dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sis_MW.json
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{
"SIS":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun suffix"
],
"definitions":{
": sister":[
"\u2014 usually used in direct address"
],
"Secret Intelligence Service":[],
": process : action":[
"peristal sis"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sis"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Happy 14th birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful, precious, little sis a brother could ask for !! \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
"Same sis , same. Be sure to put your heels on and tune into Starz on June 3 for the return of P Valley. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"For her big sis 's b-day, Bella rocked a sporty one-piece with Gigi's name on it. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
"My story is voting for climate change concern because my sis lives in AZ with fires, water shortages, extreme heat. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"Two young Gendarmarie police recruits, Marc and Franky, and his sis Vicky, a law student and pirate radio DJ, move to Brussels. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
"One famous plus one who does appear primed to climb aboard the Kardashian fame bus is Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who has already been featured in some of the promo clips for the series thanks to his engagement to oldest K sis , Kourtney. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
"First thing in the morning\u2014at 6 a.m. Pacific Time, to be exact\u2014Kourt's little sis Kim Kardashian shared a special birthday message along with photos of the two sisters in coordinating swimsuits. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Yet through DEnise\u2019s baby sis , born almost exactly a year later, the victims and ugly reverberations of the day that snatched their life still breathe. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek, feminine suffix of action":"Noun suffix"
},
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"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-110531"
},
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": process : action":[
"peristal sis"
],
": sister":[
"\u2014 usually used in direct address"
],
"Secret Intelligence Service":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Happy 14th birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful, precious, little sis a brother could ask for !! \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
"Same sis , same. Be sure to put your heels on and tune into Starz on June 3 for the return of P Valley. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"For her big sis 's b-day, Bella rocked a sporty one-piece with Gigi's name on it. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
"My story is voting for climate change concern because my sis lives in AZ with fires, water shortages, extreme heat. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"Two young Gendarmarie police recruits, Marc and Franky, and his sis Vicky, a law student and pirate radio DJ, move to Brussels. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
"One famous plus one who does appear primed to climb aboard the Kardashian fame bus is Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who has already been featured in some of the promo clips for the series thanks to his engagement to oldest K sis , Kourtney. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
"First thing in the morning\u2014at 6 a.m. Pacific Time, to be exact\u2014Kourt's little sis Kim Kardashian shared a special birthday message along with photos of the two sisters in coordinating swimsuits. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Yet through DEnise\u2019s baby sis , born almost exactly a year later, the victims and ugly reverberations of the day that snatched their life still breathe. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek, feminine suffix of action":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sis"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131047",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun suffix"
]
},
"sisal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a strong white fiber used especially for cordage and twine":[],
": a widely cultivated Mexican agave ( Agave sisalana ) whose leaves yield sisal":[],
": any of several fibers similar to true sisal":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Made with pet-safe, natural materials, including wood and sisal , this apple stick bundle is packed with flavors and is sure to keep your furry friend happily gnawing away for hours. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 June 2022",
"Felines can take paws and claws to the posts wrapped in thick sisal . \u2014 Nina Molina, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Short-weaves made from polypropylene or sisal are durable and easy to clean. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 June 2021",
"Wills took a page from her days at Ralph Lauren Home and layered sisal and striped Dash and Albert rugs together with blue and white patterned pillows and Anthropologie chairs. \u2014 Tommy Agriodimas., House Beautiful , 9 Feb. 2021",
"That trip was apparently prevented, but clearly that didn't keep the ship from continuing its journeys, which also involved taking sisal fiber and paying passengers to Cuba. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, Star Tribune , 15 Sep. 2020",
"That trip was apparently prevented, but clearly that didn\u2019t keep the ship from continuing its journeys, which also involved taking sisal fiber and paying passengers to Cuba. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, chicagotribune.com , 15 Sep. 2020",
"Carpet, hardwood, a sisal rug, and even a shag number in the nursery (probably not the best decision in hindsight, what with the dog and all). \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Southern Living , 14 May 2020",
"Giving cats a place to perch and hide, such as on a fur or sisal cat tree, appeals to their instincts as prey, as cats are both predator and prey. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 15 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sisal , port in Yucat\u00e1n, Mexico":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012b-s\u0259l",
"-z\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061922",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sisal rug":{
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"definitions":{
": a summer rug of sisal yarn":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181851",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sisalana":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sisal sense 1a":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin (specific epithet of Agave sisalana ), from Mexican Spanish sisal + New Latin -ana (from Latin, neuter plural of -anus -an)":""
},
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"\u02ccs\u012bs\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4n\u0259",
"\u02ccs\u0113s-",
"-l\u0101n\u0259",
"\u02ccs\u012bz\u0259-",
"-lan\u0259",
"\u02ccs\u0113z-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175623",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sissified":{
"antonyms":[
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a sissy":[]
},
"examples":[
"what kind of sissified jocks play a sport like that"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-si-\u02ccf\u012bd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"effeminate",
"effete",
"epicene",
"sissy",
"unmanly",
"womanish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222317",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"sissy":{
"antonyms":[
"hero",
"stalwart",
"valiant"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"The other kids laughed at him and called him a sissy because he didn't like sports.",
"the candidate touts his wartime service as evidence that he is not a sissy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phil immediately spots Peter as being way too soft, a sissy boy, and hazes him ruthlessly. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Real Housewives, like old age in the Betty Davis adage, is not for sissies and Sutton is more of a sissy than me at 6 years old going as Truman Capote for Halloween. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 2 June 2021",
"There's this emphasis placed on gay people being well groomed and into high fashion, having high voices and being weak or sissies . \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, kansascity , 16 Mar. 2018",
"They are told not to cry because crying is for sissies . \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 10 Jan. 2018",
"Giving birth isn\u2019t for sissies , after all\u2014and some mothers go to extremes raising their offspring. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"sis":""
},
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"\u02c8si-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"coward",
"craven",
"cur",
"dastard",
"funk",
"poltroon",
"recreant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194140",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"sister":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a female who has one or both parents in common with another":[],
": a girl or woman who is a member of a Christian church":[],
": a girl or woman regarded as a comrade":[],
": one that is closely similar to or associated with another":[
"sister cities"
],
": nurse":[],
": girl , woman":[],
": person":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase weak sister"
],
": a member of a sorority":[]
},
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"\u02c8sis-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8si-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The sisters live in the convent.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hughes may have been her inspiration, but the 18-year-old said her journey in sports began as the younger sister to two brothers. \u2014 al , 25 June 2022",
"She is survived by her brothers, Herbert, Albert, Michael and Phillip, and a sister , Sharon Smith. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"In addition to his wife of 48 years, Mary Kay Sigaty, a former member of the Howard County Council, survivors include two daughters, Eileen Graham of Washington and Bridget Graham of Federalsburg, Md.; two brothers; and a sister . \u2014 Washington Post Staff Reports, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Also Thursday, underscoring the nation\u2019s deep divisions over the issue, the sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, pleaded with state lawmakers to pass gun legislation. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The book has a story about the sister of the biggest mobster in Amsterdam. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Luke is the gay rom-com\u2019s version of the youngest Bennet sister , Lydia, and Rogers imbues his character with equally flirty and frivolous qualities (and like in the source material, the character narrowly avoids social ruin). \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"The clergyman also happened to have a sister , Bettina, a beauty in her early teens. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Haylie is also the big sister to actress Hilary Duff, who recently posed nude for the cover of Women\u2019s Health magazine. \u2014 Larry Fink, Fox News , 20 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English suster, sister , partly from Old English sweostor and partly from Old Norse systir sister; akin to Latin soror sister, Sanskrit svas\u1e5b":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190459"
},
"sister chromatid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": either of the two identical chromatids that are formed by replication of a chromosome during the S phase of the cell cycle, are joined by a centromere , and segregate into separate daughter cells during anaphase":[
"The name cohesin is derived from its function in maintaining the cohesion of sister chromatids after DNA replication; this ensures their faithful segregation into daughter cells during mitosis.",
"\u2014 Science"
]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210430"
},
"sister block":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tackle block having two sheaves of the same size one above the other":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011831"
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"sister city":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of two cities or towns in different areas that have a special relationship and are usually similar in some way":[
"A choir from our sister city in France is performing here next week."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-061000"
},
"sister hook":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073822"
},
"sister-german":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a sister through both father and mother : a full sister \u2014 compare half sister":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sister germain , partial translation of Middle French s\u0153ur germaine , from s\u0153ur sister + germaine , feminine of germain having the same parents":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090844"
},
"sistering":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": close by : contiguous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of sister entry 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101912"
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"sisten":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a wingless parthenogenetic form of a plant louse":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si\u02ccsten"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin sistent-, sistens , from Latin, present participle of sistere to stand still, cause to stand":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134614"
},
"sister-in-law":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the sister of one's spouse":[],
": the wife of one's sibling":[],
": the wife of one's spouse's sibling":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-st(\u0259-)r\u0259n-\u02ccl\u022f",
"\u02c8si-st\u0259r-\u0259n-\u02ccl\u022f",
"-t\u0259rn-\u02ccl\u022f"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142516"
},
"sister keelson":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": side keelson":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150000"
},
"Sistani":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a people of southwestern Afghanistan":[],
": a member of the Sistani people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8st\u00e4n\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191734"
},
"sisterly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a sister":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-st\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"She gave her brother a sisterly kiss on the cheek.",
"She received sisterly support from other women.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But a tragic accident shatters that facade and guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to disolve their sisterly bond, turning the two mothers against one another in a psychological battle of wills. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"But when a tragic accident shatters the perfect harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond and a darker side of the maternal instinct emerges. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"For much of the first act, the two sisters go at it, making their various cases as Viterbi links their different sisterly points of view to their alignments in their parent\u2019s divorce. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The duality of their sisterly bond and the strictures of the monarchy have been explored in many places, including notably on the Netflix hit The Crown. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That said, Federle struggles to flesh out other character conflicts properly, most notably the familial drama between Sherrie and Heidi, who\u2019ve let a long-standing feud fracture their sisterly bond. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But for some reason, in a show that, at its heart, is and has always been about family, something feels different about the Sharmas and the strength of their sisterly bond. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to sharing her sisterly bond via Instagram, the Grammy winner celebrated another special girl in her life: Her dog, Fluffy. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Their harmonious voices are soft yet assured, and even after being trapped in a freight elevator for an unconfirmed amount of time, the sisterly duo's presence during their interview with BAZAAR.com is still extremely calming. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1532, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133550"
},
"sist":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to bring into court : summon":[],
": to stay by judicial decree":[],
"sister":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8sist"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin sistere to cause to stand, stop; akin to Latin stare to stand":"Transitive verb"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142746"
},
"siskin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small chiefly greenish and yellowish finch ( Carduelis spinus ) of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa that is related to the goldfinch \u2014 compare pine siskin , red siskin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-sk\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Basically, the process of trafficking a siskin may start with a trapper in a rural area. \u2014 Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Researchers are working on learning more about trafficking rings in an effort to potentially recruit some of the breeders and other players to help with siskin conservation. \u2014 Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2020",
"The first red siskins just arrived at SCBI in 2015. \u2014 Jackson Landers, Smithsonian , 18 May 2017",
"The very first red siskin chick ever born at SCBI hatched in mid-April. \u2014 Jackson Landers, Smithsonian , 18 May 2017",
"Finches, pine siskins , chickadees and woodpeckers eat the seeds from the pine cones and glean insects from the bark. \u2014 Jennifer J. Meyer, Orange County Register , 24 Jan. 2017",
"Smithsonian hopes to eventually breed enough red siskins to support a reintroduction program and bolster the wild population in South America. \u2014 Jackson Landers, Smithsonian , 18 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German dialect Sisschen , diminutive of Middle High German z\u012bse siskin, of Slav origin; akin to Czech \u010d\u00ed\u017eek siskin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1544, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174915"
},
"sisterless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having no sister":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sist\u0259(r)l\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182101"
},
"sisterhood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the state of being a sister":[],
": sisterly relationship":[],
": the solidarity of women based on shared conditions, experiences, or concerns":[]
},
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"\u02c8si-st\u0259r-\u02cchu\u0307d"
],
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"examples":[
"The bonds of sisterhood have helped unite women to fight for social equality.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The second chapter delves into how the beauty industry has historically failed Black women, and how sisterhood and entrepreneurship are changing that. \u2014 Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Four women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 5 June 2022",
"This country\u2019s feast of global sisterhood and brotherhood is a gift to their Latter-day Saint children, says husband Otso. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Much of the attention has focussed on schemes that target women, from romance scammers to multilevel-marketing companies that deploy the language of sisterhood and empowerment to recruit people to sell leggings and essential oils. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
"In modern-day China, two women strive to preserve Nushu, an ancient secret language that bonded generations of Chinese women together through centuries of oppression in a clandestine support system of sisterhood and survival. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The sounds of celebration, sisterhood and support rang clearly and emphatically at the 15th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon. \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The brotherhood and sisterhood of priesthood quorums and the Relief Society. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Kidman has also described their close bond as a sisterhood , in an interview with PEOPLE in 2015 while being honored by Watts at the Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202129"
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"sisterlike":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":{
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": sisterly":[]
},
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"\""
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"sister entry 1 + like":"Adverb"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202131"
},
"sissoo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the dark brown compact and durable timber of the sissoo tree used especially in shipbuilding and for making railroad ties":[]
},
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi s\u012bso , from Sanskrit \u015bi\u1e41\u015bap\u0101":""
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"sister line":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a line on the palm running parallel to another and more important line and usually held by palmists to add strength to it":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being sisterly":[]
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"\u02c8sist\u0259(r)l\u0113n\u0259\u0307s",
"-lin-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005955"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"mountains in northern California and southwestern Oregon":[]
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"\u02c8si-ski-\u02ccy\u00fc",
"\u02c8si-\u02ccsky\u00fc"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010734"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a female who has one or both parents in common with another":[],
": a girl or woman who is a member of a Christian church":[],
": a girl or woman regarded as a comrade":[],
": one that is closely similar to or associated with another":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase weak sister"
],
": a member of a sorority":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8sis-t\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"The sisters live in the convent.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Garfield Community Learning Center has a sister college agreement with Stark State College. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 8 July 2022",
"Von Dohlen's sister Catherine was the first to share the news of his death on Friday morning in a post on Facebook. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 8 July 2022",
"Equinox Hotels is the sister hotel brand from the luxury fitness company known for its top notch gyms. \u2014 Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping , 7 July 2022",
"Jenner seemed to have taken a style cue from sister Kim Kardashian with her skintight monochrome look. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 July 2022",
"The last member of the Jordanian royal family to marry was King Abdullah's half- sister Princess Raiyah. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 7 July 2022",
"Alongside Mikoh\u2019s other co-founder, Oleema\u2019s sister Kalani Miller, Oleema grew grew up with the ocean in her backyard in the small beach town of San Clemente, CA., and, as a former competitive surfer, has been traveling the world since age 13. \u2014 Caroline Tell, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
"Elizabeth\u2019s sister Jayde Struhs, 24, has spoken out against her parents\u2019 religious group. \u2014 Yan Zhuang, New York Times , 6 July 2022",
"Gospel singer Wintley Phipps flew in from Maryland to sing three songs, while Vernon\u2019s older sister Christine surprised him by flying in from Mississippi, bringing tears to his eyes. \u2014 Kenan Draughornestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English suster, sister , partly from Old English sweostor and partly from Old Norse systir sister; akin to Latin soror sister, Sanskrit svas\u1e5b":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011524"
},
"sissonne":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a ballet step in which the legs are spread in the air and closed on the descent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after Fran\u00e7ois C\u00e9sar de Roussy, count of Sissonne , 17th century French nobleman credited with the invention of the step":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023004"
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"type":[
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
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"definitions":{
": sissy sense 2":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025928"
},
"Sisley":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Alfred 1839\u20131899 French (English-born) painter":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8siz-l\u0113",
"s\u0113s-\u02c8le"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035134"
},
"sissy bar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a narrow inverted U-shaped bar rising from behind the seat of a motorcycle or bicycle that is designed to support a driver or passenger":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052208"
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"Sismondi":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"J(ean-) C(harles-) L(\u00e9onard) Simonde de 1773\u20131842 Swiss historian and economist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"si-\u02c8sm\u00e4n-d\u0113",
"s\u0113s-m\u014d\u207f-\u02c8d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082049"
},
"siss":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": hiss":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sis"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sissen, cissen , of imitative origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084142"
},
"Sisseton":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a Dakota people of the northern Mississippi valley":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sis\u0259t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Dakota sisito\u1e45wa\u1e45 , from sisi\u1e45, si\u1e45si\u1e45 besmeared, slimy + to\u1e45wa\u1e45ya\u1e45 , to make a village, dwell at a place":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093320"
},
"siswati":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the Bantu language of the Swazi people spoken in Eswatini and adjacent countries":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0113-\u02c8sw\u00e4-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Siswati":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132718"
},
"sisymbrium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of annual or biennial herbs (family Cruciferae) having a pubescence of simple unbranched hairs, lyrate pinnatifid leaves, and terete stems and comprising the hedge mustards \u2014 see descurainia":[],
": any plant of the genus Sisymbrium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8simbr\u0113\u0259m"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, a fragrant herb, perhaps mint, from Greek sisymbrion bergamot, watercress":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163326"
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"Siswati":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the Bantu language of the Swazi people spoken in Eswatini and adjacent countries":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0113-\u02c8sw\u00e4-t\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Siswati":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170040"
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"Sisyphean":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsi-s\u0259-\u02c8f\u0113-\u0259n"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1635, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183814"
},
"Sisyphus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a legendary king of Corinth condemned eternally to repeatedly roll a heavy rock up a hill in Hades only to have it roll down again as it nears the top":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-s\u0259-f\u0259s"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek Sisyphos":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185009"
},
"Sisyridae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of neuropterous insects having larvae that feed on freshwater sponges":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8sir\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek sisyra fur, goat's hair + New Latin -idae ; from the hairy covering of the body and wings":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192736"
},
"sisyrinchium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of chiefly North American grasslike mostly blue-flowered herbs (family Iridaceae) having mostly basal leaves and several 6-parted flowers usually from a single spathe":[],
": any plant of the genus Sisyrinchium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsis\u0259\u02c8ri\u014bk\u0113\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek sisyrinchion sisyrinchium":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010231"
}
}