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"giant":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength",
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": a living being of great size",
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": a person of extraordinary powers",
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": something unusually large or powerful",
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": a star of high luminosity and relatively great mass and size",
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"\u2014 compare dwarf sense 4a , supergiant",
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": having extremely large size, proportion, or power",
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": an imaginary person of great size and strength",
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": a person or thing that is very large, successful, or powerful",
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": much larger than ordinary : huge"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8j\u012b-\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8j\u012b-\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"behemoth",
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"blockbuster",
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"colossus",
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"dinosaur",
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"dreadnought",
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"elephant",
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"Goliath",
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"jumbo",
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"leviathan",
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"mammoth",
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"mastodon",
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"monster",
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"titan",
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"whale",
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"whopper"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"astronomical",
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"astronomic",
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"Brobdingnagian",
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"bumper",
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"colossal",
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"cosmic",
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"cosmical",
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"cyclopean",
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
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"galactic",
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"gargantuan",
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"gigantesque",
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"gigantic",
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"grand",
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"herculean",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"Himalayan",
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"huge",
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"humongous",
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"humungous",
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"immense",
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"jumbo",
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"king-size",
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"king-sized",
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"leviathan",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"mega",
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"mighty",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"oceanic",
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"pharaonic",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
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"super",
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"super-duper",
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"supersize",
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"supersized",
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"titanic",
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"tremendous",
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"vast",
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"vasty",
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"walloping",
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"whacking",
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"whopping"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the land of the giants",
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"the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders",
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"Adjective",
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"a giant- size box of detergent",
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"the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The property & casualty (P&C) insurance giant posted mixed results in the first quarter of 2022, with earnings beating the consensus but revenues missing the mark. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"On sites like Idle Fish, which counted more than 100 million users by mid-2021 and is operated by technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the justice is regularly meted out by ordinary people. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
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"Mondelez, the food giant that counts Oreo and Triscuits among many others in its portfolio, is buying Clif Bar for $3 billion. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 21 June 2022",
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"Last October, Celsius reached what seemed like a legitimizing pinnacle \u2014 a $400 million investment round led by the private-equity firm WestCap and the Canadian public-pension giant CDPQ. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
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"The fast food giant cited supply chain disruptions after heavy flooding in some areas earlier this year. \u2014 Fortune , 19 June 2022",
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"In a symbolic move, shareholders of AMC Theatres voted against the pay packages of company officials, including CEO Adam Aron, the exhibition giant disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. \u2014 Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
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"Reports say that the court filing revealed that the cosmetics giant is facing a debt value that exceeds $3.0 billion. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 16 June 2022",
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"McDonald\u2019s France and related companies have agreed to pay over 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to the French state to settle a case in which the fast-food giant was accused of years of tax evasion. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Most incriminating were the words of Mr. Trump\u2019s own advisers and appointees, played over video on a giant screen above the committee dais and beamed out to a national television audience. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"In 1993, Lara and a colleague discovered an alerce tree stump in Chile that was more than 3,622 years old, placing alerce trees above giant sequoias as among the oldest trees in the world. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
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"The giant screen at the New England Aquarium\u2019s Simons Theatre does justice to the amazing animals seen in three dazzling short documentaries. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
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"Crowds will line the Mall, while others watch on a giant screen in nearby St. James\u2019s Park. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
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"Underlining the urgency of the issue are wildfires in California that killed thousands of giant sequoias in recent years. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
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"In front of a giant screen at Detroit\u2019s Joe Louis Arena the Ford CEO said that cycling would play a big role in the cities of the future. \u2014 Carlton Reid, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"The team has been monitoring seedlings of giant sequoias, as well as four other conifers, sourced from seeds collected in different and often extreme environments across California. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"The measure is intended to safeguard national forests that been severely damaged by wildfires, drought and blight, including recent fires that killed thousands of giant sequoias in California. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173525"
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},
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"gibber":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ji-b\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"babble",
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"bumble",
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"chat",
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"chatter",
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"drivel",
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"drool",
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"gabble",
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"jabber",
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"prattle",
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"sputter"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"What are they gibbering about now?",
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"Calm down! You sound like a gibbering idiot!"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"imitative",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1604, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212324"
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},
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"gigantic":{
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"type":"adjective",
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"definitions":[
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"exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)",
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"extremely large or great (as in size, weight, or strength)"
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],
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"pronounciation":"j\u012b-\u02c8gan-tik",
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"synonyms":[
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"astronomical",
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"astronomic",
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"Brobdingnagian",
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"bumper",
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"colossal",
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"cosmic",
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"cosmical",
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"cyclopean",
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
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"galactic",
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"gargantuan",
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"giant",
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"gigantesque",
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"grand",
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"herculean",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"Himalayan",
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"huge",
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"humongous",
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"humungous",
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"immense",
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"jumbo",
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"king-size",
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"king-sized",
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"leviathan",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"mega",
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"mighty",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"oceanic",
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"pharaonic",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
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"super",
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"super-duper",
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"supersize",
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"supersized",
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"titanic",
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"tremendous",
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"vast",
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"vasty",
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"walloping",
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"whacking",
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"whopping"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bantam",
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"bitty",
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"diminutive",
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"infinitesimal",
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"Lilliputian",
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"little bitty",
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"micro",
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"microminiature",
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"microscopic",
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"microscopical",
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"midget",
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"miniature",
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"minuscule",
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"minute",
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"pocket",
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"pygmy",
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"teensy",
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"teensy-weensy",
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"teeny",
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"teeny-weeny",
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"tiny",
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"wee"
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],
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"examples":[
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"a raccoon got into the trash and now there's a gigantic mess in our backyard",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Still, some investors, reassured by Wall Street's buy-side analysts, are clinging to the view that last year's gigantic earnings have more or less set a new, super-elevated base for the future. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
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"Beginning in the late 1940s, Honda built itself into the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world by reinventing the category away from gigantic , intimidating machines for tough guys and into bikes that were small and friendly for everyone. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 1 Jan. 2021",
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"Ancient fossils of gigantic 'Dragon of Death' flying reptile unearthed in Argentina. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
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"Starting with the financial crisis around 2008, the role of the Fed has been gigantic . \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
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"Beneath silver, shimmering draping, grandiose curtains, and gigantic orbs suspended from the ceiling, waiters served Champagne and Campari cocktails to early guests as the stars of the movie made their way from the Grand Theatre Lumiere. \u2014 Douglas Greenwood, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
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"Converge become this gigantic , huge band and be very successful. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 24 May 2022",
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"The discovery of new fossils suggest gigantic dragons were flying around Earth alongside dinosaurs 86 million years ago. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
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"From a swimming Tyrannosaurus rex to the grooming habits of a gigantic marine reptile mosasaur, audiences should get ready to have their minds blown during the five-episode series, which debuts new episodes daily beginning Monday on Apple TV+. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 23 May 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":"Greek gigantikos , from gigant-, gigas giant",
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"first_known_use":[
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"1630, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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},
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"giggle":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath",
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": to utter with a giggle",
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": the act of giggling",
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": a source of amusement",
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": to laugh with repeated short high childlike sounds",
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": a light silly laugh"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gi-g\u0259l",
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"\u02c8gi-g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"break up",
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"cackle",
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"chortle",
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"chuckle",
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"crack up",
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"hee-haw",
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"laugh",
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"roar",
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"scream",
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"snicker",
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"titter",
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"twitter"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"boff",
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"boffo",
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"boffola",
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"crack",
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"drollery",
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"funny",
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"gag",
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"jape",
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"jest",
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"joke",
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"josh",
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"laugh",
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"nifty",
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"one-liner",
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"pleasantry",
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"quip",
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"rib",
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"sally",
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"waggery",
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"wisecrack",
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"witticism",
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"yuk",
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"yuck",
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"yak",
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"yock"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She giggled like a little kid.",
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"We were all joking and giggling nervously as we waited for the ceremony to begin.",
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"Noun",
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"poking fun at the royal family is nothing new, but this movie comedy has a few giggles you haven't heard before",
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"couldn't help but giggle at his remark",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"On April 27, Kaavia's parents posted a video of the mother-daughter duo for the toddler's almost 2 million Instagram fans to giggle over. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Students and Rollins staff members came in droves to the campus greenroom starting Monday to gawk, giggle and hold their noses up at the putrid-smelling flower. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Even those who don\u2019t typically gravitate toward anime will find plenty to giggle at here. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Even those who don\u2019t typically gravitate toward anime will find plenty to giggle at here. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Well, certainly knowledge of the seminal NBC comedy is necessary to be amused by the new show, which spends at least its first hour dropping references and counting on people to giggle in recognition. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Kids rhapsodize about bug-eyed dolls with raspy mini boom boxes inside them, light-up teapots that giggle out tinny tunes. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"Meanwhile, the friends\u2019 sense of humor keeps things light, and gives the film an excuse to giggle occasionally about L.A. stereotypes like the woo-woo yoga instructor asking about their past lives. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"Even those who don\u2019t typically gravitate toward anime will find plenty to giggle at here. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"First, the shyness from the little girl, then the tiny wave and finally a giggle , like the two of them just shared a joke somewhere between the organic blueberries and bulk banana chips. \u2014 Kendra Meinert, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"Even teens will have trouble resisting the silly, giggle -inducing task of trying to hit a wobbly water balloon with a plastic bat. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
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"So do his various unsettling mannerisms \u2014 including a giggle that is pure nightmare fuel. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
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"At its most charitable interpretation, this word evokes an infantilizing giggle . \u2014 Kara Alaimo, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Then, after a slight giggle , the training kicked in. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Two 8-year-old girls, Emily Narozhna and Angelina Galstian, giggle nearby. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Then Tiger, playing his first tournament since his February car crash, and Charlie went out and joined in the Sunday birdie-fest at the silly season, hit-n- giggle event. \u2014 USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Kim Kardashian West had a giggle over a playful (and holiday-appropriate) negotiation with her 3-year-old daughter, Chicago. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 17 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Verb",
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"1509, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
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"Noun",
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"circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223726"
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},
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"gilt-edge":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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||
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"definitions":[
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||
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": having a gilt edge",
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||
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": of the best quality or rating"
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||
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
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||
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"\u02c8gilt-\u02ccejd"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"A-OK",
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"A1",
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"awesome",
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"bang-up",
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||
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"banner",
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||
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"beautiful",
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||
|
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"blue-chip",
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||
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"blue-ribbon",
|
||
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"boffo",
|
||
|
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"bonny",
|
||
|
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"bonnie",
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||
|
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"boss",
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||
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"brag",
|
||
|
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"brave",
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||
|
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"bully",
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"bumper",
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"capital",
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||
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"choice",
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"classic",
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"cool",
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|
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"corking",
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"crackerjack",
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"cracking",
|
||
|
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"dandy",
|
||
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"divine",
|
||
|
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"dope",
|
||
|
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"down",
|
||
|
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"dynamite",
|
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|
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"excellent",
|
||
|
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"fab",
|
||
|
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"fabulous",
|
||
|
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"famous",
|
||
|
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"fantabulous",
|
||
|
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"fantastic",
|
||
|
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"fine",
|
||
|
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"first-class",
|
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|
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"first-rate",
|
||
|
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"first-string",
|
||
|
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"five-star",
|
||
|
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"four-star",
|
||
|
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"frontline",
|
||
|
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"gangbusters",
|
||
|
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"gangbuster",
|
||
|
|
"gone",
|
||
|
|
"grand",
|
||
|
|
"great",
|
||
|
|
"groovy",
|
||
|
|
"heavenly",
|
||
|
|
"high-class",
|
||
|
|
"hot",
|
||
|
|
"hype",
|
||
|
|
"immense",
|
||
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
||
|
|
"keen",
|
||
|
|
"lovely",
|
||
|
|
"marvelous",
|
||
|
|
"marvellous",
|
||
|
|
"mean",
|
||
|
|
"neat",
|
||
|
|
"nifty",
|
||
|
|
"noble",
|
||
|
|
"number one",
|
||
|
|
"No. 1",
|
||
|
|
"numero uno",
|
||
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
||
|
|
"par excellence",
|
||
|
|
"peachy",
|
||
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
||
|
|
"phat",
|
||
|
|
"prime",
|
||
|
|
"primo",
|
||
|
|
"prize",
|
||
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
||
|
|
"quality",
|
||
|
|
"radical",
|
||
|
|
"righteous",
|
||
|
|
"sensational",
|
||
|
|
"slick",
|
||
|
|
"splendid",
|
||
|
|
"stellar",
|
||
|
|
"sterling",
|
||
|
|
"superb",
|
||
|
|
"superior",
|
||
|
|
"superlative",
|
||
|
|
"supernal",
|
||
|
|
"swell",
|
||
|
|
"terrific",
|
||
|
|
"tip-top",
|
||
|
|
"top",
|
||
|
|
"top-notch",
|
||
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
||
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
||
|
|
"topflight",
|
||
|
|
"topping",
|
||
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
||
|
|
"wizard",
|
||
|
|
"wonderful"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"atrocious",
|
||
|
|
"awful",
|
||
|
|
"execrable",
|
||
|
|
"lousy",
|
||
|
|
"pathetic",
|
||
|
|
"poor",
|
||
|
|
"rotten",
|
||
|
|
"terrible",
|
||
|
|
"vile",
|
||
|
|
"wretched"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192044"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gilt-edged":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": having a gilt edge",
|
||
|
|
": of the best quality or rating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gilt-\u02ccejd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"A-OK",
|
||
|
|
"A1",
|
||
|
|
"awesome",
|
||
|
|
"bang-up",
|
||
|
|
"banner",
|
||
|
|
"beautiful",
|
||
|
|
"blue-chip",
|
||
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
||
|
|
"boffo",
|
||
|
|
"bonny",
|
||
|
|
"bonnie",
|
||
|
|
"boss",
|
||
|
|
"brag",
|
||
|
|
"brave",
|
||
|
|
"bully",
|
||
|
|
"bumper",
|
||
|
|
"capital",
|
||
|
|
"choice",
|
||
|
|
"classic",
|
||
|
|
"cool",
|
||
|
|
"corking",
|
||
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
||
|
|
"cracking",
|
||
|
|
"dandy",
|
||
|
|
"divine",
|
||
|
|
"dope",
|
||
|
|
"down",
|
||
|
|
"dynamite",
|
||
|
|
"excellent",
|
||
|
|
"fab",
|
||
|
|
"fabulous",
|
||
|
|
"famous",
|
||
|
|
"fantabulous",
|
||
|
|
"fantastic",
|
||
|
|
"fine",
|
||
|
|
"first-class",
|
||
|
|
"first-rate",
|
||
|
|
"first-string",
|
||
|
|
"five-star",
|
||
|
|
"four-star",
|
||
|
|
"frontline",
|
||
|
|
"gangbusters",
|
||
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
||
|
|
"gone",
|
||
|
|
"grand",
|
||
|
|
"great",
|
||
|
|
"groovy",
|
||
|
|
"heavenly",
|
||
|
|
"high-class",
|
||
|
|
"hot",
|
||
|
|
"hype",
|
||
|
|
"immense",
|
||
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
||
|
|
"keen",
|
||
|
|
"lovely",
|
||
|
|
"marvelous",
|
||
|
|
"marvellous",
|
||
|
|
"mean",
|
||
|
|
"neat",
|
||
|
|
"nifty",
|
||
|
|
"noble",
|
||
|
|
"number one",
|
||
|
|
"No. 1",
|
||
|
|
"numero uno",
|
||
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
||
|
|
"par excellence",
|
||
|
|
"peachy",
|
||
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
||
|
|
"phat",
|
||
|
|
"prime",
|
||
|
|
"primo",
|
||
|
|
"prize",
|
||
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
||
|
|
"quality",
|
||
|
|
"radical",
|
||
|
|
"righteous",
|
||
|
|
"sensational",
|
||
|
|
"slick",
|
||
|
|
"splendid",
|
||
|
|
"stellar",
|
||
|
|
"sterling",
|
||
|
|
"superb",
|
||
|
|
"superior",
|
||
|
|
"superlative",
|
||
|
|
"supernal",
|
||
|
|
"swell",
|
||
|
|
"terrific",
|
||
|
|
"tip-top",
|
||
|
|
"top",
|
||
|
|
"top-notch",
|
||
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
||
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
||
|
|
"topflight",
|
||
|
|
"topping",
|
||
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
||
|
|
"wizard",
|
||
|
|
"wonderful"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"atrocious",
|
||
|
|
"awful",
|
||
|
|
"execrable",
|
||
|
|
"lousy",
|
||
|
|
"pathetic",
|
||
|
|
"poor",
|
||
|
|
"rotten",
|
||
|
|
"terrible",
|
||
|
|
"vile",
|
||
|
|
"wretched"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175102"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gimcrack":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a showy object of little use or value : gewgaw",
|
||
|
|
": cheap , shoddy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jim-\u02cckrak"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bauble",
|
||
|
|
"bibelot",
|
||
|
|
"curio",
|
||
|
|
"curiosity",
|
||
|
|
"doodad",
|
||
|
|
"gaud",
|
||
|
|
"gewgaw",
|
||
|
|
"geegaw",
|
||
|
|
"kickshaw",
|
||
|
|
"knickknack",
|
||
|
|
"nicknack",
|
||
|
|
"novelty",
|
||
|
|
"ornamental",
|
||
|
|
"tchotchke",
|
||
|
|
"trinket"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad",
|
||
|
|
"bargain-basement",
|
||
|
|
"bum",
|
||
|
|
"cheap",
|
||
|
|
"cheapjack",
|
||
|
|
"cheesy",
|
||
|
|
"coarse",
|
||
|
|
"common",
|
||
|
|
"crappy",
|
||
|
|
"cut-rate",
|
||
|
|
"el cheapo",
|
||
|
|
"execrable",
|
||
|
|
"inferior",
|
||
|
|
"junky",
|
||
|
|
"lousy",
|
||
|
|
"low-grade",
|
||
|
|
"low-rent",
|
||
|
|
"mediocre",
|
||
|
|
"miserable",
|
||
|
|
"poor",
|
||
|
|
"rotten",
|
||
|
|
"rubbishy",
|
||
|
|
"schlock",
|
||
|
|
"schlocky",
|
||
|
|
"shlock",
|
||
|
|
"shlocky",
|
||
|
|
"second-rate",
|
||
|
|
"shoddy",
|
||
|
|
"sleazy",
|
||
|
|
"terrible",
|
||
|
|
"trashy",
|
||
|
|
"trumpery",
|
||
|
|
"wretched"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year",
|
||
|
|
"that woman has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's mail-order catalog",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"a store plastered with \u201cgoing out of business\u201d signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1676, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"1715, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200106"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gimmick":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a mechanical device for secretly and dishonestly controlling gambling apparatus",
|
||
|
|
": an ingenious or novel mechanical device : gadget",
|
||
|
|
": an important feature that is not immediately apparent : catch",
|
||
|
|
": an ingenious and usually new scheme or angle",
|
||
|
|
": a trick or device used to attract business or attention",
|
||
|
|
": to alter or influence by means of a gimmick",
|
||
|
|
": to provide with a gimmick",
|
||
|
|
": a method or trick used to get people's attention or to sell something"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-mik",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-mik"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"artifice",
|
||
|
|
"device",
|
||
|
|
"dodge",
|
||
|
|
"fetch",
|
||
|
|
"flimflam",
|
||
|
|
"gambit",
|
||
|
|
"jig",
|
||
|
|
"juggle",
|
||
|
|
"knack",
|
||
|
|
"play",
|
||
|
|
"ploy",
|
||
|
|
"ruse",
|
||
|
|
"scheme",
|
||
|
|
"shenanigan",
|
||
|
|
"sleight",
|
||
|
|
"stratagem",
|
||
|
|
"trick",
|
||
|
|
"wile"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The proposal to cut taxes was just an election gimmick to win votes.",
|
||
|
|
"that free magazine subscription they offer is just a sales gimmick to get you to buy their product",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"What began as a marketing gimmick appears to be gaining traction. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Still, the combination of technology and fashion somehow always feels like a gimmick (especially after Dior\u2019s moving couture show in January, which celebrated the beauty of artisanship and handcraft in India). \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The first smart speaker launched by Amazon in late 2014 was initially dismissed as a gimmick but turned out to be a surprise hit\u2014one that crimped sales of Sonos\u2019s more-premium speaker line. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Madcap Moss shouldn\u2019t be making terrible jokes as part of a babyface gimmick . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Of course, streaming services engage in all kinds of stunts in order to gain attention, and there's no denying that this amounts to a bit of a gimmick . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"More than just a marketing gimmick , the initiative is part of a $458 million cycling infrastructure plan, of which $64 million will be used in the next 12 months to build new cycle lanes throughout the country. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Outlandish chargemaster pricing isn\u2019t just an accounting gimmick . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
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||
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"To Tesla owner Gary Way, the front trunk is kind of a gimmick . \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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||
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"Pat Brown gimmicked the accounting system to escape raising taxes again before Republican Ronald Reagan ousted him in 1966. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
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"Verb",
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"1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211757"
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},
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"gin mill":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": bar , saloon"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[
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"bar",
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"barroom",
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"caf\u00e9",
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"cafe",
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"cantina",
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"dramshop",
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"grogshop",
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"pub",
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"public house",
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"saloon",
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"taproom",
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"tavern",
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"watering hole",
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"watering place"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the streets are full of people staggering home when the area's numerous gin mills close"
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],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1859, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222002"
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},
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"ginger":{
|
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|
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"type":"noun",
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes medicinally",
|
||
|
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"the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger",
|
||
|
|
"any of a genus ( Zingiber of the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) of herbs with pungent aromatic rhizomes",
|
||
|
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"a widely cultivated tropical herb ( Z. officinale ) that supplies most commercial ginger \u2014 compare wild ginger",
|
||
|
|
"pep",
|
||
|
|
"a light reddish or reddish-brown color",
|
||
|
|
"a person with red hair redhead sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"to make lively pep up",
|
||
|
|
"a hot spice obtained from the root of a tropical plant and used especially to season foods",
|
||
|
|
"a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes in medicine",
|
||
|
|
"the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger",
|
||
|
|
"any of a genus ( Zingiber of the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) of herbs with pungent aromatic rhizomes",
|
||
|
|
"a widely cultivated tropical herb ( Z. officinale ) that supplies most of the ginger of commerce"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beans",
|
||
|
|
"bounce",
|
||
|
|
"brio",
|
||
|
|
"dash",
|
||
|
|
"drive",
|
||
|
|
"dynamism",
|
||
|
|
"energy",
|
||
|
|
"esprit",
|
||
|
|
"gas",
|
||
|
|
"get-up-and-go",
|
||
|
|
"go",
|
||
|
|
"gusto",
|
||
|
|
"hardihood",
|
||
|
|
"juice",
|
||
|
|
"life",
|
||
|
|
"moxie",
|
||
|
|
"oomph",
|
||
|
|
"pep",
|
||
|
|
"punch",
|
||
|
|
"sap",
|
||
|
|
"snap",
|
||
|
|
"starch",
|
||
|
|
"verve",
|
||
|
|
"vigor",
|
||
|
|
"vim",
|
||
|
|
"vinegar",
|
||
|
|
"vitality",
|
||
|
|
"zing",
|
||
|
|
"zip"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
||
|
|
"animate",
|
||
|
|
"brace",
|
||
|
|
"energize",
|
||
|
|
"enliven",
|
||
|
|
"fillip",
|
||
|
|
"fire",
|
||
|
|
"invigorate",
|
||
|
|
"jazz (up)",
|
||
|
|
"juice up",
|
||
|
|
"jump-start",
|
||
|
|
"liven (up)",
|
||
|
|
"pep (up)",
|
||
|
|
"quicken",
|
||
|
|
"spike",
|
||
|
|
"stimulate",
|
||
|
|
"vitalize",
|
||
|
|
"vivify",
|
||
|
|
"zip (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The recipe calls for a teaspoon of ginger .",
|
||
|
|
"a 60-year-old with the ginger to consider skydiving lessons",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Mixmaster Charles Griffin\u2019s uses Pimm\u2019s No. 1, lemonade, fruits and club soda, vs. the more familiar 7Up or ginger ale. \u2014 Michael Klein, Philly.com , 19 July 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Slice banana bread diagonally and place on top of ginger cr\u00e8me anglaise. \u2014 Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal , 4 July 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Their line of cans range from a spicy ginger -beer and rum to a gin and tonic infused with crisp cucumber and grapefruit. \u2014 Hillary Eaton, Fortune , 17 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Their Tung Po pork belly arrives in the petite lidded pot it\u2019s cooked in, kept warm over a candle that continues to thicken and caramelize the dark, ginger and soy sauce. \u2014 Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times , 15 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Raw, berry-sized Thai eggplants are snappy, slightly bitter surprises in an earthy green short rib curry, with extra layers of flavor from ginger -like finger root and basil. \u2014 Jodi Mailander Farrell, miamiherald , 29 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Signature menu items include a lobster and avocado salad, served with a miso- ginger dressing, and a strip steak. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 26 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Preparation Process shallot, garlic, lemongrass, ginger , jalape\u00f1o, coriander, cumin, \u00bd cup cilantro, and 1 Tbsp. \u2014 Bon Appetit , 26 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"The vegetable is salted and then usually rubbed with chili powder, garlic, ginger and scallions. \u2014 Anna Fifield, Washington Post , 22 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Place the scallions, garlic, and ginger on the plate, then place the chicken over them, skin side up. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the episode, Kardashian and Barker were assisted by Martha Soffer, who guided them through dietary changes as well as treatments including a vaginal steam and ginger foot bath as a part of their pre-conception care. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mario Badescu\u2019s Deodorant is formulated with cleansing sage, cucumber, and ginger root oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The apple, cucumber, and ginger Fortitude blend provides a refreshing hit after a sweaty run. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
|
||
|
|
"The product contains a soothing blend of rosemary leaf oil, chamomile oil, and ginger root extract to provide anti-inflammatory and relaxing effects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The hyaluronic acid and squalane in the formula help keep the skin moisturized, alongside turmeric and ginger root oils to soothe and add radiance, respectively, according to cosmetic chemist Ginger King. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The spices, heirloom varieties sourced from North Oakland\u2019s Brundo Spice Co., impart sweet heat and a bouquet of fenugreek, black cardamom and ginger into the dishes. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The restaurant\u2019s berbere \u2013 a hot and earthy, red spice mix \u2013 comes imported from Ethiopia and includes among its many ingredients chile, garlic, turmeric, cardamom and ginger . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 13 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ginger (up)":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make (someone or something) more exciting or lively"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171652"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gingerbready":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger",
|
||
|
|
": lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture",
|
||
|
|
": a dark cake flavored with ginger and molasses"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-\u02ccbred",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-\u02ccbred"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Simple gingerbread trim makes this home by Phoebe Howard a delight. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This warm and spicy fragrance oozes aromatics of fresh and juicy Italian mandarin, spicy gingerbread accord, warm cedarwood, and a twist of pineapple all housed in a luxurious bottle adorned in Valentino\u2019s iconic rock-stud detailing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Other festive options include peppermint mocha, peppermint white chocolate mocha and a gingerbread latte. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Others are more subtle, like a fabric that incorporates imagery of Haitian gingerbread houses, or patchwork (a Desigual signature) inspired by Spain. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"So nobody is cold, the snow is fake, and the extravagant visuals \u2014 trees, lights, gingerbread houses \u2014 are thanks to the skill of set decorators. \u2014 Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The silent auction also will sell around 75 wreaths, quilts, playhouses, gingerbread houses, centerpieces and collectibles \u2014 all volunteer-made. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The sprawling indoor waterpark transforms into Snowland with life-size gingerbread houses, visits from Santa, holiday activities and other seasonal offerings. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The set includes a gingerbread cookie, a reindeer, and a stand mixer with red and white string for hanging. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Oct. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184714"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gingerly":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"very cautious or careful",
|
||
|
|
"with extreme care concerning the result of a movement or action very cautiously and carefully",
|
||
|
|
"very carefully"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-l\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"alert",
|
||
|
|
"careful",
|
||
|
|
"cautious",
|
||
|
|
"chary",
|
||
|
|
"circumspect",
|
||
|
|
"conservative",
|
||
|
|
"considerate",
|
||
|
|
"guarded",
|
||
|
|
"heedful",
|
||
|
|
"safe",
|
||
|
|
"wary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"careless",
|
||
|
|
"heedless",
|
||
|
|
"incautious",
|
||
|
|
"unguarded",
|
||
|
|
"unmindful",
|
||
|
|
"unsafe",
|
||
|
|
"unwary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a gingerly twist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"1596, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gingery":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes medicinally",
|
||
|
|
": the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger",
|
||
|
|
": any of a genus ( Zingiber of the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) of herbs with pungent aromatic rhizomes",
|
||
|
|
": a widely cultivated tropical herb ( Z. officinale ) that supplies most commercial ginger \u2014 compare wild ginger",
|
||
|
|
": pep",
|
||
|
|
": a light reddish or reddish-brown color",
|
||
|
|
": a person with red hair : redhead sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": to make lively : pep up",
|
||
|
|
": a hot spice obtained from the root of a tropical plant and used especially to season foods",
|
||
|
|
": a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes in medicine",
|
||
|
|
": the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger",
|
||
|
|
": any of a genus ( Zingiber of the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) of herbs with pungent aromatic rhizomes",
|
||
|
|
": a widely cultivated tropical herb ( Z. officinale ) that supplies most of the ginger of commerce"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beans",
|
||
|
|
"bounce",
|
||
|
|
"brio",
|
||
|
|
"dash",
|
||
|
|
"drive",
|
||
|
|
"dynamism",
|
||
|
|
"energy",
|
||
|
|
"esprit",
|
||
|
|
"gas",
|
||
|
|
"get-up-and-go",
|
||
|
|
"go",
|
||
|
|
"gusto",
|
||
|
|
"hardihood",
|
||
|
|
"juice",
|
||
|
|
"life",
|
||
|
|
"moxie",
|
||
|
|
"oomph",
|
||
|
|
"pep",
|
||
|
|
"punch",
|
||
|
|
"sap",
|
||
|
|
"snap",
|
||
|
|
"starch",
|
||
|
|
"verve",
|
||
|
|
"vigor",
|
||
|
|
"vim",
|
||
|
|
"vinegar",
|
||
|
|
"vitality",
|
||
|
|
"zing",
|
||
|
|
"zip"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
||
|
|
"animate",
|
||
|
|
"brace",
|
||
|
|
"energize",
|
||
|
|
"enliven",
|
||
|
|
"fillip",
|
||
|
|
"fire",
|
||
|
|
"invigorate",
|
||
|
|
"jazz (up)",
|
||
|
|
"juice up",
|
||
|
|
"jump-start",
|
||
|
|
"liven (up)",
|
||
|
|
"pep (up)",
|
||
|
|
"quicken",
|
||
|
|
"spike",
|
||
|
|
"stimulate",
|
||
|
|
"vitalize",
|
||
|
|
"vivify",
|
||
|
|
"zip (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The recipe calls for a teaspoon of ginger .",
|
||
|
|
"a 60-year-old with the ginger to consider skydiving lessons",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Mixmaster Charles Griffin\u2019s uses Pimm\u2019s No. 1, lemonade, fruits and club soda, vs. the more familiar 7Up or ginger ale. \u2014 Michael Klein, Philly.com , 19 July 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Slice banana bread diagonally and place on top of ginger cr\u00e8me anglaise. \u2014 Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal , 4 July 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Their line of cans range from a spicy ginger -beer and rum to a gin and tonic infused with crisp cucumber and grapefruit. \u2014 Hillary Eaton, Fortune , 17 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Their Tung Po pork belly arrives in the petite lidded pot it\u2019s cooked in, kept warm over a candle that continues to thicken and caramelize the dark, ginger and soy sauce. \u2014 Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times , 15 June 2017",
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"Raw, berry-sized Thai eggplants are snappy, slightly bitter surprises in an earthy green short rib curry, with extra layers of flavor from ginger -like finger root and basil. \u2014 Jodi Mailander Farrell, miamiherald , 29 June 2017",
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"Signature menu items include a lobster and avocado salad, served with a miso- ginger dressing, and a strip steak. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 26 June 2017",
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"Preparation Process shallot, garlic, lemongrass, ginger , jalape\u00f1o, coriander, cumin, \u00bd cup cilantro, and 1 Tbsp. \u2014 Bon Appetit , 26 June 2017",
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"The vegetable is salted and then usually rubbed with chili powder, garlic, ginger and scallions. \u2014 Anna Fifield, Washington Post , 22 June 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Place the scallions, garlic, and ginger on the plate, then place the chicken over them, skin side up. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
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"In the episode, Kardashian and Barker were assisted by Martha Soffer, who guided them through dietary changes as well as treatments including a vaginal steam and ginger foot bath as a part of their pre-conception care. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
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"Mario Badescu\u2019s Deodorant is formulated with cleansing sage, cucumber, and ginger root oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
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"The apple, cucumber, and ginger Fortitude blend provides a refreshing hit after a sweaty run. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
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"The product contains a soothing blend of rosemary leaf oil, chamomile oil, and ginger root extract to provide anti-inflammatory and relaxing effects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"The hyaluronic acid and squalane in the formula help keep the skin moisturized, alongside turmeric and ginger root oils to soothe and add radiance, respectively, according to cosmetic chemist Ginger King. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"The spices, heirloom varieties sourced from North Oakland\u2019s Brundo Spice Co., impart sweet heat and a bouquet of fenugreek, black cardamom and ginger into the dishes. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"The restaurant\u2019s berbere \u2013 a hot and earthy, red spice mix \u2013 comes imported from Ethiopia and includes among its many ingredients chile, garlic, turmeric, cardamom and ginger . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 13 Jan. 2022"
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"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
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"Verb",
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"1844, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200539"
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},
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"girt":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": gird",
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": to fasten by means of a girth",
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": to measure in girth"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0259rt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"band",
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"begird",
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"belt",
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"engird",
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"engirdle",
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"enwind",
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"gird",
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"girdle",
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"girth",
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"wrap"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"ungird",
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"unwrap"
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],
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"examples":[
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"his wounded leg was girted by bandages"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English girten , alteration of girden ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183423"
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},
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"girth":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back",
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": a measure around a body",
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": size , dimensions",
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": encircle",
|
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": to bind or fasten with a band or strap",
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": to measure around the body of something",
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": the measure or distance around something",
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": a band put around the body of an animal to hold something (as a saddle) on its back",
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": a measure around a body"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8g\u0259rth",
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"\u02c8g\u0259rth",
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"\u02c8g\u0259rth"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"circumference"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"band",
|
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"begird",
|
||
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"belt",
|
||
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"engird",
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"engirdle",
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"enwind",
|
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"gird",
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"girdle",
|
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"girt",
|
||
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"wrap"
|
||
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
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"The tree is about two meters in girth .",
|
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"a person of large girth",
|
||
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"a girth of about two meters",
|
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"Verb",
|
||
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"you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse",
|
||
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"his arms couldn't quite girth the stone column",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Musk posted a photo of Gates wearing a blue polo shirt stretched across his stomach next to an emoji of a pregnant man, and captioned the images with a crass observation about Gates\u2019s girth . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Elon Musk's Twitter takeover will, thanks to its $44 billion girth , be examined by antitrust regulators\u2060\u2014who are unlikely to have much of a problem with it, as the Tesla/SpaceX/Boring chief is no social-media mogul. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In addition to tapers, which are thin, cylindrical and grow more slender toward one end, there are pillar candles, which have more heft and girth , requiring a candlestick with a wider space to insert or support them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And dermatologist Macrene Alexiades just participated in clinical trials about the reduction of abdominal girth with NuEra, a device that uses three different radio frequencies to treat various tissue depths. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It\u2019s not lightweight relative to other models in this mix, but its not heavy, either, and the extra girth , durability and sturdiness will help keep your feet and legs from getting beat up over the course of 13.1 miles. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 20 Jan. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The angler reeled in an eight-pound, 10-ounce salmon that measured 26 inches long and had a girth of 16.25 inches. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The others took measurements of her length and girth at several locations. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But this girth is belied by everything else about it. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 21 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192618"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"git":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a foolish or worthless person"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8git"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"berk",
|
||
|
|
"booby",
|
||
|
|
"charlie",
|
||
|
|
"charley",
|
||
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
||
|
|
"ding-a-ling",
|
||
|
|
"ding-dong",
|
||
|
|
"dingbat",
|
||
|
|
"dipstick",
|
||
|
|
"doofus",
|
||
|
|
"featherhead",
|
||
|
|
"fool",
|
||
|
|
"goose",
|
||
|
|
"half-wit",
|
||
|
|
"jackass",
|
||
|
|
"lunatic",
|
||
|
|
"mooncalf",
|
||
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
||
|
|
"ninny",
|
||
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
||
|
|
"nit",
|
||
|
|
"nitwit",
|
||
|
|
"nut",
|
||
|
|
"nutcase",
|
||
|
|
"simp",
|
||
|
|
"simpleton",
|
||
|
|
"turkey",
|
||
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"That git of a brother of yours has ruined everything!",
|
||
|
|
"oh, don't be such a silly git , of course your mates want you around"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1929, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185754"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"git-go":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"noun",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"the very beginning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8git-",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":null,
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"give":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make a present of",
|
||
|
|
": to grant or bestow by formal action",
|
||
|
|
": to accord or yield to another",
|
||
|
|
": to put into the possession of another for his or her use",
|
||
|
|
": to administer as a sacrament",
|
||
|
|
": to administer as a medicine",
|
||
|
|
": to commit to another as a trust or responsibility and usually for an expressed reason",
|
||
|
|
": to transfer from one's authority or custody",
|
||
|
|
": to execute and deliver",
|
||
|
|
": to convey to another",
|
||
|
|
": to offer to the action of another : proffer",
|
||
|
|
": to yield (oneself) to a man in sexual intercourse",
|
||
|
|
": to present in public performance",
|
||
|
|
": to present to view or observation",
|
||
|
|
": to provide by way of entertainment",
|
||
|
|
": to propose as a toast",
|
||
|
|
": to designate as a share or portion : allot",
|
||
|
|
": to make assignment of (a name)",
|
||
|
|
": to set forth as an actual or hypothetical datum",
|
||
|
|
": to attribute in thought or utterance : ascribe",
|
||
|
|
": to yield as a product, consequence, or effect : produce",
|
||
|
|
": to bring forth : bear",
|
||
|
|
": to yield possession of by way of exchange : pay",
|
||
|
|
": to dispose of for a price : sell",
|
||
|
|
": to deliver by some bodily action",
|
||
|
|
": to carry out (a movement, facial expression, etc.)",
|
||
|
|
": to inflict as punishment",
|
||
|
|
": to award by formal verdict",
|
||
|
|
": to offer for consideration, acceptance, or use",
|
||
|
|
": to suffer the loss of : sacrifice",
|
||
|
|
": to offer as appropriate or due especially to something higher or more worthy",
|
||
|
|
": to apply freely or fully : devote",
|
||
|
|
": to offer as a pledge",
|
||
|
|
": to cause one to have or receive",
|
||
|
|
": to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure",
|
||
|
|
": to allow one to have or take",
|
||
|
|
": to lead or attempt to lead",
|
||
|
|
": to care to the extent of",
|
||
|
|
": to make gifts or presents",
|
||
|
|
": to yield to physical force or strain",
|
||
|
|
": to collapse from the application of force or pressure",
|
||
|
|
": to undergo or submit to change",
|
||
|
|
": to afford a view or passage : open",
|
||
|
|
": to enter wholeheartedly into an activity",
|
||
|
|
": to be happening",
|
||
|
|
": to have a baby",
|
||
|
|
": to produce as offspring",
|
||
|
|
": to be the source of",
|
||
|
|
": to set off in pursuit",
|
||
|
|
": to withdraw before superior force : retreat",
|
||
|
|
": to make available : provide generously",
|
||
|
|
": as an estimate accurate within (an amount to be added or subtracted)",
|
||
|
|
": to be replaced or succeeded by",
|
||
|
|
": to be the cause or source of : produce",
|
||
|
|
": to open the throttle of : speed up",
|
||
|
|
": to accuse of falsehood",
|
||
|
|
": to show to be false, inaccurate, or invalid",
|
||
|
|
": to begin barking on the scent",
|
||
|
|
": retreat",
|
||
|
|
": to yield the right of way",
|
||
|
|
": to yield oneself without restraint or control",
|
||
|
|
": to yield to or as if to physical stress",
|
||
|
|
": to yield to entreaty or insistence",
|
||
|
|
": to yield place",
|
||
|
|
": to begin to row",
|
||
|
|
": capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain : flexibility",
|
||
|
|
": the ability of a material to bend or stretch",
|
||
|
|
": to hand over to be kept : present",
|
||
|
|
": to cause to have",
|
||
|
|
": to let someone or something have",
|
||
|
|
": to offer for consideration or acceptance",
|
||
|
|
": utter entry 2",
|
||
|
|
": furnish sense 2 , provide",
|
||
|
|
": pay entry 1 sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": to deliver by some bodily action",
|
||
|
|
": to yield as a product : produce",
|
||
|
|
": to yield slightly",
|
||
|
|
": to stop trying to fight",
|
||
|
|
": tell sense 6",
|
||
|
|
": to stop working",
|
||
|
|
": to let go of",
|
||
|
|
": quit",
|
||
|
|
": to break down : collapse",
|
||
|
|
": to be unable to resist",
|
||
|
|
": the ability to be bent or stretched",
|
||
|
|
": to administer as a medicine",
|
||
|
|
": to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure",
|
||
|
|
": to have a baby",
|
||
|
|
": to produce as offspring",
|
||
|
|
": to make a gift of",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 compare convey , sell",
|
||
|
|
": to grant or bestow by formal action",
|
||
|
|
": to transfer from one's authority or custody",
|
||
|
|
": to execute and deliver",
|
||
|
|
": to communicate or impart to another",
|
||
|
|
": to offer or submit for the consideration of another",
|
||
|
|
": to yield possession of by way of exchange",
|
||
|
|
": to impose as punishment",
|
||
|
|
": to award by formal verdict"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8giv",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8giv",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8giv"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bestow",
|
||
|
|
"contribute",
|
||
|
|
"donate",
|
||
|
|
"give away",
|
||
|
|
"present",
|
||
|
|
"volunteer"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"People do not give children enough credit for their ability to learn about the world and life. Please! \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If dad is always traveling, give him a gift that encourages a smooth experience. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Opinion polls currently give the leftist coalition \u2014 called Nouvelle Union populaire \u00e9cologique et sociale, more commonly known by its acronym NUPES \u2014 a chance of winning 160 to 230 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"New Jersey's economic diversity also would give candidates a chance to address the needs of a cross section of businesses from mom-and-pop stores to big industrial concerns to the large retailers found in shopping malls that dot the state. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Though M\u00e9lenchon's coalition could win more than 200 seats, current projections give the left little chance of winning a majority. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There are the intellectual reasons like, give me a rationale. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"John and Adrianne\u2019s familial harmonies give the songs an extra glow and warmth. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the boys game, Indiana didn't give Kentucky a chance and came away with a double-digit blowout. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"With ample give , this detail allows for comfort and a silhouette-enhancing fit at once, whether you\u2019re drawn to an A-line, drop-waist, or empire shape. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The results at this point in the primary give Fetterman an advantage that almost nothing could shake, although Democrats are privately skeptical of the polling that portrays him as an unstoppable force. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 16 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Nudity plus travesty give Time Traveler's Wife a unique appeal. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
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"There's a give and go between the mycelium and the actual tree itself, and all of that mycelium is working to link together trees in the forest ecosystem. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
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"However, our testers noted that skittish dogs may not love the idea of being on an elevated surface and may have a bit of a hard time getting used to the give of the fabric. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
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"The seats have a nice give to them, and the rows have enough room between you won\u2019t have to stand up to let someone pass by you. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
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"Decks with an adjustable height give users the choice of selecting different grass lengths for more landscaping design options. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2022",
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"The skull bones of these dinosaurs have give and flex to them. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
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"Noun",
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"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220659"
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},
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"give in":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": deliver , submit",
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": to yield under insistence or entreaty : surrender"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[
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"bow",
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"cave (in)",
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"submit",
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"succumb",
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"surrender",
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"yield"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"hold off",
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"resist"
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],
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"examples":[
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"give in and have some chocolate",
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"after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
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"Consumer testers try out each pillow to give in -depth feedback about comfort, support, temperature regulation and more. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
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||
|
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"Olympic finalist Camryn Rogers of Cal refused to give in to the conditions while winning a third consecutive conference title with a throw of 241-10. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
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||
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"Author Melissa Hart refuses to give in to other parents challenging the content of books aimed at children and young adults. \u2014 Meridith Edwards, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
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||
|
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"Webex is releasing a similar capability, called People Focus, by the end of the year to give in -person participants their own individual frame on the video screen. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
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"What must an artist give in order to be successful? \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
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|
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"Given that, the 49ers could give in rather than try to navigate an uncertain future with a willful and disgruntled player. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
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"The key is not to give in as the hill steepens near the top. \u2014 Ben Rosario, Outside Online , 21 June 2019",
|
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|
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"But some young Tijuanenses refused to give in to the fear that gripped their city. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200242"
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},
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"give out":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
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": declare , publish",
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": to read aloud the words of (a hymn or psalm) for congregational singing",
|
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|
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": emit",
|
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": issue",
|
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|
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": break down , fail",
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|
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": to become exhausted : collapse"
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],
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[
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"advertise",
|
||
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"announce",
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||
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"annunciate",
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||
|
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"blare",
|
||
|
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"blaze",
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||
|
|
"blazon",
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||
|
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"broadcast",
|
||
|
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"declare",
|
||
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"enunciate",
|
||
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"flash",
|
||
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"herald",
|
||
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"placard",
|
||
|
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"post",
|
||
|
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"proclaim",
|
||
|
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"promulgate",
|
||
|
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"publicize",
|
||
|
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"publish",
|
||
|
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"release",
|
||
|
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"sound",
|
||
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"trumpet"
|
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|
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],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"that's information that I'm not prepared to give out",
|
||
|
|
"this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Though there\u2019s often a large distinction between the sticker price of the college and what families actually pay, Owen said colleges don\u2019t give out financial aid offers until after the student is accepted. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Deputies set up a table in front of the courthouse at 7 a.m. and give out 100 spectator wristbands until 9:30 a.m., or until they were all distributed. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Yes, her brother, Jaime Jr., was a star men\u2019s player for UCLA, but Close doesn\u2019t just give out scholarships because of family connections. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The grocery store doesn't give out bags, so be sure to bring your own. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Airdrops are when crypto projects give out free cryptocurrency or NFTs to a select group of people. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rhonda Sneed and Traci Byrd-Eagles spent much of Saturday driving around Richmond, Va., to give out lunches and more than 200 bottles of water and Gatorade to homeless people in the city. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This week, officers have stopped by multiple stores at different times of the day to give out $100, according to ABC affiliate KGTV and CBS affiliate KFMB-TV. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"He's probably got a lot of good life hacks to give out to other people. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 13 May 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230014"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"give over":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": cease",
|
||
|
|
": entrust",
|
||
|
|
": to yield without restraint or control : abandon",
|
||
|
|
": to set apart for a particular purpose or use",
|
||
|
|
": to pronounce incurable",
|
||
|
|
": to cease an activity : stop"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"break",
|
||
|
|
"break off",
|
||
|
|
"break up",
|
||
|
|
"can",
|
||
|
|
"cease",
|
||
|
|
"cut off",
|
||
|
|
"cut out",
|
||
|
|
"desist (from)",
|
||
|
|
"discontinue",
|
||
|
|
"drop",
|
||
|
|
"end",
|
||
|
|
"halt",
|
||
|
|
"knock off",
|
||
|
|
"lay off",
|
||
|
|
"leave off",
|
||
|
|
"pack (up ",
|
||
|
|
"quit",
|
||
|
|
"shut off",
|
||
|
|
"stop"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy",
|
||
|
|
"gave over his entire savings to an investor",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Even the concerns about data collection are tinged with marvel that people would give over so much information about themselves simply to listen to a song. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"It\u2019s the domain of the savvier student of enology or the intrepid explorer willing to give over outsized chunks of life in the pursuit of producers and offerings out of reach of mere mortals. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"San Antonio could spend its remaining federal COVID-19 relief funding on vaccination, utility assistance, the arts and more, but that may change depending on what feedback residents give over the next month. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The report indicates that county residents give over $1 billion a year in local charitable contributions, and the total is going up. \u2014 Sylvia Gurinsky, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But why give over so much of the film to scenes of the three leads just touring through Europe in the lead-up to the attack? \u2014 Keith Phipps, Vulture , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The program will give over half of its profits from average weekend stays, such as at the Gallatin, to help fund relief services provided at one of its nonprofit partners. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The mass vaccination site at the Cintas Center on Xavier University's campus has 10,000 doses to give over a three-day period, Cincinnati officials said. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Entertainment companies often aren\u2019t eager to give over any ad space or content to Roku. \u2014 Patience Haggin, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230354"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"give up":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to yield control or possession of : surrender",
|
||
|
|
": to desist from : abandon",
|
||
|
|
": to declare incurable or insoluble",
|
||
|
|
": to abandon (oneself) to a particular feeling, influence, or activity",
|
||
|
|
": to devote to a particular purpose or use",
|
||
|
|
": to despair of seeing",
|
||
|
|
": to allow (a hit or run in baseball) while pitching",
|
||
|
|
": to cease doing or attempting something especially as an admission of defeat : quit",
|
||
|
|
": to cease to live or function : die"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cede",
|
||
|
|
"cough up",
|
||
|
|
"deliver",
|
||
|
|
"hand over",
|
||
|
|
"lay down",
|
||
|
|
"relinquish",
|
||
|
|
"render",
|
||
|
|
"surrender",
|
||
|
|
"turn in",
|
||
|
|
"turn over",
|
||
|
|
"yield"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment",
|
||
|
|
"I hope you won't give up playing the piano.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The union faced fierce resistance from employers who were reluctant to give up any measure of control over their workforces. \u2014 Mike Smith, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Yet while young urbanites crave fresh air and nature, many are unwilling to give up creature comforts like soft mattresses. \u2014 Ziyu Zhang, CNN , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ukraine believes Russia could leverage a possible waning focus on the war by the West to force the defenders into agreeing to give up land. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rest assured, however, that Han does not plan to give up writing novels any time soon. \u2014 Diane Garrett, Variety , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In short, people seem much more willing to give up a night out than their regular Pepperidge Farm Milano cookie. \u2014 Aaron Back, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ukrainian troops facing a fierce Russian attack in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk may be forced to give up ground, Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said Wednesday. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"However, the boots-on-the-ground reality is about how well the employee can adapt to the system and resist the temptation to give up and reach for outdated but proven alternatives. \u2014 Rephael Sweary, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To fight digital nomad fatigue, Lithuania is offering itself as a destination for remote workers to settle down without having to give up travel. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214419"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"given":{
|
||
|
|
"type":"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"particular , specified",
|
||
|
|
"assumed as actual or hypothetical granted",
|
||
|
|
"prone , disposed",
|
||
|
|
"presented as a gift bestowed without compensation",
|
||
|
|
"having been executed dated",
|
||
|
|
"immediately present in experience",
|
||
|
|
"something given",
|
||
|
|
"something taken for granted a basic condition or assumption",
|
||
|
|
"in view of considering",
|
||
|
|
"being likely to have or do something",
|
||
|
|
"decided on beforehand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":"\u02c8gi-v\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accustomed",
|
||
|
|
"habituated",
|
||
|
|
"used",
|
||
|
|
"wont"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"assumption",
|
||
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
||
|
|
"if",
|
||
|
|
"postulate",
|
||
|
|
"premise",
|
||
|
|
"premiss",
|
||
|
|
"presumption",
|
||
|
|
"presupposition",
|
||
|
|
"supposition"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"a quiet man not given to loud expressions of emotion",
|
||
|
|
"candidates for the quiz show must complete the qualifying test within a given amount of time",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"In our system it is a given that all are equal before the law.",
|
||
|
|
"it's a given that television viewers are influenced by advertising, even consciously or subconsciously",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Each of the 23 rooms has a lead artist, but Raia said as many as 20 different artists could be contributing to any given room \u2014 contributing objects, sound or lighting elements. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Analyze and study a given issue from different sides and look for additional sources to form a more objective picture. \u2014 Tatiana Melnichuk, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As Donovan\u2019s third-place Loyal (6-2-2, 20 points) prepare to host first-place Colorado Springs (8-1, 24 points) Saturday night at Torero Stadium, the team does so in the belief that at any given moment, Vassell can make something big happen. \u2014 Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At any given moment, a flotilla of seaborne vessels is carrying crude oil from one point to another around the globe. \u2014 Michael E. Webber, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At any given moment, upward of 100 crack MPA investigators are on the hunt of pirates \u2014 not unlike the king\u2019s sailors of olden days, ready to do battle. \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The most important thing was for an actor to know what their character wanted in any given moment Everything else would flow from that. \u2014 Evan Kindley, The New Republic , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Dissenting and concurring opinions can also signal a justice's thinking on a given issue to astute lawyers who may craft future challenges to address that approach. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At any given moment, well over 100,000 people in the United States with severe organ disease languish on waiting lists for transplants. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
|
||
|
|
"That had coach James Borrego stressing that there would be no givens with his lineups going forward. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Nov. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Cassidy has David Krejci, Jake DeBrusk, and Coyle as his three givens on his second and third lines. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"And though both are givens in fashion drops around their respective season, corduroy still hasn't totally shed its nostalgic veneer. \u2014 Ana Col\u00f3n, Glamour , 22 Sep. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Getty There are a few givens in the life of a professional tennis player constant training, a calorie-pinching diet, and global travel for 11 months out of the year. \u2014 Jeryl Lippe, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Of that group, Friedrich and Cosart are far from givens to return \u2013 at least on major league deals. \u2014 Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 Oct. 2017",
|
||
|
|
"To Jones, there are two givens , his enduring love for South Florida, with an upcoming return to his Southwest Ranches home in summer, and an abiding respect for the Heat's culture. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com , 14 July 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Tennessee's defense will be one of the great givens of the 2018-19 season. \u2014 Patrick Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Although people are born with some biological givens , the brain has many blank pages. \u2014 Rob Verger, Newsweek , 17 Apr. 2014"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Preposition",
|
||
|
|
"1904, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162506"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"girdle":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": something that encircles or confines: such as",
|
||
|
|
": an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist",
|
||
|
|
": a woman's close-fitting undergarment often boned and usually elasticized that extends from the waist to below the hips",
|
||
|
|
": shoulder girdle",
|
||
|
|
": pelvic girdle",
|
||
|
|
": the edge of a brilliant that is grasped by the setting \u2014 see brilliant illustration",
|
||
|
|
": to encircle with or as if with a girdle",
|
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": to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a plant) usually to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients",
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||
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": to move around : circle",
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||
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": something (as a belt or sash) that encircles or binds",
|
||
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": a tight undergarment worn below the waist by women",
|
||
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": to bind with or as if with a girdle, belt, or sash : encircle",
|
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|
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": to strip a ring of bark from a tree trunk",
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": either of two more or less complete bony rings at the anterior and posterior ends of the vertebrate trunk supporting the arms and legs respectively:",
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": shoulder girdle",
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": pelvic girdle"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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||
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"\u02c8g\u0259r-d\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8g\u0259r-d\u1d4al",
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||
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"\u02c8g\u0259rd-\u1d4a1"
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||
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belt",
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"ceinture",
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"cincture",
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"cummerbund",
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"cumberbund",
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"sash",
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"self-belt"
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||
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],
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||
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"antonyms":[
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||
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"band",
|
||
|
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"begird",
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||
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"belt",
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||
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"engird",
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"engirdle",
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"enwind",
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"gird",
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"girt",
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"girth",
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||
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"wrap"
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||
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection",
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|
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"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"the rings that girdle the planet Saturn",
|
||
|
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"trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view",
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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|
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"That includes the transverse abdominis, one of the deepest abdominal muscles, which wraps around the lower torso like a girdle . \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
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||
|
|
"And unlike a bezel setting, where a diamond is set into a bed of metal that circles the diamond at the girdle , the bottom of a Floeting setting is open on four sides to allow light to enter. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Some 30 amulets and a unique gold girdle were found within the wrappings. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Like an invisible setting, grooves are laser cut into the diamond just below the girdle . \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"As Camelot crumbles around him, Gawain pulls off the magical girdle that has kept him safe from harm \u2014 and his head rolls clean off. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The girdle \u2014 a gift from his mother, the sorceress Morgan Le Fay (Sarita Choudhury) \u2014 is emblematic of his cheat-code approach toward honor. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Next came all the period-correct garments, complete with girdle . \u2014 Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The wire mesh excludes snowshoe hares, which sometimes clip seedlings at the stem or girdle young trees, especially at the peak of hares\u2019 11-year cycles. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Roots growing in that way strangle, or girdle , the tree. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"So when the developer of Oakland\u2019s newest waterfront park wants to girdle it with 10 acres of private boat slips, the only polite response is \u2014 not so fast. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The spots rapidly enlarge to form purplish black lesions, which girdle the stems and leaves, killing the foliage. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120501"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"give away":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an unintentional revelation or betrayal",
|
||
|
|
": something given away free",
|
||
|
|
": premium sense 1d",
|
||
|
|
": the act of giving something away free",
|
||
|
|
": a radio or television program on which prizes are given away",
|
||
|
|
": an error or poor play that allows an opponent to gain control of the ball or puck : a mistake that results in a turnover",
|
||
|
|
": to make a present of",
|
||
|
|
": to deliver (a bride) ceremonially to the bridegroom at a wedding",
|
||
|
|
": betray",
|
||
|
|
": disclose , reveal",
|
||
|
|
": to give (something, such as weight) by way of a handicap"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8giv-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bestowal",
|
||
|
|
"comp",
|
||
|
|
"donation",
|
||
|
|
"donative",
|
||
|
|
"fairing",
|
||
|
|
"freebie",
|
||
|
|
"freebee",
|
||
|
|
"gift",
|
||
|
|
"handsel",
|
||
|
|
"lagniappe",
|
||
|
|
"largesse",
|
||
|
|
"largess",
|
||
|
|
"present",
|
||
|
|
"presentation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bespeak",
|
||
|
|
"betray",
|
||
|
|
"communicate",
|
||
|
|
"declare",
|
||
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
||
|
|
"display",
|
||
|
|
"evince",
|
||
|
|
"expose",
|
||
|
|
"manifest",
|
||
|
|
"reveal",
|
||
|
|
"show"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The way she looked at him was a dead giveaway that they were more than just friends.",
|
||
|
|
"The store is offering coffee mugs as free giveaways to attract new customers.",
|
||
|
|
"The store is staging a promotional giveaway to attract new customers.",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face",
|
||
|
|
"gave away all her potted plants when she moved",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Mayim\u2019s podcast hosted a giveaway of educational books penned by guests who have appeared in episodes. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even the number of people in a space isn't a giveaway of a higher-risk situation. \u2014 Amanda Sealy, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This March, Yu and Me Books welcomed Soar Over Hate, a non-profit supporting Asian Americans in the face of escalating anti-Asian violence, for a giveaway of pepper spray and personal alarms. \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The chef, Matt Wommack, posted a giveaway of various food containers on Instagram shortly after the closure. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The fractured snare that sits behind the mix is the only real giveaway of who\u2019s tweaking the knobs. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The desperation was apparent at a free giveaway of home coronavirus test kits in a Brooklyn neighborhood where police had to be called to quell a crowd of angry people who were disappointed when the supply ran out. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"After a sloppy giveaway just outside the box, Crystal Dunn found herself one-on-one with Harris, but the goalkeeper did well to get a leg out and block Dunn\u2019s low shot. \u2014 Caitlin Murray, oregonlive , 26 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Photographer Mark Mirko\u2019s coverage of a food giveaway at Rentschler Field was also singled out for honors. \u2014 Staff, courant.com , 28 May 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123129"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"give-and-take":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the practice of making mutual concessions : compromise",
|
||
|
|
": a usually good-natured exchange (as of ideas or comments)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccgiv-\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101k"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"argument",
|
||
|
|
"argumentation",
|
||
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
||
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
||
|
|
"colloquy",
|
||
|
|
"confab",
|
||
|
|
"confabulation",
|
||
|
|
"conference",
|
||
|
|
"consult",
|
||
|
|
"consultation",
|
||
|
|
"council",
|
||
|
|
"counsel",
|
||
|
|
"debate",
|
||
|
|
"deliberation",
|
||
|
|
"dialogue",
|
||
|
|
"dialog",
|
||
|
|
"discussion",
|
||
|
|
"palaver",
|
||
|
|
"parley",
|
||
|
|
"talk"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1679, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040457"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gingerbread":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger",
|
||
|
|
": lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture",
|
||
|
|
": a dark cake flavored with ginger and molasses",
|
||
|
|
"[from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread]"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-\u02ccbred",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-\u02ccbred"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Dozens of gingerbread houses will be on display and an artisan gift market will be set up. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"There are also add-on options for holiday meals in the $10-20 range that will pay for fun activities like decorating gingerbread houses and making holiday treats. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"From the huge variety of different Christmas lights to wall decor, gingerbread houses, and beyond, there's something here for every design style and color palette. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The decorations are next-level, and families can snow tube (yes, there's fake snow!) and make gingerbread houses, among other holiday activities. \u2014 Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Simple gingerbread trim makes this home by Phoebe Howard a delight. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This warm and spicy fragrance oozes aromatics of fresh and juicy Italian mandarin, spicy gingerbread accord, warm cedarwood, and a twist of pineapple all housed in a luxurious bottle adorned in Valentino\u2019s iconic rock-stud detailing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Other festive options include peppermint mocha, peppermint white chocolate mocha and a gingerbread latte. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Others are more subtle, like a fabric that incorporates imagery of Haitian gingerbread houses, or patchwork (a Desigual signature) inspired by Spain. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-120710"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gill":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"noun ()",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table",
|
||
|
|
": an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water",
|
||
|
|
": wattle entry 3",
|
||
|
|
": the flesh under or about the chin or jaws",
|
||
|
|
": one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom fungus",
|
||
|
|
": as full or as much as possible",
|
||
|
|
": gillnet",
|
||
|
|
": to become entangled in a gill net",
|
||
|
|
": ravine",
|
||
|
|
": a narrow stream or rivulet",
|
||
|
|
": girl , sweetheart",
|
||
|
|
": a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a pint (about 120 milliliters)",
|
||
|
|
": an organ (as of a fish) for taking oxygen from water",
|
||
|
|
": either of two units of capacity:",
|
||
|
|
": a British unit equal to \u00b9/\u2084 imperial pint or 8.669 cubic inches",
|
||
|
|
": a United States liquid unit equal to \u00b9/\u2084 United States liquid pint or 7.218 cubic inches",
|
||
|
|
": an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water",
|
||
|
|
": one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jil",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"canyon",
|
||
|
|
"ca\u00f1on",
|
||
|
|
"col",
|
||
|
|
"couloir",
|
||
|
|
"defile",
|
||
|
|
"flume",
|
||
|
|
"gap",
|
||
|
|
"gorge",
|
||
|
|
"gulch",
|
||
|
|
"gulf",
|
||
|
|
"kloof",
|
||
|
|
"linn",
|
||
|
|
"notch",
|
||
|
|
"pass",
|
||
|
|
"ravine",
|
||
|
|
"saddle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"gal",
|
||
|
|
"girl",
|
||
|
|
"girlfriend",
|
||
|
|
"inamorata",
|
||
|
|
"lady",
|
||
|
|
"ladylove",
|
||
|
|
"old lady",
|
||
|
|
"woman"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (3)",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Noun (4)",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-180548"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gingerbreaded":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger",
|
||
|
|
": lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture",
|
||
|
|
": a dark cake flavored with ginger and molasses",
|
||
|
|
"[from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread]"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-\u02ccbred",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-\u02ccbred"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Dozens of gingerbread houses will be on display and an artisan gift market will be set up. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"There are also add-on options for holiday meals in the $10-20 range that will pay for fun activities like decorating gingerbread houses and making holiday treats. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"From the huge variety of different Christmas lights to wall decor, gingerbread houses, and beyond, there's something here for every design style and color palette. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The decorations are next-level, and families can snow tube (yes, there's fake snow!) and make gingerbread houses, among other holiday activities. \u2014 Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
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"Simple gingerbread trim makes this home by Phoebe Howard a delight. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
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||
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|
"This warm and spicy fragrance oozes aromatics of fresh and juicy Italian mandarin, spicy gingerbread accord, warm cedarwood, and a twist of pineapple all housed in a luxurious bottle adorned in Valentino\u2019s iconic rock-stud detailing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Other festive options include peppermint mocha, peppermint white chocolate mocha and a gingerbread latte. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
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||
|
|
"Others are more subtle, like a fabric that incorporates imagery of Haitian gingerbread houses, or patchwork (a Desigual signature) inspired by Spain. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195247"
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},
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"give up (to)":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to allow (oneself) to be fully affected by, controlled by, or involved in (something)"
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200006"
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},
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||
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"giveaway":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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||
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": an unintentional revelation or betrayal",
|
||
|
|
": something given away free",
|
||
|
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": premium sense 1d",
|
||
|
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": the act of giving something away free",
|
||
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": a radio or television program on which prizes are given away",
|
||
|
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": an error or poor play that allows an opponent to gain control of the ball or puck : a mistake that results in a turnover",
|
||
|
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": to make a present of",
|
||
|
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": to deliver (a bride) ceremonially to the bridegroom at a wedding",
|
||
|
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": betray",
|
||
|
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": disclose , reveal",
|
||
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": to give (something, such as weight) by way of a handicap"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8giv-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bestowal",
|
||
|
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"comp",
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||
|
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"donation",
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||
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"donative",
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||
|
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"fairing",
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||
|
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"freebie",
|
||
|
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"freebee",
|
||
|
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"gift",
|
||
|
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"handsel",
|
||
|
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"lagniappe",
|
||
|
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"largesse",
|
||
|
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"largess",
|
||
|
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"present",
|
||
|
|
"presentation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
|
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"bespeak",
|
||
|
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"betray",
|
||
|
|
"communicate",
|
||
|
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"declare",
|
||
|
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"demonstrate",
|
||
|
|
"display",
|
||
|
|
"evince",
|
||
|
|
"expose",
|
||
|
|
"manifest",
|
||
|
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"reveal",
|
||
|
|
"show"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The way she looked at him was a dead giveaway that they were more than just friends.",
|
||
|
|
"The store is offering coffee mugs as free giveaways to attract new customers.",
|
||
|
|
"The store is staging a promotional giveaway to attract new customers.",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face",
|
||
|
|
"gave away all her potted plants when she moved",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Mayim\u2019s podcast hosted a giveaway of educational books penned by guests who have appeared in episodes. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even the number of people in a space isn't a giveaway of a higher-risk situation. \u2014 Amanda Sealy, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This March, Yu and Me Books welcomed Soar Over Hate, a non-profit supporting Asian Americans in the face of escalating anti-Asian violence, for a giveaway of pepper spray and personal alarms. \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The chef, Matt Wommack, posted a giveaway of various food containers on Instagram shortly after the closure. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The fractured snare that sits behind the mix is the only real giveaway of who\u2019s tweaking the knobs. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The desperation was apparent at a free giveaway of home coronavirus test kits in a Brooklyn neighborhood where police had to be called to quell a crowd of angry people who were disappointed when the supply ran out. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"After a sloppy giveaway just outside the box, Crystal Dunn found herself one-on-one with Harris, but the goalkeeper did well to get a leg out and block Dunn\u2019s low shot. \u2014 Caitlin Murray, oregonlive , 26 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Photographer Mark Mirko\u2019s coverage of a food giveaway at Rentschler Field was also singled out for honors. \u2014 Staff, courant.com , 28 May 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205826"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gismo":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": gadget"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8giz-(\u02cc)m\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"appliance",
|
||
|
|
"contraption",
|
||
|
|
"contrivance",
|
||
|
|
"gadget",
|
||
|
|
"gimmick",
|
||
|
|
"jigger",
|
||
|
|
"widget"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He broke the gizmo he uses to open and close his garage door.",
|
||
|
|
"found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Caprice is a former trauma surgeon; her operating theater is now an actual theater, her scalpels controlled by a weird gizmo that looks like some kind of melted video-game controller. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Like any new tech gizmo , this program is a fledgling product with pros and cons and the potential to be much better. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Several of Royal\u2019s newest ships have sailed with the guest-pleasing gizmo , including four Oasis-class ships and five Quantum-class ships. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"All heads are bent toward the phone, that tiny gizmo that can tell us the temperature in Mobile or Mumbai or Montgomery in two seconds and show us how to get there, too. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The best gizmo in the Batman\u2019s bag of high-tech tricks is a pair of contact lenses that are also video cameras beaming their signal to the devices of his choice. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The fanciest fire-lighting gizmo on the market probably isn\u2019t as good as a simple lighter, Gookin says. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
|
||
|
|
"But many contenders go one step beyond and present something unique and special \u2014 an object or gizmo that without it the whole film could flop over. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If physical therapy or acupuncture sessions are quickly adding up, consider supplementing (or substituting) some of those with this little gizmo . \u2014 Esha Chhabra, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014758"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gird":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb ()"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to prepare (oneself) for action",
|
||
|
|
": to encircle or bind with a flexible band (such as a belt)",
|
||
|
|
": to make (something, such as clothing or a sword ) fast or secure (as with a cord or belt)",
|
||
|
|
": surround",
|
||
|
|
": provide , equip",
|
||
|
|
": to invest with the sword of knighthood",
|
||
|
|
": to prepare for action",
|
||
|
|
": to prepare for action : muster up one's resources",
|
||
|
|
": to sneer at : mock",
|
||
|
|
": gibe , rail",
|
||
|
|
": a sarcastic remark",
|
||
|
|
": to encircle or fasten with or as if with a belt or cord",
|
||
|
|
": to prepare for conflict or for some difficult task"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0259rd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0259rd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"band",
|
||
|
|
"begird",
|
||
|
|
"belt",
|
||
|
|
"engird",
|
||
|
|
"engirdle",
|
||
|
|
"enwind",
|
||
|
|
"girdle",
|
||
|
|
"girt",
|
||
|
|
"girth",
|
||
|
|
"wrap"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affront",
|
||
|
|
"barb",
|
||
|
|
"brickbat",
|
||
|
|
"cut",
|
||
|
|
"dart",
|
||
|
|
"dig",
|
||
|
|
"dis",
|
||
|
|
"diss",
|
||
|
|
"epithet",
|
||
|
|
"indignity",
|
||
|
|
"insult",
|
||
|
|
"name",
|
||
|
|
"offense",
|
||
|
|
"offence",
|
||
|
|
"outrage",
|
||
|
|
"personality",
|
||
|
|
"poke",
|
||
|
|
"put-down",
|
||
|
|
"sarcasm",
|
||
|
|
"slap",
|
||
|
|
"slight",
|
||
|
|
"slur"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"in her farewell speech, the departing governor got in some retaliatory girds at the media"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb (1)",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a",
|
||
|
|
"Verb (2)",
|
||
|
|
"1546, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014810"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"girl":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a female child from birth to adulthood",
|
||
|
|
": a person whose gender identity is female",
|
||
|
|
": daughter",
|
||
|
|
": a young woman",
|
||
|
|
": a single or married woman of any age",
|
||
|
|
": a female romantic partner : girlfriend",
|
||
|
|
": a female friend",
|
||
|
|
": a woman or girl native to a given place",
|
||
|
|
": a female domesticated animal and especially a pet",
|
||
|
|
": a female servant or employee",
|
||
|
|
": a female child or young woman",
|
||
|
|
": a female servant",
|
||
|
|
": girlfriend sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0259rl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"damsel",
|
||
|
|
"demoiselle",
|
||
|
|
"maid",
|
||
|
|
"maiden",
|
||
|
|
"miss"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English gurle, girle young person of either sex",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-102723"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"girlfriend":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a female friend",
|
||
|
|
": a frequent or regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship",
|
||
|
|
": a female friend",
|
||
|
|
": a regular female companion of a boy or man"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0259r(-\u0259)l-\u02ccfrend",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0259rl-\u02ccfrend"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"gal",
|
||
|
|
"gill",
|
||
|
|
"girl",
|
||
|
|
"inamorata",
|
||
|
|
"lady",
|
||
|
|
"ladylove",
|
||
|
|
"old lady",
|
||
|
|
"woman"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"My girlfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.",
|
||
|
|
"She spends hours talking on the phone with her girlfriends .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"What Dad\u2019s long-time girlfriend didn\u2019t keep remained with me. \u2014 Douglas Heye, CNN , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Her son\u2019s girlfriend then messaged the man and put him in touch with Sherri Deerman to get the company\u2019s information. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"When Sam angers the girlfriend of a rival gym owner by snagging a gig hosting a local TV exercise show, the fate of her studio rests on the outcome of an aerobics marathon. \u2014 Ellen Gamerman, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Investigators were interviewing a woman believed to be the suspect\u2019s girlfriend . \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Boone will star as Gwen Fontaine, Newton\u2019s girlfriend . \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The two argued and, at one point, the girlfriend threw an iPad at Suprey that did not hit him, police wrote. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If staying at an all-inclusive resort is a must for your girlfriend getaway, look no further than Mexico. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Folie \u00e0 Deux, which references a delusion or mental illness shared by two people, also suggests that Joker may also team up with another supervillain \u2013 possibly his sometime- girlfriend Harley. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-165515"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gibberish":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": unintelligible or meaningless language:",
|
||
|
|
": a technical or esoteric (see esoteric sense 1 ) language",
|
||
|
|
": pretentious or needlessly obscure language",
|
||
|
|
": confused meaningless talk"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8ji-b(\u0259-)rish",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8ji-b\u0259-rish"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abracadabra",
|
||
|
|
"babble",
|
||
|
|
"blabber",
|
||
|
|
"burble",
|
||
|
|
"double Dutch",
|
||
|
|
"double-talk",
|
||
|
|
"drivel",
|
||
|
|
"gabble",
|
||
|
|
"gibber",
|
||
|
|
"jabber",
|
||
|
|
"jabberwocky",
|
||
|
|
"mumbo jumbo",
|
||
|
|
"nonsense",
|
||
|
|
"prattle",
|
||
|
|
"slobber"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
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"She was talking gibberish in her sleep.",
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"was so excited he could only talk gibberish",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With that, the beautiful bird jumped off the low branch and walked off into an alder patch, tired of my gibberish . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish , a melody begins to form. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish , a melody begins to form. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"Speaking gibberish came with some distinct advantages. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"In the end, as noted, Bush turned the duties test into highly manipulable gibberish . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"These were the cynical operations that fleetingly gamed Google by snatching up keywords and came to dominate the web with gibberish . \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish , a melody begins to form. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"As McCartney strums and murmurs gibberish , a melody begins to form. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"probably from gibber ",
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"first_known_use":[
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"circa 1554, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-231005"
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},
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"gild":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold",
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": to give money to",
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": to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to",
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": to make bloody",
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": to add unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right",
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": an association of people with similar interests or pursuits",
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": a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen",
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": a group of organisms that use the same ecological resource in a similar way",
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": to cover with a thin coating of gold"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gild",
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"\u02c8gild"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Political candidates often gild their story and, so far, in the race for the Republican Senate nomination with the backing of former President Donald Trump, Walker\u2019s troubled background, falsehoods and contradictions have not carried a price. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, ajc , 21 May 2022",
|
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"Not afraid to gild the lily, Diner Grill\u2019s cooks top the whole affair with a shimmering lava flow of chili and two eggs sunny side up. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
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|
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"Just to gild the lily, there\u2019s one more stat to add to the staggering list. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 21 Oct. 2021",
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||
|
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"The brand\u2019s very first frame, also an 18-karat piece, used gold for its functional and non-reactive properties, as in dentistry, rather than to gild the face. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
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|
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"It\u2019s no longer enough to just gild the lily; the lily must now be ballyhooed as a veritable garden, in full bloom. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2021",
|
||
|
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"But the up-to-the-minute plotlines gild what insiders say has been a very tumultuous time. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2020",
|
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|
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"The sauce should gild , not asphyxiate, the noodles. \u2014 Saveur Editors, Saveur , 30 May 2017",
|
||
|
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"Apple first rose to fame as a troubadour of sad songs gilded with rage, her voice burning with emotion. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2020"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Verb",
|
||
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173050"
|
||
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},
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||
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"gilded":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
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": covered or tinged with gold or a golden color",
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": having a background of wealth and luxury : prosperous , luxurious"
|
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],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8gil-d\u0259d"
|
||
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":"from past participle of gild entry 1 ",
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||
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-174525"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"Gilboa, Mount":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"mountain 1631 feet (497 meters) high in northern Israel west of the Jordan River and south of the Plain of Esdraelon"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"gil-\u02c8b\u014d-\u0259"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191058"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gizmo":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": gadget"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8giz-(\u02cc)m\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"appliance",
|
||
|
|
"contraption",
|
||
|
|
"contrivance",
|
||
|
|
"gadget",
|
||
|
|
"gimmick",
|
||
|
|
"jigger",
|
||
|
|
"widget"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He broke the gizmo he uses to open and close his garage door.",
|
||
|
|
"found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"This tiny little gizmo plugs into a USB-A port on a desktop or laptop computer and provides superb audio quality and multi-point connectivity for use with a softphone or any video meeting software like Zoom, Teams or Skype. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Caprice is a former trauma surgeon; her operating theater is now an actual theater, her scalpels controlled by a weird gizmo that looks like some kind of melted video-game controller. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Like any new tech gizmo , this program is a fledgling product with pros and cons and the potential to be much better. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Several of Royal\u2019s newest ships have sailed with the guest-pleasing gizmo , including four Oasis-class ships and five Quantum-class ships. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"All heads are bent toward the phone, that tiny gizmo that can tell us the temperature in Mobile or Mumbai or Montgomery in two seconds and show us how to get there, too. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The best gizmo in the Batman\u2019s bag of high-tech tricks is a pair of contact lenses that are also video cameras beaming their signal to the devices of his choice. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The fanciest fire-lighting gizmo on the market probably isn\u2019t as good as a simple lighter, Gookin says. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
|
||
|
|
"But many contenders go one step beyond and present something unique and special \u2014 an object or gizmo that without it the whole film could flop over. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104911"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gilded flicker":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a flicker ( Colaptes chrysoides ) of the southwestern U.S. resembling the common eastern flicker in having the undersurface of the wings and tail yellow but lacking the red nape"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135328"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gist":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the ground (see ground entry 1 sense 4a ) of a legal action",
|
||
|
|
": the main point or part : essence",
|
||
|
|
": the main point of a matter",
|
||
|
|
": the ground or foundation of a legal action without which it would not be sustainable"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jist",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jist",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bottom line",
|
||
|
|
"bull's-eye",
|
||
|
|
"centerpiece",
|
||
|
|
"core",
|
||
|
|
"crux",
|
||
|
|
"essence",
|
||
|
|
"heart",
|
||
|
|
"kernel",
|
||
|
|
"keynote",
|
||
|
|
"meat",
|
||
|
|
"meat and potatoes",
|
||
|
|
"net",
|
||
|
|
"nub",
|
||
|
|
"nubbin",
|
||
|
|
"nucleus",
|
||
|
|
"pith",
|
||
|
|
"pivot",
|
||
|
|
"point",
|
||
|
|
"root",
|
||
|
|
"sum"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Thus, Poulterers' Case gave rise to a doctrine which survives to this day: the gist of conspiracy is the agreement, and so the agreement is punishable even if its purpose was not achieved. \u2014 Wayne R. LaFave & Austin W. Scott, Jr. , Criminal Law , (1972) 1986",
|
||
|
|
"\u2026 Einstein showed how time intervals depend on the motion of people and clocks doing the measuring. And that's the gist of relativity. \u2014 Alan Lightman , Science , January/February 1984",
|
||
|
|
"Dorothea told him that she had seen Lydgate, and recited the gist of her conversation with him about the Hospital. \u2014 George Eliot , Middlemarch , 1872",
|
||
|
|
"didn't catch every word between them, but heard enough to get the gist of the conversation",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"But the gist of his comments were that gains are still there to be made with the Heat. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ahead of their visit, users are asked to download the Batman x Spyscape app to get the gist of the story. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Missing that 8% still allowed scientists to get the gist of the story of human genetics, said Jonas Korlach, chief scientific officer of Pacific Biosciences, the company whose technology was used to fill the gaps. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Truth is, of course, an absolute defense to any defamation claim, and a statement need not be completely true so long as the gist of the statement is true. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The gist of the process is this \u2014 for 20 seconds, 14 pingpong balls are mixed before one is drawn (someone has a stopwatch and his back to the machine, signaling for one of the accountants to draw a ball). \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But, to oversimplify, the gist of what's happened of late is that, as University of Calgary professor Ryan Clements explains to my colleagues, algorithmic stablecoins ultimately rely on perception and demand. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The practical gist is that an AI system could be programmed to exhibit emotions. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But the gist of it all is that there\u2019s still a team in there. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 Sep. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French, it lies, from gisir to lie, ultimately from Latin jac\u0113re \u2014 more at adjacent ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135904"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"giving":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make a present of",
|
||
|
|
": to grant or bestow by formal action",
|
||
|
|
": to accord or yield to another",
|
||
|
|
": to put into the possession of another for his or her use",
|
||
|
|
": to administer as a sacrament",
|
||
|
|
": to administer as a medicine",
|
||
|
|
": to commit to another as a trust or responsibility and usually for an expressed reason",
|
||
|
|
": to transfer from one's authority or custody",
|
||
|
|
": to execute and deliver",
|
||
|
|
": to convey to another",
|
||
|
|
": to offer to the action of another : proffer",
|
||
|
|
": to yield (oneself) to a man in sexual intercourse",
|
||
|
|
": to present in public performance",
|
||
|
|
": to present to view or observation",
|
||
|
|
": to provide by way of entertainment",
|
||
|
|
": to propose as a toast",
|
||
|
|
": to designate as a share or portion : allot",
|
||
|
|
": to make assignment of (a name)",
|
||
|
|
": to set forth as an actual or hypothetical datum",
|
||
|
|
": to attribute in thought or utterance : ascribe",
|
||
|
|
": to yield as a product, consequence, or effect : produce",
|
||
|
|
": to bring forth : bear",
|
||
|
|
": to yield possession of by way of exchange : pay",
|
||
|
|
": to dispose of for a price : sell",
|
||
|
|
": to deliver by some bodily action",
|
||
|
|
": to carry out (a movement, facial expression, etc.)",
|
||
|
|
": to inflict as punishment",
|
||
|
|
": to award by formal verdict",
|
||
|
|
": to offer for consideration, acceptance, or use",
|
||
|
|
": to suffer the loss of : sacrifice",
|
||
|
|
": to offer as appropriate or due especially to something higher or more worthy",
|
||
|
|
": to apply freely or fully : devote",
|
||
|
|
": to offer as a pledge",
|
||
|
|
": to cause one to have or receive",
|
||
|
|
": to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure",
|
||
|
|
": to allow one to have or take",
|
||
|
|
": to lead or attempt to lead",
|
||
|
|
": to care to the extent of",
|
||
|
|
": to make gifts or presents",
|
||
|
|
": to yield to physical force or strain",
|
||
|
|
": to collapse from the application of force or pressure",
|
||
|
|
": to undergo or submit to change",
|
||
|
|
": to afford a view or passage : open",
|
||
|
|
": to enter wholeheartedly into an activity",
|
||
|
|
": to be happening",
|
||
|
|
": to have a baby",
|
||
|
|
": to produce as offspring",
|
||
|
|
": to be the source of",
|
||
|
|
": to set off in pursuit",
|
||
|
|
": to withdraw before superior force : retreat",
|
||
|
|
": to make available : provide generously",
|
||
|
|
": as an estimate accurate within (an amount to be added or subtracted)",
|
||
|
|
": to be replaced or succeeded by",
|
||
|
|
": to be the cause or source of : produce",
|
||
|
|
": to open the throttle of : speed up",
|
||
|
|
": to accuse of falsehood",
|
||
|
|
": to show to be false, inaccurate, or invalid",
|
||
|
|
": to begin barking on the scent",
|
||
|
|
": retreat",
|
||
|
|
": to yield the right of way",
|
||
|
|
": to yield oneself without restraint or control",
|
||
|
|
": to yield to or as if to physical stress",
|
||
|
|
": to yield to entreaty or insistence",
|
||
|
|
": to yield place",
|
||
|
|
": to begin to row",
|
||
|
|
": capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain : flexibility",
|
||
|
|
": the ability of a material to bend or stretch",
|
||
|
|
": to hand over to be kept : present",
|
||
|
|
": to cause to have",
|
||
|
|
": to let someone or something have",
|
||
|
|
": to offer for consideration or acceptance",
|
||
|
|
": utter entry 2",
|
||
|
|
": furnish sense 2 , provide",
|
||
|
|
": pay entry 1 sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": to deliver by some bodily action",
|
||
|
|
": to yield as a product : produce",
|
||
|
|
": to yield slightly",
|
||
|
|
": to stop trying to fight",
|
||
|
|
": tell sense 6",
|
||
|
|
": to stop working",
|
||
|
|
": to let go of",
|
||
|
|
": quit",
|
||
|
|
": to break down : collapse",
|
||
|
|
": to be unable to resist",
|
||
|
|
": the ability to be bent or stretched",
|
||
|
|
": to administer as a medicine",
|
||
|
|
": to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure",
|
||
|
|
": to have a baby",
|
||
|
|
": to produce as offspring",
|
||
|
|
": to make a gift of",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 compare convey , sell",
|
||
|
|
": to grant or bestow by formal action",
|
||
|
|
": to transfer from one's authority or custody",
|
||
|
|
": to execute and deliver",
|
||
|
|
": to communicate or impart to another",
|
||
|
|
": to offer or submit for the consideration of another",
|
||
|
|
": to yield possession of by way of exchange",
|
||
|
|
": to impose as punishment",
|
||
|
|
": to award by formal verdict"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8giv",
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"\u02c8giv",
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"\u02c8giv"
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||
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bestow",
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"contribute",
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"donate",
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"give away",
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"present",
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||
|
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"volunteer"
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||
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],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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||
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"Wooden furniture and railings give this family restaurant a rustic charm. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Keeping a plant alive together will certainly give you both a sense of pride. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Musicians will give them credit, but the general public probably doesn't understand how influential that album was. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Black, white, and red color blocking give a traditional race-car look, while gradient white-to-black lines arching over the red section inspire images of air flowing across the vehicle. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"That would give him the first three majors of the season, bringing him to the U.S. Open in August with the chance to win the calendar Grand Slam just like Novak Djokovic attempted to do last year. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Other priorities in the law give legislators broad latitude to approve all sorts of proposals. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Podcasts and other media were used to also help everyone give as much industry insight as possible into this mysterious new virus that was dominating the world. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Classic embroidered coverlets give it a formal, traditional look while the gingham skirts are a delightfully playful finish. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"With ample give , this detail allows for comfort and a silhouette-enhancing fit at once, whether you\u2019re drawn to an A-line, drop-waist, or empire shape. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
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|
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"The results at this point in the primary give Fetterman an advantage that almost nothing could shake, although Democrats are privately skeptical of the polling that portrays him as an unstoppable force. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 16 May 2022",
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"Nudity plus travesty give Time Traveler's Wife a unique appeal. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
|
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"There's a give and go between the mycelium and the actual tree itself, and all of that mycelium is working to link together trees in the forest ecosystem. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
|
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"However, our testers noted that skittish dogs may not love the idea of being on an elevated surface and may have a bit of a hard time getting used to the give of the fabric. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
|
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"The seats have a nice give to them, and the rows have enough room between you won\u2019t have to stand up to let someone pass by you. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
|
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|
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"Decks with an adjustable height give users the choice of selecting different grass lengths for more landscaping design options. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2022",
|
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"The skull bones of these dinosaurs have give and flex to them. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"first_known_use":[
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"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
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"Noun",
|
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"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142128"
|
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},
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"give a crap":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"idiom"
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": to care at all about someone or something"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143117"
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||
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},
|
||
|
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"gift":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"abbreviation",
|
||
|
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"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a notable capacity, talent, or endowment",
|
||
|
|
": something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation",
|
||
|
|
": the act, right, or power of giving",
|
||
|
|
": to endow with some power, quality, or attribute",
|
||
|
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": to make a gift of",
|
||
|
|
": present",
|
||
|
|
"gamete intrafallopian transfer; gamete intrafallopian tube transfer",
|
||
|
|
": a special ability : talent",
|
||
|
|
": something given : present",
|
||
|
|
"gamete intrafallopian transfer; gamete intrafallopian tube transfer",
|
||
|
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": an intentional and gratuitous transfer of real or personal property by a donor with legal capacity who actually or constructively delivers the property to the donee with the intent of giving up dominion over the property and investing it in the donee who accepts it",
|
||
|
|
": a voluntary transfer of property without compensation \u2014 see also delivery \u2014 compare donation , sale",
|
||
|
|
": a usually testamentary gift of a sum to a group of unspecified persons whose number and identity and share of the gift will be determined sometime in the future (as at the death of the donor)",
|
||
|
|
": a gift in which the dominion and control of the property is placed beyond the donor's reach",
|
||
|
|
": a gift of especially personal property made in contemplation of impending death that is delivered with the intent that the gift take effect only in the event of the donor's death and that it be revoked in the event of survival \u2014 compare donation inter vivos and donation mortis causa at donation , gift inter vivos and testamentary gift in this entry",
|
||
|
|
": a gift made during the lifetime of the donor and delivered with the intent of surrendering immediately and irrevocably dominion and control over the property \u2014 compare donation inter vivos at donation , gift causa mortis and testamentary gift in this entry",
|
||
|
|
": a gift especially by will of property that takes effect upon the termination or failure of a preceding estate (as a life estate) in the property",
|
||
|
|
": a gift especially under the civil law of Louisiana made of a movable corporeal object by actual delivery and involving no formalities",
|
||
|
|
": a gift made by a spouse to a third person that for purposes of gift tax may be considered as given one-half by each spouse to take advantage of tax avoidance devices (as the annual exclusion)",
|
||
|
|
": a gift to a legatee or devisee in substitution for another devisee or legatee who cannot take under the will (as because of death)",
|
||
|
|
": a gift that does not become effective until the death of the donor",
|
||
|
|
": a gift made in a will \u2014 compare gift causa mortis and gift inter vivos in this entry",
|
||
|
|
": something voluntarily transferred without compensation",
|
||
|
|
": a transfer of property for less than adequate consideration other than in the ordinary course of business"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gift",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gift"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bestowal",
|
||
|
|
"comp",
|
||
|
|
"donation",
|
||
|
|
"donative",
|
||
|
|
"fairing",
|
||
|
|
"freebie",
|
||
|
|
"freebee",
|
||
|
|
"giveaway",
|
||
|
|
"handsel",
|
||
|
|
"lagniappe",
|
||
|
|
"largesse",
|
||
|
|
"largess",
|
||
|
|
"present",
|
||
|
|
"presentation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bless",
|
||
|
|
"endow",
|
||
|
|
"endue",
|
||
|
|
"indue",
|
||
|
|
"favor",
|
||
|
|
"invest"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The money was a gift , not a loan.",
|
||
|
|
"She considers her voice a God-given gift .",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Her joy is her gift and one of Scott and Susan\u2019s favorite things about her. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As part of his annual summer gift , the legendary investor and world\u2019s top philanthropist has donated another $4 billion worth of shares of his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The mythic hero\u2019s putrid wound drives people from him, but their need for his gift , in order to win a war and save their civilization, forces an uneasy reconciliation. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If dad tracks trout, consider adding the TroutRoutes app ($39.99 annually) to your gift . \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In its largest gift for international financial aid in university history, alumni Aysha and Omar Shoman donated $25 million to Brown to help the school expand its ability to educate students from all socioeconomic groups across the globe. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In honor of their gift , the building\u2019s 225-seat theater, to be used for a wide range of performances and teaching, is named the David and Claire Guggenheim Theatre. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Anthony Timberlands Center project started out with support from donors, and is named in honor of John Ed and Isabel Anthony after their gift of $7.5 million announced in 2018. \u2014 Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Three months later, as El is getting ready to high-tail it out of town, her boyfriend and frequent smooching partner, Mike (Finn Wolfhard), reassures her that her superhuman gift will return eventually. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Flashy graphics and cool suits framed a presentation which included a pledge to gift heavily discounted smartphones and a preferential tariff for the internet to every senior in Ukraine who is fully vaccinated. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And to indulge her favorite kitchen hobby, gift her something luxurious (and yes, practical) to help make meal prep a little more fun. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Local wineries and distilleries also offer their own tours, or gift a tour of the sky with tickets to a hot air balloon ride. \u2014 Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Davidson would go on to gift the costumes and props to Kardashian for Valentine\u2019s Day. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 20 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Juicy was also one of the first brands to aggressively gift its product to A-listers. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Also, think of it as an investment for future Father's Days\u2014take note of his favorite varietal and gift him a bottle next year. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 4 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Blum said location can help you to determine what to gift the marrying couple. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Roger Penske met Josef Newgarden in victory lane with six crisp hundred dollar bills to gift the race winner. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162507"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Gissing":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"biographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"George Robert 1857\u20131903 English novelist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-si\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165754"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Giza":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"city in northern Egypt on the western bank of the Nile River near Cairo population 2,865,000"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0113-z\u0259"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185052"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gilder's wax":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a preparation of wax, verdigris, and other substances for imparting a tint to gilding by burning off the wax so that the copper from the verdigris combines with the gold"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223817"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gingerliness":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": very cautious or careful",
|
||
|
|
": with extreme care concerning the result of a movement or action : very cautiously and carefully",
|
||
|
|
": very carefully"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-l\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jin-j\u0259r-l\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"alert",
|
||
|
|
"careful",
|
||
|
|
"cautious",
|
||
|
|
"chary",
|
||
|
|
"circumspect",
|
||
|
|
"conservative",
|
||
|
|
"considerate",
|
||
|
|
"guarded",
|
||
|
|
"heedful",
|
||
|
|
"safe",
|
||
|
|
"wary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"careless",
|
||
|
|
"heedless",
|
||
|
|
"incautious",
|
||
|
|
"unguarded",
|
||
|
|
"unmindful",
|
||
|
|
"unsafe",
|
||
|
|
"unwary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a gingerly twist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined above",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"1596, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004925"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"give in (to)":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"as in submit (to) , succumb (to)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020430"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Gilbert Islands":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name",
|
||
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"islands of Kiribati along the Equator in the western Pacific"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021800"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"giddy":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": dizzy",
|
||
|
|
": causing dizziness",
|
||
|
|
": whirling rapidly",
|
||
|
|
": lightheartedly silly : frivolous",
|
||
|
|
": joyfully elated : euphoric",
|
||
|
|
": to make giddy",
|
||
|
|
": to become giddy",
|
||
|
|
": having a feeling of whirling or spinning about : dizzy",
|
||
|
|
": causing dizziness",
|
||
|
|
": playful and silly",
|
||
|
|
": feeling and showing great happiness and joy",
|
||
|
|
": dizzy",
|
||
|
|
": affected with gid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-d\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-d\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gid-\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"birdbrained",
|
||
|
|
"ditzy",
|
||
|
|
"ditsy",
|
||
|
|
"dizzy",
|
||
|
|
"featherbrained",
|
||
|
|
"flighty",
|
||
|
|
"frivolous",
|
||
|
|
"frothy",
|
||
|
|
"futile",
|
||
|
|
"goofy",
|
||
|
|
"harebrained",
|
||
|
|
"light-headed",
|
||
|
|
"light-minded",
|
||
|
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"puerile",
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"scatterbrained",
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"silly",
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"yeasty"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"earnest",
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"serious",
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"serious-minded",
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"sober",
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"unfrivolous"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The news made him positively giddy .",
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||
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"He was giddy with delight.",
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"The room was filled with giddy laughter.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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||
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"After learning that Walsh was about to be exposed, the president sent a giddy response to Ernst. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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||
|
|
"Using interviews with Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and several of the president\u2019s campaign aides, the committee video captured how the sense of celebration inside the White House residence turned from giddy optimism to grim anxiety. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
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||
|
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"The giddy effervescence of fireworks shouldn\u2019t be limited to the Fourth of July. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"There were no men in tall hats, getting vitiated, just a giddy crowd, ready for some good news at last, standing under umbrellas in the rain. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Kosinski embedded custom cameras in real F-18s to capture the actors in actual death-defying flight patterns and the cockpit performances have a giddy authenticity that practically nothing else does. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Late in the afternoon, giddy from the spread of Russian caviar and iced Mo\u00ebt & Chandon, Blanche turned her attention to a guest reclining in a deck chair with his feet balanced on the boat rail, reading and smoking a cigarette. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Last fall, news of the Macklowe consignment featuring works by Alberto Giacometti and Jackson Pollock was initially met with giddy enthusiasm. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"All that changed this week \u2014 sort of \u2014 when a giddy Kim fielded questions about a new man in her life while attending a birthday party for her mom, Kris Jenner. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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||
|
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"Grab the Fishy bagel with the whitefish spread and giddy up. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"That's when Watters giddied -up onstage to show off his moves which have since gone viral. \u2014 Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
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"The guests giddied into the night no doubt writing fantasy Christmas lists: a playful pair of ear clips made of amethyst, Ceylon sapphire, and diamonds by JAR or a mighty Cartier emerald-and-diamond necklace? \u2014 Vogue , 18 Oct. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Though the Illinois man was lucky enough to giddy up and grab a quick taco, other hungry equestrians have made headlines for being turned away. \u2014 Janine Puhak, Fox News , 22 May 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Many Democrats giddy from their recent health policy successes are starting to reach enthusiastically for a mountaintop goal: establishing a single-payer system for all Americans. \u2014 Margot Sanger-katz, New York Times , 11 Sep. 2017",
|
||
|
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"These giddying sums are shaking the landscape of pro soccer. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 4 Jan. 2017"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
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||
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
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"Adjective",
|
||
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
||
|
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"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044151"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"givey":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": inclined to give"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":" give entry 1 + -y ",
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081453"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gigantesque":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": of enormous or grotesquely large proportions"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccj\u012b-\u02ccgan-\u02c8tesk",
|
||
|
|
"-g\u0259n-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"astronomical",
|
||
|
|
"astronomic",
|
||
|
|
"Brobdingnagian",
|
||
|
|
"bumper",
|
||
|
|
"colossal",
|
||
|
|
"cosmic",
|
||
|
|
"cosmical",
|
||
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
||
|
|
"elephantine",
|
||
|
|
"enormous",
|
||
|
|
"galactic",
|
||
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
||
|
|
"giant",
|
||
|
|
"gigantic",
|
||
|
|
"grand",
|
||
|
|
"herculean",
|
||
|
|
"heroic",
|
||
|
|
"heroical",
|
||
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
||
|
|
"huge",
|
||
|
|
"humongous",
|
||
|
|
"humungous",
|
||
|
|
"immense",
|
||
|
|
"jumbo",
|
||
|
|
"king-size",
|
||
|
|
"king-sized",
|
||
|
|
"leviathan",
|
||
|
|
"mammoth",
|
||
|
|
"massive",
|
||
|
|
"mega",
|
||
|
|
"mighty",
|
||
|
|
"monster",
|
||
|
|
"monstrous",
|
||
|
|
"monumental",
|
||
|
|
"mountainous",
|
||
|
|
"oceanic",
|
||
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
||
|
|
"planetary",
|
||
|
|
"prodigious",
|
||
|
|
"super",
|
||
|
|
"super-duper",
|
||
|
|
"supersize",
|
||
|
|
"supersized",
|
||
|
|
"titanic",
|
||
|
|
"tremendous",
|
||
|
|
"vast",
|
||
|
|
"vasty",
|
||
|
|
"walloping",
|
||
|
|
"whacking",
|
||
|
|
"whopping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bantam",
|
||
|
|
"bitty",
|
||
|
|
"diminutive",
|
||
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
||
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
||
|
|
"little bitty",
|
||
|
|
"micro",
|
||
|
|
"microminiature",
|
||
|
|
"microscopic",
|
||
|
|
"microscopical",
|
||
|
|
"midget",
|
||
|
|
"miniature",
|
||
|
|
"minuscule",
|
||
|
|
"minute",
|
||
|
|
"pocket",
|
||
|
|
"pygmy",
|
||
|
|
"teensy",
|
||
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
||
|
|
"teeny",
|
||
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
||
|
|
"tiny",
|
||
|
|
"wee"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a gigantesque poster of the rock star covered most of the wall"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1821, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134441"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gizz":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": wig"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jiz"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"probably by shortening & alteration from jasey"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141125"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gibe":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to utter taunting words",
|
||
|
|
": to deride or tease with taunting words",
|
||
|
|
": to speak or tease with words that are insulting or scornful : jeer",
|
||
|
|
": an insulting or scornful remark : jeer"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8j\u012bb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deride",
|
||
|
|
"jeer",
|
||
|
|
"laugh (at)",
|
||
|
|
"mock",
|
||
|
|
"ridicule",
|
||
|
|
"scout",
|
||
|
|
"shoot down",
|
||
|
|
"skewer"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"perhaps from Middle French giber to shake, handle roughly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155528"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gibel":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": crucian carp"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0113b\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"German giebel (formerly spelled gibel )"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162457"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"giddify":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to make giddy : confuse"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gid\u0259\u02ccf\u012b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"giddy entry 1 + -fy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163638"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"giddyap":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"imperative verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of giddyap \u2014 a command (as to a horse) to go ahead or go faster"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccgi-d\u0113-\u02c8ap",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8\u0259p"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"alteration of get up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"circa 1897, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173206"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ginger lily":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": butterfly lily sense 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183630"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gizzard":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the muscular enlargement of the digestive tract of birds that has usually thick muscular walls and a tough horny lining for grinding the food and when the crop is present follows it and the proventriculus",
|
||
|
|
": a thickened part of the digestive tract in some animals (such as an insect or an earthworm) that is similar in function to the crop of a bird",
|
||
|
|
": innards",
|
||
|
|
": a large muscular part of the digestive tract (as of a bird) in which food is churned and ground into small bits",
|
||
|
|
": the muscular enlargement of the digestive tract of birds that has usually thick muscular walls and a tough horny lining for churning and grinding the food"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-z\u0259rd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-z\u0259rd",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8giz-\u0259rd"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The other evidence to support that suggestion is based on the fact that, besides birds, crocodylians also have both a gizzard and an \u2018acid\u2019 stomach. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At least 250 gizzard shad were found dead, Maryland Department of the Environment spokesman Jay Apperson said in an email. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In owls, this second chamber, called the gizzard , collects bone, teeth and fur, which is later expelled. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Unlike most yakitori-inclusive spots in the Bay Area, Tori Man offers you plenty of off cuts: knee cap, cartilage, heart, gizzard , and skin bunched up on the skewer like a ribbon. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Hearts can be seared quickly, like little bite-sized steaks or minced fine along with the liver and gizzard for a batch of dirty rice. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Captain Mike Walker knows the tricks, slow-trolling huge gizzard shad and suckers on heavy tackle over the channel edges. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 22 Jan. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The smaller walleye are generally being caught closer to shore than their bigger brothers and sisters, feeding on the huge schools of small gizzard shad that have recently moved to the shallows. \u2014 cleveland , 30 July 2020",
|
||
|
|
"During these seasons, walleyes move closer to shore\u2014i.e., within fly-casting range\u2014to gorge on baitfish, such as gizzard shad and emerald shiners. \u2014 Andrew Pegman, Field & Stream , 10 Apr. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"alteration of Middle English giser gizzard, liver, from Anglo-French gesir, giser , from Latin gigeria (plural) giblets"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225144"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Gilbert and Ellice":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"island group in the western Pacific; until 1976 a British colony; now the Gilbert Islands are part of independent Kiribati and the Ellice Islands are independent Tuvalu"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8e-lis"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081223"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gib-cat":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": gib entry 1 sense 2"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090723"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gizzard erosion":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": an obscure dietary-deficiency disease of young chickens marked by local lesions or extensive sloughing of the gizzard lining"
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-214915"
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},
|
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"ginger nut":{
|
||
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
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": gingersnap"
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"first_known_use":[
|
||
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"1786, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-010656"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"giddy gander":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": male orchis"
|
||
|
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],
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-034637"
|
||
|
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},
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||
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"gigantean":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"adjective"
|
||
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
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": gigantic"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u00a6j\u012b\u02ccgan\u2027\u00a6t\u0113\u0259n",
|
||
|
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"-g\u0259n\u2027-",
|
||
|
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"(\u02c8)j\u012b\u00a6gant\u0113-",
|
||
|
|
"-j\u0259\u0307\u02c8g-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
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"Latin gigante us of the giants (from gigant-, gigas giant, from Greek) + English -an"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053005"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"Gilbert's relief grass":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": southern canary grass"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gilb\u0259(r)ts-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
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"from the name Gilbert"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-064916"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"give a damn":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to care at all about someone or something"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-091557"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"Gide":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"biographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Andr\u00e9 1869\u20131951 French novelist, critic, and essayist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8zh\u0113d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-100458"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gid":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a disease especially of sheep caused by the larva of a tapeworm ( Multiceps multiceps ) in the brain",
|
||
|
|
": a disease especially of sheep that is caused by the presence in the brain of the coenurus of a tapeworm of the genus Taenia ( T. multiceps ) of the dog and related carnivores and is characterized by cerebral disturbances, dilated pupils, dizziness and circling movements, emaciation, and usually death"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gid",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"back-formation from giddy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1601, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-131924"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ginger oil":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a yellowish thick aromatic essential oil obtained from ginger and used chiefly as a flavoring material"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190509"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Gigantanthropus":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of Gigantanthropus taxonomic synonym of gigantopithecus"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccj\u012b\u02ccgant\u2027\u02c8an(t)thr\u0259p\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"j\u0259\u0307\u02ccg-",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccgan\u2027\u02c8tan-",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccgant\u2027\u02ccan\u02c8thr\u014dp-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"New Latin, from gigant- + -anthropus"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075533"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"give voice to":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to express (a thought, feeling, etc.) to someone"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075557"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gigant-":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"combining form"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": giant"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Greek from gigant-, gigas"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082601"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gizzard shad":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a forage fish ( Dorosoma cepedianum ) of eastern and central North America",
|
||
|
|
": any of several fishes related to the gizzard shad"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134932"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gigahertz":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a unit of frequency equal to one billion hertz"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8ji-g\u0259-\u02cch\u0259rts",
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccherts",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Wi-Fi receivers typically transmit at about a five gigahertz frequency. \u2014 Gary Fowler, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But keep in mind that in most cases, 5G won't exceed 100 gigahertz in frequency, a far cry from the harmful radiation, which is measured in exahertz (a unit of frequency equal to 1018 Hertz). \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Midband uses frequencies from 2.5 gigahertz to 4.2 GHz with peak speeds of 1 gigabit per second. \u2014 Dallas News , 5 Mar. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"That does indeed sound dated compared to the current crop of hypercars, which boast megawatts of hybrid or electric power and gigahertz of processing power to tame it all. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Dec. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"The concerns center around the impacts of 5G use of a nearby band, 24.25 to 24.45 gigahertz , and whether those transmissions could bleed over to disrupt the weather equipment. \u2014 Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times , 6 Aug. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Instead, the team opted for maximum sensitivity and designed their detectors to receive a single frequency: 150 gigahertz . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Sep. 2014",
|
||
|
|
"Other wireless industry experts cite opportunities above 3.5 gigahertz , where several other countries have marked frequencies for 5G use. \u2014 Sarah Krouse, WSJ , 20 June 2019",
|
||
|
|
"That band \u2014 24 gigahertz \u2014 sits right next to one that federal scientists use to detect water vapor emissions in the atmosphere. \u2014 Susanne Rust, latimes.com , 20 June 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1964, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143414"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"give vent to":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to express (a strong emotion, such as anger) in a forceful and open way"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145411"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ginger group":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a group that serves as an energizing force within a larger body (such as a political party)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a left-wing ginger group within the Labour Party"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171934"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Gilbert":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"biographical name ()",
|
||
|
|
"geographical name",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 10/4\u03c0 ampere-turn",
|
||
|
|
": the cgs unit of magnetomotive force equivalent to 5/(2\u03c0) or about 0.794 ampere-turn",
|
||
|
|
"Cass 1859\u20131934 American architect",
|
||
|
|
"Sir Humphrey circa 1539\u20131583 English navigator",
|
||
|
|
"William 1544\u20131603 English physician and physicist",
|
||
|
|
"Sir William Schwenck 1836\u20131911 English librettist and poet",
|
||
|
|
"town in southwest central Arizona southeast of Mesa population 208,453"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil-b\u0259rt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil-b\u0259rt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil-b\u0259rt",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gil-b\u0259rt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"William Gilbert"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
||
|
|
"1893, in the meaning defined above"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172017"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Gifola":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
"Definition of Gifola taxonomic synonym of filago"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8jif\u0259l\u0259",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gi-",
|
||
|
|
"j\u0259\u0307\u02c8f\u014dl\u0259",
|
||
|
|
"g\u0259\u0307\u02c8-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"New Latin, anagram of Filago"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182131"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"giffgaff":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": mutual assistance : fair exchange",
|
||
|
|
": exchange of words : banter , repartee",
|
||
|
|
": to bandy words : banter"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gif\u02ccgaf",
|
||
|
|
"\""
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"probably by alteration & reduplication from give entry 1"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184909"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gismondite":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a mineral CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 .4H 2 O consisting of a light-colored hydrous calcium aluminum silicate occurring in pyramidal crystals"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
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"jiz\u02c8m\u00e4n\u02ccd\u012bt",
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"\u02c8jizm\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"gismondite from gismond ine + -ite; gismondine from German gismondin , from C. G. Gismondi \u20201824 Italian mineralogist + German -in -ine"
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],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200619"
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},
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"gigaflop":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": a unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion floating-point operations per second"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ji-g\u0259-\u02ccfl\u00e4p",
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"\u02c8gi-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"fl oating-point op eration"
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],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1976, in the meaning defined above"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-040205"
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},
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"Gideon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": an early Hebrew hero noted for his defeat of the Midianites",
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": a member of an interdenominational organization whose activities include the placing of Bibles in hotel rooms"
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||
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],
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||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8gi-d\u0113-\u0259n"
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||
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],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
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|
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"Hebrew Gidh\u02bd\u014dn"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":[
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|
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"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
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|
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],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-041809"
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||
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},
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||
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"give a darn":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"idiom"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": to care at all about someone or something"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-042919"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"gidgee":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[
|
||
|
|
": a somewhat scrubby Australian acacia ( Acacia cambagei ) that grows chiefly in dry inland regions and has an extremely foul-smelling blossom",
|
||
|
|
": georgina gidgee",
|
||
|
|
": yarran sense 1",
|
||
|
|
": the dense hard dark wood of gidgee and various other small Australian acacias that is valued for turning and carving and used also for fencing and fuel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8gij\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
||
|
|
"native name in Australia"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114846"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"gizzard stone":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a fossil gastrolith":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105249"
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
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