1183 lines
56 KiB
JSON
1183 lines
56 KiB
JSON
{
|
|
"Avogadro":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Amedeo 1776\u20131856 Conte di Quaregna e Ceretto Italian chemist and physicist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02cca-v\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-(\u02cc)dr\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113739",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Avogadro's number":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the number 6.022 \u00d7 10 23 indicating the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of any substance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Count Amedeo Avogadro":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-v\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-(\u02cc)dr\u014dz-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4-v\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02c8ga-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165323",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Avon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Earl of \u2014 see Anthony eden":[],
|
|
"river 65 miles (105 kilometers) in southern England rising in Wiltshire and flowing south into the English Channel":[],
|
|
"river 75 miles (121 kilometers) in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing south and west through Bristol into Bristol Channel at Avonmouth":[],
|
|
"river 96 miles (154 kilometers) long in central England rising in Northamptonshire and flowing west-southwest past Stratford-upon-Avon into the Severn River at Tewkesbury":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see swan":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"US also \u02c8\u0101-\u02ccv\u00e4n",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-v\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024208",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Avondale":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in south central Arizona west of Tempe population 76,238":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-v\u0259n-\u02ccd\u0101l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060649",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avocation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby":[
|
|
"He's a professional musician, but his avocation is photography.",
|
|
"He had the restrained manners developed when tennis was the avocation of gentleman jocks \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Margo Jefferson"
|
|
],
|
|
": customary employment : vocation":[
|
|
"'My name is Riah,' said the old man, with courteous action, 'and my avocation is in London city.'",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
|
|
],
|
|
": diversion , distraction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He breeds dogs as an avocation .",
|
|
"My favorite avocation is reading.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tahtinen, a graphic artist by occupation and a photographer by avocation , has snapped more than 1,400 pictures of San Francisco scenes. \u2014 Robert Krier, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Vice was Monaco\u2019s true draw, no longer just a sport of the idle rich, but an aspirational avocation for the middle class. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But his most enduring influence came not from his professional work but from his avocation : the promotion public-policy work that would keep America secure, prosperous, and free. \u2014 Kenneth R. Weinstein, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nadeem and Saud\u2019s pursuit is a noble one, inspired by their late mother, but as a character study, All That Breathes shows the toll that this all-consuming avocation has taken on them. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"These real-life adventure stories, and many more, are stored in the mental reelhouse of Tim Reid, a baseball historian by vocation and an Errol Flynn historian by avocation . \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Peggy Atkins, who has been an avid gardener for many years, still taps into her avocation on her Lutherville townhouse patio. \u2014 Nelson Coffin, baltimoresun.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Your mother can sunbathe resplendently and ponder her next avocation without lifting a finger. \u2014 Sara Bosworth, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Racing was primarily his wife\u2019s interest and avocation . \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1617, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin avocation-, avocatio , from avocare to call away, from ab- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice \u2014 more at voice":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hobby",
|
|
"hobbyhorse",
|
|
"pursuit",
|
|
"recreation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230455",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avocational":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being such by avocation":[
|
|
"an avocational musician"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to an avocation":[
|
|
"an avocational interest in sports"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just a bunch of avocational rockers who get together in a garage on weekends",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Roses guitarist Slash, and \u2014 on one memorable night \u2014 comedy star and avocational vocalist Jim Carrey. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Grandma, who\u2019s something of a healer and avocational witchbuster\u2014Ms. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The photograph of this magnificent specimen is credited to Paul Popenoe, a jack-of-all-trades avocational scientist, who at that time worked with his younger brother Wilson Popenoe. \u2014 Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com , 13 June 2020",
|
|
"But Blanche was probably the first fictional black maid to solve a murder while working for a wealthy white family, and to go on to become an avocational gumshoe in a series of books from a mainstream American publisher. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Not a musician by trade, Brown\u2019s an avocational drummer and enjoyed taking lessons from Berklee professors throughout his tenure. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The researcher director for the restoration was Martin L. Crimmins (covered here Nov. 7, 2010), a retired Army officer and avocational herpetologist who was a curator at the Witte Museum, where the NYA worked on the snake exhibit. \u2014 Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com , 3 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Music, art, cooking, travel, animals and literature are woven into the the professional, avocational and family lives of her children and grandchildren. \u2014 courant.com , 19 June 2018",
|
|
"Several music lovers populate the field of 102nd running of the 500-Mile Race, including high-profile electronic dance music fan Conor Daly and avocational rock drummer Will Power. \u2014 David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"backyard",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"nonprofessional",
|
|
"Sunday"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avocet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Recurvirostra ) of rather large long-legged shorebirds with webbed feet and slender upward-curving bill":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Cape Cod: Reports continued to reflect some of the most unusual birds, including a magnificent frigatebird at First Encounter Beach in Eastham, a brown booby at Sandy Neck in Barnstable, and an American avocet at High Head in Truro. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Swans and 17 species of duck frequent Gillmor, which also provides nesting habitat for various shorebirds, such as the snowy plover, American avocet , Wilson\u2019s phalarope, black-necked stilt, cinnamon teal and gadwall. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, along with other partners, constructed mud islands within these managed ponds in 2010 for birds, like snowy plovers, stilts and avocets . \u2014 Priyanka Runwal, New York Times , 12 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Rarities last week included an American avocet and a buff-breasted sandpiper at the Bill Forward Pool on Plum Island. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"An American avocet was seen at North Monomoy, then Forest Beach in Chatham, where tricolored and little blue herons were also seen. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"At Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, there was an American avocet in the marsh across from parking lot 1. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2018",
|
|
"At Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, sightings included an American avocet , 10 piping plovers, an Iceland gull, a tricolored heron, a least bittern, and two orchard orioles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2018",
|
|
"Be sure to bring your binoculars: dowitchers, western sandpipers and American avocets are all on display. \u2014 Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1766, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French & Italian; French avocette , from Italian avocetta":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-v\u0259-\u02ccset"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070207",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avodire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the smooth-textured decorative whitish to pale yellow wood of a large tropical West African tree ( Turraeanthus africana ) of the mahogany family used for cabinetmaking":[],
|
|
": the tree that produces avodire":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French avodir\u00e9":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6av\u0259d\u0259\u00a6r\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010726",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avogadrite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a potassium and cesium fluoborate (K, Cs)BF 4 occurring in small crystals on Vesuvian lava":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian avogadrite , from Count Amedeo Avogadro \u20201856 Italian chemist and physicist + Italian -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccav\u0259\u02c8g\u00e4\u02ccdr\u012bt",
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4v-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230057",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avogram":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a unit of mass and weight equal to one gram divided by the Avogadro's number":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Avo gadro + gram":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8av\u0259\u2027\u02ccgram"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050551",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avoid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to depart or withdraw from : leave":[],
|
|
": to keep away from : shun":[
|
|
"They have been avoiding me."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make legally void (see void entry 1 sense 1a ) : annul":[
|
|
"avoid a plea"
|
|
],
|
|
": to prevent the occurrence or effectiveness of":[
|
|
"avoid further delays"
|
|
],
|
|
": to refrain from":[
|
|
"avoid overeating"
|
|
],
|
|
": void , expel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Why do you keep avoiding me",
|
|
"She took a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.",
|
|
"They successfully avoided each other for days.",
|
|
"He tried hard to avoid accidents.",
|
|
"We need to avoid further delays.",
|
|
"He was caught trying to avoid arrest.",
|
|
"in an effort to avoid confusion",
|
|
"I'm not going to be late if I can avoid it.",
|
|
"How can I avoid paying too much tax",
|
|
"I am trying to avoid showing any hint of favoritism.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The department will put on more than a dozen community events, such as neighborhood walks, community meetings on crime prevention, athletic activities for young people, and trainings with seniors to help them avoid being targeted, Aziz said. \u2014 Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Expanding sick leave and vacation leave to a broader swath of workers may also avoid some of the pitfalls of other corporate interventions. \u2014 Elizabeth C. Tippett, Chron , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Each year, police warn revelers ahead of the Fourth of July and New Year\u2019s Eve to avoid walking outside, raising their gun to the sky and shooting off rounds of ammunition out of celebration. \u2014 al , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Understanding how good intentions can cause unintended but costly mistakes help leaders avoid these four common pitfalls. \u2014 Tony Gambill, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"To help customers avoid scams, the bank has information on its website. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Fading confidence Fed can avoid recession, even among Fed officials, is hurting markets, analysts say Investors are worried that the U.S. could slip into a recession as inflation hurts businesses and consumers. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Homeowners can avoid long-term contracts by looking for systems with flexible solutions and product options. \u2014 Aaa Smart Homes, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"And when selecting a nail strengthener, avoid formaldehyde. \u2014 Danusia Wnek, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French avoider , alteration of Old French esvuider , from es- (from Latin ex- ) + vuider to empty \u2014 more at void entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8v\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for avoid escape , avoid , evade , elude , shun , eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"scape",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"shuffle (out of)",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"weasel (out of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051010",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avoid (someone or something) like the plague":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to stay away as much as possible from (someone or something)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193404",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avoidable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to depart or withdraw from : leave":[],
|
|
": to keep away from : shun":[
|
|
"They have been avoiding me."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make legally void (see void entry 1 sense 1a ) : annul":[
|
|
"avoid a plea"
|
|
],
|
|
": to prevent the occurrence or effectiveness of":[
|
|
"avoid further delays"
|
|
],
|
|
": to refrain from":[
|
|
"avoid overeating"
|
|
],
|
|
": void , expel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Why do you keep avoiding me",
|
|
"She took a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.",
|
|
"They successfully avoided each other for days.",
|
|
"He tried hard to avoid accidents.",
|
|
"We need to avoid further delays.",
|
|
"He was caught trying to avoid arrest.",
|
|
"in an effort to avoid confusion",
|
|
"I'm not going to be late if I can avoid it.",
|
|
"How can I avoid paying too much tax",
|
|
"I am trying to avoid showing any hint of favoritism.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The department will put on more than a dozen community events, such as neighborhood walks, community meetings on crime prevention, athletic activities for young people, and trainings with seniors to help them avoid being targeted, Aziz said. \u2014 Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Expanding sick leave and vacation leave to a broader swath of workers may also avoid some of the pitfalls of other corporate interventions. \u2014 Elizabeth C. Tippett, Chron , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Each year, police warn revelers ahead of the Fourth of July and New Year\u2019s Eve to avoid walking outside, raising their gun to the sky and shooting off rounds of ammunition out of celebration. \u2014 al , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Understanding how good intentions can cause unintended but costly mistakes help leaders avoid these four common pitfalls. \u2014 Tony Gambill, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"To help customers avoid scams, the bank has information on its website. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Fading confidence Fed can avoid recession, even among Fed officials, is hurting markets, analysts say Investors are worried that the U.S. could slip into a recession as inflation hurts businesses and consumers. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Homeowners can avoid long-term contracts by looking for systems with flexible solutions and product options. \u2014 Aaa Smart Homes, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"And when selecting a nail strengthener, avoid formaldehyde. \u2014 Danusia Wnek, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French avoider , alteration of Old French esvuider , from es- (from Latin ex- ) + vuider to empty \u2014 more at void entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8v\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for avoid escape , avoid , evade , elude , shun , eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"scape",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"shuffle (out of)",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"weasel (out of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avoidance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or practice of avoiding or withdrawing from something":[],
|
|
": an action of emptying, vacating, or clearing away":[],
|
|
": annulment sense 1":[],
|
|
": outlet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a writer known for avoidance of sentimentality",
|
|
"a complete avoidance of sentimentality",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Although avoidance of the hard cap would ease trade permutations for the Heat, there is a salary-cap component that also could prove problematic in a bid for Durant. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Five posts reported persistent avoidance of people, activities and places that might lead to transmission of insects or arouse recollections of the original encounter. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"One benefit of certain robot vacuums is object- avoidance technology. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The key benefit of corporate status is the avoidance of personal liability. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Furthermore, there is no actual pledge giving the avoidance of harm a priority by the physician in administering help to patients. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The safety advocates group is pressuring the U.S. Department of Transportation to require more crash avoidance technology in new cars, like automatic emergency braking and blind spot detection. \u2014 Fox News , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Despite the limitations of dummies, Jermakian said the agency\u2019s tests have done a good job in driving vehicle changes and innovations \u2014 seatbelts, air bags, accident avoidance technology \u2014 that have helped protect both men and women. \u2014 Nedra Rhone, ajc , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Sweden\u2019s foreign policy has also long been defined by a belief in neutrality, conflict avoidance , and freedom from international alliances. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8v\u022fi-d\u1d4ans",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8v\u022fid-\u1d4an(t)s",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8v\u022fi-d\u1d4an(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cop-out",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"elusion",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschewal",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evasion",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shunning"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103825",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avoiding reaction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a reaction away from a stimulus : a negative tropism or taxis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235957",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avoirdupois":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": avoirdupois weight":[],
|
|
": expressed in avoirdupois weight":[
|
|
"one ounce avoirdupois"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois",
|
|
"told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois . \u2014 Barry Winfield, Car and Driver , 21 May 2020",
|
|
"McCormick was a member of the Jolly Fat Men\u2019s Club, a fraternal group that celebrated avoirdupois . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1619, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English avoir de pois goods sold by weight, from Anglo-French, literally, goods of weight":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccav-\u0259rd-\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fiz, -\u02c8pw\u00e4",
|
|
"\u02cca-v\u0259r-d\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fiz",
|
|
"\u02c8a-v\u0259r-d\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fiz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heaviness",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201943",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avoirdupois weight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the series of units of weight based on the pound of 16 ounces and the ounce of 16 drams \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1619, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184345",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avondbloem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a southern African irislike bulbous plant ( Hesperantha falcata ) having claret-red flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete Afrikaans (now aandblom ), from avond evening (from Middle Dutch \u0101vont, \u0101vent ) + bloem flower, from Middle Dutch bloeme ; akin to Old High German \u0101band evening and to Old High German bluoma flower":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4v\u0259n\u02ccbl\u00fcm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230159",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avouch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": confess , avow":[],
|
|
": to acknowledge (something, such as an act) as one's own":[],
|
|
": to declare as a matter of fact or as a thing that can be proved : affirm":[],
|
|
": to vouch for : corroborate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a note from my doctor avouching that my medical condition did indeed disqualify me from gym class",
|
|
"avouched that he had never cheated on his taxes in his life"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, to cite as authority, from Middle French avochier to summon, from Latin advocare \u2014 more at advocate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307ch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"testify (to)",
|
|
"vouch (for)",
|
|
"witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041435",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avouchment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowal"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of avouching : avowal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"your avouchment of his good intentions means he won't be disciplined"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1574, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307ch-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirmation",
|
|
"assertion",
|
|
"asseveration",
|
|
"avowal",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"declaration",
|
|
"insistence",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"protestation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053643",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avourneen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": darling , sweetheart":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Irish Gaelic a mhuirn\u012bn oh, darling!, from a oh + muirn\u012bn darling, from Middle Irish m\u016birn\u012bn , diminutive of m\u016birn affection, joy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8vu\u0307r\u02ccn\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135738",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avow":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to declare assuredly":[
|
|
"She avowed her innocence."
|
|
],
|
|
": to declare openly, bluntly, and without shame":[
|
|
"ever ready to avow his reactionary outlook"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"avowed that the colonization of Mars in our lifetime is not only possible but probable",
|
|
"avowed their undying love for each other",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Supporters include many people who passionately avow the medical and recreational benefits. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"But Scotland and Northern Ireland do not need to avow republicanism to vote for democratic self-determination. \u2014 Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"That explains Mr Johnson\u2019s decision to avow the existence of the NCF, which has been quietly hacking away since the spring. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The coffee giant had been quick to avow its commitment to Black Lives Matter as protests erupted over Floyd\u2019s death, and committed $1 million to racial equity organizations. \u2014 Alexia Elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"While avowing eternal solidarity with Holocaust survivors and the Jewish people, Abbas mentioned neither Israel\u2019s role in expelling his people nor its failure to guarantee that such a mass expulsion event can never recur. \u2014 Omri Boehm, The New York Review of Books , 9 June 2020",
|
|
"Prosecutors, who have been criticized in recent weeks for their long inaction despite Mr. Matzneff\u2019s avowed pedophilia, are moving on a separate track that could lead to more criminal charges. \u2014 Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"After the event, Chris Berry \u2014 a retired telephone company technician \u2014 says without prompting that the topic that stood out most for him was Steyer\u2019s avowed support for slavery reparations. \u2014 Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Prosecutors, who have been criticized in recent weeks for their long inaction despite Matzneff\u2019s avowed pedophilia, are moving on a separate track that could lead to more criminal charges. \u2014 Norimitsu Onishi, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French avuer, avouer , from Latin advocare to summon":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for avow acknowledge , admit , own , avow , confess mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed. acknowledged an earlier peccadillo admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications. admitted the project was over budget own implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself. must own I know little about computers avow implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be expected to be silent about. avowed that he was a revolutionary confess may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt. confessed a weakness for sweets assert , declare , affirm , protest , avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection. assert implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence. asserted that modern music is just noise declare stresses open or public statement. declared her support for the candidate affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith. affirmed the existence of an afterlife protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt. protested that he really had been misquoted avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared. avowed that all investors would be repaid in full",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"allege",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"insist",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115831",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avowal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowal"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an open declaration or acknowledgment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I didn't believe her avowal of innocence.",
|
|
"The couple exchanged avowals of love.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Federal law requires only an avowal of citizenship. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Hoex\u2019s narrator repeatedly demonstrates a desire to relinquish the human form\u2014an avowal not of beastiality but of curiosity. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Hu, The Atlantic , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But Hazony had a proposal for where to begin: with an avowal that America is a Christian nation with a Christian majority, where Christians should get to dictate the country\u2019s laws and social norms. \u2014 Kathryn Joyce, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The tattered work, made in the wake of the Great War and the ongoing deadly ruin of influenza, is a monumental avowal of artistic freedom in rebuilding. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"And there is a funny anecdote about George Lucas deflecting her question, about the lack of panties and bras available for fitting during the filming of Star Wars, with an avowal that there\u2019s no underwear in space. \u2014 Michael Washburn, National Review , 13 June 2021",
|
|
"O\u2019Hara, who happened to be working at the museum\u2019s front desk, witnessed this momentous avowal , and made sure everyone heard about it. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"At the crucial moment, when everything is at stake, their avowal of love becomes akin to a children\u2019s game, played with chalk at a table. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 8 July 2020",
|
|
"In passing asides and straight-to-camera avowals , Jason shares his strategies for flattering clients\u2019 figures and playing to their personae. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 30 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1679, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirmation",
|
|
"assertion",
|
|
"asseveration",
|
|
"avouchment",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"declaration",
|
|
"insistence",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"protestation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005348",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avowant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the defendant in replevin who avows the distress of the goods and justifies the taking":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French avouant , present participle of avouer to avow":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-au\u0307\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114540",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avowed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": asserted to be true or real : professed":[
|
|
"their avowed purpose/goal/aim/intention"
|
|
],
|
|
": openly acknowledged or declared":[
|
|
"an avowed liberal/conservative"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, is an avowed white supremacist. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"An avowed white supremacist is back in federal custody, one of five men who prosecutors say busted through a Southeast Portland pawn shop last month using a sledgehammer and stole 47 guns worth about $20,000. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An avowed minimalist, Ogle moves from place to place with few possessions. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The avowed Trump supporter has expressed skepticism about Dominion's integrity. \u2014 Carly Roman, Washington Examiner , 18 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Christopher Smith for The New York Times Jane King, a financial investor from Boston who describes herself as progressive, began the presidential primary as an avowed supporter of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The Trump Administration is an avowed supporter of energy export projects in general, and Jordan Cove in particular. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The Trump Administration is an avowed supporter of the Jordan Cove project and has been heavily lobbied by gas producers in western states looking to expedite its approval to gain access to Asian export markets. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 27 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"They were replaced by left-leaning Democrats, most of them avowed enemies of his. \u2014 Michael Greenberg, The New York Review of Books , 16 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104244",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"avocado toast":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": toast topped with sliced or mashed avocado":[
|
|
"Sometimes called an avocado toast (and in the United States often associated with California), it's comfort food for any time of the day. You smash half a ripe avocado onto a thick piece of multigrain toast, season it with salt, pepper and chile flakes, then give it a splash of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Anything else is a flourish: dukkah (an Egyptian spice mix), toasted pumpkin seeds, a poached egg.",
|
|
"\u2014 Oliver Strand",
|
|
"Brunch dishes include avocado toast with pickled onion, soft egg, and pecan for $12 \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Lia Picard"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155910"
|
|
},
|
|
"avocado":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a light yellowish green":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
|
|
"\u02cca-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u014d",
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4v-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There's always rice and beans, plus ample amounts of fresh avocado and cheese. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Lobster Newberg - Creamy Maine lobster tail chopped, celery, live lettuce, fresh avocado , served at room temperature in puff pastry. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Its unique avocado formula restores hair and encourages growth. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"According to West~borne, each avocado was grown, harvested, and pressed at an organic orchard in Mexico. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This once-eminent violinist ended up in a pit orchestra in Las Vegas before retiring to an avocado farm in California. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The Peruvian avocado season has started, Campbell noted, which means that overall supply will increase, and could prices down further. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"For an easy lesson in Earth Science, your family can grow an avocado tree from a pit. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The avocado tree \u2014 lush, verdant and with too many branches to count \u2014 towers over the backyard with a magical presence. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Spanish aguacate , from Nahuatl \u0101huacatl avocado, testicle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161227"
|
|
},
|
|
"avocado pear":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": avocado sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180028"
|
|
},
|
|
"avocados":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a light yellowish green":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
|
|
"\u02cca-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u014d",
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4v-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There's always rice and beans, plus ample amounts of fresh avocado and cheese. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Lobster Newberg - Creamy Maine lobster tail chopped, celery, live lettuce, fresh avocado , served at room temperature in puff pastry. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Its unique avocado formula restores hair and encourages growth. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"According to West~borne, each avocado was grown, harvested, and pressed at an organic orchard in Mexico. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This once-eminent violinist ended up in a pit orchestra in Las Vegas before retiring to an avocado farm in California. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The Peruvian avocado season has started, Campbell noted, which means that overall supply will increase, and could prices down further. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"For an easy lesson in Earth Science, your family can grow an avocado tree from a pit. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The avocado tree \u2014 lush, verdant and with too many branches to count \u2014 towers over the backyard with a magical presence. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Spanish aguacate , from Nahuatl \u0101huacatl avocado, testicle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195116"
|
|
},
|
|
"avowedly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": with open acknowledgment : frankly":[
|
|
"an avowedly hostile review"
|
|
],
|
|
": by unsupported assertion or profession alone : allegedly":[
|
|
"politicians remain skeptical of \u2026 avowedly democratic intentions",
|
|
"\u2014 Jerry Kirshenbaum"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307-\u0259d-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In an onstage interview at the TechChill 2022 conference here, the chief executive of an avowedly crypto-curious airline unintentionally emphasized that difficulty more than once. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In 2020, truck driver Joshua Collins, then 26, entered the race for an open House seat in Washington as an avowedly socialist Democrat. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Now, with the avowedly anti-fossil-fuels Biden administration and anti-oil-and-gas activist Deb Haaland in control of the Interior Department, the permitting situation is much worse. \u2014 Paul Gessing, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Yet some Republicans\u2014those of the anti-Trump old guard, and those still hoping to win over the suburban voters who have soured on Trump\u2014are taking avowedly exceptionalist stances. \u2014 Parker Richards, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps more importantly, the fine cast is not only avowedly contemporary in its exploration of the material, constantly searching for a deeper naturalism, but also very much in the present moment. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"At a time when other politically active Stanford students were petitioning for South African divestment and protesting the university\u2019s plan to house the Reagan Library, the Review was avowedly conservative. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Youngkin\u2019s win was fueled by parental frustration with schooling, especially on the amorphous but controversial subject of critical race theory (CRT), an avowedly revolutionary doctrine. \u2014 Frederick M. Hess, National Review , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Until the late 1960s, conservative Democrats, many of them avowedly racist, held a tight grip on state politics, even as Virginia voters were leaning toward the Republicans in presidential elections. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014016"
|
|
},
|
|
"avoiding":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to keep away from : shun":[
|
|
"They have been avoiding me."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prevent the occurrence or effectiveness of":[
|
|
"avoid further delays"
|
|
],
|
|
": to refrain from":[
|
|
"avoid overeating"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make legally void (see void entry 1 sense 1a ) : annul":[
|
|
"avoid a plea"
|
|
],
|
|
": to depart or withdraw from : leave":[],
|
|
": void , expel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8v\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"scape",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"shuffle (out of)",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"weasel (out of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for avoid escape , avoid , evade , elude , shun , eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Why do you keep avoiding me",
|
|
"She took a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.",
|
|
"They successfully avoided each other for days.",
|
|
"He tried hard to avoid accidents.",
|
|
"We need to avoid further delays.",
|
|
"He was caught trying to avoid arrest.",
|
|
"in an effort to avoid confusion",
|
|
"I'm not going to be late if I can avoid it.",
|
|
"How can I avoid paying too much tax",
|
|
"I am trying to avoid showing any hint of favoritism.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The department will put on more than a dozen community events, such as neighborhood walks, community meetings on crime prevention, athletic activities for young people, and trainings with seniors to help them avoid being targeted, Aziz said. \u2014 Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Expanding sick leave and vacation leave to a broader swath of workers may also avoid some of the pitfalls of other corporate interventions. \u2014 Elizabeth C. Tippett, Chron , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Each year, police warn revelers ahead of the Fourth of July and New Year\u2019s Eve to avoid walking outside, raising their gun to the sky and shooting off rounds of ammunition out of celebration. \u2014 al , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Understanding how good intentions can cause unintended but costly mistakes help leaders avoid these four common pitfalls. \u2014 Tony Gambill, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"To help customers avoid scams, the bank has information on its website. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Fading confidence Fed can avoid recession, even among Fed officials, is hurting markets, analysts say Investors are worried that the U.S. could slip into a recession as inflation hurts businesses and consumers. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Homeowners can avoid long-term contracts by looking for systems with flexible solutions and product options. \u2014 Aaa Smart Homes, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"And when selecting a nail strengthener, avoid formaldehyde. \u2014 Danusia Wnek, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French avoider , alteration of Old French esvuider , from es- (from Latin ex- ) + vuider to empty \u2014 more at void entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092156"
|
|
},
|
|
"avowry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": advocacy , patronage , protection":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-au\u0307(\u0259)r\u0113",
|
|
"-ri"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English avowrie , from Middle French avouerie protection, patronage, from Old French, from avouer to avow + -erie -ery":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110900"
|
|
},
|
|
"Avoyel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Natchesan people of central Louisiana":[],
|
|
": a member of the Avoyel people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"a\u02c8- also \u0227vw\u0227(y)el",
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8v\u022fi\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, of American Indian origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154631"
|
|
},
|
|
"avo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": avocado":[
|
|
"\u2026 the \u2026 corn tortilla was smeared so thick in hand-mashed avo that I was able to hold it up vertically and no toppings moved.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ali Weiss",
|
|
"Personally, I love avocado, and if you time it just right so your avo is perfectly ripe, the flavor you know and love is going to shine through.",
|
|
"\u2014 Julia Guerra",
|
|
"\u2014 often used before another noun avo season avo hummus As the story goes, avocado toast\u2014or avo toast for those who speak hipster\u2014first appeared on an actual menu in 1993 in Sydney, Australia. \u2014 Vince Press"
|
|
],
|
|
": a monetary subunit of the pataca \u2014 see pataca at Money Table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8a-(\u02cc)v\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by shortening":"Noun",
|
|
"Portuguese, from avo fractional part, from -avo ordinal suffix (as in oitavo eighth, from Latin octavus ) \u2014 more at octave":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"2000, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201027"
|
|
},
|
|
"avows":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to declare assuredly":[
|
|
"She avowed her innocence."
|
|
],
|
|
": to declare openly, bluntly, and without shame":[
|
|
"ever ready to avow his reactionary outlook"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"allege",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"insist",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for avow acknowledge , admit , own , avow , confess mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed. acknowledged an earlier peccadillo admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications. admitted the project was over budget own implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself. must own I know little about computers avow implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be expected to be silent about. avowed that he was a revolutionary confess may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt. confessed a weakness for sweets assert , declare , affirm , protest , avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection. assert implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence. asserted that modern music is just noise declare stresses open or public statement. declared her support for the candidate affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith. affirmed the existence of an afterlife protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt. protested that he really had been misquoted avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared. avowed that all investors would be repaid in full",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"avowed that the colonization of Mars in our lifetime is not only possible but probable",
|
|
"avowed their undying love for each other",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Supporters include many people who passionately avow the medical and recreational benefits. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"But Scotland and Northern Ireland do not need to avow republicanism to vote for democratic self-determination. \u2014 Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"That explains Mr Johnson\u2019s decision to avow the existence of the NCF, which has been quietly hacking away since the spring. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The coffee giant had been quick to avow its commitment to Black Lives Matter as protests erupted over Floyd\u2019s death, and committed $1 million to racial equity organizations. \u2014 Alexia Elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"While avowing eternal solidarity with Holocaust survivors and the Jewish people, Abbas mentioned neither Israel\u2019s role in expelling his people nor its failure to guarantee that such a mass expulsion event can never recur. \u2014 Omri Boehm, The New York Review of Books , 9 June 2020",
|
|
"Prosecutors, who have been criticized in recent weeks for their long inaction despite Mr. Matzneff\u2019s avowed pedophilia, are moving on a separate track that could lead to more criminal charges. \u2014 Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"After the event, Chris Berry \u2014 a retired telephone company technician \u2014 says without prompting that the topic that stood out most for him was Steyer\u2019s avowed support for slavery reparations. \u2014 Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Prosecutors, who have been criticized in recent weeks for their long inaction despite Matzneff\u2019s avowed pedophilia, are moving on a separate track that could lead to more criminal charges. \u2014 Norimitsu Onishi, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French avuer, avouer , from Latin advocare to summon":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004634"
|
|
}
|
|
} |