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1884 lines
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"wolf":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bolt",
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"cram",
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"devour",
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"glut",
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"gobble",
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"gorge",
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"gormandize",
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"gulp",
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"ingurgitate",
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"inhale",
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"raven",
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"scarf",
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"scoff",
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"slop"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fierce, rapacious, or destructive person":[],
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": a harshness due to faulty vibration in various tones in a bowed instrument":[],
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": a man forward, direct, and zealous in amatory attentions to women":[],
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": an instance of such dissonance":[],
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": dire poverty : starvation":[
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"keep the wolf from the door"
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],
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": dissonance in some chords on organs, pianos, or other instruments with fixed tones tuned by unequal temperament":[],
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": one who cloaks a hostile intention with a friendly manner":[],
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": the fur of a wolf":[],
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": the maggot of a warble fly":[],
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": to eat greedily : devour":[],
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"Friedrich August 1759\u20131824 German philologist":[],
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"Hugo Philipp Jakob 1860\u20131903 Austrian composer":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep",
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"Verb",
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"the way you wolf your food it's no wonder you have intestinal distress",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"He had been accused of wolf whistling at a white woman. \u2014 R.l. Ford, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"Known for: body-slamming journalist; illegally killing a Yellowstone wolf (seriously). \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"The group offered $1,000 prizes for killing the biggest wolf and most coyotes. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 26 Nov. 2014",
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"The wolf relatives of modern-day dogs began the evolutionary process of becoming humans\u2019 best friends more than 10,000 years ago. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
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"Although visitors can catch a glimpse of Diego in the zoo's wolf enclosure, the mom and pup will likely stay close to their den for a few more weeks, according to the zoo. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 4 June 2022",
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"Or maybe the sight of a ripped, shirtless man sprinting through a forest and narrowly avoiding a midair collision between an angry wolf and an even angrier tiger is your investment tipping point. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
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"Then the craft was acquired by the Heiltsuk people, perhaps as a dowry, and there it was adorned with sea- wolf imagery and carved benches. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
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"The report also highlighted a sharp rise in wolf deaths, 26 in 2021, up from 10 the previous year. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"For the time being, project assistants buzz around with power tools and lots of questions, pausing occasionally to wolf down slices of pizza. \u2014 Naomi Waxman, sun-sentinel.com , 14 July 2021",
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"The letter also said there were cultural considerations that should be accounted for in a delisting, alluding to the opposition by some Native Americans to wolf hunting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Dec. 2020",
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"Mexicano and my sisters and I would wolf it down whenever Mom made it. \u2014 Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Sep. 2020",
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"Maestas said Catron County, New Mexico, long a holdout to wolf releases, has joined the conservation effort. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral , 19 Mar. 2020",
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"America is the world\u2019s second-biggest meat market; the average American wolfs down more than 100kg a year. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2020",
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"After wolfing down the food, Rojas said, the couple ordered 10 burritos to go before heading off to the flight back to Denver. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Jan. 2020",
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"The aliens are still out there, of course, and probably getting pretty hungry, having wolfed down so much of Earth's population in the first film. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 Jan. 2020",
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"And yes, my stomach hurts after wolfing down the whole thing in a matter of minutes. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1862, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English wulf ; akin to Old High German wolf wolf, Latin lupus , Greek lykos":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"nonstandard \u02c8wu\u0307f",
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lf",
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"\u02c8v\u022flf"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"Casanova",
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"Don Juan",
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"lecher",
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"lothario",
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"lounge lizard",
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"masher",
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"philanderer",
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"satyr",
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"womanizer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043042",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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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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"wolf tree":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a very large forest tree that has a wide-spreading crown and inhibits or prevents the growth of smaller trees around it":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1928, 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":"20220708-105923",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wolf vault":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a vault in gymnastics in which one leg is in squat position and the other is extended to its own side as the body passes over the apparatus":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111957",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wolf whistle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a distinctive 2-toned whistle sounded to express approval of another person's appearance":[
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"The football players, wearing their jerseys and sequestered in the stands, make the same wolf whistles and obnoxious gestures that college football players everywhere tend to make when confronted by shimmying women in tight clothing.",
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"\u2014 Neal Karlen"
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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 night of the supposed wolf whistle , he was tracked down by Bryant\u2019s husband and his half-brother and told to get out of bed and get dressed. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian , 3 Feb. 2017",
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"Described as a wolf whistle , that single sound became a central accusation against Till. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian , 3 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1946, 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":"20220708-122210",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wolf tooth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small vestigial first premolar that is sometimes present in a horse on each side in front of the normal grinders and that is regularly found in some fossil members of the family Equidae":[],
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": needle tooth":[],
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": a protruding incisor (as in a guinea pig or rabbit)":[]
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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":"20220708-143348"
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},
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"wolf tone":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": wolf sense 3":[]
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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":"20220708-151624"
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},
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"wolf teeth":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the ratchet and crown wheels that mesh on curved tooth flanks and similarly relieved tooth backs in a fine pocket watch":[]
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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":"20220708-164853"
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},
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"wolf willow":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": buffalo berry":[]
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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":"20220708-194030"
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},
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"wolf spider":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various active wandering ground spiders (family Lycosidae)":[]
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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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"Pascoe said the timing to catch such a sight really depends upon the species of wolf spider . \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"Iberian tarantulas, which are a type of wolf spider , live in arid regions of the Iberian Peninsula. \u2014 Nala Rogers, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2014",
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"Some other names for the wolf spider are the Ground Spider and the Hunting Spider. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 11 Nov. 2019",
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"But other species, such as shrubs and the wolf spider , are thriving. \u2014 Christina Nunez, National Geographic , 19 June 2019",
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"According to National Geographic, stunning new calculations show that in the Arctic tundra, arctic wolf spiders outweigh arctic wolves in biomass by a ratio of 80 to 1. \u2014 Elly Belle, Teen Vogue , 24 July 2018",
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"When they're found in homes, wolf spiders tend to live in basements, crawlspaces and breezeways. \u2014 Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2018",
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"According to the Penn State Department of Entomology, fishing spiders are similar to wolf spiders in size, shape and color. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2018",
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"Matt Persons, an arachnologist at Susquehanna University who has studied mating strategies in wolf spiders , found the results fascinating. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1608, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054012"
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},
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"wolframic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": tungstic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"wu\u0307l\u02c8framik"
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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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"wolfram- + -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101729"
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},
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"wolfberry":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a white-berried North American shrub ( Symphoricarpos occidentalis ) of the honeysuckle family":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lf-\u02ccber-\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The wolfberry , also known as goji, is rich in zeaxanthin, an antioxidant, and a carotenoid called lutein, which can help reduce the risk of eye disease. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Or rabbit tamales with wolfberry jam and squash salsa. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130208"
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},
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"wolf call":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a whistle, howl, or other sound by a male expressing approval or admiration of a girl's or woman's appearance":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151217"
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},
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"wolfachite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a silver-white or tin-white mineral Ni(As,Sb)S consisting of nickel sulfide, arsenide, and antimonide":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u014dl\u02ccf\u00e4\u1e35\u02cc\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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German wolfachit , from Wolfach , Baden, Germany + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170200"
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},
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"wolf's peach":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": tomato":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172847"
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},
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"wolf snake":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various harmless colubrid snakes having elongated teeth: such as":[],
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": cape wolf snake":[],
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": any of a genus ( Lycodon ) of active arboreal nocturnal snakes widespread in southeastern Asia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185017"
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"wolfskin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the skin of a wolf":[],
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": a garment or blanket made of this skin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191454"
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"Wolfsburg":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in north central Germany in the state of Lower Saxony population 120,000":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lfs-\u02ccb\u0259rg",
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"\u02c8v\u022flfs-\u02ccbu\u0307rk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201136"
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"wolframate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": tungstate":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-r\u0259\u02ccm\u0101t"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary wolfram- + -ate":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210549"
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"wolfsbane":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": any of several monkshoods (especially Aconitum napellus or A. lycoctonum )":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lfs-\u02ccb\u0101n"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While there were many poisons in the Merovingian arsenal, there were only two that could kill on contact: wolfsbane and snake venom. \u2014 Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"Turns out, Joe had figured out what Love had been growing in the garden all along ( wolfsbane ) and had kept some of it on hand. \u2014 Neha Prakash, Marie Claire , 20 Oct. 2021"
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213142"
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"Wolfcamp":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to a subdivision of the American Permian":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lf\u02cckamp"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Wolfcamp , locality near Leonard Mountain, western Texas":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213653"
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"wolf child":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a child popularly believed to have been suckled and reared by wolves or other wild animals":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223606"
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"German":""
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"-m\u0259\u0307n",
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lfr\u0259\u02ccm\u0113n"
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"wolfram- + -ine":""
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"type":[
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": a group of submarines that make a coordinated attack on shipping":[]
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121051"
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"Wolf number":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sunspot number":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u022flf-",
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lf-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Rudolf Wolf \u20201893 Swiss astronomer":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-130744"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": a carnivorous usually solitary mammal ( Gulo gulo ) of the weasel family of northern forests and associated tundra that is dark brown with a light brown band on each side of the body and is noted for its strength":[],
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": the fur of the wolverine":[],
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": a native or resident of Michigan":[
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"\u2014 used as a nickname"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccwu\u0307l-v\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113n"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In North America, the wolverine 's southernmost range touches Yellowstone National Park, according to the National Wildlife Federation. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"The wolverine weighed 28 pounds and measured 41 inches in length. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"According to officials, Utah DWR set up traps using two sheep hindquarters as bait and caught the wolverine on March 11. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Utah state officials have captured a live wolverine and fitted it with a GPS collar for the first time ever in the state. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The fisher has made a name for itself for being a vicious predator, akin to a wolverine , by attacking creatures sometimes larger than itself. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Biologists sedated the wolverine , a male about 3 or 4 years old, and performed a general exam. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"After spotting a wolverine running through the snow, the searchers contacted DWR rather than shoot the rare predator. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Scientists in Utah have captured, collared and released a wolverine for the first time. \u2014 Stephen Smith, CBS News , 16 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably irregular from wolv- (as in wolves )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-084350"
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},
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"city in the West Midlands, west central England, northwest of Birmingham population 210,000":[]
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"\u02ccwu\u0307l-v\u0259r-\u02c8ham(p)-t\u0259n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144513"
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a boy who is a member of a division of the Boy Scouts for boys from 8 to 11 years old \u2014 compare cub scout":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184726"
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling a wolf (as in fierceness)":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lf\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-190509"
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},
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"wolf's moss":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a yellow lichen ( Letharia vulpina ) of arctic and alpine regions sometimes used for a dye":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably so called from its having been used to poison wolves":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212914"
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},
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"wolframinium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a light aluminum alloy similar to romanium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccwu\u0307lfr\u0259\u02c8min\u0113\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from wolfram- + -inium (as in aluminum )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-214636"
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},
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"wolvish":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": wolfish":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lvish"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from wolves + -ish":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-215343"
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},
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"wolver":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that behaves like a wolf":[],
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": one that hunts wolves":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lv\u0259(r)"
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],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"wolve + -er":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234315"
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},
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"wolveboon":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small southern African tree or shrub ( Toxicodendrum capensis ) of the family Euphorbiaceae with very poisonous foliage":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u022flv\u0259\u02ccb\u00fcn"
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],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Afrikaans, literally, wolf bean, irregular from Middle Dutch wolf + boon, bone bean; akin to Old English wulf wolf and Old High German b\u014dna bean":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000138"
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},
|
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"wolframite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brown to black mineral consisting of a tungstate of iron and manganese occurring especially in monoclinic crystals and used as a source of tungsten":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8wu\u0307l-fr\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bt"
|
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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 Wolframit , from Wolfram":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-011028"
|
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},
|
|
"wolves":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"biographical name",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the fur of a wolf":[],
|
|
": a fierce, rapacious, or destructive person":[],
|
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": a man forward, direct, and zealous in amatory attentions to women":[],
|
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": dire poverty : starvation":[
|
|
"keep the wolf from the door"
|
|
],
|
|
": the maggot of a warble fly":[],
|
|
": dissonance in some chords on organs, pianos, or other instruments with fixed tones tuned by unequal temperament":[],
|
|
": an instance of such dissonance":[],
|
|
": a harshness due to faulty vibration in various tones in a bowed instrument":[],
|
|
": one who cloaks a hostile intention with a friendly manner":[],
|
|
"Friedrich August 1759\u20131824 German philologist":[],
|
|
": to eat greedily : devour":[],
|
|
"Hugo Philipp Jakob 1860\u20131903 Austrian composer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u022flf",
|
|
"nonstandard \u02c8wu\u0307f",
|
|
"\u02c8wu\u0307lf"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Casanova",
|
|
"Don Juan",
|
|
"lecher",
|
|
"lothario",
|
|
"lounge lizard",
|
|
"masher",
|
|
"philanderer",
|
|
"satyr",
|
|
"womanizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"glut",
|
|
"gobble",
|
|
"gorge",
|
|
"gormandize",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"ingurgitate",
|
|
"inhale",
|
|
"raven",
|
|
"scarf",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"slop"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the way you wolf your food it's no wonder you have intestinal distress",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"He had been accused of wolf whistling at a white woman. \u2014 R.l. Ford, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Known for: body-slamming journalist; illegally killing a Yellowstone wolf (seriously). \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The group offered $1,000 prizes for killing the biggest wolf and most coyotes. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 26 Nov. 2014",
|
|
"The wolf relatives of modern-day dogs began the evolutionary process of becoming humans\u2019 best friends more than 10,000 years ago. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Although visitors can catch a glimpse of Diego in the zoo's wolf enclosure, the mom and pup will likely stay close to their den for a few more weeks, according to the zoo. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Or maybe the sight of a ripped, shirtless man sprinting through a forest and narrowly avoiding a midair collision between an angry wolf and an even angrier tiger is your investment tipping point. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Then the craft was acquired by the Heiltsuk people, perhaps as a dowry, and there it was adorned with sea- wolf imagery and carved benches. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The report also highlighted a sharp rise in wolf deaths, 26 in 2021, up from 10 the previous year. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For the time being, project assistants buzz around with power tools and lots of questions, pausing occasionally to wolf down slices of pizza. \u2014 Naomi Waxman, sun-sentinel.com , 14 July 2021",
|
|
"The letter also said there were cultural considerations that should be accounted for in a delisting, alluding to the opposition by some Native Americans to wolf hunting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Mexicano and my sisters and I would wolf it down whenever Mom made it. \u2014 Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Maestas said Catron County, New Mexico, long a holdout to wolf releases, has joined the conservation effort. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral , 19 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"America is the world\u2019s second-biggest meat market; the average American wolfs down more than 100kg a year. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"After wolfing down the food, Rojas said, the couple ordered 10 burritos to go before heading off to the flight back to Denver. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The aliens are still out there, of course, and probably getting pretty hungry, having wolfed down so much of Earth's population in the first film. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"And yes, my stomach hurts after wolfing down the whole thing in a matter of minutes. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Nov. 2019"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English wulf ; akin to Old High German wolf wolf, Latin lupus , Greek lykos":"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 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1862, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022700"
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|
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|
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|
": an instance of such dissonance":[],
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|
": a harshness due to faulty vibration in various tones in a bowed instrument":[],
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": one who cloaks a hostile intention with a friendly manner":[],
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|
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"Hugo Philipp Jakob 1860\u20131903 Austrian composer":[]
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|
},
|
|
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|
"\u02c8v\u022flf",
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|
"\u02c8wu\u0307lf"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"Casanova",
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"Don Juan",
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"lothario",
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|
"masher",
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"philanderer",
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"satyr",
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"womanizer"
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"bolt",
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"cram",
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"devour",
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"glut",
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"gobble",
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"gorge",
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|
"gormandize",
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"gulp",
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|
"ingurgitate",
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|
"inhale",
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"raven",
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"scarf",
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"scoff",
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"slop"
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep",
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|
"Verb",
|
|
"the way you wolf your food it's no wonder you have intestinal distress",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"He had been accused of wolf whistling at a white woman. \u2014 R.l. Ford, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Known for: body-slamming journalist; illegally killing a Yellowstone wolf (seriously). \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The group offered $1,000 prizes for killing the biggest wolf and most coyotes. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 26 Nov. 2014",
|
|
"The wolf relatives of modern-day dogs began the evolutionary process of becoming humans\u2019 best friends more than 10,000 years ago. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Although visitors can catch a glimpse of Diego in the zoo's wolf enclosure, the mom and pup will likely stay close to their den for a few more weeks, according to the zoo. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Or maybe the sight of a ripped, shirtless man sprinting through a forest and narrowly avoiding a midair collision between an angry wolf and an even angrier tiger is your investment tipping point. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Then the craft was acquired by the Heiltsuk people, perhaps as a dowry, and there it was adorned with sea- wolf imagery and carved benches. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The report also highlighted a sharp rise in wolf deaths, 26 in 2021, up from 10 the previous year. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For the time being, project assistants buzz around with power tools and lots of questions, pausing occasionally to wolf down slices of pizza. \u2014 Naomi Waxman, sun-sentinel.com , 14 July 2021",
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"The letter also said there were cultural considerations that should be accounted for in a delisting, alluding to the opposition by some Native Americans to wolf hunting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Dec. 2020",
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"Mexicano and my sisters and I would wolf it down whenever Mom made it. \u2014 Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Sep. 2020",
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"Maestas said Catron County, New Mexico, long a holdout to wolf releases, has joined the conservation effort. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral , 19 Mar. 2020",
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"America is the world\u2019s second-biggest meat market; the average American wolfs down more than 100kg a year. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2020",
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"After wolfing down the food, Rojas said, the couple ordered 10 burritos to go before heading off to the flight back to Denver. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Jan. 2020",
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"The aliens are still out there, of course, and probably getting pretty hungry, having wolfed down so much of Earth's population in the first film. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 Jan. 2020",
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"And yes, my stomach hurts after wolfing down the whole thing in a matter of minutes. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Nov. 2019"
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"One wolf dog in particular seemed to bond with Cole in a way that's totally reminiscent of Jon Snow and his dire wolf Ghost. \u2014 Claire Dodson, Teen Vogue , 16 July 2018",
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"But wolves and wolf dogs are naturally very timid and shy. \u2014 Grace Dickinson, Philly.com , 6 June 2018",
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"The farm is home to 18 wolf dogs , which range from being partially wolf to almost pure wolf. \u2014 Grace Dickinson, Philly.com , 6 June 2018",
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"Now, Neo's finally settled in at Wolf Connection, a wolf dog sanctuary in California. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 11 Oct. 2016",
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"Since many states restrict or ban wolf dog ownership, Neo needed a new home, and his owner agreed to give him up to special rescue center. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 11 Oct. 2016"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131031"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8wu\u0307l\u0259st\u0259n-"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a little or young wolf":[]
|
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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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"\u02c8wu\u0307l-z\u0113"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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"-\u0113\u0259n"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"Kaspar Friedrich Wolff \u20201794 German anatomist and embryologist + English -an":"Adjective",
|
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"Christian von Wolff ( Wolf ) \u20201754 German philosopher + English -an":"Adjective"
|
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},
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
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|
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},
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"type":[
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|
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"circa 1170\u2013 circa 1220 German poet and minnesinger":[]
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},
|
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|
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"\u02c8v\u022fl-\u02ccfr\u00e4m-",
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"-\u02ccb\u00e4\u1e35",
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"\u02c8wu\u0307l-fr\u0259m-v\u00e4n-\u02c8e-sh\u0259n-\u02ccb\u00e4k"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181137"
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|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of several large dogs used especially formerly in hunting large animals (such as wolves) \u2014 compare borzoi , Irish wolfhound":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lf-\u02cchau\u0307nd"
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"In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 3 July 2019",
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"Odder still is the inclusion of a kidney transplant\u2014from one human to another, regrettably, rather than from, say, wolfhound to peke. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2018",
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"The recent birth of two Irish wolfhound puppies has scientists excited, because\u2014for the first time ever\u2014the puppies have been confirmed through genetic analysis to be identical twins. \u2014 Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic , 2 Sep. 2016"
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral (Fe,Mn) 2 (PO 4 )(OH) that consists of basic iron phosphate and is isomorphous with triploidite and isostructural with sarkinite":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202328"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of widely distributed floating aquatic plants (family Lemnaceae) that are the smallest flowering plants known, consist merely of a minute ovoid or globose leafless thallus producing the flowers from clefts or grooves, and are distinguished from members of the genus Lemna by the one-celled anthers and by the absence of roots":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lf\u0113\u0259",
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"\u02c8v\u022fl-"
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"New Latin, from Johann F. Wolff \u20201806 German physician and botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204248"
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"definitions":{
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": a large greatly elongated voracious clupeoid fish ( Chirocentrus dorab or possibly related species) that has long powerful fangs, is widely distributed along tropical Indo-Pacific shores, and is in some areas esteemed as food though fierce and dangerous to handle":[]
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"\u02ccv\u022flf",
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"\u02c8v\u022flf"
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": any of several large marine bony fishes (genus Anarhichas of the family Anarhicadidae) of cold northern waters having strong canine teeth in the front of the jaws and molar teeth on the sides and that feed chiefly on shellfish, starfish, and sea urchins":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Niceland Seafoods, a company that specializes in Icelandic imports, sold out of a shipment of wolffish (it\u2019s kind of like catfish) in a Denver supermarket in four days. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Feb. 2021"
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": any of a class of stars whose spectra are characterized by very broad bright lines especially of helium, carbon, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen that indicate very hot unstable stars":[]
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"\u00a6wu\u0307lfr\u012b\u02c8\u0101-"
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"after Charles Wolf \u20201918 & Georges Rayet \u20201906 French astronomers":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221019"
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": discovered or first described by Kaspar Friedrich Wolff":[],
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": of or relating to Christian Wolff or his rationalistic philosophy":[]
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},
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"-\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"Kaspar Friedrich Wolff \u20201794 German anatomist and embryologist + English -an":"Adjective",
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"Christian von Wolff ( Wolf ) \u20201754 German philosopher + English -an":"Adjective"
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": an indirect reduction of an aldehyde or ketone to the corresponding hydrocarbon by heating the hydrazone or semicarbazone derivative with an alcoholic solution of sodium ethoxide or with solid potassium hydroxide":[]
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"after Ludwig Wolff fl 1914 and N. Kishner fl 1914 German chemists":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003914"
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": bittersweet sense 2a":[],
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": chicken grape":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022748"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a triclinic mineral consisting of a native calcium silicate occurring usually in cleavable masses":[]
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Calcium silicate is found in other forms, including wollastonite in the crust and breyite in the middle and lower regions of the mantle. \u2014 Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American , 11 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"William H. Wollaston":""
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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"\u2014 used in names of various English geographic areas Yorkshire Wolds"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u014dld"
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"Middle English wald, wold , from Old English weald, wald forest; akin to Old High German wald forest, Old Norse v\u01ebllr field":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": a double-image compound prism producing two divergent beams of light plane-polarized at right angles to each other and consisting of two equal right-angled prisms of Iceland spar or quartz cemented along their long faces and so cut that in one the light passes along the optic axis and in the other at right angles to that axis":[]
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"after William H. Wollaston \u20201828":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035351"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to Friedrich August Wolf":[]
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},
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"\u02c8v\u022fl-",
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lf\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"Friedrich August Wolf \u20201824 German classical philologist and Homeric critic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051024"
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"Wolcott":{
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307l-k\u0259t"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051900"
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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],
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"definitions":{
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": suggestive of a wolf":[
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"wolfish mongrel dogs",
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"\u2014 Hoffman Birney",
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"a wolfish and withdrawn youth",
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"\u2014 Marshall Frady"
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],
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": befitting or characteristic of a wolf":[
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"a wolfish appetite"
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],
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": of or relating to wolves":[]
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"\u02c8wu\u0307l-fish"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Quite noticeably, all the women are exceptionally attractive, while three somewhat older men seem distinctly wolfish . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Super Bowl Week is famous for its insatiable appetites, unabashed gluttony and wolfish overconsumption. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"West matched Fox with his own leather outerwear, a distressed biker jacket, leather pants, his utilitarian Red Wing boots, and a gray hoodie\u2014plus what looked like pale, wolfish contact lenses. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"In this holiday romance, ski lodge owner Landon Wolff has to cope with an influx of wolf shifters in his town at Christmastime \u2014 but his wolfish instincts get turned to 11 when veterinarian Gabrielle Lowe comes to stay. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Maurizio gradually embraces his wolfish business side and Patrizia gets pushed aside \u2013 and consequently confides in a call-in TV psychic (Salma Hayek) \u2013 as the story veers from darkly comic to ultimately tragic. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Soon, Sandie/Eloise is being twirled across the dance floor by the wolfish music manager Jack (Doctor Who\u2019s Matt Smith) in a bravura set piece of swooping camerawork, costuming, production design, and tag-team choreography. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"The family do not know Caterina and Manfredi broke up, which Manfredi, an unlikable, wolfish character with little to recommend him to one woman let alone two, exploits. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"The characters played by Dukakis and Mahoney, the hurting, dignified woman and the wolfish boy-man, end up eating not alone, but together. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 2 May 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Wollaston wire":{
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": a very fine usually platinum wire used for cross hairs in telescope eyepieces":[]
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"after William H. Wollaston \u20201828":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070015"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": snapper sense 3c":[]
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},
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"\u02c8w\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccm\u012b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070440"
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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"definitions":{
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": a hunter of wolves":[]
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"\u02c8wu\u0307l-f\u0259r"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In other areas of the southwest where cattle ranching was popular, ranchers hired bounty hunters and professional wolfers to stop pack from attacking their livestock. \u2014 Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press , 12 July 2019"
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],
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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": nonspecific debility of cattle \u2014 compare hollow horn":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120816"
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"definitions":{
|
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"1st Viscount 1833\u20131913 Garnet Joseph Wolseley British field marshal":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wu\u0307lz-l\u0113"
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],
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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": a Niger-Congo language of Senegambia":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u014d-\u02ccl\u022ff"
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"\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0259n-\u02ccg\u00e4\u014b",
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"definitions":{
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"Mary 1759\u20131797 wife of William Godwin and mother of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley English feminist and writer":[]
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},
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"\u02c8wu\u0307l-st\u0259n-\u02cckraft"
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