7439 lines
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7439 lines
363 KiB
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{
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"VEM":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"vasoexcitor material":[]
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121943",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Vei":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Vei variant spelling of vai"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215717",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Veii":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"ancient city of Etruria in central Italy north-northwest of Rome":[]
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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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"\u02c8v\u0113-\u02cc\u012b",
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"\u02c8v\u0101-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125954",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Ven":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": vein":[
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"veni puncture",
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"veno graphy"
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],
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"venerable":[]
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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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"Latin vena":"Combining form"
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125132",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"Venda":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"former enclave in the Republic of South Africa set aside for Black people as part of a government policy of racial segregation":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Venda -ven\u1e13a , a self-designation (in Vhaven\u1e13a \"the Venda people,\" Tshiven\u1e13a \"the Venda language\")":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ven-d\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181638",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Veneracea":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks with the foot compressed, the siphons generally short, and both adductor muscles present and including the families Veneridae and Petricolidae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Vener-, Venus , included genus + -acea":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccven\u0259\u02c8r\u0101sh\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180620",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective or noun",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Venezuela grass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": molasses grass":[]
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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":"20220706-131706",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Venezuela, Gulf of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"inlet of the Caribbean Sea in northwestern Venezuela north of Lake Maracaibo":[]
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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":"20220707-004800",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Venezuelan equine encephalitis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": equine encephalitis occurring from northern South America to Mexico : equine encephalitis sense c":[
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"A pioneer in vaccine research, he [Robert Johnston] and his co-workers used genetic engineering to develop a vaccine for Venezuelan equine encephalitis , a deadly disease in South and Central America that affects people and livestock and is transmitted by mosquitoes.",
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"\u2014 Sabine Volmer",
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"\u2014 abbreviation VEE"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1938, 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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"\u02ccven-\u0259z(-\u0259)-\u02c8w\u0101-l\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084602",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Ventura":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city and port on Santa Barbara Channel in southwestern California east-southeast of Santa Barbara population 106,433":[]
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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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"ven-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u0259",
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"-\u02c8tyu\u0307r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050609",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Verulam":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see Francis bacon":[]
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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":"20220707-025554",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Verulamian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or like that of Francis Bacon":[]
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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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"Baron Verulam (title of Francis Bacon \u20201626 English philosopher and author) + English -an":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccver\u0259\u02c8l\u0101m\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215125",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"Verus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Lucius Aurelius a.d. 130\u2013169 originally Lucius Ceionius Commodus Roman emperor (161\u2013169)":[]
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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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"\u02c8vir-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205010",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Vespoidea":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a superfamily of Hymenoptera comprising the true wasps, hornets, and related insects and consisting of the family Vespidae often together with other families (as Pompilidae and Mutillidae)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Vespa + -oidea":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ve\u02c8sp\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132710",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Vespucci":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"1454\u20131512 Latin":[
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"Ame*ri*go \\ \u0259-\u200b\u02c8mer-\u200bi-\u200b\u02ccg\u014d , Italian \u02cc\u00e4-\u200bm\u0259-\u200b\u02c8r\u0113-\u200b(\u02cc)g\u014d \\",
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"Americus Vespucius \\ \u0259-\u200b\u02c8mer-\u200b\u0259-\u200bk\u0259s-\u200b\u02ccves-\u200b\u02c8py\u00fc-\u200bsh(\u0113-\u200b)\u0259s \\"
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],
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"Italian navigator and explorer":[
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"Ame*ri*go \\ \u0259-\u200b\u02c8mer-\u200bi-\u200b\u02ccg\u014d , Italian \u02cc\u00e4-\u200bm\u0259-\u200b\u02c8r\u0113-\u200b(\u02cc)g\u014d \\",
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"Americus Vespucius \\ \u0259-\u200b\u02c8mer-\u200b\u0259-\u200bk\u0259s-\u200b\u02ccves-\u200b\u02c8py\u00fc-\u200bsh(\u0113-\u200b)\u0259s \\"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ve-\u02c8sp\u00fc-ch\u0113",
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"-\u02c8spy\u00fc-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093950",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Vespula":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of social wasps that includes various hornets and yellow jackets and is sometimes treated as a subgenus of Vespa":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Vespa + -ula":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vespy\u0259l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225513",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Vestavia Hills":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in central Alabama south of Birmingham population 34,033":[]
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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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"ve-\u02c8st\u0101-v\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184600",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Vestavia Hills?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=gg&file=ggvest01":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in central Alabama south of Birmingham population 34,033":[]
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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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"ve-\u02c8st\u0101-v\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192643",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"veer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a change in course or direction":[
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"a veer to the right"
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],
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": to change course by turning the stern to the wind":[],
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": to change direction or course":[
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"the economy veered sharply downward"
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],
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": to let out (something, such as a rope)":[],
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": to shift in a clockwise direction \u2014 compare back entry 4 sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The story of Hiroo Onoda shows how Herzog\u2019s fascination with dreams can veer into Freudian nonsense\u2014a reluctance to attribute people\u2019s behavior to very obvious real-world causes, preferring instead to dwell on the mazy mysteries of the mind. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
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"If a nearby human driver suddenly and without any warning opts to veer into the side or rear of an AI self-driving car, there really isn\u2019t anything the AI driving system can do to avert the car crash that ensues. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Nashville artist Charlotte Terrell creates custom murals for her clients that reference traditional scenics but veer more towards abstraction. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
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"Traditional cowboy boots usually have a taller shaft, while ropers veer on the shorter side. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
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"Daniel Biss, a mathematician who appreciates how quantification can veer into absurdity. \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
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"Having such a theme as the foundation for a show could easily veer corny, if not tasteless. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 6 May 2022",
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"Fire's aim is true, though its tone tends to veer wildly, ricocheting from cutting AbFab wit to the kind of broad strokes Bridgerton wouldn't shake a powdered wig at. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
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"Maybe the healthiest approach would have been for either to veer at least slightly more toward a middle road. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Cross a dirt road and veer left to continue another 0.3 miles on Outer Limits to the Bottom Out junction. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Drawing on the uncanny collective experience of womanhood, Chahine and Falaknaz veer into performance art, becoming the subjects of their own work at times. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"One big difference this season was the Beavers\u2019 understanding of Kirchhoff\u2019s veer offense that\u2019s run out of the shotgun. \u2014 David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"Gary Mills, in the back of Cashe\u2019s Bradley, felt the vehicle veer right just before the blast. \u2014 Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"A few thousand veer into Blue Creek, whose headwaters lie far up in the Siskiyou Wilderness. \u2014 Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"The Falcons found the end zone on the ensuing drive when Padilla kept the ball on a veer option and bolted through the middle of the Brennan defense for a 13-yard touchdown. \u2014 Zach Mason, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"From the trailhead, follow the Bullseye Trail a short distance and veer right onto the Blowout Canyon Trail at the first fork. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"The first is the narrative\u2019s occasional veer toward twee, a tonal choice likely intended to counterbalance darker strains in the story. \u2014 Emily Gray Tedrowe, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The aides described the then-president\u2019s efforts to persuade Pence to veer from his ceremonial role and object as Congress counted the electoral votes on Jan. 6. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"After all: very expensive leather trash bags veer dangerously close to deeply bad taste. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Adaptations are always a tricky business: strictly imitate the source material and be accused of a lack of creativity; veer too far away from what is perceived as the original\u2019s soul, rhythms, or vibe, and be accused of missing the point. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"Mueller likely won't veer too far from his report or offer a lot of details that aren't already included in that. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 24 July 2019",
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"Vanya being a lousy marksman, the play doesn\u2019t veer into tragedy. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Bicycles and bicyclists veer to the political left. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Our only hope to avoid worsening global warming effects\u2014including more extreme floods, droughts, wildfires, and even ecosystem collapse\u2014is to veer away from fossil fuels by the end of this decade. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Soon after superstorm Sandy struck New York and New Jersey a year ago today, the public became aware that a half-dozen U.S. weather models had incorrectly predicted that the storm coming up the coast would veer northeast out to sea. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 29 Oct. 2013"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English veren , borrowed from Middle Dutch *vieren or Middle Low German v\u012bren , perhaps from a Frisian verbal derivative of Old Frisian f\u012br \"far\"; akin to Old English feorr far entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English veren , probably altered from Anglo-French virer \"to whirl, turn, revolve\" (continental Old French, \"to throw with a twisting motion\"), going back to Vulgar Latin *v\u012br\u0101re , reduced from Latin vibr\u0101re \"to wave, propel suddenly\" \u2014 more at vibrate":"Verb",
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"noun derivative of veer entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for veer Verb (1) swerve , veer , deviate , depart , digress , diverge mean to turn aside from a straight course. swerve may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness. swerved to avoid hitting the dog veer implies a major change in direction. at that point the path veers to the right deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. never deviated from her daily routine depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. occasionally departs from his own guidelines digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. a professor prone to digress diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions. after school their paths diverged",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225359",
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"type":[
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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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"veg out":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to spend time idly or passively":[
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"spent the afternoon vegging out in front of the TV"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"after an exhausting week at work, I just want to spend the weekend vegging out"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"short for vegetate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vej-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bum",
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"chill",
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"dally",
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"dawdle",
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"dillydally",
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"drone",
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"footle",
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"goof (off)",
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"hack (around)",
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"hang (around ",
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"hang about",
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"idle",
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"kick around",
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"kick back",
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"laze",
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"lazy",
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"loaf",
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"loll",
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"lounge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192812",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vegetation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": an abnormal growth upon a body part":[
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"fibrin vegetations on the mitral valve"
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],
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": inert existence":[],
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": plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)":[],
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": the act or process of vegetating":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the dense vegetation of the jungle",
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"the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Officials told the New York Post that the search was complicated by underwater vegetation . \u2014 Emmett Jones, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
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"The current fires in Southwest Alaska are burning on a landscape marked by permafrost and small vegetation , as well as a lack of trees, Grabinski said. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
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"But new water restrictions due to the lingering drought mean many homes will be surrounded by flammable vegetation , putting them at greater risk. \u2014 Stephanie Elam, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"The flames last month were fast and intense, wind-whipped and fueled by drought-dry vegetation . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"The training, which started Wednesday morning, is designed to prepare firefighters for the harsh Arizona wildfires propelled by the large amounts of dry shrubbery created by the state's desert vegetation . \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"In the mid-19th century, French explorers were stunned to come across the temples, many of them completely overgrown by vegetation . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"This includes Tamul Waterfall, a 345-foot waterfall that is surrounded by lush vegetation . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"On a cracked asphalt road, two cars are about to crash at the intersection where a former Bengies Groceries sits, slowly being consumed by vegetation . \u2014 Kamau High, baltimoresun.com , 11 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1564, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin veget\u0101ti\u014dn-, veget\u0101ti\u014d \"power of growth,\" going back to Latin, \"act of invigorating,\" from veget\u0101re \"to impart energy to, invigorate\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of verbal nouns \u2014 more at vegetate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccve-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02ccvej-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"flora",
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"foliage",
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"green",
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"greenery",
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"herbage",
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"leafage",
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"verdure"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061136",
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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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"vehemence":{
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"antonyms":[
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"feebleness",
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"mildness",
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"weakness"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being vehement : intensity":[]
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|
},
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"examples":[
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"the vehemence in her voice when she insisted that she never gossiped surprised me",
|
|
"every cause that she pursues is pursued with great vehemence",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"No one can grant permission for this kind of reconciliation grounded in personal experience or legislate its effect, thus explaining the vehemence of Hickey\u2019s anti-institutionalism. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The vehemence of the opposition to the clinic has come as a shock to Chris Viens, 49, one of three board members who has supported the idea. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The vehemence and endurance of the protest movement seems to suggest that gaslighting is no longer working. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Amid such turmoil, the sheer vehemence of Aida\u2019s compassion, without the slightest bit of grandstanding, raises the character to heroic heights. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Still, Russia\u2019s sudden vehemence in repeating the accusations has stoked fears that Moscow may be creating a pretext for its own use of chemical or biological agents in Ukraine. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The haste with which Biden moved to demonstrate U.S. support for Taiwan\u2014and the vehemence of China's objection to it\u2014highlight the complexity of the Ukraine conflict. \u2014 Clay Chandler, Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The vehemence of that criticism -- which a dozen separate Republican senators raised during the floor debate last Wednesday -- captured a shift in the GOP's center of gravity. \u2014 Ronald Brownstein, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In a telephone interview Thursday night, Diamantis spoke with vehemence about the governor\u2019s top aides: Paul Mounds, the chief of staff; Josh Geballe, the chief operating officer; and Nora Dannehy, the general counsel. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 29 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English vemance, vehemens , borrowed from Middle French vehemence , borrowed from Latin vehementia \"violent movement, intensity,\" from vehement-, vehemens \"violent, vehement \" + -ia -ia entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u0113-\u0259-m\u0259n(t)s",
|
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"\u02c8v\u0113-\u0259-m\u0259ns"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aggressiveness",
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"assertiveness",
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"emphasis",
|
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"fierceness",
|
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"forcefulness",
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"intenseness",
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"intensity",
|
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"vigorousness",
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"violence"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200729",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"vehement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
|
"nonemphatic",
|
|
"unemphatic"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bitterly antagonistic":[
|
|
"a vehement debate"
|
|
],
|
|
": deeply felt":[
|
|
"a vehement suspicion"
|
|
],
|
|
": forcibly expressed":[
|
|
"vehement denunciations"
|
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],
|
|
": intensely emotional : impassioned , fervid":[
|
|
"vehement patriotism"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by forceful energy : powerful":[
|
|
"a vehement wind"
|
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],
|
|
": such as":[
|
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"a vehement wind"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Cranes rise above the old rooftops, adding new office towers and new condominiums and new malls to a city where Jonathan Swift once issued his vehement bulletins. \u2014 Pete Hamill , Gourmet , April 2007",
|
|
"As they shouted and mocked, I wondered how they could have developed such intense, vehement hatred toward people with whom they had had no previous contact. \u2014 Todd Hechtman , The News/Sun-Sentinel , 1 Feb. 1987",
|
|
"He cursed himself like a less scrupulous Job, as a vehement man will do when he loses self-respect, the last mental prop under poverty. \u2014 Thomas Hardy , The Mayor of Casterbridge , 1886",
|
|
"Both the ladies indulged in vehement screaming for several minutes; and Mr. Cymon Tuggs, besides sustaining intense bodily pain, had the additional mental anguish of witnessing their distressing situation, without having the power to rescue them, by reason of his leg being firmly screwed in between the animal and the wall. \u2014 Charles Dickens , Sketches by \"Boz\" , 1836",
|
|
"He issued a vehement denial of the accusation.",
|
|
"The proposal has faced vehement opposition from many teachers.",
|
|
"She was vehement about the need for new safety measures.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The issue stalled until the 1990s, when hazardous weather caused several major closures of the highway, including mudslides in 1995 that shuttered it for months and sparked a vehement debate about how best to fix the highway. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"A couple hours later, Close released a vehement denial of the story through his agency. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"However, the bill has faced vehement opposition, with 71 percent of Californians opposed, according to a poll this year. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Reaction was immediate, and vehement , on social media. \u2014 Larry Stone, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The two boys are kept apart by forces as vehement as the antipathy between the Montagues and Capulets, and just as wasteful: the hatred between Protestants and Catholics, for one, but the homophobia of their fathers and brothers, too. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One person is a vehement defender; the other is, under the guise of rationality, trying to catch her somehow tricking us. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Why, none other than Merlin and King Arthur, who have recently become vehement mutant haters after learning that Arthur's son Mordred is a mutant. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The hate has become so vehement and depraved \u2014 one Depp fan painted a picture of Heard defecating on the actor\u2019s bed in a macabre interpretation of Depp\u2019s testimony \u2014 that both sides are accusing the other of having fake fan armies. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French, going back to Old French, borrowed from Latin vehement-, vehemens, v\u0113mens \"violent, vigorous, (of feelings) overmastering, powerful,\" perhaps from vehere \"to convey, carry along, drive\" + -mens , adjective suffix (as in cl\u0113mens \"mild, calm\") of uncertain origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0113-\u0259-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"forceful",
|
|
"full-blooded",
|
|
"muscular",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"violent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061333",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vehicle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a means of carrying or transporting something":[
|
|
"planes, trains, and other vehicles"
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece of mechanized equipment":[],
|
|
": an agent of transmission : carrier":[],
|
|
": an inert medium (such as a syrup) in which a medicinally active agent is administered":[],
|
|
": any of various media acting usually as solvents, carriers, or binders for active ingredients or pigments":[],
|
|
": motor vehicle":[],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"planes, trains, and other vehicles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cars, trucks, and other vehicles",
|
|
"The vehicle's driver was severely injured in the crash.",
|
|
"Have you seen his new car? It's a fine-looking vehicle .",
|
|
"Water and insects can be vehicles of infection.",
|
|
"art as a vehicle for self-expression",
|
|
"Words and pictures are vehicles of communication.",
|
|
"These big-budget movies are star vehicles for well-known actors.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mauldin said two other victims, ages 17 and 21, were taken to area hospitals by private vehicle . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Ferguson's death comes just over two months after another young NFL player's death: in April, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died after he was hit by a vehicle . \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"An 11-year-old boy died Thursday morning after he was hit by a vehicle in Lawndale, Chicago police said. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Eric Cole, 42, who was previously wounded, was run over by a Springfield Police Department vehicle on June 13, 2021. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Hartford police responded to a report of a pedestrian stuck by a vehicle at the Underwood Elderly Apartment on Laurel Street around 10:15 a.m. Police located the man, who was suffering from injuries as a result of the accident. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Kayla Bowling, 29, was riding her bike on the southeast side of Indianapolis when she was struck by a vehicle driven by her ex-boyfriend on June 1, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The site was inaccessible by vehicle so the Hawaii Fire Department sent two helicopters to take victims to ambulances waiting at nearby roads. \u2014 Michelle A. Monroe, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The site was inaccessible by vehicle so the Hawaii Fire Department sent two helicopters to take victims to ambulances waiting at nearby roads. \u2014 Michelle A. Monroe, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French & Latin; French v\u00e9hicule , going back to Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin vehiculum \"medium, agent of transmission,\" going back to Latin, \"wheeled vehicle, means of transport,\" from vehere \"to carry, convey\" + -culum , instrumental suffix (going back to Indo-European *-tlom ) \u2014 more at way entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0113-\u02cci-k\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0113-\u0259-k\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02cchi-",
|
|
"also \u02c8v\u0113-\u02cchi-k\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0113-\u02cc(h)ik-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"instrument",
|
|
"instrumentality",
|
|
"machinery",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"ministry",
|
|
"organ"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185536",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vehicular":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": caused by or resulting from the operation of a vehicle":[
|
|
"vehicular homicide"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or designed for vehicles and especially motor vehicles":[],
|
|
": serving as a vehicle":[],
|
|
": transported by vehicle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The road was closed to vehicular traffic.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There was a robbery and vehicular hijacking in the 1800 block of Church St. on June 18 in which the victim was shoved by a suspect who took her 2018 Toyota. \u2014 Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Fifty-six percent of all pediatric vehicular heat stroke deaths since 1998 have happened while the vehicle was at home, and 25 percent have happened while the parents or caregivers\u2019 vehicle was parked at their workplace, the report found. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"State Police on Tuesday morning arrested a carjacking suspect in Dorchester after a vehicular pursuit that ended in a four-car crash, the agency said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But a closer look at the data shows that while gun deaths are close in number to vehicular deaths, much depends on how the numbers are sliced. \u2014 Joe Murphy, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s particularly true for children and teens, for whom firearms are now the leading cause of death, outstripping vehicular accidents, poisoning and cancer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The driver, identified as 25-year-old Kent Cody Barlow, was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, as well as possession, driving under the influence, and a possible parole violation. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Noah Galle, 18, was formally charged Monday with six counts of vehicular homicide in the Jan. 27 crash that killed six farm employees leaving work in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg announced. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Galle entered a plea of not guilty to all six charges of vehicular homicide, court documents show. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Late Latin vehicul\u0101ris , from Latin vehiculum vehicle + -\u0101ris -ar":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0113-\u02c8hi-ky\u0259-l\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184133",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"belie",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"paper over",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"suppress"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a concealing curtain or cover of cloth":[],
|
|
": a covering body part or membrane: such as":[],
|
|
": a length of veiling or netting worn over the head or face or attached for protection or ornament to a hat or headdress":[
|
|
"a bridal veil"
|
|
],
|
|
": caul":[],
|
|
": the life of a nun":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase take the veil"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cover, provide, obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil":[],
|
|
": to put on or wear a veil":[],
|
|
": velum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Veils of moss draped the trees.",
|
|
"under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Her eyes were partially veiled by her long, dark hair.",
|
|
"The sun was veiled by clouds.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Many private schools stayed open while public school systems across the country closed in-person learning for entire semesters, even years, and remote learning lifted the veil on what public school kids are actually learning \u2013 and not learning. \u2014 Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"After the curtain had been lifted and the veil drawn, though, when reality\u2019s cold light poured in, there was no magic at all. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s almost like watching the universe veil being opened a little bit. \u2014 Ana Monroy Yglesias, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"As for wardrobe, the bride\u2019s starting point for her wedding day look was the veil . \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"In 2018, the church itself drew back the veil a bit to explain \u2014 in short YouTube videos \u2014 its temple ceremonies and the clothing devout members wear. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Over the last few years, many Black celebrity mothers have been pulling back the veil and opening up about their own experiences high-risk pregnancies and delivery room mishaps. \u2014 Essence , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The savvy, outgoing Elghanian saw an opportunity in 1935 when Reza Shah banned the veil . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When Tesla\u2019s polarizing CEO, Elon Musk, also known as the world's richest man, finally lifted the veil on his plans for this year, there was plenty of red meat for hungry bulls and bears alike. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Adored by TikTokers and celebs alike (Samara Weaving and Emmy Rossum to name a few), the concealer generated a cult following for its creamy texture, hydrating formula, and ability to veil dark spots and redness. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Hindu women in rural communities, particularly in the north, often cover their head or veil their faces with a long scarf \u2014 not dissimilar to the Muslim head or face coverings. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Both communities can be equally delusional in their bigotry and often exalt public figures who veil their dogmatism as 'art' ... \u2014 Jane Greenway Carr, CNN , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Websites on the dark web require encryption so users can remain anonymous and veil their location. \u2014 Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"The truth is, the Trump years only helped veil the fact that the show was at a crossroads then. \u2014 Zak Jason, Wired , 21 May 2021",
|
|
"Garc\u00eda seems to be running out of ways to veil the truth. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Others lurch out of the dark shadows of cars and trucks, reaching for their faces to veil their noses and mouths. \u2014 Joe Heim, Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"But their optimistic outlook could hardly veil the pervading sense of destabilization setting in as the country struggles to emerge from a generation-defining crisis, just as its politics seem to be deteriorating to new lows, Kevin Liptak writes. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 2 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English veilen , borrowed from Anglo-French veler , verbal derivative of veil veil entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin v\u0113la , plural of v\u0113lum \"sail, awning, curtain,\" going back to *u\u032feg-s-lo- , perhaps derivative of a verbal base *u\u032feg- , akin to Old Irish -fig- \"weaves,\" Old English w\u0113oce \"wick\" \u2014 more at wick entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0101(\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8v\u0101l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blanket",
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"cloak",
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"cope",
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"cover",
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"cover-up",
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"covering",
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"coverture",
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"curtain",
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"hood",
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"mantle",
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"mask",
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"pall",
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"penumbra",
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"robe",
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"shroud",
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"wraps"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093617",
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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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"vein":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bed of useful mineral matter":[],
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": a distinctive element or quality : strain":[
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"introduced a welcome vein of humor"
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],
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": a distinctive mode of expression : style":[
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"stories in a romantic vein"
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],
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": a line of thought or action":[],
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": a narrow water channel in rock or earth or in ice":[],
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": a special aptitude":[
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"inherited an artistic vein"
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],
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": a usually transitory and casually attained mood":[],
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": any of the thickened cuticular ribs that serve to stiffen the wings of an insect":[],
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": any of the vascular bundles forming the framework of a leaf":[],
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": lode sense 2":[],
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": lode sense 3":[],
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": to pattern with or as if with veins":[],
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": top form":[
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"thou troublest me; I am not in the vein",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Moss argued Tuesday the Michigan Senate GOP efforts to block his Pride Month resolution are in the same national, political vein . \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
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"Along that same vein , Wiggins totaled at least six rebounds in just four of 20 regular season games after scoring 13 points or fewer previously (20.0%). \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
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"But one vein will continue to be mined, at disorienting depth. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"That description suggests brooding portentousness, but there\u2019s a marvelously odd vein of sneaky humor running through the film, along with an unpredictability that keeps you glued. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
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"Showing off your gams\u2014in the vein of Angelina Jolie at the 2012 Oscars\u2014was the move. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Their latest is a chatty spy thriller in an old-school Bond vein , starring Ryan Reynolds, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
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"Their latest collaboration seems very much in the same envelope-pushing vein . \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 11 May 2022",
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"Both women, who live together in Pasadena, Calif., along with Ms. Baroncini\u2019s husband Davide Baroncini, founder of Ghiaia Cashmere, and their toddler, share clothes in the Coastal Grandmother vein . \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Companies are offering marble-look tile in unexpected hues like magenta and green, or with veining in gold or copper. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
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"Coming up, says Tien: Parker House rolls veined with scallions and shallots, a riff on Chinese scallion pancakes. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2019",
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"Quartzite comes in an array of colors and veining that ranges from subtle to bold. \u2014 Jeff Reina, Houston Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2019",
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"Instead, the crust is dense and focaccia-like, its insides veined with olive oil. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Against an uncharacteristically gray June Parisian sky, veined with fine clouds like marble, Pierpaolo Piccioli, the 52-year-old creative director of Valentino, crouches contemplatively, brow furrowed, chin resting on fist. \u2014 Mariano Vivanco; Fashion Editor: Miguel Enamorado, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The border region of Lombardy adopted blue- veined cheese over mozzarella, and substituted rice for the ubiquitous Italian pasta. \u2014 Jim Kempton, Orange County Register , 2 Aug. 2019",
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"Kayak through the General Carrera Lake\u2019s Marble Chapels, a network of glacial caves veined with blue striations carved from calcium carbonate by over 6,000 years of water pressure. \u2014 National Geographic , 5 July 2019",
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"Taking 579 years and at least 78 chief architects to complete, the cathedral is one of the jewels of Europe; a canal network was created just to transport slabs of its pink- veined marble from Lake Maggiore 50 miles away. \u2014 Michael J. Bailey, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun",
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"1502, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English veyne , borrowed from Anglo-French veine , going back to Latin v\u0113na \"blood vessel, channel,\" of obscure origin":"Noun",
|
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"verbal derivative of vein entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fashion",
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"locution",
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"manner",
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"mode",
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"phraseology",
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"style",
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"tone"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182917",
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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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"veld":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a grassland especially of southern Africa usually with scattered shrubs or trees":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"lions prowling the African veld",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Working with local landscape architect Dawid Klopper, the couple removed most of the non-native foliage and replaced it with indigenous plants more typical of South Africa\u2019s veld , or grassland, like aloes and red grass. \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 5 Jan. 2021",
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"There is still plenty of grassland here, or veld , as South Africans call it. \u2014 David Mckenzie, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"The veld looked like the giant desiccated hide of some ancient creature, skinned and scarred and skeletal. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 Dec. 2018",
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"Early in the play, Piet says of the plants: That veld is a hard world. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 29 May 2018",
|
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"Only 20 feet separated my truck from the king of the veld . \u2014 charlotteobserver , 27 Oct. 2017",
|
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"The giraffe now appeared to be part of a surreal painting, running across a purplish veld beneath a red sky. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, New York Times , 22 Sep. 2017",
|
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"But while giraffes, zebras, elephants, lions, baboons and warthogs stalk, clamber and strut across the veld , the one thing tourists and hunters will rarely see on a South African safari is a black South African. \u2014 Nina Burleigh, Newsweek , 8 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"The rough exurbs of Cape Town yielded to an amber veld with patches of irrigated green; hills rose and fell. \u2014 Ted Conover, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2016"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Afrikaans veld , going back to Middle Dutch velt \"field,\" going back to Germanic fel\u00fea- \u2014 more at field entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8velt",
|
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"\u02c8felt"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"campo",
|
|
"champaign",
|
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"down(s)",
|
|
"grassland",
|
|
"heath",
|
|
"lea",
|
|
"ley",
|
|
"llano",
|
|
"moor",
|
|
"pampa",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"prairie",
|
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"savanna",
|
|
"savannah",
|
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"steppe",
|
|
"tundra"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101738",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"veldt":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a grassland especially of southern Africa usually with scattered shrubs or trees":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"lions prowling the African veld",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Working with local landscape architect Dawid Klopper, the couple removed most of the non-native foliage and replaced it with indigenous plants more typical of South Africa\u2019s veld , or grassland, like aloes and red grass. \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 5 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"There is still plenty of grassland here, or veld , as South Africans call it. \u2014 David Mckenzie, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The veld looked like the giant desiccated hide of some ancient creature, skinned and scarred and skeletal. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"Early in the play, Piet says of the plants: That veld is a hard world. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 29 May 2018",
|
|
"Only 20 feet separated my truck from the king of the veld . \u2014 charlotteobserver , 27 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"The giraffe now appeared to be part of a surreal painting, running across a purplish veld beneath a red sky. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, New York Times , 22 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"But while giraffes, zebras, elephants, lions, baboons and warthogs stalk, clamber and strut across the veld , the one thing tourists and hunters will rarely see on a South African safari is a black South African. \u2014 Nina Burleigh, Newsweek , 8 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"The rough exurbs of Cape Town yielded to an amber veld with patches of irrigated green; hills rose and fell. \u2014 Ted Conover, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Afrikaans veld , going back to Middle Dutch velt \"field,\" going back to Germanic fel\u00fea- \u2014 more at field entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8velt",
|
|
"\u02c8felt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"campo",
|
|
"champaign",
|
|
"down(s)",
|
|
"grassland",
|
|
"heath",
|
|
"lea",
|
|
"ley",
|
|
"llano",
|
|
"moor",
|
|
"pampa",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"prairie",
|
|
"savanna",
|
|
"savannah",
|
|
"steppe",
|
|
"tundra"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200755",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"velocipede":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a 3-wheeled railroad handcar":[],
|
|
": a lightweight wheeled vehicle propelled by the rider: such as":[],
|
|
": bicycle":[],
|
|
": tricycle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a museum with an interesting collection of 19th-century velocipedes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the late eighteen-sixties, New Yorkers took up the velocipede , a primitive version of the bicycle. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance. \u2014 Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News , 9 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"While there are competing claims for the first true motorcycle, this one is a Roper steam velocipede (or at least a very impressive re-creation). \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"And whereas Snead might view the velocipede as a vehicle on which to multitask, a more cynical observer could find a metaphor here for the GM\u2019s tenure. \u2014 Greg Bishop, SI.com , 24 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"The velocipede , or Michaudine, was the first bicycle with pedals. \u2014 Austin Murphy, SI.com , 24 July 2017",
|
|
"While there are competing claims for the first true motorcycle, this one is a Roper steam velocipede (or at least a very impressive re-creation). \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French v\u00e9locip\u00e8de , from Latin v\u0113l\u014dc-, v\u0113l\u014dx \"swift, rapid\" + -i- -i- -peda \"having feet (of such a sort or number),\" derivative of ped-, p\u0113s \"foot\" \u2014 more at velocity , foot entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bicycle",
|
|
"bike",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"push-bike",
|
|
"push bicycle",
|
|
"two-wheeler"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180157",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"velocitize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause (an automobile driver) to misjudge or become unaware of true speed or to become drowsy as a result of prolonged traveling at a high speed (as on an open highway)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"velocity + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4s\u0259\u02cct\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"velocity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"slowness",
|
|
"sluggishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": quickness of motion : speed":[
|
|
"the velocity of sound"
|
|
],
|
|
": rapidity of movement":[
|
|
"[my horse's] strong suit is grace & personal comeliness, rather than velocity",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
|
|
],
|
|
": rate of occurrence or action : rapidity":[
|
|
"the velocity of historical change",
|
|
"\u2014 R. J. Lifton"
|
|
],
|
|
": rate of turnover":[
|
|
"the velocity of money"
|
|
],
|
|
": speed imparted to something":[
|
|
"the power pitcher relies on velocity",
|
|
"\u2014 Tony Scherman"
|
|
],
|
|
": the rate of change of position along a straight line with respect to time : the derivative of position with respect to time":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"particles moving at high velocities",
|
|
"measuring the velocity of sound",
|
|
"the velocity of a bullet",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His strikeout rate and fastball velocity are down from last year. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"For many missions, a launchpad closer to the Equator aids the trip to orbit by adding the speed of Earth\u2019s rotation to the rocket\u2019s velocity . \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"For a few weeks, Ashcraft focused on velocity development. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Unlike Severino and Cole, Taillon throws his fastball at a bit less velocity . \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The game is at a point where velocity can be trained; some other attributes cannot. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the scoreboard which displays a pitcher's mph, Avitia's fastball velocity dropped from 95 to 91 in the first to second inning. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Small features a fastball that sits between 91-94 mph and generated a lot of in-zone swinging strikes with it in the minors despite not possessing overwhelming velocity . \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Hjerpe gained velocity on his fastball, retooled his changeup, started throwing a lethal slider and added a cutter. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English velocite , borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French velocet\u00e9 , borrowed from Latin v\u0113l\u014dcit\u0101t-, v\u0113l\u014dcit\u0101s , from v\u0113l\u014dc-, v\u0113l\u014dx \"swift, rapid\" (of uncertain origin) + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u00e4-st\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"celerity",
|
|
"fastness",
|
|
"fleetness",
|
|
"haste",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"quickness",
|
|
"rapidity",
|
|
"rapidness",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"speediness",
|
|
"swiftness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"velocity function":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the distribution of the velocities of the stars in a given region of space":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"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":"20220706-105418",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"velvet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a characteristic (such as softness or smoothness) of velvet":[],
|
|
": a clothing and upholstery fabric (as of silk, rayon, or wool) characterized by a short soft dense warp pile":[],
|
|
": a profit or gain beyond ordinary expectation":[],
|
|
": resembling or suggesting velvet : velvety":[
|
|
"a velvet voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": something suggesting velvet":[],
|
|
": the soft vascular skin that envelops and nourishes the developing antlers of deer":[],
|
|
": the winnings of a player in a gambling game":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She was dressed in black velvet .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Light gray curtains make the perfect backdrop for a chich living room filled with sleek furniture and sprinkled with metallic and velvet accents. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"New versions of the shoes will be made out of materials other than leather, perhaps canvas, fabric, velvet or denim. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Walmart, the nation\u2019s largest retailer, apologized last month after getting slammed for a Juneteenth ice cream flavor \u2014 swirled red velvet and cheesecake \u2014 under its store label Great Value. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, apologized last month after getting slammed for a Juneteenth ice cream flavor \u2014 swirled red velvet and cheesecake \u2014 under its store label Great Value. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chron , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Walmart, the nation\u2019s largest retailer, apologized last month after getting slammed for a Juneteenth ice cream flavor \u2014 swirled red velvet and cheesecake \u2014 under its store label Great Value. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The materials\u2014alligator and gold, velvet and embroidered calfskin\u2014echoed the luxe environs, reframing black and white as a foundational color story worthy of the red carpet. \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, cotton, silk and velvet are stitched together to seamlessly create lively large-scale portraits that depict the personages of unnamed African Americans. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, the carriage is upholstered with velvet and satin. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Disney is famously velvet glove, corporate, insular and cutthroat in its own ways. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The scrunchie girls will love the sleek and luxe satin and velvet options. \u2014 Shalwah Evans, Essence , 13 May 2020",
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"Elsa Elbert recommends velvet hangers if space is an issue or wood hangers if there\u2019s room. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2020",
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"The Kempinski\u2019s rooms are modern, though the lobby is outfitted with marble floors and velvet furniture. \u2014 Kate Krader, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
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"The model herself wore their velvet tuxedo jacket, a Polo Bear sweater, and an incredible smokey eye. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 9 Dec. 2019",
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"With its infinite white corridors and oddball patients, including an amateur astrologer in a velvet robe, the hospital is akin to an asylum. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New York Review of Books , 20 Apr. 2020",
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"The velvet ash, black walnut and cottonwood trees along Leslie Creek are important to migrating birds as well as home to two native Rio Yaqui fish species. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral , 11 Apr. 2020",
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"Sets come with a velvet pouch, and are available in many varieties of stone, including obsidian, tiger\u2019s eye, grey agate, and more. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Apr. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"Middle English veluet, velvet , borrowed from Anglo-French velvet , from velu \"shaggy, soft, velvety\" (going back to early Medieval Latin vill\u016btus , from Latin villus \"shaggy growth of hair, cloth nap\" + Late Latin -\u016btus , adjective suffix) + -et -et entry 1 ; Latin villus , perhaps dialectal variant of vellus \"plucked wool, fleece\" \u2014 more at wool":"Noun"
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"definitions":{
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": any of a phylum (Onychophora) of terrestrial, wormlike invertebrates that are found in damp, dark habitats of the southern hemisphere and have dry, velvety skin and numerous pairs of short, thick legs":[
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"Peripatus resemble downy caterpillars\u2014hence their other name, the velvet worm \u2014and live solely in moist places like rotten logs and leaf litter.",
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"\u2014 Matthew Cawood , Australian Geographic , April/June 1997",
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"Members of the phylum Onychophora or velvet worms have incited debate for years regarding their position in the animal kingdom.",
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"\u2014 George Poinar, Jr., Science , 6 Sept. 1996"
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"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a characteristic (such as softness or smoothness) of velvet":[],
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": a clothing and upholstery fabric (as of silk, rayon, or wool) characterized by a short soft dense warp pile":[],
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": a profit or gain beyond ordinary expectation":[],
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": resembling or suggesting velvet : velvety":[
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"a velvet voice"
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],
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": something suggesting velvet":[],
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": the soft vascular skin that envelops and nourishes the developing antlers of deer":[],
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": the winnings of a player in a gambling game":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She was dressed in black velvet .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Light gray curtains make the perfect backdrop for a chich living room filled with sleek furniture and sprinkled with metallic and velvet accents. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 3 July 2022",
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"New versions of the shoes will be made out of materials other than leather, perhaps canvas, fabric, velvet or denim. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Walmart, the nation\u2019s largest retailer, apologized last month after getting slammed for a Juneteenth ice cream flavor \u2014 swirled red velvet and cheesecake \u2014 under its store label Great Value. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
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"Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, apologized last month after getting slammed for a Juneteenth ice cream flavor \u2014 swirled red velvet and cheesecake \u2014 under its store label Great Value. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chron , 17 June 2022",
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"Walmart, the nation\u2019s largest retailer, apologized last month after getting slammed for a Juneteenth ice cream flavor \u2014 swirled red velvet and cheesecake \u2014 under its store label Great Value. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"The materials\u2014alligator and gold, velvet and embroidered calfskin\u2014echoed the luxe environs, reframing black and white as a foundational color story worthy of the red carpet. \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 8 June 2022",
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"Instead, cotton, silk and velvet are stitched together to seamlessly create lively large-scale portraits that depict the personages of unnamed African Americans. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
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"Inside, the carriage is upholstered with velvet and satin. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Disney is famously velvet glove, corporate, insular and cutthroat in its own ways. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The scrunchie girls will love the sleek and luxe satin and velvet options. \u2014 Shalwah Evans, Essence , 13 May 2020",
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"Elsa Elbert recommends velvet hangers if space is an issue or wood hangers if there\u2019s room. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2020",
|
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"The Kempinski\u2019s rooms are modern, though the lobby is outfitted with marble floors and velvet furniture. \u2014 Kate Krader, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
|
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"The model herself wore their velvet tuxedo jacket, a Polo Bear sweater, and an incredible smokey eye. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 9 Dec. 2019",
|
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"With its infinite white corridors and oddball patients, including an amateur astrologer in a velvet robe, the hospital is akin to an asylum. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New York Review of Books , 20 Apr. 2020",
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"The velvet ash, black walnut and cottonwood trees along Leslie Creek are important to migrating birds as well as home to two native Rio Yaqui fish species. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral , 11 Apr. 2020",
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"Sets come with a velvet pouch, and are available in many varieties of stone, including obsidian, tiger\u2019s eye, grey agate, and more. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Apr. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English veluet, velvet , borrowed from Anglo-French velvet , from velu \"shaggy, soft, velvety\" (going back to early Medieval Latin vill\u016btus , from Latin villus \"shaggy growth of hair, cloth nap\" + Late Latin -\u016btus , adjective suffix) + -et -et entry 1 ; Latin villus , perhaps dialectal variant of vellus \"plucked wool, fleece\" \u2014 more at wool":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vel-v\u0259t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085906",
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"noun"
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"velvety":{
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"antonyms":[
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"coarse",
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"harsh",
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"rough",
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"scratchy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the character of velvet as in being soft, smooth, thick, or richly hued":[
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"velvety hair",
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"a velvety green pasture"
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],
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": smooth to the taste : mild":[
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"a velvety wine"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The sheets are woven with premium 100% cotton, resulting in an ultra- velvety feel. \u2014 Nicol Natale, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"The palate is very velvety , with black currants and boysenberries sweetly spiced with vanilla, chocolate, and clove, as well as an undertow of pencil shavings. \u2014 Brian Freedman, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
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"The soft and velvety feeling when it is touched is unmatched. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 17 Mar. 2021",
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"The subject is approaching death with a sense of acceptance and gratitude for all life has offered, and Christofaro was an expressive soloist throughout, her attacks warm and velvety , her moments of forcefulness bracingly clear. \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"Merlot, with its soft, velvety plum flavor, is one of the world\u2019s most popular red wines. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 22 May 2020",
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"Pools of rich velvety light fill the small plaza, red and blue like fire and ice. \u2014 Roger Naylor, azcentral , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Nitro cold brew adds some extra flair\u2014the coffee is infused with nitrogen, giving it a velvety , creamy, foamy texture, not unlike a Guinness. \u2014 Alex Erdekian, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Apr. 2020",
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"Ideas from The Times on what to read, cook, watch, play and listen to while staying safe At Home. Incense burns, the dominant color is a velvety jade green, and the single Indian servant wears a turban. \u2014 J. Hoberman, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020"
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"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"velvet entry 1 + -y entry 1":""
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"\u02c8vel-v\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"cottony",
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"downy",
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"satin",
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"satiny",
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"silken",
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"silklike",
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"silky",
|
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"soft",
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"velvetlike"
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|
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},
|
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"vencola":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"American Spanish":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ve\u014bk\u0259l\u0259"
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115938",
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},
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"vend":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"buy",
|
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"purchase"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to sell by means of vending machines":[],
|
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": to sell especially as a hawker or peddler":[],
|
|
": to utter publicly":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"vends snack foods and novelties at fairs",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"There are a couple of machines onsite that will vend cash cards. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"So, is the desire to possess or vend luxury items out of step? \u2014 Michael Polk, Rolling Stone , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
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"If the temperature inside were to stay above 41 degrees for over 20 minutes, the machine would shut off and would not vend , Tambuzzo told the TV station. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"That\u2019s a smart move in giving confidence to those who might not trust a machine to vend the right product, or just not work. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Concessions are cashless at Lucas Oil, but there are two machines that will vend cash cards. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Doing so effectively cut short a grace period for food sellers: Until then, L.A. had been enforcing some rules about where and how people could vend but not handing out citations for lacking a city permit. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyes Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The city is proposing doing away with a requirement that food trucks rent a parking spot to vend in the downtown. \u2014 Rebecca Lurye, courant.com , 22 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Local artists vend in driveways, front yards and parking areas. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 8 Sep. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from French & Latin; French vendre \"to sell,\" going back to Old French, going back to Latin v\u0113ndere , contraction of v\u0113num dare , literally, \"to give for sale\" \u2014 more at venial , date entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vend"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deal (in)",
|
|
"market",
|
|
"merchandise",
|
|
"merchandize",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"retail",
|
|
"sell"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174145",
|
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|
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"vendace":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a whitefish ( Coregonus vandesius ) native to various lakes of Scotland and England":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin vandesius , from Middle French vandoise , probably of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish find white":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vend\u0259\u0307s also -\u02ccd\u0101s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111516",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"veneer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to be glued to an inferior wood":[],
|
|
": a plastic or porcelain coating bonded to the surface of a cosmetically imperfect tooth":[],
|
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": a protective or ornamental facing (as of brick or stone)":[],
|
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": a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect : facade , gloss":[
|
|
"a veneer of tolerance"
|
|
],
|
|
": a thin sheet of a material: such as":[],
|
|
": any of the thin layers bonded together to form plywood":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"a wall with a stone veneer",
|
|
"a dresser with mahogany veneer",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"The cabinet was veneered in oak.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The vast majority of those posts criticized China\u2019s position, which is pro-Russia under a veneer of neutrality. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Cruz\u2019s rampage crushed the veneer of safety in Parkland, an upper-middle-class community outside Fort Lauderdale with little crime. \u2014 Terry Spencer, USA TODAY , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Cruz\u2019s rampage crushed the veneer of safety in Parkland, an upper-middle-class community outside Fort Lauderdale with little crime. \u2014 Terry Spencer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Cruz\u2019s rampage crushed the veneer of safety in Parkland, an upper-middle-class community outside Fort Lauderdale with little crime. \u2014 Terry Spencer, chicagotribune.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The veneer of western paradise, no matter the impact on the ethos or environment or those who came first, is rebranded as a wholesome quest for purity. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite the total corporatization of the studios, there\u2019s still some veneer of glamour to them. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"This month\u2019s activity includes placing base asphalt for library parking, completion of south addition brick veneer , completion of south addition metal roofing, and the start of interior finishes at the south addition. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Arnn has expanded Hillsdale\u2019s role as a platform for the CNP\u2019s network of megadonors, fundamentalist activists, and media outlets, providing their policy prescriptions with a thin veneer of academic respectability. \u2014 Anne Nelson, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Think natural oak veneer with rose quartz and brass accents. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Kurz\u2019s fall is seen as a major blow to Europe\u2019s conservatives, many of whom saw him as a charismatic role model, packaging hard-line conservative values under a slick, media savvy veneer . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"These are just some of the microaggressions, quiet bigotries and structural hurdles that diplomats say ripple under the State Department's cosmopolitan veneer . \u2014 Nicole Gaouette, CNN , 6 May 2021",
|
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"The organic lines of the desk and table, for instance, were achieved by meticulously hand-matching strips of solid wood veneer to express the timber\u2019s grain. \u2014 Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor , 5 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The photo below shows a common deviation, where the masonry veneer actually touches the shingles. \u2014 Reuben Saltzman, Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
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"And if Psyche does have a rocky mantle, ferrovolcanic seeps could have veneered it with metal from the asteroid\u2019s core. \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 18 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Some sported muscle sheaths that swell when exposed to ethanol vapor; others were veneered with a material that shrinks when soaked in a glucose solution. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Scientific American , 11 July 2019",
|
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"Some sported muscle sheaths that swell when exposed to ethanol vapor; others were veneered with a material that shrinks when soaked in a glucose solution. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Scientific American , 11 July 2019"
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"1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"back-formation from veneering":"Verb",
|
|
"noun derivative of veneer entry 2 , or borrowed directly from German (17th-century) furner, fornier (modern Furnier ), noun derivative of fourniren, furniren \"to apply thin strips of wood or other material (to cabinetwork, etc.)\" \u2014 more at veneering":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u0259-\u02c8nir",
|
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"v\u0259-\u02c8ni(\u0259)r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"facade",
|
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"fa\u00e7ade",
|
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"gloss",
|
|
"window dressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101821",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venerable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deserving to be venerated":[
|
|
"\u2014 used as a title for an Anglican archdeacon or for a Roman Catholic who has been accorded the lowest of three degrees of recognition for sanctity"
|
|
],
|
|
": impressive by reason of age":[
|
|
"under venerable pines"
|
|
],
|
|
": made sacred especially by religious or historical association":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"[Julie] Powell never met Julia Child (who died last year), but the venerable chef's spirit is present throughout, and Powell imaginatively reconstructs episodes from Child's life in the 1940s. Her writing is feisty and unrestrained, especially as she details killing lobsters, tackling marrowbones and cooking late into the night. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 13 June 2005",
|
|
"Under her stewardship, the onetime boardinghouse came to be heralded as the South's most venerable family restaurant, a reliquary of old-fashioned cooking\u2014collard greens enriched with fatback, creamed corn straight from the cob, fried chicken with a pepper-flecked crust\u2014where the tables groaned beneath the weight of a quintessential midday repast, and history stood still on the plate for all to admire. \u2014 John T. Edge , Gourmet , January 2003",
|
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"The lower the P/E, as a rough rule of thumb, the cheaper the stock. Though this guide to value has lots of exceptions, it remains a venerable market benchmark. \u2014 Jonathan Weil , Wall Street Journal , 21 Aug. 2001",
|
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"I then descended to the Courts of justice, over which the judges, those venerable sages and interpreters of the law, presided, for determining the disputed rights and properties of men, as well as for the punishment of vice, and protection of innocence. \u2014 Jonathan Swift , Gulliver's Travels , 1726",
|
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"the venerable old man was a cherished source of advice and wisdom for the villagers",
|
|
"a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Cowboy still roam the west at this venerable Oklahoma City institution, dating back to 1955. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The venerable home-improvement show joins Sesame Street and 60 Minutes as the only programs, as opposed to individuals, to receive lifetime achievement awards from NATAS. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ratings have been in decline leading to doubts about the relevancy of the venerable awards show. \u2014 Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The venerable club in Bloomfield Township was among five future sites announced for the women\u2019s national championship, including Inverness Club in Toledo. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 8 Jan. 2022",
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"Facing competitive pressure from professional services firms and from clients that want to solve more business problems in one stop, law firms\u2014among the most venerable American business institutions\u2014have begun to branch out. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 28 May 2022",
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"One of the 21st century\u2019s most venerable franchises is back. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"For tonight, at least, the venerable show is generating headlines of its own. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 12 May 2022",
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"Electronic Arts, the venerable video game company, is facing a turning point in its critical sports division. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin vener\u0101bilis \"entitled to respect,\" from vener\u0101r\u012b \"to solicit the good will of (a deity), hold in awe, venerate \" + -bilis \"capable of (acting or being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at -able":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ve-n\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8ve-n\u0259r(-\u0259)-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8ven-r\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for venerable old , ancient , venerable , antique , antiquated , archaic , obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence. old houses an old sweater of mine ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past. ancient accounts of dragons venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age. the family's venerable patriarch antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time. collected antique Chippendale furniture antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time. antiquated teaching methods archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time. the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence. a computer that makes earlier models obsolete",
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"synonyms":[
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"hallowed",
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"revered",
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"reverend",
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"sacred",
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"venerated"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070019",
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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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"venerate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to honor (an icon, a relic, etc.) with a ritual act of devotion":[],
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": to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a writer venerated by generations of admirers",
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"She is venerated as a saint.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Zakrajsek\u2019s patriotic stance is commonplace in nations that venerate the military. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"The easiest way to venerate ancestors is simple: put a photo of the deceased beside a glass of water and a white candle, and talk to them or recite their favourite prayers. \u2014 Yvette Montoya, refinery29.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Smith also proved to be deeply controversial among conservative legal scholars who typically venerate Scalia. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 17 June 2021",
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"Holding the remains violates the constitutional right to freedom of religion, because the Okinawans don\u2019t have the opportunity to venerate their ancestors, says Yasukatsu Matsushima, an economist at Ryukoku University who is one of the plaintiffs. \u2014 Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS , 14 June 2021",
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"That\u2019s because Europeans venerate the freedom to risk one\u2019s own life but not the freedom to endanger others. \u2014 Daniel Duane, Outside Online , 18 May 2021",
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"If the mob\u2019s bewilderment over the great building before them is one dominant feature of the day \u2014 whether to trash it or venerate it \u2014 its bewilderment over the police is even greater. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 17 Jan. 2021",
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"Like any good advertisement, the most sizzling sequences venerate his latest products. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2020",
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"Thatcher and Obama are symbols for causes bigger than themselves, icons to venerate , characters to mourn\u2014ambassadors from a lost age. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Latin vener\u0101tus , past participle of Latin vener\u0101r\u012b \"to solicit the good will of (a deity), worship, pay homage to, hold in awe,\" verbal derivative of vener-, venus \"sexual desire, qualities exciting desire, charm, (as proper noun) goddess personifying sexual attractiveness\" (probably originally in cognate accusative phrase Venerem vener\u0101r\u012b \"to propitiate Venus,\" extended to other deities) \u2014 more at venus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ve-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for venerate revere , reverence , venerate , worship , adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling. a professor revered by her students reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring. reverenced the academy's code of honor venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age. heroes still venerated worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony. worships their memory adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment. we adored our doctor",
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"synonyms":[
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"adore",
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"deify",
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"glorify",
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"revere",
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"reverence",
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"worship"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165409",
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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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"venerated":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to honor (an icon, a relic, etc.) with a ritual act of devotion":[],
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": to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a writer venerated by generations of admirers",
|
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"She is venerated as a saint.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Zakrajsek\u2019s patriotic stance is commonplace in nations that venerate the military. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"The easiest way to venerate ancestors is simple: put a photo of the deceased beside a glass of water and a white candle, and talk to them or recite their favourite prayers. \u2014 Yvette Montoya, refinery29.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Smith also proved to be deeply controversial among conservative legal scholars who typically venerate Scalia. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Holding the remains violates the constitutional right to freedom of religion, because the Okinawans don\u2019t have the opportunity to venerate their ancestors, says Yasukatsu Matsushima, an economist at Ryukoku University who is one of the plaintiffs. \u2014 Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS , 14 June 2021",
|
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"That\u2019s because Europeans venerate the freedom to risk one\u2019s own life but not the freedom to endanger others. \u2014 Daniel Duane, Outside Online , 18 May 2021",
|
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"If the mob\u2019s bewilderment over the great building before them is one dominant feature of the day \u2014 whether to trash it or venerate it \u2014 its bewilderment over the police is even greater. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 17 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Like any good advertisement, the most sizzling sequences venerate his latest products. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Thatcher and Obama are symbols for causes bigger than themselves, icons to venerate , characters to mourn\u2014ambassadors from a lost age. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Latin vener\u0101tus , past participle of Latin vener\u0101r\u012b \"to solicit the good will of (a deity), worship, pay homage to, hold in awe,\" verbal derivative of vener-, venus \"sexual desire, qualities exciting desire, charm, (as proper noun) goddess personifying sexual attractiveness\" (probably originally in cognate accusative phrase Venerem vener\u0101r\u012b \"to propitiate Venus,\" extended to other deities) \u2014 more at venus":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ve-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for venerate revere , reverence , venerate , worship , adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling. a professor revered by her students reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring. reverenced the academy's code of honor venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age. heroes still venerated worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony. worships their memory adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment. we adored our doctor",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adore",
|
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"deify",
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"glorify",
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"revere",
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"reverence",
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"worship"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073626",
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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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"veneration":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person":[],
|
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": the act of venerating":[],
|
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": the condition of one that is venerated":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the move away from veneration may bring collateral benefits. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
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"The monolithic perception of death and who is worthy of care and veneration plays a key role in reinforcing queerphobia and transphobia, which renders these identities silent and invisible both in life and death. \u2014 Cheyenne M. Davis, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
|
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"What to expect Under Putin, Victory Day has become Russia's central national holiday and veneration of the Soviet victory a cornerstone of his regime. \u2014 Byguy Davies, ABC News , 7 May 2022",
|
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"Providing an immersive, soulful and above all tranquil tropical oasis, the resort honors the legacy of the Huichol people, while also underscoring their veneration of the natural world. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Everything about his persona is carefully engineered to inspire veneration but not too much. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Most traditions of ancestor veneration regard only some of the dead as having power over the living, and commemorate just those figures accordingly. \u2014 Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
|
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"The federal commission charged with removing Confederate names from nine Army posts issued its final recommendations Tuesday, moving the Pentagon a step closer to ending its veneration of the rebel army. \u2014 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
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"For them, these female goddesses were still awesome, in the Biblical sense of that term, worthy of fear and veneration alike. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English veneracioun , borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French veneratiun , borrowed from Latin vener\u0101ti\u014dn-, vener\u0101ti\u014d \"act of soliciting the good will (of a deity), demonstration of respect or awe,\" from vener\u0101r\u012b \"to solicit the good will of (a deity), hold in awe, venerate \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccve-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162915",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"venereal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": involving the genital organs":[
|
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"venereal sarcoma"
|
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],
|
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": of or relating to sexual pleasure or indulgence":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or affected with venereal disease":[
|
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"a high venereal rate"
|
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],
|
|
": resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse":[
|
|
"venereal infections"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mining camps and boomtowns were cesspools rife with cholera, meningitis, typhoid fever, venereal diseases and scurvy, among many other maladies. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
|
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"By the end of their stay, however, Cook and his men had worn out their divine welcome, spreading venereal diseases among the Indigenous population, quarrelling about ships and supplies, and destroying part of a burial ground. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
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"In 1971, Corky Lee drew inspiration from the Black Panthers' social service programs to help organize a health fair in Manhattan's Chinatown, providing free testing for tuberculosis, lead poisoning, venereal diseases and other conditions. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
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"And, as a hold-over from classical traditions, leprosy in particular was linked to Venus and thus to venereal sins. \u2014 Lily Rothman, Time , 31 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English venerealle , from Latin Venerius, Venereus \"of Venus, of or relating to sexual desire or sexual activity, erotic,\" adjective derivative of vener-, venus \"sexual desire, sexual intercourse, (as proper noun) goddess personifying sexual attractiveness\" + -alle -al entry 1 \u2014 more at venus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259-\u02c8nir-\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213513",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"venereal disease":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a contagious disease (such as gonorrhea or syphilis) that is typically acquired in sexual intercourse \u2014 compare std":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In circulars distributed to school boards, public health crusaders like Charles V. Chapin implored teachers to instruct children on the dangers of venereal disease and the virtues of toothbrushing. \u2014 John Last, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"At the time, the public was anxious about the spread of venereal disease in public facilities. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The bulls tested positive for trichomoniasis, or Trich, a venereal disease caused by a protozoa and spread between cattle during breeding, the veterinarian\u2019s office reported Thursday. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Late in life, Arbuckle\u2019s first wife, Minta Durfee, repeated the preposterous tale that Rappe had spread so much venereal disease at Keystone that Mack Sennett had to fumigate the studio. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Prosecutors in Brooklyn allege that Kelly knowingly infected women with herpes, in violation of public health laws that require people who have an infectious venereal disease to notify their partners about their diagnosis. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 22 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The pills were supposed to protect her from venereal disease . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"And also efforts to control the spread of venereal disease , both in the First World War and especially in the Second World War. \u2014 The Atlantic , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"The study recruited hundreds of Black men with syphilis who were told they\u2019d be treated for the venereal disease ; instead, researchers gave them placebos and monitored the disease\u2019s deadly progression. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1658, 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":"20220706-175223",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"venerean":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the ancient goddess Venus or to the planet Venus : venusian":[
|
|
"the strange venerean landscape"
|
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],
|
|
": venereal":[]
|
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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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"Latin venere us venerean (from Vener-, Venus , Roman goddess of love, 2d planet from the sun\u2014from vener-, venus love, sexual desire\u2014+ -eus -eous) + English -an":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-r\u0113\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223346",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"venereous":{
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin venereus":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259\u0307\u02c8nir\u0113\u0259s"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060848",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"venerer":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": hunter sense 1":[]
|
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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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"venery entry 1 + -er":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ven\u0259r\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212421",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"venge":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": avenge":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English vengen , borrowed from Anglo-French venger \u2014 more at vengeance":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8venj"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"avenge",
|
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"redress",
|
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"requite",
|
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"retaliate",
|
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"revenge"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053037",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"vengeable":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": able, apt, or of a kind to take vengeance":[],
|
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": mischievous , destructive":[],
|
|
": very great : tremendous , extraordinary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"vengeable from Middle English, from vengen to avenge + -able; vengible from venge + -ible":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052307",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vengeance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense : retribution":[],
|
|
": to an extreme or excessive degree":[
|
|
"the tourists are back\u2014 with a vengeance"
|
|
],
|
|
": with great force or vehemence":[
|
|
"undertook reform with a vengeance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He thought briefly of the long-dead woman bound to this stone in 1654 and burnt alive as a witch. And for what? An over-sharp tongue, delusions, mental eccentricity, to satisfy a private vengeance , the need for a scapegoat in times of sickness or the failure of a harvest, or perhaps as a sacrifice to propitiate a malignant unnamed god? \u2014 P. D. James , The Private Patient , 2008",
|
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"Unlike the type of cannibalism much of the world had come to know\u2014among desperate explorers, marooned sailors, and victims of famine\u2014the Cinta Larga's consumption of human flesh was born not out of necessity but out of vengeance and an adherence to tribal traditions and ceremony. \u2014 Candice Millard , The River of Doubt , 2005",
|
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"As it turns out, police crackdowns in the 1990's did not so much destroy Los Angeles street gangs as temporarily displace them to Central America. Soon they returned with a vengeance ; gang-related homicide rose 50 percent between 1999 and 2002. \u2014 Richard Brookhiser , New York Times Book Review , 9 Jan. 2005",
|
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"He is trying to do in his corner of Texas what death-penalty opponents say is impossible: enforce capital punishment flawlessly, ensuring that the innocent never spend a day on death row and the guilty are sent there only after trials free of bias and vengeance . \u2014 John Cloud , Time , 14 July 2003",
|
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"A holy war may be launched to root out terrorism, but its form must be a punitive crusade, an angry god's vengeance exacted upon sinners, since no proper war can exist when there is no recognition of the other's list of grievances, no awareness of the relentless dynamic binding the powerful and powerless. \u2014 John Edgar Wideman , Harper's , March 2002",
|
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"The fire was set as an act of vengeance .",
|
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"Angry protesters wanted to inflict vengeance on the killer.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Trump, of course, launched a campaign of vengeance that helped lose two winnable Senate races in the January 2021 runoffs. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 May 2022",
|
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"As wounds and humiliations from her past resurface, the smooth atmosphere of the cruise will be disturbed by Verna\u2019s quiet, yet shocking act of vengeance . \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
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"Since weddings are back with a vengeance after the coronavirus crisis forced the cancellation of indoor events, brides are making their own rules. \u2014 Susan Shapiro, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
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"Once a dated peer of matching furniture sets, the trend of swathing a room's walls, upholstery, and window treatments in the exact same pattern has returned with a vengeance . \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
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"Although having a dog was my son\u2019s desire Rocco latched onto his new mama with a vengeance . \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
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"Racist ideas that seemed to be relegated to history's dustbin after watershed civil rights, legal and legislative victories have returned with a vengeance . \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 16 May 2022",
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"The weather was balmy, even cool at times until Sunday evening, then the temperature rose, and the humidity hit with a vengeance . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 9 May 2022",
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"To be sure, leisure travel by pandemic-weary vacationers has returned with a vengeance , but that hasn\u2019t necessarily been the case for business travelers and conventioneers. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English vengeaunce , borrowed from Anglo-French, from venger \"to exact satisfaction for\" (going back to Latin vindic\u0101re \"to lay claim to, exact retribution for\") + -aunce -ance \u2014 more at vindicate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ven-j\u0259ns",
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"\u02c8ven-j\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"payback",
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"reprisal",
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"requital",
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"retaliation",
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"retribution",
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"revenge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183548",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"vengeant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": avenging":[]
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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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"Middle English vengaunt , from Middle French vengant , present participle of venger to avenge":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8venj\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010548",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"vengeful":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": revengeful : such as":[],
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": seeking to avenge":[],
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": serving to gain vengeance":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The robbery was committed by a vengeful former employee.",
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"The fire was a vengeful act of destruction.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And more than any single moment, McCarty\u2019s vengeful beating of Lemieux on March 26 convinced this team that no opponent could contain its spirit. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
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"By the end of episode 3, Tala\u2019s saved old Ben Kenobi\u2019s life not once but twice\u2014first from Stormtroopers and second from a vengeful Vader himself. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
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"So far Marvel has billed Moon Knight as a one-season miniseries, but Jake's appearance is a major cliffhanger, raising questions about how Marc and Steven might cope with this vengeful new alter. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
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"Suppose an employee leaves on bad terms and resigns without returning company equipment or even with a vengeful attitude. \u2014 Stephen Cavey, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Prince Amleth is the hunky, heroically vengeful killing machine with a heart that Skarsg\u00e5rd was born to play. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"That failure culminated in vengeful rioters storming the United States Capitol. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Sevigny is excellent, worn in different ways before and after her son\u2019s death, handling him with care but not kid gloves in life, more sorrowful than vengeful afterward. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Victorious, gloating, vengeful Taliban fighters were riding around in Ford Rangers. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"venge + -ful entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8venj-f\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"revengeful",
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"vindictive"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231258",
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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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"venger":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": avenger":[]
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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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"Middle English, modification (influenced by -er ) of Middle French vengeor, vengeur , from venger to avenge + -eor, -eur -or":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8venj\u0259(r)"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100855",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"venia aetatis":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the privilege of age sometimes granted a minor under Roman or civil law, entitling the minor to the rights and liabilities of a person of full age, and resembling emancipation in modern law":[]
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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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"Latin, literally, privilege of age":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0113n\u0113\u0259\u0113\u02c8t\u0101t\u0259\u0307s"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131008",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"venial":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"indefensible",
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"inexcusable",
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"mortal",
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"unforgivable",
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"unjustifiable",
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"unpardonable"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
|
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"taking the restaurant's menu as a souvenir seems like a venial offense",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But logging off\u2014and returning to the sphere in which people are apt to forgive one another for venial affronts\u2014is no longer an option. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"And that loyalty has been reciprocated with job security and forgiveness of venial sins. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"The list is long of international companies, and even celebrities, who\u2019ve groveled in apology for sins as venial as recognizing Taiwan. \u2014 Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"This is, of course, the day-to-day venial reality for attorneys who don\u2019t prosecute serial killers, and Saul can always extrapolate small crimes into tall tales. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 18 June 2020",
|
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"Taibbi favors a cynical style evenly applied across the universe of real and perceived journalistic trespasses, challenging a reader to sort mortal from venial . \u2014 Ann Marie Lipinski, Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2019",
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"His presence was more difficult to justify than the venial offenses of Spygate or Deflategate. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
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"How much damage must populism do before conservatives treat the worst excesses of its flagship as warranting as much attention as the most venial mainstream media sins? \u2014 Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic , 19 Sep. 2017",
|
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"That said, your sin was venial at best, whereas your aunt\u2019s behavior is churlish and wildly out of proportion. \u2014 Mallory Ortberg, Slate Magazine , 16 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin veni\u0101lis , from Latin venia \"favor, kindness, indulgence, pardon\" (derivative of a verbal base *wen- \"desire,\" whence also vener-, venus \"sexual desire\") + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at venus":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-ny\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"condonable",
|
|
"excusable",
|
|
"forgivable",
|
|
"pardonable",
|
|
"remissible",
|
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"remittable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212618",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"venom":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a spiteful malicious feeling or state of mind : extreme ill will : malevolence":[],
|
|
": envenom":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She spoke of him with venom in her voice.",
|
|
"He spewed venom against his rival.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"When a young child, older adult, or person with heart or breathing problems is stung more than a dozen times, the venom can become toxic, according to the Mayo Clinic, which can also cause a medical emergency. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Different cone snail species have distinct venom cocktails, likely including unique insulin types and other valuable molecules. \u2014 Anna Rogers, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Snake venom , used in the manufacture of drugs and to treat snake bites, can earn as much as $120 per gram. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"While dino alums Tyrannosaurus Rex and the venom -spitting Dilophosaurus make their mark, director Colin Trevorrow also brought in bigger, badder and even feathered dinosaurs. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s one of 10 dinosaur species making their franchise debut alongside returning beasts like the venom -spitting Dilophosaurus. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Snake venom contains blood thinners than can prevent clotting and cause damage to limbs and organs. \u2014 al , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The motives in each case varied \u2014 racist venom , in some \u2014 but the end result was the same: shock, heartbreak and bottomless grief, families and friends scrambling to make sense of the senseless. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Stingrays have venom in their tails that can be deadly, according to the online medical journal Merck Manual. \u2014 al , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"References to venom as medical treatments also go back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. \u2014 Samantha Bresnahan, CNN , 9 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English venim , borrowed from Anglo-French venim, venyn , going back to Vulgar Latin *ven\u012bmen , re-formation of Latin ven\u0113mum \"magical herb, poison,\" going back to *wenes-no-m , from *wenes- (whence vener-, venus \"sexual desire, qualities exciting desire, charm\") + *-no- , instrumental suffix \u2014 more at venus":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English venimen , borrowed from Anglo-French venimer , verbal derivative of venim venom entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ve-n\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8ven-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bane",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"toxic",
|
|
"toxin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venomness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being venomous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181318",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venomosalivary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": modified to secrete venom instead of saliva":[],
|
|
": of or relating to venom and saliva":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"venom entry 1 + -o- + salivary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ven\u0259m\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venomous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpoisonous",
|
|
"nontoxic",
|
|
"nonvenomous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": full of venom: such as":[],
|
|
": noxious , pernicious":[
|
|
"expose a venomous dope ring",
|
|
"\u2014 Don Porter"
|
|
],
|
|
": poisonous , envenomed":[],
|
|
": producing venom in a specialized gland and capable of inflicting injury or death":[
|
|
"venomous snakes"
|
|
],
|
|
": spiteful , malevolent":[
|
|
"venomous criticism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The cobra is a venomous snake.",
|
|
"a venomous attack on his character",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"David Lamfrom, vice president of regional programs at NPCA, recommends a 50-foot buffer around elephant seals and sea lions, whose males are territorial, and at least six feet between you and a venomous snake. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"At Trump rallies, his base (often urged on by the man himself) demonstrate the venomous flipside of their adulation by spewing insults at the journos in the rear. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The Eastern Indigo is non- venomous , but still considered an apex predator that can grow more than 8 feet long. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Giant venomous spiders infiltrated the southeastern US and are expected to spread rapidly, but experts say not to worry Please do not kill the beautiful, hand-sized nightmares. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"All spiders are venomous , but not all are harmful to humans. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"South Florida is home to 47 species of snakes, but only four of those are venomous . \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The venomous , very public spat between two heavyweights would be shocking under any circumstance. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Gila monsters are one of two venomous lizards in North America, the other being the Mexican beaded lizard in Mexico. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English venimous , borrowed from Anglo-French venimus, venimous , from venim venom entry 1 + -us, -ous -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ve-n\u0259-m\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8ven-\u0259-m\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"envenomed",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"poisoned",
|
|
"poisonous",
|
|
"toxic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195356",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venomsome":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": venomous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"venom entry 1 + -some":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054810",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin venosus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ve\u02ccn\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210835",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or full of veins":[
|
|
"a venous thrombosis",
|
|
"a venous rock"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The effect is to put people with this mutation at higher risk for abnormal blood clotting, such as a deep venous thrombosis or blood clots in the lung (pulmonary embolism). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The condition can be particularly dangerous if the blood clot affects the brain, such as in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), which is a rare but life-threatening type of stroke that prevents blood from draining out of the brain. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Compression therapy is used in some medical settings to reduce the risk of blood clots and venous pooling in long-term hospital patients. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This was considered to be a cement embolism, because the piece had broken its origin in the man\u2019s spine, entered his blood circulation through a vein and traveled through the venous system to his heart. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Originally patented in 1967, hydrocolloids have been widely used since the 1970s to dress wounds, especially venous leg ulcers. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"People who have been hospitalized a long time or who have breathing tubes, feeding tubes or central venous catheters appear to be at highest risk. \u2014 Alexandra Larkin, CBS News , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"This is supposed to safely restrict venous blood flow back to the heart from working muscles while still allowing arterial blood flow from heart to the muscles. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 May 2021",
|
|
"These blood clots in the brain -- called cerebral venous sinus thromboses or CVST -- are dramatic on their own, but the clots may be forming elsewhere, also. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 16 Apr. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Latin v\u0113n\u014dsus , from v\u0113na vein entry 1 + -\u014dsus -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u0113-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074215",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bottle (up)",
|
|
"repress",
|
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"suppress"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an opening at the breech of a muzzle-loading gun through which fire is touched to the powder":[],
|
|
": an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure: such as":[],
|
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": an opportunity or means of escape, passage, or release : outlet":[
|
|
"finally gave vent to his pent-up hostility"
|
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],
|
|
": chimney , flue":[],
|
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": discharge , expel":[],
|
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": hydrothermal vent":[],
|
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": pipe sense 3c , fumarole":[],
|
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": the external opening of the rectum or cloaca : anus":[],
|
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": to give often vigorous or emotional expression to":[
|
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"vented her frustration on her coworkers"
|
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],
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": to provide with a vent":[],
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": to relieve by means of a vent":[
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"vented himself in a fiery letter to the editor"
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],
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": to relieve oneself by venting something (such as anger)":[
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"comes home from work and vents to the kids"
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],
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": to serve as a vent for":[
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"chimneys vent smoke"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Windows should be opened to vent the fumes.",
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"She vented her frustrations by kicking the car.",
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"Don't vent your anger on me.",
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"I screamed because I needed to vent ."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, 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 vent, fente , borrowed from Anglo-French fente \"split, crack, opening,\" derivative of fendre \"to split\" (going back to Latin findere ), probaby by analogy with pairs such as rendre \"to yield,\" rente \"income\" \u2014 more at bite entry 1 , render entry 1 , rent entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English venten \"to provide with an air hole,\" in part verbal derivative of vent \"anus, outlet, vent entry 2 ,\" in part short for aventen \"to cool (oneself, as by removing a helmet), release, let air out of,\" borrowed from Anglo-French aventer \"to allow to escape, release, fan,\" probably altered by vowel reduction from Old French esventer \"to fan, cool by stirring the air,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *exvent\u0101re , from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + -vent\u0101re , verbal derivative of ventus \"wind\" \u2014 more at wind entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, \"anus, outlet,\" probably borrowed from Anglo-French, \"wind, cold air, draft, outlet\" (continental Old French, \"wind\"), going back to Latin ventus \"wind\" \u2014 more at wind entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vent"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vent Verb express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences",
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"synonyms":[
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"loose",
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"release",
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"take out",
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"unleash"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052728",
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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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"vent stack":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a pipe placed vertically or nearly so and connected to the traps of plumbing fixtures in such a manner as to ventilate them and prevent the water seal from being siphoned out of them":[]
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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":"20220706-131759",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vent tank":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a primary still used in the manufacture of natural gasoline to remove absorbed gases that are too volatile for gasoline":[]
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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":"20220707-024836",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"ventail":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the lower movable front of a medieval helmet":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English ventaile , borrowed from Anglo-French ventaille , from venter \"to blow, fan\" (derivative of vent \"wind,\" going back to Latin ventus ) + -aille , deverbal and denominal suffix, originally collective (going back to Latin -\u0101lia -al entry 2 ) \u2014 more at wind entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ven-\u02cct\u0101l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192125",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"ventail?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=v&file=ventai01":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the lower movable front of a medieval helmet":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English ventaile , borrowed from Anglo-French ventaille , from venter \"to blow, fan\" (derivative of vent \"wind,\" going back to Latin ventus ) + -aille , deverbal and denominal suffix, originally collective (going back to Latin -\u0101lia -al entry 2 ) \u2014 more at wind entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ven-\u02cct\u0101l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200352",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"ventilate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"stifle",
|
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"suppress"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to cause fresh air to circulate through (a place, such as a room or a mine)":[],
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": to examine, discuss, or investigate freely and openly : expose":[
|
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"ventilating family quarrels in public"
|
|
],
|
|
": to free from chaff by winnowing":[],
|
|
": to make public : utter":[
|
|
"ventilated their objections at length"
|
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],
|
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": to pass or circulate through so as to freshen":[],
|
|
": to provide an opening in (a burning structure) to permit escape of smoke and heat":[],
|
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": to subject the lungs to ventilation":[
|
|
"artificially ventilate a patient in respiratory distress"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She opened the windows to ventilate the room.",
|
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"The room was adequately ventilated .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Make sure to properly ventilate spaces by opening windows if outdoor air quality and weather conditions allow. \u2014 Roei Friedberg, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Window units are placed within a window frame and help ventilate and cool your home. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Chandler fire crews on Thursday used a robot to open a door and ventilate a massive battery in Chandler that has been smoldering since Monday. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As the blaze in a multistory, Soviet-style apartment building grew, firefighters donned oxygen tanks on top of bulletproof vests before attempting to put out the flames from both sides of the building and ventilate the roof. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The $2 million project also adds a 5,000-gallon water tank with pump to fill trucks, and a new exhaust system to ventilate the vehicle bay. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Observers have pointed out a high-voltage line linked to a 110-kilovolt, and ventilation points near the mountain hideout, enough to power and ventilate a small city. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Crews also cut holes in the roof of the garage to help ventilate the space, Scott said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Unlike great whites and tiger sharks, which must keep swimming to ventilate their gills, draughtsboard sharks are a species of buccal pumping sharks, which manually push water over their gills to take in oxygen while stationary. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, \"discussed, aired,\" borrowed from Latin ventil\u0101tus , past participle of ventil\u0101re \"to expose to the air, fan, expose to consideration,\" from ventus \"wind\" + -il\u0101re , verbal suffix, variant of -ul\u0101re originally in derivatives of nouns ending in -ulus, -ula, -ulum -ule \u2014 more at wind entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vent-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8ven-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"air",
|
|
"expound",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"state",
|
|
"vent",
|
|
"voice"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100544",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ventral":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a ventral part (such as a scale or fin)":[],
|
|
": being or located near or on the anterior or lower surface of an animal opposite the back":[],
|
|
": being or located on the lower surface of a dorsiventral plant structure":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the belly : abdominal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The researchers found that, when presented with photos of their exes, participants had increased activity in the ventral tegmental area of the brain, which plays a significant role in pleasure and joy. \u2014 Suzy Katz, SELF , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The region\u2014called the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)\u2014may produce a fundamental model of our self and place it in mental time. \u2014 Robert Martone, Scientific American , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The dorsal section plays a role in distinguishing self from other and appears to be task related, whereas the ventral section, the vmPFC, contributes more to emotional processing. \u2014 Robert Martone, Scientific American , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"By 2012, neuroscientists were using deep neural networks to model the primate ventral visual stream. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In one study, for instance, MRIs show an area of the brain ( ventral striatum), that tracks reward satisfaction, is significantly more activated in adolescents than either in children or adults. \u2014 Gerald Posner, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And in 2015, the singer underwent surgery for a ventral hernia. \u2014 Diana Garc\u00eda, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In Sarah's case, the circuit ran from her amygdala, an area known to control fear and other strong emotions, to her ventral striatum, which is involved in decision-making. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And in 2015, the singer underwent surgery for a ventral hernia. \u2014 Diana Garc\u00eda, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The dorsal is the back and the ventral is in the front. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"This mental effort pays off: As the hippocampus activates, so too does the ventral striatum, another of the brain\u2019s dopaminergic reward centers. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Earlier studies had shown that specific nerve pathways leading to a structure known as the ventral tegmental area (VTA) were important for the aversive nature of the foot shock. \u2014 Robert Martone, Scientific American , 27 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Return as of 5/13/17 is 68 hatchery adult, 2 natural origin, 12 Cowlitz origin ( ventral clipped), and 0 Lewis origin. \u2014 Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times , 17 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1834, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Late Latin ventr\u0101lis , from Latin ventr-, venter \"belly, abdomen\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at venter":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ven-tr\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204034",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adventure",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"crapshoot",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"flier",
|
|
"flyer",
|
|
"flutter",
|
|
"gamble",
|
|
"speculation",
|
|
"throw"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a venturesome act":[],
|
|
": at random":[
|
|
"a certain man drew a bow at a venture , and smote the king",
|
|
"\u2014 1 Kings 22:34 (King James Version)"
|
|
],
|
|
": destiny , fortune , chance":[],
|
|
": something (such as money or property) at stake in a speculative venture":[],
|
|
": to expose to hazard : risk , gamble":[
|
|
"ventured a buck or two on the race"
|
|
],
|
|
": to offer at the risk of rebuff, rejection, or censure":[
|
|
"venture an opinion"
|
|
],
|
|
": to proceed especially in the face of danger":[],
|
|
": to undertake the risks and dangers of : brave":[
|
|
"ventured the stormy sea"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We ventured out into the woods.",
|
|
"He nervously ventured out onto the ice.",
|
|
"The pups never ventured far from home.",
|
|
"The company is venturing into the computer software industry.",
|
|
"a writer venturing on a new project",
|
|
"The group's lead singer is now venturing on a solo career.",
|
|
"It's important to plan carefully before venturing on a long journey.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a venture into the unknown",
|
|
"their latest business venture failed big-time",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"More celebrities and public figures will venture into the industry. \u2014 Igor Dunaevsky, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Many would-be travelers willing to venture out of their COVID caves feel much more comfortable in their cars than on mass transit. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, the winner here will venture to Bowling Green and face the Fremont district champion. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Amelia's Bread, which also has locations in Fletcher's Place and Windsor Park, will venture downtown with the opening of a new location. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Voyages will venture to the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, and most journeys will be sail for seven to 10 days. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t venture on without at least trying to find the words from the clues. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Seals are even returning to the islands, and whales not infrequently venture into the deeper channels. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Auburn\u2019s basketball team will venture to Israel this summer as part of an 11-day foreign tour that will include three exhibition games, the program announced Monday afternoon. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The documentary starts with clips of various media outlets hailing the singer\u2019s latest album, but quickly shifts to clips of hatred from the rock community and social media outrage over Kelly\u2019s new musical venture . \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Brothers Jon and Lee are on the hunt for a herd of muskox; Kim and Pierre venture deep into the bush to expand their Yukon trapline; Becky travels into the wilderness. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Out of that movement, numerous incubators, accelerators, and venture funds dedicated to addressing racial and social inequalities were started. \u2014 Legal Equalizer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Last week, Sheen's father -- Richards' ex-husband -- Charlie Sheen publicly expressed his disapproval of his daughter's business venture . \u2014 Toyin Owoseje, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"And instead of today's robust private-financing market with networks of venture and private equity firms, most small companies relied on debt financing from commercial banks. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Brookfield shop is Scratch\u2019s first solo venture . \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"If your Pride day partying leads you east towards Discovery Green, venture into the lobby bar at Hilton Americas for a whimsical cocktail. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s another venture , more on the creative side. Is there something specific in mind to direct? \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English venteren , aphetic form of aventuren, auntren \"to occur by chance, expose to risk, take a chance\" \u2014 more at adventure entry 2":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, aphetic form of aventure \u2014 more at adventure entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ven(t)-sh\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8ven-ch\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventure",
|
|
"compromise",
|
|
"endanger",
|
|
"gamble (with)",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"imperil",
|
|
"jeopard",
|
|
"jeopardize",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"peril",
|
|
"risk"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043248",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venture capital":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capital (such as retained corporate earnings or individual savings) invested or available for investment in the ownership element of new or fresh enterprise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But others say that the market downturn and the hardening of the late-stage venture capital environment have had a sobering effect on the economics of the cybersecurity industry. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"So, what steps should be taken to help the venture capital ecosystem finally catch up? \u2014 Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Just last month, Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz announced a $500 million venture fund in India. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Eavesdropping on the next table might mean listening to a venture capital deal go down or overhearing a tech team analyze an algorithm over a round of beers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Mark Two will provide venture capital for new tech companies to aid in product development, software engineering and design. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Amid talk of a global slowdown in venture capital activity, African startups have raised more in each of the first five months this year than in the same months in the past four years (thanks to mega rounds by Wasoko and others). \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The difficulties that women faced in tech were highlighted by Ellen Pao, a venture capital investor who sued her employer, Kleiner Perkins, for discrimination in 2012. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The advent of driverless cars has taken far longer than the industry was promising over the last decade, as startups hyped the future while raising venture capital financing and pushing for friendly regulations. \u2014 Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1943, 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":"20220707-004828",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"venturesome":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unadventurous",
|
|
"unenterprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring":[
|
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"a venturesome investor"
|
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],
|
|
": involving risk : hazardous":[
|
|
"a venturesome journey"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"a venturesome child tried to climb the huge tree",
|
|
"the first solo pilot to undertake the venturesome crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by air",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In addition to chronicling episodes from this brave, venturesome life, Drury depicts modern-day nurses, mothers and other caregivers, sometimes imagining them as time-traveling avatars of Seacole herself \u2014 hence the plural of the title. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Transitioning from live performances to virtual presentations neither intimidated nor inhibited the co-artistic directors of San Diego\u2019s venturesome Project [BLANK], Leslie Ann Leytham and Brendan Nguyen. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But now consumers are more venturesome and subscriptions are less necessary. \u2014 Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"There are good VCs being venturesome with their capital. \u2014 Paul Ford, Wired , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Befitting its location among a new wave of youthful, venturesome downtown dwellers, the shop will cater to a buzzy subculture of drinkers, specializing in natural wine. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"For Bitcoin believers, where the business world's top trendsetter goes, venturesome corporate captains will follow. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 3 May 2021",
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"But those venturesome pioneers crafted a system that unleashed human potential, and their successors built upon it. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Feb. 2017",
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"Marys Seacole\u2019 The venturesome 19th-century Jamaican nurse played so forbiddingly by the fearless Quincy Tyler Bernstine is but one of the health workers in this tornado-like play by Jackie Sibblies Drury. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"venture entry 1 + -some entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ven(t)-sh\u0259r-s\u0259m",
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"\u02c8ven-ch\u0259r-s\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for venturesome adventurous , venturesome , daring , daredevil , rash , reckless , foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence. adventurous pioneers venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings. venturesome stunt pilots daring implies fearlessness in courting danger. daring mountain climbers daredevil stresses ostentation in daring. daredevil motorcyclists rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought. a rash decision reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences. a reckless driver foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense. the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm",
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"synonyms":[
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"adventuresome",
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"adventurous",
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"audacious",
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"bold",
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"daring",
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"dashing",
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"emboldened",
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"enterprising",
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"free-swinging",
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"gutsy",
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"hardy",
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"nerved",
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"nervy",
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"venturous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214137",
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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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"venturous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unadventurous",
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"unenterprising"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": venturesome":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"at the time, any woman venturous enough to want to be an astronaut faced ridicule",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Whether it\u2019s jet-boating in Machu Picchu with Red Savannah, rock-climbing in Colorado River\u2019s write water rapids, or racing across Norway\u2019s glaciers on snowmobiles, these destinations are sure to fuel an Arian\u2019s venturous spirit. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 11 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"aphetic form of adventurous , after venture entry 1 , venture entry 2":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ven(t)-sh(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
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"\u02c8ven-ch\u0259-r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adventuresome",
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"adventurous",
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"audacious",
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"bold",
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"daring",
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"dashing",
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"emboldened",
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"enterprising",
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"free-swinging",
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"gutsy",
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"hardy",
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"nerved",
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"nervy",
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"venturesome"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220910",
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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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"venue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority":[],
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": outlet sense 1c":[],
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": the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held":[
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"requested a change of venue"
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],
|
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": the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arises":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"The venue of the trial has been changed.",
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"The nightclub provided an intimate venue for her performance.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The venue combines the atmosphere of a sanctuary with stunning British open air woodlands. \u2014 Lisa Kocay, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Lights from phones spread throughout the venue as Groban\u2019s velvety vocals soared through the summer sky, raising the mood, or at least the emotional level, of all in attendance. \u2014 Hayden Grove, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The venue could fit about 40 people comfortably, assuming at least half of them are seated at arcade games, and not occupying the single-file corridor that runs through its lobby. \u2014 Khari Nixon, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
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"Theatrical lighting and sound equipment would be needed to use the venue as a working theater, said Broffman, who declined to let the Orlando Sentinel into the space to take photographs of its condition. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The government will foot the bill for half of the venue \u2019s operating expenses; ticket sales will cover the rest. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Variety first reported Thursday that the owners of the beloved screening venue , Decurion Corp., obtained a liquor license for two bars and a restaurant. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Others are brand-new arrivals, like olula negre, a resident artist at the venue Elastic Arts who co-curates its AfriClassical Futures series. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Evacuees waiting for 45 minutes before they were allowed back into the venue . \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 28 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Anglo-French, probably alteration (by assimilation to venue \"arrival, attendance\") of vinn\u00e9, visn\u00e9 , literally, \"neighborhood, neighbors,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *v\u012bc\u012bn\u0101tus , re-formation of Latin v\u012bc\u012bnit\u0101s vicinity":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ven-\u02ccy\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"forum",
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"medium",
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"outlet",
|
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"platform",
|
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"soapbox"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101133",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veracious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"fibbing",
|
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"lying",
|
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"mendacious",
|
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"prevaricating",
|
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"untruthful"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": marked by truth : accurate":[],
|
|
": truthful , honest":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he has a reputation for being veracious , so people generally take his word for things",
|
|
"most readers have accepted the book as a veracious account of Samuel Johnson's table talk",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On the other hand, could NZBA recommend inviting climate scientists to their boards to understand better the veracious nature of the risks faced and the appropriate mitigation paths to be considered? \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"As for elephant riding, the ACEWG notes that while veracious studies have not been conducted on elephants specifically, it is known that horses, dogs, and donkeys have a weight-carrying capacity of about 20-to-25 percent of their body weight. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Oct. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin v\u0113r\u0101c-, v\u0113r\u0101x \"truthful\" + -ious \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"truthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031326",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veraciousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"fibbing",
|
|
"lying",
|
|
"mendacious",
|
|
"prevaricating",
|
|
"untruthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by truth : accurate":[],
|
|
": truthful , honest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he has a reputation for being veracious , so people generally take his word for things",
|
|
"most readers have accepted the book as a veracious account of Samuel Johnson's table talk",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On the other hand, could NZBA recommend inviting climate scientists to their boards to understand better the veracious nature of the risks faced and the appropriate mitigation paths to be considered? \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"As for elephant riding, the ACEWG notes that while veracious studies have not been conducted on elephants specifically, it is known that horses, dogs, and donkeys have a weight-carrying capacity of about 20-to-25 percent of their body weight. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Oct. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin v\u0113r\u0101c-, v\u0113r\u0101x \"truthful\" + -ious \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"truthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100630",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veracity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"deceitfulness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"lying",
|
|
"mendaciousness",
|
|
"mendacity",
|
|
"untruthfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conformity with truth or fact : accuracy":[],
|
|
": devotion to the truth : truthfulness":[],
|
|
": power of conveying or perceiving truth":[],
|
|
": something true":[
|
|
"makes lies sound like veracities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"What gives the book its integrity are the simplicity and veracity of these recipes and the small touches\u2014bits of history, discovery and personal reflection. \u2014 Harvey Steiman , Wine Spectator , 31 Mar. 1998",
|
|
"The trial began with a flurry of motions and questions challenging the judge's authority and veracity . The defendants earlier had called the judge's authority into question when jurors were selected two weeks ago. \u2014 Chris Bird , San Antonio Express-News , 23 Jan. 1996",
|
|
"\u2026 some documentary photographers supported the photographer's right to find essential rather than literal truths in any situation, while others \u2026 insisted on absolute veracity , maintaining that for images to be true to both medium and event, situations should be found, not reenacted. \u2014 Naomi Rosenblum , A World History of Photography , 1989",
|
|
"We questioned the veracity of his statements.",
|
|
"The jury did not doubt the veracity of the witness.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lesko has previously cast doubt on Hutchinson's veracity . \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The unique challenges resulting from the big data characteristics of volume, velocity and veracity require a new approach to data analysis. \u2014 Ken Knapton, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Once more, widescreen black-and-white lends the action welcome veracity (more in spirit than in fact), but the director\u2019s unending capacity to surprise will rivet viewers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Oz long faced criticism over the veracity of some medical claims on his show, which aired its last episode early this year. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"At press time, Billboard has not independently verified the veracity of the video footage. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ultimately, whether the Lions address the quarterback position this spring will depend both on the veracity of that belief and their evaluation of prospects like Willis, Desmond Ridder and Kenny Pickett. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Decades of research has shown inconsistencies could have explanations other than a person's veracity . \u2014 Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Much of this might have been formulaic in less artful hands, but Kore-eda has an unfaltering lightness of touch, a way of injecting emotional veracity and spontaneity into every moment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin v\u0113r\u0101cit\u0101t-, v\u0113r\u0101cit\u0101s , from Latin v\u0113r\u0101c-, v\u0113r\u0101x \"truthful\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259-\u02c8ra-s\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"integrity",
|
|
"probity",
|
|
"truthfulness",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170715",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veratr-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": veratrine : veratric acid":[
|
|
"veratr ize",
|
|
"veratro yl"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Veratrum":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115603",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veratraldehyde":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline compound (CH 3 O) 2 C 6 H 3 CHO made usually by methylating vanillin; 3,4-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde":[],
|
|
": a crystalline compound isomeric with veratraldehyde; 2,3-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"veratr- + aldehyde":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccver\u0259\u2027\u02c8trald\u0259\u02cch\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110955",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veratramine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline alkaloid C 27 H 39 NO 2 obtained from hellebore and especially American hellebore":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"veratr- + amine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8tra\u02ccm\u0113n",
|
|
"-m\u0259\u0307n",
|
|
"v\u0259\u0307\u02c8ra\u2027tr\u0259m\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120437",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veratrate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a salt or ester of veratric acid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary veratr- + -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ver\u0259\u2027\u02cctr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124138",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veratroyl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the univalent radical (CH 3 O) 2 C 6 H 3 CO\u2212 of veratric acid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary veratr- + -yl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259\u0307\u02c8ra\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccwil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114925",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veratrum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hellebore sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin, a plant genus, going back to Latin v\u0113r\u0101trum \"any of various poisonous or medicinal plants, probably of the genera Helleborus and Veratrum ,\" probably of pre-Latin origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-tr\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074158",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veratryl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the univalent radical (CH 3 O) 2 C 6 H 3 CH 2 \u2212 of the alcohol corresponding to veratraldehyde and veratric acid; 3,4-dimethoxy-benzyl":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"veratr- + -yl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0113l",
|
|
"\u02c8ver\u0259\u2027\u02cctril"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104914",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veratrylidene":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the bivalent radical (CH 3 O) 2 C 6 H 3 CH= derived from veratraldehyde by removal of the aldehydic oxygen":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"veratryl + -idene":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061113",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verb":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a word that characteristically is the grammatical center of a predicate and expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being, that in various languages is inflected for agreement with the subject, for tense, for voice, for mood, or for aspect, and that typically has rather full descriptive meaning and characterizing quality but is sometimes nearly devoid of these especially when used as an auxiliary or linking verb":[],
|
|
": to use (a word and especially a noun) as a verb : to make (a word) into a verb":[
|
|
"A television announcer in Vero Beach, Fla., spoke of a promise \"to upkeep the beach,\" thus verbing a word that had been in use as an honest noun since 1884.",
|
|
"\u2014 James Kilpatrick",
|
|
"But it is by no means unusual for a noun to be verbed .",
|
|
"\u2014 Theodore M. Bernstein"
|
|
]
|
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Drill, in the hip-hop sense, is not just a genre name but also a verb . \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"So remember to choose your words wisely and add a verb to every CTA. \u2014 Mike Kappel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"Lately, market leader Uber UBER 0.47% Technologies has moved beyond the service that made its name a verb . \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
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"While the Native American students profiled here and there seem to thrive, the programs Lowe facilitated, a squishy verb if ever there was one, seem to be symbolic rather than substantive. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"At Chinese universities, when a student reports a professor for political wrongdoing, the verb that\u2019s used to describe this action is jubao. \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"However, in certain clause types the verb actually comes first on the surface, as in Will the plan fail? \u2014 Geoffrey K. Pullum, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Like Google, Amazon, and other tech giants, Uber often seems less like a company and more like an institution, a fact of life \u2014 to the point that, also like Google, it's become a verb . \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"By 2012, when Oxford Dictionaries named GIF the U.S. word of the year, the term was being used as a verb , not just as a noun. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English verbe , borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin verbum \"word, verb\" \u2014 more at word entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8v\u0259rb"
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"\u02c8v\u0259rb-\u02c8sap"
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"nonlinguistic",
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],
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": a word that combines characteristics of a verb with those of a noun or adjective \u2014 compare gerund , infinitive , participle":[],
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": consisting of or using words only and not involving action":[
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"verbal abuse"
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],
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": of or relating to facility in the use and comprehension of words":[
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"verbal aptitude"
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],
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": of, relating to, or consisting of words":[
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"verbal instructions"
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],
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": of, relating to, or formed from a verb":[
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"a verbal adjective"
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],
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": of, relating to, or involving words rather than meaning or substance":[
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"a consistency that is merely verbal and scholastic",
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"\u2014 B. N. Cardozo"
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],
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": spoken rather than written":[
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"a verbal contract"
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],
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": verbatim , word-for-word":[
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"a verbal translation"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He scored well on the verbal section of the test.",
|
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"They had a verbal exchange.",
|
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"a verbal agreement to finish the work",
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"We gave only verbal instructions.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"RyQueze McElderry, a three-star interior offensive lineman from Anniston, announced his verbal pledge on Twitter. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 4 July 2022",
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"An already eventful fight week for Adesanya \u2013 filled with big talk, a wild verbal sparring match with Sean Strickland, and an intense faceoff with Cannonier \u2013 got even more interesting when Drake reached out to FaceTime with him Thursday. \u2014 Simon Samano, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
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"One recent study, which analyzed data from five Massachusetts hospitals over a four-year period, found that verbal consent was documented in less than a third of maternal toxicology tests. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
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"While Holloway and Volkanovski trade verbal jabs like any top contenders, there\u2019s a clear respect between the two best featherweights in UFC history not named Jose Aldo. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 1 July 2022",
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"By contrast, the Court rejected an effort to turn a verbal censure into a free-speech violation: Sometimes, speech can be met with more speech. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 1 July 2022",
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"Cannonier, the No. 1 contender, took some verbal jabs from Adesanya, who is a heavy favorite from oddsmakers to win and keep his unified title. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
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"Even with verbal deals permitted, signings can\u2019t become official until July 6. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
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"The sensory bags will include noise-canceling headphones, fidget tools, verbal cue cards and weighted lap pads. \u2014 Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022"
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],
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English verbale , borrowed from Late Latin verb\u0101lis , from Latin verbum \"word, verb entry 1 \" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1":"Adjective",
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"borrowed from New Latin verb\u0101lis , noun derivative of Late Latin verb\u0101lis verbal entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"lexical",
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"linguistic",
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"linguistical",
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"rhetorical",
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"rhetoric",
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"vocabular",
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"wordy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110049",
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]
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"verbal abuse":{
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": harsh and insulting language directed at a person":[
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"She was a victim of verbal abuse ."
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"noun"
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]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141112",
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|
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"noun"
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},
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194816",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
|
"verbal fallacy":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": unsound reasoning that uses words ambiguously or otherwise violates a condition for the proper use of language in argument \u2014 compare amphibology , fallacy of composition , fallacy of division , formal fallacy":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190933",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"verbal image":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a mental image representing a word as heard, as seen, or as felt when pronounced":[]
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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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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202301",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verbal inspiration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the theological doctrine that a divine inspiration extends to every word of a particular text":[
|
|
"those who defend the verbal inspiration of the Bible"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170541",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verbalism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a verbal expression : term":[],
|
|
": a wordy expression of little meaning":[],
|
|
": phrasing , wording":[],
|
|
": verbosity":[],
|
|
": words used as if they were more important than the realities they represent":[
|
|
"the emancipation of science from verbalism",
|
|
"\u2014 G. A. L. Sarton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the meticulous verbalism of the senator's prepared statement suggests that she knew that it would spark controversy",
|
|
"prose that is lean, uncluttered, and utterly devoid of any trace of verbalism",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Remaining on stage with gracious verbalism , Batiste first acknowledged the nominees. \u2014 Allison Hazel, Essence , 9 June 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"verbal entry 1 + -ism":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulation",
|
|
"expression",
|
|
"formulation",
|
|
"phrasing",
|
|
"statement",
|
|
"utterance",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"wording"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055929",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"verbalist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who uses words skillfully":[],
|
|
": one who stresses words above substance or reality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"verbal entry 1 + -ist entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259r-b\u0259-list"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060315",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verbality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a verbal statement or formulation":[
|
|
"if they agree with these verbalities and effects, we can know that our ideas of the past are true",
|
|
"\u2014 William James"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or nature of a verb":[],
|
|
": verbiage":[
|
|
"prolix, drawling stuff, full of stale, puling verbality",
|
|
"\u2014 G. T. Buckley"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u0259t\u0113",
|
|
"\u02ccv\u0259r\u02c8bal\u0259t\u0113",
|
|
"-i"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030909",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"verbalize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to convert into a verb":[],
|
|
": to express something in words":[],
|
|
": to name or express in words":[],
|
|
": to speak or write verbosely":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She didn't know how to verbalize her feelings.",
|
|
"couldn't quite verbalize the cause of his mental distress",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Take time every day to notice and verbalize appreciation for contributions both great and small. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"And it\u2019s not the kind of thing this group can verbalize . \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That includes conversations from an early age about how to identify and verbalize one\u2019s feelings, to skills and strategies that kids can use in a moment of crisis. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"One way to do that is to verbalize the item\u2019s location. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Although casually tossed around within running vernacular as a synonym for determination, sisu is a notoriously difficult concept to verbalize , and harder still to translate from Finnish into any other language. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Nate does verbalize those feelings of abandonment to Ted. \u2014 Danielle Turchiano, Variety , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Toddlers over 26 months, who could verbalize about the event at the time, recalled it up to five years later, whereas those under 26 months, who could not talk about it, recalled little or nothing. \u2014 Jeanne Shinskey, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Similarly, adults who cannot verbalize their feelings tend to express themselves with their actions, Smith said. \u2014 Jenna Eason, ajc , 18 July 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1609, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"verbal entry 1 + -ize , perhaps after French verbaliser":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"bring out",
|
|
"enunciate",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"speak",
|
|
"state",
|
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"talk",
|
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"tell",
|
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"utter",
|
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"vocalize"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110906",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"verbiage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content":[
|
|
"such a tangled maze of evasive verbiage as a typical party platform",
|
|
"\u2014 Marcia Davenport"
|
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],
|
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": manner of expressing oneself in words : diction":[
|
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"sportswriters guarded their verbiage so jealously",
|
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"\u2014 R. A. Sokolov"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"NOT the least of the many trials inflicted upon the Boston Red Sox has been a torrent of verbiage . Surely no team in recent memory has been so scrutinized, complained about and then elegized. \u2014 Charles McGrath , New York Times Book Review , 13 Aug. 2006",
|
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"Fashionable courtiers in the Renaissance adopted the doublet. \u2026 The cotton padding of this jacket, called bombast (the source of the term for inflated verbiage ), was gradually increased to give courtiers the pumped-up look. \u2014 John Tierney , New York Times , 21 Jan. 1999",
|
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"To find the height of arcane verbiage look no farther than Rule 10 of the rules governing Major League Baseball, in what is known as the Blue Book. The corresponding entry explains the waivers system\u2014the procedures that pertain to certain player transactions\u2014in a way that makes the Magna Carta look like part of the Jackie Collins oeuvre. \u2014 Tom Verducci , Sports Illustrated , 25 Aug. 1997",
|
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"Sure, some contract verbiage is so objectionable, it can be considered against public policy; in fact, the most arduous hold-harmless clauses would probably be thrown out of court. \u2014 Leon H. Ciesla , Plane & Pilot , March 1995",
|
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"Is word processing truly the wonder it seems or will it turn out to be but a mere exercise in verbose verbiage ? \u2014 Erik Sandberg-Diment , New York Times , 26 June 1984",
|
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"The editor removed some of the excess verbiage from the article.",
|
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"teachers loathe the verbiage that students resort to in order to pad a paper",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"However, even with the fines and the bans on blatant usage of verbiage that advertises skin lightening, the products are still being sold around the globe, peddled by celebrities like Blac Chyna and Dencia. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
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"The former Chicago White Sox player and manager \u2014 and current NBC Sports Chicago analyst \u2014 once again has been accused of excessive verbiage , this time by Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
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"There had been also been lot of past-tense verbiage being used in the final days of the season. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Visitors often respond to color, verbiage and trust indicators on a site. \u2014 Douglas Karr, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
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"The linebacker reunited with his former defensive coordinator with the Rams by signing as a free agent last week, Reeder joining the Chargers already comfortable with the verbiage , concepts and techniques of Staley\u2019s system. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Afualo recalls a time when a thin white creator modelled her TikTok content off of Afualo\u2019s, using the same mannerisms and verbiage as Afualo to post a clapback video. \u2014 Lexy White, refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
|
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"However, Cindy Nguyen, policy director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma, pointed out that verbiage was specifically taken from a bill that is currently halted in the state's legislature. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The spot Ryan is airing focuses on China with a clear general-election focus, including verbiage that has been commonplace in the Republican primary. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French, from verbier \"to trill, warble\" (going back to Middle French verboier \"to twitter,\" altered from Middle French dialect (Picard) verbloier, guerbloier , derivative of werbler \"to sing expressively, trill\") + -age -age \u2014 more at warble entry 1":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also -bij",
|
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-b\u0113-ij"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"circumlocution",
|
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"diffuseness",
|
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"diffusion",
|
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"garrulity",
|
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"garrulousness",
|
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"logorrhea",
|
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"long-windedness",
|
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"periphrasis",
|
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"prolixity",
|
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"redundancy",
|
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"verbalism",
|
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"verboseness",
|
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"verbosity",
|
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"windiness",
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"wordage",
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"wordiness"
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|
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|
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|
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"verbigeration":{
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": continual repetition of stereotyped phrases (as in some forms of mental illness)":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from German Verbigeration , from Latin verbiger\u0101re \"to exchange words, converse\" (from verbum \"word, verb entry 1 \" + -i- -i- + -ger\u0101re , frequentative derivative of gerere \"to carry, carry on, perform\") + German -ation -ation \u2014 more at jest":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)v\u0259r-\u02ccbi-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"(\u02cc)v\u0259r-\u02ccbij-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114651",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"verbile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one whose mental imagery consists of words \u2014 compare audile":[]
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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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"Latin verb um word + English -ile (as in audile )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0259r\u02ccb\u012bl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181146",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"verbomania":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mania for words : excessive use of or obsession with words":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from verbo- (from Latin verbum word) + mania":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccv\u0259rb\u0259+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061346",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"verbomaniac":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": one afflicted with verbomania":[]
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin verbomania , after Late Latin mania: International Scientific Vocabulary maniac":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234601",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"verbose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concise",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"terse"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": given to wordiness":[
|
|
"a verbose orator"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Something seems to have gone seriously wrong with the subediting and proof-reading of this self-indulgently verbose and misprint-ridden production, which is further flawed by a mis-match between the author's vaulting theoretical ambitions and his scholarly limitations, notably his faulty grasp of ancient Greek and inability to deliver a clear and consistent line of reasoned and logical argument. \u2014 Paul Cartledge , Times Literary Supplement , 8 Mar. 1991",
|
|
"What makes this tiny tome so much fun are the answers. There are occasional one-word zingers: to a verbose question as to whether a resident of a planet with two suns would have two shadows, Merlin's response is \"Yes.\" The longest answers are about a page in length and seem to be triggered when a questioner happens upon one of the author's favorite topics or pet peeves, such as relativity, tachyons, and the endangered ozone layer. \u2014 James H. Sharp , Air & Space Smithsonian , February/March 1990",
|
|
"I must confess \u2026 that if I had known how many classics there are in English literature, and how verbose the best of them contrive to be, I should never have undertaken the work. They only allow one seventy thousand words, you see. \u2014 Virginia Woolf , The Voyage Out , 1915",
|
|
"He is a verbose speaker.",
|
|
"She has a verbose writing style.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Laurie Woolery, who has helmed the premieres of several new plays at another New Haven theater, the Yale Rep, in New Haven, has a knack for packing action and needed distraction into scenes that might otherwise be tiringly verbose . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nate wasn\u2019t very verbose about what had gone on in the foyer. \u2014 Katcy Stephan, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This is a great tool to use so that more verbose and talkative members of the classroom don\u2019t dominate the conversations. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tate\u2019s ethic of linking the intellectual, practical, and transgressive dimensions of Black cultures came alive in verbose bouts of playfulness that came straight from his participation in Black communal spaces. \u2014 Tirhakah Love, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Some believe that the human passenger should be able to activate a more verbose version of the commentary driving. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Advocates and others say the verbose documents are hard to navigate and daunting when staff needs to know what to do quickly. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"The younger brother of Lonzo and LiAngelo and the son of verbose LaVar, LaMelo received national headlines for making a half-court shot two seconds into a high school game in 2016. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For the most part, the verbose DC-area MC \u2014 and stalwart of Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group \u2014 holds fast to the buoyant, conversational sound that's filled his catalog. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Sep. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin verb\u014dsus , from verbum \"word, verb entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ose entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)v\u0259r-\u02c8b\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for verbose wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"circumlocutory",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"logorrheic",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"pleonastic",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"wordy"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202222",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verbosely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concise",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"terse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": given to wordiness":[
|
|
"a verbose orator"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Something seems to have gone seriously wrong with the subediting and proof-reading of this self-indulgently verbose and misprint-ridden production, which is further flawed by a mis-match between the author's vaulting theoretical ambitions and his scholarly limitations, notably his faulty grasp of ancient Greek and inability to deliver a clear and consistent line of reasoned and logical argument. \u2014 Paul Cartledge , Times Literary Supplement , 8 Mar. 1991",
|
|
"What makes this tiny tome so much fun are the answers. There are occasional one-word zingers: to a verbose question as to whether a resident of a planet with two suns would have two shadows, Merlin's response is \"Yes.\" The longest answers are about a page in length and seem to be triggered when a questioner happens upon one of the author's favorite topics or pet peeves, such as relativity, tachyons, and the endangered ozone layer. \u2014 James H. Sharp , Air & Space Smithsonian , February/March 1990",
|
|
"I must confess \u2026 that if I had known how many classics there are in English literature, and how verbose the best of them contrive to be, I should never have undertaken the work. They only allow one seventy thousand words, you see. \u2014 Virginia Woolf , The Voyage Out , 1915",
|
|
"He is a verbose speaker.",
|
|
"She has a verbose writing style.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Laurie Woolery, who has helmed the premieres of several new plays at another New Haven theater, the Yale Rep, in New Haven, has a knack for packing action and needed distraction into scenes that might otherwise be tiringly verbose . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nate wasn\u2019t very verbose about what had gone on in the foyer. \u2014 Katcy Stephan, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This is a great tool to use so that more verbose and talkative members of the classroom don\u2019t dominate the conversations. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tate\u2019s ethic of linking the intellectual, practical, and transgressive dimensions of Black cultures came alive in verbose bouts of playfulness that came straight from his participation in Black communal spaces. \u2014 Tirhakah Love, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Some believe that the human passenger should be able to activate a more verbose version of the commentary driving. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Advocates and others say the verbose documents are hard to navigate and daunting when staff needs to know what to do quickly. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"The younger brother of Lonzo and LiAngelo and the son of verbose LaVar, LaMelo received national headlines for making a half-court shot two seconds into a high school game in 2016. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For the most part, the verbose DC-area MC \u2014 and stalwart of Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group \u2014 holds fast to the buoyant, conversational sound that's filled his catalog. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin verb\u014dsus , from verbum \"word, verb entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ose entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)v\u0259r-\u02c8b\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for verbose wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"circumlocutory",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"logorrheic",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"pleonastic",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"rambling",
|
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"windy",
|
|
"wordy"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055303",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"verboseness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concise",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"terse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": given to wordiness":[
|
|
"a verbose orator"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Something seems to have gone seriously wrong with the subediting and proof-reading of this self-indulgently verbose and misprint-ridden production, which is further flawed by a mis-match between the author's vaulting theoretical ambitions and his scholarly limitations, notably his faulty grasp of ancient Greek and inability to deliver a clear and consistent line of reasoned and logical argument. \u2014 Paul Cartledge , Times Literary Supplement , 8 Mar. 1991",
|
|
"What makes this tiny tome so much fun are the answers. There are occasional one-word zingers: to a verbose question as to whether a resident of a planet with two suns would have two shadows, Merlin's response is \"Yes.\" The longest answers are about a page in length and seem to be triggered when a questioner happens upon one of the author's favorite topics or pet peeves, such as relativity, tachyons, and the endangered ozone layer. \u2014 James H. Sharp , Air & Space Smithsonian , February/March 1990",
|
|
"I must confess \u2026 that if I had known how many classics there are in English literature, and how verbose the best of them contrive to be, I should never have undertaken the work. They only allow one seventy thousand words, you see. \u2014 Virginia Woolf , The Voyage Out , 1915",
|
|
"He is a verbose speaker.",
|
|
"She has a verbose writing style.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Laurie Woolery, who has helmed the premieres of several new plays at another New Haven theater, the Yale Rep, in New Haven, has a knack for packing action and needed distraction into scenes that might otherwise be tiringly verbose . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nate wasn\u2019t very verbose about what had gone on in the foyer. \u2014 Katcy Stephan, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This is a great tool to use so that more verbose and talkative members of the classroom don\u2019t dominate the conversations. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tate\u2019s ethic of linking the intellectual, practical, and transgressive dimensions of Black cultures came alive in verbose bouts of playfulness that came straight from his participation in Black communal spaces. \u2014 Tirhakah Love, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Some believe that the human passenger should be able to activate a more verbose version of the commentary driving. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Advocates and others say the verbose documents are hard to navigate and daunting when staff needs to know what to do quickly. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"The younger brother of Lonzo and LiAngelo and the son of verbose LaVar, LaMelo received national headlines for making a half-court shot two seconds into a high school game in 2016. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For the most part, the verbose DC-area MC \u2014 and stalwart of Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group \u2014 holds fast to the buoyant, conversational sound that's filled his catalog. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin verb\u014dsus , from verbum \"word, verb entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ose entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)v\u0259r-\u02c8b\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for verbose wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"circumlocutory",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"logorrheic",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"pleonastic",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"wordy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011856",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verbosity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being verbose or wordy : the use of too many words":[
|
|
"So his wife's good-natured jab about his verbosity comes as no surprise, nor did it when an impromptu conversation with him Monday afternoon stretched so long it nearly made me late to pick up my kids from daycare.",
|
|
"\u2014 Matt Driscoll",
|
|
"\u2026 an art form with more than its share of superfluous verbosity and thematic self-indulgence \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Chris Jones",
|
|
"At its worst it suffers from the verbosity and repetitiveness of a political science treatise \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Mortimer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1541, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)v\u0259r-\u02c8b\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214949",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verboten":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allowable",
|
|
"permissible",
|
|
"permissive",
|
|
"sufferable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not permitted or allowed : forbidden or prohibited by or as if by authority":[
|
|
"These visits \u2026 qualify as \"research\" under the convoluted regulations of the U.S. embargo and are therefore deemed legal, whereas pleasure travel is verboten .",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Alleman",
|
|
"Same-sex marriage and gay parents, topics once verboten in mainstream America, have become hot-buttons in this election year.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dirk Johnson et al.",
|
|
"\u2026 it's easy to forget that such intercultural exchanges were once verboten .",
|
|
"\u2014 Boston",
|
|
"For a long time paisley ties were verboten on the Jayhawk bench because Brown was wearing one when he lost his first game at Kansas five years ago.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack McCallum"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a college campus on which any form of hate speech was strictly verboten",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That bit of backstory was verboten for the game's German release, thanks to that country's long-standing (and recently reversed) prohibition on using Nazi symbols and storylines in video games. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Collectibles such as stamps, coins, rugs or antiques have long been verboten . \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, weed has been at the forefront of policy discussions in the U.S. over the past decade, with the formerly verboten drug now legalized for recreational use in 18 states and decriminalized in 13 more. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His wife, Heidi Montag, has eliminated single-use plastic in their home, making balloons verboten . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even on the streets of the capital, Pyongyang, where criticizing the Kim dynasty is verboten , whispers arose about his youth, inexperience and murky parentage. \u2014 Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Van Gogh had been using black, verboten among Impressionists, since 1888. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"By Friday morning, talk of interventionism was verboten . \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Electric instruments were mostly verboten , giving the movement a conservative aesthetic. \u2014 Sasha Frere-jones, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from German, going back to Old High German farboten , past participle of farbiotan \"to forbid,\" (parallel to Old English forb\u0113odan \"to forbid entry 1 \"), from far-, fur- for- + biotan \"to offer\" \u2014 more at bid entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"f\u0259r-",
|
|
"ver-",
|
|
"v\u0259r-\u02c8b\u014d-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"forbidden",
|
|
"impermissible",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"taboo",
|
|
"tabu"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082805",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verdant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"leafless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": green in tint or color":[],
|
|
": green with growing plants":[
|
|
"verdant fields"
|
|
],
|
|
": unripe in experience or judgment : green sense 5a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the church has frequently been called out for its conspicuously verdant turf and vegetation, including in YouTube videos and letters to The Salt Lake Tribune, even as cities have cracked down on overwatering in recent years. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Jonathan Feldman and Lisa Lougee felt a little sheepish about their lush lawn, which is spread out in a verdant carpet of meadow grass across the wide lot surrounding their 1911 Edwardian in the Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Logan, whose virtuosity with oil stick and pastel on paper has few peers, makes extravagantly lush, verdant images of blooming vitality laced with an undertone of dread. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Lined with verdant green foliage, the building\u2019s four-level facade stands out in new renderings as an urban oasis alongside the city\u2019s breezy palm trees. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
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"There, visitors can explore more than 260 acres of verdant land, including 13 miles of hiking and biking trails. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
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"Starting in the Triassic Period, almost 252 million years ago, parts of our state burst with verdant foliage. \u2014 Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
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"As that piece bucked and heaved and tugged the sun up over its verdant horizon, the teen sat rapt, leaning forward as if in prayer. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"The study in beige is broken with sauteed dandelion greens, verdant punctuation for the homiest dish on the menu. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"contracted from Middle French verdoyant , from present participle of verdoyer \"to be green, turn green,\" going back to Old French verdoier , from verd, vert \"green\" (going back to Latin viridis , from a base *wir- , whence vir\u0113re \"to show green growth, be green\" of uncertain origin) + -oier , factitive verb suffix, going back to Latin -idi\u0101re , originally representing variant pronunciation (or spelling variant) of -iz\u0101re -ize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-d\u1d4ant"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"green",
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"grown",
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"leafy",
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"lush",
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"luxuriant",
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"overgrown"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070923",
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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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"verdict":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": opinion , judgment":[],
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": the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The verdict was not guilty.",
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"The jury reached a guilty verdict .",
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"Do you want my verdict on the meal?",
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"The critic's verdict about the show was positive.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The verdict was read in a Santa Monica, California, court room on Tuesday after the jury began deliberating on Thursday, per The New York Times and the Associated Press. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
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"Since the conclusion of the Virginia trial, Heard\u2019s attorney, Elaine Bredehoft, has publicly stated her client plans to appeal the verdict . \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 15 June 2022",
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"Bredehoft said that Heard plans to appeal the verdict . \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Heard now plans to appeal the verdict in her own case, EW had earlier reported. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
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"The group returned at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, and the verdict was read at about 1:50 p.m. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
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"But online the disparity in the public support for the two was especially obvious and largely poisonous towards Heard, who has vowed to appeal the verdict . \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Defense attorney Jason Thompson said Hays would appeal the verdict . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
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"The courtroom was packed as the verdict was read aloud. \u2014 al , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English verdit, verdict , borrowed from Anglo-French veirdit \"announcement, finding, judicial decision,\" from veir \"true\" (going back to Latin v\u0113rus ) + dit \"statement, judgment\" (going back to Latin dictum ), after Medieval Latin v\u0113rumdictum, v\u0113redictum \u2014 more at very entry 2 , dictum":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-(\u02cc)dikt",
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-dikt"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"award",
|
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"call",
|
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"conclusion",
|
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"decision",
|
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"deliverance",
|
|
"determination",
|
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"diagnosis",
|
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"judgment",
|
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"judgement",
|
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"opinion",
|
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"resolution"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070532",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"verdure":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a condition of health and vigor":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a good time to tour the wine country is when it is clothed with the verdure of midsummer",
|
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"a portrait of a fresh-faced teenage girl in all of her youthful verdure and irrepressible joie de vivre",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Brussels sprouts make the delicious verdure pizza look like Christmas. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The road was flanked by walls of dolomite, valley floors of grapevines and verdure . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The pizza that calls to me most, verdure , looks like Christmas. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
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"And an acknowledgment of allegory: that a color could stand for a condition of verdure , ailing, on a planetary scale. \u2014 Gillian Osborne, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
|
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"Raspberry Powder Roberto Toro, Chef at Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo in Sicily Chef Roberto Toro shares his personal interpretation of the traditional Sicilian dish of tubettini alle verdure e pecorino, which can be easily recreated at home. \u2014 Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The Latin viridis evoked virility, virtue, and verdure . \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 25 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Other eats Starting our meal was the verdure agro dulce ($13), a plate of yellow and purple cauliflower, romanesco, green beans, pine nuts and golden raisins sitting in a pool of a sweet vinegary sauce. \u2014 Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com , 14 July 2018",
|
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"One, dripping in verdure , is that of the cocktail and oyster lounge Maison Premiere, in Williamsburg. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 8 June 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from verd \"green\" + -ure -ure \u2014 more at verdant":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259r",
|
|
"also -dy\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"flora",
|
|
"foliage",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"greenery",
|
|
"herbage",
|
|
"leafage",
|
|
"vegetation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225717",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"verge":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a paved or planted strip of land at the edge of a road : shoulder":[],
|
|
": a rod or staff carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office":[],
|
|
": a stick or wand held by a person being admitted to tenancy while he swears fealty":[],
|
|
": an outer margin of an object or structural part":[],
|
|
": brink , threshold":[
|
|
"a country on the verge of destruction",
|
|
"\u2014 Archibald MacLeish"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that borders, limits, or bounds: such as":[],
|
|
": the edge of roof covering (such as tiling) projecting over the gable of a roof":[],
|
|
": the male copulatory organ of any of various invertebrates":[],
|
|
": to be contiguous":[],
|
|
": to be in transition or change":[],
|
|
": to be on the verge or border":[
|
|
"the line where sentiment verges on mawkishness",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move or extend in some direction or toward some condition":[
|
|
"verging to a hasty decline",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Gibbon"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move or tend toward the horizon : sink":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the suspect was on the verge of confessing when the officers realized that he hadn't been read his rights",
|
|
"the southern verge of the national park"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, \"rod, measuring rod, margin,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, \"rod, area of jurisdiction,\" going back to Latin virga \"shoot, twig, rod, line,\"; perhaps, if going back to *wiz-g- , akin to Old Norse visk \"wisp\" \u2014 more at whisk entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"borrowed from Latin vergere \"to move downward, slope downward, sink,\" going back to Indo-European *h 2 u\u032ferg- \"turn around, turn (to),\" whence also, with varying ablaut and suffixation, Greek e\u00e9rg\u014d, e\u00e9rgein (Attic e\u00edrgein ) \"to shut in, keep away, hinder\" (conflated with outcomes of *u\u032fer\u01f5- \"shut in\"), Sanskrit (Vedic) v\u1e5b\u1e47\u00e1kti \"(s/he) turns,\" and, as a nominal derivative, Hittite \u1e2burki- \"wheel\"":"Verb",
|
|
"verbal derivative of verge entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259rj"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brink",
|
|
"cusp",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042600",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verge (on)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to come near to being (something)":[
|
|
"comedy that verges on farce",
|
|
"His accusations were verging on slander."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222242",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verging":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a paved or planted strip of land at the edge of a road : shoulder":[],
|
|
": a rod or staff carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office":[],
|
|
": a stick or wand held by a person being admitted to tenancy while he swears fealty":[],
|
|
": an outer margin of an object or structural part":[],
|
|
": brink , threshold":[
|
|
"a country on the verge of destruction",
|
|
"\u2014 Archibald MacLeish"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that borders, limits, or bounds: such as":[],
|
|
": the edge of roof covering (such as tiling) projecting over the gable of a roof":[],
|
|
": the male copulatory organ of any of various invertebrates":[],
|
|
": to be contiguous":[],
|
|
": to be in transition or change":[],
|
|
": to be on the verge or border":[
|
|
"the line where sentiment verges on mawkishness",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move or extend in some direction or toward some condition":[
|
|
"verging to a hasty decline",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Gibbon"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move or tend toward the horizon : sink":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the suspect was on the verge of confessing when the officers realized that he hadn't been read his rights",
|
|
"the southern verge of the national park"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, \"rod, measuring rod, margin,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, \"rod, area of jurisdiction,\" going back to Latin virga \"shoot, twig, rod, line,\"; perhaps, if going back to *wiz-g- , akin to Old Norse visk \"wisp\" \u2014 more at whisk entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"borrowed from Latin vergere \"to move downward, slope downward, sink,\" going back to Indo-European *h 2 u\u032ferg- \"turn around, turn (to),\" whence also, with varying ablaut and suffixation, Greek e\u00e9rg\u014d, e\u00e9rgein (Attic e\u00edrgein ) \"to shut in, keep away, hinder\" (conflated with outcomes of *u\u032fer\u01f5- \"shut in\"), Sanskrit (Vedic) v\u1e5b\u1e47\u00e1kti \"(s/he) turns,\" and, as a nominal derivative, Hittite \u1e2burki- \"wheel\"":"Verb",
|
|
"verbal derivative of verge entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259rj"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brink",
|
|
"cusp",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170245",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verification principle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": verifiability principle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113227",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verificatory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": that is capable of verification or serves to verify : verifying , authenticating , confirming":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"verificat ion + -ory":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0101\u2027tr\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ver\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u02cck\u0101t\u0259r\u0113",
|
|
"-\u0101t\u0259r\u0113",
|
|
"-i"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070049",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verify":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to confirm or substantiate in law by oath":[],
|
|
": to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of":[
|
|
"verify the claim"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She verified her flight number.",
|
|
"He verified that the item was in stock.",
|
|
"Can you verify whether I am scheduled to work or not?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If someone calls you unexpectedly and offers assistance, find a way to verify their identity. \u2014 Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"One person injured in the wreck was in critical condition Thursday, Sadler added, and investigators were still trying to verify the statuses of 10 people who were transported from the scene after the pileup. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"In his lawsuit, Ali says the magazine did not assign a fact-checker, which is a regular practice for a story of that length and did not verify any of Kiefer\u2019s allegations or give Ali the chance to disprove any of the claims made in the story. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The state then uses payroll and other data to verify that the facility complied. \u2014 Susan Jaffe, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Politico reported in October that Novavax could not consistently verify the quality of its vaccine batches. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The state conducted multiple recounts to verify its election results. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The remains are undergoing DNA testing to verify identities. \u2014 Julian Duplain, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Unfortunately, the math involved in a blockchain has to have a very specific property: The solution must be difficult to calculate but easy to verify . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 5 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English verifien , borrowed from Anglo-French verifier , borrowed from Medieval Latin v\u0113rific\u0101re , from Latin v\u0113rus \"true\" + -fic\u0101re -fy \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ver-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for verify confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the hypothesis by experiments",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"bear out",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015159",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verifying":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to confirm or substantiate in law by oath":[],
|
|
": to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of":[
|
|
"verify the claim"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She verified her flight number.",
|
|
"He verified that the item was in stock.",
|
|
"Can you verify whether I am scheduled to work or not?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If someone calls you unexpectedly and offers assistance, find a way to verify their identity. \u2014 Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"One person injured in the wreck was in critical condition Thursday, Sadler added, and investigators were still trying to verify the statuses of 10 people who were transported from the scene after the pileup. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"In his lawsuit, Ali says the magazine did not assign a fact-checker, which is a regular practice for a story of that length and did not verify any of Kiefer\u2019s allegations or give Ali the chance to disprove any of the claims made in the story. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The state then uses payroll and other data to verify that the facility complied. \u2014 Susan Jaffe, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Politico reported in October that Novavax could not consistently verify the quality of its vaccine batches. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The state conducted multiple recounts to verify its election results. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The remains are undergoing DNA testing to verify identities. \u2014 Julian Duplain, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Unfortunately, the math involved in a blockchain has to have a very specific property: The solution must be difficult to calculate but easy to verify . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 5 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English verifien , borrowed from Anglo-French verifier , borrowed from Medieval Latin v\u0113rific\u0101re , from Latin v\u0113rus \"true\" + -fic\u0101re -fy \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ver-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for verify confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the hypothesis by experiments",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"bear out",
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"certify",
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"confirm",
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"corroborate",
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"substantiate",
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"support",
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"validate",
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"vindicate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034355",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"verily":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in truth : certainly":[],
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": truly , confidently":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I verily believe that these accusations are false.",
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"verily , I don't remember a single thing about that course",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ignore my bigotry and bad character and all the kingdoms of the Courts, from lowest to highest, will verily be yours.\u2019 Pretty rough way to describe it. \u2014 NBC News , 1 July 2018",
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"If Man were meant to Fly, verily there would Be no Connections in Atlanta, Chicago, or the Sodom known as LaGuardia. \u2014 Ashley Braun, Slate Magazine , 14 July 2017",
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"But the whole cast is, verily , first-rate and clever. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 6 July 2017",
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"Is academic jargon verily so problematical vis-\u00e0-vis its labyrinthine potentialities qua trans-resistive reactionings? \u2014 Rebecca Schuman, Slate Magazine , 26 Jan. 2017",
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"Verily , the life sciences arm of Google umbrella company Alphabet, is bugging out. \u2014 Sy Mukherjee, Fortune , 14 July 2017",
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"Verily , this is what terrorists do: invade spaces that feel safe or sacred, and destroy them. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 23 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English verraily , from verray very entry 2 + -ly -ly entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ver-\u0259-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"actually",
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"admittedly",
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"forsooth",
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"frankly",
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"honestly",
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"indeed",
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"really",
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"truly",
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"truthfully"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060037",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"verisimilar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": depicting realism (as in art or literature)":[],
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": having the appearance of truth : probable":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Annie\u2019s work thus far has been meticulously verisimilar , bordering on minimalist, with depopulated nurseries and studios built of balsa wood. \u2014 Katherine Fusco, The Atlantic , 11 July 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin v\u0113r\u012b similis, v\u0113r\u012bsimilis \"having the appearance of truth\" (from v\u0113r\u012b , genitive of v\u0113rum \"truth,\" noun derivative of v\u0113rus \"true\" + similis \"like, similar\") + -ar \u2014 more at very entry 2 , same entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccver-\u0259-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
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"-\u02c8sim-l\u0259r"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050517",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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]
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},
|
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"verisimilitude":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": something verisimilar":[],
|
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": the quality or state of being verisimilar":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the novel's degree of verisimilitude is compromised by 18th-century characters who speak in very 21st-century English",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Probably the last American movie to lend cycling any verisimilitude was Breaking Away in 1979. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
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"By setting aside verisimilitude , the production is freed up to contextualize the Continental Congress\u2019s machinations through their consequences over the ensuing 200 years. \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 6 June 2022",
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"The fact that Pym\u2019s stories sometimes end nowhere can be viewed as verisimilitude , but an awful lot depends on contrivance. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"Simon was a crime reporter himself at The Baltimore Sun for over a decade, work experience that has no doubt given his television writing strong verisimilitude . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"In the scenario\u2019s second half especially, the plotting outdoes many of the efforts at verisimilitude , and the portrait of the tirailleurs that Vadepied was trying to draw gets a bit tarnished. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
|
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"In the 1950s, a film crew using the rocks as a stand-in for Red Rock Canyon in Nevada painted them red for vermilion verisimilitude . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
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"But there are larger issues with the film\u2019s verisimilitude . \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"When the cameras weren\u2019t rolling, Faist lent further verisimilitude to the production by embracing a leadership role of sorts among the actors playing the Jets. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Latin v\u0113r\u012bsimilit\u016bd\u014d , from v\u0113r\u012b similis, v\u0113r\u012bsimilis \"having the appearance of truth\" + -t\u016bd\u014d , suffix of abstract nouns \u2014 more at verisimilar":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
|
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"\u02ccver-\u0259-s\u0259-\u02c8mi-l\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"literalism",
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"naturalism",
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"realism",
|
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"representationalism",
|
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"verismo"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090828",
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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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"verisimility":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": verisimilitude":[]
|
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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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"Latin verisimil is + English -ity":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0259t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104535",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verisimilous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": verisimilar":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin verisimil is + English -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235632",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": artistic use of contemporary everyday material in preference to the heroic or legendary especially in grand opera":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Italian verismo , from vero \"true\" (going back to Latin v\u0113rus ) + -ismo -ism \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vir-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8ver-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204809",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verismo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the author of this crime novel uses profuse profanity in the name of verismo , but its effectiveness palls after a couple of chapters",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a far cry from Verga\u2019s verismo and prompts the reflection that when one is trapped in a drastically dysfunctional relationship, the solution might be distance. \u2014 Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Influenced by French literary circles, the Italian verismo movement considered the real world worth representing. \u2014 Christy Thomas, Detroit Free Press , 4 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Perhaps the Met carefully planned this deep dive into verismo , that blood-and-guts, heart-on-sleeve, homicidally inclined genre of Italian potboiler that flourished around the turn of the 20th century. \u2014 Zachary Woolfe, New York Times , 9 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Dr. Contino, who specialized in the visceral, unsentimental realism of Italian verismo opera, was also a music professor and vocal coach, but was best known as an acclaimed conductor. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 15 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"There was hardly any Puccini, there was hardly any bel canto and no verismo . \u2014 Colleen Barry, The Seattle Times , 31 May 2017",
|
|
"In the decades after the composer\u2019s death in 1901, performances of Verdi\u2019s operas began to fester with the most aggressive excesses of the verismo style that was gaining steam in his final years. \u2014 Zachary Woolfe, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1908, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Italian \u2014 more at verism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0101-\u02c8r\u0113z-(\u02cc)m\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"literalism",
|
|
"naturalism",
|
|
"realism",
|
|
"representationalism",
|
|
"verisimilitude"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225245",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veritable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor a veritable mountain of references"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is a veritable gold rush underway for automation technology to replace the need for human staff. \u2014 Raf Peeters, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The result is a veritable , indisputable sherry bomb. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The view to the vaulted arcade of the Places des Vosges and beyond to one of the most historic, beautiful, and verdant squares in a city\u2014a veritable real estate coup. \u2014 Amy Verner, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Charles\u2019 new wife, a veritable spinster at the ripe old age of 11, was young but at least age-appropriate. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Adolescent girls are subject to a cascade of simultaneous and often conflicting stressors\u2014a veritable unreasonable bind of elevated expectations. \u2014 Jessica L. Borelli, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"While obviously the lyrical sentiment contains romantic implications, the veritable love affair is really between McCartney and Lennon, their friendship and creative partnership an enviable match. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Now, serious sushi lovers can rejoice \u2014 Botero Lounge is now a veritable sushi destination. \u2014 Kim Westerman, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The Kid Laroi invited some veritable legends of Australian music to join him on stage Sunday, June 12 \u2014 and not anyone from AC/DC, not Olivia Newton-John, Keith Urban, Tame Impala\u2019s Kevin Parker, Kylie Minogue, or Sia. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, \"reliable, honest, true, factual,\" borrowed from Anglo-French (continental Old French, \"real, true\"), from verit\u00e9 \"truth, verity \" + -able -able":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ver-\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014957",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veritably":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor a veritable mountain of references"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is a veritable gold rush underway for automation technology to replace the need for human staff. \u2014 Raf Peeters, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The result is a veritable , indisputable sherry bomb. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The view to the vaulted arcade of the Places des Vosges and beyond to one of the most historic, beautiful, and verdant squares in a city\u2014a veritable real estate coup. \u2014 Amy Verner, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Charles\u2019 new wife, a veritable spinster at the ripe old age of 11, was young but at least age-appropriate. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Adolescent girls are subject to a cascade of simultaneous and often conflicting stressors\u2014a veritable unreasonable bind of elevated expectations. \u2014 Jessica L. Borelli, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"While obviously the lyrical sentiment contains romantic implications, the veritable love affair is really between McCartney and Lennon, their friendship and creative partnership an enviable match. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Now, serious sushi lovers can rejoice \u2014 Botero Lounge is now a veritable sushi destination. \u2014 Kim Westerman, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The Kid Laroi invited some veritable legends of Australian music to join him on stage Sunday, June 12 \u2014 and not anyone from AC/DC, not Olivia Newton-John, Keith Urban, Tame Impala\u2019s Kevin Parker, Kylie Minogue, or Sia. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, \"reliable, honest, true, factual,\" borrowed from Anglo-French (continental Old French, \"real, true\"), from verit\u00e9 \"truth, verity \" + -able -able":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ver-\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001915",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veritas vos liberabit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": truth will set you free":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0101-ri-\u02cct\u00e4s-\u02c8w\u014ds-\u02ccl\u0113-b\u0101-\u02c8r\u00e4-bit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073425",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"Latin phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veritism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": verism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"verity + -ism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ver\u0259\u02cctiz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091948",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veritist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": verist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"verity + -ist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-r\u0259t\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"untruth"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being true or real":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being truthful or honest":[
|
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"the king-becoming graces, as justice, verity",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local tourist bureau is less concerned with the verity of the legend than the fact that it attracts visitors to the area",
|
|
"no one is questioning your verity \u2014just your memory of events that happened long ago",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The space, unencumbered by outside (read: white) expectations that can often influence the verity of the work, allows filmmakers to share their projects with the world exactly as they were meant to be shared. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Each asked for more personal information than would be necessary to mail a blank card, like date of birth and telephone number, making a verity of claims. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Eliza Hittman has written and directed with the utmost delicacy and verity . \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Old political verities proved worthless, and government largely failed to relieve the disaster. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 May 2020",
|
|
"The suspension also emphasizes fundamental verities : unequal-length control arms in front, a massive Jaguar-like multi-link independent setup in the back. \u2014 Michael Jordan, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"March has brought us verities , data, and a plague\u2014together with a new set of questions that are already reshaping the 2020 campaign. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Myth, magic and superstition are inextricably intertwined with everyday verities , a technique that caused Ms. Morrison\u2019s novels to be likened often to those of Latin American magic realist writers like Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2015",
|
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"Definitions become riddles, anecdotes, opinions, myths, and vintage metaphysical verities . \u2014 Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine , 25 Nov. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English verite , borrowed from Anglo-French verit\u00e9 , borrowed from Latin v\u0113rit\u0101t-, v\u0113rit\u0101s , from v\u0113rus \"true\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ver-\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facticity",
|
|
"factuality",
|
|
"sooth",
|
|
"trueness",
|
|
"truth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vermilion rockfish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common commercially important red rock cod ( Sebastodes miniatus ) of the Pacific coast of North America that is vermilion to brick red above shading to pink and light red on the sides and belly and liberally speckled with black on the back and sides":[]
|
|
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202147",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vermilionize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make vermilion in color":[]
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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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"v\u0259(r)\u02c8mily\u0259\u02ccn\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130221",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"vermin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an offensive person":[],
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": animals that at a particular time and place compete (as for food) with humans or domestic animals":[],
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": birds and mammals that prey on game":[],
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": small common harmful or objectionable animals (such as lice or fleas) that are difficult to control":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The room was crawling with roaches and other vermin .",
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"the vermin who looted abandoned houses after the hurricane",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Back at her building, Russell examined a nearly 2-inch gap in the concrete window casing beside the front door, a place where rats and other vermin can get in. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
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"Tenants at the Allen Fremont Plaza, 221 N.E. Fremont St., gathered in the courtyard of the three-story complex Wednesday, describing problems ranging from mold and vermin to homeless strangers camping in the building\u2019s indoor common areas. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Since late December, tenants at Chesapeake Apartments have filed complaints about issues that include mold, vermin and gas and electrical problems. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The vermin also expose prisoners to infection and disease, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Even the widespread issue of rodents in buildings can have an effect on units, where vermin might chew on wiring and wear it down, making for a dangerous situation. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The draft said vermin , loud noises and ground vibrations would likely invade the quiet space of the museum, which draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. \u2014 Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
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"And health departments routinely track outbreaks of communicable diseases and inspect restaurants for pathogens or vermin . \u2014 Sam Whitehead And Julie Appleby, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"If the job of the Bat is to round up the rats, then the director needs to supply high-quality vermin . \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from verm \"worm\" (going back to Latin vermis ) + -in, -ine , suffix with diminutive or pejorative value, borrowed from Italian -ino , diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -\u012bnus , suffix of appurtenance \u2014 more at worm entry 1 , -ine entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-m\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bastard",
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"beast",
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"bleeder",
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"blighter",
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"boor",
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"bounder",
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"bugger",
|
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"buzzard",
|
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"cad",
|
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"chuff",
|
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"churl",
|
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"clown",
|
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"creep",
|
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"cretin",
|
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"crud",
|
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"crumb",
|
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"cur",
|
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"dirtbag",
|
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"dog",
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"fink",
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"heel",
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"hound",
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"jerk",
|
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"joker",
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"louse",
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"lout",
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"pill",
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"rat",
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"rat fink",
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"reptile",
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"rotter",
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"schmuck",
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"scum",
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"scumbag",
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"scuzzball",
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"skunk",
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"sleaze",
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"sleazebag",
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"sleazeball",
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"slime",
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"slimeball",
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"slob",
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"snake",
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"so-and-so",
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"sod",
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"stinkard",
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"stinker",
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"swine",
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"toad",
|
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"varmint"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193633",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"verminate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to become infested with vermin":[],
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": to breed vermin":[]
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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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"Latin verminatus , past participle of verminare to have worms, from vermis worm":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"usually -\u0101t+V",
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"-m\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134415",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
|
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"vernacular":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bookish",
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"formal",
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"learned",
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"literary"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a common name of a plant or animal as distinguished from the Latin nomenclature of scientific classification : a vernacular name of a plant or animal":[],
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": a vernacular language, expression, or mode of expression : an expression or mode of expression that occurs in ordinary speech rather than formal writing":[],
|
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": applied to a plant or animal in the common native speech as distinguished from the Latin nomenclature of scientific classification":[
|
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"the vernacular name"
|
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],
|
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": of, relating to, or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or being the normal spoken form of a language":[],
|
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": the mode of expression of a group or class":[],
|
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": using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"While there are American operas galore, some of which are quite good indeed, there is no vernacular opera tradition in America\u2014instead, we have musical comedy\u2014and now that supertitles have become standard equipment at major American opera houses, the chances that those houses will start regularly performing foreign-language operas in English translation have dropped from slim to none. \u2014 Terry Teachout , New York Times Book Review , 9 Nov. 1997",
|
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"Native crafts, the use of local materials, and vernacular buildings were considered integral to each country's heritage, and their preservation and revival became part of the movement to forge a strong national identity. \u2014 Wendy Kaplan , Antiques , October 1995",
|
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"For the proliferation of rich vernacular literatures in the twelfth century secured the place of the vulgar tongues in European society, and this entrenchment of the vernacular tongues made the European peoples more conscious of being separated from each other; decreased the cosmopolitan attitudes of the European nobility; and encouraged xenophobia, which became common in the thirteenth century. \u2014 Norman F. Cantor , The Civilization of the Middle Ages , 1993",
|
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"Hurricanes, fires and economic development unfortunately have caused many examples of both vernacular and more classical architecture to disappear over the years. \u2014 Suzanne Stephens , Architectural Digest , 1 Aug. 1990",
|
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"the vernacular architecture of the region",
|
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"writes essays in a very easy-to-read, vernacular style",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"But ask baseball people about [Michael] Young, and they'll admiringly tell you that he is a \"grinder,\" vernacular for a player who works his butt off. \u2014 Chris Ballard , Sports Illustrated , 8 May 2006",
|
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"\u2026 the sources for [Cole] Porter's chromaticism and syncopation are the vernacular of black music in America. \u2014 Stephen Brown , Times Literary Supplement , 21 Jan. 2005",
|
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"For Lu Xun helped revolutionize Chinese writing, tugging the written language toward the vernacular so that it was easier to learn, and he even endorsed the heresy of abandoning Chinese characters for the Roman alphabet so that literacy could spread more easily. \u2014 Amy Hempel , New York Times Book Review , 19 Aug. 1990",
|
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"New Mexico is not the easiest region in the country for an architect to establish a practice in. It is not that the area is indifferent to architecture\u2014it is more that the traditional south-western architectural vernacular is so awe-inspiring that it tends to overwhelm most efforts to create a credible personal voice. \u2014 Paul Goldberger , Architectural Digest , October 1986",
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"What was required was a vagrant and a visionary, a man of mystic recklessness. The man who dared point the way would have to use the vernacular , and not speak but shriek. Paracelsus (1493\u20131541) was suspect in his day, and never lost his reputation as a charlatan. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
|
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"He spoke in the vernacular of an urban teenager.",
|
|
"phrases that occur in the common vernacular",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"As one of the all-time great pop singers, Van Morrison uses vernacular to express himself and touch the deepest part of his listeners. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 May 2022",
|
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"More regional and vernacular ideas were taking hold, along with postmodernism. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Almost all the designers who have done so have talked about the language of American sportswear, about something almost vernacular . \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"They are expressed by corrugated metal cladding and broad horizontal overhangs for shade, natural ventilation and rain protection, which recall vernacular rubber factories, thereby hinting at the site\u2019s history as a former rubber plantation. \u2014 Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
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"One of Miko\u0142aj Grynberg\u2019s vernacular short stories, each a snapshot of Jewish life in today\u2019s Poland, takes the form of a standup act, a string of bitter gags. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Architecturally, the Winters-Wimberley House is an important vernacular resource associated with Central Texas\u2019s frontier and early settlement periods, according to the National Register of Historic Places application. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That visceral, vernacular play, about a cabdrivers\u2019 union, set a new bar for American theatrical realism. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Gonzales-Day has spent years gathering vernacular images of Latinos in Southern California in the period that spans the 1850s to the 1950s. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Each function uses different vernacular , which makes regular and ongoing communication difficult. \u2014 Kelly Kubicek, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The brothers wanted to translate the Gospels into the Slavic vernacular , but found the Greek and Latin alphabets unsuitable. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Still, in other ways the process had her step slightly outside of her usual vernacular \u2014figuration, namely. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"One of the rare legal phrases that has seeped into the common vernacular and that\u2019s uttered like a reassuring totem: Some things in this democracy are certain. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The biggest obstacle for the show was how to transform Mandel\u2019s detached yet loving tone into a visual vernacular . \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Words such as vulnerability, kindness, empathy, and psychological safety are becoming commonplace in the daily business vernacular . \u2014 Jonathan Kaufman, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The emphasis is on the right character, because this historical drama with a fair share of contemporary vernacular is centered around Isabelle Arc of France in the early 1400s. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With buzzwords like Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, NFT and the metaverse becoming part of everyday vernacular , everyone from major corporations to entrepreneurs to the general public is starting to take notice. \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022"
|
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|
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|
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"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin vern\u0101culus \"belonging to the household, domestic, native\" (from verna \"slave born in the household\"\u2014of uncertain origin\u2014 + -\u0101culus , perhaps originally diminutive suffix, though derivation is unclear) + -ar":"Adjective",
|
|
"noun derivative of vernacular entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259r-\u02c8na-ky\u0259-l\u0259r",
|
|
"v\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquial",
|
|
"conversational",
|
|
"informal",
|
|
"nonformal",
|
|
"nonliterary",
|
|
"unbookish",
|
|
"unliterary",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175112",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"versatile":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of moving laterally and up and down":[
|
|
"versatile antennae"
|
|
],
|
|
": capable of turning forward or backward : reversible":[
|
|
"a versatile toe of a bird"
|
|
],
|
|
": changing or fluctuating readily : variable":[
|
|
"a versatile disposition"
|
|
],
|
|
": having many uses or applications":[
|
|
"versatile building material"
|
|
],
|
|
": having the filaments attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Horses stand apart because of their versatile roles in human society, which came to include dairy production, transportation, haulage, plowing, sports, warfare, religion, and status. \u2014 Sandra L. Olsen , Natural History , May 2008",
|
|
"Linemen have to be nimble, corners physical and linebackers versatile . \u2014 Peter King , Sports Illustrated , 22 Dec. 2008",
|
|
"Adobos are the Philippines' most beloved, and most versatile , dishes. They consist of meat, poultry, fish, or vegetables (such as okra and eggplant) slow-cooked in an aromatic broth of vinegar or coconut milk, garlic, black pepper, bay leaves, and, sometimes, soy sauce until virtually all the liquid has evaporated. \u2014 Amy Besa , Saveur , December 2008",
|
|
"This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists for their work on a versatile strategy for synthesizing all manner of novel chemical compounds in an environmentally friendly way. \u2026 The three scientists focused on a reaction called metathesis \u2026 \u2014 A. Cunningham , Science News , 15 Oct. 2005",
|
|
"Within weeks [Gerd] Binnig, then 38 and with an infant daughter, worked with a colleague to build a prototype for what has become one of the most versatile scientific tools ever created: the atomic force microscope, or AFM. \u2014 Ivan Amato , Fortune , 14 June 2004",
|
|
"She is a versatile athlete who participates in many different sports.",
|
|
"A pocketknife is a versatile tool.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At 6-6 with a 7-1 wingspan, Beauchamp has the size and talent to contribute immediately as a versatile defender who can guard multiple positions on the wing, as well as bigger players down low. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The all-weather mats are versatile and can be kept on your front porch or stored in your garage, laundry room, or kitchen. \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Beauchamp is one of the bigger projects in the first round, a versatile defender, standing at 6-6 with a 7-foot wingspan who brings exceptional athleticism. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But the popular snack nut is extremely versatile and can be used in everything from pesto to cookies. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Middleton is an extremely versatile defender and a very impressive three-level scorer. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Except Young has proven to be a versatile defender capable of guarding players of all shapes and sizes. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Wisconsin\u2019s junior forward, arguably the team\u2019s most versatile defender, had 16 steals in his first 17 games. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The possibility Primo might also develop into a versatile defender able to guard all over the floor also was part of the equation. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Latin vers\u0101tilis \"able to turn, operated by turning, capable of turning to different tasks,\" from vers\u0101re \"to keep turning\" (frequentative of vertere \"to turn\") + -tilis , suffix with the sense \"characterized by, obtained by\" \u2014 more at worth entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"especially British -\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"all-around",
|
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"all-round",
|
|
"protean",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193852",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"verse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a body of metrical writing (as of a period or country)":[],
|
|
": a line of metrical writing":[],
|
|
": metrical language":[],
|
|
": metrical writing distinguished from poetry especially by its lower level of intensity":[],
|
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": one of the short divisions into which a chapter of the Bible is traditionally divided":[],
|
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": poem":[],
|
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": poetry sense 2":[],
|
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": stanza sense 1":[],
|
|
": to make verse : versify":[],
|
|
": to tell or celebrate in verse":[],
|
|
": to turn into verse":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The epic tale was written in verse .",
|
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"The second verse is sung the same way as the first.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Youngboy NBA then jumps in with an equally fiery verse . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Sapphire, who got her start as a slam poet, makes a point of including Precious\u2019s verse from her time in the literacy program at the school. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Amanda Gorman posted a simple, but powerful verse to social media on Sunday. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"This verse is a stark reminder that God is everywhere. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Telling their story in first-person verse poems, Zoboi and Salaam take us into the heart of Amal\u2019s pain and anger. \u2014 Deborah Taylor, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"With each of these exercises, Laico isn't performing for a specific number of reps, but rather for a specific amount of time, switching to the next move with each verse of the song. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The units included genres such as science fiction, graphic novels, verse novels and story collections. \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022",
|
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"But medieval Muslim scholars who interpreted the Quran didn\u2019t understand this verse in such liberal terms. \u2014 Mustafa Akyol, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English vers, fers , in part borrowed from Anglo-French vers, verse in part going back to Old English fers , both borrowed from Latin versus \"furrow, measure of land, row, line, line of writing, line of metrical writing,\" action noun derived from vertere \"to cause to turn, rotate,\" \u2014 more at worth entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English versen , in part verbal derivative of vers, fers verse entry 1 in part going back to Old English fersian \"to versify,\" verbal derivative of fers verse entry 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"lyric",
|
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"poem",
|
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"rune",
|
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"song"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203852",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"verse anthem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an anthem in use in the English Church for solo voices or having a passage for solo voices \u2014 compare full anthem":[]
|
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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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"verse entry 1":""
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032523",
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a service in the English Church sung by solo voices":[]
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065910",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"verse-speaking choir":{
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": the art or practice of writing verse":[]
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": having knowledge gained by close association, study, or experience":[
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"\u2014 usually + in an attorney well versed in corporate law [=an attorney who is knowledgeable about corporate law] At these points Dr Shepherd seemed very much the newcomer, not yet versed in the institution's codes \u2026 \u2014 Helen Garner \u2026 an eminent naturalist, a gentleman most completely versed in the knowledge of rocks and minerals \u2026 \u2014 Anthony Trollope Clive used to say that to be a successful moth hunter you need not be a specialist, but many specialists: a biologist, a botanist, a chemist, an ecologist, a meteorologist \u2026\u2014and well versed in Latin. \u2014 Poppy Adams"
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]
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"examples":[],
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"1563, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8v\u0259rst"
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": 1 minus the cosine of an angle":[]
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"versed from New Latin vers us turned (from past participle of Latin vertere to turn) + English -ed":""
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},
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"verselet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a little verse":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065326",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"verseman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a maker of verses : versifier":[]
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171304",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"versemonger":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": poetaster":[]
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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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"verse entry 1 + monger":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050706",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"verser":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": versifier":[]
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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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"\u02c8v\u0259rs\u0259r",
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"\u02c8v\u0259\u0304s\u0259(r",
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"\u02c8v\u0259is\u0259(r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182413",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"versesmith":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": versifier":[]
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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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"verse entry 1 + smith":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011654",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"verset":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a short verse especially from a sacred book (such as the Koran)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, diminutive of vers verse entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccset",
|
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"\u02ccv\u0259r-\u02c8set",
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259t"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112358",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"version":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a condition in which an organ and especially the uterus is turned from its normal position":[],
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": a form or variant of a type or original":[
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"an experimental version of the airplane"
|
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],
|
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": an account or description from a particular point of view especially as contrasted with another account":[],
|
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": an adaptation of a literary work":[
|
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"the movie version of the novel"
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],
|
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": an arrangement of a musical composition":[],
|
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": manual turning of a fetus in the uterus to aid delivery":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Let me tell you my version of what happened.",
|
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"We heard two different versions of the story.",
|
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"A new version of the word processing program should be available soon.",
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"I have an older version of the software.",
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"This new design is better than the first version .",
|
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"A film version of the novel is being made.",
|
|
"the King James Version of the Bible",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Cheney pointedly suggested that anyone who was denying Hutchinson's version of events testify before the committee under oath as well. \u2014 Amy B Wang, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022",
|
|
"In September, Apple is expected to announce a more affordable version of the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which was widely assumed to be called the 'iPhone 14 Max'. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 4 July 2022",
|
|
"Cheney pointedly suggested that anyone who was denying Hutchinson\u2019s version of events testify before the committee under oath as well. \u2014 Amy B Wang, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Trying to deduce the next steps in this summer\u2019s version of College Football Bingo has become a full-time obsession around the country ever since the news broke last week that USC and UCLA were bolting the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2025. \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"But finding a truly decent version elsewhere can prove challenging. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"As its name suggests, the NuFace Mini Facial Toning Device Set contains a miniature version of the Allure Best of Beauty-winning device. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s about how fathers can pass their trauma, generationally, to their children, especially this toxic masculinity of policing that their boys have to be society\u2019s version of masculine. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"So far, so good, until Hollywood hired Trisha Yearwood to record another version . \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French, from Medieval Latin version-, versio act of turning, change, from Latin vertere to turn \u2014 more at worth":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
|
|
"-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"account",
|
|
"interpretation",
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"reading",
|
|
"rendition"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102532",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vert russe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": russian green":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ver\u00a6r\u00fcs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175802",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"vertebral column":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": spinal column":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully reconstructed the vertebral column of the dinosaur",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The vertebral column would still present an obstacle to removing the lungs, and the primary bronchi and pulmonary veins and arteries aren't long enough to allow the lungs to be removed while they are still attached. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
"chine",
|
|
"spinal column",
|
|
"spine"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103934",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vertical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"recumbent"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": located at right angles to the plane of a supporting surface":[],
|
|
": lying in the direction of an axis : lengthwise":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or comprising persons of different status":[
|
|
"the vertical arrangement of society"
|
|
],
|
|
": perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : upright":[],
|
|
": relating to or being transmission (as of a disease) by genetic inheritance or by a congenital or perinatal route":[
|
|
"vertical inheritance",
|
|
"\u2026 decreasing the rate of vertical transmission of HIV to the fetus by two-thirds, so that the numbers of children with the condition are diminishing.",
|
|
"\u2014 Cynthia B. Cohen"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, involving, or integrating economic activity from basic production to point of sale":[
|
|
"a vertical monopoly"
|
|
],
|
|
": situated at the highest point : directly overhead or in the zenith":[],
|
|
": taken with the camera pointing straight down or nearly so":[],
|
|
"\u2014 compare horizontal sense 3":[
|
|
"vertical inheritance",
|
|
"\u2026 decreasing the rate of vertical transmission of HIV to the fetus by two-thirds, so that the numbers of children with the condition are diminishing.",
|
|
"\u2014 Cynthia B. Cohen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a shirt with vertical stripes",
|
|
"the vertical axis of a graph",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The beds are longer than typical bunks with more vertical space for sitting up and playing board games. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Hanging shelves, wall hooks, over-the-door hangers and wall organizers, for example, are excellent ways to make use of vertical space. \u2014 Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Combine leading all defensive linemen in the 40-yard dash (4.63), vertical jump (38 inches) and broad jump (10-0). \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"At the 2019 Opening finals, Decambra had a 39.8-inch vertical jump and ran the 40 in 4.53 seconds. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Verdell ran the 40-yard dash in a pedestrian 4.65 seconds and reached just 31 inches on the vertical jump. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The size gives you enough horizontal space for multiple shelves and, at 8 feet tall, enough vertical space for extra-tall plants. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But more customers are embracing options with additional vertical space, citing a nostalgia for screens of the past and more length to display long articles, spreadsheets, and such as marked improvements. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Basically, every vertical space on the set is a high-definition LED wall which allows the production teams to change the background instantaneously. \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 22 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin verticalis , from Latin vertic-, vertex":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259rt-i-k\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259r-ti-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vertical vertical , perpendicular , plumb mean being at right angles to a base line. vertical suggests a line or direction rising straight upward toward a zenith. the side of the cliff is almost vertical perpendicular may stress the straightness of a line making a right angle with any other line, not necessarily a horizontal one. the parallel bars are perpendicular to the support posts plumb stresses an exact verticality determined (as with a plumb line) by earth's gravity. make sure that the wall is plumb",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"perpendicular",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"stand-up",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"upstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172611",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verticilliose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": verticilliosis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary verticilli- + -ose":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccv\u0259rt\u0259\u02c8sil\u0113\u02cc\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115617",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verticilliosis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wilt disease of various plants caused by soil-borne fungi of the genus Verticillium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from verticilli- + osis":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180753",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verticillium":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fungus of the genus Verticillium":[],
|
|
": a genus of imperfect fungi (order Moniliales) having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets and including several that cause destructive wilts in plants \u2014 see verticilliosis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from verticill-":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-075933",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verticillium wilt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wilt disease of various plants that is caused by a soil-borne imperfect fungus (genus Verticillium )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Avoid gardening under a Japanese maple, as damage to the roots can be an entry point for verticillium wilt . \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s a link to an Iowa State University Extension publication on verticillium wilt , which will give you more information. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"For example, catalpa trees, viburnum shrubs and strawberry plants are all susceptible to the fungal disease called verticillium wilt . \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Unfortunately, a sudden die-back does often indicate verticillium wilt , a disease of the vascular system. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 July 2021",
|
|
"Near the coast, late blight (LB) and verticillium wilt (V) are common. \u2014 Pam Peirce, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"But one by one, suspects ( verticillium wilt , bacteria, root rot, beetles, blight, leaf hoppers) were crossed off the list. \u2014 Craig Sailor, The Seattle Times , 10 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Some diseases, such as verticillium wilt and Dutch elm disease, interfere with the flow of water within a tree\u2019s trunk and branches, cutting off the water supply to the leaves and leading to leaf scorch. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2018",
|
|
"Similarly, verticillium wilt is caused by a soil fungus and affects the movement of water through a plant. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 11 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Verticillium , from verticillus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccv\u0259r-t\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u0259m-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025246",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"verticity":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tendency (as shown by a magnetized needle) to turn toward a magnetic pole":[
|
|
"the old window stanchions had become magnetic, proving, as he thinks, that iron acquires verticity",
|
|
"\u2014 Walter Pater"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin verticitat-, verticitas , from Latin vertic-, vertex highest point, peak + -itat-, -itas -ity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccv\u0259r\u02c8tis\u0259t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061849",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
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]
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},
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"vertiginate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to whirl dizzily around : twirl":[]
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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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"Late Latin vertiginatus , past participle of vertiginare to whirl around, from Latin vertigin-, vertigo action of whirling":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccv\u0259r\u02c8tij\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173316",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"vertiginous":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": causing or tending to cause dizziness":[
|
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"the vertiginous heights"
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],
|
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": characterized by or suffering from vertigo or dizziness":[],
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": inclined to frequent and often pointless change : inconstant":[],
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": marked by turning : rotary":[
|
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"the vertiginous motion of the earth"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a 3-D effect that is likely to leave some audience members feeling vertiginous",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Gore Vidal used to gripe that every morning a tourist boat would pass below his cliff-hugging villa on the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Salerno\u2014a vertiginous one thousand feet below, to be exact. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
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"The video of the show from its 2017 Glyndebourne debut was gripping, a vertiginous journey inside the protagonist\u2019s disintegrating mind. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
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"Some popular spots \u2014 including the vertiginous Angels Landing hiking trail and trek-able Virgin River Narrows \u2014 can be reached via free shuttle buses that whir through Zion Canyon each day, typically from March through November. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some popular spots \u2014 including the vertiginous Angels Landing hiking trail and trek-able Virgin River Narrows \u2014 can be reached via free shuttle buses that whir through Zion Canyon each day, typically from March through November. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Even for a country accustomed to political turmoil, Mr. Sunak\u2019s fall has been vertiginous . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lyonne literally elevated the look with a pair of vertiginous black platform sandals. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The speed, the vertiginous rhythm with which entertainment is consumed must be considered when making adaptations. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Zion Canyon is home to peregrine falcons and, as of recently, a pair of California condors who chose to start a family on the vertiginous cliffs below Angels Landing. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 19 Dec. 2019"
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|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin vertiginosus , from vertigin-, vertigo":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)v\u0259r-\u02c8ti-j\u0259-n\u0259s",
|
|
"(\u02cc)v\u0259r-\u02c8tij-\u0259-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"aswoon",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
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"giddy",
|
|
"light-headed",
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"reeling",
|
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"swimmy",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"woozy"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071607",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vertigo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dizzy confused state of mind":[],
|
|
": a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The 27-year-old, an All-Star in 2019, couldn't play because of vertigo . \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"People can also experience ear pain, hearing loss, a ringing sensation in the ears, vertigo and difficulty closing one eye. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Other side effects include hearing loss, severe vertigo and rashes or blisters that occur on the ear or cheek. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"That kingmaking ritual underground, between father and son, is a breathtaking feat of conceptual vertigo , a cascade of attractively nightmarish visions slipping down in front of our eyes like a reel of images. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Symptoms have included headaches, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, tinnitus, vertigo and trouble with seeing, hearing, or balancing. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Scrolling on her phone caused vertigo , blurriness and disorientation. \u2014 Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Situated at the base of Barron Mountain, Alpine Adventure\u2019s winter zipline tour is a real vertigo -inducing zinger. \u2014 Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The medication trimetazidine is a metabolic agent that helps prevent angina attacks and treats the symptoms of vertigo , according to the European Union\u2019s medicines agency. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, ajc , 10 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin vertigin-, vertigo , from vertere to turn":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259rt-i-\u02ccg\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259r-ti-\u02ccg\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002941",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of verting present participle of vert"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210543",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"vertu":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a love of or taste for curios or objets d'art":[],
|
|
": productions of art especially of a curious or antique nature : objets d'art":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccver-",
|
|
"\u02ccv\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165701",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vervain":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Verbena of the family Verbenaceae, the vervain family) of chiefly American plants having bracted spicate flowers, a corolla with a 5-lobed limb, and a fruit that separates into four nutlets":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Joe-Pye weed, boneset and blue vervain bloom nicely in wetlands. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"Blue vervain has been a really powerful ally for friends on the frontlines, especially for organizers. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Wildflowers and shady pines (Photo: Mare Czinar/Special for The Republic) Watch for swarms of butterflies and bees drawing nectar from Butter and Eggs flowers, New Mexican vervain and field bindweed blooms. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 5 July 2018",
|
|
"In the garden, blue vervain plants attract butterflies, bumblebees and other pollinators. \u2014 cleveland.com , 16 May 2017",
|
|
"Sun: Full Soil moisture: Average to moist Height: Four to six feet Deer resistant: Yes Comments: Blue vervain is a traditional medicinal herb, with the roots, leaves or flowers used to treat conditions. \u2014 cleveland.com , 16 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English verveine \"the plant Verbena officinalis ,\" borrowed from Anglo-French vervenne, verveyne , going back to Latin verb\u0113na \"leafy branch used ceremonially or medicinally,\" going back to *verbes-na , derivative of an s-stem noun *verbes- , whence Latin verbera (plural) \"bundle of sticks used for flogging, blows\"; akin to Croatian & Serbian v\u0155ba \"willow,\" Lithuanian virbas \"twig, rod\"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259r-\u02ccv\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015956",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vervain family":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": verbenaceae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134911",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"verve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"sluggishness",
|
|
"torpidity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": energy , vitality":[],
|
|
": special ability or talent":[],
|
|
": the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She played with skill and verve .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The near-miss irony of these coincidences lends the film a frantic, tragicomic verve . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Beautiful fruit flavors\u2014white peach on top of the citrus and tropicals\u2014are carried with verve , tension and structure. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On opening night, a young student named Audrey Portner imbued the role of Marie with exceptional grace, verve , and light, flowing gestures. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"You might be tempted to go with the hamachi or the scallop\u2014both are plated with enough sculptural verve to evoke the restaurant\u2019s namesake mollusk\u2014but the frog leg is where your voyage should start. \u2014 Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"This debut collection explores and celebrates uncertain and transitory moments of gender identity with humor and verve . \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Opiangah\u2019s canvas towers towards the high ceilings as Chance raps with Biblical imagery and personal verve . \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Artist Faye Weiwei gave youthful verve in an ice blue Miu Miu party frock. \u2014 Vogue , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Tens of thousands of workers shifted much of downtown San Francisco\u2019s entrepreneurial verve north from SoMa and west from the financial district. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French, caprice, from Old French, word, gossip, from Vulgar Latin *verva , from Latin verba , plural of verbum word \u2014 more at word":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0259rv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"brio",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"dynamism",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"esprit",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"get-up-and-go",
|
|
"ginger",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"gusto",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"oomph",
|
|
"pep",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"starch",
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
|
"vinegar",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"zing",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062922",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"very":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"selfsame"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": absolute , utter":[
|
|
"the veriest fool alive"
|
|
],
|
|
": actual , real":[
|
|
"the very blood and bone of our grammar",
|
|
"\u2014 H. L. Smith \u20201972"
|
|
],
|
|
": being the same one : selfsame":[
|
|
"the very man I saw"
|
|
],
|
|
": exact , precise":[
|
|
"the very heart of the city"
|
|
],
|
|
": exactly suitable or necessary":[
|
|
"the very thing for the purpose"
|
|
],
|
|
": in actual fact : truly":[
|
|
"the very best store in town",
|
|
"told the very same story"
|
|
],
|
|
": mere , bare":[
|
|
"the very thought terrified him"
|
|
],
|
|
": properly entitled to the name or designation : true":[
|
|
"the fierce hatred of a very woman",
|
|
"\u2014 J. M. Barrie"
|
|
],
|
|
": simple , plain":[
|
|
"in very truth"
|
|
],
|
|
": special , particular":[
|
|
"the very essence of truth is plainness and brightness",
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
|
],
|
|
": to a high degree : exceedingly":[
|
|
"very hot",
|
|
"didn't hurt very much"
|
|
],
|
|
": unqualified , sheer":[
|
|
"the very shame of it"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"that was a very brave thing to do",
|
|
"the very same thing happened to me",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"we stayed in the very hotel my parents stayed in for their honeymoon",
|
|
"the very thought of having to go through that again is scary",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Your story has been told in one very specific, strategically edited way. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Now that its oncology portfolio has been partly written off by investors, there is very little to lose by sticking around. \u2014 David Wainer, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"These disparate parts agreed on very little, save for replacing Mr. Netanyahu and avoiding yet another election cycle after four largely inconclusive ballots between 2019 and 2021. \u2014 Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Just 23 years old with very little experience in journalism, much less sifting through medical-ese under a time crunch, this young woman performed at not just an A level, but an A+ level. \u2014 Elizabeth Cohen, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"By his own admission, Xan knew very little about the world. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Thirty-three bullets identifying different software programs, platforms and very specific competencies. \u2014 Pablo Listingart, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Ryan O'Connell joked that, Cattrall has in some way been mothering him for a very long time. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"But for Meta investors, the 2030s seem a very long way off indeed. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"One step ahead until the very end, Obi-Wan clearly lets the Sith Lord win. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"And at the very end, Bob Dylan also strummed him a happy birthday on acoustic guitar. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The leaderboard was an adventure on Sunday, with many of the world\u2019s finest players in the hunt until the very end. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"An up-and-coming Brewers team was attempting to overtake the Cubs in the division \u2013two years after Chicago had won the World Series \u2013 and every game mattered as the race came down to the very end of the season. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"An up-and-coming Brewers team was attempting to overtake the Cubs, who had won the World Series just two years prior, in the division, and every game mattered as the race came down to the very end of the season. \u2014 Curt Hogg, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And then at the very end of the song, the whole song flips and those few notes now become the theme of the song. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps that is fueling them at this very moment for another charge next season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Texas, which posted 18 come-from-behind victories this season, kept fighting until the very end, cutting into the lead on freshman Mia Scott\u2019s 3-run home run with 2 outs in the seventh. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English verray, verry , from Anglo-French verai , from Vulgar Latin *veracus , alteration of Latin verac-, verax truthful, from verus true; akin to Old English w\u01e3r true, Old High German w\u0101ra trust, care, Greek \u0113ra (accusative) favor":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ve-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ver-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for very Adjective same , selfsame , very , identical , equivalent , equal mean not different or not differing from one another. same may imply and selfsame always implies that the things under consideration are one thing and not two or more things. took the same route derived from the selfsame source very , like selfsame , may imply identity, or, like same may imply likeness in kind. the very point I was trying to make identical may imply selfsameness or suggest absolute agreement in all details. identical results equivalent implies amounting to the same thing in worth or significance. two houses equivalent in market value equal implies being identical in value, magnitude, or some specified quality. equal shares in the business",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achingly",
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"archly",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"blisteringly",
|
|
"bone",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"dang",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"desperately",
|
|
"eminently",
|
|
"enormously",
|
|
"especially",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"exceedingly",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"extremely",
|
|
"fabulously",
|
|
"fantastically",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"fiercely",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"frightfully",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"immensely",
|
|
"incredibly",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"majorly",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"mortally",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"particularly",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"roaringly",
|
|
"seriously",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"sorely",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"specially",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"supremely",
|
|
"surpassingly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"that",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"too",
|
|
"unco",
|
|
"uncommonly",
|
|
"vastly",
|
|
"vitally",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wildly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191459",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
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},
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"very high frequency":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a radio frequency between ultrahigh frequency and high frequency \u2014 see Radio Frequencies Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Shortwave radio bands are able travel long distances using very high frequencies , unlike traditional radio waves that need to travel in straight lines. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 16 Aug. 2019",
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"Most echolocation is at a very high frequency , and large ears amplify more low-frequency sounds, like rustling prey, says Aaron Corcoran, a National Geographic Explorer and research assistant professor at Wake Forest University. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 12 Apr. 2019",
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"In one step, this has opened up an entirely new way to generate very high frequency microwave data transmitters. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 9 May 2018",
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"For viewers without cable, a national transition to digital television, completed in 2009, resolved the reception disparity between ultra high frequency (UHF) channels, 14-83, and very high frequency (VHF) channels, 2-13. \u2014 Callum Borchers, Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2018",
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"Standard recording equipment may not pick up very low or very high frequencies . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 12 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112144",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vessel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a conducting tube in the xylem of a vascular plant formed by the fusion and loss of end walls of a series of cells":[],
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": a container (such as a cask, bottle, kettle, cup, or bowl) for holding something":[],
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": a person into whom some quality (such as grace) is infused":[
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"a child of light, a true vessel of the Lord",
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"\u2014 H. J. Laski"
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],
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": a tube or canal (such as an artery) in which a body fluid is contained and conveyed or circulated":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a new ocean liner that claims to be the largest commercial vessel afloat",
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"any vessel that is buoyant and steerable can be entered in the annual race down the river",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s partly what scientists who spent five days on the research vessel Fulmar last week were trying to find out. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 July 2022",
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"This can be a complicated task\u2014like trying to understand whether a galleon on the horizon is a hostile pirate ship or an innocuous merchant vessel , aided only by old maritime binoculars and in the middle of heavy fog. \u2014 Fabio Pacucci, Scientific American , 1 July 2022",
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"What\u2019s more, the XL model comes equipped with two kayak kits that can transform your SUP into a seated vessel for even easier maneuverability. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 29 June 2022",
|
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"In 2018, the Huntington VA medical center was renamed in his honor, and the Navy commissioned a mobile base sea vessel in his name in 2020. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"About two hours later, Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders were alerted to yet another rustic vessel about 23 miles south of Key West. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Janet Heredia pours milk from Chamizo\u2019s cows into a large vessel for transporting. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
|
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"The wax itself is black, poured into a matte black vessel with Apotheke printed in all caps, small and simple, in white near the base. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Riew is a third-generation Korean American, and her work in music and theater has turned into a vessel for exploring her identity. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin vascellum , diminutive of Latin vas vase, vessel":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ves-\u0259l",
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"\u02c8ve-s\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"boat",
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"keel",
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"ship"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011435",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vessel element":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the individual cells making up a vessel of the plant vascular system":[]
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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":"20220707-063932",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vessel ton":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ton sense 2a":[]
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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":"20220707-012855",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"vest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualify"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a knitted undershirt for women":[],
|
|
": a loose outer garment : robe":[],
|
|
": a man's sleeveless undershirt":[],
|
|
": a plain or decorative piece used to fill in the front neckline of a woman's outer garment (such as a blouse or dress)":[],
|
|
": a protective usually sleeveless garment (such as a life preserver) that extends to the waist":[],
|
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": a sleeveless garment for the upper body usually worn over a shirt":[],
|
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": an insulated sleeveless waist-length garment often worn under or in place of a coat":[],
|
|
": clothing , garb":[],
|
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": to become legally vested":[],
|
|
": to grant or endow with a particular authority, right, or property":[
|
|
"the plan vests workers with pension benefits after 10 years of service"
|
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],
|
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": to put on garments or vestments":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"\u201cBy the power vested in me by the state,\u201d intoned the minister, \u201cI now pronounce that you are married\u201d",
|
|
"vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"While volunteers aren\u2019t required to have any special equipment, brooms and rakes are recommended items to have, as are a trash grabber, gloves, a shovel, a pail or yard waste basket, a safety vest and orange cones, according to the department. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
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"On the cover, Hope is seen wearing a vest and tuxedo, and leaning against a vintage car parked in front of a building whose windows are decorated with portraits of American musical greats. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In the Royal Enclosure, that also means a top hat and a vest or waistcoat and tailcoat. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Among other items, objects on view include a T-shirt and vest emblazoned with the logo of the fake humanitarian mission and a helmet decorated with the red-and-white design associated with civilian international missions. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The safety vest was made to keep kids secure during water sports activities, boating, and tubing. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Netflix is keeping its plans along these lines, understandably, close to the vest for now. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Garland might just be keeping his cards very close to the vest . \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Bundled up in a winter coat and gloves \u2014 and wearing an orange safety vest \u2014 Kennedy stood outside for hours to collect ballots Saturday as the city of Milwaukee wrapped up its final hours of early voting in the lead up to Tuesday's election. \u2014 Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The company awarded him a pay package of $178.6 million for 2021, much of it in stock and option awards that vest over three to five years and are contingent on increases in its share price. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The warrant shares will vest over time based on discretionary payments by Amazon of up to $200 million. \u2014 Maria Armental, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Had Johnson stayed at Apple long enough for the grants to vest , his shares would today be worth $1.1 billion. \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The new compensation package was designed to keep Dimon at the helm of the bank for the next five years by awarding him 1.5 million stock options that vest in 2026. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The deal involved an unusual incentive structure in which Arm and Marvell received warrants for Marvell stock that would vest if certain revenue targets for the ThunderX were hit. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"TikTok began letting some employees convert their bonuses into RSUs that would vest immediately. \u2014 Georgia Wells, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"This is just one example of an approach when shares vest . \u2014 Bruce Brumberg, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Frank Slootman, who took over as CEO of software company Snowflake in 2019, received 13.7 million shares that vest monthly over a four-year stretch. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"Verb",
|
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"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French veste , from It, from Latin vestis garment":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French vestir to clothe, invest, vest, from Latin vestire to clothe, from vestis clothing, garment \u2014 more at wear":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"qualify",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175405",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vesta":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the Roman goddess of the hearth \u2014 compare hestia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin Vesta":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ve-st\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081105",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vestal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"immodest",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"unchaste",
|
|
"unclean",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chaste":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a vestal virgin":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta":[],
|
|
": vestal virgin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a schoolteacher who dresses with almost vestal modesty while on the job",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Souza sets out to reacquaint us with that vanished world, where norms obtained and men were men and words had meaning\u2014where the sun rose on the shrines of our ancestors and six virgins ceaselessly guarded the vestal flame. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 3 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With ritual precision, the vestals awaken their miserable charges each dawn and roll them about on their beds of pain while performing ablutions, in the formal movements of which the maidens are highly trained. \u2014 Gabriel Winant, The New Republic , 23 May 2018",
|
|
"Vestals Gap Dr., 42905-Bernhard W. and Brunhild Vater to Patrick J. and Shana Benton Maines, $674,900. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2017",
|
|
"Vestal said erosion and canals that cut through the property made access to the site difficult, and winds helped spread flames through the dry grass. \u2014 Cathy Locke, sacbee.com , 3 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ve-st\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaste",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"virgin",
|
|
"virginal"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210445",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vestal virgin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chaste woman":[],
|
|
": a virgin consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to the service of watching the sacred fire perpetually kept burning on her altar":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To mark the legendary founding of the city and its past glory, there is usually a crowded birthday parade of re-enactors dressed up as gladiators and vestal virgins . \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
|
|
"The vestal virgins , who maintained the sacred fire of Vesta, the goddess of hearth and home, were the Beyhive of their day. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 9 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The vestal virgins , whose images appear on coins and friezes in Mr. MacGregor\u2019s pages, held the high responsibility of keeping the Roman national hearth alight. \u2014 Andrew Stark, WSJ , 16 Nov. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104440",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vested":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fully and unconditionally guaranteed as a legal right, benefit, or privilege":[
|
|
"the vested benefits of the pension plan"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a vest":[
|
|
"a vested suit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That could have meant putting up over $30 billion of his own cash\u2013\u2013the most likely fount, of course, was selling and margining Tesla shares and vested options. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"To keep workers committed, ESOPs come with a vested period within which employees cannot sell their shares. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"For Cristina there\u2019s a group of vested interests which work in the shadows to their benefit and at the expense of the people. \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"These private equity firms want to ensure alignment of incentives so that the seller has a vested stake in the future success of the business. \u2014 Kevin Murdock, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Because of systemic and institutional inertia combined with vested interests working against change. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The break from tradition produced consternation among city leaders and vested parties throughout Pasadena, sparking the Tournament of Roses\u2019 filing of the lawsuit in February 2021. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The global treaty calls for tighter tobacco controls and emphasizes the need for public health policies to be protected from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. \u2014 Corinne Gretler, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Regarding the rule requiring plans to report balances above $2.5 million, Roth and non-Roth amounts are reported separately, only vested amounts must be reported, and beneficiary accounts are also reported. \u2014 Jaime Raskulinecz, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ve-st\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8ves-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073201",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vested interest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a special concern or stake in maintaining or influencing a condition, arrangement, or action especially for selfish ends":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She has a vested interest in seeing the business sold, as she'll make a profit from the sale.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Everyone has a vested interest in the hiring process. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"So many people have a vested interest in believing the lies being spouted about January 6. \u2014 Michael Fanone, CNN , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"But Steve Fessler and Randy Lord have a vested interest in one particular show \u2014 and not just any show. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"To keep schools open for children, all communities must take a vested interest in consistently following virus mitigation protocols, Bost said. \u2014 Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But one thing is clear: in spite of their assurances, the tech giants are not, at present, winning the battle against those with a vested interest in denying and delaying climate action. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In an interview, Amon said Qualcomm and other chip companies have a vested interest in keeping Arm as independent as possible, a position that has helped facilitate the rapid growth of the semiconductor industry. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"But those same changes have also left a sour taste in some players\u2019 mouths who publishers have a vested interest in keeping happy \u2014 their live streams help market games. \u2014 Ethan Davison, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"As president of the Police Officers Association of Michigan, James Tignanelli has a vested interest in keeping first responders safe. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vestiary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a room where clothing is kept":[],
|
|
": clothing , raiment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in Gainsborough's paintings women are almost always portrayed in a varicolored vestiary of satin and silk"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English vestiarie , from Latin vestiarium \u2014 more at vestry":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vesh-ch\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02c8ve-st\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"attire",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"costumery",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"garments",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"habiliment(s)",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"raiment",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"rigging",
|
|
"threads",
|
|
"toggery",
|
|
"togs",
|
|
"vestments",
|
|
"vesture",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wearables",
|
|
"weeds"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084507",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vestibular":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or affecting the perception of body position and movement":[
|
|
"the vestibular system of the inner ear"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or functioning as a vestibule":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For the vestibular system to function properly, a fluid called endolymph has to traverse the canals of the inner ear, bopping sensory hairs that send electrical impulses to the brain. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Alicia Wolf, 36, who also deals with vestibular migraine and is a patient advocate with the nonprofit Miles for Migraine, had a similar experience. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 4 May 2022",
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"His wife\u2019s tumor was an acoustic neuroma, or vestibular schwannoma, with an incident rate of approximately 10 in 1,000,000 people. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Each sensory station is designed to engage people of all ages with visual, tactile, auditory, vestibular , and proprioceptive tools straight from nature. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Collins told the tight end that his vestibular exercises will help decrease the chance of further concussions, symptom duration and symptom severity. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Bowe was put on a vestibular rehabilitation program by doctors at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, SELF , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"His injuries have ranged from fractured legs to concussions to a vestibular dysfunction that affected his balance at the start of this season. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Learn about disruptions to the vestibular system that can provoke symptoms including vertigo, dizziness, headaches, and loss of balance. \u2014 courant.com , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"ve-\u02c8stib-y\u0259-l\u0259r",
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"ve-\u02c8sti-by\u0259-l\u0259r"
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": of, relating to, or affecting the perception of body position and movement":[
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"the vestibular system of the inner ear"
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": of, relating to, or functioning as a vestibule":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For the vestibular system to function properly, a fluid called endolymph has to traverse the canals of the inner ear, bopping sensory hairs that send electrical impulses to the brain. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
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"Alicia Wolf, 36, who also deals with vestibular migraine and is a patient advocate with the nonprofit Miles for Migraine, had a similar experience. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 4 May 2022",
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"His wife\u2019s tumor was an acoustic neuroma, or vestibular schwannoma, with an incident rate of approximately 10 in 1,000,000 people. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Each sensory station is designed to engage people of all ages with visual, tactile, auditory, vestibular , and proprioceptive tools straight from nature. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Collins told the tight end that his vestibular exercises will help decrease the chance of further concussions, symptom duration and symptom severity. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Bowe was put on a vestibular rehabilitation program by doctors at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, SELF , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"His injuries have ranged from fractured legs to concussions to a vestibular dysfunction that affected his balance at the start of this season. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Learn about disruptions to the vestibular system that can provoke symptoms including vertigo, dizziness, headaches, and loss of balance. \u2014 courant.com , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"ve-\u02c8stib-y\u0259-l\u0259r",
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"ve-\u02c8sti-by\u0259-l\u0259r"
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"definitions":{
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},
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"vestibule + -ate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"(\u02c8)ve\u00a6stiby\u0259l\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190219",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"vestibule":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a course that offers access (as to something new)":[],
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": a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building : lobby":[],
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": an enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car":[],
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": any of various bodily cavities especially when serving as or resembling an entrance to some other cavity or space: such as":[],
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": the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear or the parts (such as the saccule and utricle) of the membranous labyrinth that it contains":[],
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": the part of the left ventricle below the aortic orifice":[],
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": the part of the mouth cavity outside the teeth and gums":[],
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": the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"please leave your wet boots in the vestibule",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The generous vestibule will also provide a place to hang out or store gear out of the sun and weather. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
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|
"Responding Buffalo officers engaged the suspect in the store\u2019s vestibule and took him into custody. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Gendron, confronted by police in the store's vestibule , put a rifle to his neck but was convinced to drop it. \u2014 CBS News , 15 May 2022",
|
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"Guests enter the home through a cherry-colored vestibule (the family mostly uses a side entrance). \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 9 May 2022",
|
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"The apartment is accessed via a private elevator vestibule and has a large open-plan living and dining room with a wall of windows. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Klisch plans to remove a table and create a vestibule to keep outdoor air from getting inside. \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"There was a collection bin in the church\u2019s vestibule where refreshments were also served after mass. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Gramaglia said Buffalo police entered the store and confronted the gunman in the vestibule . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 15 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin vestibulum forecourt":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ves-t\u0259-\u02ccby\u00fcl",
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"\u02c8ve-st\u0259-\u02ccby\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"entranceway",
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"entry",
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"entryway",
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"foyer",
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"hall",
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"hallway",
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"lobby"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063507",
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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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"vestibule car":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a railway car with a vestibule at each end":[]
|
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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":"20220706-134401",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"vestige":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed in comparison to one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms":[],
|
|
": a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost":[],
|
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": footprint sense 1":[],
|
|
": the smallest quantity or trace":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke",
|
|
"the fossilized vestige of a dinosaur that traversed that muddy landscape millions of years ago",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But in lawsuits filed last week in federal court, plaintiffs said the project was improperly vetted, would damage the area\u2019s flora, fauna and cultural history, and is a vestige of Trump administration logging initiatives. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Guin\u2019s manners were a vestige of her Mormon childhood, a way of life killed as suddenly as her father was: his own gun, their garage, eleven in the morning. \u2014 Kathleen Alcott, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Turning it into a public plaza is an infinitely better use of this sad piece of thoroughfare \u2014 a vestige of the urban planning disaster that has been Bunker Hill. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Is the underwire bra an enduring vestige of antiquated beauty standards dictated by the male gaze? \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Many young professional families and college students turn to mobile home parks as a final vestige of relatively affordable housing. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Blanketing an entire organization with the same edict\u2014for example, to be physically present for eight hours a day, Monday to Friday\u2014feels like a vestige of the pre-pandemic world. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The most impressive growth came in the form of a tomato plant that had begun fruiting, likely a vestige of a logger\u2019s lunch. \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Yet the largest ski resort in the US, once a silver-mining hotspot, still maintains a captivating vestige of the Old West, beckoning with a down-to-earth personality. \u2014 Alia Akkam, Robb Report , 15 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vestigium footstep, footprint, track, vestige":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ves-tij",
|
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"\u02c8ve-stij"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vestige trace , vestige , track mean a perceptible sign made by something that has passed. trace may suggest any line, mark, or discernible effect. the killer left no traces vestige applies to a tangible reminder such as a fragment or remnant of what is past and gone. boulders that are vestiges of the last ice age track implies a continuous line that can be followed. the fossilized tracks of dinosaurs",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"echo",
|
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"ghost",
|
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"relic",
|
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"shadow",
|
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"trace"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105436",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"vestments":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a covering resembling a garment":[],
|
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": clothing , garb":[],
|
|
": one of the articles of the ceremonial attire and insignia worn by ecclesiastical officiants and assistants as indicative of their rank and appropriate to the rite being celebrated":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Paisios also held a red vestment called a epitrachelion and medallion on top of Atwood's head, witnesses said. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Four years before resigning in 2013, Benedict visited Celestine's tomb and left his own pallium stole \u2014 a vestment symbolizing episcopal authority \u2014 at his medieval predecessor's grave. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The tall and burly Ukrainian military chaplain clutched a wooden cross and wore a long, camouflage-green cleric\u2019s robe and a gold embroidered vestment . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In turn Biden gave the pontiff a vestment for clerics, known as a chasuble, made in 1930 that was part of an archive belonging to the oldest Catholic church in Washington. \u2014 Chico Harlan, Seung Min Kim, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Because of the circular design and lightweight material of the pellegrina, which opens at the front, the wind easily sweeps beneath it, making the liturgical vestment the ecclesial equivalent of Marilyn Monroe\u2019s iconic white dress. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Donny Osmond found the perfect vestment to perform a wedding, Religion News Service reported. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Hooded silver and gold gowns had the drape of vestments and the commitment of the true believer. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The cardinals in their scarlet vestments are a constant design element, massed for conclaves or strung out in long files along the Vatican corridors. \u2014 Mike Hale, New York Times , 12 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English vestement , from Anglo-French, from Latin vestimentum , from vestire to clothe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ves(t)-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8vest-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015434",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vesture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"attire",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"costume",
|
|
"deck (out)",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"dress up",
|
|
"enrobe",
|
|
"garb",
|
|
"garment",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"gown",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"rig (out)",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"tog (up ",
|
|
"toilet"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a covering garment (such as a robe or vestment )":[],
|
|
": clothing , apparel":[],
|
|
": something that covers like a garment":[],
|
|
": to cover with vesture : clothe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the man's sober vesture contrasted sharply with his companion's festive finery",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"vestured like a queen for her grand birthday party",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"To believe that this Creator took on human vesture , accepted death and mortality, was tempted, betrayed, broken, and all for love of us, defies reason. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from vestir to clothe \u2014 more at vest entry 2":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ves-ch\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8vesh-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"attire",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"costumery",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"garments",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"habiliment(s)",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"raiment",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"rigging",
|
|
"threads",
|
|
"toggery",
|
|
"togs",
|
|
"vestiary",
|
|
"vestments",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wearables",
|
|
"weeds"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094607",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance":[
|
|
"vet the candidates for a position"
|
|
],
|
|
": to provide veterinary care for (an animal) or medical care for (a person)":[],
|
|
": to subject (a person or animal) to a physical examination or checkup":[],
|
|
": to subject to usually expert appraisal or correction":[
|
|
"vet a manuscript"
|
|
],
|
|
": veteran":[],
|
|
": veterinarian , veterinary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I have to take my dog to the vet .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They vetted her thoroughly before offering her the job.",
|
|
"The book was vetted by several different editors.",
|
|
"He's already vetted the plan, so we can start right away.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Enter the man who broke her heart in high school, who is, of course, the vet who cares for her chocolate-eating dog, as well as her dad\u2019s set-building assistant. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Derek Carr heaving the ball toward the goal line in that situation was pure savvy vet . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, is a 35-year industry vet and one of the smartest guys in town. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Help didn\u2019t come soon enough for a Vietnam vet , a favorite client of Lee\u2019s who was combatting drug and mental health issues. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In maybe the sharpest illustration of what his life has become, the first episode (confidently directed by showrunner and The Mandalorian vet Deborah Chow) follows him to his monotonous factory job on Tatooine not once, not twice, but three times. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Talk to your vet about the best treatment plan, which may include antihistamines, anti-itch medications, shampoos, sprays, and more. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Dogs might then vomit or have an upset stomach; owners should monitor them and contact their vet , who might suggest additional treatment. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"If your pet is on a flea shampoo or treatment schedule, please report any unusual side effects to your vet or pet poison hotline immediately. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or noun",
|
|
"Right now, the team is made up of three pre- vet students. \u2014 al , 24 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Many animal science classes coincide with pre- vet requirements that are junior- and senior-level classes. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"Lindsey said the pre- vet curriculum at UAM is difficult. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Publisher Tracy Baim said editors asked to hire an independent fact-checker to vet the column. \u2014 Kathleen Foody, ajc , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Publisher Tracy Baim said editors asked to hire an independent fact-checker to vet the column. \u2014 Kathleen Foody, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The Reagan administration began trying to vet judicial candidates more along ideological grounds than under previous Republican presidencies, nominating several starkly conservative jurists. \u2014 Charlie Savage, New York Times , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of the delay is due to the magnitude of the task, which relies on more than 700 local partners to vet applicants and pass out the aid. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 24 May 2021",
|
|
"The party shouldn\u2019t be putting itself in the position to find out more about all of this and fully vet Barnette after next Tuesday\u2019s primary. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"And that, excuse me, that list will be sent to a four person selection advisory panel, which will further vet the candidates. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Musk paid a $20 million fine and agreed to step down as chairman and vet his tweets with lawyers. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In a telephone interview, General Townsend, who now heads the military\u2019s Africa Command, said outside organizations that tracked civilian harm claims often did not vet allegations rigorously enough. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective or noun",
|
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"1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233627",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"veteran":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"beginner",
|
|
"colt",
|
|
"fledgling",
|
|
"freshman",
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"greenhorn",
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"neophyte",
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"newbie",
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"newcomer",
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"novice",
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"recruit",
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"rookie",
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"tenderfoot",
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"tyro"
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": a former member of the armed forces":[],
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": a person of long experience usually in some occupation or skill (such as politics or the arts)":[],
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": an old soldier of long service":[]
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"examples":[
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"a veteran of the political scene",
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"He's a 10-year veteran with the team.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Casey Skudin, a 16-year veteran of the department and an FDNY Medal recipient, died on Friday, leaving behind a wife and two children, the FDNY Foundation wrote in a statement. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Morris was a 16-year veteran of the department, according to police. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
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"Hilliard was a 16-year law enforcement veteran , the sheriff said. \u2014 Michelle Watson And Michelle Krupa, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"Hilliard, a 16-year law enforcement veteran , is survived by his wife and three children and would have celebrated his 42nd birthday next week. \u2014 Fox News , 13 June 2022",
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"Read was first arrested Feb. 1 on a manslaughter warrant in connection with the death of O\u2019Keefe, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police Department. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
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"There were moments in her testimony that brought Dunn, a 13-year veteran of the force, to tears. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
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"The 17-year veteran teacher described multiple harrowing encounters with the gunman, offering the most vivid account yet of what transpired inside his classroom on May 24, when 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos attacked Robb Elementary School. \u2014 Miles Cohen, ABC News , 6 June 2022",
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"Officer Diondre Winstead, a 17-year veteran of the Cincinnati Police Department, is now the third officer to plead guilty to failing to report tens of thousands of dollars earned working off-duty details. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin veteranus , from veteranus , adjective, old, of long experience, from veter-, vetus old \u2014 more at wether":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ve-tr\u0259n",
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"\u02c8ve-t\u0259-r\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"doyen",
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"old hand",
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"old-timer",
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"stager",
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"vet",
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"warhorse"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031230",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"veto":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blackball",
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"down",
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"kill",
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"negative",
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"nix",
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"shoot down"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a message communicating the reasons of an executive and especially the president of the U.S. for vetoing a proposed law":[],
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": an authoritative prohibition : interdiction":[],
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": the exercise of such authority":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a veto of a bill",
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"Are there enough votes in Congress to override the President's veto ?",
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"The President has the veto over new legislation.",
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"The President may choose to exercise his veto .",
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"Verb",
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"The President vetoed the bill.",
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"We wanted to do a cross-country trip, but our parents vetoed it.",
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"She vetoed several restaurants before we could agree on one.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Edwards vetoed the maps but his veto was overridden. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
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"Should countries like Hungary be able to hold the rest of the bloc to ransom with its veto , and how can the EU reform that? \u2014 Luke Mcgee, CNN , 31 May 2022",
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"But after two years in which Gov. Laura Kelly rejected more bills than any governor in recent memory, Republicans once again overrode her veto and enacted two pieces of legislation into law. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
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"His veto would also expose the strategic limits of the EU, whose rules require all 27 of its governments to sign off on many foreign policy and security policies, including sanctions. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
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"Hogan, a Republican, vetoed the bill, but his veto was overturned by the Democratic legislature. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 5 May 2022",
|
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"The council overrode his veto , but Elrich maintains that the legislation, supported by the Sierra Club and the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, was a mistake. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
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"The governor revealed his veto in an emailed press release. \u2014 Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"What protects the United States in the United Nations is our veto in the Security Council. \u2014 Elliott Abrams, National Review , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Credits \ud83d\ude80 New York City Mayor Eric Adams will push Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto a bill to pause new proof-of-work crypto mining operations that are powered by fossil fuels. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
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"Sununu has promised to veto an earlier plan passed by both the House and Senate and has indicated the new one falls short as well. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Prominent medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, had urged Ivey to veto the health-care ban. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Beshear noted he had been asked to veto the bill by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Minton Jr., the Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police, the county and commonwealth attorneys associations and the District Judges Association. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The criticism from far-right conservatives comes weeks after Cox became the second Republican governor in the U.S. to veto a bill that would bar transgender girls from playing on school sports teams matching their gender identity. \u2014 Kim Boj\u00f3rquez, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Once the Senate passes the legislation along, the governor has six days to decide whether to veto the bill; the General Assembly will adjourn the final session of its four-year term April 11. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The majority of the Indiana House Democratic Caucus and area officials are calling for Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto the permitless carry bill that the legislature passed shortly before the 2022 session ended last week. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"In Utah, Governor Spencer Cox promised to veto school-choice legislation that reached his desk. \u2014 Anthony Kinnett, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1706, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, I forbid, from vetare to forbid":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d",
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"\u02c8v\u0113-t\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ban",
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"embargo",
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"interdict",
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"interdiction",
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"prohibition",
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"proscription"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205516",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vex":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": puzzle , baffle":[
|
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"a problem to vex the keenest wit"
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],
|
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": to bring physical distress to":[
|
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"a headache vexed him all morning"
|
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],
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": to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to":[
|
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"the restaurant is vexed by slow service"
|
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],
|
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": to irritate or annoy by petty provocations : harass":[
|
|
"vexed by the children"
|
|
],
|
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": to shake or toss about":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"This problem has vexed researchers for years.",
|
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"We were vexed by the delay.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Usually, that was enough to vex the sometimes-ornery geese into scattering with little to no serious repercussions for Widman or the pair of helpers who abetted him in collecting eggs. \u2014 Marion Renault, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"While most economists tend to acknowledge the same causes of inflation, many disagree which elements are most driving the price increases that continue to vex American consumers. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"A down year for potential franchise passers would likely vex most teams that landed the No. 1 pick. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The loyalty problem, so evident with the ANAP, soon would vex the ALP, too. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Among the many things that vex him is Matthiessen\u2019s equanimity in the face of his failure to see a snow leopard, the sense that its absence was just as significant as its presence. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
|
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"But even with better radar detection, the physics of hypersonic weapons will still vex the defenders. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"In this self-consciously boring approach, Russia would resemble any number of other countries whose political cultures and provocations vex American policymakers, but that are not perceived as nemeses. \u2014 Michael Kimmage, The New Republic , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"The lane reduction will undoubtedly vex some motorists. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French vexer , from Latin vexare to agitate, harry; probably akin to Latin vehere to convey \u2014 more at way":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8veks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vex annoy , vex , irk , bother mean to upset a person's composure. annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness. their constant complaining annoys us vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety. vexed by her son's failure to clean his room irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit. careless waste irks the boss bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind. don't bother me while I'm reading",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"burn (up)",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"eat",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"frost",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"hack (off)",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"nark",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"persecute",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rasp",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"spite"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170624",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vexation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cause of trouble : affliction":[],
|
|
": the act of harassing or vexing : troubling":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being vexed : irritation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the problems and vexations of everyday life",
|
|
"the repeated vexations guaranteed that she wouldn't get any work done",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The #jollofwars have turned Nigerians and Ghanaians from friends to foes, but also united them in their vexation at British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver\u2019s twist of the famous rice and meat dish. \u2014 Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Meanwhile, at the Capitol, multiple Democrats piled on with expressions of surprise and vexation at Manchin\u2019s seemingly sudden change of position. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Fishing rights have been a growing point of vexation between Britain and the European Union since Britons voted to leave the bloc in 2016. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And this spluttering vexation is comical coming from a man who is veritably the L. Ron Hubbard of the Churchill cult. \u2014 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The owners tend to be torn between a deep sense of pride and a constant vexation . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"And there's the potential for Biden, who has Irish roots, to register his vexation over Johnson's contributions to a straining of the fragile peace in Northern Ireland. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"And naturally, all this vexation just might be blocking the path to love. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"Nestled into and around Scott\u2019s tale of vexation are Twilight Zone versions of QAnon, the Proud Boys, the manosphere, neo-Nazis and other bizarre phenomena of our time. \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 7 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"vek-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bedevilment",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"harassment",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"importunity",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"teasing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091539",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vexatious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing vexation : distressing":[
|
|
"vexatious delays"
|
|
],
|
|
": full of disorder or stress : troubled":[
|
|
"a vexatious period in her life"
|
|
],
|
|
": intended to harass":[
|
|
"a vexatious lawsuit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those vexatious phone calls from telemarketers during the dinner hour",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There was also a vexatious media that was dominated by critical columnists like the cerebral Walter Lippmann and the gossip-friendly Drew Pearson. \u2014 Frank Gannon, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Where commuters might see vexatious gridlock, of course, Massell sees glorious progress. \u2014 Jennifer Brett, ajc , 5 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Democracies must also provide more protection for journalists and researchers working to uncover Russian corruption within our societies, especially by ending oligarchs\u2019 prolific use of vexatious lawsuits to deter and impoverish opponents. \u2014 Nate Sibley, National Review , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"One legislator wonders if news organizations could be labeled \u2018 vexatious \u2019 for its GRAMA requests. \u2014 Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Donald has used this type of vexatious litigation to intimidate, harass and bully for years! \u2014 Paula Reid, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Madeira law director Brian Fox said the city is deciding whether to appeal the vexatious litigator ruling. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"There are a host of provisions within American law designed to prevent precisely this sort of vexatious litigation, and yet almost none of them seemed to have fired properly in this case. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Frontiers have long been a vexatious subject around here. \u2014 Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"vek-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abrasive",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"carking",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"nettlesome",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"pesky",
|
|
"pestiferous",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"pestilential",
|
|
"pesty",
|
|
"plaguey",
|
|
"plaguy",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"rebarbative",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174434",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vexed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": affected with, marked by, or causing trouble or vexation : such as":[],
|
|
": difficult and often frustrating to understand or deal with":[
|
|
"a vexed question",
|
|
"Merchants such as the Polos sought to circumvent the vexed system of coins, with its inevitable confusion and debasement, by trading in gems such as rubies and sapphires and in pearls.",
|
|
"\u2014 Laurence Bergreen",
|
|
"But the coming months\u2014when America will have to vote for or against China in matters of trade, proliferation and human rights\u2014will severely test the White House's ability to manage a perpetually vexed relationship.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tom Post"
|
|
],
|
|
": feeling or showing irritation, annoyance, or distress":[
|
|
"He had a vexed look, as if irritated at having to direct yet another \u2026 lost tourist to more celebrated Washington landmarks.",
|
|
"\u2014 Larry L. King",
|
|
"\u2026 I plainly perceived him to be extremely vexed at me \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Herman Melville"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was feeling somewhat vexed .",
|
|
"my dog was clearly vexed with me for having been gone all week, and hardly greeted me when I came home",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The lower molar is the first fossil evidence placing Denisovans in Southeast Asia and may help untangle a puzzle that had long vexed experts in human evolution. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"On the vexed subject of his sexuality, the journal entries only deepen the mystery. \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"After years of industry hype over the scale and potential of China, some studio executives remain vexed over how speculative their business in the market has always been, no matter how large the headline box office hauls. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And the trial has touched only lightly on the vexed issue of whether, as happened often in postcolonial Africa, foreign powers had a hand in the young leader\u2019s death. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But many thorny complications remain, from a vexed labor market to a supply chain in deep distress and a seemingly ceaseless pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Creighton coach Greg McDermott was so vexed that he was called for a technical for the first time since 2018. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Charlotte dealing with her child\u2019s gender identity) and lows (Carrie\u2019s vexed boss, Che; the episode-long subplot about an apartment beep). \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Wilson\u2019s quirks and anxieties \u2014 the vexed relationship with fiction, the terror of impermanence, the hunger to observe \u2014 seem to have channeled him toward a lovely alternative. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vekst"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"narked",
|
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"peeved",
|
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"put out",
|
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"scunnered",
|
|
"teed off"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114659",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vexedly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": with vexation":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1748, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vek-s\u0259d-l\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8vekst-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115026",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"vexing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing or likely to cause vexation : vexatious":[
|
|
"a vexing problem"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing , but I coped",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As climate change intensifies, septic failures are emerging as a vexing issue for local governments. \u2014 Jim Morrison, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Perhaps even more vexing than Wiggins\u2019 offense, though, has been his defense. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The latest study addressed what its authors described as a more vexing question: Do cities, however grid-like, have the effect of honing people\u2019s navigational skills by offering them a plethora of options for moving around? \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Most California voters think government is doing a terrible job addressing one of the state\u2019s most vexing problems: homelessness. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"His book, The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life, gives leaders practical ways to address some of the most vexing social issues of our time. \u2014 Thomas Vozzo, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"But integrating them into low-income communities is a more vexing \u2014 and urgent \u2014 policy issue. \u2014 Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Walsh said the problem, which is particularly bad around the high school, middle school and Goodwin Elementary School, is chronic and vexing . \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Cera plays him with a slightly flat affect that reads as vexing or charming depending on the scene. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
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": a set of vectors that is defined in relation to a function such that each point of the function is associated with a vector from the set":[]
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"There's an instrument that measures incident ions along the spacecraft's orbit, as well as a 13-foot-long boom, which has a vector field magnetometer and three startrackers attached at the halfway point. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2020",
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"This map, which is called a vector field , is a snapshot of the internal dynamics of a fluid. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Dec. 2017",
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"The Navier-Stokes equations take that snapshot and play it forward, telling you exactly what the vector field will look like at every subsequent moment in time. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Dec. 2017"
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": the point on the surface of an egg that is diametrically opposite to the animal pole and usually marks the center of the protoplasm containing more yolk \u2014 see blastula illustration":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144348"
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"vest-pocket park":{
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a very small urban park":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144540"
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"verbal note":{
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"definitions":{
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": an unsigned diplomatic memorandum serving as an informal reminder of an unanswered question or request":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145516"
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"verbally":{
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"adverb"
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"definitions":{
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": in words : through or by the use of words":[
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"Yet it seems whenever somebody writes about him, Sheen gets verbally slugged for not driving around in some beat-up old Chevy.",
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"\u2014 Hal Rubenstein",
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"In Chapter 1 \u2026 Burge explains verbally , formally, and symbolically the system of notations to be used in the book.",
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"\u2014 Datamation"
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],
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": in spoken rather than written words":[
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"In the centuries before the Magna Carta, agreements were made and kept verbally .",
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"\u2014 Janeen R. Adil",
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"\u2026 John's will was not a written will. It was a nuncupative will, which means on his deathbed, John verbally told persons how he wanted his estate divided or dispensed.",
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"\u2014 Sharon Tate Moody",
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"\u2026 is intended to express, whether verbally or in writing, or in any other way, the real process of thought.",
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"\u2014 Trewin Copplestone",
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"Although some prospects arrive at these football factories verbally committed to a college, most are still free agents.",
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"\u2014 Bruce Feldman"
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],
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": with regard to words or language":[
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"Lessing has never been an elegant writer. At her better and best, she is cranky, \u2026 pleonastic, defensive, and verbally self-indulgent.",
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"\u2014 Susan Lardner",
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"Some toddlers walk early and talk late; others are verbally precocious but happily creep and crawl until the middle of the second year.",
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"\u2014 Susan Ochshorn"
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],
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": as a verb":[
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"a noun being used verbally"
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]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152621"
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"vertex":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the top of the head":[],
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": the point opposite to and farthest from the base in a figure":[],
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": a point (as of an angle, polygon, polyhedron, graph, or network) that terminates a line or curve or comprises the intersection of two or more lines or curves":[],
|
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": a point where an axis of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola intersects the curve itself":[],
|
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": a principal or highest point : summit":[
|
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"the vertex of the hill"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u0259r-\u02ccteks"
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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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"For each bit of information, draw a vertex (or node), called a digit node. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Initially, every vertex has the same probability of being open to the flow of water. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 July 2021",
|
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"But last week one of my students located the vertex of a parabola in a particularly elegant way. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"Initially, every vertex has the same probability of being open to the flow of water. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 July 2021",
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"Initially, every vertex has the same probability of being open to the flow of water. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 July 2021",
|
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"Initially, every vertex has the same probability of being open to the flow of water. \u2014 Allison Whitten, Wired , 11 July 2021",
|
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"For these quantum experiments, every path a photon takes is represented by a vertex . \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 2 July 2021",
|
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"Standard graphs can only express relationships between pairs of things, like two friends in a social network (where each person is represented by a vertex ). \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"Middle English, top of the head, from Latin vertic-, vertex, vortic-, vortex whirl, whirlpool, top of the head, summit, from vertere to turn":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152937"
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},
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