dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/euc_MW.json
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{
"euchre":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a card game in which each player is dealt five cards and the player making trump must take three tricks to win a hand":[],
": cheat , trick":[
"euchred out of their life savings",
"\u2014 Pete Martin"
],
": to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a fast-talking speculator who thought that euchring the tribe out of their land would be easy",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In my family, no Thanksgiving weekend has ever been complete without a euchre tournament. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 21 Nov. 2020",
"There were at various points a euchre and lotto party, a newsboy parade, an auto race and \u2014 a true novelty at the time \u2014 an air show, all to will Hope Haven into reality. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Snarples is popular among hockey players, an apparent mix of euchre and hearts. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 28 July 2020",
"Does the author dislike a round of euchre around the family table after dinner",
"Special to IndyStar Joe Kernan and his friends used to have euchre nights. \u2014 Jason Kelly, The Indianapolis Star , 10 July 2020",
"Evers, a 67-year-old former elementary school principal from Plymouth who indulges in Egg McMuffins and games of euchre , defeated Walker \u2014 one of the most formidable politicians the state had ever seen. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Dec. 2019",
"Some get together and walk and still others get together and golf while others play euchre . \u2014 Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2019",
"Awestruck Festival Holy Cross Lutheran Church hosts a family fun event including water games, cornhole, food trucks, art vendors, a euchre tent, live music and more. \u2014 Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Good news for competitive Michiganders: Those family euchre tournaments that get a little too intense may be delaying the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s by five years, a new study reveals. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 31 July 2021",
"The American history of the game goes back a couple of centuries, but ties euchre to Midwestern auto workers, who could play an entire match during a single coffee and/or lunch break. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 21 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fc-k\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"chouse",
"con",
"cozen",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"do",
"do in",
"fiddle",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"gaff",
"hose",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"nobble",
"pluck",
"ream",
"rip off",
"rook",
"screw",
"shake down",
"short",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"skunk",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"stiff",
"sting",
"sucker",
"swindle",
"thimblerig",
"victimize"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224042",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"eucalyptus":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Eucalyptus ) of mostly Australian evergreen trees or rarely shrubs of the myrtle family that have rigid entire leaves and umbellate flowers and are widely cultivated for their gums, resins, oils, and woods":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccy\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02c8lip-t\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before long, Keystone showed up with his guitar and an amp and played his heart out before taking his turn in the barber\u2019s chair \u2014 a castaway office recliner on wheels \u2014 and getting a haircut under a eucalyptus tree. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"Encourage your mother-in-law to practice self-care with these aromatherapy shower steamers that come in a variety of comforting scents like lavender and eucalyptus . \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The scent is unambiguously masculine, a deep woody experience with lighter notes of lavender and eucalyptus . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"An iconic eucalyptus tree fell on the 15th fairway of the South Course. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Jan. 2022",
"With necks craned and eyes shielded from the sun, dozens of people gathered Wednesday around a towering eucalyptus tree in the heart of Puerto Rico\u2019s bustling capital for a most unusual sight: a rhesus macaque monkey on the loose. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Then, massage your feet with the lavender and eucalyptus foot cr\u00e8me to nourish the feet. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Other foot scrubs may contain lavender, eucalyptus or jojoba oil. \u2014 Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
"To create the shades, the brand looked to wellness culture, incorporating certain calming smells such as lavender, eucalyptus , and chamomile. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 13 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, genus name, from Greek eu- eu- + kalypt\u00f3s \"covered,\" verbal adjective of kal\u00fdptein \"to cover, protect, conceal\"; so named for the operculum that covers the developing buds \u2014 more at apocalypse":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1801, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234023"
},
"eucalyptol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a liquid C 10 H 18 O with an odor of camphor that occurs in many essential oils (as of eucalyptus ) and is used especially as an expectorant and flavoring agent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cct\u014dl",
"\u02ccy\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02c8lip-\u02cct\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020402"
},
"euchromatin":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02c8kr\u014d-m\u0259-t\u0259n",
"(\u02c8)y\u00fc-\u02c8kr\u014d-m\u0259t-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Heterochromatin has largely been ignored by molecular biologists, who like to focus on the gene-rich euchromatin where most of the action is. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231153"
}
}