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"k\u012b-",
"\u02c8k\u0101-m\u0259n",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2018 a family came upon a 3-foot dwarf caiman while walking their dog in Lexington. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
"The zoo did not say in the post if the reptile was an alligator, crocodile, or caiman . \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Despite the hazards, the Pororoca is popular with surfers, who don\u2019t mind sharing a wave with a caiman or a piranha. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The dwarf caiman species is the smallest of the alligator family and typically grows to about four feet, according to Animal Diversity Web. \u2014 Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The Guatemalan guerrilla was created at the beginning of the 1960s, in the mountains, by a ghost and a caiman . \u2014 Eduardo Halfon, The New York Review of Books , 9 Nov. 2020",
"In fact, this ancient caiman had a bite force of seven tons, more than four times the strongest bite ever measured in the animal kingdom, study author Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi said in an email. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 25 Aug. 2020",
"The crystal structures in sea turtle and caiman tears were the most distinctive, likely a product of adapting to their aquatic environments. \u2014 Lauren Kent, CNN , 13 Aug. 2020",
"That's the word from Georgie, a young, approximately 1-foot-long dwarf caiman that escaped from an outdoor enclosure in Clinton Township at least five days ago. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 7 July 2020"
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"Spanish caim\u00e1n , probably from Carib caym\u00e1n":""
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"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
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": an old woman : crone , hag":[]
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"Scottish Gaelic & Irish Gaelic cailleach , from Old Irish caillech nun, from caille veil, from Latin pallium cloak":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211058"
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"noun"
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": a heap of stones piled up as a memorial or as a landmark":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a touching thread, Pietro revisits a cairn on a mountain path where climbers sign a book nestled in the stones. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"The team made the find at Tresness, a chambered cairn on the Orkney island of Sanday that dates to around 3500 B.C.E. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Gunnell had suggested Maeshowe, a Neolithic chambered cairn on the island of Orkney, as a reference for the location. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The cross atop a stone cairn in Grytviken on the island of South Georgia is a memorial to Shackleton. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Fit families can extend the hike to create a five-mile loop tracing Tenaya Creek, past a decorative cairn field, across two bridges, and back along the south side of Tenaya Canyon. \u2014 Ashley M. Biggers, Outside Online , 28 Aug. 2014",
"Acadia National Park has a unique stone trail marker\u2014the Bates cairn , named for Waldron Bates, who, like George Dorr, specialized in path making on MDI in the early 20th century. \u2014 Virginia M. Wright, Outside Online , 8 Feb. 2021",
"But a diary and map found by Mikkelsen indicated that Mylius-Erichsen had placed his definitive findings in a cairn , built in a remote spot on the forbidding landscape. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
"My personal favorite is the cast-iron Pebble Match Strike, which at first glance looks like a fancy paper weight or modern rock cairn but opens to reveal a match holder and ashtray set. \u2014 Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"Middle English (Scots) carne , from Scottish Gaelic carn ; akin to Old Irish & Welsh carn cairn":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": any of a breed of small compactly built hard-coated terriers of Scottish origin":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Charlie, an 18-month-old Yorkie- cairn terrier mix, was one of many first-timers at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco on Monday night. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2018"
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"from its use in hunting among cairns":""
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"city and port on an inlet of the Pacific in northeastern Queensland, Australia population 133,893":[]
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"range of the Grampian Hills in northeast central Scotland":[]
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"\u02c8kern-\u02ccg\u022frm"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002215"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": star apple":[]
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"-\u0113\u02cct\u014d",
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"Spanish, from Taino caymito":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013817"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Scottish Gaelic ceard craftsman; akin to Greek kerdos profit":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1650, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014229"
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"James Mallahan 1892\u20131977 American novelist":[]
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"Hebrew Qayin":""
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060217"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062937"
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"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"city on the Nile River in northern Egypt; the nation's capital population 7,786,640":[]
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": synthetic alkaloid anesthetic":[
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"Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall 1853\u20131931 English novelist":[]
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"\u02c8k\u0101n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German -kain , from kokain cocaine":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084634"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a rower of a ca\u00efque":[]
},
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"\u02c8k\u012bk(-",
"k\u00e4\u02c8\u0113k(\u02cc)j\u0113",
"k\u012b\u02c8\u0113-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (influenced by caique ) of earlier caikjee , from Turkish kay\u0131k\u00e7\u0131 boatman, from kay\u0131k boat + \u00e7\u0131 (occupational suffix)":""
": a watertight chamber used in construction work under water or as a foundation":[],
": a hollow floating box or a boat used as a floodgate for a dock or basin":[],
": coffer sense 3":[]
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"-s\u1d4an",
"British also k\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fcn",
"\u02c8k\u0101-\u02ccs\u00e4n"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The caisson would normally have a casket on it, draped in an American flag. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Pershing, wearing a dark mourning band on one sleeve, and Harding, wearing a top hat, walked side by side behind the caisson . \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The elaborate sendoff included a caisson ride for the cremated remains of Cole, who was Jimmy Doolittle\u2019s co-pilot in the daring bombing mission over Japan that boosted American morale after five months of spectacular defeats across the Pacific. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Recently, crews completed drilling 3-foot caissons into the bedrock and installing Geofoam behind the new retaining wall. \u2014 Jennifer Rios, The Denver Post , 22 Sep. 2019",
"Two years ago on our visit, a detachment from the Old Guard\u2013the ceremonial troops who work at Arlington\u2013was lined up in formation behind a riderless horse and caisson . \u2014 Elliot Ackerman, Time , 10 Oct. 2019",
"His coffin was loaded on a caisson , a riderless horse trailing behind, just like that day with my daughter. \u2014 Elliot Ackerman, Time , 10 Oct. 2019",
"Crews have drilled a series of caissons down into bedrock and placed 6,000 blocks of geofoam, measuring slightly more than 25,000 cubic yards in volume, as a substitute for dirt. \u2014 Jon Murray, The Denver Post , 27 Sep. 2019",
"As was one of the first soldiers to arrive, his job was to deploy concrete caissons that would form a temporary harbor to help soldiers rapidly load cargo onto the beach. \u2014 Adam Beam, The Seattle Times , 19 Nov. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan, from caissa chest, from Latin capsa \u2014 more at case":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105655"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": decompression sickness":[]
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"\u02c8k\u0101-\u02ccs\u00e4n-, \u02c8k\u0101s-\u1d4an-; British often k\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fcn-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Readers will be shocked to learn that Washington Roebling contracted caisson disease soon after construction began, forcing him to work from his bed while his wife worked at the site. \u2014 Michael Sangiacomo, cleveland.com , 1 May 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112048"
},
"Caithness":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"former county of northern Scotland; capital Wick":[]
},
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"\u02c8k\u0101th-nis",
"\u02cck\u0101th-\u02c8nes"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115821"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a large-headed arboreal monkey ( Cebus gracilis ) of the Amazon valley":[]
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"\u02cck\u012b\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4r\u0259"
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"Portuguese, from Tupi & Guarani, from ca\u00ed monkey + ar\u00e1ra macaw":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120326"
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"type":[
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": a chief especially of the Berber tribal communities of the Atlas region":[]
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"Spanish ca\u00edd, caid , from Arabic q\u0101'id":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144138"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an African mahogany ( Khaya senegalensis )":[]
},
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"k\u012bl\u02c8s\u0113dr\u0259",
"-\u02c8e-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
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"Caipotorade":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a dialect of the Zamuco people":[]
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"\u02cck\u012bp\u0259t\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4d\u0113"
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"Spanish caipatorade, caipotade , of American Indian origin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155427"
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"caisson crib":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a platform of heavy timbers on which rests the caisson used in construction of an underwater pier or foundation":[]
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"caipirinha":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a cocktail consisting of lime, sugar, and rum":[]
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"\u02cck\u012b-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113n-y\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Toast your dinner \u2014 and this winner \u2014 with a pisco sour, caipirinha or pi\u00f1a colada. mariscos1133.com. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The casual lounge\u2019s menu of salads, tacos and burgers is perfect for sipping a passion fruit caipirinha while looking out at the city lights. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Going to the farmers market with lead bartender Marcus Ragas to find citrus, including Eureka lemons, for Caboco\u2019s caipirinha and cacha\u00e7a bar has been illuminating. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Cocktails help keep the mood light, and options include classic drinks like a caipirinha and a daiquiri. \u2014 Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News , 12 May 2021",
"While Gomes was defeated, the confection named in his honor is now a standard in caf\u00e9s, snack bars, and restaurants throughout the country, with fancified flavors\u2014like churro and caipirinha \u2014gaining popularity. \u2014 Leticia Moreinos Schwartz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 Dec. 2020",
"The night's Brazilian menu showcases the country's national drink, caipirinha (cacha\u00e7a, sugar and lime), and its popular dish feijoada (black bean, beef and pork stew). Return 5 p.m. Feb. 25 for a Fat Tuesday celebration. \u2014 Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Given the science behind the drinks \u2014 the fog that dissipates to reveal a sorbet with the profile of a Brazilian caipirinha , the cedar burned tableside to flavor a glass of tequila and orange peel \u2014 a customer can understand. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 10 Oct. 2019",
"Floating Christmas Tree, Rio de Janeiro December in Rio is all about enjoying an icy caipirinha on a spectacular beach (who says Christmas has to be about ugly sweaters and hot cocoa?). \u2014 Caitlin Morton, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 26 Nov. 2019"
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