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872 lines
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{
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"toil":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a net to trap game":[],
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": laborious effort":[],
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": long strenuous fatiguing labor":[],
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": overwork":[],
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": something by which one is held fast or inextricably involved : snare , trap":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural caught in the toils of the law"
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],
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": struggle , battle":[],
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": to get or accomplish with great effort":[],
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": to proceed with laborious effort : plod":[],
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": to work hard and long":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"workers toiling in the fields",
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"They were toiling up a steep hill."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English toile , from Anglo-French toyl , from toiller":"Noun",
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"Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Verb",
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"Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile , Latin tela cloth on a loom \u2014 more at subtle":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8t\u022fil"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toil Noun (1) work , labor , travail , toil , drudgery , grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion. farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering. years of travail were lost when the house burned toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor. his lot would be years of back-breaking toil drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor. an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body. the grind of the assembly line",
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"synonyms":[
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"bang away",
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"beaver (away)",
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"dig (away)",
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"drudge",
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"endeavor",
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"fag",
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"grub",
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"hump",
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"hustle",
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"labor",
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"moil",
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"peg (away)",
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"plod",
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"plow",
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"plug",
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"slave",
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"slog",
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"strain",
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"strive",
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"struggle",
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"sweat",
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"travail",
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"tug",
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"work"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093620",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"toil(s)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a net to trap game":[],
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": laborious effort":[],
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": long strenuous fatiguing labor":[],
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": overwork":[],
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": something by which one is held fast or inextricably involved : snare , trap":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural caught in the toils of the law"
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],
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": struggle , battle":[],
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": to get or accomplish with great effort":[],
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": to proceed with laborious effort : plod":[],
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": to work hard and long":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"workers toiling in the fields",
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"They were toiling up a steep hill."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English toile , from Anglo-French toyl , from toiller":"Noun",
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"Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Verb",
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"Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile , Latin tela cloth on a loom \u2014 more at subtle":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8t\u022fil"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toil Noun (1) work , labor , travail , toil , drudgery , grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion. farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering. years of travail were lost when the house burned toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor. his lot would be years of back-breaking toil drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor. an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body. the grind of the assembly line",
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"synonyms":[
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"bang away",
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"beaver (away)",
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"dig (away)",
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"drudge",
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"endeavor",
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"fag",
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"grub",
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"hump",
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"hustle",
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"labor",
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"moil",
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"peg (away)",
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"plod",
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"plow",
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"plug",
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"slave",
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"slog",
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"strain",
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"strive",
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"struggle",
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"sweat",
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"travail",
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"tug",
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"work"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081543",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"toile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mock-up model of a garment":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile . \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Each design in the collaboration has a dreamlike quality to it, with playful feminine details like toile print and ruffles galore. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile . \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"One is Ma\u0142gorzata Mirga-Tas, a Roma artist who has filled the Polish pavilion with an enveloping 12-part tapestry whose imagery of Romani migration and everyday life coheres through countless scraps of stitched toile , paisley, lace and sackcloth. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile . \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile . \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"The combination of orange and teal on Miaou\u2019s Campbell corset tank top (available in solid colors and other patterns) brings a twist to classic toile print. \u2014 Marie Lodi, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The royal blue pattern also reminds us of toile , giving it a charming and timeless vibe. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, cloth, linen, from Middle French":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tw\u00e4l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055914",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toile de Jouy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1784, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, cloth of Jouy, from Jouy -en-Josas, France":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cctw\u00e4l-d\u0259-\u02c8zhw\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060921",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toiler":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a net to trap game":[],
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": laborious effort":[],
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": long strenuous fatiguing labor":[],
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": overwork":[],
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": something by which one is held fast or inextricably involved : snare , trap":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural caught in the toils of the law"
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],
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": struggle , battle":[],
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": to get or accomplish with great effort":[],
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": to proceed with laborious effort : plod":[],
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": to work hard and long":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"workers toiling in the fields",
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"They were toiling up a steep hill."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English toile , from Anglo-French toyl , from toiller":"Noun",
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"Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Verb",
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"Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile , Latin tela cloth on a loom \u2014 more at subtle":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8t\u022fil"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toil Noun (1) work , labor , travail , toil , drudgery , grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion. farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering. years of travail were lost when the house burned toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor. his lot would be years of back-breaking toil drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor. an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body. the grind of the assembly line",
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"synonyms":[
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"bang away",
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"beaver (away)",
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"dig (away)",
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"drudge",
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"endeavor",
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"fag",
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"grub",
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"hump",
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"hustle",
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"labor",
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"moil",
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"peg (away)",
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"plod",
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"plow",
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"plug",
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"slave",
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"slog",
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"strain",
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"strive",
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"struggle",
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"sweat",
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"travail",
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"tug",
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"work"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050423",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"toilet":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apparel",
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"array",
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"attire",
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"bedeck",
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"caparison",
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"clothe",
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"costume",
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"deck (out)",
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"do up",
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"dress",
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"dress up",
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"enrobe",
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"garb",
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"garment",
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"get up",
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"gown",
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"habit",
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"invest",
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"rig (out)",
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"robe",
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"suit",
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"tog (up ",
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"vesture"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fixture that consists usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation and urination":[],
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": bathroom , lavatory sense 2":[],
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": cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or surgical procedure":[
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"pulmonary toilet"
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],
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": dress , garb":[],
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": dressing table":[],
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": privy sense 1a":[],
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": the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself":[],
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": to dress and groom oneself":[],
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": to help (someone, such as a child or sick person) use the toilet":[],
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": to use the toilet":[
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"\u2014 usually used of a child"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"One of the kids needed to use the toilet .",
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"a painting of a woman at her toilet",
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"Verb",
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"the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Being poor doesn\u2019t just mean using an outhouse instead of a toilet or drawing water from a well instead of a faucet. \u2014 Dan Horn, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
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"Buy a Luggable Loo Toilet Seat Lid ($17) and a 5-Gallon Bucket ($5) to construct a makeshift toilet . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 12 June 2022",
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"The camping destination is primitive, with no drinking water, electricity, cellphone service or bathroom facilities beyond a vault toilet . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"Sir John Harington, a godson of Queen Elizabeth I, rediscovered the flushable toilet in 1596. \u2014 Amanda Foreman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"But from toilet papering the trees outside someone's house, to egging cars and more dangerous capers, the tradition never really made its way to the West Coast. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
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"McCarthy said many people may have a toilet leak but never know it\u2019s happening. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Did Trump flush incriminating papers down the White House toilet ",
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"This one stores inside a neon yellow waterproof bucket that holds everything from calorie-dense food bars to water purification tablets to toilet disinfectant. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Blood stains covered a shower curtain and toilet in the bathroom. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"Officers found a group of college students toilet papering their coach\u2019s house. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"This has front to back adjustability for the perfect seat to toilet bowl fit. \u2014 Tim Kohut, BGR , 29 June 2021",
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"Another is its light jet category includes very light jets with limited range and sans toilet like the Eclipse 500. \u2014 Doug Gollan, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
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"That same survey revealed a nurse helped toilet the resident with gloves, but the resident didn\u2019t have a gown on. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, Cincinnati.com , 3 Apr. 2020",
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"To offset this inconvenience, reports the Associated Press, Airbnb will place a heated bathroom trailer with a shower, sink and toilet on the site. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2020",
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"Personal care attendants \u2014 known as PCAs \u2014 typically help with such tasks as dressing, toileting , walking, and light housework. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2020",
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"The government now says 100% of the country has toilet coverage. \u2014 Helen Regan And Manveena Suri, CNN , 5 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
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"1828, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French toilette cloth on which items used for grooming are placed, from Middle French, piece of batiste, from diminutive of toile cloth":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u022fi-l\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bath",
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"bathroom",
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"bog",
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"can",
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"cloakroom",
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"comfort station",
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"convenience",
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"head",
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"john",
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"latrine",
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"lavatory",
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"loo",
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"potty",
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"restroom",
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"washroom",
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"water closet"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110932",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"toilet bag":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small bag that one uses to carry a toothbrush, soap, etc., while traveling":[]
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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":"20220707-185814",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toilet cloth":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a covering of linen, silk, or tapestry spread over a dressing table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1772, 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":"20220706-125516",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toilet paper":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a thin sanitary absorbent paper usually in a roll for use in drying or cleaning oneself after defecation and urination":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As lots of people did with toilet paper , parents stockpiled tons of baby formula in the pandemic\u2019s early days. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 May 2022",
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"Trees at the main entrance of the high school were found littered with toilet paper around midnight April 29. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
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"Dooley, who has never seen a shortage like this in 20 years of practicing, compared the meager government response with the uproar over shortages of toilet paper and paper products at the start of the pandemic. \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
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"Inside the school, officers observed toilet paper and caution tape. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
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"Skidmore said these products are a necessity and should be viewed as equivalent to toilet paper or paper towels. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Paper products such as toilet paper and paper towels. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"At the same time, people were increasing spending on goods such as toilet paper and cleaning supplies, while decreasing spending in areas such as travel and entertainment. \u2014 Andrew Duguay, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"Ideally, Garcia said, menstrual products would be as common in restrooms as toilet paper and paper towels. \u2014 CBS News , 10 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1877, 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":"20220707-184312",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toilet roll":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a roll of toilet paper":[]
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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":"20220708-121847",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toilful":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a net to trap game":[],
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": laborious effort":[],
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": long strenuous fatiguing labor":[],
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": overwork":[],
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": something by which one is held fast or inextricably involved : snare , trap":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural caught in the toils of the law"
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],
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": struggle , battle":[],
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": to get or accomplish with great effort":[],
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": to proceed with laborious effort : plod":[],
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": to work hard and long":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"workers toiling in the fields",
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"They were toiling up a steep hill."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English toile , from Anglo-French toyl , from toiller":"Noun",
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"Middle English, to argue, struggle, from Anglo-French toiller to make dirty, fight, wrangle, from Latin tudiculare to crush, grind, from tudicula machine for crushing olives, diminutive of tudes hammer; akin to Latin tundere to beat \u2014 more at contusion":"Verb",
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"Middle French toile cloth, net, from Old French teile , Latin tela cloth on a loom \u2014 more at subtle":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8t\u022fil"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toil Noun (1) work , labor , travail , toil , drudgery , grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion. farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering. years of travail were lost when the house burned toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor. his lot would be years of back-breaking toil drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor. an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body. the grind of the assembly line",
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"synonyms":[
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"bang away",
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"beaver (away)",
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"dig (away)",
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"drudge",
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"endeavor",
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"fag",
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"grub",
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"hump",
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"hustle",
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"labor",
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"moil",
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"peg (away)",
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"plod",
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"plow",
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"plug",
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"slave",
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"slog",
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"strain",
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"strive",
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"struggle",
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"sweat",
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"travail",
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"tug",
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"work"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214544",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"toilsome":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cheap",
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"easy",
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"effortless",
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"facile",
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"light",
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"mindless",
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"simple",
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"soft",
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"undemanding"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by or full of toil or fatigue : laborious":[
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"a toilsome task"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"faced with the toilsome task of cleaning out her deceased father's homestead",
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"this is the most toilsome part of the construction, so we'll go slowly to make sure we're doing it right",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But as these commemorations advance these important discussions, another more toilsome question continues to unfold in the background: What will happen to those who actually participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol",
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"Though the third quarter was significantly better for Netflix than its previous quarter, the company signaled that there could be toilsome times ahead. \u2014 Natalie Jarvey, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1570, 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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"\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l-s\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arduous",
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"Augean",
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"backbreaking",
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"challenging",
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"demanding",
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"difficult",
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"effortful",
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"exacting",
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"formidable",
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"grueling",
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"gruelling",
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"hard",
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"heavy",
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"hellacious",
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"herculean",
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"killer",
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"laborious",
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"moiling",
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"murderous",
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"pick-and-shovel",
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"rigorous",
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"rough",
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"rugged",
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"severe",
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"stiff",
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"strenuous",
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"sweaty",
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"tall",
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"testing",
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"tough",
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"uphill"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065240",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"toilet training":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the process of training a child to control bladder and bowel movements and to use the toilet":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cctr\u0101n-i\u014b"
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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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|
"Ten years ago, showgoers got an eyeful of the iPotty, a toilet training device for kids that had an iPad attached to it. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"For Perez\u2019s son, the family started noticing a difference in his toilet training behaviors just a few months after treatment began. \u2014 Leah Campbell, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
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"By toilet training cows \u2014 who urinate frequently \u2014 researchers believe greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced significantly, according to the study. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Positive reinforcement is the quickest, most effective way to teach your dog the toilet training rules. \u2014 Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"These toilet training systems are still available wherever pet supplies are sold. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com , 28 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Friedberg compares it to toilet training , but not a milestone that parents of a Baby Yoda are all that adamant about encouraging, especially in an infant whose midichlorian count is off the charts. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"These narratives were probably very popular with listeners young enough to remember their toilet training , but adults, too, may have enjoyed such talk. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Friedberg compares it to toilet training , but not a milestone that parents of a Baby Yoda are all that adamant about encouraging, especially in an infant whose midichlorian count is off the charts. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150439"
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},
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"toilet-trained":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": taught to use the toilet":[
|
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"The twins are toilet-trained now."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153633"
|
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},
|
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"toilet soap":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mild soap that is often perfumed and colored and stabilized with preservatives":[]
|
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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":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164133"
|
|
},
|
|
"toilet set":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the vessels on a washstand (as a basin and ewer)":[],
|
|
": dresser set":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173803"
|
|
},
|
|
"toilette":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": toilet sense 2":[],
|
|
": formal or fashionable attire or style of dress":[],
|
|
": a particular costume or outfit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tw\u00e4-\u02c8let"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In a vivid opening scene, Prioleau details the adult Miriam\u2019s arduous toilette , and her reliance on pearl powder to whiten her skin. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In The White Helicopter, Benedict\u2019s toilette is no sooner finished than his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg G\u00e4nswein, played by Kaspars Znoti\u0146\u0161, walks in. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"In The White Helicopter, Benedict\u2019s toilette is no sooner finished than his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg G\u00e4nswein, played by Kaspars Znoti\u0146\u0161, walks in. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"In The White Helicopter, Benedict\u2019s toilette is no sooner finished than his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg G\u00e4nswein, played by Kaspars Znoti\u0146\u0161, walks in. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"In The White Helicopter, Benedict\u2019s toilette is no sooner finished than his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg G\u00e4nswein, played by Kaspars Znoti\u0146\u0161, walks in. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"In The White Helicopter, Benedict\u2019s toilette is no sooner finished than his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg G\u00e4nswein, played by Kaspars Znoti\u0146\u0161, walks in. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"In The White Helicopter, Benedict\u2019s toilette is no sooner finished than his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg G\u00e4nswein, played by Kaspars Znoti\u0146\u0161, walks in. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"But the French did their own version of a daily toilette . \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 28 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173829"
|
|
},
|
|
"toilet room":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a room for making the toilet : dressing room":[],
|
|
": a room or compartment equipped with one or more toilets":[],
|
|
": a room (as in an office building or railroad station) equipped with one or more lavatories and toilets and if a men's room usually with one or more urinals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181933"
|
|
},
|
|
"toiletware":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": merchandise comprising articles (as combs, brushes, mirrors, manicure sets) for the equipment of dressing room, dresser, vanity, or bathroom":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183916"
|
|
},
|
|
"toilet table":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dressing table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185813"
|
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},
|
|
"toiletry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an article or preparation (such as toothpaste, shaving cream, or cologne) used in cleaning or grooming oneself":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u022fi-l\u0259-tr\u0113"
|
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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",
|
|
"Some global hotel chains have phased out miniature toiletry bottles, installing pump dispensers instead. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Harry will also be tackling waste diversion by recycling and toiletry donations. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 6 May 2022",
|
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"In other photos, the Full House star's clothing and toiletry bag could be seen hanging in the closet beside a pair of his sneakers on the floor. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The toiletry travel kit comes in six handsome colors, including green, brown, black, and gray. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, Travel + Leisure , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"However, bringing the entire skincare routine along in my toiletry bag is a nuisance, especially as most of the products don't fall into the 3.4-ounce and under TSA rule. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The interior of the larger bag is roomy enough to fit clothes for several days, like two sweaters, two pairs of jeans, two T-shirts, pajamas, and undergarments, with space for a toiletry bag, belt, and hat. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For some, a toiletry bag can be considered a window into one's soul. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Most toiletry items, such as contact solution, mouthwash, and soap, have expiration dates. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205041"
|
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},
|
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"toilet water":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": eau de toilette":[]
|
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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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"This drip-free toilet brush has the holder built in to effortlessly prevent the spread of toilet water around your bathroom with the click of a button. \u2014 Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Others showed Meena undergoing various forms of torture, such as one video in which someone put Meena in a blender, or another where someone bought a Meena doll off Amazon and put her trunk in toilet water . \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
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"While the super-rich may now hold as much wealth as the entire middle-class, 120 years ago neither had cars, LEDs, air conditioning, smartphones, seedless watermelon, scented trash bags and blue toilet water . \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
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"One possible solution to Utah\u2019s water woes could be a high-tech system that recycles toilet water to provide high-quality drinking water. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
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"While a non-electric model that connects to the toilet water line is likely less expensive and easier to install, the main drawback is the limited choice of water temperature. \u2014 Corey Whelan, Health.com , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Wet waste includes everything from flushed toilet water , to rotting food waste, to yes, your poop. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Before long, scientists, working with the local health team, had made a discovery from the toilet water : shed particles of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2020",
|
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"This will prevent any toilet water from being sucked back into the public water supply, Halloran says. \u2014 John Kennedy, Popular Science , 23 Aug. 2020"
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],
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1772, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012720"
|
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},
|
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"toilet seat":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an oval or circular ring usually of wood or plastic attached to the top of a toilet bowl at the back to support the buttocks and often covered with a hinged top":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074344"
|
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},
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"toilet powder":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fine powder usually with soothing or antiseptic ingredients for sprinkling or rubbing (as after bathing) over the skin":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180937"
|
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},
|
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"toilinet":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a fabric with silk or cotton warp and wool weft in use in the 19th century for fancy waistcoats":[]
|
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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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"probably from French toile cloth, linen cloth + English -inet, -inette (as in satinet, satinette )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003842"
|
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}
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