{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-5":[{"type":"wordpress/fetchEditorialNotes/rejected","meta":{"arg":{"word":"kegel--exercises"},"requestId":"-Xb1nuNd0PXHTbpdsuQSY","rejectedWithValue":false,"requestStatus":"rejected","aborted":false,"condition":false},"error":{"name":"SyntaxError","message":"Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0","stack":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0\n at JSON.parse ()\n at Response.json (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:1817:21)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async /app/server.js:389:13314"}},{"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.dictionary.com/e/where-does-the-name-winter-come-from/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"Where Does the Name \"Winter\" Come From?","content":{"topicLabel":"Word origins"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/where-does-the-name-winter-come-from-20241106.jpg","description":"As fall winds to a close, find out where the snowy season gets its name.","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/the-purrfect-quiz-on-cat-descriptors","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"the-purrfect-quiz-on-cat-descriptors","questionNumber":"3"}],"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.dictionary.com/e/november/","text":"What Does the Name \"November\" Mean?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/diwali/","text":"The Lights of Diwali: What Makes This Festival So Radiant"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/the-evolution-of-skyscrapers/","text":"The Evolution of Skyscrapers"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/port-vs-starboard/","text":"Port and Starboard: How to Remember the Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/cacao-vs-cocoa/","text":"Cacao vs. Cocoa: What's the Difference?"}]}}],"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.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/author-vs-writer/","text":"Author vs. Writer: What Is the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Ways to Say"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-scorpios/","text":"These Are Some of the Best Words to Describe Scorpios"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♏"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/spring-forward-fall-back-and-other-popular-mnemonics/","text":"\"Spring Forward, Fall Back\" and Other Memory Tricks"}],"topicLabel":"Fall back ⏰"}}],"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":"I5ZzT1ZGMRpKOTadL1BP4","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"keflavik","entry":"Keflavík"},{"slug":"keflex","entry":"Keflex"},{"slug":"keftedes","entry":"keftedes"},{"slug":"keg","entry":"keg"},{"slug":"kegel-exercise","entry":"Kegel exercise"}],"after":[{"slug":"kegler","entry":"kegler"},{"slug":"kegling","entry":"kegling"},{"slug":"keg--party","entry":"keg party"},{"slug":"kehillah","entry":"kehillah"},{"slug":"kehua","entry":"kehua"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"kegel--exercises"},"requestId":"rIyRRXYt8lKlzKFLRq2Zy","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"kegel--exercises"},"requestId":"1pLMyPmOtkWsonrOEWlnF","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"CollinsEntry","headword":{"displayForm":"Kegel exercises","slug":"kegel-exercises"},"homonym":null,"note":null,"origin":{"originChunks":"[{\"text\": \"C20: named after A. H.\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"Kegel\", \"type\": \"emphasis\"}, {\"text\": \", US gynaecologist\", \"type\": \"text\"}]"},"partOfSpeechGroups":[{"definitions":[{"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"defgrp\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"exercises for rehabilitating the pelvic-floor muscles of women suffering stress incontinence, esp after childbirth\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}, {\"text\": \"Also calledpelvic-floor exercises\", \"type\": \"text\"}]","examples":[],"idiom":null,"ordinal":1,"sense":null,"subdefinitions":[]}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun:plural"}],"pronunciations":[{"ipa":"ˈkɛɡəl"}],"subEntry":[]}],"url":"kegel-exercises"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"kegel--exercises"},"requestId":"Mq_sPlqKfLprp8Tk1bzG1","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"kegel--exercises","displayForm":"Kegel exercises","canonicalSlug":"kegel--exercises","content":[{"source":"collins","entries":[{"id":"u11d1def534ea1be0.1a3ea532.11d23edf8cc.-5ad4.1","type":"normal","entry":"Kegel exercises","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":"","homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":null,"ipa":"(ˈkɛɡəl)"},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"pl n","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"exercises for rehabilitating the pelvic-floor muscles of women suffering stress incontinence, esp after childbirth","postdefinitionContent":"Also called: pelvic-floor exercises"}]}],"origin":"C20: named after A. H. Kegel, US gynaecologist","supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"derivedForms":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":84232,"index-rank-01":["kegel exercises"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":[],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":["kegel-exercises"],"tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"kegel--exercises"},"requestId":"p40Vim9ShMqrINK31PFyD","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["kugel","kegler","keel","Hegel","kerel","kevel","kogal","kedge","keek","kewl","gel","keg","Keble","kelek","regle","Kael","Kiel","koel"],"tuna":["keel","kedge","gel","keg","jewel","kennel","kernel","legal","geek","jiggle","joggle","juggle","eagle","cudgel","regal","keenly","beagle","gargle","gurgle","kettle","regale","kale","keeler","ogle","kelly","gal","gaggle","giggle","goggle","re gale","re-gale"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"kugel","slug":"kugel"},{"displayForm":"kegler","slug":"kegler"},{"displayForm":"keel","slug":"keel"},{"displayForm":"Hegel","slug":"hegel"},{"displayForm":"kerel","slug":"kerel"},{"displayForm":"kevel","slug":"kevel"},{"displayForm":"kogal","slug":"kogal"},{"displayForm":"kedge","slug":"kedge"},{"displayForm":"keek","slug":"keek"},{"displayForm":"kewl","slug":"kewl"},{"displayForm":"gel","slug":"gel"},{"displayForm":"keg","slug":"keg"},{"displayForm":"Keble","slug":"keble"},{"displayForm":"kelek","slug":"kelek"},{"displayForm":"regle","slug":"regle"},{"displayForm":"Kael","slug":"kael"},{"displayForm":"Kiel","slug":"kiel"},{"displayForm":"koel","slug":"koel"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"keel","slug":"keel"},{"displayForm":"kedge","slug":"kedge"},{"displayForm":"gel","slug":"gel"},{"displayForm":"keg","slug":"keg"},{"displayForm":"jewel","slug":"jewel"},{"displayForm":"kennel","slug":"kennel"},{"displayForm":"kernel","slug":"kernel"},{"displayForm":"legal","slug":"legal"},{"displayForm":"geek","slug":"geek"},{"displayForm":"jiggle","slug":"jiggle"},{"displayForm":"joggle","slug":"joggle"},{"displayForm":"juggle","slug":"juggle"},{"displayForm":"eagle","slug":"eagle"},{"displayForm":"cudgel","slug":"cudgel"},{"displayForm":"regal","slug":"regal"},{"displayForm":"keenly","slug":"keenly"},{"displayForm":"beagle","slug":"beagle"},{"displayForm":"gargle","slug":"gargle"},{"displayForm":"gurgle","slug":"gurgle"},{"displayForm":"kettle","slug":"kettle"},{"displayForm":"regale","slug":"regale"},{"displayForm":"kale","slug":"kale"},{"displayForm":"keeler","slug":"keeler"},{"displayForm":"ogle","slug":"ogle"},{"displayForm":"kelly","slug":"kelly"},{"displayForm":"gal","slug":"gal"},{"displayForm":"gaggle","slug":"gaggle"},{"displayForm":"giggle","slug":"giggle"},{"displayForm":"goggle","slug":"goggle"},{"displayForm":"re gale","slug":"re%20gale"},{"displayForm":"re-gale","slug":"re-gale"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"kegel--exercises"},"requestId":"VbY-9ZGZyCWSbhoWIvAqN","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Kegel exercises

plural noun

Word History and Origins