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"pix":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of pix plural of pic"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193537",
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"type":[]
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},
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"pixel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of the detecting elements of a solid-state optical sensor (such as a CCD or CMOS device)":[
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"The team used a new CCD detector that has an 8,192 by 8,192 pixel array, which makes it the world's largest astronomical CCD.",
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"\u2014 Astronomy",
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"the \u2026 CMOS image sensor provides a 9-\u00b5m pixel size \u2026",
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"\u2014 Mathew Dirjish"
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],
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": any of the small discrete elements that together constitute an image (as on a television or digital screen)":[
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"If the ball is flying from left to right across a video screen, a pixel at one fixed location on the screen will get darker and darker as time ticks on because it depicts points farther and farther to the left on the ball.",
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"\u2014 Fr\u00e9do Durand et al."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Rather than assigning the entire photo one color to categorize it, the satellite dissects each pixel of the photo and assigns each one its most appropriate color on the spectrum. \u2014 Danya Gainor, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"This headache is familiar to anyone who has tapped around a touch-unfriendly app on a Windows touchscreen\u2014but even in those cases, a tap of the finger usually touches something larger than a single pixel at a time. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"To see this, again imagine a curve in the plane, where the x-coordinate represents the color of a single pixel , and the y-coordinate represents an image label. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"The software estimates whether the target exists in any pixel in an image. \u2014 Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
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"On a pixel -count level, that's on par with the blurry Switch ports of Doom (2016) or The Witcher 3. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Each watch has five physical buttons for navigation and a color memory-in- pixel display for clear daylight visibility. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Blacks are truly black because the pixel is completely turned off. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"These 77 and 88-inch beasts combine their immense pixel counts with all the processing goodies of the new Alpha 9 Gen 5 processor and the latest WebOS system. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"pix + el ement":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccsel",
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"\u02c8pik-s\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080936",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"pixelated":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": displayed in such a manner that individual pixels are discernible":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pik-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
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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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"Deepak Thapliyal, the chief executive of the cryptocurrency company Chain, who purchased a rare NFT of a pixelated alien in February for $23.7 million, isn\u2019t afraid. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
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"Since the late \u201990s, Invader\u2019s pixelated pieces inspired by popular 8-bit Atari arcade games have been plastered on the streets of more than 65 cities across 33 countries. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"Though the decision to include pixelated drawings of naked humans in the mix may seem odd at first blush, researchers have good reason to include them, reasoning that aliens would, naturally, want to know what humans look like. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
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"Has the market for rudimentary pixelated cartoon heads already peaked",
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"The collectibles market\u2014such as memes, avatars, graphics, sports moments, and pixelated creatures\u2014has also been growing, accounting for 38% of transactions since July 2020. \u2014 Lucy Sherriff, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Cyber mannequins stood poised in pixelated versions of the looks shown on-screen. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"For example, the CryptoPunks artwork, though simple, was the first of its kind and became a template for more successful projects like Weird Whales because of its unique pixelated style and \u2018meme-ability\u2019. \u2014 Mahnoor Khan, Fortune , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"When digital artworks started selling for millions of dollars last year, the shock of pixelated punks and computerized graphics turned some traditional collectors into crypto skeptics. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"pixel + -ated (after pixilated )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144812"
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},
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"pixie":{
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"antonyms":[
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"arch",
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"devilish",
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"elvish",
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"espi\u00e8gle",
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"impish",
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"knavish",
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"leprechaunish",
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"mischievous",
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"pixieish",
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"prankish",
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"puckish",
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"rascally",
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"roguish",
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"scampish",
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"sly",
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"tricksy",
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"waggish",
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"wicked"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a haircut worn by women and children that is very short all over the head or especially short only at the sides and back of the head":[
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"Princess Diana's pixie cut became completely iconic, and almost as famous as the princess herself, inspiring many generations since to try the elegant look.",
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"\u2014 Isobel Larkin"
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],
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": a usually petite vivacious woman or girl":[],
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": playfully mischievous":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"leave a dish of milk and some bread out for the pixies",
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"Adjective",
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"resorted to some pixie high jinks to liven up the office party",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"At this year\u2019s Critics Choice Awards, iconic actor Rita Moreno, 90, paired her sideswept pixie cut with glowing skin and a voluminous gown. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
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"The cut featured long textured layers and a pixie cut on the sides and was styled into her usual side part. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"With her pixie hairdo, reserves of strength and sweet, soft-spoken voice evoking classic Mia Farrow, VanderWaal is once again a magnetic presence. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 1 June 2022",
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"Williams looked gamine with her signature pixie cut, single necklace, and natural makeup. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
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"From Dame Helen Mirren debuting a bubblegum-pink pixie crop in 2019 to Bella Hadid's sculptural necklace and couture ball gown by Schiaparelli in 2021, scroll for a definitive look back at the festival's most memorable fashion moments. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 13 May 2022",
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"Her signature pixie cut is parted on the side with her hairs short on either side of her head and a bit longer on top. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 10 May 2022",
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"Jules, a transgender girl and a recent East Highland transplant, has the spirit of a capricious pixie : spontaneous and sweet but inconsistent and somewhat manipulative. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Just a few weeks after chopping off all of her hair into a pixie cut, JoJo Siwa is already an expert at styling her new hair. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Atop the pile, Tinker Bell sat waving, like a pixie Jackie Onassis. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"For all its sprinklings of pixie dust \u2014 a wiggly scorpion samba, a cyclone of flying pastries \u2014 the movie is often disconcertingly adult, and at the same time, largely unconcerned with welcoming in viewers not already steeped in the mythology. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Revel, a kombucha brewery and tasting room, will release a pixie tangerine kombucha. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Maurice is a genially bearish man, with curly brown hair, who looks like a brainier John Laroquette; Katia, with short hair and glasses and a vivacious grin, suggests a pixie version of Terry Gross. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Goofy costumes, silly songs, colorful sets and a sprinkling of pixie dust never hurt anyone, and the ABC reality series has gone overboard this year with not just one, but two, Disney Nights. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"Again a roof will greatly cut down the natural air circulation and ventilation, assuming that the roof is made out of solid material and not pixie dust. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
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"Add some extra pixie dust to your stay by reserving a shaded cabana that includes couch seating; two lounge chairs; a flat-screen TV; a safe; a fridge with free, non-alcoholic drinks; and a complimentary fruit platter and lemon water tower. \u2014 Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com , 15 July 2021",
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"So not what lots and lots and lots of fans were dying to hear, but coaches and managers usually stick with logic, not hunches, not Tinkerbell, a sprinkle of catchy music and a fistful of pixie dust. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"circa 1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pik-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brownie",
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"dwarf",
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"elf",
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"faerie",
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"faery",
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"fairy",
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"fay",
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"gnome",
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"goblin",
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"gremlin",
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"hobgoblin",
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"kobold",
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"leprechaun",
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"puck",
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"sprite",
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"troll"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092140",
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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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"pixieish":{
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"antonyms":[
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"arch",
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"devilish",
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"elvish",
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"espi\u00e8gle",
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"impish",
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"knavish",
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"leprechaunish",
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"mischievous",
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"pixieish",
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"prankish",
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"puckish",
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"rascally",
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"roguish",
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"scampish",
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"sly",
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"tricksy",
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"waggish",
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"wicked"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a haircut worn by women and children that is very short all over the head or especially short only at the sides and back of the head":[
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"Princess Diana's pixie cut became completely iconic, and almost as famous as the princess herself, inspiring many generations since to try the elegant look.",
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"\u2014 Isobel Larkin"
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],
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": a usually petite vivacious woman or girl":[],
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": playfully mischievous":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"leave a dish of milk and some bread out for the pixies",
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"Adjective",
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"resorted to some pixie high jinks to liven up the office party",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"At this year\u2019s Critics Choice Awards, iconic actor Rita Moreno, 90, paired her sideswept pixie cut with glowing skin and a voluminous gown. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
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"The cut featured long textured layers and a pixie cut on the sides and was styled into her usual side part. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"With her pixie hairdo, reserves of strength and sweet, soft-spoken voice evoking classic Mia Farrow, VanderWaal is once again a magnetic presence. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 1 June 2022",
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"Williams looked gamine with her signature pixie cut, single necklace, and natural makeup. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
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"From Dame Helen Mirren debuting a bubblegum-pink pixie crop in 2019 to Bella Hadid's sculptural necklace and couture ball gown by Schiaparelli in 2021, scroll for a definitive look back at the festival's most memorable fashion moments. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 13 May 2022",
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"Her signature pixie cut is parted on the side with her hairs short on either side of her head and a bit longer on top. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 10 May 2022",
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"Jules, a transgender girl and a recent East Highland transplant, has the spirit of a capricious pixie : spontaneous and sweet but inconsistent and somewhat manipulative. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Just a few weeks after chopping off all of her hair into a pixie cut, JoJo Siwa is already an expert at styling her new hair. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Atop the pile, Tinker Bell sat waving, like a pixie Jackie Onassis. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"For all its sprinklings of pixie dust \u2014 a wiggly scorpion samba, a cyclone of flying pastries \u2014 the movie is often disconcertingly adult, and at the same time, largely unconcerned with welcoming in viewers not already steeped in the mythology. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Revel, a kombucha brewery and tasting room, will release a pixie tangerine kombucha. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Maurice is a genially bearish man, with curly brown hair, who looks like a brainier John Laroquette; Katia, with short hair and glasses and a vivacious grin, suggests a pixie version of Terry Gross. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Goofy costumes, silly songs, colorful sets and a sprinkling of pixie dust never hurt anyone, and the ABC reality series has gone overboard this year with not just one, but two, Disney Nights. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"Again a roof will greatly cut down the natural air circulation and ventilation, assuming that the roof is made out of solid material and not pixie dust. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
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"Add some extra pixie dust to your stay by reserving a shaded cabana that includes couch seating; two lounge chairs; a flat-screen TV; a safe; a fridge with free, non-alcoholic drinks; and a complimentary fruit platter and lemon water tower. \u2014 Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com , 15 July 2021",
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"So not what lots and lots and lots of fans were dying to hear, but coaches and managers usually stick with logic, not hunches, not Tinkerbell, a sprinkle of catchy music and a fistful of pixie dust. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"circa 1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pik-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brownie",
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"dwarf",
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"elf",
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"faerie",
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"faery",
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"fairy",
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"fay",
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"gnome",
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"goblin",
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"gremlin",
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"hobgoblin",
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"kobold",
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"leprechaun",
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"puck",
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"sprite",
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"troll"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214836",
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"pixilated":{
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"clearheaded"
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"definitions":{
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": whimsical":[
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"pixilated pleasures"
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"examples":[
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"a pixilated waitress who couldn't seem to get anything straight"
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"addle",
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"addled",
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"addlepated",
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"bedeviled",
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"befuddled",
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"bemused",
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"bewildered",
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"bushed",
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"dizzy",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"fogged",
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"mixed-up",
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"muddleheaded",
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"muzzy",
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"punch-drunk",
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"punchy",
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"raddled",
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"shell-shocked",
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"silly",
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"slaphappy",
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"spaced-out",
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"spaced",
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"spacey",
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"spacy",
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"stunned",
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"stupefied",
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"zonked",
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"zonked-out"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100937",
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"pixillated":{
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"clearheaded"
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"definitions":{
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": whimsical":[
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"pixilated pleasures"
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},
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"examples":[
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"a pixilated waitress who couldn't seem to get anything straight"
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"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8pik-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"addled",
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"addlepated",
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"bedeviled",
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"befogged",
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"befuddled",
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"bemused",
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"confounded",
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"dizzy",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"fogged",
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"mixed-up",
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"muddleheaded",
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"muzzy",
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"punch-drunk",
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"punchy",
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"raddled",
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"shell-shocked",
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"silly",
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"slaphappy",
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"spaced-out",
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"spaced",
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"spacey",
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"spacy",
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"stunned",
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"stupefied",
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"zonked",
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"zonked-out"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111146",
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"noun"
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"pixy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"arch",
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"devilish",
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"elvish",
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"espi\u00e8gle",
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"impish",
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"knavish",
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"leprechaunish",
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"mischievous",
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"pixieish",
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"prankish",
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"puckish",
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"rascally",
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"roguish",
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"scampish",
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"sly",
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"tricksy",
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"waggish",
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"wicked"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a haircut worn by women and children that is very short all over the head or especially short only at the sides and back of the head":[
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"Princess Diana's pixie cut became completely iconic, and almost as famous as the princess herself, inspiring many generations since to try the elegant look.",
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"\u2014 Isobel Larkin"
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],
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": a usually petite vivacious woman or girl":[],
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": playfully mischievous":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"leave a dish of milk and some bread out for the pixies",
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"Adjective",
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"resorted to some pixie high jinks to liven up the office party",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"At this year\u2019s Critics Choice Awards, iconic actor Rita Moreno, 90, paired her sideswept pixie cut with glowing skin and a voluminous gown. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
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"The cut featured long textured layers and a pixie cut on the sides and was styled into her usual side part. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"With her pixie hairdo, reserves of strength and sweet, soft-spoken voice evoking classic Mia Farrow, VanderWaal is once again a magnetic presence. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 1 June 2022",
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"Williams looked gamine with her signature pixie cut, single necklace, and natural makeup. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
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"From Dame Helen Mirren debuting a bubblegum-pink pixie crop in 2019 to Bella Hadid's sculptural necklace and couture ball gown by Schiaparelli in 2021, scroll for a definitive look back at the festival's most memorable fashion moments. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 13 May 2022",
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"Her signature pixie cut is parted on the side with her hairs short on either side of her head and a bit longer on top. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 10 May 2022",
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"Jules, a transgender girl and a recent East Highland transplant, has the spirit of a capricious pixie : spontaneous and sweet but inconsistent and somewhat manipulative. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Just a few weeks after chopping off all of her hair into a pixie cut, JoJo Siwa is already an expert at styling her new hair. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Atop the pile, Tinker Bell sat waving, like a pixie Jackie Onassis. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"For all its sprinklings of pixie dust \u2014 a wiggly scorpion samba, a cyclone of flying pastries \u2014 the movie is often disconcertingly adult, and at the same time, largely unconcerned with welcoming in viewers not already steeped in the mythology. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Revel, a kombucha brewery and tasting room, will release a pixie tangerine kombucha. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Maurice is a genially bearish man, with curly brown hair, who looks like a brainier John Laroquette; Katia, with short hair and glasses and a vivacious grin, suggests a pixie version of Terry Gross. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Goofy costumes, silly songs, colorful sets and a sprinkling of pixie dust never hurt anyone, and the ABC reality series has gone overboard this year with not just one, but two, Disney Nights. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"Again a roof will greatly cut down the natural air circulation and ventilation, assuming that the roof is made out of solid material and not pixie dust. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
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||
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"Add some extra pixie dust to your stay by reserving a shaded cabana that includes couch seating; two lounge chairs; a flat-screen TV; a safe; a fridge with free, non-alcoholic drinks; and a complimentary fruit platter and lemon water tower. \u2014 Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com , 15 July 2021",
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"So not what lots and lots and lots of fans were dying to hear, but coaches and managers usually stick with logic, not hunches, not Tinkerbell, a sprinkle of catchy music and a fistful of pixie dust. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"circa 1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8pik-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brownie",
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"dwarf",
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"elf",
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"faerie",
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"faery",
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"fairy",
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"fay",
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"gnome",
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"goblin",
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"gremlin",
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"hobgoblin",
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"kobold",
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"leprechaun",
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"puck",
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"sprite",
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"troll"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172006",
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]
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},
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"pixy stool":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": mushroom":[],
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": toadstool":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004515",
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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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"pixels":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
"noun"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
": any of the small discrete elements that together constitute an image (as on a television or digital screen)":[
|
||
|
"If the ball is flying from left to right across a video screen, a pixel at one fixed location on the screen will get darker and darker as time ticks on because it depicts points farther and farther to the left on the ball.",
|
||
|
"\u2014 Fr\u00e9do Durand et al."
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
": any of the detecting elements of a solid-state optical sensor (such as a CCD or CMOS device)":[
|
||
|
"The team used a new CCD detector that has an 8,192 by 8,192 pixel array, which makes it the world's largest astronomical CCD.",
|
||
|
"\u2014 Astronomy",
|
||
|
"the \u2026 CMOS image sensor provides a 9-\u00b5m pixel size \u2026",
|
||
|
"\u2014 Mathew Dirjish"
|
||
|
]
|
||
|
},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
"-\u02ccsel",
|
||
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"\u02c8pik-s\u0259l"
|
||
|
],
|
||
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|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[
|
||
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
"Rather than assigning the entire photo one color to categorize it, the satellite dissects each pixel of the photo and assigns each one its most appropriate color on the spectrum. \u2014 Danya Gainor, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
"This headache is familiar to anyone who has tapped around a touch-unfriendly app on a Windows touchscreen\u2014but even in those cases, a tap of the finger usually touches something larger than a single pixel at a time. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
"To see this, again imagine a curve in the plane, where the x-coordinate represents the color of a single pixel , and the y-coordinate represents an image label. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
"The software estimates whether the target exists in any pixel in an image. \u2014 Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
|
||
|
"On a pixel -count level, that's on par with the blurry Switch ports of Doom (2016) or The Witcher 3. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
"Each watch has five physical buttons for navigation and a color memory-in- pixel display for clear daylight visibility. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
"Blacks are truly black because the pixel is completely turned off. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
"These 77 and 88-inch beasts combine their immense pixel counts with all the processing goodies of the new Alpha 9 Gen 5 processor and the latest WebOS system. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022"
|
||
|
],
|
||
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
"pix + el ement":""
|
||
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},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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"1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
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},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064733"
|
||
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}
|
||
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