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{
"Pelvetia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of rockweeds (family Fucaceae) having a cylindrical branched thallus \u2014 see channeled wrack":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Pelvet , 19th century French naturalist and physician + New Latin -ia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)pel\u00a6v\u0113sh(\u0113)\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123820",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pelage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the hairy covering of a mammal":[]
},
"examples":[
"color variation in the snow leopard's pelage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Some exhibit a pale gray pelage similar to western coyotes, but others are blond, red, and even black. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1734, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French, from poil hair, from Old French peil , from Latin pilus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-lij",
"\u02c8pel-ij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"coat",
"fleece",
"fur",
"hair",
"jacket",
"pile",
"wool"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172503",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pelagic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea : oceanic":[
"pelagic sediment",
"pelagic birds"
]
},
"examples":[
"among pelagic animals the undisputed king is the blue whale, the largest creature currently roaming the face of the earth",
"at one time pelagic whaling was the cornerstone of the island's economy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In other areas, the stocks of small pelagic fish can get dangerously low, and penguins end up competing with fisheries. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Fishing practices, such as fish aggregating devices, which are floating objects designed and strategically placed to attract pelagic fish, are also thought to have contributed to the decline. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 23 July 2021",
"Once the pipe hit bottom, a drill plunged down to 75 meters into pelagic clay and calcareous nannofossil ooze at multiple different sites. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2021",
"That affects how much plankton is available for small pelagic fish to eat. \u2014 Layla Schlack, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2021",
"But Vestergaard became a national hero, especially for fishermen and shipowners, who were fishing more pelagic fish than ever. \u2014 Regin Winther Poulsen, The Atlantic , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Large pelagic ocean dwellers swim along this reef to hunt prey. \u2014 John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Dec. 2020",
"From the late 1920s on, these shore stations were replaced by pelagic whaling stations, where whales were processed more efficiently on factory ships at sea. \u2014 Alessandro Antonello, The Conversation , 13 Nov. 2020",
"Due to altered nutrient pathways, abundance of pelagic baitfish has declined. \u2014 Steve Quinn, Outdoor Life , 18 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pelagicus , from Greek pelagikos , from pelagos sea \u2014 more at plagal":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8la-jik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"marine",
"maritime",
"oceanic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174916",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"pelf":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": money , riches":[]
},
"examples":[
"a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thomasine and Bushrod join up (as sheriffs relate) and share their pelf with Mexicans, Native Americans, other Black people, and poor white people. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1505, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French pelfre booty":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pelf"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bread",
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081457",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pell-mell":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in confused haste":[
"ran pell-mell for the door"
],
": in mingled confusion or disorder":[
"papers strewn pell-mell on the desk"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French pelemele":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpel-\u02c8mel",
"\u02c8pel-\u02c8mel"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amok",
"amuck",
"berserk",
"berserkly",
"frantically",
"frenetically",
"frenziedly",
"harum-scarum",
"hectically",
"helter-skelter",
"madly",
"wild",
"wildly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065424",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"adverb"
]
},
"pellucid":{
"antonyms":[
"cloudy",
"opaque"
],
"definitions":{
": admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion":[
"a pellucid stream"
],
": easy to understand":[],
": reflecting light evenly from all surfaces":[]
},
"examples":[
"the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches",
"her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Later, his industry and his pellucid style gave him other successes, as a writer of slice-of-life novels, an idiosyncratic left-wing polemicist, and a public explainer. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The dish is traditionally served cold, but the CheLi chef Wang Lin Qun\u2019s version is pleasantly warm, allowing the pellucid skin to caramelize into an ambrosial crunch. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The outer movements mixed thoughtful vigor with pellucid lyricism. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2021",
"Giselle\u2019s signature steps \u2014 rocking ballott\u00e9s and teasing ballonn\u00e9s and high-kicking grands jet\u00e9-pass\u00e9s \u2014 were pellucid ; the traveling ronds de jambe could hardly have been faster or cleaner. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2019",
"To reach the restoration site where this crew is working, Silver traversed a realm of perfection: cool, pellucid pools and side channels of Elk Creek, a tributary of the Hoh. \u2014 Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times , 27 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pellucidus , from per through + lucidus lucid \u2014 more at for":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"clear",
"crystal",
"crystal clear",
"crystalline",
"limpid",
"liquid",
"lucent",
"see-through",
"transparent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020043",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"pelt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rapid pace : speed":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase full pelt A friend still has the three lines up his legs where he ran full pelt into a barbed wire fence. \u2014 John Woodhouse"
],
": a skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning":[],
": a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur":[
"a sheep's pelt"
],
": blow , whack":[],
": hurl , throw":[
"pelted snowballs at them"
],
": to assail vigorously or persistently":[
"pelted her with accusations"
],
": to beat incessantly":[],
": to beat or dash repeatedly against":[
"hailstones pelting the roof"
],
": to deliver a succession of blows or missiles":[],
": to move rapidly and vigorously : hurry":[],
": to strike with a succession of blows or missiles":[
"pelted him with stones"
],
": to strip off the skin or pelt of (an animal)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1568, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English":"Verb",
"Middle English, probably from pelett animal skin, from Anglo-French pelette \u2014 more at peltry":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pelt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024237",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pelvic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or located in or near the pelvis":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hallmark symptoms of endometriosis include extreme pelvic pain and heavy periods, the Mayo Clinic says. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In specific situations, some people will benefit from wearing a belly wrap or binder, said Natalie Toshkoff, a pelvic floor physical therapist based in New York. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Digestive system issues like abdominal and pelvic pain, nausea, vomiting, and disorders of the urinary system. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"The lounge is also where Boram brings in pediatricians, physical therapists and mental health experts offering general seminars on topics including pelvic floor therapy and how to fall asleep more quickly. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"On this occasion, three years ago, the OB-GYN told Boughton that losing weight would likely resolve the pelvic pain. \u2014 Lauren Sausser, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
"This leads to pelvic pain before and during periods, when the tissue thickens and then sheds both inside and outside the uterus; pain with intercourse; and/or infertility. \u2014 Elena Hilton, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
"Unrelated to fertility, a patient with severe pelvic pain was exploring surgery after every other intervention had failed. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Symptoms of endometriosis range from long-term pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, painful bowel movements, and sensitive bladder. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pel-vik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121202",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"pelvis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": renal pelvis":[],
": the cavity of the pelvis":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Surgeon Timur Marin found the woman's pelvis crushed and hip detached. \u2014 Mstyslav Chernov, ajc , 14 Mar. 2022",
"On a recent day, at her studio on Mott Street, in New York, Meiselas showed me a pair of closeup photos\u2014one black-and-white, one color\u2014of a pelvis covered by a triangle of bikini bottom, a tassel hanging from the crotch. \u2014 Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Keep pelvis in a neutral position while squeezing sit bones and bracing core. \u2014 Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The animal's massive pelvis is prepared for transport back to the museum and visitor's center. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Myeloma began growing in his pelvis and spine again, forcing Patel to give him emergency radiation and chemotherapy in the hospital. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
"Ina was small from age, her spine bent and her chest caved in toward her pelvis . \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Chemotherapy took care of a spot in Price-Miller\u2019s neck and another in his pelvis and shrunk the large tumor in his lower right leg significantly. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
"The victim, a 57-year-old woman, sustained serious injuries that included fractures of her pelvis and fifth lumbar vertebrae, Buttle said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, basin; perhaps akin to Old English & Old Norse full cup":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pel-v\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120906",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Peloponnese":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"peninsula between the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccn\u0113s",
"-\u02c8n\u0113s",
"\u02c8pe-l\u0259-p\u0259-\u02ccn\u0113z",
"\u02ccpe-l\u0259-p\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143126"
},
"pelvic fin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the paired fins of a fish that are homologous with the hind limbs of a quadruped":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some scans revealed that Tiktaalik had unexpectedly massive hips (more like Thicctaalik) and a surprisingly big pelvic fin . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The three-foot-long creatures live near Australia, moving their pectoral fins in the front and pelvic fins in the back to plod along, writes Nat Geo\u2019s Douglas Main. \u2014 National Geographic , 30 Jan. 2020",
"These three-foot-long creatures live near Australia, and, as their name implies, move their pectoral fins in the front and pelvic fins in the back to plod along the seafloor\u2014or even atop coral reefs, outside the water, at low tide. \u2014 National Geographic , 23 Jan. 2020",
"One possible explanation was that the marine sticklebacks had already carried a rare mutation for the loss of the pelvic fin , one that arose in their ancestors. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Feb. 2019",
"Adding and subtracting repeats would then have been an easy way to fine-tune the expression of the genes involved in pelvic fin development. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Feb. 2019",
"Their pelvic fins have been modified into a sucking disk. \u2014 Rachel Becker, The Verge , 21 Sep. 2018",
"Some have looked at coelacanths and sarcopterygians, or lungfish (the latter use their pelvic fins to move in a motion like walking). \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 9 Feb. 2018",
"Typically, these pectoral and pelvic fins \u2014 which correspond to forelimbs and hindlimbs in land vertebrates \u2014 are small and largely used for balance and steering. \u2014 Steph Yin, New York Times , 8 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144531"
},
"pelvic cavity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the cavity within the bones of the pelvis (see pelvis sense 1 ) that is continuous above with the abdominal cavity and contains the internal reproductive organs, urinary bladder, sigmoid colon, and rectum":[
"Endometriosis, for example, is a disorder in which fragments of the uterine lining migrate to other parts of the pelvic cavity , which can cause obstructions in the fallopian tubes, among other problems.",
"\u2014 Parenting"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163214"
},
"Pelopidas":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"died 364 b.c. Theban general":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-p\u0259-d\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171758"
},
"pelviform":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the shape of a basin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pelv\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary pelv- + -form":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174206"
},
"pelv-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": pelvis":[
"pelv ic",
"pelvi scope"
],
": pelvic and":[
"pelvi sacral",
"pelvo renal"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin pelvis":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182755"
},
"pelvic girdle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"B\u00f8 said there is strong evidence that training the pelvic girdle can help with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. \u2014 Elissa Strauss, CNN , 4 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192907"
},
"pelvic limb":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": either member of the posterior of the two pairs of limbs characteristic of vertebrates : a leg, hind limb, or pelvic fin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220908"
},
"pelycosaur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of an order (Pelycosauria) of extinct, primitive, synapsid vertebrates (such as dimetrodon ) chiefly of the Permian period often having extreme development of the dorsal vertebral processes and giving rise to the therapsids":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-li-k\u0259-\u02ccs\u022fr"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"ultimately from Greek pelyc-, pelyx bowl + sauros lizard":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010730"
},
"Pelusios":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of African and Malagasy freshwater turtles of the family Pelomedusidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8l\u00fcs\u0113\u02cc\u00e4s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from Greek p\u0113los clay, mud":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020554"
},
"pelvic inflammatory disease":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": inflammation of the female reproductive tract (such as the fallopian tubes and ovaries) that occurs especially as a result of a sexually transmitted disease and is a leading cause of infertility in women":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Making matters more frustrating, endometriosis is sometimes mistaken for other conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or ovarian cysts. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Gonorrhea can be painful and may result in pelvic inflammatory disease in women. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"In 2% to 5% of women with a Chlamydia infection, the infection can affect the uterus, Fallopian tubes or ovaries, causing pelvic inflammatory disease , a serious condition that may affect fertility. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Left untreated, STIs can have serious long-term health complications, health officials warn, including infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease and chronic pelvic pain. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2021",
"Proper screening for breast cancer and chlamydia could save the lives of 3,700 women and prevent 30,000 cases of pelvic inflammatory disease , a serious condition that can cause infertility or chronic pain. \u2014 Kelly Glass, National Geographic , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Women with pelvic inflammatory disease , an infection of the reproductive organs that\u2019s often caused by chlamydia or gonorrhea, are more likely to have damaged tubes than women who don\u2019t have the condition. \u2014 Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
"There are common side effects such as depression, weight gain, and irregular bleeding, and rare, debilitating ones such as pelvic inflammatory disease , blood clots, and ovarian cysts. \u2014 Morgan Ome, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2020",
"There is a relationship between pelvic inflammatory disease and ovarian cancer, but more research is needed to draw any conclusion about this possible connection. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 7 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025613"
},
"pelvorenal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or involving the renal pelvis":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6pelv\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pelv- + renal":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030611"
},
"pellicle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a thin skin or film: such as":[],
": an outer membrane of some protozoans (such as euglenoids or paramecia)":[],
": a film that reflects a part of the light falling upon it and transmits the rest and that is used for dividing a beam of light (as in a photographic device)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pe-li-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8pel-i-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French pellicule , from Medieval Latin pellicula , from Latin, diminutive of pellis":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035838"
},
"pelvo-":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see pelv-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042236"
},
"pelvisacral":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the pelvis and the sacrum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6pelv\u0113+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pelv- + sacral":""
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"the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Participants in the viral Orbeez challenge use toys known as water pellet guns, gel blasters or splatterball guns, to shoot water beads at others. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The two-bedroom, two-bath cabin is nestled in over 1 acre of pine, and features a hot tub, full kitchen, high-speed internet, a wood pellet fireplace, down comforters and pillows, board games, and more. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Keeton grabbed a small black pellet pistol, similar to a BB gun. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Those competing must bring their own grill and be limited to cooking on charcoal, wood, or pellet fires. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
"Spray it on grill grates and inside the grill, and if your pellet grill has a chimney, remember to clean that, too. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"Lopez\u2019s lawyer Jon Schoenhorn appealed, arguing that the BB and pellet guns were not true firearms as defined by state law. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
"There are also kamado grills, which use charcoal, and pellet grills, which use wood pellets. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Each block, brick, and pellet will expand by 15 times its initial size once rehydrated. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Fill them with the tiny wood smoker pellets that look like rabbit feed to add a lengthy, thick smoke boost whenever it is needed. \u2014 Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Spread a light layer of compost or pelleted seed establishment mulch over the new seed to help keep it moist. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 10 July 2018",
"Snow pellets form when supercooled water droplets are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Dec. 2017"
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"Middle English pelote , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pilota , diminutive of Latin pila ball":"Noun"
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": a son of Tantalus served by his father to the gods for food but later restored to life by them":[]
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"\u02c8p\u0113-\u02ccl\u00e4ps"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Video recorded by the state police and published in November by Spotlight PA and NBC News shows that the teenager, Christian Hall, was holding a pellet gun with his hands in the air above his head when troopers fired at him. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Jessica Salas-Ruiz, 26, and Fernando Inzunza, 36, were arrested last week by the Rialto police amid allegations children placed in their care were branded, strangled, and shot with a pellet gun , according to a press release. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 1 June 2022",
"The challenge involves shooting at someone with a pellet gun -- typically one that fires gel-ball pellets -- and posting a video of the act on social media. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The student was escorted to the office, and a pellet gun and marijuana were found in his backpack, police said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Oct. 2021",
"That\u2019s when deputies learned the weapon was an airsoft pellet gun . \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Police obtained a search warrant for the vehicle, which had been towed to Brookline police headquarters, and found a police baton, a pellet gun , and a loaded firearm, the statement said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 8 May 2022",
"After about 90 minutes, Hall moved toward the troopers with the pellet gun in his hand, arms at his sides. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Police later reported the object Meyers raised was a pellet gun . \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to form or compact into pellets":[
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": to coat (seeds) with a soluble material (as to facilitate ease of handling)":[]
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"Instead of going to its usual vendors who collect, sort, wash, and pelletize the plastic into a consistent substrate, Herman Miller joined NextWave Plastics, a consortium that aims to divert tons of plastic from entering the ocean. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 2 Sep. 2021",
"First, machines process, clean, flake, and pelletize the plastic bales. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"the tightly packed pellets of a shotgun cartridge",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Participants in the viral Orbeez challenge use toys known as water pellet guns, gel blasters or splatterball guns, to shoot water beads at others. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The two-bedroom, two-bath cabin is nestled in over 1 acre of pine, and features a hot tub, full kitchen, high-speed internet, a wood pellet fireplace, down comforters and pillows, board games, and more. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Keeton grabbed a small black pellet pistol, similar to a BB gun. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Those competing must bring their own grill and be limited to cooking on charcoal, wood, or pellet fires. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
"Spray it on grill grates and inside the grill, and if your pellet grill has a chimney, remember to clean that, too. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"Lopez\u2019s lawyer Jon Schoenhorn appealed, arguing that the BB and pellet guns were not true firearms as defined by state law. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
"There are also kamado grills, which use charcoal, and pellet grills, which use wood pellets. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Each block, brick, and pellet will expand by 15 times its initial size once rehydrated. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"NC State Veterinary Hospital recommends pelleted feed formulated specifically for chinchillas. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, Woman's Day , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Fill them with the tiny wood smoker pellets that look like rabbit feed to add a lengthy, thick smoke boost whenever it is needed. \u2014 Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Spread a light layer of compost or pelleted seed establishment mulch over the new seed to help keep it moist. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 10 July 2018",
"Snow pellets form when supercooled water droplets are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Dec. 2017"
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