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{
"roof":{
"antonyms":[
"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"bunk",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"room",
"shelter",
"take in"
],
"definitions":{
": a canopy of leaves and branches":[],
": a covering structure of any of various parts of the body":[
"roof of the skull"
],
": an upper limit : ceiling":[],
": material used for a roof : roofing":[],
": something suggesting a roof: such as":[],
": the cover of a building":[],
": the highest point : summit":[],
": the roof of a dwelling conventionally designating the home itself":[
"didn't have a roof over my head",
"they share the same roof"
],
": the top over the passenger section of a vehicle":[],
": the vaulted upper boundary of the mouth":[],
": to an extremely or excessively high level":[
"prices went through the roof"
],
": to constitute a roof over":[],
": to cover with or as if with a roof":[],
": to provide with a particular kind of roof or roofing":[
"\u2014 often used in combination slate- roofed houses"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the roof of a car",
"The roof of the old barn collapsed.",
"He bit into a hot slice of pizza and burned the roof of his mouth.",
"Verb",
"fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sales of trailers, fifth wheels, campers, motorhomes, and custom vans were going through the roof . \u2014 Jeff And Patti Kinzbach, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Rain leaked through the roof of the arena, delaying the game. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 22 June 2022",
"The price shot through the roof , and the bag ended up selling for 350,000 robux ($4,115), which is $715 more than the physical bag cost. \u2014 Scott Leatherman, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Scorching temperatures and rising electricity prices are sending utility bills in San Antonio through the roof . \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
"When Andy finally says goodbye to his box of trusty toys, namely his cowboy Woody, the sentimentality charts through the roof , and most of us are left broken men and women. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"The entertainment factor with that would ratchet through the roof . \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"This worked wonders for me, and my productivity went through the roof . \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
"And even though inflation has been going through the roof , the tight labor market has helped to keep people spending for now. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Others attach lights to roof racks or cargo baskets. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 26 Jan. 2021",
"The sites offer people a bed, roof over their heads and security. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Photos showed a storm ripped the wall and roof off parts of Jacksboro High School and left debris scattered in the city about 60 miles northwest of Fort Worth. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Visibility is also excellent for a mid-engined supercar, roof up or down, giving you more confidence in traffic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 26 Jan. 2022",
"This means Lotus can lower the floor, seats, and roof to drop the ride height to 105 mm. \u2014 Jeremy White, Wired , 1 Jan. 2022",
"On the first the Hawks initially stifled the rush but allowed Jeannot to get ahead of the defense as a trailer and roof it on a sharp angle past Soderblom off Colton Sissons\u2019 feed. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Stego translates roughly to roof , while uros means tail. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Tile is a key component in residential construction, cladding many homes\u2019 floors, backsplashes and shower surrounds for decades, and more recently expanding to porcelain slab countertops, cabinet fronts, outdoor spaces and even roof surfacing. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hr\u014df ; akin to Old Norse hr\u014df roof of a boathouse and perhaps to Old Church Slavonic strop\u016d roof":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcf",
"\u02c8ru\u0307f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"awning",
"canopy",
"ceiling",
"cover",
"tent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093241",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rook":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a common Old World gregarious crow ( Corvus frugilegus ) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies":[],
": either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move along the ranks or files across any number of unoccupied squares":[],
": rookie":[],
": to defraud by cheating or swindling":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1905, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1595, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rok , from Anglo-French roc , from Arabic rukhkh , from Persian rukh":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English hr\u014dc ; akin to Old High German hruoch rook":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ru\u0307k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"chouse",
"con",
"cozen",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"do",
"do in",
"euchre",
"fiddle",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"gaff",
"hose",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"nobble",
"pluck",
"ream",
"rip off",
"screw",
"shake down",
"short",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"skunk",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"stiff",
"sting",
"sucker",
"swindle",
"thimblerig",
"victimize"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220131",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rookie":{
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
],
"definitions":{
": a first-year participant in a major professional sport":[]
},
"examples":[
"There are three rookies in the starting lineup.",
"an experienced policeman whose partner is a rookie",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After promising moments as a rookie , Nesmith took a step back this season and fell out of the rotation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Right now, the idea of him is more appealing than the production or numbers or being a productive player as a rookie . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"Given his inexperience beyond high school, Sharpe could offer the least in the way of instant impact as a rookie . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"Wiseman appeared in just 39 games as a rookie before undergoing surgery to repair a torn right meniscus in April 2021. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
"As an undrafted rookie , Yarbrough got released when Carolina reduced its roster to the regular-season limit after the 2019 NFL preseason. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"According to Reuters, Semenya, now 31, came onto the scene in 2009 as an 18-year-old rookie . \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"Alvarado is an undrafted rookie out of Georgia Tech. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Robinson said Davis\u2019 best avenue might involve making a favorable impression as an undrafted rookie invited to a franchise\u2019s training camp. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps alteration of recruit":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ru\u0307-k\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012430",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"room":{
"antonyms":[
"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"bunk",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"roof",
"shelter",
"take in"
],
"definitions":{
": a suitable or fit occasion or opportunity : chance":[
"no room for doubt"
],
": an appropriate or designated position, post, or station":[],
": an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something":[
"room to run and play"
],
": place , stead":[
"in whose room I am now assuming the pen",
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
],
": the people in a room":[],
": to accommodate with lodgings":[],
": to occupy or share a room especially as a lodger":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Cigarette smoke filled the room .",
"I could hear the TV from the next room .",
"He rents rooms to college students.",
"We're running out of room in the office.",
"The sofa takes up too much room .",
"In the backyard there is enough room to run and play.",
"Is there enough room to turn the car around",
"There's only room for five people in the car.",
"Don't eat too much. You should leave some room for dessert.",
"There's no more room on the computer disk to save the file.",
"Verb",
"we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Your dorm room can look exactly like the fifth floor of the Museum of Modern Art. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"The hotel would bring a roulette wheel to his room . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"Smoke fills her room as her still body lies in bed. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Mia Caldwell, a rising junior at Harvard, found out about the decision when her mother came into her room with tears in her eyes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"With very little music out at the time, covers and freestyles gave his set room to breathe. \u2014 Brenton Blanchet, SPIN , 24 June 2022",
"There was a chance, albeit slim, that Alabama could\u2019ve recreated its 2017 quarterback room six years later. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"From her hospital room , the couple searched frantically online, trying to find someone who could help. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"In the hospital, Murgatroyd called her husband, who was thousands of miles away in Ukraine, and placed him on speaker phone as the doctor entered her room . \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Whirlpool Dual Door Mini Fridge has multiple handy features including a crisper drawer, removable glass shelves and door storage with both a can dispenser and room for taller items like wine bottles or two-liter soda bottles. \u2014 Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
"At the same time the teacher runs to room 132 to retrieve her cell phone and walks back to the exit door. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 27 May 2022",
"But regardless of who plays QB for them, the Panthers got a great future left tackle in Ekwonu, who has outstanding physical tools and still room to grow. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Atlanta\u2019s star guard complains, says Heat isn\u2019t giving him and his guys room to shoot. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The organization says that mothers and infants can room -in safely, as long as the mother is well enough. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Store leftovers in the refrigerator, but let warm to room temperature to serve. Adapted from www.cakespy.com. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Feb. 2022",
"For now, corporate profits look strong and productivity is high, which may give companies room to absorb bigger wage bills. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"While crews are working to clear the roads, Homan warned residents to continue to stay off of them to allow the emergency responders room to work. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1809, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English r\u016bm ; akin to Old High German r\u016bm room, Latin rur-, rus open land":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcm",
"\u02c8ru\u0307m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"elbow room",
"place",
"space",
"way"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071806",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"room temperature":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a comfortable temperature that is not too hot or too cold":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193435",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rooming house":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a house where lodgings are provided for rent":[]
},
"examples":[
"After losing his job, he moved to a cheap rooming house .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The saga of Kidd Creole, from the pinnacle of hip-hop stardom to a Bronx rooming house and a series of menial temp jobs, is a parable of rap\u2019s first generation. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"This Milwaukee rooming house provides sober living space. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Related:This historic Riverwest bank has been revitalized as a rooming house with sober living space. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
"Armed with a search warrant, police swooped down yesterday morning on the Twin City rooming house , above the Twin City pool room, and searched a room occupied by Frank Niser. \u2014 The Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 17 Apr. 2022",
"His dad, Carl, was a plumber and his mother Ethel ran a rooming house in the beach town of Belle Harbor. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Jan. 2022",
"New York authorities tracked down Mr. Durst in mid-2001, only after he had been jailed in Galveston, Tex., in yet another homicide \u2014 the shooting and dismembering of Morris Black, his 71-year-old neighbor in a cheap rooming house . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The characters who work at Paradise Club and live upstairs in the rooming house can\u2019t help feeling that a target has been placed on their backs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The longtime owners of the Creath House restored the historic residence, which had been a rooming house . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fc-mi\u014b-",
"\u02c8ru\u0307-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112457",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"roomstead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a division of space : compartment":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcmz\u02ccted",
"-m\u02ccst-",
"\u02c8ru\u0307m-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203708",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"roost":{
"antonyms":[
"blast off",
"take off"
],
"definitions":{
": a group of birds roosting together":[],
": a place where winged animals and especially birds customarily roost":[],
": a support on which birds rest":[],
": to settle down for rest or sleep : perch":[],
": to settle oneself as if on a roost":[],
": to supply a roost for or put to roost":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Pigeons roost on the building's ledge.",
"pigeons flying home to roost on the roof",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Creem rose in an age when rock ruled the musical roost and shaped the personal identities of generations. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"Today the Fed, other central banks, and fiscal authorities around the world understand that inflation and unemployment naturally rise or fall together when supply shocks rule the roost . \u2014 Alan S. Blinder, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"So vampire bats will readily help out a hungry roost mate by regurgitating blood into their companion\u2019s mouth. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So [the Million Dollar Pigeon Race] may have ruled the roost for many years, but now everybody wants a piece of the action. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"Kelli Hubly grew up in a wine-loving Illinois family where bold California reds ruled the roost . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Keep your roost warm and toasty with this mountable heater when temperatures take a dip. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Country Living , 19 May 2022",
"Donna, who hosted virtual dinners and wine events from the late Cesco Osteria in Bethesda during the pandemic, is as much glad-hander as chef in his new roost . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"After maybe 45 minutes of this spectacular aerial display, the birds all at once drop down into their roost for the night. \u2014 Tom Langen, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This erasure comes home to roost and undermines the season finale when Bonnet finally returns home \u2014 to his plantation \u2014 and shares his war stories. \u2014 Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"To do that, the US will need to bring enrichment home to roost . \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Pyrotechnics wouldn't need to be used all night, just when the vultures are returning in the evenings to roost , said Byrd. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
"After years of unsuccessful attempts to get the crows to roost elsewhere, the bird problem needed innovative solutions, Klein said. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Cooper\u2019s hawks, peregrine falcons and California spotted owls roost in the boughs of trees in and around the zoo. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"But in the summer, the population nearly doubles as seasonal residents roost in second homes and RV parks, some vacationing while others take up seasonal jobs. \u2014 Rae Ellen Bichell, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The main problem is Netflix has overvalued itself with these constant price hikes, and now that\u2019s coming home to roost . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists believe crows mainly roost in groups as protection from predators, said Douglas Wacker, an associate professor who studies crows at the University of Washington Bothell. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hr\u014dst ; akin to Old Saxon hr\u014dst attic":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u00fcst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alight",
"land",
"light",
"perch",
"settle",
"touch down"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181419",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rooster heads":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": shooting star sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181051",
"type":[
"noun plural but singular in construction"
]
},
"rooster tail":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a high arching spray (as of water, dust, or snow) thrown up behind a fast-moving motorboat, motor vehicle, or skier":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead, pre-rinse anything that has more than a modest rooster tail of grit on it; just one or two hand soaks and rinses is enough to get most of the gunk out. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Byron and Logano said the visibility was next to zero on the track's two high-speed straights because of the rooster tail of spray spit out by the cars ahead. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101726",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"roosterfish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": papagallo":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131554",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"root":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a level of access to a computer system that allows complete access to files on the system and complete control over the system's functions":[
"\u2014 usually used before another noun root user root directory"
],
": a number that reduces an equation to an identity when it is substituted for one variable":[],
": a quantity taken an indicated number of times as an equal factor":[
"2 is a fourth root of 16"
],
": an underlying support : basis":[],
": any subterranean plant part (such as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock , or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible":[],
": close relationship with an environment : tie":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural they put down roots in a farming community"
],
": one or more progenitors of a group of descendants":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": something that is an origin or source (as of a condition or quality)":[
"the love of money is the root of all evil",
"\u2014 1 Timothy 6:10 (King James Version)"
],
": the enlarged basal part of a hair within the skin":[],
": the essential core : heart":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase at root"
],
": the lower part : base":[],
": the lowest tone of a chord (such as C in a C minor chord) when the tones are arranged in ascending thirds":[],
": the part by which an object is attached to something else":[],
": the part of an organ or physical structure by which it is attached to the body":[
"the root of the tongue"
],
": the proximal end of a nerve":[],
": the simple element inferred as the basis from which a word is derived by phonetic change or by extension (such as composition or the addition of an affix or inflectional ending)":[],
": the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves":[],
": to fix or implant by or as if by roots":[],
": to furnish with or enable to develop roots":[],
": to grow roots or take root":[],
": to have an origin or base":[],
": to noisily applaud or encourage a contestant or team : cheer":[],
": to poke or dig about":[],
": to remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots":[
"\u2014 usually used with out root out dissenters"
],
": to turn over, dig up, or discover and bring to light":[
"\u2014 usually used with out root out the cause of the problem"
],
": to turn up or dig in the earth with the snout : grub":[],
": to wish the success of or lend support to someone or something":[],
"Elihu 1845\u20131937 American lawyer and statesman":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Elm trees have shallow roots .",
"Pull weeds up by the roots so that they don't grow back.",
"You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark roots are showing."
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1516, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English r\u014dt , from Old Norse; akin to Old English wyrt root, Latin radix , Greek rhiza":"Noun",
"alteration of wroot , from Middle English wroten , from Old English wr\u014dtan ; akin to Old High German ruozzan to root":"Verb",
"perhaps alteration of rout entry 5":"Verb"
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"\u02c8r\u00fct, \u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct",
"also \u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t"
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"cradle",
"font",
"fountain",
"fountainhead",
"origin",
"seedbed",
"source",
"spring",
"well",
"wellspring"
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"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
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": to find (something or someone) after searching for a long time":[
"He finally rooted out the cause of the problem."
],
": to find and remove (something or someone)":[
"The mayor was determined to root out corruption in city government."
]
},
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": to help (someone or something) to win or succeed by expressing or showing strong support":[
"Thousands of fans were there to root the team on ."
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"The laws were reformed root and branch ."
]
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": the compact mass of roots and soil formed by a plant especially in a container":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When planting your shrub, dig a hole about two to three times as wide as the root ball , and just about as deep. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 29 June 2022",
"Use the soil that was dug out of the planting hole to fill in around the root ball . \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Then dig a large intact root ball between twelve and eighteen inches in diameter. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"But first, some planting tips: Start by digging a hole about twice as wide as the root ball or container, but that is only deep enough to sits an inch or two above ground level (planting too deep is a common mistake!). \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"The root ball will handily balance right on the flat on the blade. \u2014 Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"When feasible, make the planting hole two to three times the width of the root ball . \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Then form a root ball 8 to 12 inches out from the base and encircling each plant. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Dig a hole that\u2019s twice as wide as the root ball and just deep enough so that the top sits 1 to 2 inches above ground. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"also \u02c8ru\u0307t-",
"\u02c8r\u00fct-\u02ccb\u022fl"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a level of access to a computer system that allows complete access to files on the system and complete control over the system's functions":[
"\u2014 usually used before another noun root user root directory"
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": a number that reduces an equation to an identity when it is substituted for one variable":[],
": a quantity taken an indicated number of times as an equal factor":[
"2 is a fourth root of 16"
],
": an underlying support : basis":[],
": any subterranean plant part (such as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock , or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible":[],
": close relationship with an environment : tie":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural they put down roots in a farming community"
],
": one or more progenitors of a group of descendants":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": something that is an origin or source (as of a condition or quality)":[
"the love of money is the root of all evil",
"\u2014 1 Timothy 6:10 (King James Version)"
],
": the enlarged basal part of a hair within the skin":[],
": the essential core : heart":[
"\u2014 often used in the phrase at root"
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": the lower part : base":[],
": the lowest tone of a chord (such as C in a C minor chord) when the tones are arranged in ascending thirds":[],
": the part by which an object is attached to something else":[],
": the part of an organ or physical structure by which it is attached to the body":[
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": the proximal end of a nerve":[],
": the simple element inferred as the basis from which a word is derived by phonetic change or by extension (such as composition or the addition of an affix or inflectional ending)":[],
": the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves":[],
": to fix or implant by or as if by roots":[],
": to furnish with or enable to develop roots":[],
": to grow roots or take root":[],
": to have an origin or base":[],
": to noisily applaud or encourage a contestant or team : cheer":[],
": to poke or dig about":[],
": to remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots":[
"\u2014 usually used with out root out dissenters"
],
": to turn over, dig up, or discover and bring to light":[
"\u2014 usually used with out root out the cause of the problem"
],
": to turn up or dig in the earth with the snout : grub":[],
": to wish the success of or lend support to someone or something":[],
"Elihu 1845\u20131937 American lawyer and statesman":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Elm trees have shallow roots .",
"Pull weeds up by the roots so that they don't grow back.",
"You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark roots are showing."
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1516, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English r\u014dt , from Old Norse; akin to Old English wyrt root, Latin radix , Greek rhiza":"Noun",
"alteration of wroot , from Middle English wroten , from Old English wr\u014dtan ; akin to Old High German ruozzan to root":"Verb",
"perhaps alteration of rout entry 5":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8r\u00fct, \u02c8ru\u0307t",
"also \u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02c8r\u00fct"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for root Noun origin , source , inception , root mean the point at which something begins its course or existence. origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being. an investigation into the origin of baseball source applies more often to the point where something springs into being. the source of the Nile the source of recurrent trouble inception stresses the beginning of something without implying causes. the business has been a success since its inception root suggests a first, ultimate, or fundamental source often not easily discerned. the real root of the violence",
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"cradle",
"font",
"fountain",
"fountainhead",
"origin",
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"source",
"spring",
"well",
"wellspring"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"rootworm":{
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": a nematode worm that infests roots":[],
": an insect larva (as the corn rootworm) that feeds on the roots of plants":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"noun"
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"rooty":{
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"definitions":{
": full or consisting of roots":[
"rooty soil"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But not every bottle in the category is as rooty -tooty as that. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The race covers seven stages and includes the rooty , loamy boreal riding that western Canada is famous for. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2019",
"There are still highlights, though \u2014 they're just pieced in and blended further down mid-shaft, giving the overall look a rooty vibe. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Running takes a toll on a body, and trail running\u2019s often hilly, rocky, rooty , twisty-turny fun puts different demands on the body than road running. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 23 Oct. 2020",
"This shoe is best suited for short races or speedy training runs in any tricky terrain\u2014rugged, rooty , rocky, or loose. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Across the road from the Appalachian Trail\u2019s parking lot, the path is well maintained and includes a variety of terrain, from rocky to rooty , much under deciduous tree cover. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2020"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-t\u0113",
"\u02c8ru\u0307-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073229",
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]
},
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"Definition of roove variant of rove:2 1"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202011",
"type":[]
},
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"Definition of rooves plural of roof"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080640",
"type":[]
},
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"Definition of rooyebok variant spelling of rooibok"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042534",
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one who occupies a rented room in another's house":[]
},
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"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0259r",
"\u02c8ru\u0307-"
],
"synonyms":[
"boarder",
"lessee",
"lodger",
"renter",
"tenant"
],
"antonyms":[
"landlord",
"lessor",
"letter"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153610"
},
"rootage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a developed system of roots":[],
": root sense 3a":[]
},
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"\u02c8ru\u0307-",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-tij"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164541"
},
"roomily":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": with ample room : spaciously":[]
},
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"\u02c8ru\u0307m-",
"-li",
"\u02c8r\u00fcm\u0259\u0307l\u0113"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1768, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165122"
},
"roomette":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small private single room on a railroad sleeping car":[]
},
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"ru\u0307-",
"r\u00fc-\u02c8met"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In our roomette , two comfortably sized chairs faced each other between a sliding-glass door on one side and a large window on the other. \u2014 Erika Mailman, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Travelers in a private roomette will receive access to a restroom and shower as well as a dedicated attendant who provides things like turndown service and helps with luggage. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The sale, which is valid through March 21, allows passengers who book a private roomette to bring a guest for no extra charge with fares starting at $193. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Travelers who book a trip by March 4 can snag a coach ticket on the Auto Train for as low as $29 or book a private roomette starting at only $129, plus the cost of the vehicle, the rail company shared with Travel Leisure. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Onboard, travelers who book a roomette will receive bedding, pillows, and towels as well as a dedicated attendant, according to the company. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 8 Dec. 2021",
"All meals, a complimentary coffee station, and water are included with a roomette . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The sale, which runs through April 16, is good on private roomette travel between June 1 and September 30, and drops some fares below $100 per person. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Fares in a roomette for that leg are just $126 each for a pair of travelers. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Apr. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174111"
},
"root beer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sweetened, usually carbonated, brown beverage flavored with extracts of roots (such as sarsaparilla or sassafras) and herbs (such as wintergreen) or with artificial flavorings":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a bottle of root beer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are fragrant plants for sun and shade, as low as a ground cover and as high as a towering tree, with a breadth of scents that span floral, citrusy, spicy, minty, even one whose flowers smell like root beer ! \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
"After the parade, there'll be a flag retirement ceremony, children\u2019s bike judging and free ice cream, hot dogs and root beer at the Legion. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"Admission is free, and carnival game tickets and food will be sold, including hot dogs and root beer floats. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"Dirty sodas are reminiscent of creamy Shirley Temples and root beer floats \u2014 but with more customization. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"The beer gardens will feature live music, kid's games and root beer floats, as well as events/reenactments on select days. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Well, have you ever been enchanted by a root beer float, and the creamy texture mixed with the spice of fizz",
"Another drink Discourse makes, called Mot\u00f6rhead, is espresso with pork fat apple caramel, chai, root beer bitters and sea salt. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Add the frozen root beer cubes to a blender, then add the milk, ice cream, soda water, lime juice, and whiskey. \u2014 Outside Online , 22 Aug. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180616"
},
"room for maneuver":{
"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": opportunity to make changes or to do things differently in order to produce a better result":[
"The strict requirements left us very little room for maneuver ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184934"
},
"root position":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the disposition of a musical chord so that its root is in the bass : the arrangement of notes in a chord so that the root is in the lowest position":[
"The final chord needs to be in root position ."
],
"\u2014 compare first inversion , second inversion , third inversion \u2014 see seventh chord , triad illustration":[
"The final chord needs to be in root position ."
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the chiefly osmotic pressure by which water rises into the stems of plants from the roots":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210056"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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"\u02c8ru\u0307m-",
"\u02c8r\u00fcm-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And even his voice, once strong enough to command a huddle of JV basketball players or a roomful of his seventh-grade math students, was getting weaker. \u2014 Dan Horn, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not the roomful of pinball machines that catches my eye at What\u2019s Brewing. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Other essays recount brushes with a first responder after a storm, a gambler encountered on jury duty, a waiter in Istanbul, a taxi driver in Paris, a roomful of travelers watching reality TV in La Paz and a traveling magician in Nicaragua. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Maybe you\u2019ve dreamed of standing inside a roomful of Van Goghs, but could never in a million years afford round-trip tickets to Amsterdam to visit the Van Gogh Museum. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"None of these ho-hum scare tactics has half the queasy charge of a roomful of fratty white guys leaping around Jasmine braying the N-word along to a rap song. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Once confirmed, the operator locks on and Switchblade dives in to destroy the target with a small but powerful fragmentation charge that can take out a group or roomful of individuals or a pickup truck. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Biden, who was greeted by his party to a standing ovation at a caucus retreat, thanked a roomful of Democrats for passing a $1.5 trillion government funding bill this week, which includes aid to Ukraine in Russia's escalating war. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"At this point, to the visible discomfort of the roomful of older men, Holmes begins to weep. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1671, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215111"
},
"room divider":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an article of furniture (as a rack, chair, or table) used to divide a room into separate areas":[
"drafts are avoided by high-backed seats that are also room dividers",
"\u2014 Edgar Kaufmann"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225317"
},
"root out":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to find and remove (something or someone)":[
"The mayor was determined to root out corruption in city government."
],
": to find (something or someone) after searching for a long time":[
"He finally rooted out the cause of the problem."
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233018"
},
"roomie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": roommate":[
"Browder wasn't afraid to challenge his roomie at anything, be it boxing or tennis.",
"\u2014 Craig Neff",
"Because most new students are assigned to double rooms, the contract lets roomies examine each other's personal styles and preferences and communicate their likes and dislikes in order to arrive at compromises and thwart problems.",
"\u2014 Jan McCoy Ebbets"
]
},
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"\u02c8ru\u0307-",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0113"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000501"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": having ample room : spacious":[],
": having a large or well-proportioned body suited for breeding":[]
},
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"\u02c8ru\u0307-",
"\u02c8r\u00fc-m\u0113"
],
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"capacious",
"commodious",
"spacious"
],
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"examples":[
"a small car that's surprisingly roomy inside",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The oven itself is big and solid with a very roomy interior that\u2019s easy to wipe down. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"And the super- roomy toe box allowed my feet to splay out with each step. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2019",
"More French doors open to a roomy study or office that could double into a children\u2019s play room, a game room, a den or a library. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"The interior is roomy and bright, with a slim yet spacious drawer that spans the width of the fridge and can be used to hold easy to access snacks. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"The 818 Tequila founder stayed warm in a roomy caramel suede jacket. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 May 2022",
"Outside of your tech, the O.G. 2 Bag also has a roomy side pocket that the brand says is big enough to comfortably store a pair of shoes. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Technically a pickup, the Hummer has a roomy five-passenger cabin and a 4-foot, 10-inch bed. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 7 Apr. 2022",
"On the outside, there is a roomy front pocket that has three pouches for phones, wallets, sunglasses, and other small must-haves. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000838"
},
"root-prune":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to prune the roots of (woody plants) in order to check top growth, develop a mass of small fibrous roots, or induce flowering and fruiting":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Once the tree roots reach the edge, the leading root hairs grow through but then are pinched by the fabric. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman , 20 Dec. 2017",
"When your plant is transplanted, it can be stressed if there is damage to root hairs , as this will impede water absorption until the plant can replace them. \u2014 Rita Perwich, sandiegouniontribune.com , 5 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another fast-growing root crop , often ignored, are turnips. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"The first definite reports of carrots as a root crop came from modern day Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. \u2014 Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY , 15 Sep. 2021",
"When replanting edibles beds, follow heavy-feeding vegetables like spinach and cabbage with nitrogen-replenishing legumes such as beans, peas, and soybeans; or plant a less-demanding root crop . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 3 Aug. 2020",
"The next 30 percent should be for high-calorie root crops , like potatoes. \u2014 Ac Shilton, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Buy: Around $48 at Home Depot Digging fork A good garden fork is indispensable to loosen soil, aerate sod, dig root crops and transplant bulbs. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Mar. 2020",
"For fruit, strawberries are a good option. Trickier to grow are root crops like carrots, beets or potatoes, and tall ones like corn, which will fall over. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Mar. 2020",
"The 16-year-old agtech startup has taken aeroponics to an industrial scale, growing some 800 varieties of leafy greens, tubers, root crops , vine crops, and berries all without soil, sunshine, or pesticides. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2020",
"The other root crops take longer to be ready to harvest but can be harvested over a long season. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 30 Aug. 2019"
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"Just like regular cleanings are better than a root canal , a slow-and-steady approach is better than an all-at-once password apocalypse. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"There are two kinds of people on this Earth: those who view the bathhouse as a place to charge their human battery and those who would rather have a root canal than bathe among strangers. \u2014 Brennan Kilbane, Allure , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Remote learning won\u2019t do for his courses, such as root canal treatment, which students learn on mannequin heads. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Understandably, for a dedicated runner, taking an unforced day off (or worse, a full week off), is about as enjoyable as a trip to the dentist for a root canal . \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 22 Nov. 2019",
"But late that July, Mr. Williams was shattered when his older sister, Tiffani Simone Williams, 25, to whom he was devoted, died suddenly in Atlanta from an infection after a root canal . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
"For example, Smith, who played for the Houston Rockets, submitted claims for IV sedation, a root canal and crowns that he is alleged to have received during a Dec. 20, 2018, dental procedure in Beverly Hills, California, prosecutors said. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Filling a cavity in one tooth is less expensive than a root canal in another. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Filling a cavity in one tooth is less expensive than a root canal in another. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Aug. 2021"
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"Pull weeds up by the roots so that they don't grow back.",
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"Middle English, from Old English r\u014dt , from Old Norse; akin to Old English wyrt root, Latin radix , Greek rhiza":"Noun",
"alteration of wroot , from Middle English wroten , from Old English wr\u014dtan ; akin to Old High German ruozzan to root":"Verb",
"perhaps alteration of rout entry 5":"Verb"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sadly, adding soil won\u2019t stop root knot nematodes, a parasitic roundworm. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The plants have likely accumulated powdery mildew, root knot nematodes, and countless other vegetable plant afflictions. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Sep. 2021",
"Next year, replant those beds with melons, pumpkins, basil, sweet potatoes (Ipomea), okra, onions and other veggies that are not susceptible to root knot nematode or any other nightshade pathogens. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Sep. 2021",
"One of the tricks is to find an area in full sun that has not had root knot nematodes. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 23 Mar. 2018"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161817"
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": any subterranean plant part (such as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock , or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible":[],
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"\u02c8ru\u0307t",
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"You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark roots are showing."
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"Middle English, from Old English r\u014dt , from Old Norse; akin to Old English wyrt root, Latin radix , Greek rhiza":"Noun",
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"perhaps alteration of rout entry 5":"Verb"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"first_known_use":{
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"\u02c8ru\u0307t-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Given a chance, the rootstock rose will diminish the growth of the purchased rose and eventually take over. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"Suckers can grow off the rootstock of grafted roses. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"This growth is that of the rootstock rose and should be removed. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Madrid\u2019s solution was grafting merlot vines to the rootstock of Riparia Gloire, an American wild grape species that does well in damp soils. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The work has already begun at Holden Arboretum, where this past winter cuttings from some 50 trees that showed signs of possible resistance were grafted onto to healthy rootstock . \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Hopefully, your new gardenia plants are grafted types with a nematode-resistant rootstock . \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Scion: the portion of a stem that is transferred to the rootstock when grafting. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Feb. 2022",
"One of the region\u2019s most important producers is Bodegas Olivares, where some of the old Monastrell rootstock might date back a hundred years. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022"
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": one who inspects the rooms in mines to ensure that mining is done properly and safety regulations are observed":[]
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"noun"
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": any of several small plant-parasitic nematodes (genus Meloidogyne ) that cause root knot":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Can adding fresh soil help a bed where tomatoes were attacked last year by root-knot nematode ",
"Parasitic Nematodes Don't confuse these beneficial nematodes with destructive root-knot nematodes . \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 18 Dec. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174019"
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": room , place":[]
},
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"\u02c8r\u00fcm(p)th"
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"alteration (influenced by obsolete room, adjective , roomy, spacious) of Middle English rimth , from Old English r\u0233mth , from r\u016bm roomy, spacious":""
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"1537, in the meaning defined above":""
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"root rake":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a tree dozer or rooter with heavy teeth (attached to the front of a tractor) that is used for uprooting small trees, stumps, or brush and pushing them into piles":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231031"
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"rooibok":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": impala":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Afrikaans rooibok":""
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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"root gall":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013221"
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"rootkit":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a malicious piece of software that grants a remote operator complete access to a computer system":[
"Rootkits maliciously change a computer's operating system without a user's knowledge and then cover up their tracks. The hacker who installed the rootkit is then able to monitor the infected computer and use it to launch other attacks.",
"\u2014 Andrea Caumont"
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"\u02c8ru\u0307t-",
"\u02c8r\u00fct-\u02cckit"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In internal testing, the company recreated the Drovorub rootkit . \u2014 Matt Kimball, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"An attacker could also infect the machine with a rootkit \u2014malicious code that\u2019s difficult or impossible to detect\u2014that would run in system management mode until the next reboot. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 Nov. 2020",
"Russia allegedly used Drovorub to plant backdoors; the versatile malware consisted of an implant, kernel module rootkit , file transfer and port forwarding tool, and command and control server. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Someone will modify checkra1n to remove the logo and install a rootkit instead. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 15 Nov. 2019",
"An incomplete list includes a backdoor on hundreds of thousands of BLU devices, a powerful backdoor and rootkit also on BLU devices, and covert downloaders on 26 different phone models from various manufacturers. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 9 Jan. 2020",
"But last year was a return to form\u2014from the kinetic action to the dazzling cinematography to the technical team building out rootkits on a Linux OS for fun. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 28 Aug. 2019",
"Both Secure Boot and Measured Boot can help defend against rootkits that might execute during the operating system startup, as well as kernel-level malware. \u2014 Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica , 25 July 2018",
"The attackers could then steal encryption keys and user data, install rootkits and erase logs that recorded the unauthorized access. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 17 Oct. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014725"
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"root of unity":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
": a real or complex solution of the equation x\u207f \u2212 1 = 0 where n is an integer":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023254"
},
"root house":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a shed or a wing of a building usually used for the storage of foodstuffs":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1790, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025148"
}
}
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