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4019 lines
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"Darlingtonia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of Californian insectivorous plants (family Sarraceniaceae) characterized by arched and hooded leaves and solitary flowered scapes \u2014 see pitcher plant":[]
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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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"New Latin, from William Darlington \u20201863 American botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-ny\u0259",
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"\u02ccd\u00e4rli\u014b\u02c8t\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112455",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Darmstadt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in the central Germany state of Hesse south-southwest of Frankfurt am Main population 140,040":[]
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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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"-\u02ccsht\u00e4t",
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rm-\u02ccstat",
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"-\u02ccst\u00e4t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090244",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Darnah":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city and port on the Mediterranean in northeastern Libya":[]
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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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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-n\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183206",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Darwin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"; capital of the Northern Territory population 103,016":[
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"Port Darwin (an inlet of the Timor Sea)"
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],
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"Charles Robert 1809\u20131882 English naturalist":[],
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"Erasmus 1731\u20131802 grandfather of Charles Darwin English physiologist and poet":[],
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"city and port in northern Australia on":[
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"Port Darwin (an inlet of the Timor Sea)"
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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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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-w\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084918",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Darwin barberry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a half-evergreen or evergreen shrub ( Berberis darwinii ) native to South America but much grown in England that has entire spiny-toothed leaves and orange-yellow flowers in long racemes succeeded by dark purple berries":[]
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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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"after Charles R. Darwin \u20201882 English naturalist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-w\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110224",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Darwin glass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of glass objects found in Tasmania and believed to be glassy meteorites":[]
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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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"from Jukes- Darwin , mining field in western Tasmania":""
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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":"20220708-085022",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Darwin tulip":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tall late-flowering tulip with the flowers single and of one color":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1889, 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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"\u02ccd\u00e4r-w\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083503",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Darwinian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to Charles Darwin , his theories especially of evolution, or his followers":[],
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": of, relating to, or being a competitive environment or situation in which only the fittest persons or organizations prosper":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a Darwinian approach to evolution",
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"The competition among manufacturers is very Darwinian .",
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"the Darwinian world of professional sports"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u00e4r-\u02c8win-\u0113-\u0259n",
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"d\u00e4r-\u02c8wi-n\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084812",
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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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"Darwinian theory":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": darwinism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1860, 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":"20220708-083608",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Darwinism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a theory of the origin and perpetuation of new species of animals and plants that offspring of a given organism vary, that natural selection favors the survival of some of these variations over others, that new species have arisen and may continue to arise by these processes, and that widely divergent groups of plants and animals have arisen from the same ancestors \u2014 compare evolution sense 1 , neo-Darwinism":[],
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": a theory that inherent dynamic forces allow only the fittest persons or organizations to prosper in a competitive environment or situation":[
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"economic Darwinism"
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],
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"\u2014 compare social darwinism":[
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"economic Darwinism"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-w\u0259-\u02ccniz-\u0259m",
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-w\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084424",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun or adjective"
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]
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},
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"Darzi":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tailor or an urban caste of tailors in Hindu society in India":[]
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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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"Hindi darz\u012b , from Persian":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r\u02ccz\u0113",
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"d\u0259r\u02c8z\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125429",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dare":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an act or instance of daring (see dare entry 1 sense 1 ) : challenge":[
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"crossed the river on a dare",
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"refused to take the dare"
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],
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": imaginative or vivacious boldness : daring":[],
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": to be sufficiently courageous to":[
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"no one dared say a word",
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"she dare not let herself love",
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"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
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],
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": to challenge to perform an action especially as a proof of courage":[
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"dared him to jump"
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],
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": to confront boldly : defy":[
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"dared the anger of his family"
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],
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": to have sufficient courage":[
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"try it if you dare"
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],
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": to have the courage to contend against, venture, or try":[
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"the actress dared a new interpretation of the classic role"
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],
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"Dictionary of American Regional English":[],
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"Virginia 1587\u2013":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Try it if you dare .",
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"We wanted to laugh but didn't dare .",
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"The actress dared a new interpretation of the classic role.",
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"She dared him to dive off the bridge.",
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"She dared me to ask him out on a date. I did, and he said yes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"High Tension is unflinchingly violent and distressingly taut in a way few films dare to be. \u2014 Declan Gallagher, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
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"The Zambezi dogs are renowned for having mastered the art of preying on African buffalo, enormous and aggressive bovids that few wild dogs dare approach. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
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"Just down the street, several tents occupied the sidewalk and a homeless person told my colleague, photographer Genaro Molina, not to dare walk through the area. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
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"Warm, always leaning toward the positive, but never enough to make others dare to cross him. \u2014 Terence Moore, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"Whether residents will dare to call the government's bluff and turn out in Victoria Park anyway is yet to be seen, but the national security legislation cited by Lam is a potent deterrent. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 3 June 2022",
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"Put another way: The more Jackson-Davis is willing to dare this season, the more IU will be allowed to dream. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
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"Celebrating the love that dare not speak its name \u2014 at least in Florida \u2014 June is Pride month for LGBTQ+ communities and their supporters. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"With one short scene, creator Julian Fellowes made a declaration: the love that dare not speak its name would be given voice here. \u2014 Hugh Ryan, Town & Country , 25 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"With the seas churning with synergy after the Warner Bros./Discovery merger, Impractical Jokers stars Brian Quinn, James Murray, and Sal Vulcano will anchor a dare -ing shark education special. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
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"The movie is itself kind of a dare , aimed at younger genre fans accustomed to playing games that are brutally hard. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"On September 20, 2017, Offset and Cardi made the relationship official when they got married in the bedroom of his Atlanta home, on what was something of a dare . \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Now, more than two years later, the Omicron variant is running rings around Beijing's zero-Covid strategy -- and apparently nobody in power dare say so. \u2014 Robert Mahoney, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Florida did take a dare from a radio station and spent their two-week honeymoon underground, where the radio station and her parents called them up too many times a day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"After starting her drag journey on a dare from a friend, Aria goes to the global stage ready to score yet another win for her already impressive drag resume. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Iron Mike Tyson is not one to back down from any fight \u2013 or any dare . \u2014 Scott Boeck, USA TODAY , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"Carlo won\u2019t be a candidate for point duty, but while coach Bruce Cassidy tries to wring more scoring out of his mediocre offense, coaxing more dare and shooting out of Carlo might have to be a priority. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dar (1st & 3rd singular present indicative), from Old English dear ; akin to Old High German gi tar (1st & 3rd singular present indicative) dare, Greek tharsos courage":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8der"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"challenge",
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"defy",
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"stump"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000250",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"biographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"daredevil":{
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"antonyms":[
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"devil",
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"madcap",
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"madman"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a recklessly bold person":[],
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": recklessly and often ostentatiously daring":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"his daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday",
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"a daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game",
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"Noun",
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"He has always been a bit of a daredevil .",
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"that little daredevil has broken an arm and an ankle this year alone",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"This historical novel tells the unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life at any cost. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Back home, he was known for daredevil stunt-flying. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"Now, the Historic Longboard Revival Series draws those with a daredevil spirit from all around. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Jan. 2020",
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"Designed to escort bombers in the skies over Europe, Mustangs and their daredevil pilots helped win World War II. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 July 2019",
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"Bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch, hiding under a black cowboy hat, brought a rueful heaviness to the laconic Ennis, whose fear keeps the lovers from making a life together, while tenor Glenn Seven Allen emphasized Jack\u2019s contrastingly daredevil spirit. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 4 June 2018",
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"As guests entered the grand ballroom following a reception, a duo of aerialists performed daredevil moves on swaths of fabric suspended from the ceiling. \u2014 Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com , 2 May 2018",
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"Such sad cases sometimes appear accidental and sometimes appear to involve risky daredevil behavior -- but almost always involve alcohol. \u2014 Lawrence Specker, AL.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
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"Her parents were daredevil journalists in Los Angeles, hanging out of helicopters, sometimes with their daughter in tow, to shoot footage of news events like Madonna\u2019s 1985 wedding to Sean Penn. \u2014 Jill Abramson, New York Times , 12 Sep. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Oswego\u2019s annual PrairieFest returns with \u201890s-era bands, an award-winning country-music artist and a daredevil performer. \u2014 Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"In 1927 Morin had been a reporter in San Diego for 16 years and had gotten to know dozens of pioneer aviators, a daredevil breed. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
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"The crypto-bro investor does not evoke vicarious excitement, like a stuntman jumping motorcycles or a daredevil mountaineer, because his antics at the keyboard don\u2019t appear to take much skill. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
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"These daredevil amphibians, dubbed parachute frogs, leap from treetops and soar through the rain-forest canopy to evade predators. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
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"Then there\u2019ve been such surreal moments as seeing daredevil Robbie Knievel hit it off with Florence Henderson over dinner that\u2019ll leave a person shaking their head. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"Both pilots are no strangers to air daredevil acts. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"In this musical hour-long special, daredevil Gonzo accepts what might be his greatest challenge: to spend a night in the Haunted Mansion. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
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"No one was injured April 24 when daredevil pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington tried to jump out of separate planes into the other to land them. \u2014 Jay Blackman, NBC News , 12 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1727, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1794, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8der-\u02ccdev-\u0259l",
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"\u02c8der-\u02ccde-v\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for daredevil Adjective 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",
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"synonyms":[
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"audacious",
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"brash",
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"foolhardy",
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"madcap",
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"overbold",
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"overconfident",
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"reckless",
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"temerarious"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163438",
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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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"daresay":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": agree , suppose":[
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"\u2014 used only in the present tense first-person singular"
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],
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": venture to say : think probable":[
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"\u2014 used only in the present tense first-person singular"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And while the mute Leatherface steals the show, the movie's documentary-like opening narration and audio of heinous news reports hint at something, daresay , more sophisticated. \u2014 Ren\u00c9 A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com , 27 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccder-\u02c8s\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assume",
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"conjecture",
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"guess",
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"imagine",
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"presume",
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"speculate",
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"suppose",
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"surmise",
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"suspect",
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"suspicion"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225340",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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"daring":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bottle",
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"bravery",
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"courage",
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"courageousness",
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"daringness",
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"dauntlessness",
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"doughtiness",
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"fearlessness",
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"gallantry",
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"greatheartedness",
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"guts",
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"gutsiness",
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"hardihood",
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"heart",
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"heroism",
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"intestinal fortitude",
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"intrepidity",
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"intrepidness",
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"moxie",
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"nerve",
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"pecker",
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"prowess",
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"stoutness",
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"valor",
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"virtue"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": venturesome boldness":[],
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": venturesomely bold in action or thought":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"a daring reporter who has covered several wars",
|
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"She's a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology.",
|
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"a daring plan to steal the famous painting",
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"She decided to wear a daring dress to the party.",
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"ideas that are new and daring",
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"the artist's daring use of color",
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"Noun",
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"Skydiving requires both skill and daring .",
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"He performs the trick with the daring of a stuntman.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The helicopter continued the daring ride and safely landed in Dnipro at dawn. \u2014 Yulia Drozd, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
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"The simple serenity of Hurlin\u2019s face, framed by cascading curls, is riveting, as is the daring amplitude of her expressive, singular dancing. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
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"After a daring escape, the three girls set out to return home to their families with the authorities in pursuit. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
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"Sixty years ago, a trio of fugitives made a daring escape from Alcatraz. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
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"Over the weekend, the British actress shared a photo of herself in a daring pink sparkly Versace dress with all-around cut-outs held together with mini gold chains, just after celebrating her 57th birthday on Friday. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"While a few daring souls have completed the effort before, their descents were technically against the law. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"The daring raid succeeded and created the young nation\u2019s earliest naval heroes. \u2014 Mark Clague, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
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"Julia Fox added a daring beauty look to her latest edgy look. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Compared to the daring outside, the Hyundai\u2019s interior style seems deliberately quotidian. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
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"This attitude yields not just greater visual daring but also less preciousness. \u2014 Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"These latter movies don\u2019t fall into the category of Cage camp; many were dismissed by reviewers who objected to their powerful moral inquiry and political daring . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The astounding upside-down maneuver with which Maverick flaunts his daring and prowess early on isn\u2019t a violation of rules, just a departure from textbook methods. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
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"As this album attests, Mr. Blackmore deserves an equal measure of praise for his swashbuckling speed, daring and inventiveness. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"More specifically, compositions of artistic daring that require a performer to possess instrumental brilliance, pinpoint dynamic control and an ability to capture the emotional essence in even the knottiest music. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
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"Its protagonists are young, Black, and hip, leaping out from the historical framework with their bearing, their daring , and their sense of style. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
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"Few could strut through the streets of Paris in nothing but a thong and a transparent tulle dress, but such daring is what makes Rihanna unique. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1575, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1584, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8der-ing",
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"\u02c8der-i\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for daring Adjective 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",
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"synonyms":[
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"adventuresome",
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"adventurous",
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"audacious",
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"bold",
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"dashing",
|
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"emboldened",
|
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"enterprising",
|
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"free-swinging",
|
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"gutsy",
|
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"hardy",
|
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"nerved",
|
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"nervy",
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"venturesome",
|
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"venturous"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174054",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"daringness":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bottle",
|
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"bravery",
|
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"courage",
|
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"courageousness",
|
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"daringness",
|
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"dauntlessness",
|
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"doughtiness",
|
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"fearlessness",
|
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"gallantry",
|
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"greatheartedness",
|
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"guts",
|
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"gutsiness",
|
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"hardihood",
|
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"heart",
|
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"heroism",
|
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"intestinal fortitude",
|
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"intrepidity",
|
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"intrepidness",
|
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"moxie",
|
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"nerve",
|
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"pecker",
|
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"prowess",
|
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"stoutness",
|
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"valor",
|
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"virtue"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": venturesome boldness":[],
|
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": venturesomely bold in action or thought":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a daring reporter who has covered several wars",
|
|
"She's a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology.",
|
|
"a daring plan to steal the famous painting",
|
|
"She decided to wear a daring dress to the party.",
|
|
"ideas that are new and daring",
|
|
"the artist's daring use of color",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Skydiving requires both skill and daring .",
|
|
"He performs the trick with the daring of a stuntman.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The helicopter continued the daring ride and safely landed in Dnipro at dawn. \u2014 Yulia Drozd, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The simple serenity of Hurlin\u2019s face, framed by cascading curls, is riveting, as is the daring amplitude of her expressive, singular dancing. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"After a daring escape, the three girls set out to return home to their families with the authorities in pursuit. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Sixty years ago, a trio of fugitives made a daring escape from Alcatraz. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Over the weekend, the British actress shared a photo of herself in a daring pink sparkly Versace dress with all-around cut-outs held together with mini gold chains, just after celebrating her 57th birthday on Friday. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"While a few daring souls have completed the effort before, their descents were technically against the law. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The daring raid succeeded and created the young nation\u2019s earliest naval heroes. \u2014 Mark Clague, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Julia Fox added a daring beauty look to her latest edgy look. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Compared to the daring outside, the Hyundai\u2019s interior style seems deliberately quotidian. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"This attitude yields not just greater visual daring but also less preciousness. \u2014 Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These latter movies don\u2019t fall into the category of Cage camp; many were dismissed by reviewers who objected to their powerful moral inquiry and political daring . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The astounding upside-down maneuver with which Maverick flaunts his daring and prowess early on isn\u2019t a violation of rules, just a departure from textbook methods. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"As this album attests, Mr. Blackmore deserves an equal measure of praise for his swashbuckling speed, daring and inventiveness. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"More specifically, compositions of artistic daring that require a performer to possess instrumental brilliance, pinpoint dynamic control and an ability to capture the emotional essence in even the knottiest music. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Its protagonists are young, Black, and hip, leaping out from the historical framework with their bearing, their daring , and their sense of style. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Few could strut through the streets of Paris in nothing but a thong and a transparent tulle dress, but such daring is what makes Rihanna unique. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1575, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1584, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8der-ing",
|
|
"\u02c8der-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for daring Adjective 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":[
|
|
"adventuresome",
|
|
"adventurous",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"free-swinging",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"nerved",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065320",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"blackness",
|
|
"candlelight",
|
|
"darkness",
|
|
"dusk",
|
|
"gloaming",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"murk",
|
|
"night",
|
|
"semidarkness",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"twilight",
|
|
"umbra"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a color of low or very low lightness : a dark or deep color":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually plural a painter who uses a lot of darks"
|
|
],
|
|
": a place or time of little or no light : night , nightfall":[
|
|
"get home before dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": absence of light : darkness":[
|
|
"afraid of the dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": arising from or showing evil traits or desires : evil":[
|
|
"the dark powers that lead to war"
|
|
],
|
|
": being less light in color than other substances of the same kind":[
|
|
"dark rum"
|
|
],
|
|
": closed to the public":[
|
|
"the theater is dark in the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
": clothing that is dark in color":[
|
|
"separated the darks and the lights before starting the laundry"
|
|
],
|
|
": devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light":[
|
|
"a dark room"
|
|
],
|
|
": dismal , gloomy":[
|
|
"had a dark view of the future"
|
|
],
|
|
": in ignorance":[
|
|
"kept the public in the dark about the agreement"
|
|
],
|
|
": in secrecy":[
|
|
"most of his dealings were done in the dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation : not light or fair":[
|
|
"dark hair",
|
|
"a dark complexion"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking knowledge or culture : unenlightened":[
|
|
"a dark period in history"
|
|
],
|
|
": not clear to the understanding":[],
|
|
": not known or explored because of remoteness":[
|
|
"the darkest reaches of the continent"
|
|
],
|
|
": of low or very low lightness":[
|
|
"dark blue"
|
|
],
|
|
": possessing depth and richness":[
|
|
"a dark voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to grim or depressing circumstances":[
|
|
"dark humor"
|
|
],
|
|
": secret":[
|
|
"kept his plans dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become dark":[
|
|
"The room suddenly went dark ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to grow dark (see dark entry 1 )":[],
|
|
": to make dark":[],
|
|
": to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line":[
|
|
"The roosters were just beginning to crow in that lost hour before dawn when Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to \" go dark \" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Booth"
|
|
],
|
|
": to stop operating or functioning : to shut down":[
|
|
"Most Salt Lake City restaurants go dark on Sundays \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kurt Repanshek",
|
|
"Andy Beal was one of 220 million subscribers to Skype \u2026 who saw the service go dark on Aug. 16.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephen Baker",
|
|
"In the end, the heart stops, the cells die, the neurons go dark \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Joshua Ferris"
|
|
],
|
|
": transmitting only a portion of light":[
|
|
"dark glasses"
|
|
],
|
|
": wholly or partially black":[
|
|
"dark clothing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She sat in the dark room alone.",
|
|
"Soon it will be dark enough to see the stars.",
|
|
"It was a dark and stormy night.",
|
|
"Dark clouds of smoke were coming from the windows.",
|
|
"She's wearing a dark suit to the interview.",
|
|
"a man wearing dark clothing",
|
|
"You've got dark circles under your eyes this morning.",
|
|
"dark spots on the skin",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark .",
|
|
"The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.",
|
|
"He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark .",
|
|
"We'd better get home before dark .",
|
|
"They waited until after dark to begin their escape.",
|
|
"He uses lots of darks in his decorating.",
|
|
"Wash the lights and the darks separately.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Scenes at Argentina\u2019s ESMA torture centre come in dark , color-drained. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Understudies, swings and standbys have been keeping the Theater District alive by filling in whenever cast members come down with Covid, and some shows still went dark for short periods when too many performers were out of commission. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"According to The Tennessean, more than 2,000 people were in the dark Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Aside from dinner, the only activity offered after dark is making s\u2019mores. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"But the calendar seemed to turn back several months to the dark , damp days of winter Thursday as an intense atmospheric river unloaded drenching rains. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And each model has reflective details for after- dark safety. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The photo depicts a farmhouse at night as it might have been seen by African Americans journeying to freedom from slavery on the Underground Railroad, particularly by traveling after dark . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Some clean energy advocates, meanwhile, continue to argue that California would have an easier time keeping the lights on after dark without fossil fuels by delaying closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"There was a sign outside the sheriff\u2019s office, warning Black people \u2014 using a racial slur \u2014 that they had better not be caught by the dogcatcher in Forsyth County after dark . \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Outdoor solar lights are a great way to give your home more curb appeal, elevate the look of your patio, or even keep tabs on your front yard after dark . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options. \u2014 Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English derk , from Old English deorc ; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dark Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"caliginous",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darkish",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dusk",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"lightless",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"pitch-black",
|
|
"pitch-dark",
|
|
"pitchy",
|
|
"rayless",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"stygian",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"unlit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112346",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dark energy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hypothetical form of energy that produces a force that opposes gravity and is thought to be the cause of the accelerating expansion of the universe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Despite being hard to pin down, Paul goes into why dark energy is now the dominant factor in our Universe's evolution. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"These universes had a range of compositions, containing between 10% and 50% matter with the rest made up of dark energy , which drives the universe to expand faster and faster. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"The survey, carried out between 2013 and 2019, is helping scientists to understand how mysterious dark energy is contributing to the expansion of the universe. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 May 2022",
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"The Standard Model also said nothing about dark matter or dark energy \u2014two mysterious phenomena that account for more than 95 percent of mass in the universe. \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The most recent theoretical idea to garner a great deal of interest is something called early dark energy (EDE). \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"On said mission, Eve partners up Yusuf (Robert Gilbert), a charming operative who more than condones her dark energy and curiosity. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Invisible substances known as dark matter and dark energy seem to make up some 95% of the content of the universe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Other than dark energy , what other puzzles could these theories solve"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But scientists hope the latest LHC run will explain even greater mysteries of existence \u2014 including the invisible particles that make up dark matter , and just why there is anything here at all. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
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"Previously physicists had predicted an axial Higgs mode that could explain dark matter . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
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"Not dark matter , the mysterious form of matter that dominates the cosmos. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
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"How is dark matter hidden in plain sight, and what are its qualities",
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"Omega matter is a cosmological parameter that describes how much dark matter is in the universe. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The working assumption is that dark matter consists of nonluminous elementary particles, and that dark energy is the energy of space itself. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Here, dark matter starts clumping together, and then those clumps grow. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"And in the last few years, there have been some truly promising ideas for detecting dark matter axions. \u2014 Zeeya Merali, Scientific American , 11 May 2022"
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"Would you like white meat or dark meat "
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": money contributed to nonprofit organizations (especially those classified as social welfare organizations and business leagues) that is used to fund political campaigns without disclosure of the donors' identities":[
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"When it comes to the corrosive influence of money in politics, the 2012 campaign has presented a trifecta of troubling developments. They are, in ascending order of worry: the complete collapse of the presidential public financing system set up in the wake of Watergate; the explosion of the super PAC political committees, which are allowed to take unlimited checks to finance independent expenditures for or against particular candidates; and the proliferation of \" dark money ,\" or spending by nonprofit organizations and trade groups that, unlike super PACs, are excused from having to reveal their donors.",
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"\u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2012"
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]
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]
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},
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": a line spectrum produced by the passage of white light through an ionized gas or vapor":[]
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|
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]
|
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},
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"brighten",
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"cheer (up)",
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"lighten",
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"perk (up)"
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"darkened his reputation"
|
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],
|
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|
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"his mood darkened"
|
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],
|
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|
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"the skies were darkening"
|
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|
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|
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": to make less clear : obscure":[
|
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"the financial crisis darkened the future of the company"
|
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|
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"The sky darkened and it started to rain.",
|
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"Her face darkens to a deep red when she gets angry.",
|
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"The wood will darken as it ages.",
|
|
"The bad news darkened his mood.",
|
|
"The last days of her life were darkened by illness.",
|
|
"His mood darkened after he heard the bad news.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The outer peel will darken but the fruit itself will ripen more slowly. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
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"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022"
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-k\u0259n"
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],
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|
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|
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},
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|
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|
"cheer (up)",
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"perk (up)"
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|
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|
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"The sky darkened and it started to rain.",
|
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|
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"The wood will darken as it ages.",
|
|
"The bad news darkened his mood.",
|
|
"The last days of her life were darkened by illness.",
|
|
"His mood darkened after he heard the bad news.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The outer peel will darken but the fruit itself will ripen more slowly. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022"
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"The sky darkened and it started to rain.",
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|
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"The bad news darkened his mood.",
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|
"The last days of her life were darkened by illness.",
|
|
"His mood darkened after he heard the bad news.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The outer peel will darken but the fruit itself will ripen more slowly. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
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"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
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"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022"
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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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|
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|
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|
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": absence of light : darkness":[
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": arising from or showing evil traits or desires : evil":[
|
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|
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|
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": being less light in color than other substances of the same kind":[
|
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"dark rum"
|
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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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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
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": in secrecy":[
|
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"most of his dealings were done in the dark"
|
|
],
|
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": intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation : not light or fair":[
|
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"dark hair",
|
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|
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|
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": lacking knowledge or culture : unenlightened":[
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"a dark period in history"
|
|
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|
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|
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": not known or explored because of remoteness":[
|
|
"the darkest reaches of the continent"
|
|
],
|
|
": of low or very low lightness":[
|
|
"dark blue"
|
|
],
|
|
": possessing depth and richness":[
|
|
"a dark voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to grim or depressing circumstances":[
|
|
"dark humor"
|
|
],
|
|
": secret":[
|
|
"kept his plans dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become dark":[
|
|
"The room suddenly went dark ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to grow dark (see dark entry 1 )":[],
|
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": to make dark":[],
|
|
": to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line":[
|
|
"The roosters were just beginning to crow in that lost hour before dawn when Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to \" go dark \" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Booth"
|
|
],
|
|
": to stop operating or functioning : to shut down":[
|
|
"Most Salt Lake City restaurants go dark on Sundays \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kurt Repanshek",
|
|
"Andy Beal was one of 220 million subscribers to Skype \u2026 who saw the service go dark on Aug. 16.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephen Baker",
|
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"In the end, the heart stops, the cells die, the neurons go dark \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Joshua Ferris"
|
|
],
|
|
": transmitting only a portion of light":[
|
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"dark glasses"
|
|
],
|
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": wholly or partially black":[
|
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"dark clothing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"She sat in the dark room alone.",
|
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"Soon it will be dark enough to see the stars.",
|
|
"It was a dark and stormy night.",
|
|
"Dark clouds of smoke were coming from the windows.",
|
|
"She's wearing a dark suit to the interview.",
|
|
"a man wearing dark clothing",
|
|
"You've got dark circles under your eyes this morning.",
|
|
"dark spots on the skin",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark .",
|
|
"The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.",
|
|
"He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark .",
|
|
"We'd better get home before dark .",
|
|
"They waited until after dark to begin their escape.",
|
|
"He uses lots of darks in his decorating.",
|
|
"Wash the lights and the darks separately.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Scenes at Argentina\u2019s ESMA torture centre come in dark , color-drained. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 18 June 2022",
|
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"They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Understudies, swings and standbys have been keeping the Theater District alive by filling in whenever cast members come down with Covid, and some shows still went dark for short periods when too many performers were out of commission. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"According to The Tennessean, more than 2,000 people were in the dark Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Aside from dinner, the only activity offered after dark is making s\u2019mores. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"But the calendar seemed to turn back several months to the dark , damp days of winter Thursday as an intense atmospheric river unloaded drenching rains. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"And each model has reflective details for after- dark safety. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The photo depicts a farmhouse at night as it might have been seen by African Americans journeying to freedom from slavery on the Underground Railroad, particularly by traveling after dark . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
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"Some clean energy advocates, meanwhile, continue to argue that California would have an easier time keeping the lights on after dark without fossil fuels by delaying closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
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"There was a sign outside the sheriff\u2019s office, warning Black people \u2014 using a racial slur \u2014 that they had better not be caught by the dogcatcher in Forsyth County after dark . \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Outdoor solar lights are a great way to give your home more curb appeal, elevate the look of your patio, or even keep tabs on your front yard after dark . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
|
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"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
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"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
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"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options. \u2014 Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
|
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"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English derk , from Old English deorc ; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dark Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
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"synonyms":[
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"black",
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"caliginous",
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"darkened",
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"darkish",
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"darkling",
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"darksome",
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"dim",
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"dimmed",
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"dusk",
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"dusky",
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"gloomy",
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"lightless",
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"murky",
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"obscure",
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"obscured",
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"pitch-black",
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"pitch-dark",
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"pitchy",
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"rayless",
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"somber",
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"sombre",
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"stygian",
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"tenebrific",
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"tenebrous",
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"unlit"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192440",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"darkle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become clouded or gloomy":[],
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": to become concealed in the dark":[],
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": to grow dark":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from darkling":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105518",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"darkling":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bright",
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"brightened",
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"brilliant",
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"illuminated",
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"illumined",
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"light",
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"lit",
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"lighted",
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"lightsome",
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"lucent",
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"lucid",
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"luminous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dark":[],
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": done or taking place in the dark":[],
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": in the dark":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the darkling valleys of Transylvania, where tales of vampires have long existed"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English derkelyng , from derk dark + -lyng -ling":"Adverb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-kli\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"black",
|
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"caliginous",
|
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"dark",
|
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"darkened",
|
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"darkish",
|
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"darksome",
|
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"dim",
|
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"dimmed",
|
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"dusk",
|
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"dusky",
|
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"gloomy",
|
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"lightless",
|
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"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
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"obscured",
|
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"pitch-black",
|
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"pitch-dark",
|
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"pitchy",
|
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"rayless",
|
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"somber",
|
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"sombre",
|
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"stygian",
|
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"tenebrific",
|
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"tenebrous",
|
|
"unlit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221837",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"darkling beetle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a family (Tenebrionidae) of firm-bodied, mostly dark-colored, nocturnal beetles that feed on vegetation and often have vestigial and functionless wings and whose larvae are usually hard, cylindrical worms (such as a mealworm)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Pelagic fish with ultra-black skin can hide in plain sight, and darkling beetle larvae can digest polystyrene. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The scientists found, for example, that darkling beetle larvae, commonly reported to be 58 to 65 percent protein, are only 49 percent. \u2014 Marta Zaraska, Discover Magazine , 13 Mar. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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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":"20220707-024715",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"darklins":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": darkling":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of darklings":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-k(\u0259)l\u0259\u0307nz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221118",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"darkly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"blackness",
|
|
"candlelight",
|
|
"darkness",
|
|
"dusk",
|
|
"gloaming",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"murk",
|
|
"night",
|
|
"semidarkness",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"twilight",
|
|
"umbra"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a color of low or very low lightness : a dark or deep color":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually plural a painter who uses a lot of darks"
|
|
],
|
|
": a place or time of little or no light : night , nightfall":[
|
|
"get home before dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": absence of light : darkness":[
|
|
"afraid of the dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": arising from or showing evil traits or desires : evil":[
|
|
"the dark powers that lead to war"
|
|
],
|
|
": being less light in color than other substances of the same kind":[
|
|
"dark rum"
|
|
],
|
|
": closed to the public":[
|
|
"the theater is dark in the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
": clothing that is dark in color":[
|
|
"separated the darks and the lights before starting the laundry"
|
|
],
|
|
": devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light":[
|
|
"a dark room"
|
|
],
|
|
": dismal , gloomy":[
|
|
"had a dark view of the future"
|
|
],
|
|
": in ignorance":[
|
|
"kept the public in the dark about the agreement"
|
|
],
|
|
": in secrecy":[
|
|
"most of his dealings were done in the dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation : not light or fair":[
|
|
"dark hair",
|
|
"a dark complexion"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking knowledge or culture : unenlightened":[
|
|
"a dark period in history"
|
|
],
|
|
": not clear to the understanding":[],
|
|
": not known or explored because of remoteness":[
|
|
"the darkest reaches of the continent"
|
|
],
|
|
": of low or very low lightness":[
|
|
"dark blue"
|
|
],
|
|
": possessing depth and richness":[
|
|
"a dark voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to grim or depressing circumstances":[
|
|
"dark humor"
|
|
],
|
|
": secret":[
|
|
"kept his plans dark"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become dark":[
|
|
"The room suddenly went dark ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to grow dark (see dark entry 1 )":[],
|
|
": to make dark":[],
|
|
": to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line":[
|
|
"The roosters were just beginning to crow in that lost hour before dawn when Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to \" go dark \" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Booth"
|
|
],
|
|
": to stop operating or functioning : to shut down":[
|
|
"Most Salt Lake City restaurants go dark on Sundays \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kurt Repanshek",
|
|
"Andy Beal was one of 220 million subscribers to Skype \u2026 who saw the service go dark on Aug. 16.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephen Baker",
|
|
"In the end, the heart stops, the cells die, the neurons go dark \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Joshua Ferris"
|
|
],
|
|
": transmitting only a portion of light":[
|
|
"dark glasses"
|
|
],
|
|
": wholly or partially black":[
|
|
"dark clothing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She sat in the dark room alone.",
|
|
"Soon it will be dark enough to see the stars.",
|
|
"It was a dark and stormy night.",
|
|
"Dark clouds of smoke were coming from the windows.",
|
|
"She's wearing a dark suit to the interview.",
|
|
"a man wearing dark clothing",
|
|
"You've got dark circles under your eyes this morning.",
|
|
"dark spots on the skin",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark .",
|
|
"The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.",
|
|
"He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark .",
|
|
"We'd better get home before dark .",
|
|
"They waited until after dark to begin their escape.",
|
|
"He uses lots of darks in his decorating.",
|
|
"Wash the lights and the darks separately.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Scenes at Argentina\u2019s ESMA torture centre come in dark , color-drained. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Understudies, swings and standbys have been keeping the Theater District alive by filling in whenever cast members come down with Covid, and some shows still went dark for short periods when too many performers were out of commission. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"According to The Tennessean, more than 2,000 people were in the dark Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Aside from dinner, the only activity offered after dark is making s\u2019mores. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"But the calendar seemed to turn back several months to the dark , damp days of winter Thursday as an intense atmospheric river unloaded drenching rains. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And each model has reflective details for after- dark safety. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The photo depicts a farmhouse at night as it might have been seen by African Americans journeying to freedom from slavery on the Underground Railroad, particularly by traveling after dark . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Some clean energy advocates, meanwhile, continue to argue that California would have an easier time keeping the lights on after dark without fossil fuels by delaying closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"There was a sign outside the sheriff\u2019s office, warning Black people \u2014 using a racial slur \u2014 that they had better not be caught by the dogcatcher in Forsyth County after dark . \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Outdoor solar lights are a great way to give your home more curb appeal, elevate the look of your patio, or even keep tabs on your front yard after dark . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options. \u2014 Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English derk , from Old English deorc ; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dark Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"caliginous",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darkish",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dusk",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"lightless",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"pitch-black",
|
|
"pitch-dark",
|
|
"pitchy",
|
|
"rayless",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"stygian",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"unlit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205526",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"darkness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a gloomy or depressed state or tone":[
|
|
"I'm not suicidal, clinically depressed, or bipolar, but I am subject to mood swings. \u2026 I've tried a number of different mental techniques, mostly prayer, visualization, and meditation, but nothing has worked to lighten my darkness .",
|
|
"\u2014 Will Manley",
|
|
"And the other darkness was a tremendous sorrow, a deep sadness that her mother was dead and that the princess could, now, only talk to her in her dreams.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kate DiCamillo",
|
|
"What, I wondered, did the good man of the cloth make of the reckless humor, the anger and the darkness of those late works",
|
|
"\u2014 Russell Banks"
|
|
],
|
|
": a lack of knowledge or enlightenment":[
|
|
"In 1492, the intellectual darkness that shrouded Europe for centuries was slowly, almost grudgingly lifting.",
|
|
"\u2014 Bob Fisher"
|
|
],
|
|
": dark color or colors":[
|
|
"the darkness of the old wooden floor",
|
|
"the darkness of these blues and greens",
|
|
"In O'Donnell's paintings, darkness pre-dominates. If there are bright colors, they are painted over a deep-hued ground.",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Kalina"
|
|
],
|
|
": evil":[
|
|
"From the same source he drew the picture of a heavenly visitor, a god who comes to earth to impart true knowledge \u2026 and save humanity from the powers of darkness .",
|
|
"\u2014 J. Louis Martyn"
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"Few people know the isolation Owens endured during his childhood in Alexander City, Ala. Other kids teased him mercilessly for the darkness of his skin and his beanpole physique.",
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"\u2014 Jeffri Chadiha"
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": the quality of being dark in shade or color":[
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"the darkness of the old wooden floor",
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"the darkness of these blues and greens",
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"In O'Donnell's paintings, darkness pre-dominates. If there are bright colors, they are painted over a deep-hued ground.",
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": the total or near total absence of light":[
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"There was almost no light when he opened his eyes again. The darkness of night was thick and for a moment he began to panic again.",
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"\u2014 Gary Paulsen"
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rk-n\u0259s"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"pet",
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"preference",
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"speed"
|
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],
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"sweet",
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"white-headed"
|
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|
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"Noun",
|
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"She was mother's little darling .",
|
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"for a while that candidate was the darling of the news media and could do no wrong",
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"This is my darling daughter, Sara.",
|
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"That dress is just darling .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"In Final Cut, a remastered version of the 2019 critical darling , the more-than-million-word script is all voice-acted, and its stunning art is optimized for the fidelity of the PS5. \u2014 Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Today, Oscar Isaac once again became the internet\u2019s darling . \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Luckily, Nick is there to slip a note under her hotel door ( darling ) to ask her out to dinner. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Grealish, this summer during Euro 2020, became his country\u2019s darling . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The streaming giant's stock has plummeted roughly 70% this year, investors are queasy about its business and the one-time darling of the entertainment industry now looks to have a murky future. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Even before Netflix ceased to be a Wall Street darling , the company was economizing. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Barber prevailed after going into a runoff against Tom Ascol, a Florida pastor and darling of right-wing Southern Baptist splinter group Conservative Baptist Network (CBN). \u2014 Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The viral clip to which the Gen Z darling was referring featured an ultrasound that was edited to look like Zendaya posted the scan as a pregnancy announcement on Instagram. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Widen your horizons with a red Breton stripe, like this one with a darling bow toe at the back. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"While out in London today, Olivia Wilde wore a beanie, red Northface x Gucci puffer coat, spandex, New Balance sneakers, and a darling blue sweatshirt with a cartoon frog and the word Pleasing emblazoned on its chest. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But perhaps the most noteworthy feature of the spring- and summer-friendly piece are the darling faux pearl buttons at the bodice that add a charming touch to the entire number. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nothing says spring like pastel hues, and this baby-yellow, fur trim cardigan is too darling to pass up. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to the new boss, this Window Shop experience features the charming Elana Scherr, the endearing Jonathon Ramsey, the darling K.C. Colwell, and some guy who has never ever been hired by Car and Driver. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Ahead, find out where to buy XXL scrunchies that are equal parts cool and darling . \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Prince William and Kate Middleton posted the shot, which of course includes a darling Princess Charlotte too, to Instagram. \u2014 Abby Gardner, Glamour , 17 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The darling decor, showcased as a series of snapshots posted to her Instagram Story yesterday, gives off the same boho-chic vibes as the rest of her Manhattan apartment. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Dec. 2020"
|
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"Middle English derling , from Old English d\u0113orling , from d\u0113ore dear":"Noun"
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},
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165717"
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
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"2003, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
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},
|
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|
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"\u02ccd\u00e4rm-\u02c8stat-\u0113-\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02ccd\u00e4rm-\u02c8sta-t\u0113-\u0259m"
|
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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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|
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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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|
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"1781, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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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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|
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|
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"stitch",
|
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"suture"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"darnation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
"\u2014 often used as a mild imprecation"
|
|
],
|
|
": damned entry 1 sense 2a":[
|
|
"that darnation pump never worked"
|
|
],
|
|
": damned entry 2":[
|
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"a darnation fine time we had"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"euphemism":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0227\u02c8-",
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"d\u00e4r\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062632",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"darndest":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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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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"euphemism":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-160756",
|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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|
|
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|
|
"accursed",
|
|
"accurst",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"curst",
|
|
"cussed",
|
|
"damnable",
|
|
"dang",
|
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"danged",
|
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"darned",
|
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"durned",
|
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"deuced",
|
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"doggone",
|
|
"doggoned",
|
|
"freaking",
|
|
"infernal"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place that has been darned":[
|
|
"a sweater full of darns"
|
|
],
|
|
": damn":[],
|
|
": damned":[],
|
|
": to do darning":[],
|
|
": to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitches":[],
|
|
": to mend with interlacing stitches":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1720, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1781, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"euphemism":"Adjective or adverb",
|
|
"perhaps from French dialect darner":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"sew",
|
|
"stitch",
|
|
"suture"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201959",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adjective or adverb",
|
|
"interjection",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dance",
|
|
"flick",
|
|
"flicker",
|
|
"flirt",
|
|
"flit",
|
|
"flitter",
|
|
"flutter",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game in which darts are thrown at a target":[],
|
|
": a light spear":[],
|
|
": a quick movement":[
|
|
"made a dart for the door"
|
|
],
|
|
": a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and feathers at the other":[],
|
|
": something causing sudden pain or distress":[
|
|
"darts of sarcasm"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move suddenly or rapidly":[
|
|
"darted across the street"
|
|
],
|
|
": to shoot with a dart containing a usually tranquilizing drug":[],
|
|
": to throw with a sudden movement":[],
|
|
": to thrust or move with sudden speed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He was hit with a poisoned dart .",
|
|
"Her favorite game is darts .",
|
|
"a quick dart to the left",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We saw a deer dart across the road.",
|
|
"The frog darted its tongue at a fly.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"This year\u2019s carnival includes a carousel, a small Ferris wheel, dart -throwing contests, zero gravity rides, vintage car rides for little kids and a petting zoo. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Poison dart frog dads guard their offspring for 10 to 18 days, occasionally urinating on them to protect them from predators and keep them moist. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The darts can be used either to immobilize the bears or to simply collect a small piece of tissue for a genetic biopsy (the dart falls to the ice and can be retrieved later). \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The restaurant also features a Tiki bar, live music, pool leagues and dart leagues. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Garage doors lead into a relaxed space dotted with pool tables and dart stations. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Even so, from 2009 to 2012, Facebook and Twitter passed out roughly a billion dart guns globally. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The sophomore left fielder sent a dart out to the centerfield fence as three Tiger runners scored. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In fact, as your eyes dart about, objects are entering and leaving your field of view all the time, and this isn't even noticeable. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Between practices the players dart toward their phones, to check the latest news headlines or touch base with relatives back home. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One of the most famous of those sightings, taken by jets from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in 2004, shows an object that appears to dart through the air in many directions at tremendous speed. \u2014 Shane Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"At the San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center, about 45 Texas blind salamanders are floating in a freshwater tank, ready to dart away at the slightest movement. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"As the boat rocked, Warren and Hamilton huddled and came to a decision: The gusts were too great to dart #3629. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"McVey couldn\u2019t dart her in the optimal spot \u2013 the neck \u2013 because of the lid, so opted for her rump. \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The video includes cars spinning in snow and performing parking maneuvers outside the mall, as well as scenes where stunt drivers dart around pillars inside the shopping center and launch cars into the air. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At the luxury getaway nestled near the base of the Bradshaw Mountains, where monarch butterflies and dragonflies dart around like an animation, meals are made using ingredients grown steps away from the kitchen. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And psychologist Penny Lewis of Cardiff University in Wales suggests that both rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep\u2014the phase in which our eyes dart back and forth and most dreams occur\u2014and non-REM sleep work together to encourage problem-solving. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 9 Dec. 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1573, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German tart dart, Old English daroth":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"affront",
|
|
"barb",
|
|
"brickbat",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"epithet",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"indignity",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"put-down",
|
|
"sarcasm",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur"
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163529",
|
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
|
"Darunavir is a \u2026 protease inhibitor that binds rapidly to protease at a unique site and dissociates slowly, resulting in a binding strength that is two times as high as that of other protease inhibitors.",
|
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"\u2014 Tammy M. Meyers et al."
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"2006, in the meaning defined above":""
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"d\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02ccvir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110317",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"darvesh":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dervish":[]
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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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"Persian darv\u012bsh":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rvish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103007",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"darwinism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a theory of the origin and perpetuation of new species of animals and plants that offspring of a given organism vary, that natural selection favors the survival of some of these variations over others, that new species have arisen and may continue to arise by these processes, and that widely divergent groups of plants and animals have arisen from the same ancestors \u2014 compare evolution sense 1 , neo-Darwinism":[],
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": a theory that inherent dynamic forces allow only the fittest persons or organizations to prosper in a competitive environment or situation":[
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"economic Darwinism"
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],
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"\u2014 compare social darwinism":[
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"economic Darwinism"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-w\u0259-\u02ccniz-\u0259m",
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-w\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082359",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun or adjective"
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]
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},
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"darwinize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to convert to or imbue with a Darwinian point of view":[
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"Ibsen was Darwinized to the extent of exploiting heredity on the stage",
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"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
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],
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": to think in Darwinian terms or ways":[
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"a philosopher with a tendency to Darwinize"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"C. R. Darwin + English -ize":""
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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":"20220708-083203",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dark adaptation":{
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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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": the process including dilation of the pupil, increase in sensitivity of the retinal rods, and regeneration of rhodopsin by which the eye adapts to conditions of reduced illumination":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u00e4rk-"
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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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"This dark adaptation of the novel, which differs from the original, has a sprawling ensemble led by Bradley Cooper, and there are high hopes for it. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"So everyone wanted a dark adaptation of The Jungle Book, right"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162839"
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},
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"dart thrower":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": throwing-stick":[]
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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":"20220708-172055"
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},
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"dart sac":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an eversible appendage of the female reproductive organs in certain land snails":[]
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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":"20220708-173037"
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},
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"Dardanelles":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea and separating the European and Asian parts of Turkey":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u00e4r-d\u0259-\u02c8nelz"
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174113"
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},
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"dark web":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the set of web pages on the World Wide Web that cannot be indexed by search engines , are not viewable in a standard Web browser, require specific means (such as specialized software or network configuration) in order to access, and use encryption to provide anonymity and privacy for users":[
|
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"The dark web is only accessible by means of special software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous. Once used by political dissidents, the dark web has become the Internet's black market, where visitors can buy anything from guns to drugs and fake IDs or trade child pornography.",
|
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"\u2014 Guillermo Contreras"
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare deep web":[
|
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"The dark web is only accessible by means of special software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous. Once used by political dissidents, the dark web has become the Internet's black market, where visitors can buy anything from guns to drugs and fake IDs or trade child pornography.",
|
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"\u2014 Guillermo Contreras"
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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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"1998, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175248"
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},
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"dark field":{
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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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": the dark area that serves as the background for objects viewed in an ultramicroscope":[]
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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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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175553"
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},
|
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"dartrose":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a disease of the potato and tomato caused by a fungus ( Colletotrichum atramentarium ) and characterized by destruction of the stems especially towards the base, by yellowing and drying of the foliage, and by development of numerous small black sclerotia in the diseased stem tissue":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r\u2027\u02cctr\u014ds also -\u014dz"
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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":{
|
|
"French, from dartre herpes, tetter (from Middle French dertre , from Latin derbita , of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Breton dervoeden herpes, Welsh darwden, tarwden ringworm) + -ose ; akin to Old English teter tetter, Old High German zittaroh herpes, tetter, Sanskrit dadru , a kind of leprosy, skin eruption, Old English teran to tear":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180721"
|
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},
|
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"darktown":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually urban area inhabited by black people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220708-182745"
|
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},
|
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"dark age":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a time during which a civilization undergoes a decline: such as":[],
|
|
": the Greek historical period of three to four centuries from about 1100 b.c.":[
|
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"\u2014 often plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": the primitive period in the development of something":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually plural in the dark ages of medicine"
|
|
],
|
|
": a state of stagnation or decline":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually plural"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unlike Peter, who modernized Russia and brought it closer to Europe, Mr. Putin is isolating Russia and moving it into a dark age . \u2014 Garry Kasparov, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"China\u2019s information dark age could be Russia\u2019s future. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The most depressing aspect of the information dark age is the collective amnesia. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That includes western sanctions that have thrown the Russian economy back into a Soviet-era dark age and the arsenals of anti-tank and anti-aircraft rockets poured into Ukraine in the West's new proxy war with Russia. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Apple TV+ series Foundation tells the story of a group of scientists trying to shepherd the galaxy through a centuries-long dark age . \u2014 Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"President Bill Clinton is speaking on television, full of optimism for the new century, while doomsday preppers stock up on ammo in anticipation of the Y2K bug plunging the world into a technological dark age . \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The chance that our global civilization shall suffer a new dark age from a Miyake event seems remote for the time being. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Afghans are once again sliding into a new dark age of repression and persecution of women. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194233"
|
|
},
|
|
"dark star":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220708-201730"
|
|
},
|
|
"Darling":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a dearly loved person":[],
|
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": favorite":[
|
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"a director who is the darling of the critics"
|
|
],
|
|
"river 1702 miles (2738 kilometers) long in southeastern Australia in Queensland and New South Wales flowing southwest into the Murray River":[],
|
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": dearly loved : favorite":[],
|
|
": very pleasing : charming":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-li\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"fave",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"minion",
|
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"pet",
|
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"preference",
|
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"speed"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beloved",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"dear",
|
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"fair-haired",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"favorite",
|
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"fond",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"pet",
|
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"precious",
|
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"special",
|
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"sweet",
|
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"white-headed"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She was mother's little darling .",
|
|
"for a while that candidate was the darling of the news media and could do no wrong",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"This is my darling daughter, Sara.",
|
|
"That dress is just darling .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In Final Cut, a remastered version of the 2019 critical darling , the more-than-million-word script is all voice-acted, and its stunning art is optimized for the fidelity of the PS5. \u2014 Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Today, Oscar Isaac once again became the internet\u2019s darling . \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Luckily, Nick is there to slip a note under her hotel door ( darling ) to ask her out to dinner. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Grealish, this summer during Euro 2020, became his country\u2019s darling . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The streaming giant's stock has plummeted roughly 70% this year, investors are queasy about its business and the one-time darling of the entertainment industry now looks to have a murky future. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Even before Netflix ceased to be a Wall Street darling , the company was economizing. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Barber prevailed after going into a runoff against Tom Ascol, a Florida pastor and darling of right-wing Southern Baptist splinter group Conservative Baptist Network (CBN). \u2014 Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The viral clip to which the Gen Z darling was referring featured an ultrasound that was edited to look like Zendaya posted the scan as a pregnancy announcement on Instagram. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Widen your horizons with a red Breton stripe, like this one with a darling bow toe at the back. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"While out in London today, Olivia Wilde wore a beanie, red Northface x Gucci puffer coat, spandex, New Balance sneakers, and a darling blue sweatshirt with a cartoon frog and the word Pleasing emblazoned on its chest. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But perhaps the most noteworthy feature of the spring- and summer-friendly piece are the darling faux pearl buttons at the bodice that add a charming touch to the entire number. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nothing says spring like pastel hues, and this baby-yellow, fur trim cardigan is too darling to pass up. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to the new boss, this Window Shop experience features the charming Elana Scherr, the endearing Jonathon Ramsey, the darling K.C. Colwell, and some guy who has never ever been hired by Car and Driver. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Ahead, find out where to buy XXL scrunchies that are equal parts cool and darling . \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Prince William and Kate Middleton posted the shot, which of course includes a darling Princess Charlotte too, to Instagram. \u2014 Abby Gardner, Glamour , 17 Dec. 2020",
|
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"The darling decor, showcased as a series of snapshots posted to her Instagram Story yesterday, gives off the same boho-chic vibes as the rest of her Manhattan apartment. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Dec. 2020"
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|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English derling , from Old English d\u0113orling , from d\u0113ore dear":"Noun"
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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 1":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202011"
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},
|
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"darnel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several usually weedy ryegrasses (genus Lolium )":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-n\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
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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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"Middle English":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213126"
|
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},
|
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"Dartmouth":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"town in southeastern Massachusetts west of New Bedford population 34,032":[],
|
|
"town and port on the Dart River in Devon, southwestern England population 6298":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rt-m\u0259th"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220708-215913"
|
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},
|
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"dark-fired":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or being fire-cured tobacco":[
|
|
"dark-fired tobacco",
|
|
"dark-fired leaves used in snuff and chewing tobacco"
|
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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":"20220708-222017"
|
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},
|
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"Dartmoor pony":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of an old breed of hardy English ponies developed in Devonshire":[]
|
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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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"from Dartmoor , region in England":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223432"
|
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},
|
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"Dardan":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective or noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trojan":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4r-d\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
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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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"Latin Dardanus , from Greek Dardanos":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1513, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233031"
|
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},
|
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"dark pine":{
|
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"type":[
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": a large cypress pine ( Callitris robusta ) of Western Australia that has dark brown furrowed bark and is an important timber tree":[]
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": any of several regions or layers in the visible-glow discharge of a gas-filled cold-cathode electron tube that remain nonluminous or exhibit low light intensity until the ions in such spaces acquire sufficient energy to excite fluorescence in the tube gas \u2014 see aston dark space , crookes dark space , faraday dark space":[]
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": a central Asian wild sheep that is a subspecies ( Ovis ammon darwini ) of the argali":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a small Chilean frog ( Rhinoderma darwinii ) of the family Brevicipitidae characterized by the male's carrying of the fertilized eggs in his vocal sac":[]
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"dark-eyed junco":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a common North American junco ( Junco hyemalis )":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For example, the house finch almost always dominates the purple finch, and the purple finch almost always dominates the dark-eyed junco , but when house finch and junco face off directly, the junco often dominates. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"In North America, researchers found that the dark-eyed junco bird species also experienced an increase in bill size. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"In North America, dark-eyed junco saw similar increases in bill size. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"There was an out-of-season dark-eyed junco in Westborough and an Acadian flycatcher and four winter wrens at Noanet Woods in Dover. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2021",
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"Some birds, like the pine warbler, the chipping sparrow, and the dark-eyed junco \u2014 which all produce loud, musical trills \u2014 have similar-sounding songs. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"Even if there is no snow on the ground, winter walks mean encounters with beloved birds, such as the dark-eyed junco , that only appear this time of year. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"The dark-eyed junco is a common spring and fall migrant throughout Minnesota, and a common winter visitor in the southern part of the state. \u2014 Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune , 15 Oct. 2020",
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"Other birds who have since joined the backyard party: a squeaky, dark-eyed junco pecking for seeds and a pair of mourning doves who are messy eaters but elegant cooers. \u2014 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY , 14 May 2020"
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"Darlan":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Jean-Louis-Xavier-Fran\u00e7ois 1881\u20131942 French admiral":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u00e4r-\u02c8l\u00e4\u207f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024026"
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},
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"darken someone's door/doors":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to go to or appear at a place where one is not welcome anymore":[
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"She told him to leave her house and never darken her door again."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032405"
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},
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"Dard":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dardic":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053242"
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"dark kitchen":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a commercial cooking facility used for the preparation of food consumed off the premises : ghost kitchen":[
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"\u2026 so-called dark kitchens , \u2026 sites containing several kitchens set up solely for delivery, with each kitchen allocated to a different restaurant \"brand.\"",
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"\u2014 Matt Holden",
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"The first big shift instigated by delivery apps is the rise of \" dark kitchens ,\" cooking facilities without restaurants attached that are solely dedicated to making meals for food delivery apps.",
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"\u2014 James Titcomb",
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"Ghost kitchens or dark kitchens have exploded in popularity nationwide, creating kitchens that don't serve any customers in person but instead act as a hub for delivery.",
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"\u2014 Colin Pope"
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]
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"first_known_use":{
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"2016, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053522"
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},
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"Dardani":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an ancient Illyrian people especially noted for their successful raids on Macedonia and the Roman provinces during the 1st century b.c.":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cc\u0113",
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rd\u1d4an\u02cc\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek Dardanoi":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094437"
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},
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"dark of the moon":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the period of about a week at the time of a new moon when the moon's light is absent from the nighttime sky":[],
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": a period when the moon is not shining or when it is obscured":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070703"
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},
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"dark wedgwood":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a grayish to moderate purplish blue":[
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"\u2014 distinguished from light Wedgwood"
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075140"
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},
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"tableland in Devon, southwestern England area 365 square miles (945 square kilometers)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccm\u022fr",
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rt-\u02ccmu\u0307r"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075637"
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},
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"dartman":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a soldier armed with darts":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rtm\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083959"
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},
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"dark whites":{
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": swarthy or brunet white people":[]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092226"
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|
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"darts":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a light spear":[],
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": a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and feathers at the other":[],
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": a game in which darts are thrown at a target":[],
|
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": something causing sudden pain or distress":[
|
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"darts of sarcasm"
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],
|
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": a quick movement":[
|
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"made a dart for the door"
|
|
],
|
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": to throw with a sudden movement":[],
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": to thrust or move with sudden speed":[],
|
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": to shoot with a dart containing a usually tranquilizing drug":[],
|
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": to move suddenly or rapidly":[
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"darted across the street"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rt"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affront",
|
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"barb",
|
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"brickbat",
|
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"cut",
|
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"dig",
|
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"dis",
|
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"diss",
|
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"epithet",
|
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"gird",
|
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"indignity",
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"insult",
|
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"name",
|
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"offense",
|
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"offence",
|
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"outrage",
|
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"personality",
|
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"poke",
|
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"put-down",
|
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"sarcasm",
|
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"slap",
|
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"slight",
|
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"slur"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dance",
|
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"flick",
|
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"flicker",
|
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"flirt",
|
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"flit",
|
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"flitter",
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"flutter",
|
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"zip"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"He was hit with a poisoned dart .",
|
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"Her favorite game is darts .",
|
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"a quick dart to the left",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"We saw a deer dart across the road.",
|
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"The frog darted its tongue at a fly.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"This year\u2019s carnival includes a carousel, a small Ferris wheel, dart -throwing contests, zero gravity rides, vintage car rides for little kids and a petting zoo. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Poison dart frog dads guard their offspring for 10 to 18 days, occasionally urinating on them to protect them from predators and keep them moist. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
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"The darts can be used either to immobilize the bears or to simply collect a small piece of tissue for a genetic biopsy (the dart falls to the ice and can be retrieved later). \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The restaurant also features a Tiki bar, live music, pool leagues and dart leagues. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Garage doors lead into a relaxed space dotted with pool tables and dart stations. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Even so, from 2009 to 2012, Facebook and Twitter passed out roughly a billion dart guns globally. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The sophomore left fielder sent a dart out to the centerfield fence as three Tiger runners scored. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
|
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"In fact, as your eyes dart about, objects are entering and leaving your field of view all the time, and this isn't even noticeable. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Between practices the players dart toward their phones, to check the latest news headlines or touch base with relatives back home. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"One of the most famous of those sightings, taken by jets from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in 2004, shows an object that appears to dart through the air in many directions at tremendous speed. \u2014 Shane Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022",
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"At the San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center, about 45 Texas blind salamanders are floating in a freshwater tank, ready to dart away at the slightest movement. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 16 May 2022",
|
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"As the boat rocked, Warren and Hamilton huddled and came to a decision: The gusts were too great to dart #3629. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"McVey couldn\u2019t dart her in the optimal spot \u2013 the neck \u2013 because of the lid, so opted for her rump. \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The video includes cars spinning in snow and performing parking maneuvers outside the mall, as well as scenes where stunt drivers dart around pillars inside the shopping center and launch cars into the air. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"At the luxury getaway nestled near the base of the Bradshaw Mountains, where monarch butterflies and dragonflies dart around like an animation, meals are made using ingredients grown steps away from the kitchen. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"And psychologist Penny Lewis of Cardiff University in Wales suggests that both rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep\u2014the phase in which our eyes dart back and forth and most dreams occur\u2014and non-REM sleep work together to encourage problem-solving. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 9 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German tart dart, Old English daroth":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1573, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111456"
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},
|
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"dark lantern":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lantern that can be closed to conceal the light":[]
|
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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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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112702"
|
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},
|
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"dark horse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a usually little known contender (such as a racehorse) that makes an unexpectedly good showing":[],
|
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": an entrant in a contest that is judged unlikely to succeed":[],
|
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": a political candidate unexpectedly nominated usually as a compromise between factions":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"The Democrat from Utah has gone from being a dark horse to the front-runner in the campaign for President.",
|
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"The movie is a dark horse for the award.",
|
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"He is a dark horse , but I did find out that he once played football professionally.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Collin Morikawa are at 1-under, as is 25-year-old dark horse favorite Will Zalatoris ... \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Count him as a dark horse for Sunday, starting 5th. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Count him as a dark horse for Sunday, starting 5th. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Recent polls show dark horse candidate Kathy Barnette gaining steam, dampening the momentum of the heretofore leading candidates, David McCormick and Mehmet Oz. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
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"With four finalists remaining in a race too close to call, Pagliuca has emerged as a dark horse candidate, and his new partners should enhance his chances. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Are the Seattle Mariners, who last made the playoffs when star prospect Julio Rodriguez hadn\u2019t yet turned 1, really a chic dark horse pick to win the AL West",
|
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"Richie praised Hager as the dark horse of the competition. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Alabama and Georgia still seem to be the Buckeyes\u2019 toughest competition here, with Texas A&M entering the fray as a potential dark horse after stringing together a historic 2022 recruiting class. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180027"
|
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},
|
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"Dardanian":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": trojan":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"d\u00e4r-\u02c8d\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1581, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The discovery brings the known number of darter species to five. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
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"The fountain darter fish is even smaller than the now-extinct gambusia, growing to be just about a centimeter long. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"Naples Zoo marketing director Courtney Jolly said that that when the zoo is open there is a crisis team present that includes a shooter and lead darter , but the zoo was not open when the attack occurred. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"Still, no Maryland darters turned up, though five other darter species were present. \u2014 Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"Because of the need to stay silent, the protocol was for the darter to send a message to Stevens by WhatsApp. \u2014 Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"The Maryland darter was only ever known to inhabit a narrow corner of the ninth-smallest state. \u2014 Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"The darter was in place well before the buck was due to arrive. \u2014 Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Jenkins likes to start beginning surfcasters with three plugs: a pencil popper, a swimming plug, and a darter . \u2014 Steve Culton, Field & Stream , 22 Mar. 2021"
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"\u02c8d\u0227|",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214404"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225439"
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": a complex of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the upper valley of the Indus":[]
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},
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-dik"
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],
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233444"
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},
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"dark red silver ore":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": pyrargyrite":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000226"
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rs\u0113z-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after H.P.G. Darcy , its formulator":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003148"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004954"
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},
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"Darwin's finches":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": finches of a subfamily (Geospizinae) having great variation in bill shape and confined mostly to the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u00e4r-w\u0259nz-"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Charles Darwin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012901"
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},
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"dark box":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a box from which light is wholly excluded and which is used for storing light-sensitive photographic equipment (as films, plates, paper)":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020601"
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},
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"dark-ground":{
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": dark-field":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-043712"
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},
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"dartboard":{
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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 circular board (as of compressed bristles) used as a target in the game of darts":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rt-\u02ccb\u022frd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The land to be searched grew more vast with each additional ring, resembling a dartboard . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Just help yourself from behind the bar at Hopton Hall\u2019s cozy pub with its roaring fireplace, dartboard and every board-game under the sun. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The unusual process sparked some criticism on Facebook, with commenters on a video post of the drawing mockingly suggesting using a dartboard , a coin toss or Rock, Paper, Scissors to determine the winner. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"There was a dartboard on the wall, a pool table to the side and a Blue Bunny ice cream cart near the entrance, tended to by representatives from H.R. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In Kennett Square, Ryan Presutti\u2019s bedroom remains largely untouched, a dartboard on the wall, along with a Pittsburgh Steelers pennant and his football plaques from Unionville High. \u2014 al , 5 July 2021",
|
|
"Local dartboard ornament Irving, who was held to 16 in Boston\u2019s Game 3 win, erupted for 23 first-half points. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2021",
|
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"Imagine the most desirable neighborhood is the bullseye of a dartboard . \u2014 Mor Zucker, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Getting into one of the ultra-elites is like trying to hit a dartboard bullseye blindfolded. \u2014 Susan Paterno, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062452"
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},
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"darcy":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a unit of porous permeability in physics equal to the permeability of a medium through which the rate of flow of a fluid having one centipoise viscosity under a pressure gradient of one atmosphere per centimeter would be one cubic centimeter per second per square centimeter cross section \u2014 compare darcy's law":[]
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rs\u0113"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Henri P.G. Darcy \u20201858 French hydraulic engineer":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-065311"
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},
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"Darbyite":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the Plymouth Brethren following closely the teachings of J. N. Darby":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cc\u012bt"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"John N. Darby \u20201882 English theologist + English -ite":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-070437"
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},
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"dark cardinal":{
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a dark red that is yellower, less strong, and slightly darker than cranberry, lighter, stronger, and slightly yellower than average garnet, and bluer, stronger, and slightly lighter than average wine":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-080738"
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},
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"dardic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a complex of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the upper valley of the Indus":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-dik"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173649"
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},
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"dark chocolate":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": chocolate that is dark in color and contains a high percentage cocoa and cocoa butter, usually no milk, and varying amounts of sugar":[
|
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"Imagine opening your mailbox and finding a three-pound bar of 70 percent pure dark chocolate .",
|
|
"\u2014 Elizabeth Eilender",
|
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"The tart mousse was served in a dark chocolate cup, topped with meringue, and finished with a crisp wafer.",
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"\u2014 Fran Bellamy"
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],
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"\u2014 compare milk chocolate , white chocolate":[
|
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"Imagine opening your mailbox and finding a three-pound bar of 70 percent pure dark chocolate .",
|
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"\u2014 Elizabeth Eilender",
|
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"The tart mousse was served in a dark chocolate cup, topped with meringue, and finished with a crisp wafer.",
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"\u2014 Fran Bellamy"
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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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"More cheese \u2013 this time manchego \u2013 tops a seafood or vegetarian orzo paella before making way for a dark chocolate hazelnut cheesecake with candied orange. \u2014 Benjy Egel, sacbee , 13 Feb. 2018",
|
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"The week started off with a Raf Simons bacchanal complete with Belgian waffles, dark chocolate , and red wine. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 16 Feb. 2018",
|
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"Plain dark chocolate is recommended over milk chocolate or chocolates with a sugary filling, such as caramel or cherry. \u2014 Michael Suchar, Philly.com , 13 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173934"
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},
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"dark continent":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the continent of Africa":[
|
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"It was by the merest caprice of fortune that they headed toward the west coast of Africa, instead of toward Zanzibar on the opposite side of the dark continent .",
|
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"\u2014 Edgar Rice Burroughs",
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"\u2026 little was actually known about the interior of the Dark Continent until the mid-1800s.",
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"\u2014 Angus Carroll"
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],
|
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": something unknown or unexplored":[
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"From Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the world received the shocking discovery that man had opened the dark continent of the atom.",
|
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"\u2014 Daniel J. Boorstein"
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]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-183356"
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"darkroom":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a room with no light or with a safelight for developing light-sensitive photographic materials":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccru\u0307m",
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rk-\u02ccr\u00fcm"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Working in his darkroom with as many as seven enlargers, each holding a different negative, Mr. Uelsmann moved a sheet of photographic paper from enlarger to enlarger. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The combination of a box camera and a small home darkroom leads to a lot more knowledge than a cellphone camera and editing software. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
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"In the uncertain months that followed, Davis retreated to the darkroom that sits just outside his front door. \u2014 Evangeline Barrosse, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The drawings, including figures carrying vessels on their heads and abstract shapes, are made with darkroom chemicals. \u2014 Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"This 30-acre saltwater farm includes a historic barn outfitted with skylights, a metalworking studio, a workshop, and a darkroom , and a separate modern painter's studio with vaulted ceiling, north windows, and storage. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 19 June 2021",
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"No alterations in the darkroom , no cutting or cropping, no spotting \u2026 no editing. \u2014 Peter Richardson, The New Republic , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Young Perna learned to develop and print his pictures in a home darkroom . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"While growing up in Mangla, Azad Kashmir, Waseem recalls watching her mother develop photographs in a darkroom set up in their house. \u2014 Sonya Rehman, Forbes , 25 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233139"
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},
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"darabukka":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a kettledrum of northern Africa":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccdar\u0259\u02c8b\u00fck\u0259",
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"d\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4b\u0259k\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Arabic dar\u0101bukkah, dirbakkah, darb\u016bkkah":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-002525"
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4r-k\u0113"
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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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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-021553"
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},
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"Darbyism":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the doctrine and practices of the Plymouth Brethren":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rb\u0113\u02cciz\u0259m"
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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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"J. N. Darby + English -ism":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-021729"
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},
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"DAR":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Daughters of the American Revolution":[]
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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":"20220711-044116"
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},
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"darak":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": rice bran":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4k"
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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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"Tagalog dar\u00e1k":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061333"
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},
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"darapskite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral Na 3 (NO 3 )(SO 4 ). H 2 O consisting of a hydrous nitrate and sulfate of sodium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0259\u02c8rap\u02ccsk\u012bt"
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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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"German darapskit , from L. Darapsky , 19th century Chilean scientist + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-074413"
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},
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"darb":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": something superlative":[
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"a darb of a black eye",
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"a regular little darb"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rb"
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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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"perhaps alteration of dab entry 6":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092831"
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},
|
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"dark current":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the current through a photoelectric or photoconductive cell when an electromotive force is applied in the absence of light":[]
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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":"20220711-143053"
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},
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"Dartian":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": australopithecine":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rt\u0113\u0259n"
|
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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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"Raymond A. Dart , born 1893 Australian-born anatomist in Union of South Africa + English -ian":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193119"
|
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},
|
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"Darby and Joan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a happily married usually elderly couple":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u00e4r-b\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8j\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Darby & Joan , couple in an 18th century song":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1760, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011358"
|
|
},
|
|
"darby":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plasterer's float consisting of a long narrow strip of wood with two handles":[],
|
|
": a trowel with a handle elevated above the blade for use as a darby":[],
|
|
": to smooth with a darby":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rb\u0113",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from the name Derby or Darby":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013040"
|
|
},
|
|
"dark-skinned":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having a brown skin tone : having dark pigmentation of the skin":[
|
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"Uncle Shelton was a thin, dark-skinned black man with a sharp conk and a soft-spoken voice.",
|
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"\u2014 Drew T. Brown III",
|
|
"The dark-skinned Aboriginals, thought to have migrated from mainland Southeast Asia 40,000 years ago, numbered 300,000 when the first British settlers arrived.",
|
|
"\u2014 Seymour Topping"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u00e4rk-\u02c8skind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"1750, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034449"
|
|
},
|
|
"darbies":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": handcuffs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rb\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably short for obsolete ( father ) Derbies (or Darbies ) bonds rigidly bonded indebtedness":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092017"
|
|
},
|
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"darbha":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": kusa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rb\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Sanskrit darbha tuft of grass":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051819"
|
|
},
|
|
"dark slide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the removable slide that covers a photographic plate or film in a holder":[],
|
|
": a photographic plateholder or sheet-film holder":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090049"
|
|
},
|
|
"daric":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a gold coin of ancient Persia depicting an archer on the obverse thought to represent King Darius":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8darik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek Dareikos , probably from Dareios Darius I \u2020486 b.c. king of Persia + Greek -ikos -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201903"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dari\u00e9n":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"area in Central America west of the Gulf of Darien where the first successful Spanish colonial settlement on the mainland of the New World was started in 1510":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccder-\u0113-\u02c8en",
|
|
"\u02ccd\u00e4r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232433"
|
|
},
|
|
"Darien, Gulf of":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"inlet of the Caribbean between eastern Panama and northwestern Colombia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001204"
|
|
},
|
|
"Darien, Isthmus of":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see panama, isthmus of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001347"
|
|
},
|
|
"dari":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": durra":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Arabic dhurah":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021253"
|
|
},
|
|
"Darghin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a subdivision of the Lezghians of Eastern Dagestan in Ciscaucasia":[],
|
|
": a North Caucasic language":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rg\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025544"
|
|
},
|
|
"darg":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a day's work":[],
|
|
": a fixed amount of work : task":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4rg"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English dawerk, daywork , from Old English d\u00e6gweorc , from d\u00e6g day + weorc work":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103359"
|
|
},
|
|
"Darfur":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"region of western Sudan and scene of ethnic violence since the 1980s; chief city El Fasher":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u00e4r-\u02c8fu\u0307r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032340"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dar es Salaam":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city and port on the Indian Ocean; historic capital of Tanzania population 4,364,541":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u00e4r-\u02cce(s)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034117"
|
|
},
|
|
"daresn't":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dare not":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dai| also |z\u1d4an-",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0227|",
|
|
"\u02c8der|",
|
|
"\u02c8da(a)r|s\u1d4an(t)",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00e4r|",
|
|
"\u02c8daa|",
|
|
"\u02c8da|"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"partly contraction of ( thou ) darst not (from Middle English), partly contraction of ( he ) dares not":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-041055"
|
|
}
|
|
} |