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"food":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution":[],
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": nutriment in solid form":[
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"She gave food and drink to the hungry travelers."
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],
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": something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies":[
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"food for thought",
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"Books were his mental food ."
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},
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"examples":[
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"a farmer who grows his own food",
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"drought victims who don't have enough food to eat",
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"She gave food and drink to the hungry travelers.",
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"What is your favorite food ",
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"fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her husband wanted to go to Centennial Campground, but Chiklak worried about access to food and a place to do laundry. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
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"In April, residents in Shanghai, China\u2019s most populous city, were forced into a harsh lockdown \u2014 spurring a mental health crisis, leaving many without food \u2014 watching family members die while struggling to seek medical attention. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
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"Businesses have been raising prices on everything from food to clothing. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
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"The woman later threw food wrapped in aluminum foil at the officer. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
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"Sadly, at a lot of charging stations, many of the choices will be meager chain fast food . \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Beyond food , the price of gas has been particularly tough on consumers as Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine continues to impact global energy markets. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
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"At the brunch, food like empanadas, ceviche and fresh fruit were offered buffet-style along with mimosas and bloody marys. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Others say the food is surprisingly good for emergency rations. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fode , from Old English f\u014dda ; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00fcd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bread",
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"chow",
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"chuck",
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"comestibles",
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"eatables",
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"eats",
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"edibles",
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"fare",
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"foodstuffs",
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"grub",
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"meat",
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"provender",
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"provisions",
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"table",
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"tucker",
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"viands",
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"victuals",
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"vittles"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000131",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"food court":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an area within a building (such as a shopping mall) set apart for food concessions":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Restaurants, a food court , and shops reintroduced the Tower as more than just a place to work. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"Visitors roam the outdoor food court with swiveling heads, clutching clear baggies full of orange and purple plastic tokens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
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"A couple of hours after the museum published the Facebook post, a Black woman replied in the comments section with a photo of the salad sitting in the museum\u2019s food court . \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
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"A couple of hours after the museum published the Facebook post, a Black woman replied in the comments section with a photo of the salad sitting in the museum\u2019s food court . \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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"The food court is a fun place to people-watch at Fan Fusion 2022. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
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"An officer located the suspect in the Great Northern Mall food court and arrested him. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
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"Burger-Chan's popularity has spread like wildfire since opening inside the food court at Greenway Plaza in 2016, and for good reason. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The plans, which city officials approved in fall 2020, called for an Asian grocery store, food court featuring Hmong cuisine and other retail space on the first floor, with offices and meeting rooms on the second floor. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1979, 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":"20220708-131128",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"foodstuffs":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 2015, the taco \u2014 a staple foodstuff for millions of people; a morning meal, easy lunch, Tuesday dinner and late-night bite \u2014 got its own emoji. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
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"As the Greek Delta was close to Chicago\u2019s wholesale markets, the first Greek immigrants could buy foodstuff and become pushcart peddlers, even before learning English. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Ship movements in the Black Sea, a key oil and foodstuff export route whose northern side is shared between Russia and Ukraine, have been frozen. \u2014 Costas Paris And Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Too little can lead to a bonk and even nausea if your blood sugar gets too low, while too much foodstuff can also provoke the gut and induce queasiness. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
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"Scent is critical because, despite being a foodstuff , the tuber doesn\u2019t actually taste of very much. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"As time passed, the indices were subcategorized; lard and corn, for instance, went into a separate index for foodstuff . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"But bananas, like every foodstuff that grows in the Global South and becomes a beloved commodity in the Global North, have a rather sordid history. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
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"The researchers are also in talks with private companies interested in exploring the technology for other applications beyond storing astronaut foodstuff . \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1872, 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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"\u02c8f\u00fcd-\u02ccst\u0259f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bread",
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"chow",
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"chuck",
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"comestibles",
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"eatables",
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"eats",
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"edibles",
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"fare",
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"food",
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"grub",
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"meat",
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"provender",
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"provisions",
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"table",
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"tucker",
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"viands",
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"victuals",
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"vittles"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065243",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"foofaraw":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a disturbance or to-do over a trifle : fuss":[],
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": frills and flashy finery":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the foofaraw that accompanies any big wedding",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For many Americans who don\u2019t celebrate Christmas, sitting out the foofaraw while the whole country conducts Christmas consumption is an annual dose of alienation. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2020",
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"No foofaraw : Of course a cleric\u2014in Chih\u2019s case, one who belongs to a holy order tasked with traveling the land and collecting stories\u2014wouldn\u2019t concern themself with gender. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 29 Sep. 2020",
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"What was Anne Boleyn up to while this whole Charles Brandon foofaraw was happening in England",
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"What was Anne Boleyn up to while this whole Charles Brandon foofaraw was happening in England"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00fc-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u022f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ado",
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"alarums and excursions",
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"ballyhoo",
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"blather",
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"bluster",
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"bobbery",
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"bother",
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"bustle",
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"clatter",
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"clutter",
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"coil",
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"commotion",
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"corroboree",
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"disturbance",
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"do",
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"fun",
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"furor",
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"furore",
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"fuss",
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"helter-skelter",
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"hoo-ha",
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"hoo-hah",
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"hoopla",
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"hubble-bubble",
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"hubbub",
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"hullabaloo",
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"hurly",
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"hurly-burly",
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"hurricane",
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"hurry",
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"hurry-scurry",
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"hurry-skurry",
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"kerfuffle",
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"moil",
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"pandemonium",
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"pother",
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"row",
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"ruckus",
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"ruction",
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"rumpus",
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"shindy",
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"splore",
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"squall",
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"stew",
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"stir",
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"storm",
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"to-do",
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"tumult",
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"turmoil",
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"uproar",
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"welter",
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"whirl",
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"williwaw",
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"zoo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113119",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fool":{
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"antonyms":[
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"featherheaded",
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"foolish",
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"half-baked",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"inept",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"simpleminded",
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"stupid",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless",
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"zany"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cold dessert of pureed fruit mixed with whipped cream or custard":[],
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": a harmlessly deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding":[],
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": a person lacking in judgment or prudence":[
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"Only a fool would ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet."
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],
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": a retainer (see retainer entry 1 sense 1 ) formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble":[],
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": foolish , silly":[
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"barking its fool head off"
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],
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": infatuate":[],
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": one who is victimized or made to appear foolish : dupe":[
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"History has made fools of many rash prophets."
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],
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": one with a marked propensity or fondness for something":[
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"a dancing fool",
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"a fool for candy"
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],
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": to behave foolishly":[
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"told the children to stop their fooling"
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],
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": to contend or fight without serious intent or with less than full strength : toy":[
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"a dangerous man to fool with"
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],
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": to make a fool of : deceive":[],
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": to meddle, tamper, or experiment especially thoughtlessly or ignorantly":[
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"Don't fool with that drill."
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],
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": to play or improvise a comic role":[],
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": to speak in jest : joke":[
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"I was only fooling"
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],
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": to spend on trifles or without advantage : fritter":[
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"\u2014 used with away"
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],
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"\u2014 see also fool around":[
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"told the children to stop their fooling"
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],
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"\u2014 see also fool around with":[
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"Don't fool with that drill."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"those fools who ride motorcycles without wearing helmets",
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"Only a fool would ask such a silly question.",
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"You'd be a fool to believe what he tells you.",
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"You're making yourself look like a fool .",
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"Adjective",
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"The dog was barking its fool head off.",
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"Some fool driver kept trying to pass me!",
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"Verb",
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"When she first told us that she was getting married, we thought she was fooling .",
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"His disguise didn't fool anybody.",
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"He really had me fooled .",
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"Stop fooling yourself \u2014she doesn't really love you.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The bubble price Estavi paid epitomizes the greater fool theory at work. \u2014 Jeff Kauflin, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Joyce himself was apt to play the holy fool , a near-blind wanderer across Europe. \u2014 James Campbell, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
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"Yet too often in these last two games, the Celtics have played the fool . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"Otherwise, investors are simply buying hype and hoping that other investors will play the greater fool and buy in at a higher price. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"While Swinney worries about whether endorsement deals are fool \u2019s gold for athletes, Texas A&M signed a No. 1-ranked recruiting class and Tennessee earned a commitment from five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"That playoff berth was fool \u2019s gold, an undeserved reward that left the organization in denial about some of its greatest flaws. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Placing any credence in these assurances would be a fool \u2019s game. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 22 Aug. 2021",
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"Walsh recently published an article on the obsessive music site Aquarium Drunkard about the treasures (and, often, fool \u2019s gold) of Heller\u2019s deep dive. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Don't let anyone fool you into thinking that Halloween is just one day, on October 31. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
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"That means Tabatas are just four minutes long\u2014but don\u2019t let the brevity fool you. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 May 2022",
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"But these familiar museum items shouldn\u2019t fool anyone, Kunsch insisted. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
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"Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
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"Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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"And Thor is wearing some sort of disguise that shouldn\u2019t fool anyone. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 June 2022",
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||
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"Those are just a few of the most popular messages delivered by robocallers, who often hide behind spoofed numbers to fool you into answering. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French fol , from Late Latin follis , from Latin, bellows, bag; akin to Old High German bolla blister, balg bag \u2014 more at belly":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"berk",
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"booby",
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"charlie",
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"charley",
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"cuckoo",
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"ding-a-ling",
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"dingbat",
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"ding-dong",
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"dipstick",
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"doofus",
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"featherhead",
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"git",
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"goose",
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"half-wit",
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"jackass",
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"lunatic",
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"mooncalf",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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||
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"nut",
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"nutcase",
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||
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"simp",
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||
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"simpleton",
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"turkey",
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||
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"yo-yo"
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||
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],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162420",
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"type":[
|
||
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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||
|
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"verb"
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||
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]
|
||
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},
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"fool around":{
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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|
": to engage in casual sexual activity":[
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|
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"She found out that her partner had been fooling around on her. [=having sex with someone else]"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"\u2014 see also fool around with":[
|
||
|
|
"She found out that her partner had been fooling around on her. [=having sex with someone else]"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"quit fooling around on the jungle gym, or you'll get hurt",
|
||
|
|
"spent the rainy afternoon listening to music and fooling around"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"act up",
|
||
|
|
"clown (around)",
|
||
|
|
"cut up",
|
||
|
|
"horse around",
|
||
|
|
"hotdog",
|
||
|
|
"monkey (around)",
|
||
|
|
"show off",
|
||
|
|
"showboat",
|
||
|
|
"skylark"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011356",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foolery":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a foolish act, utterance, or belief":[],
|
||
|
|
": foolish behavior":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"an amusing bit of foolery",
|
||
|
|
"it's foolery to expect me to let you shoplift that DVD",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The whole of humanity doesn\u2019t fit tidily into three acts, even assuming as much frame-breaking foolery as Wilder allows. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Political pranking is traditionally thought of as benign foolery targeting the powerful. \u2014 Stanislav Budnitsky, The Conversation , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Our magpie eyes will always be drawn to foolery and ephemera. \u2014 Giles Hattersley, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Once every ten years, the first of April assumes a far more significant importance than the annual sharing of April foolery . \u2014 James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"All the organs of his body were working \u2014 bowels digesting food, skin renewing itself, nails growing, tissues forming \u2014 all toiling away in solemn foolery . \u2014 John Hirschauer, National Review , 17 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"In memory, during that long-ago evening on the edge of the woods, even my young children were drawn into its whirligig of shipwrecks, twins in disguise, misread letters, wise foolery and foolish wisdom. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 11 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Elsewhere, the lack of physicality that muted the foolery also seemed a factor affecting many actors\u2019 deliveries. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 11 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"This single photograph simultaneously invokes the histories of racial violence and racial degradation, cruelly dismissing their gravity by casting them in the guise of comedy and youthful foolery . \u2014 Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic , 18 July 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcl-r\u0113",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-l\u0259-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurdity",
|
||
|
|
"asininity",
|
||
|
|
"b\u00eatise",
|
||
|
|
"fatuity",
|
||
|
|
"folly",
|
||
|
|
"foppery",
|
||
|
|
"idiocy",
|
||
|
|
"imbecility",
|
||
|
|
"inanity",
|
||
|
|
"insanity",
|
||
|
|
"lunacy",
|
||
|
|
"stupidity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055628",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foolhardy":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"careful",
|
||
|
|
"cautious",
|
||
|
|
"circumspect",
|
||
|
|
"guarded",
|
||
|
|
"heedful",
|
||
|
|
"prudent",
|
||
|
|
"safe",
|
||
|
|
"wary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": foolishly adventurous and bold : rash":[
|
||
|
|
"a foolhardy explorer",
|
||
|
|
"foolhardy investors"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm",
|
||
|
|
"it's foolhardy to go hiking during late fall without warm clothes",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Should Putin be so foolhardy as to go further with his aggression, an attack on one NATO member would be treated as an attack on all. \u2014 Mary Ellen O'connell, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Assuming that the launch is at WWDC, buying a new MacBook ahead of that event is foolhardy at best. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Compounded by the inconsonant and foolhardy foreign ventures of their successors, their missteps contributed to America\u2019s decline on the world stage. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In a moment that highlighted the thin line between bold and foolhardy , Walker finished a tough, hanging drive over the 7-foot-1 Gobert that put the Spurs ahead by a point with 14.9 seconds to play. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But FromSoftware\u2019s insistence on keeping the game nearly impossible for non-elite players feels foolhardy . \u2014 Swapna Krishna, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Insisting that people come back to the office may seem foolhardy . \u2014 Scott Miraglia, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Alliances were foolhardy in great power politics, in his estimation; brute strength was the only thing that mattered. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Projecting with certainty the state\u2019s political direction would be foolhardy , given how quickly fortunes can change. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcl-\u02cch\u00e4r-d\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for foolhardy adventurous , venturesome , daring , daredevil , rash , reckless , foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence. adventurous pioneers venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings. venturesome stunt pilots daring implies fearlessness in courting danger. daring mountain climbers daredevil stresses ostentation in daring. daredevil motorcyclists rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought. a rash decision reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences. a reckless driver foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense. the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"audacious",
|
||
|
|
"brash",
|
||
|
|
"daredevil",
|
||
|
|
"madcap",
|
||
|
|
"overbold",
|
||
|
|
"overconfident",
|
||
|
|
"reckless",
|
||
|
|
"temerarious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061304",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foolish":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"judicious",
|
||
|
|
"prudent",
|
||
|
|
"sagacious",
|
||
|
|
"sage",
|
||
|
|
"sane",
|
||
|
|
"sapient",
|
||
|
|
"sensible",
|
||
|
|
"sound",
|
||
|
|
"wise"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": absurd , ridiculous":[
|
||
|
|
"He looked foolish in that hat."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion":[
|
||
|
|
"a foolish mistake",
|
||
|
|
"She takes foolish risks."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": insignificant , trifling":[],
|
||
|
|
": marked by a loss of composure : nonplussed":[
|
||
|
|
"He felt foolish when he couldn't remember where he had parked the car."
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He was wearing a foolish grin.",
|
||
|
|
"She's been taking foolish risks.",
|
||
|
|
"Those flashy clothes make her look foolish .",
|
||
|
|
"She must feel foolish wearing those flashy clothes.",
|
||
|
|
"I never thought you'd be foolish enough to believe him.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Experience has long stayed the hand of anyone foolish enough to write off the ongoing catastrophe that is Donald Trump. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Awash in content, filmmakers and TV auteurs would be foolish to let the raw material of real life go to waste. \u2014 Molly Fischer, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Still, the decision to impose a level of ethanol usage that is based almost entirely on political pandering and which utilizes uncertain predictions of future gasoline demand is foolish and should be abandoned. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"To think that this is not a factor in the pro tour\u2019s popularity would be foolish . \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Even tyrants would be foolish to pass down an iron law when a low-key change of norms would lead to the same results. \u2014 Justin E. H. Smith, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Prioritizing taxpayer funds on programs that hamper our free-market economy is foolish . \u2014 Dave Wallace, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That seems incredibly foolish when presented with the facts. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Rhodes appears to be the first major ex-AEW talent to jump ship to WWE, and the latter would be absolutely foolish not to make a play for MJF in early 2024. \u2014 Blake Oestriecher, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"see fool entry 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-lish"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for foolish simple , foolish , silly , fatuous , asinine mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence. simple implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort. considered people simple who had trouble with computers foolish implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense. foolish stunts silly suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. the silly antics of revelers fatuous implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. fatuous conspiracy theories asinine suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception. an asinine plot",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurd",
|
||
|
|
"asinine",
|
||
|
|
"balmy",
|
||
|
|
"brainless",
|
||
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
||
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
||
|
|
"crackpot",
|
||
|
|
"crazy",
|
||
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
||
|
|
"daffy",
|
||
|
|
"daft",
|
||
|
|
"dippy",
|
||
|
|
"dotty",
|
||
|
|
"fatuous",
|
||
|
|
"featherheaded",
|
||
|
|
"fool",
|
||
|
|
"half-baked",
|
||
|
|
"harebrained",
|
||
|
|
"half-witted",
|
||
|
|
"inept",
|
||
|
|
"insane",
|
||
|
|
"jerky",
|
||
|
|
"kooky",
|
||
|
|
"kookie",
|
||
|
|
"loony",
|
||
|
|
"looney",
|
||
|
|
"lunatic",
|
||
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
||
|
|
"mad",
|
||
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
||
|
|
"nutty",
|
||
|
|
"preposterous",
|
||
|
|
"sappy",
|
||
|
|
"screwball",
|
||
|
|
"senseless",
|
||
|
|
"silly",
|
||
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
||
|
|
"stupid",
|
||
|
|
"tomfool",
|
||
|
|
"unwise",
|
||
|
|
"wacky",
|
||
|
|
"whacky",
|
||
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
||
|
|
"witless",
|
||
|
|
"zany"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083050",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foolishness":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"prudence",
|
||
|
|
"sagaciousness",
|
||
|
|
"sagacity",
|
||
|
|
"sageness",
|
||
|
|
"sanity",
|
||
|
|
"sapience",
|
||
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
||
|
|
"soundness",
|
||
|
|
"wisdom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a foolish act or idea":[],
|
||
|
|
": foolish behavior":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the foolishness of going off to search for the fountain of youth",
|
||
|
|
"couldn't listen to another second of their foolishness , so I told them to be quiet",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"One other thing: The people are friendly and formidable, quick to flash a smile at friendliness \u2026 and just as quick to suck our teeth at foolishness \u2014 so mind your manners. \u2014 Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"What Putin has done is a terrible foolishness and a crime against both the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. \u2014 Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Characters break the fourth wall to talk directly to the camera, sometimes to explain basketball strategy, and sometimes to comment on hypocritical foolishness . \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The publishing industry happily appears to want nothing to do with such foolishness . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Vladimir Putin\u2019s Ukraine invasion exposed the foolishness of relying on despotic regimes for resources, particularly energy. \u2014 John Barrasso, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Put some foolishness in your April Fool\u2019s Day with this very funny 1999 showbiz satire starring Steve Martin as a low-rent movie producer and Eddie Murphy as the unwitting star of Martin\u2019s latest film. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Editors and reporters who worked with him at The Chronicle marveled at his attention to detail, his passionate advocacy for his reporters, and a blunt manner that brooked no foolishness but always made the writing better. \u2014 Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The name, Sottise, translates to foolishness or silliness in French. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 10 Dec. 2021"
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"\u02c8f\u00fc-lish-n\u0259s"
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"brainlessness",
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"senselessness",
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"wackiness",
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"witlessness",
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"zaniness"
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"quit",
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"recompense",
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"spring (for)",
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"stand"
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": a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte especially of many bryophytes absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte":[],
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": by walking or running":[
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"tour the campus on foot"
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],
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": dance":[],
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": establish":[],
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": in a recovered condition (as from illness)":[
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],
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": in a sitting or lying position":[
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"The doctor advised her to stay off her feet ."
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],
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": in a standing position":[
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"He works on his feet all day."
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],
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": in an established position or state":[
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"The business is finally back on its feet ."
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],
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": in an extemporaneous (see extemporaneous sense 1a ) manner : while in action":[
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"good debaters can think on their feet"
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],
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": infantry":[],
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": kick":[],
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": material deposited especially in aging or refining : dregs":[],
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": motion or power of walking or running : step":[
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"fleet of foot"
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],
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": reject":[],
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": something resembling a foot in position or use: such as":[],
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": speed , swiftness":[
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"showed early foot"
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],
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": the basal portion of the sporophyte in mosses":[],
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": the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables":[
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"Each line of the poem contains five feet ."
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],
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": the end that is lower or opposite the head":[
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"the foot of the bed"
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],
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": the initial step toward a goal":[
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"He took a job as a secretary to get his foot in the door ."
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],
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": the lower edge (as of a sail)":[],
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": the lower end of the leg of a chair or table":[],
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": the lowest part : bottom":[
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"the foot of the hill"
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],
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": the part (as of a stocking) that covers the foot":[],
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||
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": the terminal part of the vertebrate (see vertebrate entry 1 ) leg upon which an individual stands":[],
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": to a standing position":[
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"brought the crowd to its feet"
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],
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||
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": to add up":[],
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||
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": to go on foot":[],
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": to make or renew the foot of":[
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||
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"foot a stocking"
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],
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": to make speed : move":[],
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": to pay or stand credit for":[
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"foot the bill"
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||
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],
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||
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": to perform the movements of (a dance)":[],
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": to walk, run, or dance on, over, or through":[],
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": under one's spell or influence":[
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"The champion loved the feeling that the world was at his feet ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He was wearing boots on his feet .",
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||
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"tracks made by the feet of a bird",
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||
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"The people in the crowd began to stamp their feet .",
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||
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"They camped at the foot of the mountain.",
|
||
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"at the foot of the stairs",
|
||
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"the foot of the table",
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||
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"Verb",
|
||
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"I'll foot the bill for dinner.",
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"To help start things off on the right foot , the members of Forbes Business Council share advice for entrepreneurs navigating the start of a new business venture. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Researchers told the participants to place the front of the free foot behind the standing leg, keep their arms by their sides and eyes fixed straight ahead. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Alfredo plays Cleveland, an author who gets off on the wrong foot with Laurel and acts as a mentor to Conrad. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The former Masters champion also had a rebound second round, shooting even to salvage a chance at making the cut after a 4-over on Thursday put him on the back foot . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ward, who injured the foot during Thursday\u2019s final minicamp practice at FirstEnergy Stadium, underwent an MRI and X-rays, and the tests revealed no serious structural damage. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Lifting the foot out of the mud is already past, and setting it down in front of you is the future. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But not every problem of the foot or toes needs surgery in order to be fixed. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The bent knee should track along the line of the foot , thus both hips remain externally rotated. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"But the zoo has also closed its aviaries to foot traffic, partly due to concerns that visitors could contribute to the affliction\u2019s spread. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Perennial ryegrass has very thin, soft, pointed leaves, but is surprisingly resilient to foot traffic. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Memorial Park Conservancy, which is overseeing the work, will open two of the four tunnels to foot traffic during those hours and host a preview party to celebrate the upcoming completion. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Taxpayers will foot the $20 million bill for that second primary, held on Aug. 2. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If the airline is a major carrier and the delay or cancellation is their fault, such a crew shortage, the carrier will foot the bill. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Under the plan, the government would foot the bill for women to take days off work if they are diagnosed by a doctor with severe menstrual pain. \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In most cases, homeowners are required to foot the bill for their renovations, and in nearly every contract, they are informed that extra perks, such as free materials and access to experts, come at the discretion of the show\u2019s producers. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"According to a state inspection report, Yuba\u2019s detainees were being issued new cloth masks on a weekly basis and instructed to sleep head to foot on bunk beds. \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English fot , from Old English f\u014dt ; akin to Old High German fuot foot, Latin ped-, pes , Greek pod-, pous":"Noun and Verb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"base",
|
||
|
|
"basement",
|
||
|
|
"bottom",
|
||
|
|
"nadir",
|
||
|
|
"rock bottom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022816",
|
||
|
|
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||
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|
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||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot (it)":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":[],
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
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|
||
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||
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|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000",
|
||
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"type":null
|
||
|
|
},
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||
|
|
"foot (up)":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage":[],
|
||
|
|
": to amount to when added or reckoned":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with to his debts foot up to a huge sum"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": to make a total of (as the cost)":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"foot entry 1":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"foot entry 2":"Verb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171726",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot louse":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a sucking louse ( Linognathus pedalis ) on sheep congregating and feeding chiefly on the hairy skin immediately above the hooves":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013444",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot mange":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": chorioptic mange":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195428",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot soldier":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a person likened to an infantryman especially in doing active and usually unglamorous work in support of an organization or movement":[
|
||
|
|
"foot soldiers in the war against drugs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": infantryman":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"foot soldiers in the war against drugs",
|
||
|
|
"he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"But defense lawyer Nina Ginsberg countered that the U.S. never presented any hard evidence that the defendant was anything other than a foot soldier in ISIS battling the Syrian Army. \u2014 Byjames Gordon Meek, ABC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Juarez is an unabashed foot soldier in a herculean effort to close the Latino COVID-19 vaccination gap in the state\u2019s third-most populous county. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Four of the five had already been named, and prosecutors also added a fifth man accused of being a Proud Boys foot soldier , per The New York Times. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Megan Valentine, a sub-3:00 marathoner, was our foot soldier , disappearing and somehow reappearing with dry socks to replace wet mittens. \u2014 Michelle Hamilton, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"He\u2019s often described as an operative\u2019s operative\u2014a political foot soldier who just happens to find himself on the red team. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Today, Mexico has become a willing foot soldier in the U.S.\u2019 xenophobic policies toward migrants, including Haitian asylum-seekers. \u2014 France Francois, refinery29.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Language can be a loyal foot soldier for stigma, helping to reinforce stereotypes. \u2014 Marisa Bate, refinery29.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But Conneau does not carry himself like a foot soldier in a battle for the future of the Web. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 July 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dogsbody",
|
||
|
|
"drone",
|
||
|
|
"drudge",
|
||
|
|
"drudger",
|
||
|
|
"fag",
|
||
|
|
"grub",
|
||
|
|
"grubber",
|
||
|
|
"grunt",
|
||
|
|
"laborer",
|
||
|
|
"peon",
|
||
|
|
"plugger",
|
||
|
|
"slave",
|
||
|
|
"slogger",
|
||
|
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"toiler",
|
||
|
|
"worker"
|
||
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],
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071244",
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||
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||
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},
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||
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"foot stove":{
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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|
": a box with a pan for hot coals to warm the feet":[]
|
||
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214147",
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||
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
||
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]
|
||
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|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot switch":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an electric switch operated by pressure of the foot":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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|
"examples":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055104",
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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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"foot tender":{
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": bottomer sense c":[]
|
||
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055240",
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"foot the bill":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to pay for something":[
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"His parents footed the bill for his college education.",
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"It's a business lunch, so the company is footing the bill ."
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024025",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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"foot traffic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": people walking : pedestrian activity":[
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"an area that gets a lot of foot traffic"
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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":"20220706-203536",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"foot up":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage":[],
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": to amount to when added or reckoned":[
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"\u2014 usually used with to his debts foot up to a huge sum"
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||
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],
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": to make a total of (as the cost)":[]
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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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"foot entry 1":"Noun",
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||
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"foot entry 2":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065525",
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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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"foot valve":{
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
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||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": a check valve at the lower end of a suction pipe (as in a well)":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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||
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105254",
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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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},
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"foot waling":{
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the inside bottom planks of a ship":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
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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":"20220706-201041",
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"foot-ton":{
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a unit of energy equal to the work done in raising one ton against standard gravity through the height of one foot":[]
|
||
|
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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":"20220706-205025",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"foot-up":{
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage":[],
|
||
|
|
": to amount to when added or reckoned":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with to his debts foot up to a huge sum"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": to make a total of (as the cost)":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"foot entry 1":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"foot entry 2":"Verb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063033",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footing":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a place or position providing a base of operations : foothold":[],
|
||
|
|
": a stable position or placing of the feet":[],
|
||
|
|
": an enlargement at the lower end of a foundation wall, pier, or column to distribute the load":[],
|
||
|
|
": basis":[],
|
||
|
|
": terms of social intercourse":[],
|
||
|
|
": the act of moving on foot : step , tread":[],
|
||
|
|
": the sum of a column of figures":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He lost his footing and fell down the slope.",
|
||
|
|
"Be careful. The footing is slippery there.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Analysts say the stock market isn\u2019t likely to regain its footing until there are clear signs that inflation is starting to come under control, which in turn would take pressure off the Fed to raise rates quickly. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These tax increases and ones that came when Proposition 30 passed under Gov. Jerry Brown in 2012 have helped put the state on firmer financial footing . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The stock market is trying to regain its footing as investors assess the impact of rising interest rates, Ukraine war and ongoing supply-chain problems related to the pandemic, Dory Wiley, CEO of Commerce Street Holdings, told CBS News. \u2014 CBS News , 10 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But what should President Biden try to achieve in Europe to repair these rifts and put the trans-Atlantic relationship on firmer footing ",
|
||
|
|
"Much of the growth of the league, and players feeling comfortable coming forward without worrying about jeopardizing the NWSL\u2019s existence, came from a firmer financial footing . \u2014 Howard Megdal, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Consumers, no doubt, found themselves on a firmer financial footing after three rounds of stimulus checks \u2014 and now many families are seeing hundreds of dollars in monthly advance payments from July through December for the child tax credit. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 31 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"One thing that might reassure Kyiv is a provision in the agreement in which Germany pledges to help Ukraine secure a ten-year gas-transit agreement with Russia, placing its situation on firmer footing . \u2014 Jimmy Quinn, National Review , 20 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The legal footing of the suit is tenuous, Douglas Laycock, a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia Law School, wrote in an email. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307-ti\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"base",
|
||
|
|
"basis",
|
||
|
|
"bedrock",
|
||
|
|
"bottom",
|
||
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
||
|
|
"foundation",
|
||
|
|
"ground",
|
||
|
|
"groundwork",
|
||
|
|
"keystone",
|
||
|
|
"root",
|
||
|
|
"underpinning",
|
||
|
|
"warp",
|
||
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034107",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footle":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to talk or act foolishly":[],
|
||
|
|
": to waste time : trifle , fool":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"spent the morning footling about while others were working",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Get our daily newsletter Yet Mr Schwarzman avoids footling with life\u2019s foot-soldiers for a reason. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Last year an American startup called Swarm Technologies paid a footling $900,000 fine for sending four tiny satellites into orbit on an Indian rocket, having been denied permission to do so by the US Federal Communications Commission. \u2014 The Economist , 17 July 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"probably alteration of footer to waste time":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-t\u1d4al"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bum",
|
||
|
|
"chill",
|
||
|
|
"dally",
|
||
|
|
"dawdle",
|
||
|
|
"dillydally",
|
||
|
|
"drone",
|
||
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
||
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
||
|
|
"hang (around ",
|
||
|
|
"hang about",
|
||
|
|
"idle",
|
||
|
|
"kick around",
|
||
|
|
"kick back",
|
||
|
|
"laze",
|
||
|
|
"lazy",
|
||
|
|
"loaf",
|
||
|
|
"loll",
|
||
|
|
"lounge",
|
||
|
|
"veg out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025218",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footling":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"big",
|
||
|
|
"consequential",
|
||
|
|
"considerable",
|
||
|
|
"important",
|
||
|
|
"material",
|
||
|
|
"significant"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": lacking judgment or ability : inept":[
|
||
|
|
"footling amateurs who understand nothing",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 E. R. Bentley"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": lacking use or value : trivial":[
|
||
|
|
"footling matters"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the assistant's job was to shield the president from such footling problems",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"By comparison with previous Establishment Clause cases, however, this lawsuit looked footling and rather mean. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 21 June 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"footle":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-t\u1d4al-i\u014b",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fct-li\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chicken",
|
||
|
|
"de minimis",
|
||
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
||
|
|
"inconsiderable",
|
||
|
|
"insignificant",
|
||
|
|
"measly",
|
||
|
|
"Mickey Mouse",
|
||
|
|
"minute",
|
||
|
|
"negligible",
|
||
|
|
"niggling",
|
||
|
|
"no-account",
|
||
|
|
"nominal",
|
||
|
|
"paltry",
|
||
|
|
"peanut",
|
||
|
|
"petty",
|
||
|
|
"picayune",
|
||
|
|
"piddling",
|
||
|
|
"piddly",
|
||
|
|
"piffling",
|
||
|
|
"pimping",
|
||
|
|
"slight",
|
||
|
|
"trifling",
|
||
|
|
"trivial"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222707",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footlocker":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a small trunk designed to be placed at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The victim found the lock broken off the unit and several personal items, including family photos and a World War II footlocker belonging his father, collectibles and furniture stolen from inside. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The battery pack is a box about the size and shape of a footlocker . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Sorting through what had been an off-limits footlocker in his father's garage in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Joe Tachovsky found a trove of medals, photos, letters \u2014 and a platoon roster. \u2014 Curt Brown, Star Tribune , 20 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"That's where Joe Tachovsky tracked him down in 2011, bringing with him the photos and memorabilia from his dad's footlocker and sparking long conversations that became the guts of his book research. \u2014 Curt Brown, Star Tribune , 20 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Whitman rode the elevator to the twenty-seventh floor, dragged his footlocker up the stairs to the observation deck, and introduced the nation to the idea of mass murder in a public space. \u2014 Catherine Cusick, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Get your history fix in one place: sign up for the weekly TIME History newsletter Their persistence led to 16 African American men being escorted to a Great Lakes barracks, which had 16 cots, 16 footlockers and one long table with 16 chairs. \u2014 Dan C. Goldberg, Time , 19 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Between May 2017 and January 2019, the group helped to conceal, transport and broker the contents of those footlockers . \u2014 Chase Hunter, azcentral , 17 Dec. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Some guy would come in with all his stuff in a bag and a footlocker . \u2014 Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com , 29 Dec. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccl\u00e4-k\u0259r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114759",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footlog":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a simple footbridge consisting often of a single log hewn flat on one side":[
|
||
|
|
"crossing the footlog over Marsh Run",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Conrad Richter"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173843",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footloose":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bound",
|
||
|
|
"confined",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"unfree"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": having no ties : free to move about":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"When she was 20, she was footloose and fancy-free , with no family or serious career to tie her down.",
|
||
|
|
"after having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To attract those footloose workers, employers are far more likely to offer remote work now than before the pandemic, according to a report Thursday from Indeed, an employment and research site. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
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"The world\u2019s most populous democracy has a long history with footloose lawmakers. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"This is not by any means an excuse to hit the beach, footloose and sunscreen-free. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Of course, as future of work expert, Steve Cadigan highlights in Workquake, this bargaining relationship is complicated by the increasingly footloose nature of the modern worker. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"My inalienable right to wander around footloose and fancy-free just got snuffed. \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 27 July 2021",
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"Back in 1893 Luigi Cecchi founded his Tuscan winery in the hills of the Chianti Classico region, which back then had a rather footloose approach to what a Chianti should be. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
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"The idea that staying childless and footloose is more satisfying is, on average, wrong. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 17 June 2021",
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"Although the Conzone family\u2019s footloose new lifestyle may not be for everyone, their reluctance to settle down or to commit to a long-term lease is embedded in the current rental-market zeitgeist. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 2 June 2021"
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccl\u00fcs"
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"free",
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"loose",
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"unbound",
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"unconfined",
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"unrestrained"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070647",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"footmaker":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a chair of glassworkers who gathers and blows glass and shapes it on a marver table":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104548",
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"footman":{
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"definitions":{
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": a servant in livery formerly attending a rider or required to run in front of his master's carriage":[],
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": a servant who serves at table, tends the door, and runs errands":[],
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": a traveler on foot : pedestrian":[],
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": infantryman":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Quips and asides from Julia\u2019s maid Molly (Sianand Gregory) and footman John (Divian Ladwa) add even more spirit and texture with commentary that acknowledges the divide of the ruling class and their labor force. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
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"According to Seward, author of Royal Children, Andrew once so annoyed a footman that the prince ended up sprawled on the floor with a black eye. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"That's because Dockery won't be performing solo, but as a duo with fellow Downton Abbey actor, Michael Fox, who appeared on seasons five and six of the show as footman Andrew Parker. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Actress Michelle Dockery, 40, will sing alongside Michael Fox, 33, who played footman Andrew Parker in the historical upstairs-downstairs costume drama. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"In November, Fawcett, who was once one of Charles's closest aides having risen from the Queen's footman to the prince's valet and ultimately running the charity, resigned from his post amid the ongoing inquiry. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Those gambling-mad aristocrats have boasted and betted on the running prowess of their best footman . \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 5 May 2021",
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"But when producers James Corden (who also plays a mouse- footman ) and Leo Pearlman offered her the chance to rewrite the fairy tale as a musical with contemporary songs \u2014 and values \u2014 the Blockers director jumped at it. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 13 May 2021",
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"Shortly, footman Paul Wybrew was summoned, who then escorted Fagan across the corridor the the Queen's pantry. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 16 Nov. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051119",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"footman moth":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of numerous moths of the family Lithosiidae":[]
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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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"so called from its coloration, reminiscent of a footman's livery":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194511",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"footpath":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a narrow path for pedestrians":[]
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||
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},
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||
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"a footpath winding through the garden",
|
||
|
|
"found the footpath leading down into the valley",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Responding officers found five people shot on a footpath just under the Madison Avenue Bridge, said NYPD Chief Brian McGee, commanding officer of Detective Borough Manhattan North, at a morning press conference. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Virginia Creeper Trail is a former Native American footpath (once used by Daniel Boone) and early 1900s rail line whose steam engine trains once delivered lumber to thriving Virginia and North Carolina sawmills. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With his father\u2019s dog tags around his neck, carrying a 60-pound backpack, Adam Tarlin stepped onto the footpath \u2014and into a new self. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Leo plays the consummate host, greeting guests, accompanying them to their rooms, and carrying out regular security patrols of the property, which sits right on the main footpath , and has tourists walking by every minute. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Kaino walks deeper into the forest on a wooden footpath that, when visitors arrive, will be coated with dark, recycled rubber mulch. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Follow the footpath that winds around the lake before taking the cable car that whisks you up more than 5,000 feet to the Vogel ski resort. \u2014 Mary Novakovich, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"As the officer approached the vehicle in his squad, the Tahoe \u2014 with trailer and golf carts in tow \u2014 started driving off the footpath into the parking lot. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In warmer months, hikers can trek along a section of the Finger Lakes Trail, a 580-mile footpath that stretches across the state. \u2014 Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2018"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u02ccp\u00e4th",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccpath"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"path",
|
||
|
|
"pathway",
|
||
|
|
"trace",
|
||
|
|
"track",
|
||
|
|
"trail"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105044",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
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||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footstock":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": tailstock":[]
|
||
|
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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":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113729",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footstone":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a stone placed at the foot of a grave":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccst\u014dn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Complicating matters further is that Boling says it\u2019s typical for the initials on footstones to be first and middle names, rather than first and last names. \u2014 Troy Shinn, The Seattle Times , 28 Jan. 2018"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1701, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181149"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footstool":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a low stool used to support the feet":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"My father stood with one hand on his waist and one leg on a footstool , the way colonial hunters posed with wild animals. \u2014 Mansi Choksi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There was a back cushion, a seat cushion, and a pillowy footstool , all from different companies. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Doesn\u2019t run that well, can barely jump over a footstool , and he cannot be stopped. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"His employer denied his request to work from home \u2014 even part-time \u2014 instead offering him a new chair, footstool , and air purifier to assist him in getting through the day. \u2014 Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Instead of a traditional check-in area, for instance, there\u2019s a small snug, wallpapered in a vibrant pineapple print, complete with cosy armchairs, footstool and bar trolley. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Her brother Richard, one of the movers, walked by carrying a brocade footstool . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The Crate & Barrel rattan chair and fringed footstool from HomeGoods bring in natural elements that play off the colors and a Bohemian vibe that fits with the rest of the house. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Find a footstool on a weekend walk in the woods and dine with these tear-off My Drap napkins and faux bois plates. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 23 Apr. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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|
"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccst\u00fcl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181604",
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footwalk":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a surface paved or constructed for walking along often with a handrail (as on a bridge or on a parapet)":[],
|
||
|
|
": sidewalk":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135514",
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foozle":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to manage or play awkwardly : bungle":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"foozled the attempt to move the couch into the apartment and tore the fabric on the arms"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"perhaps from German dialect fuseln to work carelessly":"Verb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fc-z\u0259l"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blow",
|
||
|
|
"bobble",
|
||
|
|
"boggle",
|
||
|
|
"bollix (up)",
|
||
|
|
"boot",
|
||
|
|
"botch",
|
||
|
|
"bugger (up)",
|
||
|
|
"bumble",
|
||
|
|
"bungle",
|
||
|
|
"butcher",
|
||
|
|
"dub",
|
||
|
|
"flub",
|
||
|
|
"fluff",
|
||
|
|
"foul up",
|
||
|
|
"fumble",
|
||
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
||
|
|
"louse up",
|
||
|
|
"mangle",
|
||
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
||
|
|
"muck up",
|
||
|
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"muff",
|
||
|
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"murder",
|
||
|
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"screw up"
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||
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],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043224",
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||
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"type":[
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"noun",
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||
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"verb"
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||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
|
|
"footprint":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": an impression of the foot on a surface":[],
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||
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": the area on a surface covered by something":[
|
||
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"a tire with a wide footprint",
|
||
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"the footprint of a laser beam"
|
||
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],
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||
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": range of operation (as of a service)":[
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||
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"a global footprint"
|
||
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],
|
||
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": a marked effect, impression, or impact":[
|
||
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"left a footprint in the field of research"
|
||
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],
|
||
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": something that identifies":[
|
||
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"a genetic footprint"
|
||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccprint"
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||
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[
|
||
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"footmark",
|
||
|
|
"footstep",
|
||
|
|
"step",
|
||
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"trace",
|
||
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"vestige"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[
|
||
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"The child left her tiny footprints in the snow.",
|
||
|
|
"He walked into the kitchen with his boots on, making muddy footprints on the floor.",
|
||
|
|
"The new model has a smaller footprint than the older model.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Another area in which the industry needs to urgently innovate is in the reduction of its environmental footprint , which is currently a major contributor to global carbon emissions. \u2014 Scott White, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"From protecting biodiversity on its land, to using 100% renewable electricity, @maisontelmont is determined to radically lower its environmental footprint . \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"These more efficient manufacturing methods can then be implemented on earth to reduce waste, emissions, and the environmental footprint , resulting in a minimum use of natural resources and energy. \u2014 Shoshanna Solomon, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Harry has teamed up with REVERB to reduce Love on Tour's environmental footprint . \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Tune in to other conversations, including Jayapal talking about social justice and climate change, and 350.org founder Bill McKibben discussing how to lighten your environmental footprint . \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"And on March 29, a coalition of heavy-hitting environmental activists launched a new campaign, Change the Code, Not the Climate, demanding that Bitcoin reduce its environmental footprint . \u2014 Lindsay Muscato, Time , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Bitcoin is about to face a fresh onslaught over its damaging environmental footprint . \u2014 Olga Kharif, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ecology is for their intention to decrease their environmental footprint . \u2014 Corrine Ciani, Rolling Stone , 25 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"the police found footmarks in the dirt beneath the window",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Holmes is able to distinguish the separate tracks of two men from the many footmarks of the constables on the scene. \u2014 Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian , 11 Sep. 2019",
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"The back of his shirt bore footmarks , after people ran over him in the panicked crowd. \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 2 Oct. 2017"
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"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195332"
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"food canal":{
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": alimentary canal":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202417"
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},
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"foot-pound-second":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": being or relating to a system of units based upon the foot as the unit of length, the pound as the unit of weight, and the second as the unit of time":[
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"\u2014 abbreviation fps"
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||
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccfu\u0307t-\u02ccpau\u0307nd-\u02c8sek-\u0259nd",
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"\u02ccfu\u0307t-\u02c8pau\u0307nd-\u02c8sek-\u0259nd"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204822"
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},
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"footage":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": recorded video material":[
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"A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.",
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"\u2014 Bari Walsh",
|
||
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"Video footage posted online shows him daring an audience member to fight \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Latifah Muhammad",
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||
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"Ramsay uses security footage from inside and outside of the brownstone to detail Joe's actions.",
|
||
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"\u2014 Kyle Turner",
|
||
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"The documentary series that presents archival images and film footage in color continues, this week focusing on memorable events from the 1940s.",
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||
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"\u2014 Kristi Turnquist"
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": length or quantity expressed in feet: such as":[],
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": board feet":[],
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": the total number of running feet of motion-picture film used (as for a scene or subject)":[
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||
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"The people of Hiroshima had a fund-raising campaign to purchase footage from films taken by American photographers \u2026. They calculated they could purchase ten feet of footage for one thousand yen \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide Ota"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fu\u0307-tij"
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"examples":[
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"Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.",
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
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"Video footage released by police shows the suspect using his elbow to strike the victim in the face while the two were outside a storefront in the neighborhood of Koreatown on Monday. \u2014 Natasha Chen And Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The footage shows the coyote shaking a helpless Sadie while the little dog screeches in pain. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Indeed, footage shows that the then-diminutive Martin didn\u2019t offer much singing, but was still given the spotlight because of his adorability and fluency in English. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The footage shows one of the officers jumping onto the tracks and lifting the apparently unconscious woman up to his partner who pulled her out of harm's way. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The footage shows several officers running for cover after hearing four gunshots. \u2014 Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The footage , recently obtained by the Austin American-Statesman, shows officers were inside the hallway at 11:52 a.m. on May 24, just 19 minutes after the gunman entered two classrooms. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The footage shows Giacobbe's son fill a cup with gasoline, light it and put it on the ground. \u2014 Fox News , 21 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Surveillance footage obtained by State Police shows Farwell leaving the complex at 9:43 p.m., 28 minutes after arriving. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211932"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"foot mantle":{
|
||
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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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": a long garment formerly worn to protect the dress in riding":[],
|
||
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": footcloth":[]
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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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"examples":[],
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{
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||
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"Middle English foot mantel":""
|
||
|
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|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
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||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212035"
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||
|
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},
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||
|
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"footmanship":{
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||
|
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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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": speed afoot : prowess in running and walking":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307tm\u0259n\u02ccship"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215008"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot-and-mouth disease":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an acute contagious febrile disease especially of cloven-footed animals that is caused by serotypes of a picornavirus (species Foot-and-mouth disease virus of the genus Aphthovirus ) and is marked by ulcerating vesicles in the mouth, about the hooves, and on the udder and teats":[
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 compare hand, foot and mouth disease"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8mau\u0307th-"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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|
||
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||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"In 1976, the U.S. began importing beef from Japan\u2014ironically, at the time few Japanese even ate beef and that was imported from other countries\u2014but in 2010, the U.S. placed a ban on Wagyu because of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Japan. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Imperial College modeling team should have faced an audit of its models and practices after the foot-and-mouth disease debacle more than 20 years ago. \u2014 Steve H. Hanke, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In 2001, when foot-and-mouth disease swept across Britain, causing millions of farm animals to be slaughtered, the Chinese food industry was widely, and wrongly, blamed. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The bonanza ended when the US permanently halted hedgehog shipments from countries with foot-and-mouth disease , a list that included Nigeria. \u2014 Noelle Mateer, Wired , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"If there were an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the US tomorrow, researchers here would have to beg their Canadian, Australian, or German counterparts for lab space. \u2014 Nicola Twille, Wired , 6 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Stem rust, rice blast, foot-and-mouth disease , avian flu, hog cholera. \u2014 Nicola Twille, Wired , 6 July 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Russell and Bajada served Gladstone another 30-day notice on October 22, and at the end of November, Russell says, Gladstone told her that Lily had hand- foot-and-mouth disease ; Gladstone told her lawyer in her criminal case that Lily had pneumonia. \u2014 Bridget Read, Curbed , 2 Feb. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Popular hypotheses held that bats spread Ebola virus, for example, and gazelles foot-and-mouth disease . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2021"
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223436"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"food color":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": a dye or pigment permitted for use in foods":[]
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||
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||
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||
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|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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||
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232436"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"food secure":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": able to consistently access or afford adequate food":[
|
||
|
|
"A food-secure household is not simply fed\u2014it is free from the fear of hunger and not forced into unthinkable options (heat or eat) or short-sighted decisions (cheap, quick calories versus more nourishing choices).",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Jim Hanna"
|
||
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]
|
||
|
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|
||
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|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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||
|
|
"Protecting and building habitats for pollinators keeps crop production in balance and food secure . \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Qatar is the 24th most food secure country in the world as of 2021, ranking highest among Gulf Arab states, according to the Global Food Security Index. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"About 30% of patients screened in certain Eskenazi clinics were not food secure . \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The microwave- and dishwasher-safe bento box is also leakproof and shock-resistant to keep your food secure from home to work. \u2014 Lily Gray, PEOPLE.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The locking lid keeps food secure when transporting this slow cooker. \u2014 Bre Richey, chicagotribune.com , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Seventy percent of poor families in the United States are food secure . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Oct. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Even families who are currently food secure said that seeing empty grocery store shelves brings up painful memories and anxieties. \u2014 Virginia Sole-smith, New York Times , 7 May 2020",
|
||
|
|
"People with food insecurity spend 45% more on medical care annually than those who are food secure , according to a 2018 report by the nonprofit Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2020"
|
||
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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|
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233042"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"foot pump":{
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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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||
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"definitions":{
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||
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": a portable hand pump held in place by the foot : stirrup pump":[],
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": a pump operated by a treadle":[]
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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":"20220708-234030"
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},
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||
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"foodborne":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
|
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"adjective"
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||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u00fcd-\u02ccb\u022frn"
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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":{
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|
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003324"
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},
|
||
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"food bank":{
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||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": a usually non-profit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004107"
|
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|
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},
|
||
|
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"food ball":{
|
||
|
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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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": hair ball":[]
|
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"football/golf widow":{
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": a woman whose husband often leaves her alone while he plays or watches football/golf":[]
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": one that is a relatively subordinate or minor part (as of an event, work, or field)":[
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": commentary sense 3a":[],
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": to furnish with a footnote : annotate":[]
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccn\u014dt"
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a movement now regarded as a footnote to history",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Defending in transition is far from a footnote in Wilkinson\u2019s approach to Friday\u2019s game. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
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"Finishing 29th due to a mechanical issue was merely a footnote and far less important than the trailblazing her presence in the race did in the sport. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
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"By August, the losing skid was basically a footnote as Paul Molitor went on a 39-game hitting streak and Teddy Higuera followed up with a 32-inning scoreless streak. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"Within minutes, though, the sprint was a footnote to the dash\u2019s swaggy ending. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
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"In the private sector, ethics are often a footnote to enthusiasm, when they are mentioned at all. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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||
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"Or that fun run of a regular season will be a footnote for what followed. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
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||
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"Analysts expect Tesla to report strong first quarter numbers, but those will largely be a footnote as the company faces questions over how the China closure will affect its year. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
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||
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"Besides, many local law enforcement agencies don\u2019t accept applicants under age 21, the opinion points out in a footnote . \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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||
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"His argument is sophisticated and footnoted , but jargon-free and illustrated in a way that helps even readers with no economic training to follow it. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
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"That makes much of the display feel less like rewriting history than simply footnoting more thoroughly. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
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||
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"Each section comes heavily footnoted , indicating the appearance of traditional folk tale motifs \u2014 taboos, odd coincidences. \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2019",
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||
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"For instance, a recent booking at a local beach resort hotel was footnoted in the small print as having a $50-a-night fee for any vehicle brought to the property. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2019",
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||
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"Those who bothered to read all four hundred and forty-eight pages discovered a gripping document, painstakingly footnoted and verified. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 24 July 2019",
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"Given that data analytics have changed under the new standard, investors need to look beyond financial statement footnotes to grasp the proper disclosures, Ms. Peters said. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 10 July 2019",
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"Lately, the sweep of reductive history has elevated Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan to almost mythic status, leaving the other great conductors of the 20th century as footnotes that only specialist collectors care about. \u2014 Allan Kozinn, WSJ , 22 Aug. 2018",
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"Two European novelists, Ronald Firbank and Louis-Ferdinand C\u00e9line, are footnoted , with their birth and death years, their vocations, and the statement that New Directions published them in the United States. \u2014 Ethan Mordden, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054315"
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},
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"footback":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": on foot":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"foot entry 1 + back (as in horseback )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061633"
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},
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"foot-pound":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a unit of work equal to the work done by a force of one pound acting through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force":[]
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||
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
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"-\u02c8pau\u0307nd"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070932"
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},
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"fool's parsley":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a poisonous European weed ( Aethusa cynapium ) of the carrot family that resembles parsley and is naturalized in the northern U.S. and southern Canada":[]
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},
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||
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||
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||
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"examples":[],
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||
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"first_known_use":{
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||
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"1726, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
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},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091125"
|
||
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},
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||
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"footstep":{
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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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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": the mark of the foot : track":[],
|
||
|
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": tread":[],
|
||
|
|
": distance covered by a step : pace":[],
|
||
|
|
": a step on which to ascend or descend":[],
|
||
|
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": a way of life, conduct, or action":[
|
||
|
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"followed in his father's footsteps"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccstep"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"footmark",
|
||
|
|
"footprint",
|
||
|
|
"step",
|
||
|
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"trace",
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||
|
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"vestige"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"She slowly took one footstep toward the frightened animal.",
|
||
|
|
"It's five footsteps from the bedroom to the bathroom.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Antipersonnel landmines are victim-activated and cannot distinguish between the footstep of a combatant or a child. \u2014 Alexandra Grossi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"My mind spun out a vision of the future where an errant footstep and explosion ripped off my legs and sent shrapnel through my guts. \u2014 Scott Carney, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"But perhaps the trailer\u2019s most recognizable callback is that huge dino footstep in the foreground, as characters look on horrified \u2014 a classic shot callback to a scene in the first film featuring its big bad dino: the T-Rex. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Following in the footstep of JAY-Z and Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio has joined the growing ranks of celebrities investing in French champagne. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That means every explosion was precisely calculated to ensure the impact would be no stronger than a single footstep on the Great Wall. \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"National Cryptocurrencies Not every country is likely to follow in the footstep of El Salvador and adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in 2022. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Each footstep was recorded in a track of mud, to be analyzed. \u2014 Christina Larson, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Each footstep was recorded in a track of mud, to be analyzed. \u2014 Christina Larson, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
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|
||
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"first_known_use":{
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||
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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||
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},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100321"
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||
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},
|
||
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"footstall":{
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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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"definitions":{
|
||
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": the stirrup of a side saddle":[],
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||
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": the plinth, base, or pedestal of a pillar":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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||
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||
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||
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||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112223"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot couple":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the couple at the end of a double line of square dancers farthest from the music \u2014 compare head couple":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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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":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130332"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"food stamp":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a government-issued coupon that is sold at little cost or given to low-income persons and is redeemable for food":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Biden\u2019s administration also said Friday that formula maker Abbott Laboratories committed to give rebates through August for a food stamp -like program that helps women, infants and children called WIC. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That gathering produced the school lunch program, food stamp expansion, improved nutrition labeling, and other policies. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Adults without a Social Security number don\u2019t qualify for state and federal food stamp programs. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Although many consumers have gotten a boost from rising wages, rounds of federal stimulus during the pandemic, and expanded food stamp and child tax credit benefits, there are signs that rising prices are changing their buying patterns. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"In 2018, Peterson played an instrumental role in negotiating a farm bill nearly sidelined by Republican insistence on strict food stamp restrictions. \u2014 Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune , 6 Feb. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Deloitte Consulting designed the troubled system, which cost more than $600 million, and its 2016 rollout under former governor Gina M. Raimondo was beset by technical problems, causing thousands of delays in distributing food stamp benefits. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge even as the nation struggles with the biggest increase in food costs in decades. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"McGarvey on Wednesday said the rate of fraud in Kentucky's food stamp program, is less than 1% and the cabinet already ranks high in its rate of fraud investigations in the program. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130747"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"foot cut":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
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||
|
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"noun"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": cut made at the low end of a rafter for proper seating on the wall plate":[]
|
||
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},
|
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140945"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"food coma":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a state of sleepiness or sluggishness that is experienced after eating a large meal":[
|
||
|
|
"Overeating is probably the main culprit for most people's Thanksgiving Day food coma .",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 Matthew Cenzon",
|
||
|
|
"After my decadent dinner, I'm thrilled to be within crawling distance of my room. I enter the white sanctuary \u2026 and immediately lie down to wait for my food coma to abate.",
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||
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"\u2014 Robin Cherry"
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||
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]
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||
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||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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||
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"first_known_use":{
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||
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"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162813"
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||
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},
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"foot post":{
|
||
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|
"type":[
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||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
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|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a postal carrier who travels on foot : foot carrier":[],
|
||
|
|
": a mail-delivery service employing exclusively foot carriers":[],
|
||
|
|
": one of the posts at the foot of a bed":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
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||
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174353"
|
||
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},
|
||
|
|
"footstalk":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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|
": petiole sense 1":[],
|
||
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": peduncle":[],
|
||
|
|
": the lower part of a millstone spindle":[]
|
||
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|
},
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175452"
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},
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"footsore":{
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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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": having sore or tender feet (as from much walking)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccs\u022fr"
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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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"1660, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190620"
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},
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"football":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several games played between two teams on a usually rectangular field having goalposts or goals at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking: such as":[],
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": soccer":[],
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": rugby":[],
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": an American game played between two teams of 11 players each in which the ball is in possession of one side at a time and is advanced by running or passing":[],
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": australian rules football":[],
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": canadian football":[],
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": an inflated oval ball used in the game of football":[],
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": a soccer ball":[],
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": something treated roughly especially as the subject of a prolonged dispute":[
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"the issue became a political football in Congress"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccb\u022fl"
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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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"He played a lot of football in high school and college.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This game was particularly important for Rutschman\u2019s grandfather, Ad, who coached football and baseball and was the athletic director at Linfield College over parts of four decades. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
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"Though high-contact sports like football , hockey and boxing are most commonly associated with CTE, there's a growing concern about it also impacting soccer players at all levels. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
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"Football\u2014and not just football , but all sports\u2014has a rich tradition of looking the other way and trying to muddle through. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
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"The tournament was a coming-home party for West Linn coach Joe Monahan, who played football , basketball and baseball at University of San Diego High in the 1980s. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Reach Louisville football , women's basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at acubit@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @Alexis_Cubit. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Carissa played volleyball at Phoenix Central High School, while Devon played football and ran track across the canal off Central Avenue at Brophy. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Most frequently, that kind of money is used to elevate football , boys\u2019 basketball and baseball. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
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"The linebacker played college football at Louisiana Tech before joining the Ravens. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 22 June 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194222"
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},
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"foosball":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a table game resembling soccer in which the ball is moved by manipulating rods to which small figures of players are attached":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u00fcz-\u02ccb\u022fl"
|
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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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"And sure, foosball tables, free food and company parties are fun. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Examples may include: weekly in-house massages, options to take classes on hobbies, cooking, etc., massage chair access, foosball tables, Teslas on completion of milestone years, etc. \u2014 Manoj Agarwal, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"What about perks like foosball tables, free lunches, and other benefits that were de rigueur to lure tech workers in the past",
|
||
|
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"Nobody had touched the foosball table, because Daniel had been the last to play. \u2014 Eli Saslow, Washington Post , 8 June 2013",
|
||
|
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"Your classic startup with a foosball table is at one end of the spectrum. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The clubhouse has a workout room that doubles as a game room with table tennis, foosball and surfboards that members can take on outings to a beach. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Culture is not a foosball table in the staff kitchen. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"On the second floor is a game room with a foosball table, which Chandler and Joey bought after breaking their kitchen table. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"probably modification of German Tischfussball , from Tisch table + Fussball soccer, from Fuss foot + Ball ball":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194233"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"football scholarship":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
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": an amount of money that is given by a school to a student to help pay for the student's education in order for the student to play football for the school":[
|
||
|
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"attending college on a football scholarship"
|
||
|
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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":"20220709-195800"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"footstick":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a wooden or iron stick that when wedged with quoins secures the foot of a locked-up type page":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201202"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footbacker":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a person traveling on foot":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204116"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footrace":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a race run by humans on foot":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccr\u0101s"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The Bay to Breakers footrace returned to San Francisco streets on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, with its wacky costumes, political sloganeering, cheering spectators and, at least initially, a thick layer of fog. \u2014 Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Jalen Battles fielded the grounder, won the footrace to second, and fired to first to complete the double play. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Parker found himself in a footrace in the 400 preliminaries in Clovis, going step by step with Fresno Cathedral senior Jeremiah Walker. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Parker was running on fumes after getting in a footrace with Fresno Central\u2019s Jeremiah Walker, who won the heat Friday by a lean, 46.81 to 46.82. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mount Marathon, the annual footrace up and back down the steep and rocky slopes, will be taking place on Monday, July 4. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Blossom Time Run footrace and fitness walk will be held 9-11 a.m. Sunday, May 29 with a kids\u2019 fun run at 10:45 a.m. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In the weeks leading up to the San Francisco footrace , organizers had faced criticism for not being willing to recognize nonbinary athletes. \u2014 Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The long-range forecast for Sunday's footrace back and forth over the Ohio River calls for mid-60 degree temperatures. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211240"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"fooster":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": fuss , bustle , to-do":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8f\u00fcst(h)\u0259r",
|
||
|
|
"\""
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Irish Gaelic f\u016bstar":"Noun"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222826"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footcloth":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an ornamental cloth draped over the back of a horse to reach the ground on each side":[],
|
||
|
|
": carpet":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02cckl\u022fth"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223945"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footpad":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a criminal who robs pedestrians":[],
|
||
|
|
": a flattish foot on the leg of a spacecraft for distributing weight to minimize sinking into a surface":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccpad"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"foot + pad highwayman, probably from pad entry 1":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"foot + pad entry 3":"Noun"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1670, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"1961, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235449"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"foot page":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": an errand boy : attendant , footboy":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English fot page":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011506"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"footband":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a reinforcing strip of canvas on the afterpart of the foot of a sail":[],
|
||
|
|
": the bottom headband of a book":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015023"
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
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