{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/list-of-vegetables/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"This List of Vegetables Is No Small Potatoes","content":{"topicLabel":"Food and drink 🥕🥦"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/this-list-of-vegetables-is-no-small-potatoes-20251110.jpg","description":"Confused about what a legume really is? How about an allium? Here, we break down all the types of veggies.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/fall-in-love-with-this-squash-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"fall-in-love-with-this-squash-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/good-vs-well/","text":"Good vs. Well: The Grammatical Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/time-zone-terminology/","text":"It's Time to Learn Some Time Zone Terminology"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/medical-term-for-fainting/","text":"What Is the Medical Term for Fainting?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/november/","text":"What Does the Name \"November\" Mean?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/10-interesting-words-from-taylor-swifts-showgirl-album/","text":"10 Interesting Words from Taylor Swift's \"Showgirl\" Album"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-november-8-november-14-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from November 8–November 14, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/getting-sendy/","text":"What Does \"Getting Sendy\" Mean?"}],"topicLabel":"Slang"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://dictionary.com/e/flair-vs-flare/","text":"\"Flair\" vs. \"Flare:\" Learn Their Blazing Differences"}],"topicLabel":"Commonly confused"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"8belStf0WNwiVA6QLC_Xv","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6750084-64","sentence":"Mr. Steele is also engrossed by the meltdown at the Heritage Foundation.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-11-14T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-14T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-does-white-guilt-mean-in-2025-90f9dfe4","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Tunku Varadarajan","title":"Opinion | What Does ‘White Guilt’ Mean in 2025?"},"offsets":[36,44]},{"id":"6749602-7","sentence":"You’re witnessing the meltdown of a core institution of British society.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-11-13T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-13T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-bbc-goes-the-way-of-shag-carpeting-d651d974","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Joseph C. Sternberg","title":"Opinion | The BBC Goes the Way of Shag Carpeting"},"offsets":[22,30]},{"id":"6748860-10","sentence":"No snaking lines of cranky customers, passengers camped out on cots or travelers carpooling in a rental car to get to their destinations like we’ve seen during major airline meltdowns.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-11-12T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-12T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/three-flights-and-four-airports-in-one-day-rolling-the-shutdown-dice-2f6c4b94","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Dawn Gilbertson","title":"Three Flights and Four Airports in One Day: Rolling the Shutdown Dice"},"offsets":[174,183]},{"id":"6748702-539","sentence":"On March 11, they needed those instruments to prevent a meltdown.","source":{"sourceName":"Literature","publicationDate":"2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626727007","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Deirdre Langeland","title":"Meltdown"},"offsets":[56,64]},{"id":"6748699-561","sentence":"A real estate market meltdown might cause these companies to lose money; there was no guarantee that they would actually go bankrupt.","source":{"sourceName":"Literature","publicationDate":"2010-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2010-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393338827","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Michael Lewis","title":"The Big Short"},"offsets":[21,29]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"meltdown"},"requestId":"fFNA00KVe4gFGMc32_w4L","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"backset","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"setback","slug":"backset","synonyms":[{"headword":"disappointment","slug":"disappointment"},{"headword":"discouragement","slug":"discouragement"},{"headword":"downfall","slug":"downfall"},{"headword":"lapse","slug":"lapse"},{"headword":"meltdown","slug":"meltdown"},{"headword":"relapse","slug":"relapse"},{"headword":"reversal","slug":"reversal"},{"headword":"reverse","slug":"reverse"}]},{"headword":"catastrophe","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"calamity; unhappy conclusion","slug":"catastrophe","synonyms":[{"headword":"accident","slug":"accident"},{"headword":"adversity","slug":"adversity"},{"headword":"affliction","slug":"affliction"},{"headword":"alluvion","slug":"alluvion"},{"headword":"bad luck","slug":"bad-luck"},{"headword":"bad news","slug":"bad-news"},{"headword":"bad thing","slug":"bad-thing"},{"headword":"blow","slug":"blow"},{"headword":"calamity","slug":"calamity"},{"headword":"casualty","slug":"casualty"},{"headword":"cataclysm","slug":"cataclysm"},{"headword":"contretemps","slug":"contretemps"},{"headword":"crash","slug":"crash"},{"headword":"culmination","slug":"culmination"},{"headword":"curtains","slug":"curtains"},{"headword":"debacle","slug":"debacle"},{"headword":"denouement","slug":"denouement"},{"headword":"desolation","slug":"desolation"},{"headword":"devastation","slug":"devastation"},{"headword":"disaster","slug":"disaster"},{"headword":"emergency","slug":"emergency"},{"headword":"end","slug":"end"},{"headword":"failure","slug":"failure"},{"headword":"fatality","slug":"fatality"},{"headword":"fiasco","slug":"fiasco"},{"headword":"finale","slug":"finale"},{"headword":"grief","slug":"grief"},{"headword":"hardship","slug":"hardship"},{"headword":"havoc","slug":"havoc"},{"headword":"ill","slug":"ill"},{"headword":"infliction","slug":"infliction"},{"headword":"meltdown","slug":"meltdown"},{"headword":"misadventure","slug":"misadventure"},{"headword":"mischance","slug":"mischance"},{"headword":"misery","slug":"misery"},{"headword":"misfortune","slug":"misfortune"},{"headword":"mishap","slug":"mishap"},{"headword":"reverse","slug":"reverse"},{"headword":"scourge","slug":"scourge"},{"headword":"stroke","slug":"stroke"},{"headword":"termination","slug":"termination"},{"headword":"the worst","slug":"the-worst"},{"headword":"tragedy","slug":"tragedy"},{"headword":"trial","slug":"trial"},{"headword":"trouble","slug":"trouble"},{"headword":"upshot","slug":"upshot"},{"headword":"waterloo","slug":"waterloo"},{"headword":"wreck","slug":"wreck"}]},{"headword":"emergencies","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"crisis, danger","slug":"emergencies","synonyms":[{"headword":"accident","slug":"accident"},{"headword":"climax","slug":"climax"},{"headword":"clutch","slug":"clutch"},{"headword":"compulsion","slug":"compulsion"},{"headword":"crossroad","slug":"crossroad"},{"headword":"crunch","slug":"crunch"},{"headword":"depression","slug":"depression"},{"headword":"difficulty","slug":"difficulty"},{"headword":"distress","slug":"distress"},{"headword":"exigency","slug":"exigency"},{"headword":"extremity","slug":"extremity"},{"headword":"fix","slug":"fix"},{"headword":"hole","slug":"hole"},{"headword":"impasse","slug":"impasse"},{"headword":"juncture","slug":"juncture"},{"headword":"meltdown","slug":"meltdown"},{"headword":"misadventure","slug":"misadventure"},{"headword":"necessity","slug":"necessity"},{"headword":"pass","slug":"pass"},{"headword":"pinch","slug":"pinch"},{"headword":"plight","slug":"plight"},{"headword":"predicament","slug":"predicament"},{"headword":"pressure","slug":"pressure"},{"headword":"push","slug":"push"},{"headword":"quandary","slug":"quandary"},{"headword":"scrape","slug":"scrape"},{"headword":"squeeze","slug":"squeeze"},{"headword":"strait","slug":"strait"},{"headword":"tension","slug":"tension"},{"headword":"turning point","slug":"turning-point"},{"headword":"urgency","slug":"urgency"},{"headword":"vicissitude","slug":"vicissitude"},{"headword":"zero hour","slug":"zero-hour"}]},{"headword":"emergency","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"crisis, danger","slug":"emergency","synonyms":[{"headword":"accident","slug":"accident"},{"headword":"climax","slug":"climax"},{"headword":"clutch","slug":"clutch"},{"headword":"compulsion","slug":"compulsion"},{"headword":"crossroad","slug":"crossroad"},{"headword":"crunch","slug":"crunch"},{"headword":"depression","slug":"depression"},{"headword":"difficulty","slug":"difficulty"},{"headword":"distress","slug":"distress"},{"headword":"exigency","slug":"exigency"},{"headword":"extremity","slug":"extremity"},{"headword":"fix","slug":"fix"},{"headword":"hole","slug":"hole"},{"headword":"impasse","slug":"impasse"},{"headword":"juncture","slug":"juncture"},{"headword":"meltdown","slug":"meltdown"},{"headword":"misadventure","slug":"misadventure"},{"headword":"necessity","slug":"necessity"},{"headword":"pass","slug":"pass"},{"headword":"pinch","slug":"pinch"},{"headword":"plight","slug":"plight"},{"headword":"predicament","slug":"predicament"},{"headword":"pressure","slug":"pressure"},{"headword":"push","slug":"push"},{"headword":"quandary","slug":"quandary"},{"headword":"scrape","slug":"scrape"},{"headword":"squeeze","slug":"squeeze"},{"headword":"strait","slug":"strait"},{"headword":"tension","slug":"tension"},{"headword":"turning point","slug":"turning-point"},{"headword":"urgency","slug":"urgency"},{"headword":"vicissitude","slug":"vicissitude"},{"headword":"zero hour","slug":"zero-hour"}]}],"slug":"meltdown"},"meta":{"arg":"meltdown","requestId":"YKTIFNUk_tQ0nZeaSZdGE","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:51:35Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"meltdown","standardForm":"meltdown"},"id":"6097f6f7000000007e009fde","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:51:35Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"meltdown","groups":["d","e","l","m","n","o","t","w"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"nwodtlem","subwordTokens":["meltdown","eltdown","ltdown","tdown","down","own","wn","n"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"backset","id":"6097f8050000000119003171","slug":"backset"},"targetEntryId":"6097f8050000000119003176","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f6f7000000007e009fe3","ordinal":1,"shortText":"setback","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"disappointment","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba004299","slug":"disappointment"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"discouragement","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba007133","slug":"discouragement"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"downfall","id":"6097fb9900000001bf0094ca","slug":"downfall"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"lapse","id":"6097f6c700000003030090e5","slug":"lapse"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"relapse","id":"6097f790000000024600fe65","slug":"relapse"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"reversal","id":"6097f79e00000003a200fc1f","slug":"reversal"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"reverse","id":"6097f79e00000003a200fc71","slug":"reverse"},"similarity":10}]},{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"advantage","id":"6097f657000000032400690a","slug":"advantage"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"aid","id":"6097f66300000003d500b2ae","slug":"aid"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"assistance","id":"6097f8050000000119009027","slug":"assistance"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"benefit","id":"6097f82400000003320082be","slug":"benefit"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"blessing","id":"6097f9f700000001eb00037c","slug":"blessing"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"boon","id":"6097f9f700000001eb006e3f","slug":"boon"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"creation","id":"6097fb64000000021500afd5","slug":"creation"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"favor","id":"6097fbc20000000088001978","slug":"favor"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"fortune","id":"6097fbe000000002ac00a108","slug":"fortune"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"gain","id":"6097fbe000000002ac004b33","slug":"gain"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"good fortune","id":"6097fbff00000001030095c4","slug":"good-fortune"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"good luck","id":"6097fbff000000010300994f","slug":"good-luck"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"happiness","id":"6097fc1000000002c300b4ce","slug":"happiness"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"help","id":"6097f68300000000e0008d6a","slug":"help"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"joy","id":"6097f6b8000000024200c912","slug":"joy"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"miracle","id":"6097f6f7000000007e002162","slug":"miracle"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"peace","id":"6097f74800000003ce009808","slug":"peace"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"profit","id":"6097f769000000008700531c","slug":"profit"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"prosperity","id":"6097f776000000015600a019","slug":"prosperity"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"success","id":"6097f824000000033200eddb","slug":"success"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"win","id":"6097f895000000035e00ea69","slug":"win"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"wonder","id":"6097f895000000035e00317f","slug":"wonder"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"beginning","id":"6097f815000000037f0028e4","slug":"beginning"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"birth","id":"6097f9f700000001eb00cd57","slug":"birth"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"cause","id":"6097fae400000000d2002e46","slug":"cause"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"comfort","id":"6097fb09000000013800d121","slug":"comfort"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"commencement","id":"6097fb09000000013800e409","slug":"commencement"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"delight","id":"6097fb7200000003520020f1","slug":"delight"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"luck","id":"6097f6d7000000016a0046fd","slug":"luck"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"opening","id":"6097f727000000001d00110b","slug":"opening"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"origin","id":"6097f727000000001d005190","slug":"origin"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"start","id":"6097f7e80000000031007529","slug":"start"},"similarity":-50}],"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"catastrophe","id":"6097fae400000000d2001b1a","slug":"catastrophe"},"targetEntryId":"6097fae400000000d2001b1f","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f6f7000000007e009fe3","ordinal":2,"shortText":"calamity; unhappy conclusion","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"accident","id":"6097f657000000032400dee6","slug":"accident"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"adversity","id":"6097f6570000000324006e22","slug":"adversity"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"calamity","id":"6097fa180000000124009e87","slug":"calamity"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"casualty","id":"6097fae400000000d200154b","slug":"casualty"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"cataclysm","id":"6097fae400000000d2001706","slug":"cataclysm"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"crash","id":"6097fb64000000021500a00c","slug":"crash"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"debacle","id":"6097fb72000000035200977b","slug":"debacle"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"devastation","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba00c65d","slug":"devastation"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"disaster","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba00498f","slug":"disaster"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"emergency","id":"6097fba7000000028000c04e","slug":"emergency"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"failure","id":"6097fbc2000000008800a532","slug":"failure"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"fiasco","id":"6097fbc20000000088006578","slug":"fiasco"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"hardship","id":"6097fc1000000002c300cf2c","slug":"hardship"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"misery","id":"6097f6f7000000007e003b5d","slug":"misery"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"mishap","id":"6097f6f7000000007e004341","slug":"mishap"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"tragedy","id":"6097f85100000002ef000071","slug":"tragedy"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"trouble","id":"6097f85100000002ef007d92","slug":"trouble"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"wreck","id":"6097f895000000035e007587","slug":"wreck"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"affliction","id":"6097f66300000003d5008914","slug":"affliction"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"alluvion","id":"6097f66300000003d500f482","slug":"alluvion"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"blow","id":"6097f9f700000001eb002135","slug":"blow"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"contretemps","id":"6097fb58000000005100eee7","slug":"contretemps"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"culmination","id":"6097fb640000000215000767","slug":"culmination"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"curtains","id":"6097fb64000000021500272a","slug":"curtains"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"denouement","id":"6097fb720000000352004be0","slug":"denouement"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"desolation","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba0099c0","slug":"desolation"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"end","id":"6097fba7000000028000ef99","slug":"end"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"fatality","id":"6097fbc20000000088000982","slug":"fatality"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"finale","id":"6097fbd000000001a5009286","slug":"finale"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"grief","id":"6097fbff00000001030013b7","slug":"grief"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"havoc","id":"6097f6720000000306003fa8","slug":"havoc"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"ill","id":"6097f691000000005600c390","slug":"ill"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"infliction","id":"6097f69d000000030f002647","slug":"infliction"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"misadventure","id":"6097f6f7000000007e0026c3","slug":"misadventure"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"mischance","id":"6097f6f7000000007e002fd5","slug":"mischance"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"misfortune","id":"6097f6f7000000007e003ee4","slug":"misfortune"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"reverse","id":"6097f79e00000003a200fc71","slug":"reverse"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"scourge","id":"6097f7b900000002f000ac41","slug":"scourge"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"stroke","id":"6097f7f5000000035a00362c","slug":"stroke"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"termination","id":"6097f841000000014100a608","slug":"termination"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"trial","id":"6097f85100000002ef005663","slug":"trial"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"upshot","id":"6097f87c00000002b700f75d","slug":"upshot"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"waterloo","id":"6097f88900000001650045e0","slug":"waterloo"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"bad luck","id":"6097f80500000001190040c6","slug":"bad-luck"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"bad news","id":"6097f80500000001190043d7","slug":"bad-news"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"bad thing","id":"613239e000000002130066d7","slug":"bad-thing"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"the worst","id":"6097f841000000014100eee8","slug":"the-worst"},"similarity":10}]},{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"calmness","id":"6097fa18000000012400b6b4","slug":"calmness"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"ease","id":"6097fb9900000001bf003744","slug":"ease"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"peace","id":"6097f74800000003ce009808","slug":"peace"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"advantage","id":"6097f657000000032400690a","slug":"advantage"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"benefit","id":"6097f82400000003320082be","slug":"benefit"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"blessing","id":"6097f9f700000001eb00037c","slug":"blessing"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"closure","id":"6097faf500000003910054a4","slug":"closure"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"good fortune","id":"6097fbff00000001030095c4","slug":"good-fortune"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"happiness","id":"6097fc1000000002c300b4ce","slug":"happiness"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"solution","id":"6097f7d7000000036f006f52","slug":"solution"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"success","id":"6097f824000000033200eddb","slug":"success"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"calm","id":"6097fa18000000012400b33f","slug":"calm"},"similarity":-10}],"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"emergency","id":"6097fba7000000028000c04e","slug":"emergency"},"targetEntryId":"6097fba7000000028000c053","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f6f7000000007e009fe3","ordinal":3,"shortText":"crisis, danger","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"accident","id":"6097f657000000032400dee6","slug":"accident"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"crunch","id":"6097fb64000000021500f42e","slug":"crunch"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"difficulty","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba00fb33","slug":"difficulty"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"necessity","id":"6097f70500000000bd006695","slug":"necessity"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"tension","id":"6097f8410000000141009c65","slug":"tension"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"climax","id":"6097faf500000003910038f3","slug":"climax"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"clutch","id":"6097faf50000000391006676","slug":"clutch"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"compulsion","id":"6097fb4900000002960019bb","slug":"compulsion"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"crossroad","id":"6097fb64000000021500df31","slug":"crossroad"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"depression","id":"6097fb720000000352006f8c","slug":"depression"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"distress","id":"6097fb8c0000000234000628","slug":"distress"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"exigency","id":"6097fbb500000003be001705","slug":"exigency"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"extremity","id":"6097fbb500000003be007997","slug":"extremity"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"fix","id":"6097fbd000000001a500d046","slug":"fix"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"hole","id":"6097f68300000000e00009c6","slug":"hole"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"impasse","id":"6097f6910000000056000a2a","slug":"impasse"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"juncture","id":"6097f6b8000000024200e38b","slug":"juncture"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"misadventure","id":"6097f6f7000000007e0026c3","slug":"misadventure"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"pass","id":"6097f73a00000001eb00546f","slug":"pass"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"pinch","id":"6097f74800000003ce0074bd","slug":"pinch"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"plight","id":"6097f758000000036300e6c9","slug":"plight"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"predicament","id":"6097f769000000008700ab7f","slug":"predicament"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"pressure","id":"6097f769000000008700e96d","slug":"pressure"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"push","id":"6097f77600000001560027b4","slug":"push"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"quandary","id":"6097f78400000000cc00874a","slug":"quandary"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"scrape","id":"6097f7b900000002f000b223","slug":"scrape"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"squeeze","id":"6097f7e80000000031003e40","slug":"squeeze"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"strait","id":"6097f7f5000000035a0006d1","slug":"strait"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"urgency","id":"6097f87c00000002b70004ab","slug":"urgency"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"vicissitude","id":"6097f8890000000165008f64","slug":"vicissitude"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"turning point","id":"6097f85f00000003a400c697","slug":"turning-point"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"zero hour","id":"6097f8a800000002cc00b17f","slug":"zero-hour"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f6f7bb1f88f7c11d9881","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680bd50000000293007c8c","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"M02/M0288900/M0288900.flac","mpeg":"M02/M0288900/M0288900.mp3","ogg":"M02/M0288900/M0288900.ogg","wav":"M02/M0288900/M0288900.wav"},"id":"55680bd50000000293007c8d","ipa":{"text":"ˈmɛltˌdaʊn"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"melt-doun","text":"melt-doun"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"meltdown","source":"random-house","subType":"as-in","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"meltdown","requestId":"k3oQiljqORl127exsN_BF","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2012-01-01T00:00:20Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"meltdown","standardForm":"meltdown"},"id":"4effa2148f0d7c8ede304f4c","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2012-01-01T00:00:20Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"meltdown","groups":["d","e","l","m","n","o","t","w"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"nwodtlem","subwordTokens":["meltdown","eltdown","ltdown","tdown","down","own","wn","n"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4cdf9dd8770de63f0de6633f","ordinal":1,"text":"Severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation."}],"ordinal":1}],"pronunciationSets":[{"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"mĕlt′doun′"}}]}],"slug":"meltdown","source":"american-heritage","type":"science"}],"type":"science"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2014-01-01T00:00:00Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"meltdown","standardForm":"meltdown"},"id":"52c35a808f0d7c8ede64bf10","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2014-01-01T00:00:00Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"meltdown","groups":["d","e","l","m","n","o","t","w"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"nwodtlem","subwordTokens":["meltdown","eltdown","ltdown","tdown","down","own","wn","n"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"52c35a808f0d7c8ede64bf11","ordinal":1,"source":"american-heritage","text":"The most serious accident that can occur at a nuclear reactor. In a meltdown, the radioactive material in the reactor becomes very hot, melting some or all of the fuel in the reactor. A meltdown may or may not be followed by the release of radioactive material to the environment. A partial meltdown, with very little external radiation, occurred at Three Mile Island (see also Three Mile Island) in 1979; a complete meltdown happened at Chernobyl in 1986."}],"id":"52c35a808f0d7c8ede64bf12","ordinal":1}],"slug":"meltdown","source":"american-heritage","type":"cultural"}],"type":"cultural"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:48:53Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"meltdown","standardForm":"meltdown","syllabicForm":"melt·down"},"id":"55680bd50000000293007c88","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:48:53Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"meltdown","groups":["d","e","l","m","n","o","t","w"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"nwodtlem","subwordTokens":["meltdown","eltdown","ltdown","tdown","down","own","wn","n"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680bd50000000293007ca7","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase melt down","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"55680bd50000000293007c95","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Energy","type":"category"},{"tag":"Physics","type":"category"}],"text":"the melting of a significant portion of a nuclear-reactor core due to inadequate cooling of the fuel elements, a condition that could lead to the escape of radiation."},{"examples":[{"sentence":"a bond-market meltdown;"},{"sentence":"the meltdown of a marriage."}],"id":"55680bd50000000293007c9a","ordinal":2,"source":"dcom","text":"a quickly developing breakdown or collapse."},{"examples":[{"sentence":"My toddler had a meltdown when I tried to leave the house."}],"id":"55680bd50000000293007c9e","label":"Informal.","ordinal":3,"source":"dcom","tags":[{"tag":"Informal Terms","type":"category"},{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"}],"text":"a sudden loss of control over one’s feelings or behavior."}],"id":"55680bd50000000293007c92","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680bd50000000293007c8c","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"M02/M0288900/M0288900.flac","mpeg":"M02/M0288900/M0288900.mp3","ogg":"M02/M0288900/M0288900.ogg","wav":"M02/M0288900/M0288900.wav"},"id":"55680bd50000000293007c8d","ipa":{"text":"ˈmɛltˌdaʊn"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"melt-doun","text":"melt-doun"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"meltdown","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-11-11T13:16:34Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"meltdown","standardForm":"meltdown"},"id":"4cdbecb294b12ab3277fd749","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-11-11T13:16:34Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"meltdown","groups":["d","e","l","m","n","o","t","w"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"nwodtlem","subwordTokens":["meltdown","eltdown","ltdown","tdown","down","own","wn","n"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c27a873208f77cca025f17f","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Science_and_Technology:Physics:Nuclear_Physics","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"(in a nuclear reactor) the melting of the fuel rods as a result of a defect in the cooling system, with the possible escape of radiation into the environment"},{"id":"4c95c7096634fb10b36b6e74","label":"informal","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a sudden disastrous failure with potential for widespread harm, as a stock-exchange crash"},{"examples":[{"sentence":"the community is slowly going into meltdown"}],"id":"4c9e29eb99b1c85f390a1dc9","label":"informal","ordinal":3,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"the process or state of irreversible breakdown or decline"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈmɛltˌdaʊn"}}]}],"slug":"meltdown","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"meltdown","requestId":"ELDJCsDxnrU5zh5VSU23e","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"meltdown","slug":"meltdown"},{"displayForm":"belt down","slug":"belt-down"},{"displayForm":"beatdown","slug":"beatdown"},{"displayForm":"letdown","slug":"letdown"},{"displayForm":"melton","slug":"melton"},{"displayForm":"beat down","slug":"beat-down"},{"displayForm":"be down","slug":"be-down"},{"displayForm":"cutdown","slug":"cutdown"},{"displayForm":"get down","slug":"get-down"},{"displayForm":"holddown","slug":"holddown"},{"displayForm":"shutdown","slug":"shutdown"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"meltdown","slug":"meltdown"},{"displayForm":"letdown","slug":"letdown"},{"displayForm":"beat down","slug":"beat-down"},{"displayForm":"bolt down","slug":"bolt-down"},{"displayForm":"bed down","slug":"bed-down"},{"displayForm":"get down","slug":"get-down"},{"displayForm":"shutdown","slug":"shutdown"},{"displayForm":"comes down","slug":"comes-down"},{"displayForm":"bear down","slug":"bear-down"},{"displayForm":"bend down","slug":"bend-down"},{"displayForm":"boil down","slug":"boil-down"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"meltdown"},"requestId":"R04U9ELEU3F1XqLjaT5MS","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

meltdown

Example Sentences

Related Words