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{
"Caucasian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a group of people having European ancestry, classified according to physical traits (such as light skin pigmentation), and formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a ) of humans":[],
": of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants":[
"were forced to leave their Caucasian homeland"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022f-\u02c8k\u0101-zh\u0259n",
"k\u00e4-",
"\u02c8k\u022f-\u02c8k\u0101-zh\u0259n, -\u02c8kazh-\u0259n",
"also -\u02c8ka-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195314",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
},
"Causses":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"limestone region of south central France on the southern border of the Massif Central":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u014ds"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232938",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"caucasian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a group of people having European ancestry, classified according to physical traits (such as light skin pigmentation), and formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a ) of humans":[],
": of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants":[
"were forced to leave their Caucasian homeland"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022f-\u02c8k\u0101-zh\u0259n",
"k\u00e4-",
"\u02c8k\u022f-\u02c8k\u0101-zh\u0259n, -\u02c8kazh-\u0259n",
"also -\u02c8ka-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190652",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
},
"caught":{
"antonyms":[
"nonpregnant"
],
"definitions":{
": pregnant":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase get caught"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1858, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022ft"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"big",
"enceinte",
"expectant",
"expecting",
"gone",
"gravid",
"heavy",
"pregnant",
"quick"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205302",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"caught short":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a sudden urge to use the toilet":[],
": not having enough of something":[
"Make sure you stock up on supplies before you set out on your trip. Don't be caught short !"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121239",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"caught up in":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": excited about something and having trouble thinking about anything else":[
"Everyone was caught up in the excitement.",
"Try not to get too caught up in the moment."
],
": involved in (a difficult or confusing situation)":[
"Several members of Congress were caught up in the scandal.",
"How did you get caught up in this mess"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121322",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"cauk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chalk":[],
": chalk , limestone":[],
": to secure by a tenon":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (northern dialect) calke , from Old English (northern dialect) calc (in other dialects cealc )":"Noun",
"probably alteration of cock (to cog)":"Transitive verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4k",
"-\u022fk-",
"\u02c8k\u022fk",
"\"",
"-\u0227k-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124018",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"causa sine qua non":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cause without which not : a necessary cause or condition":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccs\u00e4-\u02ccsi-n\u0101-kw\u00e4-\u02c8n\u014dn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191234",
"type":[
"Latin noun phrase"
]
},
"causal necessity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": necessity sense 1d(2)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050600",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"causality":{
"antonyms":[
"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"fate",
"fruit",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"definitions":{
": a causal quality or agency":[],
": the relation between a cause and its effect or between regularly correlated events or phenomena":[]
},
"examples":[
"Scientists found no causality between the events.",
"a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since the late Nineties, many researchers have believed the downward trend to be in part attributable to the obesity epidemic, and this idea has remained sticky though the causality is uncertain. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"The child understands the passage of time and causality : The blocks must be stacked up before they can be knocked down. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"In addition, determining causality in cancer remains a complex task. \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This is where larger-scale studies are required and preferably studies that attempt to randomize treatment conditions so that some degree of causality can be figured out. \u2014 Shane O'mara, Outside Online , 13 May 2020",
"Russia\u2019s moon cooperation plans are yet another space causality of the country\u2019s ongoing attack against Ukraine. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Stankovic is quick to acknowledge that personal stories do not prove causality . \u2014 NBC News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The child also understands causality and the passage of time since the blocks must be stacked first before they can be knocked down. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Physicist Lee Smolin argues that the fabric of the cosmos is a vast collection of atomic interactions within an evolving network of relations where causality among events is complex and irrespective of distance. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101lit\u0101t- caus\u0101lit\u0101s, from Late Latin caus\u0101lis causal + Latin -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022f-\u02c8za-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"antecedent",
"causation",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030021",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"causation":{
"antonyms":[
"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"fate",
"fruit",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"definitions":{
": causality":[],
": the act or agency which produces an effect":[
"in a complex situation causation is likely to be multiple",
"\u2014 W. O. Aydelotte"
],
": the act or process of causing":[
"the role of heredity in the causation of cancer"
]
},
"examples":[
"the role of heredity in the causation of cancer",
"He claimed that the accident caused his injury, but the court ruled that he did not provide sufficient evidence of causation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Corey Gaskin Whoop's survey questions attempt to find correlations in behaviors, but correlation does not equal causation . \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The report specifies that correlation does not equal causation in regard to COVID-19 and that COVID-19\u2019s effect on domestic violence will be studied for years to come. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The report specifies that correlation does not equal causation in regards to COVID-19, and that COVID-19's effect on domestic violence will be studied for years to come. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
"For all but the most tangible outcomes, establishing causation might be too much to ask. \u2014 Eric Gilbertsen, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"And above all, physics is still deeply entrenched in the idea of causation \u2014tracing one thing from one moment to the next and seeing how actions consequentially result from one another. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To what extent can causation be seen as determinism",
"Others, including Rubino, are cautious about attributing causation . \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The argument that more gun purchases contributed to the murder spike was also floated by The Atlantic earlier this year, but experts at the Heritage Foundation explained that correlation is not causation . \u2014 Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101ti\u014dn-, caus\u0101ti\u014d \"accusation, objection, causal action,\" going back to Latin, \"plea, excuse,\" from caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead an action in law, plead as an excuse\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at cause entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022f-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"antecedent",
"causality",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000345",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"causational":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to causes, causation , or the doctrine of causation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-shn\u0259l",
"-sh\u0259n\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054656",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"causationism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the principle or law of universal causation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-sh\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105152",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cause":{
"antonyms":[
"beget",
"breed",
"bring",
"bring about",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effect",
"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
],
"definitions":{
": a charitable undertaking":[
"for a good cause"
],
": a ground of legal action":[],
": a matter or question to be decided":[
"The city council is involved with school department causes ."
],
": a principle or movement militantly defended or supported":[
"the insurgents' cause"
],
": a reason for an action or condition : motive":[],
": case":[
"They are paid by the cause for their expert opinions."
],
": something that brings about an effect or a result":[
"trying to find the cause of the accident"
],
": sufficient reason":[
"discharged for cause"
],
": to compel by command, authority, or force":[
"caused him to resign"
],
": to serve as a cause or occasion of":[
"cause an accident"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His symptoms had no apparent physical causes .",
"She is the cause of all their problems.",
"The medicine was prescribed without good cause .",
"Their marriage was a cause for celebration.",
"I can support a cause that means something to me.",
"I'm willing to donate money as long as it's for a good cause .",
"Verb",
"He swerved and caused an accident.",
"The flood caused great hardship.",
"The illness is caused by a virus.",
"The flood caused the town great hardship.",
"You caused us a lot of extra work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For instance, many people find that simple, small acts of compassion\u2014like volunteering at your local food pantry or donating to a cause that\u2019s really important to you\u2014help build that sense of control even in a chaotic situation, Dr. Tedeschi says. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
"While Bote was searching for answers to the cause of his dizzy spells, so too was Cubs bullpen coach Chris Young, who was hospitalized Thursday in Pittsburgh after feeling lightheaded in the pen. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 25 June 2022",
"His connection to this latter cause is deeply personal. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Introduced as a fierce and capable leader of the Rebellion in the original trilogy, adult Leia (Carrie Fisher) is sassy, intelligent, brave, kind and committed to the cause , and has long commanded a legion of devoted fans. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"More than $17,000 came in to the online GoFundMe site, including many residents putting in $5 and $10 to the cause after selling items or searching couches for change. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Investigators believe speed contributed to the cause of the crash, according to the statement. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"And the Mauritian government had indicated receptivity to the Chagossian cause . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"In turn, the militant Hamas group has called him a traitor to the Palestinian cause , as have his opponents from competing Arab Israeli factions. \u2014 Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Though this could cause a short-term decline in total viewing hours, this quality over quantity rollout could also entice subscribers to stay put. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"And, while prices could continue to decline in the weeks ahead, any sudden jolts to supply could quickly cause prices to spike again, said Patrick DeHaan, an analyst at the price comparison website GasBuddy.com. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
"To try to avoid further price increases that taking more oil off the market could cause , officials have discussed creating a carve-out from the insurance ban for shipments of Russian oil whose price falls under the cap. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"The survey sheds light on how both Americans\u2019 view of the military and the growing civilian-military divide may also be factors in slumping recruitment, and how public attitudes could cause recruiting struggles for years to come. \u2014 Courtney Kube, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Plenty of lighting is accompanying these storms and heavy rain could cause flash flooding. \u2014 Janice Dean, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"One report estimated that the loss of IPL could cause 15 million customers to leave the service. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Warren said that rate hikes will, however, raise borrowing costs on families and could cause job losses. \u2014 Matt Egan For Cnn Business, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Unsecured fuel tanks are in danger of sustaining undercarriage damage that could cause fuel leakage and pose a fire risk, the NHTSA report says. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English causen, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French causer, borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101re, caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead, accuse, blame, serve as the cause of, occasion,\" going back to Latin caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead an action in law, plead as an excuse,\" derivative of causa \"judicial proceedings, plea, cause entry 1 \"":"Verb",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin causa \"judicial proceedings, interests of one side in a judicial case, plea, pretext, ground of action, motive, reason,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259z",
"\u02c8k\u022fz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"antecedent",
"causality",
"causation",
"occasion",
"reason"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102208",
"type":[
"adjective",
"conjunction",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"cause celebre":{
"antonyms":[
"nobody",
"noncelebrity"
],
"definitions":{
": a legal case that excites widespread interest":[],
": a notorious person, thing, incident, or episode":[]
},
"examples":[
"a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre from some reality TV show whose fame hadn't even lasted the proverbial 15 minutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment \u2014 and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre \u2014 foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment - and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre - foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Critical race theory is not an official curriculum taught in US schools but has still become the cause celebre on the right. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The incident became a cause celebre for LGBTQ rights and led to the passage of hate-crime laws. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Remble and everyone around him are very aware of the stakes when Drakeo, a cause celebre for the L.A. rap world, or Nipsey Hussle, a universally beloved community figure, can be killed for barely explicable reasons. \u2014 August Brown Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Instantly, however, the killings turned him into a right-wing cause celebre - and his acquittal Friday on all charges ensures that his political utility will endure beyond the trial. \u2014 Griff Witte And Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Gaetz has made no secret of his support for Rittenhouse, who has become a cause celebre among Republican supporters of gun rights. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The trial of Rittenhouse became a cause celebre for conservatives and liberals, a symbol of bigger disagreements over issues of gun rights and self-defense, as well as greater social-justice concerns. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 19 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, celebrated case":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014dz-",
"-\u02c8le-br\u0259",
"\u02cck\u022fz-s\u0259-\u02c8leb",
"-\u02c8lebr\u1d4a"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"celeb",
"celebrity",
"figure",
"icon",
"ikon",
"light",
"luminary",
"megastar",
"name",
"notability",
"notable",
"notoriety",
"personage",
"personality",
"somebody",
"standout",
"star",
"superstar",
"VIP"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203404",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre":{
"antonyms":[
"nobody",
"noncelebrity"
],
"definitions":{
": a legal case that excites widespread interest":[],
": a notorious person, thing, incident, or episode":[]
},
"examples":[
"a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre from some reality TV show whose fame hadn't even lasted the proverbial 15 minutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment \u2014 and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre \u2014 foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment - and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre - foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Critical race theory is not an official curriculum taught in US schools but has still become the cause celebre on the right. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The incident became a cause celebre for LGBTQ rights and led to the passage of hate-crime laws. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Remble and everyone around him are very aware of the stakes when Drakeo, a cause celebre for the L.A. rap world, or Nipsey Hussle, a universally beloved community figure, can be killed for barely explicable reasons. \u2014 August Brown Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Instantly, however, the killings turned him into a right-wing cause celebre - and his acquittal Friday on all charges ensures that his political utility will endure beyond the trial. \u2014 Griff Witte And Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Gaetz has made no secret of his support for Rittenhouse, who has become a cause celebre among Republican supporters of gun rights. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The trial of Rittenhouse became a cause celebre for conservatives and liberals, a symbol of bigger disagreements over issues of gun rights and self-defense, as well as greater social-justice concerns. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 19 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, celebrated case":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014dz-",
"-\u02c8le-br\u0259",
"\u02cck\u022fz-s\u0259-\u02c8leb",
"-\u02c8lebr\u1d4a"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"celeb",
"celebrity",
"figure",
"icon",
"ikon",
"light",
"luminary",
"megastar",
"name",
"notability",
"notable",
"notoriety",
"personage",
"personality",
"somebody",
"standout",
"star",
"superstar",
"VIP"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035047",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"causerie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a short informal essay":[],
": an informal conversation : chat":[]
},
"examples":[
"the monthly departmental causeries did much to foster a sense of community"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from causer to chat, from Latin causari to plead, discuss, from causa":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u014dz-\u02c8r\u0113",
"\u02cck\u014d-z\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"cackle",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin music",
"chin-wag",
"chitchat",
"confab",
"confabulation",
"gab",
"gabfest",
"gossip",
"jangle",
"jaw",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"rap",
"schmooze",
"small talk",
"table talk",
"talk",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005634",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"causeway":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a raised way across wet ground or water":[]
},
"examples":[
"The island is linked by a causeway to the mainland.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With sweeping lake views and the high peaks of the Adirondacks rising in the distance nearly all the way (Vermont\u2019s Green Mountains are visible in the causeway section), the scenery is breathtaking. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Located about 50 miles outside New York City, Great Island is accessed by a causeway , according to listing agent Jennifer Leahy of Douglas Elliman. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The stop took place Wednesday near the 34-mile marker on northbound I-65, which would put it just northeast of the causeway across the Mobile-Tensaw Delta near Bay Minette. \u2014 al , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Osea Island is connected to the rest of England via an ancient causeway that was built by the Romans. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 Apr. 2022",
"But the causeway is only accessible twice a day, when the tide goes out. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The population is aging, like many places on Europe\u2019s fringes; there are just 18 children at the local elementary school across the causeway in the village of Tongue, half the number a decade ago. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Douglas Elliman Accessed via a causeway , the island has a sandy beach and a deep-water dock. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
"But given that the causeway is entirely exposed, expect winter\u2019s whipping winds to whip even harder. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"His [Roosevelt's] caustic cousin, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, called him a sissy and a mama's boy. \u2014 Garry Wills , Atlantic , April 1994",
"It was Schuyler's gift for satire and his caustic wit that distinguished his writings and led to his nickname, the Black Mencken. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times Book Review , 20 Sept. 1992",
"Albert quailed before those caustic pronouncements, he shuddered and blanched and felt his stomach drop like a croquette into a vat of hot grease. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , Harper's , October 1987",
"The chemical was so caustic that it ate through the pipes.",
"She wrote a caustic report about the decisions that led to the crisis.",
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"Creem was charmingly caustic and funny \u2014 a saucy, devil-may-care approach that separated it from the sophisticated voice often adopted by rock peers such as Rolling Stone. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"The paradox at the center of it all, of course, is Usher himself, whose brazen theatricality and caustic wit lies beneath his meek exterior. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On their own, these five gents are now a little older and mellower, still funny, still caustic and still extremely smart individuals. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 May 2022",
"Neither the Biden administration nor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially confirmed the accounts of a chemical attack, which was alleged to have involved an unknown caustic substance dropped from a Russian drone. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The caustic causes Earendel to stand out, with Its brightness is magnified a thousandfold or more. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But sodium hydroxide is only highly caustic or corrosive in high doses, Dr. Christopher Holstege, a medical toxicologist at the University of Virginia, told USA TODAY. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Their rhythmic and caustic dialogue immediately confirms the sharpness of Fillinger\u2019s pen. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Roberts makes Martha Mitchell compelling, moving from caustic and charming to terrified, as in a harrowing episode that shows what the late Mitchell said was an attempt to shut her up, as she was held against her will at a California hotel. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What McHugh favored was the fantastic, the caustic , the nakedly human, art with an irreverent or whimsical sense of humor, and art with little remove from raw physicality. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 3 July 2018",
"The Sympathizer is the caustic , hyper-verbal tale of a double agent embedded in California after the end of the war, sending information back to Vietnam about the activities of the men who are both his friends and enemies. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, New Republic , 25 July 2017",
"Mr. Trump\u2019s other mentor was the caustic and conniving McCarthy-era lawyer Roy Cohn, who counseled Mr. Trump never to give in or concede error. \u2014 Glenn Thrush And Maggie Haberman, New York Times , 21 Mar. 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"\u02c8k\u022f-stik"
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"The doctors cauterized the wound.",
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"Hauser hit a momentum-shifting 3-pointer, and A.J. Hoggard followed with a driving layup in transition to cauterize the Spartans\u2019 bleeding. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Nothing kick-starts donations like Christ\u2019s wounds manifest, but it\u2019s an inconceivably painful ruse to maintain (and eventually, sickeningly, to cauterize ). \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Take damage, light a cigar and use it to cauterize the wound. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"To cauterize the bleeding, the Chinese government is likely to force a restructuring. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Leaders must immediately cauterize the wound, cutting products and people. \u2014 Kash Shaikh, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
"Lovullo said McKay underwent a procedure to cauterize the spleen but is now resting comfortably. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Surgical ablation can help, but cauterizing healthy heart cells should be done with caution. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Meanwhile, the screens that have cauterized us are now our primary means of communication. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 20 Mar. 2020"
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"deaden",
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"numb"
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"And a resident started a fire in a Nebraska Medicine operating room by accidentally bringing a cautery too close to a flammable liquid medical adhesive. \u2014 Max Blau, STAT , 20 Apr. 2018",
"That type of treatment comes in two forms: Electrocautery, which uses heat from a metal probe, and laser cautery . \u2014 Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen , 10 Apr. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin cauterium , from Greek kaut\u0113rion branding iron, from kaiein":""
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"\u02c8k\u022ft-\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8k\u022f-t\u0259-r\u0113"
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": an agreement often imposed by a judge or magistrate whereby one guarantees to protect another from loss or harm caused by the guarantor or a third person for whom the guarantor is responsible or whereby one guarantees payment or performance of an obligation of another":[],
": an oral or written agreement to indemnify : guaranty :":[]
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"\u02c8kau\u0307t\u0113\u02cc\u014d",
"\u02c8k\u022fsh\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"\u2014 Esquire"
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"You should use caution when operating the electric saw.",
"He injected a note of caution in his talk.",
"Her financial adviser urged caution before investing in the project.",
"The roads are slippery: drive with extreme caution .",
"Her comments were intended as a caution to us to protect our property.",
"A note of caution : be sure that the electricity is off before you install the ceiling fan.",
"She was given a caution by the magistrate.",
"Verb",
"Officials are cautioning that the war may continue for years.",
"\u201cDon't decide too quickly,\u201d she cautioned .",
"He was cautioned for speeding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most communities, however, opted to cancel the festivities out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"These penalties range from a letter of caution to expulsion. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
"Martinez said, however, the abundance of caution taken for all the athletes wasn\u2019t a bad idea when no one knew what to expect from the new virus. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"As a word of caution , avoid processes that force you to be in the office at a certain time. \u2014 Libby Rothschild, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Overall, China\u2019s box office continues to ail, with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In a sign of caution , investors bought assets viewed as among the safest to hold\u2014despite U.S. stocks being on track to post gains. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But scientists caution that planning ahead in this pandemic is challenging. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Department officials noted the Illinois EPA\u2019s 2020-21 investigation did not find PFAS at the city\u2019s two treatment plants, but scientists caution the chemicals are widespread in the Great Lakes. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Scientists caution against anthropomorphizing P-22, but Angelenos can\u2019t help but see themselves in the big cat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With soils statewide at 68% of saturation, more water will likely flow downhill, although NRCS scientists caution that deeper mountain soils remain drier than usual. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists caution that technology has limitations, with LED lights, sensors and operating systems adding to utility costs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But scientists caution that such reinfections appear rare, especially over a short period of time, and may be overestimated due to confusion over testing. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Scientists caution , however, that caseloads and hospital admissions may yet reverse course as social mixing increases with the end of the holiday season and the start of the new school term. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists caution that little is known about the variant, which has been linked to a surge of cases in South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"Latin caution-, cautio precaution, from cav\u0113re to be on one's guard \u2014 more at hear":"Noun"
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"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173351"
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"You should use caution when operating the electric saw.",
"He injected a note of caution in his talk.",
"Her financial adviser urged caution before investing in the project.",
"The roads are slippery: drive with extreme caution .",
"Her comments were intended as a caution to us to protect our property.",
"A note of caution : be sure that the electricity is off before you install the ceiling fan.",
"She was given a caution by the magistrate.",
"Verb",
"Officials are cautioning that the war may continue for years.",
"\u201cDon't decide too quickly,\u201d she cautioned .",
"He was cautioned for speeding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most communities, however, opted to cancel the festivities out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"These penalties range from a letter of caution to expulsion. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
"Martinez said, however, the abundance of caution taken for all the athletes wasn\u2019t a bad idea when no one knew what to expect from the new virus. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"As a word of caution , avoid processes that force you to be in the office at a certain time. \u2014 Libby Rothschild, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Overall, China\u2019s box office continues to ail, with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In a sign of caution , investors bought assets viewed as among the safest to hold\u2014despite U.S. stocks being on track to post gains. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But scientists caution that planning ahead in this pandemic is challenging. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Department officials noted the Illinois EPA\u2019s 2020-21 investigation did not find PFAS at the city\u2019s two treatment plants, but scientists caution the chemicals are widespread in the Great Lakes. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Scientists caution against anthropomorphizing P-22, but Angelenos can\u2019t help but see themselves in the big cat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With soils statewide at 68% of saturation, more water will likely flow downhill, although NRCS scientists caution that deeper mountain soils remain drier than usual. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists caution that technology has limitations, with LED lights, sensors and operating systems adding to utility costs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But scientists caution that such reinfections appear rare, especially over a short period of time, and may be overestimated due to confusion over testing. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Scientists caution , however, that caseloads and hospital admissions may yet reverse course as social mixing increases with the end of the holiday season and the start of the new school term. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists caution that little is known about the variant, which has been linked to a surge of cases in South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"You should use caution when operating the electric saw.",
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"Her financial adviser urged caution before investing in the project.",
"The roads are slippery: drive with extreme caution .",
"Her comments were intended as a caution to us to protect our property.",
"A note of caution : be sure that the electricity is off before you install the ceiling fan.",
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"Verb",
"Officials are cautioning that the war may continue for years.",
"\u201cDon't decide too quickly,\u201d she cautioned .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most communities, however, opted to cancel the festivities out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"These penalties range from a letter of caution to expulsion. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
"Martinez said, however, the abundance of caution taken for all the athletes wasn\u2019t a bad idea when no one knew what to expect from the new virus. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"As a word of caution , avoid processes that force you to be in the office at a certain time. \u2014 Libby Rothschild, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Overall, China\u2019s box office continues to ail, with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In a sign of caution , investors bought assets viewed as among the safest to hold\u2014despite U.S. stocks being on track to post gains. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But scientists caution that planning ahead in this pandemic is challenging. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Department officials noted the Illinois EPA\u2019s 2020-21 investigation did not find PFAS at the city\u2019s two treatment plants, but scientists caution the chemicals are widespread in the Great Lakes. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Scientists caution against anthropomorphizing P-22, but Angelenos can\u2019t help but see themselves in the big cat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With soils statewide at 68% of saturation, more water will likely flow downhill, although NRCS scientists caution that deeper mountain soils remain drier than usual. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists caution that technology has limitations, with LED lights, sensors and operating systems adding to utility costs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But scientists caution that such reinfections appear rare, especially over a short period of time, and may be overestimated due to confusion over testing. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Scientists caution , however, that caseloads and hospital admissions may yet reverse course as social mixing increases with the end of the holiday season and the start of the new school term. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists caution that little is known about the variant, which has been linked to a surge of cases in South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"In general, Lomas asks patients to be cautious with herbal supplements and remedies. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Wear personal floatation devices and never swim alone. Be extra cautious with kids. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"Coaches are also being cautious with Azzi Fudd, who missed 11 games with a foot injury last year. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"The Chicago Cubs are being cautious with catcher Willson Contreras. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"Home buyers are still cautious with spending on houses given the slowing economy and resurgent pandemic, said Raymond Cheng, CGS-CIMB Securities\u2019 head of China research. \u2014 Anniek Bao, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Although this lovable pup can be a bit cautious with new people and surroundings at first, Leina truly loves to interact with her human friends. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Bell said the Reds are being cautious with him, and Stephenson will likely miss more than the minimum seven days. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"In general, Lomas asks patients to be cautious with herbal supplements and remedies. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Wear personal floatation devices and never swim alone. Be extra cautious with kids. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"Coaches are also being cautious with Azzi Fudd, who missed 11 games with a foot injury last year. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"The Chicago Cubs are being cautious with catcher Willson Contreras. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"Home buyers are still cautious with spending on houses given the slowing economy and resurgent pandemic, said Raymond Cheng, CGS-CIMB Securities\u2019 head of China research. \u2014 Anniek Bao, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Although this lovable pup can be a bit cautious with new people and surroundings at first, Leina truly loves to interact with her human friends. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Bell said the Reds are being cautious with him, and Stephenson will likely miss more than the minimum seven days. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"Democrats caucused last week to choose their candidates.",
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"Mark Meadows, a former Trump chief of staff, was an early chairman of the caucus . \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"That\u2019s not to say Massie is a proud member of the Burn-It-Down caucus . \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 19 May 2022",
"Members of the caucus , including Clyburn, visited Cleveland to support Brown in the final weekend of the campaign. \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Gideon D'Assandro, a spokesperson for state House Speaker Jason Wentworth, confirmed Maddock was kicked out of the caucus in a text message. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Many members of the caucus have since come out in support of a nationwide ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Nemes was hoping to be invited to a meeting of the caucus to pitch members on his bill, but Senate President Robert Stivers told The Courier Journal that is not going to happen. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In their most recent spat, several members of the caucus \u2014though, not all\u2014argued that two forms the SEC sends to crypto companies, Form 2866 and Form 1662, ask for much of the same information, which is burdensome to companies. \u2014 Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"At the start of the caucus , both men will make a 3-minute introduction presentation before the vote is held, Wieser said. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If all 10 remain on board and join with all 50 members of the Democratic majority \u2014 including the two independents who caucus with them \u2014 the measure could overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"If all 10 remain on board and join with all 50 members of the Democratic majority \u2014 including the two independents who caucus with them \u2014 the measure could overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill And Jennifer Haberkorn, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, who voted last year with all 50 senators who caucus with Democrats to confirm Judge Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. \u2014 Lindsay Wise, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But unless ill health strikes one of the 50 senators who caucus with the Democratic Party, Jackson's confirmation to the high court is all but assured. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
"All 50 Senate Democrats, including two independents who caucus with them, are expected to vote for her confirmation. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The overall totals for Democrats include earmarks obtained by independents who caucus with them. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"And that is key in today\u2019s Senate, which is evenly split between 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats and independents who caucus with Democrats. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021",
"That provision, tucked inside a massive social spending package that has struggled to win the support of all the senators who caucus with the Democrats, was the first lady\u2019s signature legislative initiative. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"En caul is the term used when a baby is born inside the still-intact amniotic sac. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"En caul is the term used when a baby is born inside the still-intact amniotic sac. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"En caul is the term used when a baby is born inside the still-intact amniotic sac. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"En caul is the term used when a baby is born inside the still-intact amniotic sac. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"En caul is the term used when a baby is born inside the still-intact amniotic sac. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"En caul is the term used when a baby is born inside the still-intact amniotic sac. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"En caul is the term used when a baby is born inside the still-intact amniotic sac. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"En caul is the term used when a baby is born inside the still-intact amniotic sac. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"The doctors cauterized the wound.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hauser hit a momentum-shifting 3-pointer, and A.J. Hoggard followed with a driving layup in transition to cauterize the Spartans\u2019 bleeding. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Nothing kick-starts donations like Christ\u2019s wounds manifest, but it\u2019s an inconceivably painful ruse to maintain (and eventually, sickeningly, to cauterize ). \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Take damage, light a cigar and use it to cauterize the wound. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"To cauterize the bleeding, the Chinese government is likely to force a restructuring. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Leaders must immediately cauterize the wound, cutting products and people. \u2014 Kash Shaikh, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
"Lovullo said McKay underwent a procedure to cauterize the spleen but is now resting comfortably. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Surgical ablation can help, but cauterizing healthy heart cells should be done with caution. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Meanwhile, the screens that have cauterized us are now our primary means of communication. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 20 Mar. 2020"
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"\u2014 G. A. Miller"
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"No causal connection between the events was found.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Given that conducting causal research on misinformation and its effects is challenging, there are likely further, unknown health consequences. \u2014 Jenna Sherman, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"But uncovering temporal and causal connections between latent viruses and long COVID could take a while. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"Researchers have yet to prove a causal relationship, but the weight of evidence is hard to dismiss. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"That data, though, is unverified and does not prove a causal effect between vaccination and death. \u2014 Sara Murray And Jeff Simon, CNN , 4 Sep. 2021",
"That expert, Ron Schnell, conceded that his analysis could only show mathematical correlations, and not clear causal links. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"His paper offered possible causal mechanisms based on zoology, including the role of pheromones and tactile, olfactory, and auditory cues. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"But uncovering temporal and causal connections between latent viruses and long COVID could take a while. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"Unfortunately, much of the media commentary surrounding the horrific shootings last weekend in my hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., is infused with causal inferences. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132833"
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"\u02c8k\u022f-d\u1d4al",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Oliver Garza-Pena has caudal regression syndrome and uses a wheelchair to get around. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 15 Feb. 2020",
"Oliver, who turns 2 next month, has caudal regression syndrome. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Many sharks' tails, called caudal fins, are larger on top than on the bottom, which allows the animals to swim more efficiently. \u2014 Lauren Kent, CNN , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Born without legs because of caudal regression syndrome, Zion Clark became a successful wrestler at Massillon Washington High School in Ohio. \u2014 David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star , 3 July 2018",
"Measurements are taken from the tip of the snout to middle of the fork in the caudal fin (tail). \u2014 Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times , 25 May 2017"
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"New Latin caudalis , from Latin cauda tail":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143921"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye, is one of the chemicals to be stored at the location. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"The substance is found in products such brake linings and gaskets, and is used to manufacture chlorine bleach and sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda . \u2014 CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"One of the chemicals commonly used in soaps and detergents is sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The Sri Lankan navy has said the ship was also carrying caustic soda , sodium methoxide and methane. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 June 2021",
"BioLab also stores sodium hydroxide, or caustic soda , at its Lake Charles facility, according to Jim Vallette, co-founder of Material Research, which works with nonprofit groups. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2020",
"This is done by dissolving cellulose, a natural polymer that is the main constituent of plants\u2019 cell walls, in chemicals like caustic soda and carbon disulphide and then turning the solution into soft filaments which can be spun into fibres. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye, is corrosive to metals and tissue and can irritate skin, eyes and mucous membranes, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2019",
"So a bitter fight roiling the industry could be only about one thing: the price of caustic soda . \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 7 May 2019"
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"He carefully caulked the area around the windows.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At a time when most other countries are finding ways to live with covid\u2014including countries with previously strict covid rules, such as New Zealand and Singapore\u2014Hong Kong is still clinging to its ambition to caulk the city firmly against the virus. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2022",
"One of Chapman-Henderson\u2019s favorite tips is to caulk and brace roof ventilation soffit vents to reduce the amount of water blown into your attic during hurricane-force winds and rain. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Once your panels are up, caulk the seams to unify the panels. \u2014 Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful , 17 Mar. 2021",
"With a garden hose, inspect your bus\u2019s windows for leaks, which happen when the exterior caulk around them ages and dries out or peels away, allowing rainwater to seep in. \u2014 Will Sutherland, Popular Mechanics , 4 Dec. 2019",
"Check on the condition of your mechanicals and make sure your windows and doors are properly caulked . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2020",
"It\u2019s time to finally get around to those home improvement projects that may have been piling up, like fixing leaky faucets or caulking cracks around the window. \u2014 London Gibson, Indianapolis Star , 17 Apr. 2020",
"And while there are several ways to seal any drafty windows in your home, the best approach requires a two-pronged attack: caulking around the outside of the window and weather stripping the inside. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Add caulking around the hearth and check the seal on the flue damper to make it as snug as possible. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Weatherization includes applying caulk , insulating walls, placing weather strips under doors and installing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, Palmer said. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"Carefully check around your exterior and seal up gaps with caulk . \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 13 May 2022",
"Using a caulk gun, force a bead of silicone into the gap and smooth it over with your finger. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Fletchall uses a nail gun to install the molding and fills the holes with caulk . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"When a crude is heavy, those chains are long and enormous, giving the consistency of window putty or caulk . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Seal gaps and cracks with caulk or weather stripping to keep the cold air out in the winter and the hot air out in the summer. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Also check for cracks in caulk or loose sections of flashing around the chimney, vent pipes or skylights. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Silicone caulk is your home\u2019s best friend for outdoor repairs, says Brock. \u2014 Gregory Burnett, cleveland , 5 Mar. 2022"
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"A virus was found to be the causative agent of smallpox.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What\u2019s happened is there\u2019s now an assumption that these risk factors are causative rather than associative, says Elovitz. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"On a scientific level, the specificity of genomic composition\u2014for determining the Covid virus\u2019s variation\u2014was unimaginable for influenza in 1918, an era when doctors did not yet know the causative organism behind the pandemic. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
"As such, there\u2019s no exact proof of causative effect. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The county reported that deaths where fentanyl was a causative factor increased by 126 percent, from 69 to 156. \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Blaming the deaths of 47 Black men on SCT as causative instead of associated is inaccurate and disrespectful. \u2014 A. Kyle Mack, Scientific American , 20 June 2021",
"There are only two levels of data that can tell you whether something is causative . \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 13 May 2021",
"But recently, blood clots and abnormal bleeding in a small number of vaccine recipients in European countries have cast doubt on its safety, although no causative link has been found between the patients\u2019 conditions and the vaccine. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2021",
"However, the review also noted that more research should be done to better understand and identify any potential causative effects, as screens are not likely to go away anytime soon. \u2014 Popular Science , 12 Jan. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hummus is a sort-of budget-friendly outpost of the popular hummus chain by Oren Dobronsky, a Tel Aviv chef, who fills bowls with eggplant, felafel, roasted cauliflower , and grilled chicken, lamb and beef. \u2014 David Hochman, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Sprinkled among the familiar menu items are meals like Beef Bulgogi, mashed cauliflower , and German sausage and sauerkraut. \u2014 Allison Moses, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Rhythm, one of the more established purveyors, had a lineup of crunchy offers that included cauliflower , broccoli and carrots, with an array of seasonings including everything bagel and buffalo-ranch-spiced. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"These gluten-free SpongeBob-looking pillows have the silky, slightly chewy texture of wheat flour ravioli but are made with a combination of corn, cauliflower , rice flour, and various starches. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
"Add the onion, garlic, cauliflower , broccoli, and mushrooms. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Freelancer Ella Quittner reports on some of the new comfort foods (mac \u2019n\u2019 cheese, pizza bites, barbecue chips) that list zucchini, kale, cauliflower , carrots and peppers (among other vegetables) in their ingredient lists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Alamo Drafthouse, known for popularizing in-theater dining, boasts full-service menus with burgers, pizza, buffalo cauliflower , craft beer and cocktails at all of its venues. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 16 May 2022",
"Broccoli, unlike its brassica cousins cauliflower , cabbage or turnips, loses everything and gains nothing when it is cooked down to fork-submission. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022"
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"Italian cavolfiore , from cavolo cabbage (from Late Latin caulus , from Latin caulis stem, cabbage) + fiore flower, from Latin flor-, flos \u2014 more at cole , blow":""
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": an ear deformed from injury and excessive growth of reparative tissue":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At his door stood the man with the cauliflower ears and neck tattoo of a swastika. \u2014 The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com , 30 Apr. 2018"
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"bring on",
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"yield"
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"Noun",
"His symptoms had no apparent physical causes .",
"She is the cause of all their problems.",
"The medicine was prescribed without good cause .",
"Their marriage was a cause for celebration.",
"I can support a cause that means something to me.",
"I'm willing to donate money as long as it's for a good cause .",
"Verb",
"He swerved and caused an accident.",
"The flood caused great hardship.",
"The illness is caused by a virus.",
"The flood caused the town great hardship.",
"You caused us a lot of extra work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For instance, many people find that simple, small acts of compassion\u2014like volunteering at your local food pantry or donating to a cause that\u2019s really important to you\u2014help build that sense of control even in a chaotic situation, Dr. Tedeschi says. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
"While Bote was searching for answers to the cause of his dizzy spells, so too was Cubs bullpen coach Chris Young, who was hospitalized Thursday in Pittsburgh after feeling lightheaded in the pen. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 25 June 2022",
"His connection to this latter cause is deeply personal. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Introduced as a fierce and capable leader of the Rebellion in the original trilogy, adult Leia (Carrie Fisher) is sassy, intelligent, brave, kind and committed to the cause , and has long commanded a legion of devoted fans. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"More than $17,000 came in to the online GoFundMe site, including many residents putting in $5 and $10 to the cause after selling items or searching couches for change. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Investigators believe speed contributed to the cause of the crash, according to the statement. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"And the Mauritian government had indicated receptivity to the Chagossian cause . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"In turn, the militant Hamas group has called him a traitor to the Palestinian cause , as have his opponents from competing Arab Israeli factions. \u2014 Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Though this could cause a short-term decline in total viewing hours, this quality over quantity rollout could also entice subscribers to stay put. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"And, while prices could continue to decline in the weeks ahead, any sudden jolts to supply could quickly cause prices to spike again, said Patrick DeHaan, an analyst at the price comparison website GasBuddy.com. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
"To try to avoid further price increases that taking more oil off the market could cause , officials have discussed creating a carve-out from the insurance ban for shipments of Russian oil whose price falls under the cap. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"The survey sheds light on how both Americans\u2019 view of the military and the growing civilian-military divide may also be factors in slumping recruitment, and how public attitudes could cause recruiting struggles for years to come. \u2014 Courtney Kube, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Plenty of lighting is accompanying these storms and heavy rain could cause flash flooding. \u2014 Janice Dean, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"One report estimated that the loss of IPL could cause 15 million customers to leave the service. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Warren said that rate hikes will, however, raise borrowing costs on families and could cause job losses. \u2014 Matt Egan For Cnn Business, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Unsecured fuel tanks are in danger of sustaining undercarriage damage that could cause fuel leakage and pose a fire risk, the NHTSA report says. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022"
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin causa \"judicial proceedings, interests of one side in a judicial case, plea, pretext, ground of action, motive, reason,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"Middle English causen, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French causer, borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101re, caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead, accuse, blame, serve as the cause of, occasion,\" going back to Latin caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead an action in law, plead as an excuse,\" derivative of causa \"judicial proceedings, plea, cause entry 1 \"":"Verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The study also found that the caudate nucleus , a reward center in the brain, was activated in response to negative gossip about celebrities; subjects seemed to be amused or entertained by salacious celebrity scandals. \u2014 Sophia Gottfried, Time , 25 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under his warm-asphalt haircut is a brain, if not a cauldron of burning passion. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Vic is a simmering cauldron of repressed rage (and initially indeterminate homicidal tendencies), while de Armas\u2019s Melinda borders on the sociopathic. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The cauldron helped transform the political landscape in Colorado, laying the groundwork for a radical policy overhaul in a decade when mass incarceration was exploding across America. \u2014 Lynnell Hancock, The New Republic , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The cauldron was snuffed Sunday on the exhausting, enlightening, sometimes enraging 2020 Tokyo Olympics \u2014 held, actually, in 2021. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Aug. 2021",
"The cauldron sat atop a peak inspired by Mount Fuji. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 July 2021",
"Kick things off with a cauldron full of any Halloween cocktail \u2014 complete with a ghoulish garnish \u2014 then sit down to a dinner featuring family-favorite ingredients and seasonal produce. \u2014 Samantha Macavoy, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"The fan palm, now about 85 feet tall, towered above everything, lining up with the iconic Coliseum cauldron . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Corn and fresh sausages are added to the mix, and everything is sent toppling in a bathtub-full amount of water in a giant cauldron set atop industrial-strength propane burners. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English caudron, caldron , from Anglo-French cauderon , diminutive of caldere basin, from Late Latin caldaria , from feminine of Latin caldarius used for hot water, from calidus warm, from cal\u0113re to be warm \u2014 more at lee":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143744"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the sinking of part of the roof of a magma chamber usually involving downward movement along circumferential faults":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150031"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": susceptible to cold":[],
": cold , cheerless":[]
},
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"-\u02cc(d)r\u012bf",
"\u02c8k\u0227l(d)rif",
"-\u022fl-"
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"cauld entry 1 + rife":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150438"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Australian vine ( Sarcostemma australe ) of the family Asclepiadaceae that is poisonous to cattle":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153815"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an eelworm disease of the strawberry characterized by clustered, malformed, and puckered leaves":[],
": a disease of the strawberry and other plants caused by a bacterium ( Corynebacterium fascians )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162132"
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"abbreviation"
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"causative":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185116"
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"geographical name"
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"region of southeastern Europe (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and part of southern Russia in Europe) between the Black and Caspian seas, divided by the Caucasus Mountains into":[
"Cis*cau*ca*sia \\ \u02ccsis-\u200bk\u022f-\u200b\u02c8k\u0101-\u200bzh\u0259 , -\u200bsh\u0259 \\ to the north",
"Trans*cau*ca*sia \\ \u02cctran(t)s-\u200bk\u022f-\u200b\u02c8k\u0101-\u200bzh\u0259 , -\u200bsh\u0259 \\ to the south"
],
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"Cis*cau*ca*sia \\ \u02ccsis-\u200bk\u022f-\u200b\u02c8k\u0101-\u200bzh\u0259 , -\u200bsh\u0259 \\ to the north",
"Trans*cau*ca*sia \\ \u02cctran(t)s-\u200bk\u022f-\u200b\u02c8k\u0101-\u200bzh\u0259 , -\u200bsh\u0259 \\ to the south"
]
},
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"\u02c8k\u022f-k\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200756"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tropical American timber tree ( Lecythis ollaria ) yielding a valuable reddish brown wood and bearing fruits with seeds resembling Brazil nuts \u2014 see cream nut":[]
},
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"kau\u0307\u02c8ch\u0113(\u02cc)(y)\u014d"
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"American Spanish":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-204812"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": caucasian , caucasoid":[],
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},
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"-zik",
"(\u02c8)k\u022f\u00a6kasik"
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"Caucas us + English -ic":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213722"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the posterior part of certain larval tapeworms into which the scolex and neck may be retracted \u2014 compare cysticercoid":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-223515"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order of Amphibia containing the salamanders, newts, congo snakes, and related forms and having long bodies, long tails retained through life, short weak limbs, and feebly ossified crania":[]
},
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"kau\u0307\u02c8d\u00e4t\u0259",
"k\u022f\u02c8d\u0101t\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Medieval Latin, neuter plural of caudatus caudate":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232952"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having a tail or a taillike appendage":[]
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"\u02c8k\u022f-\u02ccd\u0101t"
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"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-235016"
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"geographical name"
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"\u2014 see hindu kush":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-025142"
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"adjective",
"conjunction",
"noun",
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"verb"
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": a reason for an action or condition : motive":[],
": something that brings about an effect or a result":[
"trying to find the cause of the accident"
],
": sufficient reason":[
"discharged for cause"
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": a ground of legal action":[],
": case":[
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],
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"The city council is involved with school department causes ."
],
": a principle or movement militantly defended or supported":[
"the insurgents' cause"
],
": a charitable undertaking":[
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],
": to serve as a cause or occasion of":[
"cause an accident"
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": to compel by command, authority, or force":[
"caused him to resign"
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"\u02c8k\u0259z",
"\u02c8k\u022fz"
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"antecedent",
"causality",
"causation",
"occasion",
"reason"
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"breed",
"bring",
"bring about",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effect",
"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"His symptoms had no apparent physical causes .",
"She is the cause of all their problems.",
"The medicine was prescribed without good cause .",
"Their marriage was a cause for celebration.",
"I can support a cause that means something to me.",
"I'm willing to donate money as long as it's for a good cause .",
"Verb",
"He swerved and caused an accident.",
"The flood caused great hardship.",
"The illness is caused by a virus.",
"The flood caused the town great hardship.",
"You caused us a lot of extra work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For instance, many people find that simple, small acts of compassion\u2014like volunteering at your local food pantry or donating to a cause that\u2019s really important to you\u2014help build that sense of control even in a chaotic situation, Dr. Tedeschi says. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
"While Bote was searching for answers to the cause of his dizzy spells, so too was Cubs bullpen coach Chris Young, who was hospitalized Thursday in Pittsburgh after feeling lightheaded in the pen. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 25 June 2022",
"His connection to this latter cause is deeply personal. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Introduced as a fierce and capable leader of the Rebellion in the original trilogy, adult Leia (Carrie Fisher) is sassy, intelligent, brave, kind and committed to the cause , and has long commanded a legion of devoted fans. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"More than $17,000 came in to the online GoFundMe site, including many residents putting in $5 and $10 to the cause after selling items or searching couches for change. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Investigators believe speed contributed to the cause of the crash, according to the statement. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"And the Mauritian government had indicated receptivity to the Chagossian cause . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"In turn, the militant Hamas group has called him a traitor to the Palestinian cause , as have his opponents from competing Arab Israeli factions. \u2014 Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Though this could cause a short-term decline in total viewing hours, this quality over quantity rollout could also entice subscribers to stay put. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"And, while prices could continue to decline in the weeks ahead, any sudden jolts to supply could quickly cause prices to spike again, said Patrick DeHaan, an analyst at the price comparison website GasBuddy.com. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
"To try to avoid further price increases that taking more oil off the market could cause , officials have discussed creating a carve-out from the insurance ban for shipments of Russian oil whose price falls under the cap. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"The survey sheds light on how both Americans\u2019 view of the military and the growing civilian-military divide may also be factors in slumping recruitment, and how public attitudes could cause recruiting struggles for years to come. \u2014 Courtney Kube, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Plenty of lighting is accompanying these storms and heavy rain could cause flash flooding. \u2014 Janice Dean, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"One report estimated that the loss of IPL could cause 15 million customers to leave the service. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Warren said that rate hikes will, however, raise borrowing costs on families and could cause job losses. \u2014 Matt Egan For Cnn Business, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Unsecured fuel tanks are in danger of sustaining undercarriage damage that could cause fuel leakage and pose a fire risk, the NHTSA report says. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin causa \"judicial proceedings, interests of one side in a judicial case, plea, pretext, ground of action, motive, reason,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"Middle English causen, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French causer, borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101re, caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead, accuse, blame, serve as the cause of, occasion,\" going back to Latin caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead an action in law, plead as an excuse,\" derivative of causa \"judicial proceedings, plea, cause entry 1 \"":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033656"
},
"Caucasian walnut":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tall often forked tree ( Pterocarya fraxinifolia ) native to the Caucasus and distinguished from other walnuts by its 2-winged fruit":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-082522"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the stem of a palm or tree fern":[],
": the woody base of a perennial plant":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022f-\u02ccdeks"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because most are from dry, hot-weather areas such parts of Africa or Mexico, the caudex stores water for the plant to use during long, dry stretches. \u2014 Dennis Peck | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, tree trunk or stem":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143706"
},
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"mountain system between the Black and Caspian seas in southeastern Europe (part of southern Russia in Europe, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia) \u2014 see el'brus":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145301"
},
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"type":[],
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"\u2014 see caud-":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165725"
},
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the slender stalklike appendage of the pollen masses in orchids":[]
},
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"\u02c8k\u022fd\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
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"probably from New Latin caudicula , diminutive of Latin cauda tail":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171514"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a formerly used monetary unit of Guinea equal to \u00b9/\u2081\u2080\u2080 syli":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kau\u0307r\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, cowrie shell, from Hindi kau\u1e5b\u012b":"Noun"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190214"
},
"Caulerpa":{
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a genus (coextensive with the family Caulerpaceae) of green algae of the order Siphonales occurring on tropical sea bottoms, having a thallus composed of a single coenocyte differentiated into a long creeping stemlike portion that forms rhizoids below and variously shaped foliose expansions above, and reproducing asexually by detached vegetative shoots":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
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"New Latin, from caul- + -erpa (from Greek herpein to creep)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195748"
},
"causticize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to treat (textiles) with caustic alkali \u2014 compare mercerize":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fst\u0259\u02ccs\u012bz"
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"caustic + -ize":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201142"
},
"cauchero":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one who gathers rubber sap":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"kau\u0307\u02c8che(\u02cc)r\u014d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from Spanish caucho + -ero -er":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201851"
},
"caure":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": calves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u022f-",
"\u02c8k\u00e4r"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of (assumed) Middle English calver , from Old English calfur, cealfru , plural of cealf calf":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204828"
},
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"noun"
],
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": an Indian people of central Peru":[],
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"\u02c8kau\u0307(\u02cc)k\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, of American Indian origin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205929"
},
"causticization":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the process of causticizing":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u022fst\u0259s\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
"-\u02ccs\u012b\u02c8z-"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224547"
},
"cauliflorous":{
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"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": producing flowers from the main stem or older branches":[
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]
},
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"\u00a6k\u022fl\u0259\u00a6fl\u014dr\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary caul- + -florous":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230910"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": having a stem evident above ground":[
"\u2014 opposed to acaulescent"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)k\u022f\u00a6les\u1d4ant"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary caul- + -escent ; originally formed in French":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233042"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": fat from the visceral cavity of a slaughtered animal":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"caul entry 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233550"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": caulicle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl\u0259\u2027\u02ccky\u00fcl"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Latin cauliculus":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005930"
},
"caudiform":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the shape of a tail":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fd\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"caud- + -form":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011033"
},
"caustic curve":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plane section through the cusp of a caustic surface that is visible on a plane surface where light has been reflected from a smooth concave surface (as the inside of a metal ring)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020102"
},
"Caulfield":{
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"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in southern Victoria, Australia; a southeastern suburb of Melbourne population 56,350":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl-\u02ccf\u0113ld"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020501"
},
"caulicle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
],
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"Latin cauliculus , diminutive of caulis stem, stalk":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-091120"
},
"caulicolous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": growing on the stems of other plants":[
"many fungi are caulicolous"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)k\u022f\u00a6lik\u0259l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary caul- + -colous ; probably originally formed as French caulicole":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-040210"
},
"cauponate":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to traffic in : hawk":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin cauponatus , past participle of cauponari , from caupon-, caupo huckster, innkeeper + -atus -ate":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-040755"
},
"caudillismo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the doctrine or practice of a caudillo":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckau\u0307-t\u035fh\u0113-\u02c8y\u0113z-(\u02cc)m\u014d",
"-t\u035fh\u0113l-\u02c8y\u0113z-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Spanish, from caudillo \"leader, caudillo \" + -ismo -ism":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054758"
},
"cauloid theory":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a theory of the origin of the sporophyte of vascular plants that proposes that the plant body has been differentiated from a primeval axis or stem \u2014 compare protocorm theory":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-093446"
},
"caulicole":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the eight stalks rising out of the leafage in a Corinthian capital and ending in leaves that support the volutes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl\u0259\u02cck\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French & Italian; French caulicole , from Italian caulicolo , from Latin cauliculus , literally, little stalk, diminutive of caulis stalk":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091322"
},
"caudillo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Spanish or Latin American military dictator":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8t\u035fh\u0113l-(\u02cc)y\u014d",
"kau\u0307-\u02c8t\u035fh\u0113-(\u02cc)y\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Russian caudillo Vladimir Putin plans to use Ukraine as the stage for an opera in three acts: Blitzkrieg, Anschluss, Kolonisation. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Putin is a ridiculous caudillo running a third-rate gangster state with a GDP per capita that is half of Lithuania\u2019s and barely ahead of Kazakhstan\u2019s. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The caudillo depends on our exaggeration of his power. \u2014 Michael Greenberg, The New York Review of Books , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Latin America is inured to strongmen and demagogues, but Bukele appears to be something new, a caudillo for the digital age intent on spreading his brand of populist politics across the region. \u2014 Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2021",
"The deal intends to shift TikTok\u2019s cloud business to Oracle, which nevertheless doesn\u2019t yet seem to have convinced the caudillo that a non-ownership deal is a good idea. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 17 Sep. 2020",
"As the Cold War wound to an end, however, the dictatorships fell, and the caudillo generals retreated into the historical shadows. \u2014 Ioan Grillo, The New Republic , 6 June 2018",
"In Latin America, the specter of the caudillo , or military leader, has made a comeback. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 3 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Spanish, \"leader, chief\" (medieval Spanish cabdiello ), going back to Vulgar Latin *capitellus \"leader\" \u2014 more at cadet":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100102"
},
"cauch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": mess":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fch"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Cornish caugh dung; akin to Middle Irish cacc dung":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112920"
},
"Caudine Forks":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"two mountain passes in the Apennines between Benevento and Capua in southern Italy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022f-\u02ccd\u012bn",
"-\u02ccd\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132743"
},
"cauli-":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see caul-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145557"
},
"caudle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a drink (as for invalids) usually of warm ale or wine mixed with bread or gruel, eggs, sugar, and spices":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022f-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English caudel , from Anglo-French *caudel, chaudel from calt, chaut warm, from Latin calidus \u2014 more at cauldron":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150959"
},
"caudle cup":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small 2-handled cup having a bulbous body, contracted neck, and usually a top, made typically of silver, and especially popular in the late 17th century":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161023"
},
"cauloid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": resembling a stem":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022f\u02ccl\u022fid"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"caul- + -oid":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181113"
},
"caudle of hempseed":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
": a hangman's rope":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184031"
},
"caulocarpic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having stems that bear flowers and fruit year after year":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary caul- + -carpic or -carpous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190609"
},
"caulocaline":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a hormone or hormonelike factor distinct from auxin that is held to play a role in the formation of plant stems \u2014 compare rhizocaline":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"caul- + caline":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191537"
},
"caudo-":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see caud-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210518"
},
"Caulolatilus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of percoid fishes (family Branchiostegidae) including the ocean whitefish and other important food fishes \u2014 compare blanquillo":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from caul- + latilus , from Latin latus broad":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-214859"
},
"caulome":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a stem structure or stem axis of a plant":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022f\u02ccl\u014dm"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary caul- + -ome ; probably originally formed as German kaulom":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222352"
},
"caulophylline":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline alkaloid C 12 H 16 N 2 O found in the root of the blue cohosh; methyl-cytisine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Caulophyllum + English -ine":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222555"
},
"Caulophyllum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of herbs (family Berberidaceae) of eastern Asia and the eastern U.S. having a single sessile triternate basal leaf and a raceme of yellowish flowers succeeded by blue berries \u2014 see blue cohosh":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from caul- + -phyllum":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225215"
},
"caulopteris":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of fossil tree ferns (family Marattiaceae)":[],
": any fossil trunk of certain tree ferns":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022f\u02c8l\u00e4pt\u0259r\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from caul- + -pteris":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225839"
},
"caulp":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a fee or gift formerly given to the head of a Scottish clan for his maintenance and protection or exacted by him out of one's estate after death":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cawp , probably modification of Scottish Gaelic colpach heifer":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231045"
}
}
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