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{
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"Dunfermline":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"royal burgh of eastern Scotland northwest of Edinburgh population 129,910":[]
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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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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm-l\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083710",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Dungan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Dungan variant of tungan"
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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":"20220704-085336",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Dungannon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"district of southern Northern Ireland, established 1974 area 301 square miles (783 square kilometers), population 53,000":[]
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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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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8ga-n\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072729",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Dungeness crab":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large edible crab ( Cancer magister ) of the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to California":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dungeness , village on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u0259n-j\u0259-\u02ccnes-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202537",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Dunkirk":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a crisis situation that requires a desperate last effort to forestall certain failure":[
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"a Dunkirk for U.S. foreign policy",
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"\u2014 Time"
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],
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": a retreat to avoid total defeat":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"with the company facing a financial Dunkirk , it was hoped that the new CEO could turn things around\u2014and fast"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dunkirk or Dunkerque , France, scene of the evacuation of Allied forces in 1940":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259rk",
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-\u02cck\u0259rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"boiling point",
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"breaking point",
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"clutch",
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"conjuncture",
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"crisis",
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"crossroad(s)",
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"crunch",
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"crunch time",
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"emergency",
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"exigency",
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"extremity",
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"flash point",
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"head",
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"juncture",
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"tinderbox",
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"zero hour"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061952",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dun":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a horse with a grayish-yellow coat and a black mane and tail : a dun horse":[],
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": a variable color averaging a nearly neutral slightly brownish dark gray":[],
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": having a grayish-yellow coat with black mane and tail":[],
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": having a slightly brownish dark gray color : having the color dun (see dun entry 2 sense 2 )":[],
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": marked by dullness and drabness":[],
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": plague , pester":[
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"dunned by troubles literary and monetary",
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"\u2014 Irish Digest"
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],
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": someone who makes persistent demands upon people for payment : a person who duns (see dun entry 3 )":[],
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": to make persistent demands upon for payment":[
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"dunning their members for contributions"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English dunn \u2014 more at dusk":"Adjective and Noun",
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"noun derivative of dun entry 3":"Noun",
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"origin unknown":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"claim",
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"demand",
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"importunity",
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"requisition",
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"ultimatum"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164326",
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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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},
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"dunce":{
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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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": a slow-witted or stupid person":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Most adamant in their stances are permabulls and permabears who cherry-pick the latest economic indicators to create the illusion that only a dunce could possibly disagree with them. \u2014 Martin Fridson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"Ermengarde, the school dunce , Lottie, the school crybaby, and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"In my view, the biggest mistake scientists make is to claim that this is all somehow simple and therefore to imply that anyone who doesn't get it is a dunce . \u2014 Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American , 21 June 2021",
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"Even mild-mannered GOP politicos and writers call Uncle Joe a phony, a liar, a dunce , a socialist: Our turn. \u2014 Keith C. Burris, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021",
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"Pena insists that his path to success, power, and money started in grammar school, when he was forced to wear a dunce hat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"The nerd next door who's a whiz in geometry and a dunce in relationships. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"The professors wore tall paper dunce caps and looked as shocked as the spectators, who watched from the university\u2019s lawn, some with tears in their eyes. \u2014 Marty Judge Community Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2021",
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"What started as casual brutality\u2014class enemies forced to wear ridiculous dunce caps or stand in stress positions\u2014degenerated into outright sadism. \u2014 Barbara Demick, The Atlantic , 18 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"John Duns Scotus, whose once accepted writings were ridiculed in the 16th century":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n(t)s",
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"\u02c8d\u0259ns"
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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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"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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"knucklehead",
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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":"20220706-182500",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dunderhead":{
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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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": dunce , blockhead":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"wondered how long it would take the dunderheads at the head office to screw things up",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The story\u2019s hero, Nat (no last name given) is a classic le Carr\u00e9 character, a skilled mid-level field operative in the secret British intelligence services who is underappreciated and sometimes abused by the dunderheads above him. \u2014 Richard Lipez, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head ; akin to Old High German thonar thunder \u2014 more at thunder entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-d\u0259r-\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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"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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"knucklehead",
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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":"20220706-201136",
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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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"dunderheaded":{
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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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": dunce , blockhead":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"wondered how long it would take the dunderheads at the head office to screw things up",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The story\u2019s hero, Nat (no last name given) is a classic le Carr\u00e9 character, a skilled mid-level field operative in the secret British intelligence services who is underappreciated and sometimes abused by the dunderheads above him. \u2014 Richard Lipez, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head ; akin to Old High German thonar thunder \u2014 more at thunder entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-d\u0259r-\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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"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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"knucklehead",
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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":"20220707-090423",
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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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"dune plant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a plant (as beach heather, certain bayberries, and many grasses) adapted to growth on a sand dune especially by its ability to resist drought":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173841",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"duneland":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an area having many dunes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Daniel Goldfarb, senior manager of conservation projects with the Wildlife Habitat Council, said the project at ArcelorMittal will add more diversity to the duneland and swale. \u2014 Karen Caffarini, Post-Tribune , 8 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1922, 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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"\u02c8d(y)\u00fcn-\u02ccland"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113711",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dunfish":{
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": fish cured by dunning":[]
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"dung":{
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": the feces of an animal : manure":[],
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"Noun",
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"researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In the past, most pollution deaths stemmed from indoor and household air pollution, caused by fine particles of soot released from indoor stoves burning wood or dung . \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"For the baboon studies, Dr. Wasser used hormones from animal dung to help understand their reproductive successes or failures. \u2014 Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Most of the waste material generated in the village is biodegradable, and the community recycles it by making manure or using livestock dung as fuel. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"The focus on cow dung fires stems from the fact that mucormycosis spreads through the environment. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"These include strategies such as dung spotting -- when bees collect animal poop and apply it to the entrances of their colony to repel and confuse the hornets -- and swarming to neutralize the enemy, which is known as bee balling. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"But in Sri Lanka, a papermaker who incorporates elephant dung into his products shows that even wild ideas can pay off. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Judging from the seeds in fossilized dung , Joshua trees were once dispersed across desert landscapes with help from elephant-size giant ground sloths. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The faint, elusive scent of a nighttime water lily, or the acrid punch of fresh dung . \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Moreover, in 2020, communication from the federal government about the pandemic really dung the public wrong. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 4 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse dyngja manure pile":"Noun"
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b"
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"dirt",
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"doo-doo",
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"dropping",
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"excrement",
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"excreta",
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"feces",
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"ordure",
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"scat",
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"slops",
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"soil",
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"waste"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012623",
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": clothes made usually of blue denim":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The guy who worked the big black cast-iron flattops wore only a T-shirt and loose dungarees and an often-dirty apron. \u2014 Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2020",
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"The Daily Mail's Caroline Parr quickly identified the dungarees as being from H&M. The affordable \u00a315 outfit also comes with its own bodysuit, but Harry and Meghan seem to have opted for a different shirt. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 25 Sep. 2019",
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"The two men are dressed as babies, and Kim\u2019s dungarees \u2014in an unsubtle nod to the tensions between the Asian country and the rest of the world\u2014feature a grinning cartoon bomb. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 3 Nov. 2019",
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"The kid from Brooklyn is coming home from Florida, 23 years old, curly brown hair down to his shoulders, Indian vest and dungarees . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Aug. 2019",
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"Hadid rocked a dungaree jumpsuit with a bucket hat, and had a toothpick in her mouth for an edgier look. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Sep. 2019",
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"No one at the meeting questioned the democratic bona fides of five-hundred-dollar dungarees . \u2014 Christina Binkley, The New Yorker , 2 Sep. 2019",
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"A few days earlier, Platt, who will turn 26 this month, wore heavy stubble and a black leather jacket to sing on Jimmy Kimmel, but today his smooth cheeks and dungaree overalls are a tether to childhood. \u2014 Vogue , 20 Aug. 2019",
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"Inspired by the power of a charismatic cartoon, the War Advertising Council dreamed up Smokey in his ranger\u2019s hat and dungarees . \u2014 Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian , 10 July 2019"
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"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Hindi d\u0169gr\u012b & Urdu dungr\u012b":""
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113",
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"\u02ccd\u0259\u014b-g\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112745",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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|
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"dungon":{
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"Tagalog":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122235",
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": a cadet of a family of rank":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Scottish Gaelic duine-uasal , literally, noble man":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u00fcn\u0113\u00a6w\u00e4s\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050251",
|
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|
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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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": a granular igneous rock consisting chiefly of olivine":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Mount Dun , New Zealand":""
|
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|
|
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|
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"\u02c8d\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
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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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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"dunk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating":[],
|
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|
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": to make a dunk shot in basketball":[],
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|
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": to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.",
|
|
"She dunked him while they were swimming.",
|
|
"He dunked the ladle into the soup.",
|
|
"He could dunk when he was 16.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The pass led to a dunk .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For season 17, Iron Banner will be bringing back Rift, the mode where players must capture a spark and dunk it in the enemy team\u2019s base, brought back from Destiny 1. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"KCOP College Basketball Slam dunk and three-point championships, 6 p.m. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once the water is nice and evenly soapy, dunk the pack. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
|
|
"Gobert had a big night with 17 points and 15 rebounds, finishing with a game-winning dunk off a lob from teammate Donovan Mitchell. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Neither team could push ahead in the third period as Huntsville\u2019s largest lead of the game, 38-33, was trimmed to a single possession on a Turner dunk with 23 seconds left in the quarter. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Jalen Gaffney broke the streak with a breakout fast break dunk that put UConn up, 17-16. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In an earlier video, Brown can be seen playing basketball and helping people dunk by literally lifting them off the ground and up to the hoop. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The irony behind the world\u2019s leading expert at dunking on much larger men is that Morant could barely dunk before his senior year of high school. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With Phoenix looking to take the lead late in Game 5 at home, Holiday stole the ball from Devin Booker and found Antetokounmpo for the lob dunk that put Milwaukee ahead, 122-119, with 13.5 seconds left in the game. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Indiana led 105-99 with 2:55 to play after Haliburton blocked a jump shot by Cunningham that led to a fast-break dunk by Jalen Smith. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Arizona leads the country in pace of play and, for the most part, each turnover led to a fast break dunk of some kind. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That was in response to an Issac Duop dunk that gave the Tigers a one-point lead with 2:03 left. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Guard Johnny Juzang failed to grab a rebound near the end of the first half, leading to a dunk . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Brown showed off his defensive prowess with an on-ball steal leading to a dunk in transition. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"George elevated over Zeller and made a two-hand pass to Zubac, who appeared to have an easy path to a dunk . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Oats frustration was clear early when a simple head fake lead to a wide-open dunk and a 13-6 early deficit. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Dec. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1944, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Pennsylvania German dunke , from Middle High German dunken , from Old High German dunk\u014dn \u2014 more at tinge":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
"submerse"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001633",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dunkadoo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": american bittern":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"imitative":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u0259\u014bk\u0259\u00a6d\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234528",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dunker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of the Church of the Brethren or any of several other originally German Baptist denominations practicing trine immersion and love feasts and refusing to take oaths or to perform military service":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And if opposing teams go small instead to try to counter Williamson's bounce, Gobert in the dunker spot will feast more than Valanciunas ever could. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward is already one of Kentucky's best defensive players and the team's most athletic dunker . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Of the five players who left the team in recent weeks, by far the biggest loss was Franklin, an athletic 6-foot-7 dunker who averaged 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last season. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, stationing him in the dunker 's spot allows Miami to pack the paint and cut off driving lanes for James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Griner is a six-time All-Star, won consecutive WNBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2014-15 and is the most prolific dunker in WNBA history. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Fun fact: Junior 6-1 forward Francesca Belibi is the only dunker currently playing women\u2019s college basketball, having dunked twice last season. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"From time to time, Payton has even matched up with 7-foot centers in the dunker spot \u2014 the area along the baseline, just outside the lane, where players await a pass from a driver. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"My pursuit led me to the World Dunk Association, which was started in 2020 by Kadour Ziani a retired professional dunker , and Damian Le Nouaille-Diez, a software engineer, author and entrepreneur. \u2014 Justin Barber, The Conversation , 18 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1744, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Pennsylvania German Dunker , from dunke":"Noun",
|
|
"dunk entry 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-k\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195738",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"dunk shot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shot in basketball made by jumping high into the air and throwing the ball down through the basket":[]
|
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},
|
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"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":{
|
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194739"
|
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},
|
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"Dun Laoghaire":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"borough and port on Dublin Bay in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland population 54,715":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8ler-\u0259"
|
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213218"
|
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},
|
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"dunkers":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of the Church of the Brethren or any of several other originally German Baptist denominations practicing trine immersion and love feasts and refusing to take oaths or to perform military service":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-k\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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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And if opposing teams go small instead to try to counter Williamson's bounce, Gobert in the dunker spot will feast more than Valanciunas ever could. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward is already one of Kentucky's best defensive players and the team's most athletic dunker . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Of the five players who left the team in recent weeks, by far the biggest loss was Franklin, an athletic 6-foot-7 dunker who averaged 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last season. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, stationing him in the dunker 's spot allows Miami to pack the paint and cut off driving lanes for James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Griner is a six-time All-Star, won consecutive WNBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2014-15 and is the most prolific dunker in WNBA history. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Fun fact: Junior 6-1 forward Francesca Belibi is the only dunker currently playing women\u2019s college basketball, having dunked twice last season. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"From time to time, Payton has even matched up with 7-foot centers in the dunker spot \u2014 the area along the baseline, just outside the lane, where players await a pass from a driver. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"My pursuit led me to the World Dunk Association, which was started in 2020 by Kadour Ziani a retired professional dunker , and Damian Le Nouaille-Diez, a software engineer, author and entrepreneur. \u2014 Justin Barber, The Conversation , 18 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"dunk entry 1":"Noun",
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"Pennsylvania German Dunker , from dunke":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1744, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215424"
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},
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"dunlin":{
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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 widely distributed sandpiper ( Calidris alpina ) that in breeding plumage is largely cinnamon to rusty brown above and white below with a large black patch on the belly":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-l\u0259n"
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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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"At Plum Island, a merlin was noted along with an early dunlin and black guillemots; single black guillemots were also seen at Andrews Point in Rockport and in Gloucester Harbor. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 July 2021",
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"Sightings in Nauset Marsh in Eastham included a royal tern, a Caspian tern, a black skimmer, a dunlin , and 3 American oystercatchers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"dun entry 1 + -lin (alteration of -ling )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1532, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004626"
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},
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"Dunker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of the Church of the Brethren or any of several other originally German Baptist denominations practicing trine immersion and love feasts and refusing to take oaths or to perform military service":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-k\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"And if opposing teams go small instead to try to counter Williamson's bounce, Gobert in the dunker spot will feast more than Valanciunas ever could. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward is already one of Kentucky's best defensive players and the team's most athletic dunker . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
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"Of the five players who left the team in recent weeks, by far the biggest loss was Franklin, an athletic 6-foot-7 dunker who averaged 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last season. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
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"Meanwhile, stationing him in the dunker 's spot allows Miami to pack the paint and cut off driving lanes for James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"Griner is a six-time All-Star, won consecutive WNBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2014-15 and is the most prolific dunker in WNBA history. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 7 May 2022",
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"Fun fact: Junior 6-1 forward Francesca Belibi is the only dunker currently playing women\u2019s college basketball, having dunked twice last season. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"From time to time, Payton has even matched up with 7-foot centers in the dunker spot \u2014 the area along the baseline, just outside the lane, where players await a pass from a driver. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"My pursuit led me to the World Dunk Association, which was started in 2020 by Kadour Ziani a retired professional dunker , and Damian Le Nouaille-Diez, a software engineer, author and entrepreneur. \u2014 Justin Barber, The Conversation , 18 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"dunk entry 1":"Noun",
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"Pennsylvania German Dunker , from dunke":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1744, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005302"
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},
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"dunks":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating":[],
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": to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid":[],
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": to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim":[],
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": to submerge oneself in water":[],
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": to make a dunk shot in basketball":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014bk"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dip",
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"douse",
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"dowse",
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"duck",
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"immerse",
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"sop",
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"souse",
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"submerge",
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"submerse"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.",
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"She dunked him while they were swimming.",
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"He dunked the ladle into the soup.",
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"He could dunk when he was 16.",
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"Noun",
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"The pass led to a dunk .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"For season 17, Iron Banner will be bringing back Rift, the mode where players must capture a spark and dunk it in the enemy team\u2019s base, brought back from Destiny 1. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"KCOP College Basketball Slam dunk and three-point championships, 6 p.m. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Once the water is nice and evenly soapy, dunk the pack. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
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"Gobert had a big night with 17 points and 15 rebounds, finishing with a game-winning dunk off a lob from teammate Donovan Mitchell. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Neither team could push ahead in the third period as Huntsville\u2019s largest lead of the game, 38-33, was trimmed to a single possession on a Turner dunk with 23 seconds left in the quarter. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Jalen Gaffney broke the streak with a breakout fast break dunk that put UConn up, 17-16. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"In an earlier video, Brown can be seen playing basketball and helping people dunk by literally lifting them off the ground and up to the hoop. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The irony behind the world\u2019s leading expert at dunking on much larger men is that Morant could barely dunk before his senior year of high school. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"With Phoenix looking to take the lead late in Game 5 at home, Holiday stole the ball from Devin Booker and found Antetokounmpo for the lob dunk that put Milwaukee ahead, 122-119, with 13.5 seconds left in the game. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
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"Indiana led 105-99 with 2:55 to play after Haliburton blocked a jump shot by Cunningham that led to a fast-break dunk by Jalen Smith. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Arizona leads the country in pace of play and, for the most part, each turnover led to a fast break dunk of some kind. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"That was in response to an Issac Duop dunk that gave the Tigers a one-point lead with 2:03 left. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Guard Johnny Juzang failed to grab a rebound near the end of the first half, leading to a dunk . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Brown showed off his defensive prowess with an on-ball steal leading to a dunk in transition. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"George elevated over Zeller and made a two-hand pass to Zubac, who appeared to have an easy path to a dunk . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"Oats frustration was clear early when a simple head fake lead to a wide-open dunk and a 13-6 early deficit. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Pennsylvania German dunke , from Middle High German dunken , from Old High German dunk\u014dn \u2014 more at tinge":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1944, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011219"
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}
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} |