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"much":{
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"antonyms":[
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"achingly",
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"almighty",
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"archly",
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"awful",
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"awfully",
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"badly",
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"beastly",
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"blisteringly",
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"bone",
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"colossally",
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"corking",
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"cracking",
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"damn",
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"damned",
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"dang",
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"deadly",
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"desperately",
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"eminently",
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"enormously",
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"especially",
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"ever",
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"exceedingly",
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"exceeding",
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"extra",
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"extremely",
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"fabulously",
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"fantastically",
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"far",
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"fiercely",
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"filthy",
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"frightfully",
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"full",
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"greatly",
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"heavily",
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"highly",
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"hugely",
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"immensely",
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"incredibly",
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"intensely",
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"jolly",
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"majorly",
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"mightily",
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"mighty",
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"monstrous",
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"mortally",
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"most",
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"particularly",
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"passing",
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"rattling",
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"real",
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"really",
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"right",
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"roaring",
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"roaringly",
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"seriously",
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"severely",
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"so",
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"sore",
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"sorely",
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"spanking",
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"specially",
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"stinking",
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"such",
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"super",
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"supremely",
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"surpassingly",
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"terribly",
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"that",
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"thumping",
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"too",
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"unco",
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"uncommonly",
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"vastly",
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"very",
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"vitally",
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"way",
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"whacking",
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"wicked",
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"wildly"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a great quantity, amount, extent, or degree":[
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"She gave away much of what she owned"
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],
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": by far":[
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"was much the brightest student"
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],
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": by or for a long time":[
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"didn't get to work much before noon"
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],
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": frequently , often":[],
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": great in importance or significance":[
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"nothing much happened"
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],
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": great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree":[
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"there is much truth in what you say",
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"taken too much time"
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],
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": many in number":[],
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": more than is expected or acceptable : more than enough":[
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"the large pizza is a bit much for one person"
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],
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": nearly , approximately":[
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"looks much the way his father did"
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],
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": something considerable or impressive":[
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"was not much to look at"
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],
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": terrible , awful":[],
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": the same in quantity":[
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"not quite as much money"
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],
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": to a great degree or extent : considerably":[
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"much happier"
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],
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": to the same degree":[],
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": very":[
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"much gratified"
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],
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": wonderful , exciting":[
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"That rock concert was too much!"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"The new car is much better on gas mileage.",
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"They both talk too much .",
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"Thank you so much for your help.",
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"He is much interested in the project.",
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"They were much pleased by the compliment.",
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"She doesn't visit her family much .",
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"The town looks much the same.",
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"We came to much the same conclusion.",
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"We left the house much as we found it.",
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"Noun",
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"much of what people think they know about words is inaccurate or downright false",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"But the physical exertion is too much for A-Train, whose heart gives out, leaving him lying alone on the asphalt. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 24 June 2022",
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"Kinzinger on Thursday praised Justice officials for standing up for the rule of law, but said the entire episode revealed how much danger democracy was in during Trump\u2019s final days in office. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
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"As such, there is risk in a player like Holmgren, but the upside was too much to pass up. \u2014 Nick Crain, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"That usually wasn\u2019t much , and I was left wanting more. \u2014 Nancy Nathan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"The issue will be figuring out how much a life or injury is worth. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"The issue will be figuring out how much a life or injury is worth. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"But the Red Sox were too much for Tigers right-hander Beau Brieske, who allowed four runs on six hits across five innings and tossed 93 pitches in the 11th career start. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
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"Sometimes, the first round was a little too sweet or a little too sugary or a frosting that was a little too much . \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"But the Russian president remained very much on the leaders\u2019 minds \u2014 even during a discussion over proper attire for a group photo. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
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"And so that is an issue that the court very much wants to try to resolve those disputes. \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
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"Thanks very much for joining us this morning, Senator. \u2014 ABC News , 26 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s very much in line with massive MCU villains popping up in those highly popular tag scenes. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 June 2022",
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"But then Mason very much turned into a Riley player with the Heat. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
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"On the face of it, the average construction site hasn\u2019t changed very much over the past twenty years or so. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"Devolver Cult of the Lamb could have invented a half-battling, half-sim ecosystem that sounds a lot simpler or drier, and without the Satanic overtones, the game very much resembles the 1991 SNES classic Actraiser. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
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"That Ginny very much wants a boyfriend with whom to experience adult pleasure is seen as natural and even wholesome but not without complications. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel , from Old English micel, mycel ; akin to Old High German mihhil great, large, Latin magnus , Greek megas , Sanskrit mahat":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259ch"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"big",
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"consequential",
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"earth-shattering",
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"earthshaking",
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"eventful",
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"historic",
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"important",
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"major",
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"material",
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"meaningful",
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"momentous",
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"monumental",
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"significant",
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"substantial",
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"tectonic",
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"weighty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084919",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"much as":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": however much : even though":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"much as I'd like to blame you, I know I can't"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1699, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"albeit",
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"although",
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"altho",
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"as",
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"howbeit",
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"notwithstanding",
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"though",
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"when",
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"whereas",
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"while",
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"whilst"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044714",
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"type":[
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"conjunction"
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]
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},
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"much less":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not to mention":[
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"\u2014 used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something less likely He had trouble paying for a car, much less a high-definition TV. And so it appears that he is never going to get out of the eighth grade, much less ever make it to college. \u2014 Thomas Meehan"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"after spraining his ankle, the gymnast hadn't been expected to appear in today's event, much less win it"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"let alone",
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"never mind",
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"still less"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173620",
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"type":[
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"conjunction"
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]
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},
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"much-hunger":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a plant of the genus Trillium":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112429",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"muchacha":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a female servant":[],
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": a young woman : girl":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish, feminine of muchacho":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u00fc\u02c8ch\u00e4ch\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112900",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"muchacho":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a male servant":[],
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": a young man":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Well, there Sartre was incredibly important, because Sartre had some ideas about literature that fit perfectly with a muchacho in an underdeveloped country. \u2014 Marcela Valdes, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish, probably from mocho cropped, shorn":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u00fc-\u02c8ch\u00e4-(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005543",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"muchly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": much":[
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"\u2014 now not often in formal use wore a voluminous navy-blue cotton print wrapper, muchly patched \u2014 Willie S. Ethridge"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030640",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"muck":{
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"antonyms":[
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"befoul",
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"begrime",
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"bemire",
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"besmirch",
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"blacken",
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"daub",
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"dirty",
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"distain",
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"foul",
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"gaum",
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"grime",
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"mire",
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"muddy",
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"smirch",
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"smudge",
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"soil",
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"stain",
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"sully"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dark highly organic soil":[],
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": defamatory remarks or writings":[],
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": interfere , meddle":[
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"\u2014 usually used with about or around"
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],
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": material removed in the process of excavating or mining":[],
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": mire , mud":[],
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": putter , tinker":[
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"\u2014 usually used with about or around mucking around with his computer"
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],
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": rubbish , nonsense":[
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"mindless muck"
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],
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": slimy dirt or filth":[],
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": soft moist farmyard manure":[],
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": something resembling muck : gunk":[],
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": to clear of muck":[],
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": to dirty with or as if with muck : soil":[],
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": to dress (something, such as soil) with muck":[],
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": to engage in aimless activity":[
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"\u2014 usually used with about or around"
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],
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": to move or load muck (as in a mine)":[]
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},
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"Noun",
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"Clean that muck off your shoes.",
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"spattered with muck from the pigpen",
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"Verb",
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"you can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Five years later, just two seasons after winning a 17th title, those Lakers are in the muck again, writes columnist Bill Plaschke. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"The muck forms in Scotland\u2019s bogs, when layer after layer of dead vegetation resists decay and compresses into fuel, which is burned during scotch distillation. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 May 2022",
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"His once-rival Iceman \u2014 Val Kilmer \u2014 is back, too, a huge Navy muckety- muck now. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Chron , 12 May 2022",
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"The United States has eased pandemic precautions almost entirely; the FDA\u2019s coming deliberations could reflect that attitude, and mire pediatric shots in dillydallying muck . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"So tell me what happens when a hurricane comes and stirs all that muck and water up. \u2014 Longreads , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Be prepared to work through the muck of the challenges. \u2014 Sheila Dedenbach, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Goldie Hawn isn't afraid to get into the muck of things for a good cause! \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
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"Take a type of permafrost called yedoma: frozen, silty muck from the Pleistocene era that releases 10 times more greenhouse gases than other types of thawing ice. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Marcus Smart is as good of an option as any to defend Steph Curry, and Boston's switch-heavy defense will muck things up just enough. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"These measures, which admirably try to address these complaints, just tend to muck things up and reinforce the idea that dealing with bureaucrats is a slow and costly process. \u2014 Ross Marchand, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"If the April issue is any indication, readers need not worry that Mr. Bowles will muck it up. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Even a Utopian might start to feel the future is out of our hands, that the tank has already turned to muck . \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"In an ideal world, every American would be getting quality journalism\u2014news deserts would turn into lush sod for investigative reporters to muck around in. \u2014 Clare Malone, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Salpointe will try to muck it up and make teams work for baskets. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"Considering all these new ways to muck about with a potential love interest\u2019s head, is ghosting starting to feel long in the tooth",
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"These three parties\u2014the boys, Cal and Teddy, Miranda and Tiffany\u2014must fight and muck and shout and swim and pray and, yes, raft their ways through the forest in search of redemption, forgiveness, and each other. \u2014 Ashley Leath, Country Living , 1 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English muk , perhaps from Old English -moc ; akin to Old Norse myki dung":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"crud",
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"dirt",
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"filth",
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"grime",
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"gunk",
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"smut",
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"soil"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194513",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"muck (about":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be unfair or dishonest with (someone) : to lie to or cheat (someone)":[
|
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"I want them to stop mucking me around .",
|
||
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"He's tired of being mucked about ."
|
||
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],
|
||
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": to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time":[
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||
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"We just mucked about all afternoon."
|
||
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081833",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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||
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},
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"muck (about ":{
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"definitions":[
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||
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": to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time",
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": to be unfair or dishonest with (someone) : to lie to or cheat (someone)"
|
||
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223048",
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||
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"type":[
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||
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"phrasal verb"
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||
|
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]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"muck about/around":{
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": to be unfair or dishonest with (someone) : to lie to or cheat (someone)":[
|
||
|
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"I want them to stop mucking me around .",
|
||
|
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"He's tired of being mucked about ."
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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": to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time":[
|
||
|
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"We just mucked about all afternoon."
|
||
|
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]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111230",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"muck about/around with":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious":[
|
||
|
|
"She spent the evening mucking around with the computer."
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083250",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"muck up":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to make a mess of : bungle , spoil":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"I swear, she mucks up everything she tries."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blow",
|
||
|
|
"bobble",
|
||
|
|
"boggle",
|
||
|
|
"bollix (up)",
|
||
|
|
"boot",
|
||
|
|
"botch",
|
||
|
|
"bugger (up)",
|
||
|
|
"bumble",
|
||
|
|
"bungle",
|
||
|
|
"butcher",
|
||
|
|
"dub",
|
||
|
|
"flub",
|
||
|
|
"fluff",
|
||
|
|
"foozle",
|
||
|
|
"foul up",
|
||
|
|
"fumble",
|
||
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
||
|
|
"louse up",
|
||
|
|
"mangle",
|
||
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
||
|
|
"muff",
|
||
|
|
"murder",
|
||
|
|
"screw up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014154",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"muck-a-muck":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"lightweight",
|
||
|
|
"nobody",
|
||
|
|
"nonentity",
|
||
|
|
"nothing",
|
||
|
|
"shrimp",
|
||
|
|
"twerp",
|
||
|
|
"whippersnapper",
|
||
|
|
"zero",
|
||
|
|
"zilch"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an important and often arrogant person":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"short for high-muck-a-muck":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0259-k\u0259-t\u0113-\u02ccm\u0259k"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"big",
|
||
|
|
"big boy",
|
||
|
|
"big cheese",
|
||
|
|
"big gun",
|
||
|
|
"big leaguer",
|
||
|
|
"big shot",
|
||
|
|
"big wheel",
|
||
|
|
"big-timer",
|
||
|
|
"bigfoot",
|
||
|
|
"biggie",
|
||
|
|
"bigwig",
|
||
|
|
"fat cat",
|
||
|
|
"heavy",
|
||
|
|
"heavy hitter",
|
||
|
|
"heavyweight",
|
||
|
|
"high-muck-a-muck",
|
||
|
|
"high-muckety-muck",
|
||
|
|
"honcho",
|
||
|
|
"kahuna",
|
||
|
|
"kingfish",
|
||
|
|
"kingpin",
|
||
|
|
"major leaguer",
|
||
|
|
"nabob",
|
||
|
|
"nawab",
|
||
|
|
"nibs",
|
||
|
|
"nob",
|
||
|
|
"pooh-bah",
|
||
|
|
"poo-bah",
|
||
|
|
"wheel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172112",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"muckender":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": handkerchief":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"alteration of Middle English mokadour , probably from (assumed) Old Proven\u00e7al mocador (whence Proven\u00e7al moucadou ), from Old Proven\u00e7al mocar to blow or wipe the nose, from moc nasal mucus, from Latin mucus":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0259k\u0259\u0307nd\u0259(r)",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8mu\u0307k-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103610",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"muckerism":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": behavior characteristic of a mucker":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0259k\u0259\u02ccriz\u0259m"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104736",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mucket":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0259k\u0259\u0307t",
|
||
|
|
"usually -\u0259\u0307t+V"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115634",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"muckety-muck":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"lightweight",
|
||
|
|
"nobody",
|
||
|
|
"nonentity",
|
||
|
|
"nothing",
|
||
|
|
"shrimp",
|
||
|
|
"twerp",
|
||
|
|
"whippersnapper",
|
||
|
|
"zero",
|
||
|
|
"zilch"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an important and often arrogant person":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"short for high-muck-a-muck":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0259-k\u0259-t\u0113-\u02ccm\u0259k"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"big",
|
||
|
|
"big boy",
|
||
|
|
"big cheese",
|
||
|
|
"big gun",
|
||
|
|
"big leaguer",
|
||
|
|
"big shot",
|
||
|
|
"big wheel",
|
||
|
|
"big-timer",
|
||
|
|
"bigfoot",
|
||
|
|
"biggie",
|
||
|
|
"bigwig",
|
||
|
|
"fat cat",
|
||
|
|
"heavy",
|
||
|
|
"heavy hitter",
|
||
|
|
"heavyweight",
|
||
|
|
"high-muck-a-muck",
|
||
|
|
"high-muckety-muck",
|
||
|
|
"honcho",
|
||
|
|
"kahuna",
|
||
|
|
"kingfish",
|
||
|
|
"kingpin",
|
||
|
|
"major leaguer",
|
||
|
|
"nabob",
|
||
|
|
"nawab",
|
||
|
|
"nibs",
|
||
|
|
"nob",
|
||
|
|
"pooh-bah",
|
||
|
|
"poo-bah",
|
||
|
|
"wheel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211748",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mucky":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": consisting of, marked by, or full of mud or muck":[
|
||
|
|
"the mucky bottom of a pond",
|
||
|
|
"The ground was mucky and full of stagnant puddles.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 James Alexander Thom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": covered in dirt or gunk : dirty , filthy":[
|
||
|
|
"mucky boots"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": muggy , humid":[
|
||
|
|
"In the early evening \u2026 a thunderstorm rolled through, cleaning out the mucky air.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Rick Steves"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": murky , clouded":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2026 the mucky floodwaters crawled through her home.",
|
||
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"\u2014 Dug Begley and Maggie Gordon"
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],
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": offensive to the senses : disagreeable , unpleasant":[
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"\u2026 the pretense that the picture is about decent people caught in a mucky world \u2026",
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"\u2014 Stanley Kauffmann"
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"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
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"\u02c8m\u0259-k\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204356",
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"type":[
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"mucky-muck":{
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"lightweight",
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"nobody",
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"nonentity",
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"nothing",
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"shrimp",
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"twerp",
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"whippersnapper",
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"zero",
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"zilch"
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"definitions":{
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": an important and often arrogant person":[]
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"examples":[],
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"short for high-muck-a-muck":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259-k\u0259-t\u0113-\u02ccm\u0259k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"big",
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"big boy",
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"big cheese",
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"big gun",
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"big leaguer",
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"big shot",
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"big wheel",
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"big-timer",
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"bigfoot",
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"biggie",
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"bigwig",
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"fat cat",
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"heavy",
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"heavy hitter",
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"heavyweight",
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"high-muck-a-muck",
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||
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"high-muckety-muck",
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||
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"honcho",
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||
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"kahuna",
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||
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"kingfish",
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||
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"kingpin",
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||
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"major leaguer",
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"nabob",
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||
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"nawab",
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||
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"nibs",
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||
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"nob",
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||
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"pooh-bah",
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||
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"poo-bah",
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||
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"wheel"
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||
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053211",
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||
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mucous membrane":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
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"noun"
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||
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The latent phase: High-risk HPV can hide in the affected skin or mucous membrane for several years. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The latent phase: High-risk HPV can hide in the affected skin or mucous membrane for several years. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Marc lives with mucous membrane pemphigoid, a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease that causes blistering lesions throughout the body. \u2014 Darcy Krueger, STAT , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The latent phase: High-risk HPV can hide in the affected skin or mucous membrane for several years. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The latent phase: High-risk HPV can hide in the affected skin or mucous membrane for several years. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The latent phase: High-risk HPV can hide in the affected skin or mucous membrane for several years. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rhinitis is a condition that causes irritation and swelling of the mucous membrane in the nose, and can cause symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing, congestion and itchiness in the eyes, nose, throat or ears, according to Cedars Sinai. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Exposure can cause irritation to the eyes, skin and mucous membrane , among other issues. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
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||
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"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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||
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},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213712"
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||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"mucosa":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"my\u00fc-\u02c8k\u014d-z\u0259"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Once in the intestines, the worms embed themselves in the mucosa of the small intestines and reproduce. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Specifically, the researchers examined olfactory neurons in the nasal mucosa , blood vessels, and the number of olfactory axons\u2014which are parts of neurons that transmit electrical signals\u2014in each patient. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Given these antimicrobial features, it is considered the biochemical barrier of the mucosa (Figure 3). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Trying to enhance the vaccine with an extra ingredient, called an adjuvant, inflamed the nasal mucosa and led to Bell\u2019s palsy in some people. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Indeed, microbes predominating in stool and those that tend to live in close proximity to the mucosa (the lining of the gut) are not entirely the same. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"These cancers develop from the gland cells in the stomach's mucosa . \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Your nasal passages are lined with mucosa , or mucous membranes, that are sensitive to pathogens and irritants like allergens or viruses. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 7 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"There are some suggestions that steam inhalation might be a factor, by damaging the mucosa . \u2014 Judy Stone, Forbes , 3 June 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin, feminine of mucosus mucous":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
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||
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235242"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"mucorrhea":{
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||
|
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"type":[
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||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": discharge of mucus especially when excessive":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin, from muc- + -rrhea, -rrhoea":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001534"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mucro":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an abrupt sharp terminal point or tip or process (as of a leaf)":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8my\u00fc-\u02cckr\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin mucron-, mucro , from Latin, point, edge":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002957"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mucoprotein":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": any of various complex conjugated proteins (such as mucins) that contain polysaccharides and occur in body fluids and tissues":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccmy\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113n",
|
||
|
|
"also -\u02c8pr\u014d-t\u0113-\u0259n",
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccmy\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02cct\u0113n, -\u02c8pr\u014dt-\u0113-\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034054"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": kawasaki disease":[
|
||
|
|
"Kawasaki disease (KD), also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome , is an acute systemic vasculitis seen in the pediatric population.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091256"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mucocutaneous":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": made up of or involving both typical skin and mucous membrane":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccmy\u00fc-k\u014d-kyu\u0307-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s",
|
||
|
|
"\u02ccmy\u00fc-k\u014d-ky\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102101"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mucous":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling mucus":[],
|
||
|
|
": secreting or containing mucus":[],
|
||
|
|
": covered with or as if with mucus : slimy":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8my\u00fc-k\u0259s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Previously, much of her laboratory\u2019s work had looked at how the portion of the body\u2019s defenses called the innate immune system detects viruses and how that helps to prime the immune responses in mucous membranes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The rash first appeared on the mucous membranes of the throat, mouth, and tongue. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The virus can jump from animals to humans via the respiratory tract, broken skin, or mucous membranes. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Bacteria may also be better at replicating on or in the mucous membranes, skin or intestinal tracts of a wider variety of animals, which would facilitate species jumps like spillover and spillback. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Moving water, Vaughan said, keeps the whole ballet going, providing the energy to push nutrients and gases across the mucous membranes of every coral cell. \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, Wired , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Now the newer study contends that inactivating the virus in the mouth\u2019s saliva and mucous membranes could help reduce infection in the adjoining nasopharyngeal area, too. \u2014 Abdullah Iqbal, Scientific American , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In people of all races, however, skin cancers can also present in places that do not regularly get sun exposure, like the hands or soles of their feet, the mucous membranes (gums, lips) and the nail beds. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Clothes that were covered in nasal mucous , vomit, breast milk, urine. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, The New York Review of Books , 15 June 2021"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin mucosus , from mucus":"Adjective"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120843"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"much to someone's surprise":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134518"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mucilage":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a gelatinous substance of various plants (such as legumes or seaweeds) that contains protein and polysaccharides and is similar to plant gums":[],
|
||
|
|
": an aqueous usually viscid solution (as of a gum) used especially as an adhesive":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8my\u00fc-s(\u0259-)lij",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8my\u00fc-s\u0259-lij"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"One day in July, the mucilage suddenly disappeared. \u2014 Jenna Scatena, The Atlantic , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But in the early 2000s, marine mucilage started breaking out pretty much every year, which scientists, in a 2009 paper, linked to climate change. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 21 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The mucilage is spreading to the Black Sea and the Aegean, said Mr. Kesici, the hydrobiologist. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The problem first came to light in November, when Mr. Sari was flooded with urgent calls from local fishermen about the mucilage . \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Turkey has seen a growing layer of marine mucilage drying and decomposing on the Sea of Marmara's surface for the last several months. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Reducing pollution would likely remove the root of the problem; mucilage outbreaks in the Adriatic Sea have become less common since Italy began treating its wastewater, per the Atlantic. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But pollution alone doesn\u2019t explain the appearance of so much sea snot\u2014or marine mucilage , to use the scientific term. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 21 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Cutting into okra releases the mucilage , a natural sugar-protein substance that thickens when heated. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 June 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English muscilage , from Late Latin mucilago mucus, musty juice, from Latin mucus":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145940"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"mucoid":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": resembling mucus":[],
|
||
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": mucoprotein":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8my\u00fc-\u02cck\u022fid"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary muc-":"Adjective",
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172237"
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},
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"mucific":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": secreting mucus":[
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"a mucific gland"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-fik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"muc- + -fic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180904"
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},
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"much to someone's regret":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": causing someone great disappointment":[
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"Much to my parents' regret , I decided not to go to college."
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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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":"20220709-184834"
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},
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"mucolytic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hydrolyzing glycosaminoglycans : tending to break down or lower the viscosity of mucin-containing body secretions or components":[
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"mucolytic enzymes"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccmy\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02c8lit-ik",
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"\u02ccmy\u00fc-k\u0259-\u02c8li-tik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202211"
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},
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"mucus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a viscid slippery secretion that is usually rich in mucins and is produced by mucous membranes which it moistens and protects":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8my\u00fc-k\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"White\u2019s tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) secrete mucus from their toe pads to hold on to steep surfaces through capillary forces, similar to the way a wet piece of tissue sticks to a window. \u2014 Becky Summers, Scientific American , 16 Jan. 2013",
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"Some genes are simply too big to stuff into the hollow shell of the virus, including the CFTR gene that is defective in people with cystic fibrosis and causes a dangerous buildup of mucus in the lungs. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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"Bottlenose dolphins living in the Red Sea have been observed taking turns rubbing up against specific reef organisms, which release mucus rich in bioactive compounds that could help protect dolphin skin from infections and rashes. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 21 May 2022",
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"The mucosal system relies on specialized cells and antibodies within the mucus -rich lining of the nose and other parts of our airways, as well as the gut. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 3 May 2022",
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"The mucus layer helps keep food and other large substances from contacting the epithelial cells underneath while still allowing smaller molecules to move through it. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"If a middle ear infection spread to the mastoid bone, the bone's honeycomb-like structure would have also filled with fluid and mucus . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Symptoms can include diarrhea that may contain blood or mucus . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic mutation that makes mucus thick and sticky. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 14 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Latin m\u016bcus, muccus \"nasal discharge,\" perhaps going back to *moukos, o-grade derivative of Indo-European *(s)muk- \"nasal discharge,\" *(s)meuk- \"undo, loosen, wipe off\" \u2014 more at myxo-":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223856"
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},
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"much to the regret of (someone)":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": causing great disappointment to (someone)":[
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"Much to the regret of my parents, I decided not to go to college."
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|
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]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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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":"20220709-224401"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"mucronation":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": the quality or state of being mucronate":[],
|
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": a mucronate point, tip, or process":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"mucronate + -ion":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004727"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"mucho":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": to a high degree : very":[
|
||
|
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"\u2026 a mucho funny riff on the Temptations' \"Ball of Confusion\" \u2026",
|
||
|
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"\u2014 Lisa Kennedy",
|
||
|
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"\u2026 the lavish lifestyles \u2026 in which all seem to own fantastic hair and drive mucho -expensive automobiles.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Al Alexander"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
|
": a lot of : much":[
|
||
|
|
"DeMann convinced Mottola to spend more than $200,000 on an elaborate stage production with mucho pulchritude (including a sexy belly dance by Shakira) and pyrotechnics.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Marc Weingarten",
|
||
|
|
"Not surprisingly, there was mucho grumbling from sleazy ticket brokers.",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Kim Neely"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00fc-(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from Spanish \u2014 more at mucho entry 2":"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"borrowed from Spanish, going back to Latin multus \"many, much\" \u2014 more at meliorate":"Adjective"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1870, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015828"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"muculent":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": mucoid":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8my\u00fcky\u0259l\u0259nt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Late Latin muculentus sniveling, from Latin mucus nasal mucus + -ulentus -ulent":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025556"
|
||
|
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}
|
||
|
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}
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