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1880 lines
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"Bedford":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city east-northeast of Fort Worth in northern Texas population 46,979":[],
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"city in southern Indiana noted for the mining of limestone population 13,413":[],
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"town in southeast central England; capital of Bedfordshire population 74,245":[]
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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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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223548",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bedford cord":{
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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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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from New Bedford , Massachusetts":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083256",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bedford-Stuyvesant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"neighborhood abutting Williamsburg in northern Brooklyn, New York":[]
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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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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-\u02c8st\u012b-v\u0259-s\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184416",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bedfordshire":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"county in southeast central England area 494 square miles (1279 square kilometers), population 514,200":[]
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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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"-sh\u0259r",
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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-\u02ccshir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081945",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"bed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"crash",
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"doss (down)",
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"retire",
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"turn in"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a flat or level surface: such as":[],
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": a mass or heap resembling a bed":[
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"a bed of ashes",
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"served on a bed of lettuce"
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],
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": a mattress filled with soft material":[],
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": a musical soundtrack (as to a motion picture or television show)":[
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"As a video tribute \u2026 played on a projector screen, with a music bed complementing a montage of pictures from different stages of the players' lives, a mom admitted to having tears in her eyes.",
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"\u2014 Joe Aguilar"
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],
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": a piece of furniture on or in which to lie and sleep":[],
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": a place for sleeping":[],
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": a place of sex relations":[],
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": a supporting surface or structure : foundation":[],
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": an instrumental or vocal track that is combined with other tracks to produce a musical composition":[
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"Turner gives the track an air of familiarity with his lead vocal, which sits atop an instrumental bed dominated by an infectious, sweeping string section.",
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"\u2014 Music Week"
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],
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": an open, usually rectangular cargo area or platform at the rear of truck":[
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"a pickup truck with a short bed",
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"We loaded the equipment and put a cover over the truck bed ."
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],
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": base , establish":[],
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": bedstead":[],
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": close association : cahoots":[
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"a legislator in bed with lobbyists"
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],
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": embed":[],
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": in the act of sexual intercourse":[
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"caught her husband and another woman in bed together"
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],
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": in/into an improperly close relationship with":[
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"\u2026 he found himself in bed with those he used to see as the wrong kind of people \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ronald Radosh",
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"The administration had gotten into bed with an obscure guerrilla army with which it had, in truth, few sympathies.",
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"\u2014 Mark Dennis et al."
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],
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": layer , stratum":[],
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": marital relationship":[],
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": the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest":[],
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": the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile":[],
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": the place or material in which a block or brick is laid":[],
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": to find or make sleeping accommodations":[
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"\u2014 usually used with down a place to bed down"
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],
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": to form a layer":[],
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": to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters":[
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"\u2014 often used with down"
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],
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": to go to bed":[
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"\u2014 usually used with down bed down at midnight"
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],
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": to have sexual intercourse with":[],
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": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)":[
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"She had gone to bed with a man she loved and had suffered the ultimate humiliation\u2014rejection \u2026",
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"\u2014 Evelyn Anthony"
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],
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": to lay flat or in a layer":[],
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": to lie flat or flush":[],
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": to make a bed in or of":[],
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": to plant or arrange in beds":[],
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": to put, take, or send to bed":[],
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"bachelor of education":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The room contains only a bed and a dresser.",
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"There are two beds in the hotel room.",
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"He lay in bed all morning.",
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"The blanket by the fireplace is the dog's bed .",
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"Her bed was a mound of soft pine needles.",
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"I'm planning on putting a bed of perennials in that corner of the yard.",
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"Verb",
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"He has fantasies about bedding a fashion model.",
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"the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Opt for a low headboard and hang pictures above your bed to mix it up. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
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"After convincing the girl to unlock the basement door, officers found Wright hiding under her bed . \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
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"Strategies for reducing light levels at night include positioning your bed away from windows or using light-blocking window shades. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 22 June 2022",
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"Their pounding travels directly into my bed and sofa. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"Entirely machine washable, it's recommended to use a large capacity dryer and dryer balls to ensure the blanket is completely dry before returning to your bed . \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
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"Charlie continued to be a hands-on mom as much as possible, even picking out the boys' Halloween costumes from her hospital bed . \u2014 Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
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"From the foot of my bed , Bali's Buahan Valley unfurls in layer upon lush layer of bamboo and palms in every conceivable shade of green. \u2014 Chris Schalkx, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
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"Read on to learn more about the cutest small white dog breeds that may soon find a home at the end of your bed for late night cuddles. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Warriors got a fly-out and strikeout before putting the Huskies to bed on a final fly-out. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 19 May 2022",
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"Visitors without sails to sleep under can bed down in atmospheric pensions like Opoa Beach Hotel, with just nine bungalows fronting a stunning beach on the island's southeast corner. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Deer and others bed down under them for warmth in winter and to stay cool in summer. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Aug. 2021",
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"At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace overlooking majestic rock formations; and, the star of the show, a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies. \u2014 Juliet Izon, CNN , 19 July 2021",
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"The homeless sleep in churches, schools, or the homes of local good Samaritans, while others bed down outside. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2021",
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"Or make a reservation to bed down at the Glacier Point Ski Hut, a roughly ten-mile ski or snowshoe from Badger Pass. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"Chacon\u2014and many other gunsmiths\u2014will bed a Ruger 10/22 for $100-$150, which is a helluva deal. \u2014 Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"Big bucks are more solitary, and often bed away from other deer in dense cover. \u2014 Jason Tome, Outdoor Life , 17 Feb. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, going back to Old English bedd \"sleeping place, plot of ground prepared for plants,\" going back to Germanic *badja- (whence Old Frisian bed \"sleeping place,\" Old High German betti, Old Norse be\u00f0r \"bolster, bedding,\" Gothic badi \"sleeping place\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bunk",
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"doss",
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"hay",
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"kip",
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"lair",
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"pad",
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"rack",
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"sack"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182551",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bed (down)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to lie down somewhere for sleep":[
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"There were so many people that some of us had to bed down in the living room."
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],
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": to provide (a person or animal) with a place to sleep":[
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"They bedded us down in the living room.",
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"When the animals had been fed and bedded down , we went inside to eat dinner."
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192202",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"bed check":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a night inspection to check the presence of persons (such as soldiers) required by regulations to be in bed or in quarters":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to the Detroit Free Press, Kearse left the team hotel without permission and was late for bed check before the Lions\u2019 loss Saturday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 31 Dec. 2020",
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"On those road trips, coach Don Shula had bed check at 11 p.m. on nights before games and always a second one at midnight or 1 a.m. for the room shared by Orr and Matte. \u2014 Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
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"Civitillo, who was in the hospital\u2019s transitional living program, was supposed to be on two-hour bed checks in February 2018. \u2014 Dave Altimari, courant.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
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"Daniel Miner, 43, was reported missing after a Saturday night bed check at the facility in Childersburg, southeast of Birmingham, the state's correction department said in a release. \u2014 Melissa Alonso And Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 23 Feb. 2020",
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"Hospital records alleged that bed checks on Feb. 17 were done at 1 a.m., 3 a.m., 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. The staff notes indicted that he had been checked each time and was sleeping and had no issues. \u2014 Josh Kovner, courant.com , 25 Nov. 2019",
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"At first bed check , per officers, the patient was found in cardiac arrest and EMS was called. \u2014 Josh Kovner, courant.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
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"But the lawsuit alleges a bed check wasn\u2019t done at 7 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 17 even though medical records later said that it was done. \u2014 Dave Altimari, courant.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
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"This light, seemingly simple-looking bed checks all the boxes on what makes cats happy: Its plush doughnut shape allows your cat to fully sink into it and curl up. \u2014 Ann Lien, House Beautiful , 24 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1919, 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":"20220706-234512",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bed-curtain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a curtain hung from a bed canopy":[]
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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":"20220707-002725",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bedaub":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to daub over : besmear":[],
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": to ornament with vulgar excess":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8d\u00e4b",
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"bi-\u02c8d\u022fb",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"anoint",
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"besmear",
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"daub",
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"smear"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084952",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bedazzle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to confuse by a strong light":[],
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": to impress forcefully : enchant":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"fans bedazzled by movie stars",
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"don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Emotion surges through the smallest facial expressions (intensified by the fact that Rue is noticeably makeup-free as her peers bedazzle their eyes). \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Now managed by Belmond, the property was built in 1891 to bedazzle the wealthy foreigners who, until the 1960s, all arrived by ship\u2014and were then carried to the hotel in hammocks. \u2014 Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"To best emulate her, begin with a gold dress and, using fabric glue, bedazzle it with gold and pink lace and faux jewels on the sleeves and bodice. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 16 Aug. 2021",
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"Weston McKennie, Little Elm\u2019s own, won\u2019t bedazzle the home folks this week in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 9 July 2021",
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"Sparkles from a TikTok filter bedazzle the footage. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 23 June 2021",
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"At the same time, artists who once doted on Mr. Khan found a new cadre of stylists to bedazzle them, and up-and-coming young artists had their own favorites. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2021",
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"The virtuoso who could bedazzle comedy-club audiences with riffs on every subject under the sun certainly qualified on that score. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2020",
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"But behind her signature teased wigs and rhinestone bedazzled outfits, there\u2019s one person who knows the Queen of Country better than anyone else \u2014 her husband, Carl Dean. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 12 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8da-z\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arrest",
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"catch up",
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"enchant",
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"enthrall",
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"enthral",
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"fascinate",
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"grip",
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"hypnotize",
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"mesmerize",
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"spellbind"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225230",
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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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"bedazzling":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dim",
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"dull",
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"lackluster",
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"unbright",
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"unbrilliant"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive : dazzling":[
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"bedazzling lights",
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"a bedazzling performer/performance",
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"a bedazzling display"
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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 most bedazzling new rule requires prosecutors to state at sentencing the cost of imprisonment, among other factors. \u2014 Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com , 12 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1852, 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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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8da-z(\u0259-)li\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beaming",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"candescent",
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"clear",
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"dazzling",
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"effulgent",
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"fulgent",
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"glowing",
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"incandescent",
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"lambent",
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"lucent",
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"lucid",
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"luminous",
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"lustrous",
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"radiant",
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"refulgent",
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"sheeny",
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"shining",
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"shiny",
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"splendid"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112212",
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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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"bedclothes":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the covering (such as sheets and blankets) used on a bed":[]
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014d(t\u035fh)z",
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"-kl\u014dt\u035fhz",
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014dz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041547",
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"type":[
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"noun plural",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"bedclothing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bedclothes":[]
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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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"bed + clothing":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014d-t\u035fhi\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004855",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bedcord":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a rope drawn from one side of a bedstead to another to support a mattress":[]
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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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"bed + cord":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u022frd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231912",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bedcover":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bedclothes":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": bedspread":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliqu\u00e9d cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 7 May 2021",
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"In keeping with the restful mood, the bedcover is a pale shade of the main accent color. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"While companies like Pendleton and Hudson\u2019s Bay that are known for their blankets produce coats reminiscent of their bedcover designs, fashion brands like Herm\u00e8s, Loewe and The Elder Statesman all sell blankets themselves. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"Gabe had turned down the bedcovers , dimmed the lights. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
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"The Pod by Eight Sleep, Queen ($2,495; eightsleep.com) Couples who feud over the thermostat or the bedcovers , this one's for you. \u2014 Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"Throw: 70-year-old wedding suzani used as a bedcover , Tamam. \u2014 Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful , 30 Dec. 2019",
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"Bhutan\u2019s rich weaving heritage appears as attractive bedcovers and drapery in the guestrooms, all equipped with WiFi and Swedish under floor heating. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
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"The man\u2019s mother, a tiny 93-year-old woman, sat slumped amid a chaos of bedcovers . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 22 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bedspread",
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"counterpane",
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"coverlet",
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"hap",
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"spread"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215341",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bedcovering":{
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"definitions":{
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": bedclothes":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": bedspread":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliqu\u00e9d cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 7 May 2021",
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"In keeping with the restful mood, the bedcover is a pale shade of the main accent color. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"While companies like Pendleton and Hudson\u2019s Bay that are known for their blankets produce coats reminiscent of their bedcover designs, fashion brands like Herm\u00e8s, Loewe and The Elder Statesman all sell blankets themselves. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"Gabe had turned down the bedcovers , dimmed the lights. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
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"The Pod by Eight Sleep, Queen ($2,495; eightsleep.com) Couples who feud over the thermostat or the bedcovers , this one's for you. \u2014 Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Throw: 70-year-old wedding suzani used as a bedcover , Tamam. \u2014 Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful , 30 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Bhutan\u2019s rich weaving heritage appears as attractive bedcovers and drapery in the guestrooms, all equipped with WiFi and Swedish under floor heating. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
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"The man\u2019s mother, a tiny 93-year-old woman, sat slumped amid a chaos of bedcovers . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 22 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bedspread",
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"counterpane",
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"coverlet",
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"hap",
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"spread"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230217",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bedda nut":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": nut of bahera":[]
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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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"Marathi beh\u1e0d\u0101":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8be-d\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062830",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"beddable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": suitable for taking to bed":[
|
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"He's just no match for the mop of tousled locks and half-beard that mark George as one of those beddable ruffians.",
|
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"\u2014 Jay Stone"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bed entry 2 + -able":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8be-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094653",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beddal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of beddal Scottish variant of beadle"
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-231952",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"bedded":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having a bed or beds of a specified kind or number":[
|
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"\u2014 used in combination a twin- bedded room"
|
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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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"Farther along you\u2019ll find startling cross- bedded cliffs in sunset hues. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 14 Oct. 2020",
|
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"The animal was found in a bedded position near the base of a tree, its body bloated, according to a DNR report. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Jan. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1773, 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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"\u02c8be-d\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141017",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bedeck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"blemish",
|
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"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decorate sense 2":[],
|
|
": to clothe with finery : deck":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party",
|
|
"the ladies arrived bedecked in furs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To the left, handmade wooden ornaments and strings of pearls bedeck a live Christmas tree. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Humans bedeck their most permanent structures to inscribe them with their articles of faith, their relationship with nature, the nuances of social structure. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The state of Florida has relented and given the city of Sarasota permission to bedeck the John Ringling Causeway Bridge in rainbow lights to mark Pride Month. \u2014 NBC News , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson and Fats Domino bedeck its shiny braces. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 24 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The tables for panelists onstage, however, were bedecked in banners displaying the SRA\u2019s winkingly Soviet-style logo: three rifle cartridges under a red star, encircled by stalks of wheat. \u2014 James Pogue, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"He was bedecked in a custom outfit by British designer Giles Deacon with a bodice made of 24-karat gold feathers. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Every winter, it was bedecked with large flowers, each having rose-brushed, white petals that arched back like wings from its floral tube, inside of which ran a pencil-thin line of magenta. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Photos of Leonard briefly bedecked in a Pacers cap while shaking then-commissioner David Stern\u2019s hand on draft night continue to haunt fans in Indiana. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com , 2 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8dek",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorn",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedizen",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024816",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedevil":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cause distress : trouble":[],
|
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": to change for the worse : spoil":[],
|
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": to confuse utterly":[],
|
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": to possess with or as if with a devil":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
|
|
"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"afflict",
|
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"agonize",
|
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"anguish",
|
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"beset",
|
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"besiege",
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"curse",
|
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"excruciate",
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"harrow",
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"persecute",
|
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"plague",
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"rack",
|
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"torment",
|
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"torture"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043508",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": to possess with or as if with a devil":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
|
|
"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0113-",
|
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"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
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|
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|
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|
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"besiege",
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|
"curse",
|
|
"excruciate",
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|
"harrow",
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|
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"plague",
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"rack",
|
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|
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"torture"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
|
|
"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"excruciate",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"plague",
|
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"rack",
|
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"torment",
|
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"torture"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231807",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedew":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dry"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to wet with or as if with dew":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration"
|
|
],
|
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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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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8dy\u00fc",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8d\u00fc",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"damp",
|
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"dampen",
|
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"moisten"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090205",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bedfast":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": bedridden":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1560, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccfast"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bedfellow":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person or thing closely associated with another : ally":[
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"political bedfellows",
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"\u2014 often used in the phrase strange bedfellows to describe an unlikely alliance of people or things Politics indeed makes strange bedfellows and on the issue of local regulation of pesticides, environmental and states' rights advocates have joined forces. \u2014 Elena S. Rutrick Polities and good architecture are strange bedfellows , but in Barcelona the marriage has worked. \u2014 Cathleen McGuigan"
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],
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": one who shares a bed with another":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Anger is often the easiest emotion to access and blame is its bedfellow . \u2014 Natashia De\u00f3n, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"This latest strange bedfellow team features a reluctant Rhea Ripley and an overly enthusiastic Nikki Cross. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"Doudrop and Eva Marie are officially WWE\u2019s latest strange bedfellow tag team, because if there\u2019s anything WWE needs more of right now... \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
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"For Ricketts, whose sister is gay and active in L.G.B.T. advocacy\u2014and whose uncle was gay and died of AIDS\u2014Cuccinelli seemed like an odd political bedfellow . \u2014 Alex Kotlowitz, The New Yorker , 20 Oct. 2020",
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"The art economy and its bedfellow , tourism, have made nature more valuable unspoiled. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, The New York Review of Books , 12 Sep. 2020",
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"My new bedfellow has a stable clip for attachment, a flexible neck that can turn every which way, and a slim head with a slender rectangle that graciously sheds light on my reading material of choice. \u2014 Abigail Glasgow, SELF , 6 Aug. 2020",
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"There are plenty of reasons Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone Group Plc make for uneasy bedfellows . \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2019",
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"Cops and serial killers make strange bedfellows , but John Nolan might not have a choice on The Rookie season finale. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 7 May 2020"
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccfe-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abettor",
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"abetter",
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"ally",
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"backer",
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"confederate",
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"fellow traveler",
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"supporter",
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"sympathizer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020116",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bedfellowship":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the condition of being bedfellows":[]
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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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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccfe-(\u02cc)l\u014d-\u02ccship"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163337",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bedflower":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": yellow bedstraw":[]
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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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"-\u02ccflau\u0307-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccflau\u0307r"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064432",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"bedform":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": features developed by fluid flow over a deformable bed (such as sand or seabed)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235646",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedim":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illumine",
|
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"light (up)",
|
|
"lighten"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to make indistinct : obscure":[],
|
|
": to make less bright":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8dim",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"blear",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dislimn",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"fuzz (up)",
|
|
"haze",
|
|
"mist",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overcloud",
|
|
"overshadow",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"shroud"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021515",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"bedizen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to dress or adorn gaudily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + dizen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8di-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8d\u012b-z\u1d4an",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorn",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012518",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedizened":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to dress or adorn gaudily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + dizen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8di-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8d\u012b-z\u1d4an",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorn",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010728",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedlam":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion":[
|
|
"There was bedlam in the streets after the verdict was announced."
|
|
],
|
|
": an asylum for the mentally ill":[],
|
|
": madman , lunatic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The park had never had so many visitors at one time. It was total bedlam .",
|
|
"French physician Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the transformation of bedlams from filthy hellholes to well-ordered, humane institutions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This theorem cannot be evaluated until a single noise (and body) can be isolated from the bedlam . \u2014 Naomi B. Ware, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Somehow, even after the latest bedlam at Yale Law School, the raging students continue to claim the moral high ground, complaining about the mere presence of police at a recent Federalist Society event. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Several Yale players remained on their sideline to watch the bedlam . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At times, Karl blames this bedlam on the people around Trump rather than the president himself. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Oklahoma State's bedlam victory over Oklahoma not only earned them a rare victory over their state rivals, but sent a ripple effect in the coaching carousel that's still being felt this week. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The court swelled with fans, including Todd Frazier, the former Yankees and Mets third baseman and a Rutgers alumnus, who in the bedlam had to turn back to retrieve his young son. \u2014 Billy Witz, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The concert organizers canceled this show because of the bedlam , Rolling Stone said. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The way Popovich sees it, the game was not lost in the bedlam of that make-or-break late possession. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1522, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Bedlam , popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, an asylum for the mentally ill, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-l\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babel",
|
|
"circus",
|
|
"madhouse",
|
|
"scrum",
|
|
"three-ring circus"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222502",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedraggle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dehydrate",
|
|
"desiccate",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"parch",
|
|
"scorch",
|
|
"sear"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to wet thoroughly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was so bedraggled by the relentless rain that I couldn't wait to get into some dry clothes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The doll, covered in fluffy swan skin, suffered an ignominious end, beheaded and bedraggled in a courtyard the morning after Kokoschka threw a raucous farewell party for it. \u2014 Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Chandler, be-suited and bedraggled , whose work in computer-something-or-other summons the amorphous anxieties of the coming digital age. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1727, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + draggle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"water",
|
|
"water-soak",
|
|
"waterlog",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wet down"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083326",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedraggled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"unwatered",
|
|
"waterless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dilapidated":[
|
|
"bedraggled buildings"
|
|
],
|
|
": left wet and limp by or as if by rain":[],
|
|
": soiled and stained by or as if by trailing in mud":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was bedraggled and exhausted.",
|
|
"the cat looked rather funny, all bedraggled and fit to be tied after her bath",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bedraggled one-story brick building at 408 South Harwood Street, built in 1930, will be remodeled and reconfigured to serve as the park services building, which will include offices, restrooms and a community room. \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The bedraggled , beaten, inexperienced bullpen allowed five runs in the seventh to blow a big lead in a 5-4 loss. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"For a bedraggled parent short on time and energy, these services can seem like a Fairy Toymother. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
|
|
"In one apartment, an alarm-clock radio rouses a bedraggled man who looks the way bad breath smells. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"Another sure way to make your garden beds look less bedraggled is to edge them, Stanchfield said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"His four-touchdown performance Sunday, even if against a bedraggled Jaguars defense, inspired a demanding critic to go public with praise for the 22-year-old rookie. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"NOw is a great time to clean up the old leaves that may be a bit bedraggled . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 11 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"His bedraggled appearance, unshaven in a blue prison jacket, elicited little sympathy. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from past participle of bedraggle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259ld",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awash",
|
|
"bathed",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"dripping",
|
|
"logged",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"sopping",
|
|
"soppy",
|
|
"soused",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"water-soaked",
|
|
"watered",
|
|
"waterlogged",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103108",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedrock":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": basis":[],
|
|
": lowest point":[],
|
|
": solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable":[
|
|
"traditional bedrock values",
|
|
"a bedrock constituency"
|
|
],
|
|
": the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock .",
|
|
"His religious beliefs are the bedrock on which his life is based.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Now, the bedrock of the group, guitarist and songwriter Betty Cisneros, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. \u2014 Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Rising prices have also hit consumer spending, the bedrock of the U.S. economy. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump demanded that the vice president overturn a free and fair election \u2013 the very bedrock of American democracy. \u2014 Lindsay Chervinsky, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The bedrock of its protective methodology, this entails agents being sent to the location anywhere from two weeks (for a foreign visit) to a week (domestic) for the planning of the logistics and security of the visit. \u2014 Bydonald J. Mihalek, ABC News , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The promise of rising economic prosperity remains the bedrock of party legitimacy, yet China has now fallen into its worst slowdown since early 2020, according to the latest economic data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Traditional stablecoins like Tether have become the bedrock of the crypto market, since they\u2019re theoretically fully backed by hard assets. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Most significant, the bedrock of replacement theory is an extreme definition of personal responsibility that imagines violence as the sole guarantor of order and safety, and exclusively deputizes white people to wield it. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The bedrock of any successful AI initiative is the right data. \u2014 James Freeze, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The violence suffered by Floyd and so many thousands of other people is horrifying to anyone with a conscience, and arguments for ending this injustice hook directly into bedrock American ideas about liberty and equality. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 24 June 2021",
|
|
"Now, even the bedrock idea of self-determination is endangered in Libya, with foreign powers \u2014 not just Libyans \u2014 seeking to control the country\u2019s fate. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"People with disabilities know bedrock truths most of us ignore. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"The American Prairie Reserve\u2019s partial retreat from conservation\u2019s traditional separation of humans and nature\u2014a bedrock principle of conservation for most of the past century\u2014is not just an accommodation. \u2014 Christopher Preston, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"One of our nation\u2019s bedrock environmental laws, NEPA mandates inclusion of the public\u2019s voice and environmental reviews in government decision making. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Objective news reporting is built on two bedrock principles: report the truth, and don\u2019t pick sides. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"Few leagues are rushing to copy those bedrock elements of M.L.S., and that raises the question of whether such an unusually structured league can really hope to join the best in the world, particularly financially. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
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"But the use of religious freedom as a tool to enable discrimination has become a bedrock principle of the modern conservative movement\u2014and of the Trump Administration. \u2014 Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker , 19 Sep. 2019"
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"\u02c8bed-\u02c8r\u00e4k",
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccr\u00e4k",
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"-\u02ccr\u00e4k"
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"base",
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"bottom",
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"cornerstone",
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"footing",
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"foundation",
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"ground",
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"groundwork",
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"keystone",
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"root",
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"underpinning",
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"warp",
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"warp and woof"
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],
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": a usually ornamental cloth cover for a bed":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a beautiful bedspread that is a reproduction of an 18th-century design",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and wife Catherine Martin, a costume and set designer, created a calm corner with wallpaper, a bedspread , and cushions all designed by Martin herself for the textile company Mokum. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 13 May 2022",
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"Cover the tub with a bedspread or other thick cloth, put on safety goggles and protective clothing to shield yourself against flying shards, and go at it with a sledgehammer. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"There were no signs of blood on the bedsheets or bedspread , according to the report. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Candles were sometimes perched dangerously on his bedspread , and Mr. Hsieh kept a small fire ring in his bedroom that shot flames into the air without any barrier. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"Lulu had bounced on the peach candlewick bedspread while Charlotte went through the drawers. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"There were no signs of blood on the hotel bed's sheets or bedspread , according to the report released Tuesday. \u2014 Mike Schneider, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The iconic Versace dress almost became a bedspread . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"The final touch is a blanket, bedspread , or quilt for the foot of the bed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccspred"
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"bedcover",
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"bedcovering",
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"counterpane",
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"coverlet",
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"hap",
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"spread"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000733",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bed entry 1 + worthy":""
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162158",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"bedroom slipper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fabric or soft leather house slipper often without heel or counter":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185908"
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},
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"bedroll":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bedding rolled up for carrying":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccr\u014dl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bronco Henry once saved him from freezing to death by lying body against body in a bedroll . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Nightmares are plaguing all the Two Rivers travelers, each of whom dreams of pulling a dead bat from their throat before waking to find a dead bat beside their bedroll . \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
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"On a spring day in 1868, the fourteen-year-old Huie and his three cousins left their village before daybreak, each with just a bedroll and a bamboo basket carrying their belongings, and caught a small boat to Hong Kong. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Fewer people are homeless here than any other L.A. district, according to the latest tally, but tents, RVs and bedrolls are still a familiar sight in industrial stretches of Chatsworth. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times , 18 Sep. 2019",
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"Sam emerges with bedrolls , scant provisions, a pot and pan, and Ma\u2019s old trunk. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The activists had brought a lot of pot but not enough jackets or bedrolls . \u2014 David Treuer, New York Times , 21 Nov. 2019",
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|
"Sometimes older drifters would pass by, men with only the clothes on their backs, maybe a bedroll across their shoulders. \u2014 Chris Rush, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The SEALs got so close to some, Cassidy said, that abandoned bedrolls were still warm with body heat. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 18 July 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195449"
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},
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"type":[
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"They live in a bedroom community just outside of the city."
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": dealing with, suggestive of, or inviting sexual relations":[
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"a bedroom farce",
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"bedroom eyes"
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],
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": inhabited or used by commuters":[
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]
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"Adjective",
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"The play is a bedroom farce about a middle-aged couple.",
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"She looked at him with bedroom eyes .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Investigators credit the owner with closing the bedroom door behind him, which contained the fire. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Prevent trips to the laundry room (or the laundromat or dry cleaners) by keeping smart-investment tech like this LG steamer conveniently tucked away in your bedroom closet. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
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"Over the past two decades, the 60-member Stoughton Police Department has been the epitome of dysfunction, besieged by scandals that have rocked this unassuming bedroom community south of Boston but garnered little attention outside I-495. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"In their short time on the scene, bedroom -pop sensation Claud has established their particular brand of the burgeoning genre by creating songs that are lyrically dark, yet sonically effervescent. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Johnson then fired at least three shots from the bedroom window, striking the marshal and his dog, who were in the alley on the west side of the building. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The bedroom community is one of the wealthiest cities in Alabama, home to many businesspeople, doctors and lawyers who work in nearby Birmingham. \u2014 Jay Reeves, ajc , 17 June 2022",
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"The bedroom community is home to many businesspeople, doctors and lawyers who work in nearby Birmingham. \u2014 Jay Reeves And Kim Chandler, Chron , 17 June 2022",
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|
"Being woken by the neighbors\u2019 crying baby through your bedroom wall, say, or persistent spam calls from Gallup, N.M., insisting that your car warranty is outdated. \u2014 Leslie Pariseau, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Its 245 timeshare properties feature multi- bedroom suites with full-service kitchens and separate living spaces. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The multi- bedroom residences, each with private entrances, are available for stays of one month or more. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Where to Stay For families and ski groups, book a condo at Trailhead Lodge by Vacasa, which has multi- bedroom rentals with full kitchens, gas fireplaces, and balconies. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Nobody thinks \u2018granny\u2019 will be moving into a two-story multi- bedroom dwelling unit crowded up against their neighbors\u2019 backyard fence. \u2014 Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Both data sets are from 2019 \u2014 the last year of typical rates and bookings before the pandemic \u2014 and include all room types, from entry-level king rooms to multi- bedroom private villas. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The real estate offerings here are fairly diverse \u2014 from studios, multi- bedroom apartments, and condos to single-family homes. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The lingering lower prices on multi- bedroom units may be more attractive to families looking to rent, especially as many families will likely move back to the city with the return of in-person classes in the fall. \u2014 Shimon Shkury, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Beach Enclave\u2019s swanky, oceanfront multi- bedroom villas are located in three different areas of Providenciales, the main island of the Turks and Caicos. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 27 June 2021"
|
|
],
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214459"
|
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},
|
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"bed-sitting room":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a one-room apartment serving as both bedroom and living room : bedsit":[
|
|
"A fairly large bed-sitting room was vacant at No. 23. I took it, and settled down seriously to make my writing pay.",
|
|
"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221854"
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a one-room apartment serving as both bedroom and sitting room : bedsit":[
|
|
"Ebury Street with its bedsitters , flatlets, small businesses, and round the corner a post-office, could not afford airs.",
|
|
"\u2014 Patrick White"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccsi-t\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Samson and Gregor moved their mother, the sofa, and whatever else out of Lotte\u2019s ample apartment could be made to fit, into the bedsitter in the Hudson Valley. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 27 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bed-sitt ing room + -er (as in fresher freshman, rugger rugby)":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231943"
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a one-room apartment serving as both bedroom and living room":[
|
|
"At times he would work on benches in train stations, or in Kew Gardens, just to escape the solitude of his bedsit .",
|
|
"\u2014 Andrew Brown"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbed-\u02c8sit"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153645"
|
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},
|
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"bedrop":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to sprinkle with or as if with drops":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8dr\u00e4p",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + drop (noun)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175927"
|
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},
|
|
"bedside manner":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"A number of patients have complained about the doctor's impersonal bedside manner .",
|
|
"a nurse with a warm bedside manner",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Each chiropractic internet persona has their own flair, their own favorite adjustments, their own bedside manner . \u2014 Grace Perry, Outside Online , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"His demeanor, his bedside manner , patients immediately trusted him, patients immediately felt a connection with him. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And his bedside manner is not all that makes Dr. Werlin stand out. \u2014 Akira Olivia Kumamoto, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s as close as anyone could come in a recording studio to having an attentive bedside manner without literally squeezing a twin mattress and headboards into the booth. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And in that moment, those young future doctors learn a lesson in bedside manner as well as the aftermath of stroke. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hamilton was a nurse at what is now Sharp Coronado Hospital for 30 years, widely respected for her bedside manner with patients and colleagues alike. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But Flexner\u2019s disregard for bedside manner and other intangibles had an unexpected consequence. \u2014 Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"He was recognized for his medical expertise, professionalism and friendly bedside manner , all of which have allowed his patients to feel at ease in his care. \u2014 baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 11 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191149"
|
|
},
|
|
"bedbug":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wingless bloodsucking hemipterous bug ( Cimex lectularius ) sometimes infesting houses and especially beds and feeding on human blood":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccb\u0259g"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Stagg picks apart modern dating by examining her own experiences and giving us picturesque vignettes about young people living with bedbugs . \u2014 Zo\u00eb Hu, The New Republic , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"On Monday, baggage checker Omar Spry placed each piece of luggage in a zippered tent that could be heated to 120 degrees to kill bedbugs . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Buy Photo Martin Overline started killing bedbugs overseas while serving in the Air Force in 1978. \u2014 Julia Terruso, Philly.com , 5 July 2018",
|
|
"Even before the pandemic hit the state, DES was juggling quite a bit, preparing for federal cuts to food assistance while managing a bedbug infestation and attempting to expand job-training programs for low-income residents. \u2014 Maria Polletta, azcentral , 20 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Where travelers may benefit from cleaning their luggage is if there's a suspicion that their hotel room has a bedbug infestation. \u2014 Natalie B. Compton, chicagotribune.com , 4 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"A week later, the second report surfaced with the sighting of a bedbug on the fourth floor. \u2014 USA TODAY , 26 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Unlike people who call Bret Stephens a bedbug , the intention and effect of these campaigns is actually to silence dissent, criticism, and debate. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 6 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Bret Stephens\u2019 reaction to being called a bedbug on Twitter is just the latest example of male fragility on display from men who often quick to gripe about political correctness, writes Rex Huppke. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 29 Aug. 2019"
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1708, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202551"
|
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|
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"bedside":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the side of a bed : a place beside a bed":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or conducted at the bedside":[
|
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"a bedside diagnosis"
|
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],
|
|
": suitable for reading in bed":[
|
|
"a bedside book"
|
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]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccs\u012bd"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"She sat at his bedside until the fever broke.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Hours after the Hyltons were at her bedside , on July 7, Belinda Rivers passed away. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
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"Yet leaving the bedside is precisely what many nurses union members have done over the past year. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"Losing a beloved pet can be gut-wrenching, and a special piece to display on a shelf or bedside table helps keep your fur baby's memory alive. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
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"And the narrative alternates between glimpses of Joseph Smith\u2019s assassination at the Carthage Jail in Illinois and Ron sitting at his ailing father\u2019s bedside . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
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"Finish the room with a vibrant bedside lamp that coordinates with the print (similar to this bedroom designed by Abney Morton Interiors. \u2014 Medgina Saint-elien, House Beautiful , 3 May 2022",
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"This means that viewers just got their first official confirmation that Kate is alive when everyone is gathering by Rebecca's bedside in the family mecca. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"While eye masks and earplugs are clever sleep products to use while on a plane, having the sleep mask by your bedside is equally as advantageous. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Since the pandemic, Spangler said there have been some morale issues for both nursing students and her staff, who mostly still work at the bedside , due to stress, short staffing and increased COVID-19 deaths. \u2014 The Enquirer , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Clark, 39, began working at ANMC as a bedside nurse. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
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"Instead of dreading any time a nurse leaves a bedside position, employers need to embrace a growth mindset for their teams. \u2014 Pritma Chattha, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
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"But years into the crisis, private citizens were still scrambling to fill a vacuum of services for the sick, from bedside care to medical information to meal delivery. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
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"But, especially as a bedside charger for topping off devices at night, the Base One Max excels and looks good doing it. \u2014 Anthony Karcz, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"Available in acacia or walnut, it can be mounted to his bedside wall with a couple Velcro 3M Command Strips. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
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"The investigation material also includes the bedside interview with Souza who begs to know if Hutchins is still alive. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"This compact and discreet device is perfect for moms who don\u2019t want the little ones in the house coming across their bedside arsenal. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"By the time the pandemic started, a typical resident in a Trilogy home was receiving about 45 minutes less care daily from nurses and bedside aides than the federal government recommends. \u2014 USA Today , 10 Mar. 2022"
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