively poised to capitalize on the booming trend. \u2014 Debbi Kickham, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The Nest Hub Max is comparable, though neither comes close to the booming power of the Amazon Echo Studio speaker. \u2014 PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"With the new Orion Amphitheater booming and legendary Von Braun Center thriving, there are shows coming now that will be buzzed about down the line. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"With the roof closed because of sporadic rain, Kwon was able to pick his spots with his booming forehand. \u2014 Chris Lehourites, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"But booming recreational use of drugs, including hallucinogens, sparked a fierce political backlash and helped set in motion the war on drugs, which, among other things, ended an era of research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Zalatoris kept up the pressure with a booming drive down the fairway on No. 18. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Since the 1990s, the lunar exploration has entered a new booming phase and nearly 20 spacecrafts have been launched to the Moon from not only the US but also new agencies such as China, India, and Japan. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"An old factory off Third Street will reopen this fall as an arts and science center, designed to better knit the booming business district into the diverse neighborhoods next door. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022"
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"His father worked in the oil fields, and Jim spent much of his childhood in Iraan, a boomtown in southwest Texas. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Its quick growth and ample top earned it fame as the dusty pueblo turned into a boomtown . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"At the time of his arrival, Hong Kong, only recently colonized by the British, was already transforming into a boomtown with corruption, drugs and disease on land and piracy and smuggling on the water. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The tech hub, an economic boomtown over the last decade, is struggling with the nation\u2019s weakest office occupancies, stubbornly low transit ridership and one of the country\u2019s slowest recoveries of jobs. \u2014 Romy Varghese, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The irony isn\u2019t lost on me that in 1883, my great-grandfather, Peter Pearson, left Sweden to start a new life in the mining and logging boomtown of Tower, 20 miles west of Ely. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 20 May 2019",
"The state capital of Texas has become a major boomtown for Americans migrating from other parts of the country, especially the West Coast. \u2014 Andrew Depietro, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"So close, yet so far Ottawa is the fastest growing county in Michigan and Allendale Township its boomtown \u2014 a Grand Rapids bedroom community home to Grand Valley State University. \u2014 John Flesher, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa is the fastest growing county in Michigan and Allendale Township its boomtown \u2014 a Grand Rapids bedroom community home to Grand Valley State University. \u2014 John Flesher, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2022"
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"Unfortunately, this large four-cylinder idles with the clatter of a diesel and is boomy through the top half of the tachometer. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Unfortunately, this large four-cylinder idles with the clatter of a diesel and is alarmingly boomy through the top half of the tachometer. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 8 July 2020",
"The A10 more than made up for this deficiency, however, with some remarkably rich and deep bass that never sounded boomy or muddy. \u2014 Bryan Gardiner, WIRED , 12 Apr. 2012"
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"These constraints are a boon to the film; action-seeking viewers can enjoy watching our protagonist sharpen her skills and outmaneuver her opponents. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
"Watkins, the No. 1 player in the class of 2023, is being recruited by USC and would be a boon to the new conference. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"The decision by both Facebook and Twitter to kick then-President Donald Trump off its platforms for rule-breaking after the insurrection was a boon to a developing cottage industry of alternative social media platforms. \u2014 Donie O'sullivan And Whitney Wild, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Teacher resignations in public and private schools have been a boon to hiring managers in other industries desperate for capable talent in a tight labor market. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"This has been a boon to Airbnb hosts in rural areas. \u2014 Ligaya Figueras, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"While the pandemic was a boon to highlighting how creativity can help brands be more resilient and weather any storm, there is now an urgency to apply a more empathic type of creativity to drive further progress. \u2014 Billee Howard, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"By almost any standard, the P.G.A. Tour has been a boon to the world\u2019s most talented professional players. \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"And judging by some categories, loaded up with more nominees than is the norm, Broadway\u2019s return has been a boon to theatergoers. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 13 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is nothing glamorous about 620 Folsom St., a 99-year-old building in what once was the industrial boondocks of downtown San Francisco. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Sep. 2021",
"There is a unique force in the boondocks of Buenos Aires, Argentina: music producer Bizarrap, a sort of South American Dr. Dre, a hitmaker who has already accustomed its loyal fan base of tens of millions to a weekly smash rap hit. \u2014 Javier Hasse, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"The group would occasionally hit balls on a few makeshift holes in the boondocks north of Covington, but the experience was less than satisfying and the linksters desired a real course closer to home. \u2014 Kim Chatelain | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 10 Jan. 2021"
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"Critics say the dam is a complete boondoggle \u2014over budget, behind schedule, and unnecessary.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But is hydrogen a crucial clean energy solution, or a greenwashing boondoggle that would prop up the fossil fuel industry",
"Opponents call it a boondoggle that would benefit parent company Brookfield Infrastructure while saddling ratepayers with the costs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Hall\u2019s serious miscasting goes beyond a boondoggle but suggests that the filmmaker is clueless about her story\u2019s issues and the facts of social living. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
"But is biogas a crucial climate solution, or a boondoggle for big polluters",
"And there are thousands of motorists who have a great likelihood of getting snared in places like Brookside, Alabama\u2019s traffic enforcement boondoggle . \u2014 Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The most controversial component of Mr. Johnson\u2019s net-zero boondoggle concerns an attempt to steer households away from the gas boilers on which 86% of them rely for hot water and central heating. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
"There are a few ways of looking at the cost of a $3.5 trillion boondoggle . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 29 Sep. 2021",
"In recent years, renewable energy companies caught wind of this boondoggle , albeit traditionally at a smaller scale. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"\u2014 used with the Out here in the boonies , the electricity goes down in almost every storm. \u2014 Stephen King For those of us who grew up in the boonies or the burbs, the effort to be chic has long been a sort of metropolitan imperative. \u2014 Cooke Goolrick"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That movie was so important to gay guys like me still living out in the boonies . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The boom in property sales in the boonies shows no sign of abating. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 6 July 2021",
"In the first three months of this year, the buying binge in the boonies continued with record purchases, according to the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 11 May 2021",
"Even in the metro areas seeing the most move-outs, relatively few urban homeowners are headed to greener acres in the boonies . \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 21 Dec. 2020",
"The boonies of Chiricahua National Monument have become a weekend home for Merrick, who spends hours using GPS to track down far-flung nesting sites. \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 4 Dec. 2020",
"So people would pick offices way out in the boonies . \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Nov. 2020"
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"I can't invite a boor like him to dinner! He'd offend the other guests.",
"a loudmouthed boor who embarrassed his family at every social event they attended",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This may be true to the directness of the tech world, but presenting Kalanick so straightforwardly as a boor means that there\u2019s nowhere for this story to take us. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Her husband, however, is a boor on the level of Juicy Joe Giudice. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Chuck Mumpson, an American boor as lumpish as his name. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2020",
"They are well matched by McCarthy \u2014 played by Lee Sellars as a sort of East-Coast-meets-Texas boor , without a whisper of Wisconsin to him \u2014 and his ruthlessly loyal young researcher, Jean Kerr (Cathryn Wake), who will become his wife. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Grant had often been depicted in either laudatory or disdainful terms \u2014 as a brilliant military tactician or as a drunken boor who was a failure at everything except war. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2019",
"Many of the conservative women who once saw him as a boor have come to believe that for too long they were focused on the wrong qualities in presidential candidates. \u2014 Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times , 5 Oct. 2019",
"Now that boor is a celebrity judge in the Funniest Person in Austin contest Dana hoped might be her ticket to a second chance at the big time. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2019",
"This is unequivocal good news for D.C. Let\u2019s not let the Beltway boors bungle this. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 8 June 2018"
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"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
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"vermin"
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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"Definition of boorach variant of bourock"
],
"examples":[],
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"\u02c8b\u00fcr\u0259\u1e35"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161327",
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"Definition of boordly variant of buirdly"
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"\u02c8bu\u0307rdl\u0113"
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"antonyms":[],
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": resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor":[
"boorish remarks"
]
},
"examples":[
"boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The musical itself was adapted from Dahl\u2019s original 1988 children\u2019s novel, about the titular Matilda \u2014 a girl, born to a boorish , anti-intellectual and neglectful family, who shows intelligence from an early age. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"When news broke of Better\u2019s boorish firings, Garg took a month-long hiatus from his duties, returning in mid-January. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"It\u2019s as if there were something about Buckley\u2019s openness and unassuming warmth on screen that inspires certain directors to use her as a dramatic counterweight, even a corrective, to all manner of boorish behavior. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"That increasingly jumpy VCs played a key role in ousting the boorish Kalanick is only further evidence (for Mallaby) of the utility of VC. \u2014 Kim Phillips-fein, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"From a modern viewpoint, Stevens\u2019 boorish attitudes remain unsettling to the very last page. \u2014 Robert Isenberg, Longreads , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There was genuine goodwill between the teams as Australia\u2019s infamous boorish behavior has been eroded since the Sandpaper scandal and given further refining under the affable Cummins. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"But these 110 minutes end up feeling like a boorish highlight reel of bad-boy antics from a protagonist who off-screen has attained greater perspective on his erstwhile antics than his celluloid biographers manage. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The early reviews of Horizon Worlds on the Oculus store read like a litany of complaints about boorish behavior by unwelcome youngsters. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"1562, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"see boor":""
},
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"\u02c8bu\u0307r-ish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for boorish boorish , churlish , loutish , clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance. boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable. a drunk's boorish behavior churlish suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness. churlish remarks loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity. a loutish oaf clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics. an adolescent's clownish conduct",
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"churlish",
"classless",
"cloddish",
"clownish",
"loutish",
"uncouth"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"Definition of boort variant of bort 1"
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"Definition of boortree variant of bourtree"
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"\u02c8bu\u0307r\u02cctr\u0113"
],
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"type":[]
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"boose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a stall for a horse or a cow":[]
},
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"Middle English boos ; akin to Old English b\u014dsig cow stall, Old Norse b\u0101s , Gothic bansts barn, Old English bindan to bind":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001226",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"boost":{
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"abetment",
"aid",
"assist",
"assistance",
"backing",
"hand",
"help",
"helping hand",
"leg up",
"lift",
"support"
],
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": a push upward":[
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],
": an act that brings help or encouragement : assist":[
"an innovation that has been a boost to the entire industry"
],
": an increase in amount":[
"a boost in prices"
],
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"plans to boost production",
"an extra holiday to boost morale"
],
": shoplift":[],
": steal , shoplift":[],
": to administer a booster shot to":[
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized the practice of boosting people with a shot that's different from their primary series.",
"\u2014 Adria Cimino",
"Mr. Biden \u2026 pleaded with Americans to get vaccinated or boosted with an extra dose if they haven't already, saying the shots appeared to stave off deaths from the previous worrisome mutation, the delta variant.",
"\u2014 Tom Howell, Jr."
],
": to promote the cause or interests of : plug":[
"a campaign to boost the new fashions"
],
": to push or shove up from below":[
"boosted him up over the fence"
],
": to raise the voltage of or across (an electric circuit)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She boosted the boy onto his father's shoulders.",
"boosted the child into her car seat",
"Noun",
"a boost in wheat production",
"Exercise can sometimes provide a boost of energy.",
"After layoffs at the company, employees needed a boost in morale.",
"One company's innovation has proven to be a boost to the entire industry.",
"Give the boy a boost onto the stage, will you",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The hot, dry weather will bring elevated fire conditions, but high winds \u2014 which can critically boost the fire threat \u2014 are unlikely to be an issue early in the week. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14 percent over the next 18 months, potentially clearing the way for similar wage hikes throughout the industry. \u2014 David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14% over the next 18 months, potentially clearing the way for similar wage hikes throughout the industry. \u2014 David Koenig, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"Carroll, in April, pitched an alternative redistricting map that would boost District 7\u2032s Black representation to 53%. \u2014 al , 21 June 2022",
"In fact, many governments are investing or considering policies that boost onshoring. \u2014 John Coykendall, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Companies have often fought back by arguing a union-free job provides more flexibility, more gigs and more labor competition that can boost pay. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"There are some additional tweaks that would boost benefits over the long-term. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"Is this going to create a bunch of new speed traps that boost the township budgets",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This overhealth boost will disappear when the ability expires after four seconds (there\u2019s an 11-second cooldown after that). \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Be sure to check out the over 20 boosts available Tuesday, including a NRFI parlay boost on Brewers-Rays, Marlins-Cardinals Rangers-Royals at +575 odds. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"That boost includes $130 million in spending for health care in county jails, which have come under scrutiny for high rates of in-custody deaths in recent years. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"That boost brought women\u2019s labor force participation to 58.3%, just one percentage point below their pre-pandemic levels. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"An undisclosed grant from a New York group gives it a boost . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Top Gun: Maverick enjoyed a boost in its fifth weekend thanks to being rereleased in select Imax and premium large-format screens. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
"Auto insurance rates are also getting a boost from higher costs. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The gains will come as a boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who made capturing the Donbas his primary objective after military setbacks early in the war forced Moscow\u2019s troops to retreat from around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 22 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1801, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"noun derivative of boost entry 1":"Noun",
"of obscure origin":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for boost Verb lift , raise , rear , elevate , hoist , heave , boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight. lift the chair while I vacuum raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position. scouts raising a flagpole rear may add an element of suddenness to raise . suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied. elevated the taste of the public hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means. hoisted the cargo on board heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain. heaved the heavy crate inside boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push. boosted his brother over the fence",
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"heave",
"heft",
"hoist",
"jack (up)",
"upheave"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105048",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"boost pressure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the pressure in the induction system of an aircraft engine in excess of the standard sea-level atmospheric pressure":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115031",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"booster":{
"antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent"
],
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": an auxiliary device for increasing force, power, pressure, or effectiveness":[],
": an enthusiastic supporter":[],
": one that boosts : such as":[],
": shoplifter":[],
": the first stage of a multistage rocket providing thrust for the launching and the initial part of the flight":[]
},
"examples":[
"These exercises are real metabolism boosters .",
"Music is my favorite mood booster .",
"A sincere compliment can be a true confidence booster .",
"The university has a number of wealthy boosters who contribute generously each year.",
"a new design for rocket boosters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's also a question of how many people will get the shot -- both because the government doesn't have enough funding to secure vaccines for everyone, and because less than half of eligible Americans have received their first booster shots. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Since the emergence of the variant, there has been an increase in breakthrough infections, even among people who have had booster shots. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"The next round of Covid booster shots should be modified to target the supercontagious omicron variant, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended on Tuesday. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"No booster shots have yet been approved for this age range. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Several other companies are also working on booster shots targeting omicron, including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Davido and other health experts have warned that hospitals in France could fill up over the summer, unless vulnerable people and those over 60 get booster shots as soon as possible. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The state has administered 681,027 booster shots with an additional 4,807 reported Sunday. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 20 June 2022",
"Disparities in access to booster shots and antiviral pills have also put some Americans at higher risk. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"advocate",
"advocator",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"espouser",
"exponent",
"expounder",
"friend",
"gospeler",
"gospeller",
"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222037",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"booster shot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a supplementary dose of an immunizing agent administered as an injection":[]
},
"examples":[
"He had to get two booster shots at his latest checkup.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The booster shot is 10 micrograms, the same dosage as the primary series for the age group and a third of the dosage given to people ages 12 and up. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 17 May 2022",
"The companies submitted data from a clinical trial indicating that the booster shot created a strong immune response in kids without introducing new safety risks. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The highest-risk individuals should also get a second booster shot four months after their first. \u2014 Dr. Ashish Jha, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Then, teenagers can get a booster shot at the age of 16. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Citywide, 83 percent of people 65 and older are fully vaccinated, and 56 percent have had one booster shot . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Omicron subvariant is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., a development that added urgency to federal authorities\u2019 decision to allow a second vaccine booster shot for those age 50 and up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"For those people, the extra dose is considered a booster shot after a three-dose primary series. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Getting a vaccine booster shot significantly increases protection against a COVID-19 infection \u2014 especially from the omicron variant. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110005",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"boosy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": boose":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from (assumed) Middle English, from Old English b\u014dsig":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcz\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124359",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"boot":{
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"definitions":{
": a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot that usually reaches above the ankle":[],
": a kick with the foot":[],
": a navy or marine corps recruit undergoing basic training":[],
": a sheath enclosing the inflorescence":[],
": an automobile trunk":[],
": an instrument of torture used to crush the leg and foot":[],
": avail":[],
": avail , profit":[],
": besides":[],
": booty , plunder":[],
": deliverance":[],
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": momentary pleasure or enjoyment : bang":[
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],
": something to equalize a trade":[],
": summary dismissal":[
"\u2014 used with the gave him the boot"
],
": the act of booting or rebooting a computer or the process by which a computer is booted \u2014 see boot entry 4 sense 5b":[
"A cold boot is starting up a computer whose power has been turned off. A warm boot involves restarting the system while it is running \u2026",
"\u2014 J. D. Biersdorfer",
"\u2014 often used before another noun a boot disk"
],
": to become loaded into a computer's memory from a disk":[
"the program boots automatically"
],
": to become ready for use especially by booting a program":[
"the computer boots quickly",
"\u2014 often used with up"
],
": to eject or discharge summarily":[
"\u2014 often used with out was booted out of office"
],
": to load (a program) into a computer from a disk":[],
": to put boots on":[],
": to ride (a horse) in a race":[
"booted home three winners"
],
": to start or ready for use especially by booting a program":[
"boot a computer",
"\u2014 often used with up"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1598, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"(senses 1-4) Middle English boten \"to put boots on,\" derivative of bote, bot boot entry 3 ; (sense 5) short for bootstrap in sense \"to perform a bootstrap operation,\" derivative of bootstrap entry 2":"Verb",
"(senses 1-8) Middle English bote, bot, boot, borrowed from Anglo-French bote (also continental Old French bote, botte ), of uncertain origin; (sense 9) noun derivative of boot entry 4 , sense 5":"Noun",
"Middle English bot, bote \"advantage, good, relief, deliverance, redemption, amends, cure,\" Old English b\u014dt \"a making good, repair, relief, deliverance, remedy, improvement, atonement, penance, compensation,\" going back to Germanic *bot\u014d \"improvement\" \u2014 more at better entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English boten \"to cure, relieve, add to equalize the value of things exchanged, be of use, avail,\" probably in part derivative of bot, bote \"advantage, good, relief,\" in part going back to Old English botian \"to recover from ill health, keep in repair,\" derivative of b\u014dt \"a making good, repair, relief\" \u2014 more at boot entry 1":"Verb",
"shortened from booty entry 1 , perhaps by association with boot entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8b\u00fct"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bang",
"charge",
"exhilaration",
"frisson",
"jollies",
"kick",
"rush",
"thrill",
"titillation",
"wallop"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041854",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"boot (out)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to drive or force out the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031711",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"boot top":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a lace ruffle formerly worn so as to conceal the top of the boot":[],
": the upper part or top of a boot":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044201",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"boot topping":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a paint used on the boot topping to prevent corrosion and fouling":[],
": the part of a ship's hull between the light line and the load water line":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220255",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"boot tree":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bootjack sense 1":[],
": shoe tree":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182443",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bootie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180943",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bootleg":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a football play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, hides the ball against his hip, and rolls out \u2014 compare draw entry 2 sense 8":[],
": an unauthorized audio or video recording":[],
": moonshine":[],
": smuggle":[],
": something bootlegged : such as":[],
": the upper part of a boot":[],
": to carry (alcoholic liquor) on one's person illegally":[],
": to engage in bootlegging":[],
": to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally":[],
": to produce, reproduce, or distribute illicitly or without authorization":[],
": to run a bootleg play in football":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She was arrested for selling bootlegs online.",
"getting caught with bootleg during Prohibition could have resulted in a jail sentence",
"Verb",
"He bootlegged the show and gave copies to several friends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The news of the Freewheelin\u2019 copy arrives at the heels of another Holy Grail for Dylan fanatics: the lost bootleg of his Salt Lake City, Utah, show on May 25, 1976, which fans are determined to find at the Eccles Theater. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
"Hard to know how many hundreds of thousands of dollars that declared value might diminish by if a crude bootleg snuck out. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The legendary, highly physical subculture of the Dead\u2014an ecosystem of bootleg recordings, concert tailgates, and tie-dye merch\u2014appears to still be going strong. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Reed had shown it to friends, though its contents were unknown even to the Velvets\u2019 most determined bootleg hunters. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"And the story goes, that was destroyed, leaving only bootleg tapes and now footage on YouTube. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"The center holds approximately 100,000 items, including letters, notebooks, bootleg recordings, leather jackets. \u2014 Rj Smith, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The album artwork also appropriately features a slightly more refined take on the original bootleg \u2019s cover art. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"The phallo groups are a virtual support group crossed with a bootleg med-school education crossed with perhaps the world\u2019s first fraternal order that freely proclaims what the rest suppress as subtext. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At the same time, Olson and his bootlegging compatriots entered town and were warned of the marshals\u2019 movements. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2020",
"But can watching bootlegged or pirated video on the internet get viewers into trouble, too",
"It has rarely been screened in theaters and never released for home video, but it has been widely bootlegged . \u2014 Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Most of their neighbors were inside tents, playing video games or watching movies on their cellphones, electricity bootlegged from a city utility box. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019",
"But the extras still include a wealth of alternate early takes and demos that have mostly never been released or bootlegged before. \u2014 Chris Willman, chicagotribune.com , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Meanwhile, today\u2019s nationalists are happy to demonize a China that bootlegs Mickey Mouse but are silent about the very same China that rounds up internal enemies and puts them in concentration camps. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 26 June 2019",
"There was also talk that O\u2019Hara\u2019s mill businesses in Fall River were actually fronts to launder money from bootlegging operations along the New Bedford-Fall River coastline. \u2014 Richard E. Farley, Town & Country , 9 June 2017",
"Newton got the linebackers and safeties to freeze on a fake to Jonathan Stewart, bootlegged to his left and dropped a pass to a wide-open Dickson, who rumbled for 57 yards before again being dragged down inside the 10. \u2014 Joseph Person, charlotteobserver , 9 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1898, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"boot entry 3 + leg entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of bootleg entry 1 , from the concealment of a flask of liquor in the leg of a boot":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccleg",
"-\u02ccl\u0101g"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"moonshine",
"mountain dew",
"white lightning"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201351",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally":[
"\u2026 in sleepy little St-Hilaire, once a Prohibition boom town, from which bootleggers smuggled truckloads of whisky into the U.S. \u2026",
"\u2014 Will Ferguson",
"Most of us associate the pocket flask with the Roaring Twenties era of the bootlegger and the speakeasy \u2026",
"\u2014 Linda Rosenkrantz"
],
": a person who produces, reproduces, or distributes something (such as a recording) illicitly or without authorization":[
"As part of his job, Schoenfeld is charged with ferreting out record bootleggers and protecting the copyright interests of record labels.",
"\u2014 Holly Gleason",
"\u2026 the conversation ran from how the different companies project returns on direct mail to efforts to crack down on software bootleggers .",
"\u2014 Leslie Brokaw"
],
": one who bootlegs something: such as":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"bootleg entry 1 + -er entry 2":""
},
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"-\u02ccl\u0101-",
"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccle-g\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172439",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"deadly",
"effective",
"effectual",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"potent",
"productive",
"profitable",
"successful",
"virtuous"
],
"definitions":{
": useless , unprofitable":[
"a bootless attempt"
]
},
"examples":[
"a bootless effort to get tickets to the sold-out game"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1559, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"boot entry 1 + -less":""
},
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"\u02c8b\u00fct-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"abortive",
"barren",
"empty",
"fruitless",
"futile",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficacious",
"otiose",
"profitless",
"unavailing",
"unproductive",
"unprofitable",
"unsuccessful",
"useless",
"vain"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113444",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"bootlick":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to act obsequiously":[],
": to try to gain favor with through a servile or obsequious manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those who delay this fate the longest are bootlicking mediocrities \u2014 the survival of the sycophants. \u2014 Michael Gerson, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02cclik"
],
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"apple-polish",
"fawn",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"toady",
"truckle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165730",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": to act obsequiously":[],
": to try to gain favor with through a servile or obsequious manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those who delay this fate the longest are bootlicking mediocrities \u2014 the survival of the sycophants. \u2014 Michael Gerson, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02cclik"
],
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"apple-polish",
"fawn",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"toady",
"truckle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184138",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": a road worker who applies oil to roads from a specially equipped truck":[],
": a worker who shapes the sheet-metal fairing for aircraft":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fctm\u0259n",
"-\u02ccman"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073814",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"boots":{
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"definitions":{
": a servant who shines shoes especially in a hotel":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from plural of boot entry 3":""
},
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"\u02c8b\u00fcts"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021307",
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the bugle call preceding assembly for mounted formations":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001753",
"type":[
"noun plural but singular in construction"
]
},
"bootstrap":{
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": a looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to help in pulling it on":[],
": carried out with minimum resources or advantages":[
"bootstrap efforts"
],
": designed to function independently of outside direction : capable of using one internal function or process to control another":[
"a bootstrap operation to load a computer"
],
": to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance":[
"bootstrapped herself to the top",
"\u2026 turns out to be pretty talented at identifying and bootstrapping promising creative endeavors.",
"\u2014 Harry McCracken"
],
": unaided efforts":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase by one's own bootstraps"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These bootstrap CDAOs combine critical thinking, business acumen, and a solid understanding of problem-solving and decision-making using data. \u2014 Joel Shapiro, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"With such accolades, this bootstrap mentality then asks us to continue selling these myths to others, to use our story as evidence and encouragement for people on a similar journey. \u2014 Giovanna Alcantar, refinery29.com , 14 June 2022",
"Tapas, which launched as a bootstrap startup in 2012, built a global audience that has racked up over 9.5 billion pageviews of 103,000 original series, mostly mobile-digital comics and light novels, primarily targeting young women age 18-24. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The same Jos\u00e9 Huizar once held up in Southern California political circles as a bootstrap success story, but who now serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"As detailed above, some companies will fit neatly into a category or market dynamic that clearly dictates taking either the bootstrap or venture route. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Operating on bootstrap financing, ED Times is keen on expanding its social media presence. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 14 Nov. 2021",
"In a bootstrap company, the founders retain the majority of the equity in the company. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"How did bootstrap -pulling go from a ridiculous idea to an American ideal",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Not everyone can bootstrap their business, and not every business should be bootstrapped. \u2014 Carl Rodrigues, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Seek investment and go big to go home or bootstrap your way to success",
"Brown left her 20-year corporate career in healthcare and insurance to bootstrap the company\u2019s first 18 month. \u2014 Bruce Rogers, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These platforms often have no choice but to deploy these considerable resources to incentivize growth in the form of nine, and sometimes ten-figure, incentive programs to bootstrap growth and development. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Friends and family are frequently some of the earliest private investors in helping startups bootstrap their small businesses. \u2014 Katherine Webster, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Blizzard is the latest example in the growing trend of nine-figure incentive programs by blockchain teams to bootstrap growth. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"With their relentless drive, the couple was able to bootstrap CurlMix to over a million dollars in sales in just 12 months. \u2014 Essence , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Many business owners love to bootstrap their business not to take on debt. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"boot entry 3 + strap entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of bootstrap entry 1 or bootstrap entry 2":"Verb",
"from attributive use of bootstrap entry 1":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccstrap"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070337",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bootstrapper":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to help in pulling it on":[],
": carried out with minimum resources or advantages":[
"bootstrap efforts"
],
": designed to function independently of outside direction : capable of using one internal function or process to control another":[
"a bootstrap operation to load a computer"
],
": to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance":[
"bootstrapped herself to the top",
"\u2026 turns out to be pretty talented at identifying and bootstrapping promising creative endeavors.",
"\u2014 Harry McCracken"
],
": unaided efforts":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase by one's own bootstraps"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These bootstrap CDAOs combine critical thinking, business acumen, and a solid understanding of problem-solving and decision-making using data. \u2014 Joel Shapiro, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"With such accolades, this bootstrap mentality then asks us to continue selling these myths to others, to use our story as evidence and encouragement for people on a similar journey. \u2014 Giovanna Alcantar, refinery29.com , 14 June 2022",
"Tapas, which launched as a bootstrap startup in 2012, built a global audience that has racked up over 9.5 billion pageviews of 103,000 original series, mostly mobile-digital comics and light novels, primarily targeting young women age 18-24. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The same Jos\u00e9 Huizar once held up in Southern California political circles as a bootstrap success story, but who now serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"As detailed above, some companies will fit neatly into a category or market dynamic that clearly dictates taking either the bootstrap or venture route. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Operating on bootstrap financing, ED Times is keen on expanding its social media presence. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 14 Nov. 2021",
"In a bootstrap company, the founders retain the majority of the equity in the company. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"How did bootstrap -pulling go from a ridiculous idea to an American ideal",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Not everyone can bootstrap their business, and not every business should be bootstrapped. \u2014 Carl Rodrigues, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Seek investment and go big to go home or bootstrap your way to success",
"Brown left her 20-year corporate career in healthcare and insurance to bootstrap the company\u2019s first 18 month. \u2014 Bruce Rogers, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These platforms often have no choice but to deploy these considerable resources to incentivize growth in the form of nine, and sometimes ten-figure, incentive programs to bootstrap growth and development. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Friends and family are frequently some of the earliest private investors in helping startups bootstrap their small businesses. \u2014 Katherine Webster, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Blizzard is the latest example in the growing trend of nine-figure incentive programs by blockchain teams to bootstrap growth. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"With their relentless drive, the couple was able to bootstrap CurlMix to over a million dollars in sales in just 12 months. \u2014 Essence , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Many business owners love to bootstrap their business not to take on debt. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"boot entry 3 + strap entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of bootstrap entry 1 or bootstrap entry 2":"Verb",
"from attributive use of bootstrap entry 1":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccstrap"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183910",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"booty":{
"antonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"definitions":{
": a rich gain or prize":[],
": buttocks":[
"He'd turned his back to the raucous crowd and shook his booty .",
"\u2014 Joseph Wambaugh"
],
": sexual intercourse":[
"\u2026 verbalizing the paradox faced by many '90s men just trying to get some booty without offending anyone.",
"\u2014 Eric Berman"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of an English-based creole word, ultimately from Early Modern English *bottie \"buttocks,\" perhaps from bott(om) entry 1 + -ie":"Noun",
"modification of Middle French butin , from Middle Low German b\u016bte exchange":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for booty Noun (1) spoil , plunder , booty , prize , loot mean something taken from another by force or craft. spoil , more commonly spoils , applies to what belongs by right or custom to the victor in war or political contest. the spoils of political victory plunder applies to what is taken not only in war but in robbery, banditry, grafting, or swindling. a bootlegger's plunder booty implies plunder to be shared among confederates. thieves dividing up their booty prize applies to spoils captured on the high seas or territorial waters of the enemy. the wartime right of seizing prizes at sea loot applies especially to what is taken from victims of a catastrophe. picked through the ruins for loot",
"synonyms":[
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"spoil",
"swag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072048",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"booty call":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211426",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"bootyless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": being without booty : yielding no booty":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101021",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bootylicious":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": voluptuously sexy and attractive":[
"Each song is expertly choreographed, and her [Katy Perry's] eight-strong cohort of bootylicious back-up dancers doesn't miss a beat.",
"\u2014 Hannah Francis",
"Take a spin around. You'll see a lot of recycling bins and swing sets, but you'll find an acute shortage of bootylicious vixens in hot tubs \u2026",
"\u2014 Jeff Gordinier",
"\u2014 used especially in reference to a woman's shapely buttocks Bottoms are fundamental. Maybe the time for bootylicious appreciation really is now: the bountiful buttocks, the sweet cheeks, the delectable derriere \u2026 \u2014 Catherine Newman"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"booty entry 2 + -licious (in delicious )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00fc-t\u0113-\u02c8li-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025759",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"booyah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-\u00a6y\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180517",
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of booza variant of boza"
],
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163843",
"type":[]
},
"booze":{
"antonyms":[
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"definitions":{
": to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase booze it up"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was out boozing with his friends.",
"he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday",
"Noun",
"We bought some chips and booze for the party.",
"this will be a birthday party without booze",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Who\u2019s ready to brunch and booze on the Saturday morning tour",
"Ballplayers, Bouton revealed, could be boozing , womanizing, pill-popping, ball-scuffing rascals \u2014 overgrown teenagers, that is. \u2014 Tyler Kepner, New York Times , 11 July 2019",
"The show, produced by Mike Nichols, won seven Tonys in all, including best musical and best actress in a musical for Dorothy Loudon, who originated the role of unscrupulous, boozing orphanage administrator Miss Hannigan. \u2014 Suzy Evans, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 July 2019",
"There are institutions for drinking and crafting popping up all over the country \u2014 from Pinot's Palette, a paint and sip bar that has over 140 locations, to a DIY Bar in Portland, where customers booze and craft. \u2014 Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful , 24 Aug. 2018",
"Considering the fact that NYC is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, and hipsters everywhere need tattoos, Josh\u2019s boozed -up argument actually makes a lot of sense. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 July 2018",
"Moss is also really good, boozing away her troubles, dressed in black. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 31 May 2018",
"For those looking to booze it up, there will also be bloody marys made with cucumber-dill CH vodka, PST\u2019s special mix and turmeric pickles, and served with Anchor Steam beer or a green juice sidecar. \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"If that's not bad enough, Brian's boozed -up reckless actions early on Jan. 10, 1988, took the life of a man in the other vehicle and injured others. \u2014 Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For people who want to cut back on booze or eliminate it from their lives altogether, small but impactful strategies can help when your mental health is starting to take a dive. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 15 June 2022",
"The average colonist spent a quarter of his income on booze , according to Cheever. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Other taxes, say on booze and cigarettes, are intended to alter behavior. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Starting in Miami, the itinerary included an obligatory stop in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where the passengers loaded up on duty-free booze and cheap watches, before visiting Nassau in the Bahamas and returning to Miami. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Around the corner, on Ives Street, try Bee\u2019s Thai Cuisine for lunch specials or to bring-your-own- booze for dinner. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Some provide the wine and others are BYOB (bring your own booze ) for people of legal age. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Country Living Add in your booze of choice (vodka works perfectly) to this fresh melon lemonade to make a delicious warm weather drink. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"American won't bring booze back until Sept. 13, the date the federal mask mandate on planes and at airports ends. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 5 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bousen , from Middle Dutch b\u016bsen":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bib",
"drink",
"guzzle",
"liquor (up)",
"lush (up)",
"soak",
"tipple"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054644",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"boozehound":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": boozer , drunk":[]
},
"examples":[
"he's a famous writer and an infamous boozehound",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is hardly a paragraph in which Berryman\u2014poet, pedagogue, boozehound , and symphonic self-destroyer\u2014may not be heard straining toward the condition of music. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Sotto\u2019s restaurant has had one of Los Angeles\u2019s most relevant bar programs for years, and boozehounds will love their extensive selection of hard-to-find Italian amaros, and the seasonal cocktails. \u2014 Krista Simmons, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 28 Feb. 2018",
"Before you pigeonhole me as a full-on dipsomaniac (that\u2019s a fancy way to say boozehound ), allow me to explain that many rum distilleries in Martinique offer more than a linoleum tasting counter and a gift shop. \u2014 Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Mar. 2018",
"And for true boozehounds , mix 2 parts Del Maguey Vida mezcal, 1 part Aperol, and a bit of dry vermouth to make a Santa's Little Helper. \u2014 Ross Mccammon, GQ , 27 Oct. 2017",
"A six-pack goes for \u00a330, or about $37 for the American boozehounds . \u2014 Caroline Picard, House Beautiful , 14 Nov. 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcz-\u02cchau\u0307nd"
],
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"alcoholic",
"alkie",
"alky",
"boozer",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"inebriate",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soak",
"soaker",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"toper",
"tosspot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052155",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"boozer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a drinking place : pub":[],
": a person who boozes : drunk":[]
},
"examples":[
"They went into the boozer for a beer.",
"the boozer finally checked herself into rehab",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ljoha, a smoker, boozer and latter-day caveman, is headed for work in a mine near the Arctic Circle. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Handling's vision for reinventing what was once a tired old boozer ",
"And the Deep Chocolate satisfies the non- boozer with silky richness. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 3 July 2021",
"But Iris has fallen pregnant by Digby, who turns out to be a boozer , philanderer and open admirer of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Star Tribune , 4 June 2021",
"However, recent statistics have given the industry something to toast: there was a net increase of some 300 boozers in the latest year. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Not a boozer or beer-snob tale, Stradal\u2019s second novel weaves together a bittersweet but heartwarming generational story of family, tragedy, perseverance and forgiveness. \u2014 Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY , 25 July 2019",
"Smear campaigns falsely accused people of being boozers , rapists and terrorists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2019",
"Unfortunately, as played by Aussie actor Andrew Steel, Shankwitz too often comes off as an irascible, cowboyish boozer who needs a crash course in chivalry. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 25 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Who\u2019s ready to brunch and booze on the Saturday morning tour",
"Ballplayers, Bouton revealed, could be boozing , womanizing, pill-popping, ball-scuffing rascals \u2014 overgrown teenagers, that is. \u2014 Tyler Kepner, New York Times , 11 July 2019",
"The show, produced by Mike Nichols, won seven Tonys in all, including best musical and best actress in a musical for Dorothy Loudon, who originated the role of unscrupulous, boozing orphanage administrator Miss Hannigan. \u2014 Suzy Evans, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 July 2019",
"There are institutions for drinking and crafting popping up all over the country \u2014 from Pinot's Palette, a paint and sip bar that has over 140 locations, to a DIY Bar in Portland, where customers booze and craft. \u2014 Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful , 24 Aug. 2018",
"Considering the fact that NYC is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, and hipsters everywhere need tattoos, Josh\u2019s boozed -up argument actually makes a lot of sense. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 July 2018",
"Moss is also really good, boozing away her troubles, dressed in black. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 31 May 2018",
"For those looking to booze it up, there will also be bloody marys made with cucumber-dill CH vodka, PST\u2019s special mix and turmeric pickles, and served with Anchor Steam beer or a green juice sidecar. \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"If that's not bad enough, Brian's boozed -up reckless actions early on Jan. 10, 1988, took the life of a man in the other vehicle and injured others. \u2014 Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For people who want to cut back on booze or eliminate it from their lives altogether, small but impactful strategies can help when your mental health is starting to take a dive. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 15 June 2022",
"The average colonist spent a quarter of his income on booze , according to Cheever. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Other taxes, say on booze and cigarettes, are intended to alter behavior. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Starting in Miami, the itinerary included an obligatory stop in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where the passengers loaded up on duty-free booze and cheap watches, before visiting Nassau in the Bahamas and returning to Miami. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Around the corner, on Ives Street, try Bee\u2019s Thai Cuisine for lunch specials or to bring-your-own- booze for dinner. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Some provide the wine and others are BYOB (bring your own booze ) for people of legal age. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Country Living Add in your booze of choice (vodka works perfectly) to this fresh melon lemonade to make a delicious warm weather drink. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"American won't bring booze back until Sept. 13, the date the federal mask mandate on planes and at airports ends. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 5 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The child was sitting in a booster seat in the back seat of the car traveling northbound on the 55 Freeway, said CHP Officer Florentino Olivera at a news conference on Friday. \u2014 Sarah Moon, CNN , 21 May 2021",
"True can be seen smiling while buckled into her booster seat . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"In the sweet Instagram post, Liberty sat in a booster seat next to her mom and held two makeup brushes in her hand. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Canada has required it since 1987, but U.S. regulators still allow for children weighing as little as 30 pounds to use a booster seat . \u2014 Kris Van Cleave, CBS News , 13 July 2021",
"In the sweet Instagram post, Liberty, whom McCain shares with husband Ben Domenech, sat in a booster seat next to her mom and held two makeup brushes in her hand. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Aiden, who was sitting in a booster seat , was shot in the stomach. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 8 June 2021",
"In the booster seat , the dummy slips out of the seat belt's shoulder restraint. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Feb. 2020",
"More than a quarter of children are moved from forward-facing car seats to booster seats too soon, and more than 90% of children using lap-and-shoulder seat belts under the age of 10 should still be in a car seat or booster seat . \u2014 Tanya Mohn, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021"
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"I booked a table at our favorite restaurant.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The dual and dueling narrators lend the events of the book a high level of indeterminacy that proves both mysterious and entertaining. \u2014 Paul Di Filippo, Washington Post , 4 July 2022",
"Jaromil Jires crafted a screen adaptation of the book , in collaboration with the writer, which became one of the iconic films of the Czech New Wave. \u2014 Will Tizard, Variety , 2 July 2022",
"Much of the book involves further ways to improve returns that are mainly available to professionals or sophisticated individuals. \u2014 Kevin Coldiron, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"One of the most interesting tensions of the book involves the way malls have both offered and restricted freedom. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
"The film is an adaptation of a book by author and screenwriter Suzanne Allain that was published in 2009. \u2014 Swarna Gowtham, Town & Country , 30 June 2022",
"So far everyone has seen the photos, however no one has seen the final version of the book yet. \u2014 Alessia Glaviano, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
"With the offensive explosion of the past few years, there has been a significant rewriting of that section of the book . \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Of equal importance are the essays that frame each section of the book . \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Airport officials recommend travelers to arrive early, pre- book and plan ahead. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Non- book readers who are curious: this season is based on The Viscount Who Loved Me. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Kaepernick Publishing, which was founded in 2019, earlier this year announced a multi- book partnership with children\u2019s media giant Scholastic. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Flyer officially begins service Feb. 1 and guests can pre- book online. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Simon & Schuster, which has a multi- book deal with New York Magazine, currently boasts best sellers including a Rupi Kaur collection and memoirs from Stanley Tucci and Tori Amos. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"At the heart of Herbert\u2019s Dune series, a multi- book tale of space empires, sandworms, religious fervor, and political gamesmanship spanning centuries, was a simple observation: Great power comes with terrible burden. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The consolidation was mostly to cut down on non- book inventory like magazines, records, gifts and used DVDs, not because of pandemic distress. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Visitors must pre- book tickets and follow Covid-19 safety precautions. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like all beach clubs here, reservations are required and book up quickly. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Try to book midweek flights and select a seat beside an empty middle seat, if possible. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Users log in to the app, can see your auto listing by location and can book it with specific pickup and drop-off times. \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Survey respondents overwhelmingly showed a desire to book faraway trips and execute ambitious, meaningful, and scaled-up travel plans this year. \u2014 Audrey Hendrey, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"But travelers need to vote with their wallets and book their hotel rooms as part of a conversation with the hotel, and not online. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"The best way to do that is to skip the commercial flights, packed with people as often as not already in party mode, and book a seat instead on an Aero jet. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Local media reported that visitors couldn\u2019t book tickets for the city\u2019s public theaters and museums, and residents were forced to communicate with officials via fax. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"TD Garden doesn\u2019t book many events in early June, in case of deep postseason runs for the Celtics or Bruins, said Latimer. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In New York City, public libraries have launched nationwide programs to provide access to books that other places have censored \u2014 the digital equivalent of sending a bookmobile to red states. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"The previous bookmobile had reached the end of its mechanical life. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The plan is also to increase the number of mobile vaccination clinics, even repurposing a bookmobile to move from three to four mobile clinics per week to seven or eight. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The bookmobile is the primary library for people with physical challenges, according to officials. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Years ago, newspapers, the library bookmobile and, later, the radio were very important to the Carroll farming community. \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Me Kat star was particularly fond of the bookmobile 's air conditioning, which his family didn't have at the time either. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Once the new bookmobile hits the road, the Library District will fund ongoing operations. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"To the Editor: Your recent feature on bookmobiles from the past might have led some readers to think that the bookmobile is long gone. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"The copy was bound for the the Legal Classics Library in 2017 and includes the justice's personal bookplate . \u2014 Dan Berman, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The black foldable bookplate and steel music stand are very easy to carry. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The large bookplate measures 475mm in width and 345mm in height and can be rotated 180 degrees. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The artist Robert Pruitt designed an ex libris bookplate for Jay-Z\u2019s private library. \u2014 WSJ , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Passes are $35, which includes a copy of the book with a bookplate signed by Kotb. \u2014 Staff Reports, NOLA.com , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Readers who purchase a copy of the book from Semicolon will also receive a bookplate signed by Cooper, Goodman said. \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Most major special collections, like the Oliver Room, also adhere a bookplate to the inside front cover. \u2014 Travis Mcdade, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Guests were encouraged to write a personal message of support on the bookplates inside. \u2014 Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com , 19 Dec. 2017"
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"Her article asserts that hometown boosterism keeps people from assessing the crime problem accurately.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The technology is complicated, and the hyperbolic nature of some of the crypto-industry\u2019s boosterism \u2014 remember those cringe-worthy Super Bowl ads",
"Does this sound like a bit of Midwestern boosterism ",
"His boosterism of Brexit helped achieve a surprise referendum win. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Indeed, the hubbub around cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse, including sky-high valuations for startups, has a familiar ring to O'Reilly, who sees echoes of the dot-com boom and bust in the breathless boosterism around blockchain. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Indeed, the hubbub around cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse, including sky-high valuations for startups, has a familiar ring to O'Reilly, who sees echoes of the dot-com boom and bust in the breathless boosterism around blockchain. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Although heavy on boosterism , the exhibits don\u2019t ignore reality. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s layered over a national political environment in which the appearance of California boosterism can be a liability, even for Democrats like the president. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, the hubbub around cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse, including sky-high valuations for startups, has a familiar ring to O'Reilly, who sees echoes of the dot-com boom and bust in the breathless boosterism around blockchain. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"\u2014 Paula Parisi",
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"\u2014 The New York Times"
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": one of two similar players on a team who play on opposite sides of the field or court":[
"\u2026 Taylor is playing without bookend outside linebacker Carl Banks, who is sidelined with a wrist injury.",
"\u2014 Peter Kind"
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": to be on both sides or ends of (something or someone) : flank":[
"\u2026 dimples bookending his smile.",
"\u2014 Jennifer Kornreich",
"\u2014 often used in passive constructions \u2026 a squat sports arena of concrete and black glass bookended by a pair of massive concrete cylinders \u2026 \u2014 Wells Tower"
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": to begin and end (something) with two similar things or with the same thing":[
"\u2026 Klim and Thorpe had bookended the relay with two of the fastest 100-meter split times ever \u2026",
"\u2014 Alexander Wolff",
"He bookends his meaty battle narrative with a thorough analysis of Roosevelt's internment policy \u2026",
"\u2014 Jonathan Mahler"
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": to serve as or mark the beginning and ending of (something) : to be the first and last parts or events of (something)":[
"\u2026 a movie that, together with All the President's Men , bookends the era of heroic investigative journalism.",
"\u2014 Rand Richards Cooper",
"\u2014 often used in passive constructions",
"\u2026 the period bookended by the Civil War and the civil rights movement.",
"\u2014 Christopher Benfey",
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"\u2014 C. L. Salter"
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"a pair of bookends shaped like horses",
"He used an empty flowerpot as a bookend .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This year, Eastman became a bookend of the festival. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"If so, there may yet be hope for Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the other bookend of Washington\u2019s antitrust obsession with big tech. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Her venture with Guide Beauty comes as the bookend to a year full of sharing her story with the world. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 10 June 2022",
"While attendance was down about 60% from 2019, organizers were both pleased and relieved to pull the show off, a symbolic bookend to the COVID-19 convention crash. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The junior forward achieved the perfect bookend by scoring three goals Sunday during a 4-2 victory over Maine South in the BodyArmour Sports Series at Lyons. \u2014 Patrick Z. Mcgavin, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"The attack in Buffalo serves as a gruesome bookend to an unfortunate seven-year period, beginning with the shooting at Emanuel AME church that left nine Black parishioners dead in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Many of the cast members on the carpet also teased the possibility of a third theatrical chapter that would serve as a bookend to a film trilogy. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 16 May 2022",
"Saban on Wednesday was quick to point out nothing has settled at the bookend tackle positions through 10 spring practices. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
"1657, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212257"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a paper suitable for printing books, magazines, and advertising matter including many grades of plain and coated papers but excluding newsprint":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212335"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a group of people who meet regularly to discuss books they are reading":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Host a monthly book club which forces you to clean up at least once per month. \u2014 Stuf, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Maybe the two of you could read it together and do a little book club about it. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"Based on the novel of the same name, this story follows a writer who travels to visit a book club in a small town in England during World War II. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"Get tickets for Wednesday\u2019s in-person book club discussion with Kendi and Times columnist Sandy Banks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"And since then, Hinton has spoken across the country on prison reform and has released a best-selling memoir, which was later chosen as a selection for Oprah Winfrey's book club . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"The actress, who is currently juggling many hats as a new mom, a producer, and book club founder, felt the need to prioritize her beauty routine \u2014 which her to her new role as the brand's new representative. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"Winfrey will speak with Mottley on June 30 for an interactive book club event on OprahDaily.com. \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 7 June 2022",
"Held during Pride Month, which takes place annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, the Week of Pride includes a community cleanup, family hike, fundraiser, movie night, reception and virtual book club . \u2014 Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022"
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"1904, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"noun"
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": a code based on an ordinary book or dictionary, the plaintext words being identified by page and line":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213243"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"noun"
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": a card that can be used instead of money to pay for books : a gift certificate for buying books":[]
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"boobook owl":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a small owl ( Ninox novae-seelandiae ) or Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and some associated Pacific islands":[]
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"\u02c8b\u00fc(\u02cc)bu\u0307k-",
"-(\u02cc)b\u00fck-"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": of or relating to the sewing of books":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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": television":[
"\u2014 usually used with the She also began walking instead of plopping down in front of the boob tube every night. \u2014 Deborah Gregory"
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"\u2026 her stage outfit of camouflage hot pants, over-the-knee boots and a boob tube with the word \"love\" scrawled across it was a bit much \u2026",
"\u2014 Libby Callaway"
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"box",
"idiot box",
"television",
"telly",
"tube",
"TV"
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"examples":[
"They spent the evening in front of the boob tube .",
"What's on the boob tube tonight",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spotted on the likes of Beyonc\u00e9, Kendall Jenner, and Bella Hadid, the boob tube is having a 2021 renaissance. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
"But my favorite way to spend a day off is to just veg out and watch the boob tube . \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 23 June 2021",
"Later that summer, Lawrence Bommer wrote a slightly longer and more descriptive review of their act: When not spoofing channel surfing (a too frequent target), the Two White Guys' skits are decidedly better than the boob tube . \u2014 Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader , 8 Mar. 2018",
"But from the boob tube to the big screen to the glossies to the Big Leagues, the fault lies not with Mother Nature or the entertainment industry\u2019s consumers \u2014 but with the fatally self-absorbed, politically toxified stars themselves. \u2014 Michelle Malkin, National Review , 20 Sep. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a northern constellation containing the bright star Arcturus":[]
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"b\u014d-\u02c8\u014d-t\u0113z"
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"Latin (genitive Bo\u00f6tis ), from Greek Bo\u014dt\u0113s , literally, plowman, from bous head of cattle \u2014 more at cow":""
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"1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": to match the grains of (a pair of sheets of veneer or plywood) so that one sheet seems to be the mirror image of the other":[]
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"geographical name"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"boot entry 3 + -ery":""
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"\u02c8bu\u0307k-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"O\u2019Neill, 53, worked as a bookkeeper for Jaycee Newman Inc., a specimen tree nursery brokerage, and stole from the company from 2015 until 2019, when Debbie Newman, one of the owners, went to police to report her suspicions. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
"My mom worked in Paterson, New Jersey, as a bookkeeper for a factory. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 2 May 2022",
"Hire a financial advisor, accountant, estate attorney and bookkeeper . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"Get a business bank account, have one credit/debit card dedicated to your business and hire a competent bookkeeper . \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Robinson was the bookkeeper and business partner of the drink's inventor, John S. Pemberton. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Airlines are forced into the role of medical bookkeeper , tasked with collecting passengers\u2019 test results. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Moreover, Trump attracted not poor people but middle-income people: the tire salesman married to a bookkeeper , making more than $50,000 but still feeling the fade-out of the American dream. \u2014 Joan C. Williams, The New Republic , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Maricle quickly hired a part-time bookkeeper and assigns many administrative tasks to a part-time assistant. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"\u02c8b\u00fcth",
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"A local sheep farmer has a booth at the county fair and is selling wool yarn.",
"We got hot dogs at one of the food booths .",
"They sat at a booth next to the window.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Taproom has Wild West theme, so dress up in cowboy duds and enjoy a photo booth , mechanical bull, design your own cowboy hat pop-up, specialty saloon and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"The festivities will include ice cream from Center Scoop Ice Cream, lawn games, music, a photo booth with fun construction props, peg people craft, adult summer reading registration and T-shirt distribution. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"There will be a photo booth , interactive children\u2019s crafts and information on health and wellness, home improvement, pet services and community sports and clubs. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Adele went Instagram-official with Rich Paul last September, sharing a photo of the two canoodling in a photo booth . \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 11 May 2022",
"There will be more than 30 vendors, plus food trucks and a photo booth . \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"Features the new rooftop bar complete with signature Frida Kahlo mural backdrop, a selection of more than 50 tequilas and 25 Mezcals, 360\u00b0 photo booth , and DJ. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
"Even with the sun shining in through the back during the day, the space felt like a secret club underneath another club, with glowing tube lighting around the DJ booth glowing purple pink and red. \u2014 Ana Monroy Yglesias, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
"The Salon became the spot to meet others after dinner, where guests could sit on picnic tables upstairs, or dance in front of the DJ booth downstairs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022"
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"Taproom has Wild West theme, so dress up in cowboy duds and enjoy a photo booth , mechanical bull, design your own cowboy hat pop-up, specialty saloon and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"The festivities will include ice cream from Center Scoop Ice Cream, lawn games, music, a photo booth with fun construction props, peg people craft, adult summer reading registration and T-shirt distribution. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"There will be a photo booth , interactive children\u2019s crafts and information on health and wellness, home improvement, pet services and community sports and clubs. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Adele went Instagram-official with Rich Paul last September, sharing a photo of the two canoodling in a photo booth . \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 11 May 2022",
"There will be more than 30 vendors, plus food trucks and a photo booth . \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"Features the new rooftop bar complete with signature Frida Kahlo mural backdrop, a selection of more than 50 tequilas and 25 Mezcals, 360\u00b0 photo booth , and DJ. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
"Even with the sun shining in through the back during the day, the space felt like a secret club underneath another club, with glowing tube lighting around the DJ booth glowing purple pink and red. \u2014 Ana Monroy Yglesias, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
"The Salon became the spot to meet others after dinner, where guests could sit on picnic tables upstairs, or dance in front of the DJ booth downstairs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022"
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 Caroline Bates , Gourmet , December 1989"
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"Colorado Rockies All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon became the first active Major League Baseball player to endorse a bookmaker . \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"His father was a shipyard worker turned racetrack bookmaker from Scotland, while his mother was from Belfast in Northern Ireland. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"For the show, Rose\u2019s bookmaker , Ron Peters, is my guest, calling from prison. \u2014 The Enquirer , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Almost every bookmaker and computer model has given the Dodgers the best odds to win the World Series. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In 1998, the Australian Cricket Board admitted that Mr. Warne and Mark Waugh had been fined for providing information to an Indian bookmaker during Australia\u2019s tour of Sri Lanka in 1994. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The total on Game 2 hasn\u2019t been subject to as much bookmaker tinkering as the spread, but the over-under has been a polarizing line for the public. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"These percentages eclipse 100 due to the vig, which is the cut a bookmaker takes for facilitating bets. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"But a vast majority of bettors are counting on another win buy at least a touchdown to beat the bookmaker and cash-in. \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021"
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"The head of the Navy\u2019s boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes has been relieved of his command after his superiors lost confidence in his ability to handle the job, officials said. \u2014 John Keilman, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"To go to Parris Island, South Carolina, to endure two days of training at the Marine Corps boot camp . \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Those who thrive through seven weeks of knot-tying, climbing, classwork, safety training and more safety training qualify for entry-level status, a nine-day boot camp and then up to two and a half years of apprenticeship. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"Corey Mueller landed a cybersecurity job after a boot camp . \u2014 Nicolle Liu, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"He was recruited by the U.S. Marine Corps and is set to start boot camp training in September. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"In the TikTok video, McGraw does boot camp -style exercises with tourmates Russell Dickerson and Brandon Davis, along with a healthy group of tour personnel. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Geekwise Academy is the coding boot camp arm of Bitwise and provides students with instruction on programming languages like HTML and JavaScript. \u2014 Nimah Quadri, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The eight-part series includes a rigorous dance boot camp audition process. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's also a question of how many people will get the shot -- both because the government doesn't have enough funding to secure vaccines for everyone, and because less than half of eligible Americans have received their first booster shots. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Since the emergence of the variant, there has been an increase in breakthrough infections, even among people who have had booster shots. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"The next round of Covid booster shots should be modified to target the supercontagious omicron variant, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended on Tuesday. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"No booster shots have yet been approved for this age range. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Several other companies are also working on booster shots targeting omicron, including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Davido and other health experts have warned that hospitals in France could fill up over the summer, unless vulnerable people and those over 60 get booster shots as soon as possible. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The state has administered 681,027 booster shots with an additional 4,807 reported Sunday. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 20 June 2022",
"Disparities in access to booster shots and antiviral pills have also put some Americans at higher risk. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Adria Cimino",
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"\u2014 Tom Howell, Jr."
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"She boosted the boy onto his father's shoulders.",
"boosted the child into her car seat",
"Noun",
"a boost in wheat production",
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"After layoffs at the company, employees needed a boost in morale.",
"One company's innovation has proven to be a boost to the entire industry.",
"Give the boy a boost onto the stage, will you",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The hot, dry weather will bring elevated fire conditions, but high winds \u2014 which can critically boost the fire threat \u2014 are unlikely to be an issue early in the week. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14 percent over the next 18 months, potentially clearing the way for similar wage hikes throughout the industry. \u2014 David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14% over the next 18 months, potentially clearing the way for similar wage hikes throughout the industry. \u2014 David Koenig, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"Carroll, in April, pitched an alternative redistricting map that would boost District 7\u2032s Black representation to 53%. \u2014 al , 21 June 2022",
"In fact, many governments are investing or considering policies that boost onshoring. \u2014 John Coykendall, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Companies have often fought back by arguing a union-free job provides more flexibility, more gigs and more labor competition that can boost pay. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"There are some additional tweaks that would boost benefits over the long-term. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"Is this going to create a bunch of new speed traps that boost the township budgets",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This overhealth boost will disappear when the ability expires after four seconds (there\u2019s an 11-second cooldown after that). \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Be sure to check out the over 20 boosts available Tuesday, including a NRFI parlay boost on Brewers-Rays, Marlins-Cardinals Rangers-Royals at +575 odds. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"That boost includes $130 million in spending for health care in county jails, which have come under scrutiny for high rates of in-custody deaths in recent years. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"That boost brought women\u2019s labor force participation to 58.3%, just one percentage point below their pre-pandemic levels. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"An undisclosed grant from a New York group gives it a boost . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Top Gun: Maverick enjoyed a boost in its fifth weekend thanks to being rereleased in select Imax and premium large-format screens. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
"Auto insurance rates are also getting a boost from higher costs. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The gains will come as a boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who made capturing the Donbas his primary objective after military setbacks early in the war forced Moscow\u2019s troops to retreat from around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 22 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Marcelis contributed a pale pink bathtub carved from a solid block of pink onyx, while OMA unveiled a stone bed (yes!) and a striking bookcase made from Satin Verde marble. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 15 June 2022",
"Giardino said during the arraignment that the silencer was located in a cardboard box in Moreira\u2019s bedroom, and that a shell casing was discovered on his bookcase . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The set appears to consist of the aforementioned easel and sewing table complete with tiny sewing implements inside, plus a bookcase /cabinet filled with books and whatnot, a sofa, two side chairs, a table and a piano with sheet music. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 1 June 2022",
"Up next is a room by Lucy Harris Studio, which features a yellow bookcase that complements the bright bedding for an uplifting feel. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
"The pink is picked back up in a graphic bookcase covering the room\u2019s back wall, and the green appears again in a bespoke rug inspired by one in Surrealism patron Edward James\u2019s Monkton House. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 9 May 2022",
"This half-sized version of the classic Billy bookcase is even more versatile than its tall counterpart. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
"No fan\u2019s bookcase is complete without this 604-page Star Wars Archives coffee table book from Taschen that explores the making of the original trilogy. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"The Frank family and four other Jews hid in the annex, which was reached by a secret staircase hidden behind a bookcase , from July 1942 until they were discovered in August 1944 and deported to concentration camps. \u2014 Mike Corder, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"There is a big bookshelf at the back of the office of the press secretary and different administrations have done different things with it. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"The only inducement to slacking off is a narrow bookshelf (some Francis Bacon monographs, a lot of World War II histories) under a bank of windows. \u2014 New York Times , 13 July 2021",
"McLeod fetched the album from a bookshelf and opened it to the first page featuring his kindergarten photo. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Hassan, then 19, found herself next to a Quran bookshelf that had been blocked off with yellow caution tape to prevent the spread of infection through contact with the books, and the sight struck her as a stark reminder of life's fragility. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Why stop with adding a bookshelf to your custom Murphy bed",
"Metaverses can offer NFTs in the form of clothing, art, music or other digital assets to wear or place on a visible bookshelf for users to represent themselves and visually share their stories. \u2014 Amber Allen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Simple, versatile, and inexpensive, this open bookshelf has a nondescript structure that provides endless storage possibilities but lacks personality. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
"There is a tall bookshelf in the living room equipped with large wood-frame speakers. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"She shoved her booted feet under the table.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The booted planet hangs around only around five percent of the time in simulations, Kaib says, but those are hardly unbeatable odds. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 8 Jan. 2021"
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"\u2014 Carol Troyen , American Art , Summer 1993"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Then, bookmark feedback that isn\u2019t relevant right now and come back to it as a group at a later time. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"That\u2019s why, in her tour, Hill only teaches guests how to make a simple bookmark . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Big enough to hug and soft enough to comfort, this jumbo-sized stuffed animal features corduroy ears and a fabric bookmark with a sweet message. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"Yet just as Abramovich\u2019s arrival in 2003 opened the door to a new era for English soccer, his departure serves as a bookmark , too. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Virtual and hybrid event platforms should allow digital attendees to record and bookmark sessions to return to later, which keeps the audience thinking about your event long after it\u2019s over. \u2014 Mayank Agarwal, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"In the same way, a Slurpee from a Speedway gas station (owned by 7-Eleven) or an Icee at an AMC theater serves as the bookmark for a particular sense memory. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Check it out, give it a bookmark , and best of luck putting this advice into action. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"Brown gives free copies to friends, patients and pretty much anyone who wants to check out VJ\u2019s exploits, and each copy comes with a bookmark talking about Doctors Without Borders and suggesting a donation of $25. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The retailer will announce its event lineup on June 10; until then, bookmark the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale event calendar to RSVP early here. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"For those wanting to experience Portland's breweries on their own time, this map is a convenient one to bookmark when building an itinerary. \u2014 Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
"Behind-the-scenes, filming was marked by night shoots, a delightfully chaotic way to bookmark a project that was more a marathon than a sprint. \u2014 Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Read on all the shows that have been canceled in 2022 so far (and bookmark this page\u2014we'll be updating it throughout the year). \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 13 May 2022",
"And this is only the beginning, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back regularly to shop all the best Memorial Day bedding deals as soon as they're released. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"Feel free to bookmark this blog for daily Wordle solutions and check the links below for my other online digs. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 23 Jan. 2022",
"For those who like some cultural fun before or after their hike/mountain bike ride/climb, here are 27 shops to bookmark for your next JTree trip (including the World Famous Crochet Museum). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Note: for those who are still hesitant to upgrade, bookmark this guide. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1985, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205456"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With its title mocking the attempts of phrenology to diminish the worth of African Americans, Smith paints dignified portraits of everyday black people\u2014a bootblack , a washerman\u2014as examples of the unique personalities inherent to every human being. \u2014 Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Here is the sheet music from which Democrats and their liberal-media bootblacks will sing, should GOP senators adopt a quick motion to dismiss: Republicans perpetrated the ultimate cover up! \u2014 Deroy Murdock, National Review , 22 Dec. 2019",
"Joe Bologna was the son, grandson and nephew of bootblacks . \u2014 Anita Gates, New York Times , 14 Aug. 2017"
],
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211008"
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"book table":{
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231601"
}
}
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