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"tight":{
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"antonyms":[
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"penetrable",
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"permeable",
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"pervious"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": barely allowing time for completion":[
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"a tight schedule",
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"tight deadlines"
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],
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": being such that the subject fills the frame":[
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"a tight close-up"
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],
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": capable , competent":[],
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": characterized by a polished style and precise arrangements in music performance":[],
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": characterized by firmness or strictness in control or application or in attention to details":[
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"tight security",
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"ran a tight newsroom",
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"keeps a tight hand on her investments"
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],
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": characterized by little difference in the relative positions of contestants with respect to final outcome : close":[
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"a tight race for mayor"
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],
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": closely packed : very full":[
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"a tight bale of hay"
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],
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": difficult to cope with":[
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"in a tight spot financially"
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],
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": fast , tightly , firmly":[
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"the door was shut tight"
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],
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": having a close personal or working relationship : intimate":[
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"is tight with the boss"
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],
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": having elements close together":[
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"a tight formation",
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"a tight line of type"
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],
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": in a sound manner : soundly":[
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"sleep tight"
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],
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": marked by control or discipline in expression or style : having little or no extraneous matter":[
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"tight writing"
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],
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": marked by unusual tension (as in the face or body)":[
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"lips tight with anger",
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"a family tight with fear"
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],
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": not liberal in giving : stingy":[
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"tight with a penny"
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],
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": so close in structure as to prevent passage or escape (as of liquid, gas, or light)":[
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"a tight ship",
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"a tight seal"
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],
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": somewhat drunk":[],
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": strongly fixed or held : secure":[
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"a tight jar lid",
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"a tight grip on the ladder"
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],
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"\u2014 compare lightproof , watertight":[
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"a tight ship",
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"a tight seal"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The lid is too tight . I can't loosen it.",
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"She made a tight knot in the rope.",
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"Keep a tight grip on his hand when you cross the street.",
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"Pull the ribbon tight and make a bow.",
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"Adverb",
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"Is the door shut tight ",
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"She screwed the cap on tight .",
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"Don't close the lid so tight .",
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"We were packed as tight as sardines on the bus.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Your average chip shop has always run on tight margins. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
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"Or how its leather case fit too tightly to zip, perhaps forcing Bianca to slam the butt end of a rare and mistakenly loaded Browning Auto-5 smack-dab onto the floor, the muzzle facing square and tight against her lung. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 2 July 2022",
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"Oil just capped its first monthly drop since November on fears of a global downturn, but despite that the supply situation remains tight . \u2014 Fortune , 2 July 2022",
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"More primary takeaways::A good night for women such as Bowser in DC and Britt in Ala.; tight House races in Va. \u2014 Julia Mueller, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
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"The sound wasn\u2019t working, the camera couldn\u2019t get the angles right in such a tight space, the curtains kept falling. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
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"At the same time, supplies for crude oil and gasoline have remained tight . \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
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"LeBron James has already won with Irving in Cleveland, and Anthony Davis, a tight James ally, is supportive, according to people familiar with the situation. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
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"The Sox need at least two more righties Cora can trust in a tight spot. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"For video testimony that could be admissible as evidence, Rosen even gets the tight -lipped Furman to share some critical information. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
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"While other streaming services are still staying tight -lipped, Netflix has been unusually open about its strategy. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"While Legend remained tight -lipped about any updates, his voice beamed with enthusiasm when speaking about his new project. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 17 June 2022",
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"Bullock said local organizers and the observers had a good exchange of ideas, but that their guests were pretty tight -lipped about how Utah\u2019s facilities rate compared to other potential hosts. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"Law enforcement officials have remained tight -lipped about the slew of documents the man charged in the Buffalo shooting may have posted online before the attack. \u2014 Will Carless, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
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"Hernandez is the only new member of the group, which has become tight -knit and has mostly played above expectations the past couple of years. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
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"Still, many Americans are holding on tight to their constitutional right to bear arms. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 26 May 2022",
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"But after holding tight , as 14-point underdogs, in an ugly game that remained tied deep into the third quarter, the Buffalo Bills started looking like themselves again \u2014 and the Dolphins like themselves. \u2014 David Furones, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse th\u0113ttr tight; akin to Middle High German d\u012bhte thick, Sanskrit tanakti it causes to coagulate":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"impenetrable",
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"impermeable",
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"impervious"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211946",
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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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"tight end":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an offensive football end who lines up close to the tackle and can act as a lineman or receiver":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Power forward Jackson Bowser, one of the top 2023 football prospects in the state as a tight end , started last season. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
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"Both are still looking for a commitment from a tight end . \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
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"Wayne said last month that Alabama is looking at him potentially as a tight end as well. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 29 May 2022",
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"In Wilson\u2019s 10 years with Seattle, Jimmy Graham\u2019s three-season stretch from 2015-17 was the most productive for a tight end . \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
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"Three-star tight end Jackson Carver committed to Miami on Tuesday. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
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"Smith became the first UAB player chosen in the NFL Draft since wide receiver J.J. Nelson and tight end Kennard Blackman went in 2015. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
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"Notable players on the Team Columbia roster include tight end Riley Williams and quarterback Cru Newman from Class 6A state champion Central Catholic. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
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"The other headliner was Sweden tight end Theo Melin \u00d6hrstr\u00f6m, who also took Ohio State down to the wire before committing to Texas A&M. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 11 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1962, 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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190108",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tight joint":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a book joint against which the cover board is set snugly without the space or depression of the open joint":[]
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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":"20220706-115313",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tight-lipped":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blabby",
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"chatty",
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"communicative",
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"conversational",
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"gabby",
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"garrulous",
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"loquacious",
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"motormouthed",
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"mouthy",
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"talkative",
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"talky",
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"unreserved"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the lips closed tight (as in determination)":[],
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": reluctant to speak : taciturn":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02c8lipt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"closemouthed",
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"dumb",
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"laconic",
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"reserved",
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"reticent",
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"silent",
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"taciturn",
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"uncommunicative"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081201",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"tight-mouthed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"communicative",
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"open"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": closemouthed":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1911, 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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"-\u02c8mau\u0307tht",
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02c8mau\u0307t\u035fhd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"close",
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"closemouthed",
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"dark",
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"reticent",
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"secretive",
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"uncommunicative"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093934",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"tighten":{
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"antonyms":[
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"loosen",
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"slack",
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"slacken"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become tight or tighter":[],
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": to make tight or tighter":[],
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": to practice strict economy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She tightened her hold on the handle.",
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"tighten the straps on the backpack so that the load doesn't shift while hiking",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Steps by the Federal Reserve to tighten its monetary policy and increase interest rates also support the dollar. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
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"Now the Fed has little choice but to tighten policy by aggressively cutting rates to curb inflation. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022",
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"Investor fears that the Federal Reserve will have to aggressively tighten monetary policy to bring down inflation unleashed a massive stock sell-off on Wall Street during the week. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
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"Few economists think the Fed shouldn\u2019t tighten monetary policy. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 2 May 2022",
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"The figures underscore the debate about how much scope the U.S. central bank has to tighten policy before the economy cracks. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The crypto sell-off comes as tech stocks are dragging down equity markets in the face of fresh China lockdowns, Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and the Federal Reserve beginning to tighten its monetary policy. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Interest rates have been soaring in response to increasingly hawkish plans by the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy. \u2014 Katia Dmitrieva, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"At this point, the Fed is sticking with its plans to tighten monetary policy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1727, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"strain",
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"stretch",
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"tauten",
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"tense"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204844",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"tighten the noose":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make a situation more difficult for someone":[
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"The new tougher penalties will tighten the noose on traffic offenders.",
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"They tightened the noose around the enemy by cutting the supply lines."
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043215",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"tighten the purse strings":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make less money available for spending":[
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"School administrators are already tightening the purse strings ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053802",
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"type":[
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"tighten the screws":{
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"definitions":{
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": to put more pressure on someone or something to do something":[
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"We need to tighten the screws on people who've been evading the tax."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010212",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"tighten up":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become more strict or effective or to make (something) more strict or effective":[
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"Security around the building has tightened up recently.",
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"They tightened up security around the building."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100204",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"tighten/put the thumbscrews on":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to use harsh measures to force (a person or group) to do something or stop doing something":[
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"The government is tightening/putting the thumbscrews on dissenters."
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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":"20220707-014037",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"tightfisted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bounteous",
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"bountiful",
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"charitable",
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"freehanded",
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"generous",
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"liberal",
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"munificent",
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"openhanded",
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"unsparing",
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"unstinting"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": reluctant to part with money":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The company's tightfisted owner won't raise the workers' salaries.",
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"the company is pretty tightfisted when it comes to bonuses",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Diplomats from neighboring countries, Afghans overseas and U.N. officials have all called on the United States to relax its tightfisted approach. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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||
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"The ambience reflects Hankey\u2019s tightfisted approach to his seven companies, which include a Toyota dealership, a dealer management software developer and Midway Car Rental, which does a big business renting exotic cars. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
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||
|
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"But most problems that befall condo associations are not from nefarious board members or tightfisted unit owners, said Rolando, the Florida Bar Association\u2019s Condominium and Planned Development Committee co-chair. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
|
||
|
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"The Heiress Hunt is about two strong-willed individuals learning to wrest the tightfisted control that has dictated their lives (and their success). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Cal Jillson, a Dallas professor who has written a book about Texas' tightfisted approach to budgeting, said a reason state leaders ask for lists of possible cuts is to probe for which programs can be jettisoned. \u2014 James Barrag\u00e1n, Dallas News , 9 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
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"The landscape of this Trainaceous Era was crammed with rogues, chancers, visionaries, and tightfisted despots. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"There may be tightfisted holdouts, though not the N.C.A.A., which bailed on its winter and spring championships on Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"To get that partial reimbursement, many farmers had to deal with tightfisted local officials. \u2014 Keith Bradsher, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02c8fi-st\u0259d"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"cheap",
|
||
|
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"chintzy",
|
||
|
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"close",
|
||
|
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"closefisted",
|
||
|
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"mean",
|
||
|
|
"mingy",
|
||
|
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"miserly",
|
||
|
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"niggard",
|
||
|
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"niggardly",
|
||
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
||
|
|
"penny-pinching",
|
||
|
|
"penurious",
|
||
|
|
"pinching",
|
||
|
|
"pinchpenny",
|
||
|
|
"spare",
|
||
|
|
"sparing",
|
||
|
|
"stingy",
|
||
|
|
"stinting",
|
||
|
|
"tight",
|
||
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
||
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003832",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tightfistedness":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bounteous",
|
||
|
|
"bountiful",
|
||
|
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"charitable",
|
||
|
|
"freehanded",
|
||
|
|
"generous",
|
||
|
|
"liberal",
|
||
|
|
"munificent",
|
||
|
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"openhanded",
|
||
|
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"unsparing",
|
||
|
|
"unstinting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": reluctant to part with money":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"The company's tightfisted owner won't raise the workers' salaries.",
|
||
|
|
"the company is pretty tightfisted when it comes to bonuses",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Diplomats from neighboring countries, Afghans overseas and U.N. officials have all called on the United States to relax its tightfisted approach. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The ambience reflects Hankey\u2019s tightfisted approach to his seven companies, which include a Toyota dealership, a dealer management software developer and Midway Car Rental, which does a big business renting exotic cars. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But most problems that befall condo associations are not from nefarious board members or tightfisted unit owners, said Rolando, the Florida Bar Association\u2019s Condominium and Planned Development Committee co-chair. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The Heiress Hunt is about two strong-willed individuals learning to wrest the tightfisted control that has dictated their lives (and their success). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Cal Jillson, a Dallas professor who has written a book about Texas' tightfisted approach to budgeting, said a reason state leaders ask for lists of possible cuts is to probe for which programs can be jettisoned. \u2014 James Barrag\u00e1n, Dallas News , 9 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The landscape of this Trainaceous Era was crammed with rogues, chancers, visionaries, and tightfisted despots. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"There may be tightfisted holdouts, though not the N.C.A.A., which bailed on its winter and spring championships on Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"To get that partial reimbursement, many farmers had to deal with tightfisted local officials. \u2014 Keith Bradsher, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02c8fi-st\u0259d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cheap",
|
||
|
|
"chintzy",
|
||
|
|
"close",
|
||
|
|
"closefisted",
|
||
|
|
"mean",
|
||
|
|
"mingy",
|
||
|
|
"miserly",
|
||
|
|
"niggard",
|
||
|
|
"niggardly",
|
||
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
||
|
|
"penny-pinching",
|
||
|
|
"penurious",
|
||
|
|
"pinching",
|
||
|
|
"pinchpenny",
|
||
|
|
"spare",
|
||
|
|
"sparing",
|
||
|
|
"stingy",
|
||
|
|
"stinting",
|
||
|
|
"tight",
|
||
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
||
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015112",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tightish":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": somewhat difficult":[],
|
||
|
|
": somewhat tight : close-fitting":[
|
||
|
|
"tightish long sleeves pushed back over the wrist",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 D. C. Calthrop"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"tight entry 1 + -ish":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8t\u012bt|",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8t\u012bt|ish",
|
||
|
|
"|\u0113sh"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073625",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tightlock":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a disease of cotton caused by any of several fungi (especially of the genus Diplodia ) and characterized by failure of the affected locks to fluff and by discoloration and weakening of the fibers":[],
|
||
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a coupling device for cushioning the impact between railroad cars at starts or stops by taking up the slack":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212608",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tightness":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"penetrable",
|
||
|
|
"permeable",
|
||
|
|
"pervious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": barely allowing time for completion":[
|
||
|
|
"a tight schedule",
|
||
|
|
"tight deadlines"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": being such that the subject fills the frame":[
|
||
|
|
"a tight close-up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": capable , competent":[],
|
||
|
|
": characterized by a polished style and precise arrangements in music performance":[],
|
||
|
|
": characterized by firmness or strictness in control or application or in attention to details":[
|
||
|
|
"tight security",
|
||
|
|
"ran a tight newsroom",
|
||
|
|
"keeps a tight hand on her investments"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": characterized by little difference in the relative positions of contestants with respect to final outcome : close":[
|
||
|
|
"a tight race for mayor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": closely packed : very full":[
|
||
|
|
"a tight bale of hay"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": difficult to cope with":[
|
||
|
|
"in a tight spot financially"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": fast , tightly , firmly":[
|
||
|
|
"the door was shut tight"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": having a close personal or working relationship : intimate":[
|
||
|
|
"is tight with the boss"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": having elements close together":[
|
||
|
|
"a tight formation",
|
||
|
|
"a tight line of type"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": in a sound manner : soundly":[
|
||
|
|
"sleep tight"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": marked by control or discipline in expression or style : having little or no extraneous matter":[
|
||
|
|
"tight writing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": marked by unusual tension (as in the face or body)":[
|
||
|
|
"lips tight with anger",
|
||
|
|
"a family tight with fear"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": not liberal in giving : stingy":[
|
||
|
|
"tight with a penny"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": so close in structure as to prevent passage or escape (as of liquid, gas, or light)":[
|
||
|
|
"a tight ship",
|
||
|
|
"a tight seal"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": somewhat drunk":[],
|
||
|
|
": strongly fixed or held : secure":[
|
||
|
|
"a tight jar lid",
|
||
|
|
"a tight grip on the ladder"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 compare lightproof , watertight":[
|
||
|
|
"a tight ship",
|
||
|
|
"a tight seal"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"The lid is too tight . I can't loosen it.",
|
||
|
|
"She made a tight knot in the rope.",
|
||
|
|
"Keep a tight grip on his hand when you cross the street.",
|
||
|
|
"Pull the ribbon tight and make a bow.",
|
||
|
|
"Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"Is the door shut tight ",
|
||
|
|
"She screwed the cap on tight .",
|
||
|
|
"Don't close the lid so tight .",
|
||
|
|
"We were packed as tight as sardines on the bus.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"Your average chip shop has always run on tight margins. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Or how its leather case fit too tightly to zip, perhaps forcing Bianca to slam the butt end of a rare and mistakenly loaded Browning Auto-5 smack-dab onto the floor, the muzzle facing square and tight against her lung. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 2 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Oil just capped its first monthly drop since November on fears of a global downturn, but despite that the supply situation remains tight . \u2014 Fortune , 2 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"More primary takeaways::A good night for women such as Bowser in DC and Britt in Ala.; tight House races in Va. \u2014 Julia Mueller, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The sound wasn\u2019t working, the camera couldn\u2019t get the angles right in such a tight space, the curtains kept falling. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At the same time, supplies for crude oil and gasoline have remained tight . \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"LeBron James has already won with Irving in Cleveland, and Anthony Davis, a tight James ally, is supportive, according to people familiar with the situation. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Sox need at least two more righties Cora can trust in a tight spot. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
||
|
|
"For video testimony that could be admissible as evidence, Rosen even gets the tight -lipped Furman to share some critical information. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While other streaming services are still staying tight -lipped, Netflix has been unusually open about its strategy. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"While Legend remained tight -lipped about any updates, his voice beamed with enthusiasm when speaking about his new project. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Bullock said local organizers and the observers had a good exchange of ideas, but that their guests were pretty tight -lipped about how Utah\u2019s facilities rate compared to other potential hosts. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Law enforcement officials have remained tight -lipped about the slew of documents the man charged in the Buffalo shooting may have posted online before the attack. \u2014 Will Carless, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Hernandez is the only new member of the group, which has become tight -knit and has mostly played above expectations the past couple of years. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Still, many Americans are holding on tight to their constitutional right to bear arms. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But after holding tight , as 14-point underdogs, in an ugly game that remained tied deep into the third quarter, the Buffalo Bills started looking like themselves again \u2014 and the Dolphins like themselves. \u2014 David Furones, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
||
|
|
"1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse th\u0113ttr tight; akin to Middle High German d\u012bhte thick, Sanskrit tanakti it causes to coagulate":"Adjective"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8t\u012bt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
||
|
|
"impermeable",
|
||
|
|
"impervious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170927",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tightrope":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a dangerously precarious situation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase walk a tightrope"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
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"Zara is walking a tightrope , navigating a conflicting set of ideas and rules about women\u2019s desirability and shame. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
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"In press conferences, Chen would speak a mix of Chinese and English, a representation of the cultural tightrope that many Asian Americans balance. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"The defense has more of a tightrope to walk with jurors with its opening statement, according to legal experts. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"Youngkin is struggling to pull off \u2014 a preview of the tightrope that Republicans in swing states across the country are likely to face in the 2022 midterms. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 June 2021",
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"The performance was typical of Mr. Macron, and unusual for any head of state, the equivalent of tightrope walking without a net. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"The incident was a dramatic illustration of the tightrope walked by programmers at television networks that appeal to fans of former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial. \u2014 David Bauder, Chron , 10 Feb. 2021",
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"Since slavery, our bodies have walked an impossible tightrope between being hypervisible and erotically illegible. \u2014 Allure , 13 May 2022",
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"And part of being a race car driver is walking that tightrope and understanding where the limit is. \u2014 Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Windowsen dress, $1,256, available at windowsen.com; Wolford tights , $145, available at worlfordshop.com. \u2014 refinery29.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"In addition, Zien manages to pull off playing Albert Einstein, Robert Strauss and a pre-fame Marlene Dietrich (top hat, tights , growly Germanic vocals and all). \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"For the show, the Hadids sported coordinating red corset dresses with latex tights and bleach brows, both of which were themes throughout the sleek show. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Even my heaviest, 250-weight merino-wool tights aren\u2019t warm enough on their own in below-freezing temperatures. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 15 Jan. 2021",
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"Grace paired her outfit with a purple bucket hat with flowers and light pink tights . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
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"Love it or loathe it, at some point most children will get wriggled into ballet tights or tap shoes and sent into a room with the music and the mirror to work off some energy, make friends and learn to take direction. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
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"Leave the Danzig tee and black tights at home until Orion\u2019s fall concerts. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
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"Your costume can be made up of green shorts, a green corset or top, poison ivy tights and even a green wig! \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022"
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"\u02c8t\u012bts"
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": a close or miserly person":[]
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"examples":[
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"Her husband's such a tightwad that he never wants to go out to dinner.",
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"you're always such a tightwad when charity comes calling",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But come Sunday, the tightwad could still walk away with the trophy. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Valentine\u2019s Day plus being too much of a tightwad to buy a gift. \u2014 Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
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"So Carew signed with the Angels and the Yankees maintained their imperious and often disdainful view of the Twins as backwater tightwads who didn't sufficiently appreciate the privilege of playing against the Yankees, much less for them. \u2014 Steve Rushin, SI.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
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||
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"Maybe because the tightwad organization has shed $20 million off an already bottom-feeding payroll, to an even thinner $63.5 million. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2018",
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||
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"The details of the tax returns painted Reagan as a tightwad , helping augment his public image as a crusader who would cut government spending. \u2014 Kevin M. Kruse, Esquire , 14 Apr. 2017"
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02ccw\u00e4d"
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"churl",
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"hunks",
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"miser",
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"niggard",
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"penny-pincher",
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"piker",
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"scrooge",
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"skinflint"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194436",
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": closely integrated and bound in love or friendship":[
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"a tight-knit family"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02c8nit"
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173924"
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": straitlaced":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174702"
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||
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"definitions":{
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||
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": a situation in which people or things are very crowded together":[
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||
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"It'll be a tight squeeze , but we can all fit in one car."
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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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||
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"first_known_use":{},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192620"
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"tight side":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the concave face of a sheet of veneer \u2014 compare loose side":[]
|
||
|
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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":"20220709-022238"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tiger shrimp":{
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||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a large shrimp ( Penaeus monodon of the family Penaeidae) of the Indian and Pacific oceans that is often farmed and widely sold as food":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Sze goes with tiger shrimp , but feel free to go with your shrimp of choice. \u2014 Elyse Inamine, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Oysters on the go - Farm Suzuki of Japan is selling its specialty fried and raw oysters on the half shell and raw tiger shrimp at vending machines in Hiroshima and Tokyo, complete with a microwave for heating. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jenevein\u2019s most popular dishes are the tiger shrimp , roast beef po\u2019boy and Maiu mushroom burger. \u2014 Brandi Addison, Dallas News , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The tiger shrimp were fine for novices \u2014 tender, big, and snappy. \u2014 Craig Laban, Philly.com , 5 Apr. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Many former farmers have switched to raising tiger shrimp \u2013 now Bangladesh\u2019s second biggest export after garments \u2013 in shallow ponds. \u2014 Manipadma Jena, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Mar. 2018"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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|
"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070923"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tight-leg":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to grip a horse firmly with the legs without using the spurs in riding":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
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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":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073519"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tightlining":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a method of high-line logging in which the logs are lifted over obstructions by tightening on the haulback":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"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":"20220709-083147"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"tight ship":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a ship with crew and officers working well together":[]
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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|
||
|
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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":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092007"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tight scrummage":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a close formation of the forwards of each team in rugby":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103831"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tiger shark":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a large gray or brown stocky-bodied requiem shark ( Galeocerdo cuvieri ) that is nearly cosmopolitan especially in warm seas and can be dangerous to humans \u2014 see shark illustration":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Port Aransas officials said Michael Ploch used a drone to catch a 9.5-foot tiger shark off of the beach's south jetty by dropping bait off the end of the Horace Caldwell Pier and then dropping his hook hundreds of yards north of the south jetty. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The top attraction, however, is the surfboard that 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton was paddling off Kauai in 2003 when a 14-foot tiger shark took her left arm. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"One of the animals that call the eastern coast of Australia home is the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Finally, the neodymium in the fossil sand tiger shark teeth provides the earliest chemical evidence of water flowing through the Drake Passage that aligns with tectonic evidence. \u2014 Sora Kim, The Conversation , 12 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Some of the teeth were extremely large, suggesting these ancient Antarctic sand tigers were larger than today\u2019s sand tiger shark , Carcharias taurus, which can grow to about 10 feet long. \u2014 Sora Kim, The Conversation , 12 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"All of these species are suffering from population decline and are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered, except the tiger shark which is considered near threatened. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 13 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Unfortunately, the pace of warming today is faster and may be beyond the sand tiger shark \u2019s ability to adapt. \u2014 Sora Kim, The Conversation , 12 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"According to the Maine Department of Marine Resources website, the 11 receivers that were placed between Wells and Popham Beach State Park last year detected 16 sharks (14 white sharks, one blue shark, and one sand tiger shark ). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2021"
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
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"circa 1785, in the meaning defined above":""
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||
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|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140753"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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|
"tight schedule":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": a small amount of time to do something":[
|
||
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"We have a tight schedule to get this project done."
|
||
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]
|
||
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|
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||
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||
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||
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|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201037"
|
||
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},
|
||
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"tight backbone":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": a book backbone adhered solidly to the cover \u2014 compare hollow back":[]
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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||
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|
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|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201927"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"tight-cut":{
|
||
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|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": having little or no evident checking":[
|
||
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"\u2014 used especially of thin-cut veneer"
|
||
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|
||
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|
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223140"
|
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"tight sap":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sapwood having close pores":[]
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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":"20220710-005323"
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},
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"tiger":{
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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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"definitions":{
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": a large Asian carnivorous mammal ( Panthera tigris ) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black":[],
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": any of several large wildcats (such as the jaguar or cougar)":[],
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": a domestic cat with striped pattern":[],
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": tasmanian tiger":[],
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": a fierce, daring, or aggressive person or quality":[
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"aroused the tiger in him",
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"a tiger for work"
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],
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": someone or something (such as a situation) that is formidable or impossible to control":[
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"how the tiger of inflation can be tamed",
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"\u2014 J. A. Davenport",
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"\u2014 often used in the phrases ride a tiger and have a tiger by the tail"
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],
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": a groom in livery":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u012b-g\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"barracuda",
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"fire-breather",
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"fire-eater",
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"pit bull"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"milquetoast"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"He was a tiger on the basketball court.",
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"even the best defense can't keep that tiger from scoring",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Cuevases were the owners of the tiger , Houston Police Cmdr. \u2014 Andy Rose And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 11 May 2022",
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"Wilde, meanwhile, was cradled in his mother's arms wearing a similar pair of white sunglasses, as well as a tiger print onesie. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
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"Along with some of the more typical flavors including milk chocolate and peanut butter, the Nutmeg has butterbeer, cheesecake, buckeye, penuche, tiger butter and milk walnut. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
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"Three-year-old Sumatran tiger Raja was transferred in April from Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington, and his tolerance threshold is currently at 95 degrees. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
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"In a video that has a half a dozen freeze-frame-worthy moments of soaring tropical jungle empowerment, the pivotal click to pick comes when Katy encounters a ferocious tiger and unleashes a rebel yell in the apex predator\u2019s face. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
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"Sale products include the low-profile 3rd generation 2018 Echo Dot ($24.99, originally $39.99) and the 4th generation Echo Dot for children ($34.99, originally $59.99), which comes with panda or tiger graphics. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"Like his fellow tiger cub, Karr\u2019s $701 million equity portfolio, which is composed of 19 stocks, is heavily invested in the technology, consumer cyclical, basic materials and industrials sectors. \u2014 Gurufocus, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"The trailer, which EW can exclusively debut above, gives a peek into what is sure to be a wild ride \u2014 pet tiger and all. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, EW.com , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English tigre , from Old English tiger & Anglo-French tigre , both from Latin tigris , from Greek, probably of Iranian origin; akin to Avestan tighra- pointed; akin to Greek stizein to tattoo \u2014 more at stick":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015410"
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},
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"tight-ass":{
|
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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 rigidly straitlaced, conventional, or inhibited person":[
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"As Indiana warmed up, Wilkerson noticed Bo Ellis, Marquette's star forward, pointing to the Hoosiers' retro warmups and laughing. Clearly, this game matched the cool dudes from Milwaukee against the tight-asses from Bloomington.",
|
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"\u2014 Jack McCallum"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-\u02ccas"
|
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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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|
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"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020343"
|
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}
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}
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