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1173 lines
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{
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"Yahveh":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": god sense 1a":[
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"\u2014 used especially by the ancient Hebrews"
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],
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"\u2014 compare tetragrammaton":[
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"\u2014 used especially by the ancient Hebrews"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a count of the number of times Yahweh is mentioned in the Old Testament"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hebrew Yahweh":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-(\u02cc)v\u0101",
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"\u02c8y\u00e4-(\u02cc)w\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"Allah",
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"Almighty",
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"Author",
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"Creator",
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"deity",
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"Divinity",
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"Eternal",
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"Everlasting",
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"Father",
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"God",
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"Godhead",
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"Jehovah",
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"King",
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"Lord",
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"Maker",
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"Providence",
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"Supreme Being"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020205",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Yahweh":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": god sense 1a":[
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"\u2014 used especially by the ancient Hebrews"
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],
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"\u2014 compare tetragrammaton":[
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"\u2014 used especially by the ancient Hebrews"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a count of the number of times Yahweh is mentioned in the Old Testament"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hebrew Yahweh":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-(\u02cc)v\u0101",
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"\u02c8y\u00e4-(\u02cc)w\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"Allah",
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"Almighty",
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"Author",
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"Creator",
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"deity",
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"Divinity",
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"Eternal",
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"Everlasting",
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"Father",
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"God",
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"Godhead",
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"Jehovah",
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"King",
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"Lord",
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"Maker",
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"Providence",
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"Supreme Being"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205825",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Yavapai":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Yuman language of the Yavapai people":[],
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": a member of such people":[],
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": an Indian people of central Arizona":[]
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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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"\u02ccy\u00e4v\u0259\u02c8p\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140453",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Yawata":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"former city in northern Kyushu, Japan \u2014 see kitakyushu":[]
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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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"y\u00e4-\u02c8w\u00e4-t\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114745",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"yahoo":{
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"antonyms":[
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"glory",
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"glory be",
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"ha",
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"hah",
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"hallelujah",
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"hey",
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"hooray",
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"hurrah",
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"hurray",
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"hot dog",
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"huzzah",
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"wahoo",
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"whee",
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"whoopee",
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"yippee"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a boorish, crass, or stupid person":[],
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": a member of a race of brutes in Swift's Gulliver's Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans":[],
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": yippee":[
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"\u2014 used to express exuberant delight or triumph \u2026 her usually stoic grandfather shouted: \" Yahoo ! Way to go!\" \u2014 Richard Sandomir \"I'll be out there surfing\u2014Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday,\" he [actor/surfer Bruce Brown] says. \"It makes you feel like a kid. You catch a good wave, and it makes you want to yell, ' Yahoo !'\" \u2014 Mark Goodman"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Some yahoo cut me off in traffic.",
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"A bunch of yahoos were making noise outside.",
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"Interjection",
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"you mean we were accepted for the reality show? yahoo !",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"And the episode demonstrates the downsides of priced-to-move legal advice in the opening scene, which follows two meth-addled yahoos who celebrate Saul\u2019s introductory bargain rate by launching into a multiday bender. \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 24 Feb. 2020",
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"Saul came to function as an exterminator of the kind of refined sensibility that separated the sophisticates from the yahoos in haut-bourgeois twentieth-century America. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"After failing to bully the Russians into giving up the black box, Saul tries internal diplomacy, arranging an Oval Office meeting with President Hayes but finds yahoo warmonger John Zabel (Danes' husband, Hugh Dancy) there. \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"If the public is in the mood for yahoo -ism, that\u2019s what Haley will give them. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 9 Jan. 2020",
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"Who knows why these yahoos did a minstrel show in 1960? \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 5 Oct. 2019",
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"There\u2019s a sentiment among some politically bent if racially biased yahoos that this spate is symptomatic of an uncaring, anti-cop administration that recently nixed a budget request to hire five more police officers. \u2014 Rub\u00e9n Rosario, Twin Cities , 12 Sep. 2019",
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"The weekend gets going on Friday with music from Gator Nate, the lovable backwoods yahoo and role model for many a UF pledge. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
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"This is what failure looks like, unemployable yahoos who join a mob and demand people with jobs just give up. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Aug. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps alteration of yo-ho , interjection used to attract attention, from yo + ho":"Interjection"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8y\u0101-(\u02cc)h\u00fc",
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"\u02c8y\u00e4-",
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"y\u00e4-\u02c8h\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"dunderhead",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"knucklehead",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042826",
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"type":[
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"interjection",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"yak":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox ( Bos grunniens synonym B. mutus ) of Tibet and adjacent elevated parts of central Asia":[],
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": joke , gag":[],
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": laugh":[
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"did it just for yuks"
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],
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": persistent or voluble talk":[],
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": to talk persistently : chatter":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1795, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1950, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Tibetan (Lhasa dialect) ya\u0294 (spelled gyag )":"Noun",
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"probably imitative":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8yak",
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"\u02c8y\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103524",
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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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"yammer":{
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"antonyms":[
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"crow",
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"delight",
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"rejoice"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to talk persistently or volubly and often loudly":[
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"caused the purists to yammer for censorship",
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"\u2014 D. W. Maurer"
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],
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": to utter persistent complaints : whine":[],
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": to utter repeated cries of distress or sorrow":[],
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": whimper":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Abandoned on my own private Exile Island without a recap in which to yammer on endlessly about trivial matters that are of no real importance whatsoever. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"Only in a minority of cases did one partner want to yammer on whereas the other wished to cut things off. \u2014 Cathleen O\u2019grady, Science | AAAS , 1 Mar. 2021",
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"Where are all the hanging geraniums? Kids yammering for ice cream? \u2014 Sue Hertz, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
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"There was already enough finger-pointing, yammering about bad people doing bad things. \u2014 Gary Thompson, Philly.com , 29 Mar. 2018",
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"The North Koreans had largely let the South Koreans do the talking until Bolton started yammering on about Libya. \u2014 Sean Illing, Vox , 24 May 2018",
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"The president yammered about several topics, including his ties to Michael Cohen, Robert Mueller\u2019s Russia investigation, and Kanye West\u2019s recent pro-Trump tweets. \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 27 Apr. 2018",
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"In other words, the event all those Y2K conspiracy theorists were yammering about 18 years ago has finally happened, and we're all doomed. \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 8 Feb. 2018",
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"There was still a really strong turnout, but on the periphery, people were yammering and there was a steady flow of people exiting throughout. \u2014 Robert Morast, Houston Chronicle , 18 Dec. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th 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 yameren , alteration of yomeren to murmur, be sad, from Old English g\u0113omrian ; akin to Old High German j\u0101maron to be sad":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ya-m\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beef",
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"bellyache",
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"bitch",
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"bleat",
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"carp",
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"caterwaul",
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"complain",
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"crab",
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"croak",
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"fuss",
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"gripe",
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"grizzle",
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"grouch",
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"grouse",
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"growl",
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"grumble",
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"grump",
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"holler",
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"inveigh",
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"keen",
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"kick",
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"kvetch",
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"maunder",
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"moan",
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"murmur",
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"mutter",
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"nag",
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"repine",
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"scream",
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"squawk",
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"squeal",
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"wail",
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"whimper",
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"whine",
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"whinge",
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"yawp",
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"yaup",
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"yowl"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174906",
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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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"yank":{
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"antonyms":[
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"draw",
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"haul",
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"jerk",
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"pluck",
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"pull",
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"tug",
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"wrench"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a strong sudden pull : jerk":[],
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": to pull on something with a quick vigorous movement":[],
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": to pull or extract with a quick vigorous movement":[],
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": to remove in or as if in an abrupt manner":[
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"yanked the story from the evening edition"
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],
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": yankee":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He yanked the door shut.",
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"She yanked on the dog's leash.",
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"Noun (1)",
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"had to give the shoe a good yank to get it off",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Not that Grant minded at all, though, seeing sophomore Jailey Farnsworth yank a ball over the left field fence for a seventh-inning home run. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
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"Of course the ring gets briefly stuck, and Kate has to yank it off to hand it over to Edwina. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"What is life even for, many of them yelled over the music, if not for a dress-up-and-let-go, yank -each-other-up-on-stage-and-SING sense of abandon? \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
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"Her agitation and self-disgust, her terror of being barely human, drove her to twist clusters of her hair around her fingers, to yank hard. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
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"But traders showed little relief on Monday, prioritizing fears about economic growth \u2014 particularly in China \u2014 and whether central banks could yank pandemic-era support sooner than expected to fight inflation. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"At the time, Sony threatened to yank Spidey out of the MCU after disagreements with Disney. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"That helped prompt Toyota, the biggest carmaker in Japan and a key Olympic sponsor, to yank Japanese TV ads related to the Games for fear of alienating its local market. \u2014 NBC News , 23 July 2021",
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"For example, Bird dumped dozens of scooters in Somerville and Cambridge in 2018 without any advance notice to city officials, only to yank the machines a few weeks later under heavy criticism. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The little guy\u2019s first outing on the Nintendo DS saw HAL grabbing the system\u2019s experimental nature and giving it a solid yank . \u2014 PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Detailing is excellent for the price and includes a waterproof abdomen pocket with cable port for earphones and a locking slider for unzipping with just a quick yank on the lapel. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 Aug. 2014",
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"Backpacks embedded with something called JetForce Technology can inflate with 200-liter bladders to about seven times their size at the yank of a handle to help keep avalanche victims from being buried and suffocating beneath the snow. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2014",
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"Amazon is the focus of a push to curb \u2018rank-and- yank \u2019 worker ratings. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Robbie wisely leans into the cartoonish aspects of the character, and Yan lets her voice-over yank the timeline out of order and splashes graphics on the screen to accompany her more exaggerated affect. \u2014 James Grebey, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"His method is to push down the barb below the flesh, loop the shoestring around the hook and yank fast. \u2014 John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2021",
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"Made from surgical grade stainless steel, the swooping design will not pull, tug, or yank at your lashes. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 9 June 2021",
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"The son figured out that by stretching PTFE with a sudden yank , the polymer expanded by 1,000 percent. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Sep. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1778, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ya\u014bk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"buck",
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"hitch",
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"hoick",
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"jerk",
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"jolt",
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"twitch"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064437",
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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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"yap":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a quick sharp bark : yelp":[],
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": an unsophisticated, ignorant, or uncouth person : bumpkin":[],
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": mouth":[],
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": shrill insistent talk : chatter":[],
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": to bark snappishly : yelp":[],
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": to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter":[],
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"islands in the western Carolines population 11,377":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The dog was yapping all night.",
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"Kids were yapping in the back of the room.",
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"She seems to spend all her time yapping on the phone.",
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"Noun",
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"I heard yaps coming from the yard.",
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"a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But choosing a breed that's less likely to yap at every stimuli can set you up for success, too. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
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"They yap and annoy you and run around in circles endlessly. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 24 Nov. 2020",
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"And dogs have been known to yap and masticate their displeasure. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2020",
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"The photo gave a glimpse of Mr. Bezos\u2019 puppy, which sometimes yaps during calls, and the Saltillo tile at his West Texas ranch. \u2014 Karen Weise, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"The feisty players took turns yapping at each other and officials. \u2014 Mark Medina, USA TODAY , 20 Dec. 2019",
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"Poole animatedly exulted, and yapped , all the way back downcourt. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com , 27 Nov. 2019",
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"As for the Tigers\u2019 early yapping in the budding SEC West rivalry? \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com , 25 Nov. 2019",
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"While modern socialists yap on about free college, paid for by other people\u2019s money, his money is actually providing free college. \u2014 Jon Caldara, The Denver Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"No texting, no soda-sucking, and no chatter, save for a thoughtful yap every now and then. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2020",
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"More Stories Nine also marks the band\u2019s second album since the departure of DeLonge, whose utterly distinctive yap has been replaced by the more generic emo voice of Alkaline Trio\u2019s Matt Skiba. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Sep. 2019",
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"Some offer support via timely yaps , others by quiet companionship. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartzy , 11 Sep. 2019",
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"The source said Green sometimes personalizes his yaps at refs. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Feb. 2018",
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"The perpetual disconnect between NBA refs and players has risen to a crisis level this season, in no small part because the best team can\u2019t shut its yap and play ball. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Feb. 2018",
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"Twitter Facebook \u2212 + sawdustInmyeye mpls1981 \u2022 4 months ago Shut your yap see more 1 \u2022 \u2014 Dave Orrick, Twin Cities , 9 Feb. 2017",
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"But with half of Washington leaking to the other half, and with nobody in town including the president* able to keep their yaps shut, the whole government is throwing rods and leaking oil. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 May 2017"
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"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8yap",
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"\u02c8y\u00e4p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chops",
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"gob",
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"kisser",
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"mouth",
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"mug",
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"piehole",
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"trap"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073955",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"yard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a great length or quantity":[
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"remembered yards of facts and figures"
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],
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": a locality in a forest where deer herd in winter":[],
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": a long spar tapered toward the ends to support and spread the head of a square sail, lateen, or lugsail":[],
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": a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court":[],
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": a system of tracks for storage and maintenance of cars and making up trains":[],
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": a unit of length equal in the U.S. to 0.9144 meter \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table":[],
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": a unit of volume equal to a cubic yard":[],
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": all of a related set of circumstances, conditions, or details":[
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"who could learn the most about making records, about electronics and engineering, the whole nine yards",
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"\u2014 Stephen Stills",
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"\u2014 sometimes used adverbially with go to indicate an all-out effort"
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],
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": an area with its buildings and facilities set aside for a particular business or activity":[],
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": an assembly or storage area (as for dry-docked boats)":[],
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": an enclosure for livestock (such as poultry)":[],
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": any of various units of measure: such as":[],
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": of, relating to, or employed in a railroad yard":[
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"a yard engine"
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],
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": of, relating to, or employed in the yard surrounding a building":[
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"yard light"
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],
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": one hundred dollars":[],
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": the grounds immediately surrounding a house that are usually covered with grass":[],
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": the grounds of a building or group of buildings":[],
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": to congregate in or as if in a yard":[],
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": to deliver to or store in a yard":[],
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": to drive into or confine in a restricted area : herd , pen":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1758, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English yerd, going back to Old English geard \"fence, enclosure, dwelling, home, district, country,\" going back to Germanic *gar\u0111a- (whence also Old Saxon gard \"garden, dwelling, world,\" Middle Dutch gaert \"garden, yard,\" Old High German gart \"enclosure, circle, enclosed piece of property,\" Old Norse gar\u00f0r \"enclosure, courtyard,\" Gothic gards (i-stem) \"house, household, courtyard\"; from an n-stem *gar\u0111an- : Old Frisian garda \"family property, courtyard,\" Old Saxon gardo \"garden,\" Old High German garto ), perhaps (if from *ghort\u00f3s ) going back to Indo-European *ghortos \"enclosure,\" whence also Old Irish gort \"arable or pasture field,\" Welsh garth \"field, enclosure, fold,\" Breton garz \"hedge,\" Latin hortus \"garden,\" Greek ch\u00f3rtos \"farmyard, pasturage\"":"Noun",
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"Middle English yerd, yerde \"stick, pole, rod, spar supporting a sail, unit of measure,\" going back to Old English gierd \"stick, rod,\" going back to Germanic *gazdj\u014d (whence Old Frisian ierde \"stick,\" Old Saxon gerdia , Old High German gerta ), derivative of *gazda- \"stick, rod\" (whence Old High German gart \"stick,\" Old Norse gaddr \"goad, spike,\" Gothic gazds \"sting\"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *ghazdh- \"stick, something pointed\" (whence Latin hasta \"spear,\" Middle Irish gat \"withe, osier,\" probably also gas \"shoot, twig\"), probably a loanword from an unknown source":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8y\u00e4rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043736",
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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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"yardstick":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a graduated measuring stick three feet (0.9144 meter) long":[],
|
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": a standard basis of calculation":[
|
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"a yardstick for measuring astronomical distances"
|
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],
|
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": a standard for making a critical judgment : criterion":[
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"measured by the yardstick of her first book",
|
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"was a great success by any yardstick"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Some feel that test scores aren't an adequate yardstick for judging a student's ability.",
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"Ratings are the yardstick by which TV shows are evaluated by networks.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Given larger shifts in music consumption, the top of the Billboard charts, which has historically kept the pulse of musical trends, may no longer be a good yardstick for a song\u2019s success. \u2014 Julia Malleck, Quartz , 25 June 2022",
|
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"Case rates, Malaty Rivera pointed out, are also a terrible yardstick right now because so many people have been testing at home and not reporting the results to public-health agencies. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
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"By that yardstick , the new-for-2022 full-electric BMW i4, especially in its red-hot M50 trim, is double indemnity. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Measured against that yardstick , the West is implementing half-measures, which permit the enemy the time and space to take mitigating action. \u2014 Nicholas A. Lambert, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Putting a value on birthdays is not the yardstick of relationship investment. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"To be completely fair, if one were to measure it by any non-Rooney-specific yardstick , the series would register as a resounding success. \u2014 Keely Weiss, ELLE , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Deaths are only one yardstick for measuring maternal health. \u2014 Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Like the megapixels on cameras or the processing speeds of computer chips that consumers once obsessed over, the features of batteries will be the yardstick by which cars and trucks are judged and bought. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u00e4rd-\u02ccstik"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for yardstick standard , criterion , gauge , yardstick , touchstone mean a means of determining what a thing should be. standard applies to any definite rule, principle, or measure established by authority. standards of behavior criterion may apply to anything used as a test of quality whether formulated as a rule or principle or not. questioned the critic's criteria for excellence gauge applies to a means of testing a particular dimension (such as thickness, depth, diameter) or figuratively a particular quality or aspect. polls as a gauge of voter dissatisfaction yardstick is an informal substitute for criterion that suggests quantity more often than quality. housing construction as a yardstick of economic growth touchstone suggests a simple test of the authenticity or value of something intangible. fine service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"barometer",
|
|
"benchmark",
|
|
"criterion",
|
|
"gold standard",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"metric",
|
|
"par",
|
|
"standard",
|
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"touchstone"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082906",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"yarn":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth":[],
|
|
": a similar strand of another material (such as metal, glass, or plastic)":[],
|
|
": to tell a yarn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The sheep's wool will be spun into yarn .",
|
|
"yarns about ghosts and goblins",
|
|
"a storyteller who spins yarns that will keep any audience riveted",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In the workshops behind the wards, relatives of the sick spin the yarn and weave the cloth used to make bandages. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Comfortable and breathable, these garments are made by interlocking loops of yarn or thread, using a crochet hook. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Teen Take & Make Rainbow Bracelets: Wilmette Public Library starting Friday, June 10 \u2014 Pick up a free kit of colorful yarn to make a rainbow chevron friendship bracelet. \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The Impassable cuts weight via a 100-denier ripstop nylon gridded with 210-denier yarn . \u2014 Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Erotic paintings and yarn sculptures are also on display. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When its corner is bitten off, the pastry unravels like woolen yarn exposing the inner filling. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the new season doubles down on the chaos, stringing out seeming impossibilities like yarn to a cat, while the characters chase and try to catch them. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Handwoven from extra-soft weatherproof yarn , the Signature hammock is durable enough to hang up outdoors without getting damaged or faded, yet stylish enough to install inside your own home. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The soft blanket is made from a blend of acrylic and wool yarn that's lightweight yet warm enough to keep you cozy on movie nights. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The soft blanket is made from a blend of acrylic and wool yarn that's lightweight yet warm enough to keep you cozy on movie nights. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The soft blanket is made from a blend of acrylic and wool yarn that's lightweight yet warm enough to keep you cozy on movie nights. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Learn about how wool goes from lamb to yarn , meet barnyard animals and thoroughbred horses, explore fields filled with dahlias, ride a donkey and, of course, shop for fresh vegetables, cheese, meat and other farm products. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"After speaking her peace, which included explaining the historical and cultural links to yarn for Black people, Moore exerted her motherly authority by summoning her daughter Sharon to speak. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The candle burns for up to 110 hours, and after all of the wax has melted away, you'll be left with a stunning skeleton of the fabric and yarn pieces. \u2014 Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Wind white yarn around two fingers or an 11 \u20444-inch cardboard square at least 15 times. \u2014 Bethany Kunzler, Better Homes & Gardens , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"On a pragmatic level, the single cotton yarn that features in every piece is machine-washable, easily packable and naturally breathable. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 9 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English yerne, yarne \"spun fiber,\" going back to Old English gearn, going back to Germanic *garna- (whence also Middle Dutch gaern, garen \"spun fiber,\" Old High German & Old Norse garn ), masculine noun probably from the same base as feminine *garn\u014d \"intestine\" (whence Old Norse g\u01ebrn, plural garnar \"guts\") and *garnja- (in Old English micgern, midirne \"fat around the entrails of an animal,\" Old Saxon midgarni, Old High German mittigarni, with *midja- mid entry 1 ), going back to Indo-European *\u01f5horH-n- (whence also Lithuanian \u017earn\u00e0 \"intestine\" and Greek khord\u1e17 \"catgut, string of a musical instrument, sausage,\" in plural \"guts, tripe,\" if altered from *khorn\u1e17 ), suffixed o-grade derivative of *\u01f5hr\u0325H- \"gut, cord made from animal intestines,\" whence Latin haru- \"intestines\" (in haruspex haruspex ), Sanskrit h\u00edra\u1e25 \"band, strip,\" hir\u0101\u0301 \"vein\"":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u00e4rn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anecdote",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"tale"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130807",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"yaup":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a raucous noise : squawk":[],
|
|
": clamor , complain":[],
|
|
": to make a raucous noise : squawk":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"stop yawping about your problems and try doing something to fix them",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Credit to the singer for expanding outside her usual vocal range, though, deploying an Imogen Heap\u2013style yawp on this one. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"And, finally, the restatement of the American Dream for a new century, just the way Walt Whitman yawped it in the streets of Manhattan. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Sometimes, even the most sophisticated of orchestras just needs to belt out a good barbaric yawp . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The book reads like a version of Whitman\u2019s barbaric yawp . \u2014 Marisha Pessl, New York Times , 6 June 2018",
|
|
"But while the establishment has uttered a shaky (likely short-lived) sigh of relief, patriot-for-hire Steve Bannon\u2019s valedictory yawp is reverberating across Europe. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 1 June 2018",
|
|
"Of course, for Hunter, that barbaric yawp came with a heavy cost. \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"The bar begins to fall back to his chest, and the spotter grabs it just as Vea lets out a final barbaric yawp . \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"His face is contorted into a deranged smirk, his eyebrows raised and his teeth bared, as if fixing around that shrill yawp of the rebel yell. \u2014 Connor Towne O'neill, Daily Intelligencer , 16 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"His hearing aids emit occasional yawps of feedback. \u2014 John Leland, New York Times , 19 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English yolpen":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u022fp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013843",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"yauping":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": clamor , complain":[],
|
|
": to make a raucous noise : squawk":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"stop yawping about your problems and try doing something to fix them",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Credit to the singer for expanding outside her usual vocal range, though, deploying an Imogen Heap\u2013style yawp on this one. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"And, finally, the restatement of the American Dream for a new century, just the way Walt Whitman yawped it in the streets of Manhattan. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Sometimes, even the most sophisticated of orchestras just needs to belt out a good barbaric yawp . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The book reads like a version of Whitman\u2019s barbaric yawp . \u2014 Marisha Pessl, New York Times , 6 June 2018",
|
|
"But while the establishment has uttered a shaky (likely short-lived) sigh of relief, patriot-for-hire Steve Bannon\u2019s valedictory yawp is reverberating across Europe. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 1 June 2018",
|
|
"Of course, for Hunter, that barbaric yawp came with a heavy cost. \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"The bar begins to fall back to his chest, and the spotter grabs it just as Vea lets out a final barbaric yawp . \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"His face is contorted into a deranged smirk, his eyebrows raised and his teeth bared, as if fixing around that shrill yawp of the rebel yell. \u2014 Connor Towne O'neill, Daily Intelligencer , 16 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"His hearing aids emit occasional yawps of feedback. \u2014 John Leland, New York Times , 19 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English yolpen":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u022fp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
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"grizzle",
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"grouch",
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"grouse",
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"growl",
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"grumble",
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"grump",
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"holler",
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"inveigh",
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"keen",
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"kick",
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"kvetch",
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"maunder",
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"moan",
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"murmur",
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"mutter",
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"nag",
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"repine",
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"scream",
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"squawk",
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"squeal",
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"wail",
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"whimper",
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"whine",
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"whinge",
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"yammer",
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"yowl"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075133",
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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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"yaw":{
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"antonyms":[
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"straighten"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": alternate":[
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"restlessly yawing between apparent extremes",
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"\u2014 Martin Kasindorf"
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],
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": the extent of the movement in yawing":[],
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": to turn by angular motion about the vertical axis":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Sensors measure the pitch and yaw of the plane.",
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"The airplane's rudder is used to control yaw .",
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"Verb",
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"the ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This firms up the suspension response and asks more of the electric motors, working together with the magnetic dampers to control yaw during cornering. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2020",
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"One of the men was afflicted with the virus that causes hepatitis B, and another had a bacterium that causes the skin infection yaws , a disease similar to syphilis. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2020",
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"Another individual was infected with the bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue that causes yaws , a chronic infection of skin, bone and cartilage. \u2014 Fox News , 1 May 2020",
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"One had the hepatitis B virus, and the other carried the bacterium that causes yaws , a disease in the same family as syphilis. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 30 Apr. 2020",
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"Every man in the ship would have an intuitive sense of the weather after rising, feeling the pitch and yaw of the ship in the harsh seas. \u2014 James G. Stavridis, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
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"This creates a steering effect on the rear axle, increasing yaw to help a car rotate through a corner. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 22 Feb. 2020",
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"In low speed flight yaw was controlled by varying the turboprops' propeller pitch via rudder pedals. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2020",
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"Through this method, India became yaws -free in 2016, though the emergence of antibiotic resistance in the spirochete may complicate efforts. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Dec. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Air was not flowing smoothly over the F-14's wings while it was configured for landing, creating an opportunity for the plane to suddenly yaw left or right. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Aug. 2017",
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"A video shows the helicopter lifting off and then yawing \u2014 or twisting \u2014 to the left nearly one full rotation before rising out of view. \u2014 Jesse Paul, The Denver Post , 28 Mar. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8y\u022f"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"break",
|
|
"cut",
|
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"sheer",
|
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"swerve",
|
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"veer",
|
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"zag",
|
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"zig"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081846",
|
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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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"yawn":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": bore entry 5":[
|
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"this book is kind of a yawn",
|
|
"\u2014 Ilene L. Cooper"
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],
|
|
": gap , cavity":[],
|
|
": to accomplish with or impel by yawns":[
|
|
"his grandchildren yawned him to bed",
|
|
"\u2014 L. L. King"
|
|
],
|
|
": to open the mouth wide and take a deep breath usually as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom":[],
|
|
": to open wide : gape":[],
|
|
": to utter with a yawn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Students were yawning in class.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I tried to stifle a yawn .",
|
|
"as neither candidate was willing to make an unequivocal statement about anything, the debate proved to be a complete yawn",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Not going to lie, men's fashion at major awards shows errs on the side of being yawn inducing. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Meantime, the gaps in wealth, education, social justice, and healthcare can\u2019t yawn any wider without swallowing whole swaths of humanity. \u2014 Simon Mainwaring, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But no one who pays attention to the daily news will yawn at another first-timer: Coalition. \u2014 Jason Bisnoff, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
|
|
"There are also township government elections in the south and southwest suburbs, but don\u2019t yawn them off, the Southtown\u2019s Ted Slowik writes. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 23 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Sometimes someone would yawn or freeze with a tortured expression. \u2014 Sam Anderson, New York Times , 30 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"In America there is a yawning partisan gap in trust (see chart 2). \u2014 The Economist , 3 June 2020",
|
|
"His dancers are often caught in awkward, ungainly poses, stretching and yawning , or slumped, exhausted. \u2014 Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2020",
|
|
"There is time to make up the yawning gap between cities and suburbs before this census year is over, but the novel coronavirus makes the task more daunting. \u2014 Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Alabama had competitive Senate and governor contests on the ballot Tuesday, but voters reacted mostly with a collective yawn . \u2014 al , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Leaning back in his leather seat, Gotti unleashes a jaw-cracking yawn . \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"When Richard Nixon signed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the news was greeted with a yawn . \u2014 Kay S. Hymowitz, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Team after good team slaps the Heat around and the Heat attitude is a bored yawn . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s not an absolute roaring yawn or a page turner. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many of the locals eventually shifted from mouth-gaping rapt gawking to now emitting an expansive yawn of boredom to witness those meandering self-driving cars. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dividends\u2014even monthly ones\u2014normally get a collective yawn from investors in bullish times. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Other D+ Day\u2019s new releases are, in what\u2019s already become a yawn -worthy Disney Plus tradition, mostly a list-stuffing collection of behind-the-scenes documentaries, making-of videos, and shorts featuring prominent franchise characters. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English yenen, yanen , from Old English ginian ; akin to Old High German gin\u0113n to yawn, Latin hiare , Greek chainein":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u022fn",
|
|
"\u02c8y\u00e4n",
|
|
"\u02c8y\u022fn, \u02c8y\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"droner",
|
|
"dullsville",
|
|
"nudnik",
|
|
"nudnick",
|
|
"snooze",
|
|
"snoozer",
|
|
"yawner"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021159",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"yawner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that yawns":[],
|
|
": something that causes boredom":[
|
|
"the show was a real yawner"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The show was a real yawner .",
|
|
"even die-hard opera fans are finding this production to be a real yawner",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The NFC South is such a yawner and this game will align with that notion. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Jets 20, Packers 16 (Sept. 3, 2000) Vinny Testaverde, of all people, outplayed Favre in this thriller \u2013 OK, yawner \u2013 at Lambeau Field. \u2014 Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Thanks to the aerodynamic package that NASCAR came up with to promote better racing after last year's yawner at Daytona, the 43rd version of the stock car Super Bowl produced 49 lead changes among 14 drivers. \u2014 Mike Harris, Star Tribune , 11 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The Browns can make this one a yawner , so keep an eye on the scoreboard. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 28 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"This proposal is basically a yawner ; no one should get exercised about it one way or the other. \u2014 Barry Latzer, National Review , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"And the 'Fight of the Century' between world-champion boxers Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. turned out to be a ' yawner ,' which prompted this lawsuit. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Baker Mayfield threw three interceptions, and Odell Beckham\u2019s debut was a yawner , with seven catches for 71 yards and no touchdowns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Ironically, The Windows 10 October 2018 Update was supposed to be a yawner , with unexciting improvements and minor new features. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 13 Nov. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1687, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u022f-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"droner",
|
|
"dullsville",
|
|
"nudnik",
|
|
"nudnick",
|
|
"snooze",
|
|
"snoozer",
|
|
"yawn"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101747",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"yawp":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a raucous noise : squawk":[],
|
|
": clamor , complain":[],
|
|
": to make a raucous noise : squawk":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"stop yawping about your problems and try doing something to fix them",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Credit to the singer for expanding outside her usual vocal range, though, deploying an Imogen Heap\u2013style yawp on this one. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"And, finally, the restatement of the American Dream for a new century, just the way Walt Whitman yawped it in the streets of Manhattan. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Sometimes, even the most sophisticated of orchestras just needs to belt out a good barbaric yawp . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The book reads like a version of Whitman\u2019s barbaric yawp . \u2014 Marisha Pessl, New York Times , 6 June 2018",
|
|
"But while the establishment has uttered a shaky (likely short-lived) sigh of relief, patriot-for-hire Steve Bannon\u2019s valedictory yawp is reverberating across Europe. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 1 June 2018",
|
|
"Of course, for Hunter, that barbaric yawp came with a heavy cost. \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"The bar begins to fall back to his chest, and the spotter grabs it just as Vea lets out a final barbaric yawp . \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"His face is contorted into a deranged smirk, his eyebrows raised and his teeth bared, as if fixing around that shrill yawp of the rebel yell. \u2014 Connor Towne O'neill, Daily Intelligencer , 16 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"His hearing aids emit occasional yawps of feedback. \u2014 John Leland, New York Times , 19 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English yolpen":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u022fp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174321",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"yawping":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strident utterance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Most have been bumped a time or two and have already heard a lot of artificial yawping . \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 8 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8y\u022f-pi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165412",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"yard sale":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": garage sale":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"garage sale",
|
|
"tag sale"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are signs up all over town advertising yard sales",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"First, consider whether a yard sale is the right method for your goals. \u2014 Nerd Wallet, oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"And in 2020, an American man purchased a 15th-century Chinese bowl for $35 at a yard sale that later sold at auction for $721,800, per CNN\u2019s Oscar Holland and Jacqui Palumbo. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Russia partially defaulted on its foreign debt, and The Late Show suggested Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a giant yard sale . \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Two Mesa high school students organized a community yard sale Saturday that raised more than $3,000 to help Ukraine refugees. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Medina County Historical Society hosted a huge yard sale on the front lawn of the McDowell-Phillips House, 205 S. Prospect St. in Medina, on Saturday (April 30). \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"On the other side of the yard sale line, the NHL had set up its Black Hockey History exhibit, which has been touring North America. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For local selling, skip the yard sale and list your stuff quickly on OfferUp. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Any old aluminum pole from a thrift store, yard sale , or rental shop will get the job done. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154213"
|
|
}
|
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} |