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{
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"knuckle under":{
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"antonyms":[
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"resist"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": give in , submit":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"encouraged her to stand firm and not knuckle under to political pressure",
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"the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, 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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"blink",
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"bow",
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"budge",
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"capitulate",
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"concede",
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"give in",
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"quit",
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"relent",
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"submit",
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"succumb",
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"surrender",
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"yield"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100215",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"knuckle under (to)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"as in submit (to) , succumb (to)"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185634",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"knucklehead":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dumbbell sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Don't be such a knucklehead .",
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"I'd like to get my hands on the knucklehead who designed that paper-towel dispenser.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Right, Curry got hot and the Celtics played some knucklehead ball. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
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"All coaches run into some knucklehead who wants to run up the score and embarrass you. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Poor Olu, Martin, and Nayte sit in miserable silence as their knucklehead competitors insult each other with schoolyard taunts. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Some of the casting is oddball, as with Brendan Fraser\u2019s impish take on a mob knucklehead . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 7 July 2021",
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"Yet any knucklehead could have seen that cornerback, linebacker and receiver looked like a reasonable match of needs with the first three picks in this draft, and the Browns went cornerback, linebacker, receiver. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 2 May 2021",
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"Boba would very much like his armor back and of course, Mando being a knucklehead about the Mandalorian creed, refuses to give it to him despite hearing that the armor belonged to Boba's father. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 4 Dec. 2020",
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"Even a knucklehead like me understands why bubble math doesn\u2019t compute for football. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 18 June 2020",
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"Yes, even a knucklehead like me can grasp the football logic of how Elway is going about his business. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 26 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, 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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"\u02c8n\u0259-k\u0259l-\u02cched"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"dunderhead",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093259",
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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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"knuckleheaded":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dumbbell sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Don't be such a knucklehead .",
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"I'd like to get my hands on the knucklehead who designed that paper-towel dispenser.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Right, Curry got hot and the Celtics played some knucklehead ball. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
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"All coaches run into some knucklehead who wants to run up the score and embarrass you. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Poor Olu, Martin, and Nayte sit in miserable silence as their knucklehead competitors insult each other with schoolyard taunts. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Some of the casting is oddball, as with Brendan Fraser\u2019s impish take on a mob knucklehead . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 7 July 2021",
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"Yet any knucklehead could have seen that cornerback, linebacker and receiver looked like a reasonable match of needs with the first three picks in this draft, and the Browns went cornerback, linebacker, receiver. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 2 May 2021",
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"Boba would very much like his armor back and of course, Mando being a knucklehead about the Mandalorian creed, refuses to give it to him despite hearing that the armor belonged to Boba's father. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 4 Dec. 2020",
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"Even a knucklehead like me understands why bubble math doesn\u2019t compute for football. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 18 June 2020",
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"Yes, even a knucklehead like me can grasp the football logic of how Elway is going about his business. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 26 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, 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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"\u02c8n\u0259-k\u0259l-\u02cched"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"dunderhead",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063711",
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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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"knuckle joint":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hinge joint in which a projection with an eye on one piece enters a jaw between two corresponding projections with eyes on another piece and is retained by a pin or rivet":[]
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Piecewise solutions To understand cavitation in knuckle joints , a pair of physicists analyzed its processes separately: bubble formation, bubble collapse, and sound-wave generation. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 5 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083725"
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},
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"knuckle-kneed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having projecting or bulging knees":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172529"
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},
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"knuckle line":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the line meeting of two surfaces of a ship at an angle":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172845"
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},
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"knuckle man":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mine-car clipper who works at the top of a haulage slope attaching and detaching mine cars to and from cables and coupling trains of cars":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024333"
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},
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"knuckle pin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pin or rivet connecting the two parts of a knuckle joint":[]
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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":"20220711-093110"
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},
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"knuckle":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint":[
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"\u2014 used especially of those at the joints of the fingers"
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],
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": the joint of a knuckle":[],
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": a cut of meat consisting of the tarsal or carpal joint with the adjoining flesh":[],
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": something resembling a knuckle: such as":[],
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": one of the joining parts of a hinge through which a pin or rivet passes":[],
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": knuckle joint":[],
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": the meeting of two surfaces at a sharp angle (as in a roof)":[],
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": a pivotal point":[],
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": a set of metal finger rings or guards attached to a transverse piece and worn over the front of the doubled fist for use as a weapon":[],
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": to place the knuckles on the ground in shooting a marble":[],
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": to press or rub with the knuckles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259k-\u0259l",
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"\u02c8n\u0259-k\u0259l"
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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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"Noun",
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"She rapped her knuckles on the table.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This white- knuckle period in space followed nearly two decades of effort to design, build, and test the telescope on Earth prior to its launch on Christmas Day, 2021. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 29 June 2022",
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"The United States, rattled by the thought of living under a pinko moon, shakes off its crisis of confidence, fires up the Saturn V and, after a white- knuckle landing, puts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"As usual, their method is to drop you right into a swift, relentlessly naturalistic story in which character and circumstance are frequently revealed in a flurry of white- knuckle action. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Or just check out the white- knuckle view from Grand Canyon Skywalk. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
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"The album\u2019s second half flips toward optimism and catharsis \u2014 a white- knuckle grip on the belief in love and humanity to conquer the unconquerable. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
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"Although there is a little stiffness around his lower knuckle , Steele was able to use his slider grip Monday, which is what plagued him Sunday to prompt his removal. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
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"When the curve model and content creator Bailey Peyton, 28, first started trying on engagement rings, the sample sizes barely went past her knuckle . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"While some white- knuckle over the turbulence made by billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter, one University of Central Florida student is flying high without any worry. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Before purchasing the pumpkin, rap on it with you knuckle in several spots to ensure there aren\u2019t any soft spots, which indicate rot. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Patients aren\u2019t strapped to a hospital bed, white- knuckling it through withdrawal; instead, they are gradually weaned off the drugs outside the hospital over the course of months. \u2014 Lindsay Beyerstein, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"Farther back, there are bald cypress trees, root systems knuckling their way out of the mud, and rowboats passing through the bayou. \u2014 Zachary Fine, The New York Review of Books , 8 Feb. 2020",
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"White- knuckling through intersections, cursing the Waze app for directing you to turn left. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 29 Jan. 2020",
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"But there\u2019s no need to white- knuckle the transition to your better self: Aspire to shimmering inner perfection at a yoga retreat in a warm-weather, seaside haven, where like-minded souls are padding down the same path. \u2014 Margot Dougherty, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2020",
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"But every hunt turns into the same battle: a hook in its back, a white knuckled grip on the rod, a snapped line. \u2014 Karina Elwood, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
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"And so the hour-long drive from East Toronto out to Jordan Station became a white- knuckled sprint in slow motion, dodging winery tour buses and minivans headed to a pirate-themed amusement park on Lake Ontario\u2019s shore. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"Oregon State had a chance to counter just over a minute later, but Jordan Choukair\u2019s 52-yard field goal attempt knuckled to the left. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English knokel ; akin to Middle High German kn\u00f6chel knuckle":"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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"1740, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123251"
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},
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"knuckle-duster":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": knuckle sense 4":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259-k\u0259l-\u02ccd\u0259-st\u0259r"
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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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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124833"
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},
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"knuckle post":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the vertical post of an automobile steering knuckle on which the knuckle is pivoted":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144713"
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"knuckles":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint":[
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"\u2014 used especially of those at the joints of the fingers"
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],
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": the joint of a knuckle":[],
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": a cut of meat consisting of the tarsal or carpal joint with the adjoining flesh":[],
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": something resembling a knuckle: such as":[],
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": one of the joining parts of a hinge through which a pin or rivet passes":[],
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": knuckle joint":[],
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": the meeting of two surfaces at a sharp angle (as in a roof)":[],
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": a pivotal point":[],
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": a set of metal finger rings or guards attached to a transverse piece and worn over the front of the doubled fist for use as a weapon":[],
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": to place the knuckles on the ground in shooting a marble":[],
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": to press or rub with the knuckles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259k-\u0259l",
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"\u02c8n\u0259-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She rapped her knuckles on the table.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This white- knuckle period in space followed nearly two decades of effort to design, build, and test the telescope on Earth prior to its launch on Christmas Day, 2021. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 29 June 2022",
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"The United States, rattled by the thought of living under a pinko moon, shakes off its crisis of confidence, fires up the Saturn V and, after a white- knuckle landing, puts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"As usual, their method is to drop you right into a swift, relentlessly naturalistic story in which character and circumstance are frequently revealed in a flurry of white- knuckle action. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Or just check out the white- knuckle view from Grand Canyon Skywalk. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
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"The album\u2019s second half flips toward optimism and catharsis \u2014 a white- knuckle grip on the belief in love and humanity to conquer the unconquerable. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
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"Although there is a little stiffness around his lower knuckle , Steele was able to use his slider grip Monday, which is what plagued him Sunday to prompt his removal. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
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"When the curve model and content creator Bailey Peyton, 28, first started trying on engagement rings, the sample sizes barely went past her knuckle . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"While some white- knuckle over the turbulence made by billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter, one University of Central Florida student is flying high without any worry. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Before purchasing the pumpkin, rap on it with you knuckle in several spots to ensure there aren\u2019t any soft spots, which indicate rot. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Patients aren\u2019t strapped to a hospital bed, white- knuckling it through withdrawal; instead, they are gradually weaned off the drugs outside the hospital over the course of months. \u2014 Lindsay Beyerstein, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"Farther back, there are bald cypress trees, root systems knuckling their way out of the mud, and rowboats passing through the bayou. \u2014 Zachary Fine, The New York Review of Books , 8 Feb. 2020",
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"White- knuckling through intersections, cursing the Waze app for directing you to turn left. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 29 Jan. 2020",
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"But there\u2019s no need to white- knuckle the transition to your better self: Aspire to shimmering inner perfection at a yoga retreat in a warm-weather, seaside haven, where like-minded souls are padding down the same path. \u2014 Margot Dougherty, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2020",
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"But every hunt turns into the same battle: a hook in its back, a white knuckled grip on the rod, a snapped line. \u2014 Karina Elwood, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
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"And so the hour-long drive from East Toronto out to Jordan Station became a white- knuckled sprint in slow motion, dodging winery tour buses and minivans headed to a pirate-themed amusement park on Lake Ontario\u2019s shore. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"Oregon State had a chance to counter just over a minute later, but Jordan Choukair\u2019s 52-yard field goal attempt knuckled to the left. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English knokel ; akin to Middle High German kn\u00f6chel knuckle":"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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"1740, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151614"
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},
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"knuckleball":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a slow baseball pitch that moves erratically and unpredictably and that is thrown with little spin by gripping the ball with the knuckles or the tips of the fingers pressed against the top":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259-k\u0259l-\u02ccb\u022fl"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Blandino also has a nasty knuckleball , as Slater well knows after serving as Blandino\u2019s catch partner as a freshman at Stanford. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"During a throwing session amid his first spring training with the San Diego Padres last season, Matt Waldron decided on a whim to change things up and toss a knuckleball . \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"So of course when Slater faced Blandino at that game at Cincinnati last year, Blandino nearly hit him with a knuckleball before Slater grounded out to short, ending a scoreless inning for Blandino. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The entire point of a knuckleball is to keep the ball from spinning. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2021",
|
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"Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays as a conventional pitcher, he was released after the 2011 season and began an odyssey into independent ball, throwing the knuckleball to stand out. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 23 June 2021",
|
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"Chris Nowlin would love to teach you how to throw a knuckleball . \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2021",
|
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"Turns out infielder Danny Mendick, who played at UMass Lowell, can throw a decent knuckleball . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
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"And for those few seconds, nothing in the whole darn world can touch a knuckleball . \u2014 Andy Nesbitt, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155702"
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},
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"knucklebone":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bone (such as a metatarsus or metacarpus of a sheep) used in games and formerly in divination":[],
|
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": a game played with knucklebones or jacks":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8n\u0259k-\u0259l-\u02ccb\u014dn"
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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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"To win, players raced their opponent to the opposite end of the board, moving pieces according to knucklebone dice rolls. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Feb. 2020",
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"As a onetime priest, McLaughlin would have undoubtedly understood the desire to possess a relic from a venerated figure, like a saint\u2019s knucklebone or a sliver of the true cross. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 4 June 2018"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193430"
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},
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"knuckle down":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to apply oneself earnestly":[]
|
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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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"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204035"
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},
|
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"knuckle-dust":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8n\u0259k\u0259l\u02ccd\u0259st"
|
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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":{
|
|
"back-formation from knuckle-duster":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224047"
|
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},
|
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"knuckle press":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a punch press using a toggle joint : toggle-joint press":[]
|
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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":"20220712-043347"
|
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},
|
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"knucklebones":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bone (such as a metatarsus or metacarpus of a sheep) used in games and formerly in divination":[],
|
|
": a game played with knucklebones or jacks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8n\u0259k-\u0259l-\u02ccb\u014dn"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To win, players raced their opponent to the opposite end of the board, moving pieces according to knucklebone dice rolls. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"As a onetime priest, McLaughlin would have undoubtedly understood the desire to possess a relic from a venerated figure, like a saint\u2019s knucklebone or a sliver of the true cross. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 4 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054454"
|
|
},
|
|
"Knut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"variant spelling of canute":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220712-064128"
|
|
},
|
|
"knuckler":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": knuckleball":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259-k(\u0259-)l\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hoyt Wilhelm, the other knuckler with a plaque in Cooperstown, retired at 49. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"While the knuckler was his trademark, Niekro was an all-around athlete. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 27 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Best knuckler throw by anyone in a Boston uniform since Tim Wakefield. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2019",
|
|
"But Alex Blandino out of the NL bullpen, zingin' that 67 mph knuckler ... \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 12 July 2018",
|
|
"Skinner responded with a knuckler at 9:07 that eluded Andersen, but van Riemsdyk restored Toronto\u2019s two-goal lead by putting home a rebound with the man advantage for his team-leading 16th of the season. \u2014 USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"What if the loser then goes on to drop one white- knuckler in its league but still manages to reach and win its conference championship game? \u2014 Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com , 27 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Chris Kunitz provided the winner, a knuckler from just outside the circle that made its way past Craig Anderson 5:09 into the second extra period and moved the Penguins a step closer to becoming the first team in nearly 20 years to repeat. \u2014 Will Graves, courant.com , 26 May 2017",
|
|
"Chris Kunitz provided the winner, a knuckler from just outside the circle that made its way past Craig Anderson 5:09 into the second extra period and moved the Penguins a step closer to becoming the first team in nearly 20 years to repeat. \u2014 Will Graves, The Denver Post , 26 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065057"
|
|
},
|
|
"knuckle sandwich":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a punch in the mouth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065359"
|
|
},
|
|
"knurry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"knur + -y":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105225"
|
|
},
|
|
"knurling":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the making of knurls":[],
|
|
": the ridges on knurled work : knurled work":[],
|
|
": a breaking up of a rounded molding as if for a bead and reel but usually with more elaboration":[],
|
|
": molding so treated":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112826"
|
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},
|
|
"knurl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small protuberance, excrescence, or knob":[],
|
|
": one of a series of small ridges or beads on a metal surface to aid in gripping":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The medium, diamond knurling with center knurl makes this safer to use. \u2014 Tim Kohut, BGR , 30 June 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably blend of knur and gnarl":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-091239"
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a game played in northern England that resembles trapball":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121734"
|
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},
|
|
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|
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|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small protuberance, excrescence, or knob":[],
|
|
": one of a series of small ridges or beads on a metal surface to aid in gripping":[]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"\u02c8n\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The medium, diamond knurling with center knurl makes this safer to use. \u2014 Tim Kohut, BGR , 30 June 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably blend of knur and gnarl":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122119"
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": knuckly":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259k\u0259ls\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132505"
|
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},
|
|
"knur":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hard excrescence (as on a tree trunk) : gnarl":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8n\u0259r"
|
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],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English knorre ; akin to Middle High German knorre burl":""
|
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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":"20220712-150043"
|
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},
|
|
"knulling":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": knurling":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8n\u0259li\u014b"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"by alteration":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181844"
|
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259k(\u0259)l\u0113"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183119"
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},
|
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"Knud Rasmussen Land":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"region of northern and northwestern Greenland northeast of Baffin Bay":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8(k)n\u00fcd-\u02c8ra-sm\u0259-s\u0259n",
|
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"-\u02c8r\u00e4-\u02ccsmu\u0307-s\u1d4an"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203723"
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},
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"knucks":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a game of marbles at the end of which the winner has the option of shooting a marble at the opponent's knuckles held on the ground":[],
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": brass knuckles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259ks"
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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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"alteration of knuckles , plural of knuckle entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212442"
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},
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"knurly":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small protuberance, excrescence, or knob":[],
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": one of a series of small ridges or beads on a metal surface to aid in gripping":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
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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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"The medium, diamond knurling with center knurl makes this safer to use. \u2014 Tim Kohut, BGR , 30 June 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably blend of knur and gnarl":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221137"
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}
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} |