dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/gyp_MW.json
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{
"Gypsy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in Europe and in smaller numbers throughout the world : romani sense 1 , rom entry 1":[],
": a person who wanders or roams from place to place : wanderer":[],
": the Indo-Aryan language of the Roma people : romani sense 2":[],
": to travel or roam from place to place \u2014 see usage paragraph at gypsy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1820, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration from Egyptian":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"drifter",
"gadabout",
"knockabout",
"maunderer",
"nomad",
"rambler",
"roamer",
"rover",
"stroller",
"vagabond",
"wanderer",
"wayfarer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181858",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gypsy":{
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"definitions":{
": a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in Europe and in smaller numbers throughout the world : romani sense 1 , rom entry 1":[],
": a person who wanders or roams from place to place : wanderer":[],
": the Indo-Aryan language of the Roma people : romani sense 2":[],
": to travel or roam from place to place \u2014 see usage paragraph at gypsy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1820, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration from Egyptian":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"drifter",
"gadabout",
"knockabout",
"maunderer",
"nomad",
"rambler",
"roamer",
"rover",
"stroller",
"vagabond",
"wanderer",
"wayfarer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071139",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gypsy cab":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183556",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gypsyhead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small auxiliary drum on the end of a winch or windlass":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-si\u02cc-",
"-s\u0113\u02cched"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134001",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gypsum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a widely distributed mineral consisting of hydrous calcium sulfate that is used especially as a soil amendment and in making plaster of paris":[],
": drywall":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip-s\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Common rock types in karst landscapes are limestone, marble and gypsum . \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"James Hardie announced a $220 million manufacturing plant in Prattville back in 2017 to produce fiber-cement and fiber gypsum products used in residential and commercial buildings, including high-demand plank, panel, and trim. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"Conservation groups are still seeking protections for a rare plant that scuttled plans for a gypsum mine in the Bighorn Basin area, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There were double-digit percentage price increases last year on what is now, at the median, a $408,000 collection of new gypsum and sticks. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"This massive gypsum dune field is almost as white as snow, making for painting-like sunsets and otherworldly walks on bright, cloudless days. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 June 2021",
"As of April 15, there is approximately 258 million gallons of wastewater still in the gypsum stack. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Pemex constructed a stabilization area at La Carbonera, an open-air site containing mounds of coal, sulfur and carbon, and waste sulfuric acid and gypsum . \u2014 Palabra, oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Although lime plaster was commonly used in Mitanni at the time, Egyptians preferred to use gypsum plaster. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek gypsos":""
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061547"
},
"gypsum block":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a gypsum building tile or block for use in nonbearing walls in the interior of a building":[]
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cast in plaster of paris or in white lime":[]
},
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"\u02c8jips\u0259\u02ccplast"
],
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"gypso- (from gypsum ) + -plast":""
},
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"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": flourishing in or on a substratum rich in gypsum":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"gypso- (from gypsum ) + -philous":""
},
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"gypsophila":{
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"noun"
],
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": any of a large genus ( Gypsophila ) of Old World herbs of the pink family having loosely branching clusters of numerous small, delicate, usually white or pink flowers : baby's breath":[]
},
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"jip-\u02c8s\u00e4-f\u0259-l\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin gypsum + New Latin -phila -phil":""
},
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"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142302"
},
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044820"
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"gypsum pink":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": baby's breath sense 1a":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225157"
},
"gypsography":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the art or practice of engraving on gypsum":[]
},
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"jip\u02c8s\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"gyps um + -o- + -graphy":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043043"
},
"gypsite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": earthy gypsum":[]
},
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"\u02c8jip\u02ccs\u012bt"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"gyps um + -ite":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062152"
},
"gypsiferous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": bearing gypsum":[]
},
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"(\u02cc)jip\u00a6sif(\u0259)r\u0259s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"gypsi- (from gypsum ) + -ferous":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062212"
},
"gypsum plaster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plaster produced from the basic material gypsum \u2014 compare cement plaster , plaster of paris":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064320"
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"gypseous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": resembling, containing, or consisting of gypsum":[
"gypseous clay loam"
]
},
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"\u02c8jip-s\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131121"
},
"gypseian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": of or relating to gypsies":[]
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"gypsies":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in Europe and in smaller numbers throughout the world : romani sense 1 , rom entry 1":[],
": the Indo-Aryan language of the Roma people : romani sense 2":[],
": a person who wanders or roams from place to place : wanderer":[],
": to travel or roam from place to place \u2014 see usage paragraph at gypsy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip-s\u0113"
],
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"drifter",
"gadabout",
"knockabout",
"maunderer",
"nomad",
"rambler",
"roamer",
"rover",
"stroller",
"vagabond",
"wanderer",
"wayfarer"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration from Egyptian":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1820, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203332"
},
"gypsy moth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Old World tussock moth ( Lymantria dispar ) that was introduced about 1869 into the U.S. and has a grayish-brown mottled hairy caterpillar which is a destructive defoliator of many trees":[],
"\u2014 see usage paragraph at gypsy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dogs have also been used to find seals on ice, gas leaks and the presence of gypsy moth egg sacks. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"The moth, which was previously known as the gypsy moth , is one reason Wisconsin has rules against transporting firewood. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"The Entomological Society of America announced this week that the spongy moth as the new common name for the invasive species formerly known as the gypsy moth . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 4 Mar. 2022",
"At the time of the last major outbreak, a fungus significantly decreased the gypsy moth population. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 14 June 2021",
"Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth . \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
"Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth . \u2014 Fox News , 9 July 2021",
"But that's impossible since gypsy moth caterpillars wiped his trees and bushes clean this year. \u2014 Keely Aouga And Evan Simko-bednarski, CNN , 4 July 2021",
"Vermont is experiencing its worst outbreak of leaf-munching gypsy moth caterpillars since 1991, according to state foresters. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 14 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205800"
},
"gyppo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small logging operator who usually works on a contract basis":[],
": contract work done by a gyppo":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening & alteration from gypsy entry 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210536"
},
"gyppery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or practice of gypping : swindling":[]
},
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"-ri",
"\u02c8jip(\u0259)r\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"gyp entry 2 + -ery":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212650"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"definitions":{
": a college servant":[],
": one who cheats : swindler":[],
": an act or instance of cheating : fraud , swindle":[],
": cheat":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Is that all they give you? What a gyp !",
"we were very disappointed when the \u201cfree weekend in Las Vegas\u201d offer turned out to be a gyp",
"Verb",
"gypped them into spending a fortune on counterfeit jewels, not real diamonds"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably short for gypsy":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1879, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232505"
},
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a college servant":[],
": one who cheats : swindler":[],
": an act or instance of cheating : fraud , swindle":[],
": cheat":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jip"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Is that all they give you? What a gyp !",
"we were very disappointed when the \u201cfree weekend in Las Vegas\u201d offer turned out to be a gyp",
"Verb",
"gypped them into spending a fortune on counterfeit jewels, not real diamonds"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably short for gypsy":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1879, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233455"
},
"gypper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that gyps":[]
},
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"\u02c8jip\u0259(r)"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"gyp entry 2 + -er":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013400"
},
"gyplure":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a synthetic sex attractant used in trapping male gypsy moths":[]
},
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"\u02c8jip\u02cclu\u0307(\u0259)r",
"-u\u0307\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"gyp sy (moth) + lure":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020209"
},
"Gypsy scale":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021913"
},
"gypsylike":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": resembling or suggestive of a Gypsy":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022305"
},
"gypsyweed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a water horehound ( Lycopus virginicus )":[],
": speedwell":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022500"
},
"gypsyism":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the life and ways of Gypsies":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022921"
},
"Gypaetus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Old World vultures consisting of the lammergeiers":[]
},
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"j\u0259\u0307\u02c8p\u0101\u0259t\u0259s"
],
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"New Latin, from Greek gyp-, gyps vulture + aetos eagle":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023400"
},
"gypsy winch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a small winch that may be operated by a crank":[],
": a winch with a gypsyhead":[]
},
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},
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"adjective"
],
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},
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"noun"
],
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"\u02c8jip-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"short for Egyptian corn":""
},
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},
"gype":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": fool":[],
": to stare like a fool":[]
},
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"\"",
"\u02c8g\u012bp"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse geip nonsense, geipa to talk nonsense, g\u012bpr mouth, throat, Norwegian dialect geipa to talk nonsense; akin to Middle Dutch g\u012bpen to gasp, Old English g\u012bpian, geonian to yawn":"Noun"
},
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crooked gambling establishment":[],
": an establishment (as a store, restaurant, or bar) that cheats customers by charging excessive prices for shoddy goods or inferior service":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"gyp entry 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034850"
}
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