dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/hei_MW.json
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{
"Heifetz":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"1901\u20131987 American (Russian-born) violinist":[
"Ja*scha \\ \u02c8y\u00e4-\u200bsh\u0259 \\"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012b-f\u0259ts"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171437",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Heisenberg":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Werner Karl 1901\u20131976 German physicist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccberk",
"\u02c8h\u012b-z\u1d4an-b\u0259rg"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115941",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Heisenberg uncertainty principle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": uncertainty principle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Werner heisenberg":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccb\u0259rk-",
"\u02c8h\u012b-z\u1d4an-\u02ccb\u0259rg-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104859",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Heisenberg's principle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": uncertainty principle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Werner K. Heisenberg , born 1901 German physicist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012bz\u1d4an\u02ccb\u0259rgz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125837",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"heifer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Everyone who catches a calf receives a dollar certificate to purchase a heifer or steer to show at the next year\u2019s rodeo. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Director Mike Stura said the heifer will then join 93 other bovines among the 450 permanent residents at the center. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
"This summer, her daughter, Haley, entered her first heifer at the Washington County Fair and won first place in her class. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The steaks of the future, we are promised, will be indistinguishable from the finest Wagyu or Black Angus of our dreams, though not one heifer will be slaughtered and not one acre of land spoiled by a feedlot. \u2014 Nathaniel Rich, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
"In about six months at a feedlot like Wrangler, a steer or heifer eats about 35 pounds of food a day (40 percent of which is moisture) and gains more than 3 pounds a day, reaching a typical market weight of more than 1,300 pounds. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Simpler in implication, if not technique, is Jon-Joseph Russo\u2019s sculpture of Jupiter and Io, a consensual lover transmuted into a heifer . \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2020",
"Among the dozens of instances in which e precedes i in uncapitalized words are this dozen: caffeine, counterfeit, deity, feisty, heifer , height, herein, leisure, protein, reign, seize and weird. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2020",
"There are two primary offerings: one wearable that helps detect when a heifer is in heat, and another that senses when the cow is about to give birth. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hayfare , from Old English h\u0113ahfore":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8he-f\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140427",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"heiferette":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large heavy heifer having nearly the size and development of a mature cow":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6hef\u0259\u00a6ret"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162731",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"heigh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012b",
"\u02c8h\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023748",
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
"heigh-ho":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012b-\u02c8h\u014d",
"\u02c8h\u0101-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214036",
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
"height":{
"antonyms":[
"bottom",
"nadir",
"rock bottom"
],
"definitions":{
": a point or position that is advanced or extreme or that extends upward a great distance : a high point or position":[
"afraid of heights",
"the heights and depths of love"
],
": an advanced social rank":[],
": an extent of land rising to a considerable degree above the surrounding country":[],
": the condition of being tall or extending upward a great distance":[
"He was surprised by her height .",
"other ball players who have more height"
],
": the distance from the bottom to the top of someone or something standing upright":[
"estimating the height of a tree",
"a woman of average height",
"six feet in height"
],
": the extent of elevation above a level":[
"The land reaches a height of 600 feet above sea level."
],
": the most advanced or extreme point of something : zenith":[
"at the height of his powers",
"during the height of the violence"
],
": the part that rises or extends upward the greatest distance : the highest part : summit":[
"reached the height of the mountain"
]
},
"examples":[
"What's the height of the building",
"These bushes grow to heights of up to five feet.",
"a woman of average height",
"We were measured for height and weight.",
"The ride has a height requirement. You have to be four feet tall to ride.",
"I was surprised by his height .",
"The land reaches a height of 600 feet above sea level.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coupled with the lower overall height and the five or so inches taken up by the battery pack, that makes for a passenger compartment that is shorter, floor to ceiling, but considerably longer than the Cayenne's. \u2014 Csaba Csere, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
"Other highlights of the energy-efficient fan include a blue LED display, adjustable height up to 4 feet high, and a remote control. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
"Sam would go on to steer the clinic through a volatile era when threats to clinics and staff were at their height and social and political victories by antiabortion groups put a squeeze on the business. \u2014 Kim Bellware, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"Sam would go on to steer the clinic through a volatile era when threats to clinics and staff were at their height and social and political victories by antiabortion groups put a squeeze on the business. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"The mixed pattern bristles give hair height and body; the longer plastic bristles detangle hair while the shorter, bushier bristles smooth hair into a glossy sheet. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"He was gifted so much, the height and athletic ability of an NBA player, but he was saddled with so much. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"He was gifted so much, the height and athletic ability of an NBA player, but he was saddled with so much as well. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
"Gender-separate teams may be eliminated in some sports like riflery or dressage, where height and strength and power and speed do not confer specific advantages, says Cahn. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English heighthe , from Old English h\u012behthu ; akin to Old High German h\u014dhida height, Old English h\u0113ah high":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012btth",
"\u02c8h\u012bt",
"nonstandard \u02c8h\u012btth"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for height height , altitude , elevation mean vertical distance either between the top and bottom of something or between a base and something above it. height refers to something measured vertically whether high or low. a wall two meters in height altitude and elevation apply to height as measured by angular measurement or atmospheric pressure; altitude is preferable when referring to vertical distance above the surface of the earth or above sea level; elevation is used especially in reference to vertical height on land. fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters Denver is a city with a high elevation",
"synonyms":[
"acme",
"apex",
"apogee",
"capstone",
"climax",
"crescendo",
"crest",
"crown",
"culmination",
"head",
"high noon",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"ne plus ultra",
"noon",
"noontime",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"sum",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005453",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"height finder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a device used to determine the height of an airborne object":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165122",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"height gauge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a C-shaped metal device for measuring the foot-to-face height of printing type or mounted plates":[],
": a gauge having a micrometer or a vernier scale for measuring heights":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132222",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"heighten":{
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"moderate"
],
"definitions":{
": elate":[],
": grow , rise":[],
": to become brighter or more intense":[],
": to become great or greater in amount, degree, or extent":[],
": to bring out more strongly : point up":[],
": to increase the amount or degree of : augment":[],
": to make brighter or more intense : deepen":[],
": to make more acute : sharpen":[],
": to raise above the ordinary or trite":[],
": to raise high or higher : elevate":[]
},
"examples":[
"The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.",
"This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.",
"Tensions between the two groups have heightened .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The district officials offered more varied opinions on the sophisticated-sounding systems \u2014 like high-tech threat detectors \u2014 that promise to heighten security through the use of artificial intelligence. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"But the mystery seemed to only heighten curiosity about race. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"Research suggests that decades of supermoons have been shown to heighten erosion risk on sandy beaches. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Research suggests that decades of supermoons have been shown to heighten erosion risk on sandy beaches. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"With powerful performances from its newcomer stars, Eden Dambrine and Gustav de Waele, and visually stunning shots that heighten its emotional depth, Close is a beautiful film that leaves a lasting impact long after the credits start to roll. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
"The jokes in Glover's script manage to both cut and heighten the tension on the way to a shockingly violent and sad ending. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Absent an informed assessment of this grave matter, U.S. policy makers likely would be gripped by visceral fear and avoid any action that could heighten the risk of nuclear war. \u2014 David C. Gompert, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Businesses need to heighten consumer experiences and encourage meaningful engagement. \u2014 Giuliana Corbo, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1523, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012b-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accentuate",
"amp (up)",
"amplify",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104902",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"heightened":{
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"moderate"
],
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": elate":[],
": grow , rise":[],
": to become brighter or more intense":[],
": to become great or greater in amount, degree, or extent":[],
": to bring out more strongly : point up":[],
": to increase the amount or degree of : augment":[],
": to make brighter or more intense : deepen":[],
": to make more acute : sharpen":[],
": to raise above the ordinary or trite":[],
": to raise high or higher : elevate":[]
},
"examples":[
"The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.",
"This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.",
"Tensions between the two groups have heightened .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The district officials offered more varied opinions on the sophisticated-sounding systems \u2014 like high-tech threat detectors \u2014 that promise to heighten security through the use of artificial intelligence. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"But the mystery seemed to only heighten curiosity about race. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"Research suggests that decades of supermoons have been shown to heighten erosion risk on sandy beaches. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Research suggests that decades of supermoons have been shown to heighten erosion risk on sandy beaches. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"With powerful performances from its newcomer stars, Eden Dambrine and Gustav de Waele, and visually stunning shots that heighten its emotional depth, Close is a beautiful film that leaves a lasting impact long after the credits start to roll. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
"The jokes in Glover's script manage to both cut and heighten the tension on the way to a shockingly violent and sad ending. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Absent an informed assessment of this grave matter, U.S. policy makers likely would be gripped by visceral fear and avoid any action that could heighten the risk of nuclear war. \u2014 David C. Gompert, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Businesses need to heighten consumer experiences and encourage meaningful engagement. \u2014 Giuliana Corbo, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1523, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012b-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accentuate",
"amp (up)",
"amplify",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235027",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"heinie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": buttocks":[]
},
"examples":[
"Get off your heinie and do some work.",
"a skirt so tight that her heinie was clearly outlined",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Things that contact your heinie but not your hands, like a bus seat. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Popular Science , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The Reds spent eight innings in a hitting coma, striking out 12 times and generally hitting like a bunch of heinies . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 11 July 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of hinder entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012b-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175555",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"heir whatsoever":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": heir at law sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123745",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"heist":{
"antonyms":[
"grab",
"pinch",
"rip-off",
"snatching",
"swiping",
"theft"
],
"definitions":{
": hoist":[],
": steal sense 1a":[],
": to commit armed robbery on":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet",
"Noun",
"it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Shohei Ohtani is the greatest player on the planet, scarcely pausing to heist that title from teammate Mike Trout. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The movie chronicles the red sanders heist in the hills of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun",
"Dieter is brought in to help heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The initial part of the chase \u2014 where Washington Protagonist and his partner, Neil, played by Robert Pattinson, heist an object from a moving truck \u2014 was rehearsed and filmed as a complete sequence. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2020",
"McGrady and Lakers executive Jerry West, who heisted Bryant from the Hornets during the 1996 NBA Draft, checked in via video. \u2014 Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2020",
"And two, how does one go about heisting the world\u2019s largest land animal",
"Houston bank branches have been hit with a steady beat of armored truck heists in recent years that involve brazen attacks on couriers. \u2014 Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The police prefecture tweeted that members of a special brigade went to the scene after the heist , which occurred close to 3 p.m. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"But a great detective movie mixes everything a good heist movie has with a whole lot more intrigue. \u2014 Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Yet, shortly after the heist , the price of Cashio dropped to around two thousandths of a cent, according to CoinGecko. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"On a February evening 11 months after the heist , Marks was gunned down while unlocking the front door to his apartment in the Boston suburb of Lynn, Massachusetts. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2022",
"One was suspected of handing documents about the Green Vault and its security systems to the perpetrators and was arrested four days after the heist . \u2014 Natalie Croker, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"After the heist , the men went to one of the men\u2019s apartments, changed into dress clothes and returned to the party. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Will Poulter, Johnny Flynn, Naomi Ackie, and Lydia Wilson appear in the first trailer for upcoming musical heist movie The Score. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 25 Nov. 2021",
"After stealing about $16 million worth of governance tokens (OP) from the Ethereum scaling solution Optimism, the hacker responsible for the heist returned most of the funds. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1930, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"variant of hoist entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012bst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"appropriate",
"boost",
"filch",
"hook",
"lift",
"misappropriate",
"nick",
"nip",
"pilfer",
"pinch",
"pocket",
"purloin",
"rip off",
"snitch",
"steal",
"swipe",
"thieve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034244",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"Heimlich maneuver":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the manual application of sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen of a choking victim to force a foreign object from the trachea":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u012bm-lik-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Henry J. Heimlich born 1920 American surgeon":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152033"
},
"heinous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0101-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"While admittedly the crimes rappers commit have often been more heinous than those committed by other entertainers, rappers seem to face more opprobrium. Though hip hop has become mainstream, much of mass media still has antiquated ideas of rap music and rappers. \u2014 Vibe , May 2001",
"The verdict \u2026 also defined rape for the first time as a crime against humanity, one of the most heinous crimes. The tribunal has previously tried cases involving rape, but defined the rape as torture. \u2014 Marlise Simons , New York Times , 23 Feb. 2001",
"It's hard enough to figure out what a defendant was thinking when he committed the heinous and bizarre act that has made him a candidate for the insanity defense. And state of mind is what the insanity defense is all about. \u2014 Laura Mansnerus , New York Times Book Review , 26 Oct. 1997",
"These murders were especially heinous .",
"people accused of committing heinous crimes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Destroyed them with fire and bullets\u2014one of the most heinous mass killings in U.S. history. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"This heinous crime on May 25, 2020, caused a major racial reckoning worldwide, as people gathered together to protest police brutality toward Blacks. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"On Tuesday evening, such foul disinformation \u2014 about the heinous crime that killed 19 students at the Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas \u2014 was promoted by a Republican member of Congress. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
"No one in their right mind would commit such a heinous act. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Her focus is on the circumstances that produced this man, and how his heinous act affected his close-knit, pro-Union, mostly abolitionist family. \u2014 Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Of all the rapacious schemes employed by Maduro and his cronies, the most heinous was the one run for the benefit of Maduro himself: profiting from the starvation of his own people. \u2014 Marshall Billingslea, National Review , 9 May 2021",
"In that case, the crimes might only become more heinous and severe restrictions on the use of cryptocurrencies more politically palatable. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
"The attack was a heinous and cowardly act, but what came afterward was, if obviously much less serious, infuriating in its own right. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 15 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French hainus, heinous , from haine hate, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German haz hate \u2014 more at hate":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155400"
},
"heishi":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bead made usually by North American Indians of disk-shaped shells, turquoise, or coral or of silver tubes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165754"
},
"heir":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": one who receives property from an ancestor : one who is entitled to inherit property":[
"was her father's sole heir"
],
": one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office":[
"heir to the throne"
],
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"His heirs could inherit millions of dollars.",
"The king left no heirs when he died.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Thrones\u2019 eighth-and-final season, Jon Snow discovered his true name was Aegon Targaryen, a potential heir to the Iron Throne. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Diana was married to brewery heir Bryan Guinness when the two met, but ultimately left him for Mosley. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"In 1974, shipping heir Benjamin Coates purchased the land for $10 million. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The effort is part of billionaire Griffin\u2019s political feud with Pritzker, an entrepreneur and a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Upon the person\u2019s death, the contract will be sent to the executor or heir of their will. \u2014 Kristin Stoller, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"McIlhenny, the Tabasco heir appointed as financial adviser, spent much of the year on his pineapple plantation in Louisiana while drawing a big salary from Haiti\u2019s revenues. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"An important vehicle for that was the Charles Martel Society, created in 2001 by textile heir Bill Regnery, who died last year. \u2014 Elle Reeve, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"The half-hour comedy also stars Jon Barinholtz as a clueless heir to the company, Harriet Dyer as its frazzled communications chief and Detroiter Tye White as an assembly line worker elevated to the white-collar ranks. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For example, everyone knows Queen Elizabeth II, heir to the throne Prince Charles, and younger royals like Prince Harry and Prince William. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 20 May 2022",
"Walmart heir Rob Walton, also met with the Broncos' selling parties. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"The revolutionary dwelling was designed 82 years ago by modernist architect Richard Neutra for lily hybridizer Jan de Graaff and his wife, Peggy, heir to the Macy\u2019s department store owner who died on the Titanic. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"Griffin has been engaged in a long-running political feud against Pritzker, a billionaire entrepreneur and heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortunes. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"In later years, Errol Flynn moved into the estate\u2019s poolhouse at the invitation of his host and the next owner, Huntington Hartford, heir to grocery store millions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"The former empire and heir to the Soviet Union, Russia has been publicly preaching a gospel of cooperation with the West for the last two decades, yet no one watching truly believes Putin\u2019s Russia to be a benevolent giant that spans 11 time zones. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Archer was one of the wealthiest men in America at the time, heir to a railroad fortune. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The key question is whether Elizabeth\u2019s oldest son and heir to the throne, Charles, will be greeted with the same respect and affection the queen enjoys. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English erren, heyren, derivative of eir, eyre heir entry 1":"Verb"
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": an heir whose legal right to an inheritance may be defeated (as by the birth of a nearer relative)":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the novel, William Elliot is a distant relative of Anne's and heir presumptive of Anne's father. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But when Edward VIII abdicated the throne and her father became King, Princess Elizabeth became the heir presumptive to the British throne. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Her older sister became the heir presumptive , and from then on Margaret's life was lived under a microscope, though one through which she was not always seen clearly. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 11 Nov. 2020",
"The heir presumptive was just 13 at the time \u2014 five years younger than the naval cadet \u2014 but quickly fell in love. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2018",
"When William X\u2019s only son died in 1130, Eleanor (who would have been between 6 and 8 years old) became her father\u2019s heir presumptive , a fact that would have kicked her education into high gear. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 4 Apr. 2018",
"This idyllic society successfully marries scientific innovation with tribal traditions and an egalitarian ethos\u2014during periods of royal succession, a leader from each of Wakanda\u2019s five ethnic groups may challenge the heir presumptive for the throne. \u2014 Jonathan W. Gray, New Republic , 13 Feb. 2018"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable":[]
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"\u02c8h\u0101-n\u0259s"
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"While admittedly the crimes rappers commit have often been more heinous than those committed by other entertainers, rappers seem to face more opprobrium. Though hip hop has become mainstream, much of mass media still has antiquated ideas of rap music and rappers. \u2014 Vibe , May 2001",
"The verdict \u2026 also defined rape for the first time as a crime against humanity, one of the most heinous crimes. The tribunal has previously tried cases involving rape, but defined the rape as torture. \u2014 Marlise Simons , New York Times , 23 Feb. 2001",
"It's hard enough to figure out what a defendant was thinking when he committed the heinous and bizarre act that has made him a candidate for the insanity defense. And state of mind is what the insanity defense is all about. \u2014 Laura Mansnerus , New York Times Book Review , 26 Oct. 1997",
"These murders were especially heinous .",
"people accused of committing heinous crimes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Destroyed them with fire and bullets\u2014one of the most heinous mass killings in U.S. history. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"This heinous crime on May 25, 2020, caused a major racial reckoning worldwide, as people gathered together to protest police brutality toward Blacks. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"On Tuesday evening, such foul disinformation \u2014 about the heinous crime that killed 19 students at the Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas \u2014 was promoted by a Republican member of Congress. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
"No one in their right mind would commit such a heinous act. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Her focus is on the circumstances that produced this man, and how his heinous act affected his close-knit, pro-Union, mostly abolitionist family. \u2014 Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Of all the rapacious schemes employed by Maduro and his cronies, the most heinous was the one run for the benefit of Maduro himself: profiting from the starvation of his own people. \u2014 Marshall Billingslea, National Review , 9 May 2021",
"In that case, the crimes might only become more heinous and severe restrictions on the use of cryptocurrencies more politically palatable. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
"The attack was a heinous and cowardly act, but what came afterward was, if obviously much less serious, infuriating in its own right. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 15 Sep. 2020"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French hainus, heinous , from haine hate, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German haz hate \u2014 more at hate":""
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"noun"
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": the class of commoners consisting of peasants and laborers and traders in the Japanese social scale \u2014 compare kwazoku , shizoku":[]
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"noun"
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"1684, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an Early Pleistocene hominid known from a massive fossilized jaw with distinctly human dentition and classified with the direct ancestor ( Homo erectus ) of modern humans":[]
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"\u02c8h\u012b-d\u1d4al-\u02ccb\u0259rg-"
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"Heidelberg , Germany":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one of two or more female heirs coming in the absence of male issue into a succession to an estate and sharing equally according to degree of consanguinity, the share of any deceased female in the same degree going by representation to her heirs-at-law in the order of the eldest male, then other males, and finally the females":[],
": one of two or more usually female heirs in the same degree taking equal shares per capita":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Hilton hotel heiress , media personality, DJ and businesswoman has gifted the museum an acquisition fund for acquiring digital works by women artists, the museum announced on Thursday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"The prenup is intended to protect the heiress , a normal part of most wedding ceremonies where so many assets are involved. \u2014 ELLE , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Based on the New York magazine article about Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a wealthy German heiress under the name Anna Delvey, the series is sure to be one of Garner's biggest roles yet. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The incredible life of the late heiress Huguette Clark is told here by journalist Bill Dedman and Clark's cousin, Paul Clark Newell. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Ernest Medina, accused of war crimes in Vietnam; confessed Boston Strangler Albert De Salvo; and newspaper heiress Patty Hearst. \u2014 David Colker, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021",
"For the annual event, the heiress wore a custom Oscar de la Renta gown in a neutral hue made from a Classic Lyon Lace Tablecloth, which was borrowed from her beloved late grandmother Ann Getty's estate. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 3 May 2022",
"Cooking with Paris: For some reason, the platform decided to make a cooking show starring the hotel fortune heiress . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The endeavor was to be paid for by the steel heiress Amy Phipps Guest. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the principal division of the Miao peoples inhabiting the southeastern part of Kweichow province in southern China":[],
": a member of the Hei-Miao":[]
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"Chinese (Pekingese) hei 1 miao 2 , from hei 1 black + miao 2 sprouts, shoots, descendants":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055319"
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"definitions":{
": a group of peoples including the Bellabella, China Hat, and Wikeno":[],
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"definitions":{
"city in southwestern Germany on the Neckar River southeast of Mannheim population 147,000":[]
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"\u02c8h\u012b-d\u1d4al-\u02ccb\u0259rg"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an interpretation of history emphasizing God's saving acts and viewing Jesus Christ as central in redemption":[]
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"definitions":{
"Heinrich 1797\u20131856 German poet and critic":[]
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"\u02c8h\u012b-n\u0259 also -n\u0113"
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"biographical name"
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"definitions":{
"Martin 1889\u20131976 German philosopher":[]
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"\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccde-g\u0259r",
"\u02c8h\u012b-di-g\u0259r"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an heir whose right to an inheritance is indefeasible except by exclusion under a valid will if he or she survives the ancestor":[],
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"The coach named her assistant as her heir apparent .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their heir apparent , Pauline Ducruet of Monaco, is the perfect blend of both. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Smart move that the Raiders opted not to pick up the fifth-year option of Josh Jacobs and instead drafted his heir apparent in Georgia running back Zamir White, a bargain in the fourth round. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Emmy D\u2019Arcy will be Princess Rhaenrya, Viserys\u2019 first child and his heir apparent , and The Crown actor Matt Smith will be Prince Daemon, Viserys\u2019 younger brother. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The billionaire was preparing to hand over the reins before the pandemic but extended his stay after two top executives, including his heir apparent , abruptly left, The Wall Street Journal has reported. \u2014 Paul Ziobro, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The 49ers now plan to hold onto Garoppolo to see if a trade market materializes and, Lynch maintained, a scenario exists in which Garoppolo and his heir apparent , Trey Lance, are both on the roster in 2022. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But his possible heir apparent , Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, already seems to be trying to triumph in the next one. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"That day in Ohio Stadium the Buckeyes\u2019 coach and his heir apparent put their quarterback competition on display in the annual spring game. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Unlike Coach K, who designated Jon Scheyer as his heir apparent a full year in advance, Boeheim has no succession plan in place. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"German, literally, halo, from heiliger saint (from heilig holy, from Old High German heilag ) + schein shine, light, from Old High German sc\u012bn ; akin to Old High German sk\u012bnan to shine":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a greenstone charm in the shape of a human figure worn as a neck pendant by the Maoris":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indeed, Delpique\u2019s chicken paillard calls for heirloom tomatoes, spring mesclun, and cucumbers. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 15 Apr. 2022",
"His dinner menu began with panzanella (Italian bread salad) made with heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, spring onion, creamy burrata and dressed with a lambrusco vinegar. \u2014 Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"On Tuesday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m., Kim Milikowski of Foster Hill Farm will discuss heirloom tomatoes. \u2014 courant.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Sikanich\u2019s attorney, Blaire Dalton, said in court the gun was a family heirloom , passed down from Sikanich\u2019s grandfather. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"For Marquez, the flour tortilla is a family heirloom . \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The Diamond Medallion Necklace from No\u00e9mie is a true modern heirloom . \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Each piece from the collection is a unique future family heirloom in the making. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Torelli, too, says that a watch, more than any other fashion item, has the potential to be a future heirloom . \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 11 Aug. 2021"
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"Middle English ayre lome, heyr lome, from ayre, heyr heir entry 1 + lome \"implement\" \u2014 more at loom entry 1":""
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