dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/fue_MW.json
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{
"fuehrer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"a nation that has suffered under the yoke of one f\u00fchrer after another, never knowing the freedoms of a democracy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hermann Goering, Hitler\u2019s air force chief and deputy fuhrer , was, says the judge, highly intelligent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Yorki is Jojo's best friend and, outside the imaginary fuhrer , his closest confidant. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Oct. 2019",
"In 1933, deputy fuhrer Rudolf Hess ordered Heinz Spanknobel, a German immigrant, to form Friends of New Germany, a group based in NYC, with the goal of spreading National Socialism throughout the United States. \u2014 Matt Giles, Longreads , 13 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German ( der ) F\u00fchrer , literally, the leader (title assumed by Adolf Hitler), from Middle High German v\u00fcerer , from v\u00fceren to lead, bear, from Old High German fuoren to lead; akin to Old English faran to go \u2014 more at fare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u0259r",
"\u02c8fir-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"caesar",
"despot",
"dictator",
"oppressor",
"pharaoh",
"strongman",
"tyrannizer",
"tyrant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220816",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Fuegian":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Indian people of Tierra del Fuego \u2014 compare alacaluf , ona , yahgan":[],
": a member of the Fuegian people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"f(y)\u00fc\u02c8\u0101g\u0113\u0259n",
"\u02c8fw\u0101g-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Tierra del Fuego , archipelago at southern end of South America + English -ian":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201643"
},
"fuel":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a material used to produce heat or power by burning":[],
": nutritive material":[],
": a material from which atomic energy can be liberated especially in a reactor":[],
": a source of sustenance or incentive : reinforcement":[],
": to provide with fuel":[],
": support , stimulate":[
"movement is fueled by massive grants-in-aid",
"\u2014 Allen Schick"
],
": to take in fuel":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fy\u00fc(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8fy\u00fc-\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"energy",
"power"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I had the fuel pump replaced on my car.",
"These latest scandals will provide further fuel for his political opponents.",
"These latest accusations will only add fuel to the controversy.",
"The controversy continues to rage, and these latest accusations will only add fuel to the fire .",
"Verb",
"The airplanes were fueled in midair.",
"The criticism she has faced has only fueled her determination to succeed.",
"Inflation was fueled by high prices.",
"The strong economy has fueled the construction of new homes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Rising food and fuel costs have forced some street vendors to ration their supplies or raise their prices on what some take for granted as convenient and affordable food. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 July 2022",
"The losses are increasing as the government struggles to subsidize the rising costs of food and fuel imports and meet an upcoming debt payment. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2022",
"The losses are increasing as the government struggles to subsidize the rising costs of food and fuel imports and meet an upcoming debt payment. \u2014 Bryan Avelar, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
"Then came the war in Ukraine, triggering the U.N.'s biggest humanitarian crisis this century as food and fuel prices soared, tipping this country over the edge. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"The war in Ukraine has accelerated the crisis by driving up food and fuel prices. \u2014 Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Governments grappling with shortages of food and fuel caused by the war in Ukraine are less focused on climate change. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
"But a series of unwise economic decisions made the situation worse, and it was further exacerbated by the global coronavirus hitting the tourism sector again, while the war in Ukraine has driven up food and fuel costs. \u2014 David Rising And Sheikh Saaliq, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
"In Ecuador, protests over the rising prices of food and fuel have ensnared the country\u2019s capital for weeks and threaten to unseat its president. \u2014 Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But much of southwestern Alaska is also experiencing moderate drought, which will continue to fuel wildfires. \u2014 Haley Brink, CNN , 3 July 2022",
"The massive tanks, located above an aquifer that feeds the base and civilian communities, are used to fuel military vehicles, ships, and aircraft operating throughout the Pacific. \u2014 Alex Horton, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"The Sharing Center, helping to fuel a major expansion of the homeless charity that\u2019s already serving some 15,000 people a year. \u2014 Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The funds will be used to fuel FreeD Group's global expansion plans, particularly in Seoul and Shanghai. \u2014 Jayde Cheung, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Materials released in the Mesa County breach have been used to fuel the churn of misinformation about President Biden\u2019s victory. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"Factors helping to fuel that shift include time, money, and employee retention. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Third is that this just continues to fuel more variants. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
"Helping to fuel the surge were much higher prices for everything from airline tickets to restaurant meals to new and used cars. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fewel , from Anglo-French fuail, feuaile , from Vulgar Latin *focalia , from Latin focus hearth":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113213"
},
"fuel economy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": use of less fuel":[
"cars with better fuel economy"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125421"
},
"fueler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that supplies fuel or feeds fires":[],
": a dragster that uses specially blended fuel":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fewelere , from fewel fuel + -ere -er":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134226"
},
"fuel oil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sourcing oil from more far-flung locations will keep prices high, Roslan Khasawneh, senior fuel oil analyst at Vortexa, an energy data firm, told CNN Business. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"The soaring cost of fuel, in a state with no mass transit and where most homes are heated with fuel oil , is one factor driving voters\u2019 pessimism about the country\u2019s direction. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Energy price increase are the most dramatic: The CPI for gasoline is up 49%, fuel oil is up 107%, electricity is up 12%, and utility (piped) natural gas is up 30%. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The Co-op and its all-Inuit board also own the general store, a fuel oil delivery business, a snowmobile and ATV repair shop and profits are distributed each year. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"That\u2019s in part because of a lack of refining capacity globally and in part because Russia is a major exporter of diesel and fuel oil . \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The agency has indefinitely stopped the distribution of monthly crude oil production data as well as data on the shipments of fuel oil from Russian refineries and gas-processing plants to domestic and export markets, TASS said. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"First, Emilio Jose Heredia Collado of California admitted to conspiring to manipulate the price of marine fuel oil in the ports of Los Angeles and Houston. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The price of energy has surged 26% over the last year, sharply increasing the cost of gasoline, fuel oil and natural gas for home heating. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141111"
},
"fuel filter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an attachment to the fuel line of an automotive internal-combustion engine that filters the liquid before it enters the carburetor":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150512"
},
"fuel-air bomb":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": air-fuel bomb":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165132"
},
"fuel cell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a device that continuously changes the chemical energy of a fuel (such as hydrogen) and an oxidant directly into electrical energy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the plan, the microgrid demonstration would produce hydrogen with energy from the grid, to be used either directly as fuel in vehicles or to power a fuel cell for charging electric vehicles. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"For cars, the metal is a crucial component in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and also in manufacturing autocatalytic converters, devices which reduce tailpipe emissions from internal combustion engine cars. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
"Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, which runs a motor. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The nation does not yet have the infrastructure needed to distribute hydrogen in a way that supports a widespread use of fuel cell vehicles, according to the Department of Energy. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The Olympic torch burned a hydrogen flame, and more than 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, emitting nothing but water vapor and warm air, are plying the roads between Beijing\u2019s Olympics venues. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Toyota and Kenworth already operate a test fleet of hydrogen fuel cell trucks at the Port of L.A. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"In 2017, Toyota started testing its fuel cell technology adapted from the Mirai sedan to power a class 8 tractor-trailer. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Several other international carmakers, including Hyundai and Toyota, have recently reaffirmed their commitment to hydrogen fuel cell cars with big investments. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200538"
},
"fuel dope":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": dope sense 2d":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205303"
},
"fuel injector":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a pump and valve mechanism that sprays liquid fuel intermittently into the cylinder of a diesel engine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205557"
},
"fuel up":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to put fuel into a car, airplane, etc.":[
"They fueled up for their long journey home."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205644"
},
"fuel pump":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a pump in a motor vehicle that propels liquid fuel from the tank to the carburetor":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211030"
},
"fuelwood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": wood grown or used for fuel":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fy\u00fc(-\u0259)l-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The country has a large amount of remaining forest but high deforestation rates due to practices such as agricultural clearing, fuelwood harvesting and logging. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Private firewood vendors are also available at FirewoodScout.org For more information, visit the DNR's fuelwood website. \u2014 Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2021",
"For ceremonial and traditional use, there's also a ceremonial fuelwood permit. \u2014 The Republic | azcentral.com , 20 Feb. 2020",
"The six forests combined have more than 8,900 active permits for fuelwood gathering that include personal and commercial use. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Sep. 2019",
"The six forests combined have more than 8,900 active permits for fuelwood gathering that include personal and commercial use. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012017"
},
"Fuenlabrada":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"commune in central Spain, south-southwest of Madrid population 196,986":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfw\u0101n-l\u00e4-\u02c8br\u00e4-t\u035fh\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012845"
},
"fuel injection":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a usually electronically-controlled system for injecting a precise amount of atomized fuel into the cylinders or the intake airstream of an internal combustion engine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lamborghini built 610 Countach models to QV spec between 1985 and 1988 and just 66 with fuel injection . \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Only 610 examples of this model were built, and only 66 of those included fuel injection , which will likely inform the winning bid. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Features such as fuel injection and measures such as horsepower were the keys to attracting buyers and getting top dollars. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Since that purchase, work completed on the SUV includes a new aftermarket fuel injection system, shocks, and suspension bushings and springs, including an oil change. \u2014 Alexander Malburg, Car and Driver , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Under the hood, the 6.3-liter M100 V-8 features Bosch mechanical fuel injection and is mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to the obvious rally-car modifications, a few of the car's original GSL-SE options, such as electronic fuel injection and power windows, have been removed. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The gorgeous model features its original incline-6 engine with Bosch mechanical direct fuel injection and dry-sump lubrication. \u2014 Kyle Schnitzer, Robb Report , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Makers of mufflers, fuel injection systems and other parts could go out of business, leaving many workers jobless. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035039"
},
"fuel-mixture indicator":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": exhaust-gas analyzer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054500"
},
"Fuentes":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Carlos 1928\u20132012 Mexican author":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u00fc-\u02c8en-\u02cct\u0101s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110915"
},
"Fuertes":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Louis Agassiz 1874\u20131927 American illustrator":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fyu\u0307r-(\u02cc)t\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114449"
}
}