3723 lines
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3723 lines
158 KiB
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{
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"FLIR":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"forward-looking infrared":[]
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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":"20220707-191304",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"flibbertigibbet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a silly flighty person":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"forced to endure a long flight with a flibbertigibbet as a seat companion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Miranda Hart is touching as the flibbertigibbet Miss Bates, whom Emma thoughtlessly mocks. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2020",
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"The thought leader of the hippie girls is played by that avatar of feminine passive-aggressive flibbertigibbet solipsism, Lena Dunham, the polar opposite of the no-nonsense, two-fisted, self-contained, masculine ideal represented by Cliff. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 13 Dec. 2019",
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"Instead of acting cool and sophisticated our narrator prattled like a flibbertigibbet . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2018",
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"Warning: The book has my three-year-old calling her grandmother a flibbertigibbet . \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian , 18 Dec. 2017",
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"And never mind that its mother is a flibbertigibbet who has no business having a baby. \u2014 Matt Giles, Longreads , 29 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English flepergebet":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccfli-b\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02c8ji-b\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"birdbrain",
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"cuckoo",
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"ditz",
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"featherbrain",
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"featherhead",
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"nitwit",
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"rattlebrain",
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"scatterbrain",
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"softhead"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175757",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"flick":{
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"antonyms":[
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"film",
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"flicker",
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"motion picture",
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"movie",
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"moving picture",
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"picture"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a light sharp jerky stroke or movement":[
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"a flick of the wrist"
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],
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": a sound produced by a flick":[],
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": flicker entry 2 sense 1":[],
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": movie":[],
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": to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch":[
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"flick off the radio"
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],
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": to direct flicks at something":[
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"flicked at the spot with his finger"
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],
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": to go or pass quickly or abruptly":[
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"flicking through some papers"
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],
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": to move or propel with a light quick movement":[
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"flicked her hair back over her shoulder"
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],
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": to remove with light blows":[
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"flicked an ash off her sleeve"
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],
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": to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion":[
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"flicked the horse with a whip"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The snake flicked its tongue in and out.",
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"a cow flicking its tail back and forth",
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"She flicked her hair back over her shoulder.",
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"The snake's tongue flicked in and out.",
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"She flicked an ash into the ashtray.",
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"He flicked his cigarette butt out the window.",
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"The boys were flicking each other with towels."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1629, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":"Noun",
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"short for flicker entry 2":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8flik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dance",
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"dart",
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"flicker",
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"flirt",
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"flit",
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"flitter",
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"flutter",
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"zip"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042403",
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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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"flick-flack":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the noise of repeated light blows":[
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"the milk in the \u2026 churn \u2026 changed its squashing for a decided flick-flack",
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"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
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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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"imitative":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8flik\u02ccflak"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000448",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"flick-knife":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": switchblade":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1957, 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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"\u02c8flik-\u02ccn\u012bf"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062737",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"flicker":{
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"antonyms":[
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"film",
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"flick",
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"motion picture",
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"movie",
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"moving picture",
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"picture"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker ( Colaptes auratus ) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants \u2014 compare red-shafted flicker , yellow-shafted flicker":[],
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": a momentary quickening":[
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"a flicker of anger"
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],
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": a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen":[],
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": a slight indication : hint":[
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"a flicker of recognition"
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],
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": a sudden brief movement":[
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"the flicker of an eyelash"
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],
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": a wavering light":[
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"the flicker of a candle"
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],
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": an act of flickering":[],
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": movie":[
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"\u2014 often used in plural"
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],
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": to appear or pass briefly or quickly":[
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"Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
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"A smile flickered across her face."
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],
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": to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light":[
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"a candle flickering in the window"
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],
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": to cause to flicker":[],
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": to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter":[
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"Shadows flickered on the wall."
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],
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": to produce by flickering":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"A TV was flickering in the background.",
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"The overhead light kept flickering off and on.",
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"Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
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"A smile flickered across her face."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English flikeren , from Old English flicorian":"Verb",
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"probably imitative of its call":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fli-k\u0259r",
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"\u02c8flik-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dance",
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"dart",
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"flick",
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"flirt",
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"flit",
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"flitter",
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"flutter",
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"zip"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043133",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"flickertail":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a ground squirrel ( Citellus richardsoni ) chiefly of the north-central U.S. and adjacent Canada":[],
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": north dakotan":[
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"\u2014 used as a nickname"
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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":"20220707-043242",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"flickery":{
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"antonyms":[
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"film",
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"flick",
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"motion picture",
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"movie",
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"moving picture",
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"picture"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker ( Colaptes auratus ) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants \u2014 compare red-shafted flicker , yellow-shafted flicker":[],
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": a momentary quickening":[
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"a flicker of anger"
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],
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": a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen":[],
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": a slight indication : hint":[
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"a flicker of recognition"
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],
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": a sudden brief movement":[
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"the flicker of an eyelash"
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],
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": a wavering light":[
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"the flicker of a candle"
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],
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": an act of flickering":[],
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": movie":[
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"\u2014 often used in plural"
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],
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": to appear or pass briefly or quickly":[
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"Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
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"A smile flickered across her face."
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],
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": to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light":[
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"a candle flickering in the window"
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],
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": to cause to flicker":[],
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": to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter":[
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"Shadows flickered on the wall."
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],
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": to produce by flickering":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"A TV was flickering in the background.",
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"The overhead light kept flickering off and on.",
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"Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
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"A smile flickered across her face."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English flikeren , from Old English flicorian":"Verb",
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"probably imitative of its call":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fli-k\u0259r",
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"\u02c8flik-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dance",
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"dart",
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"flick",
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"flirt",
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"flit",
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"flitter",
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"flutter",
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"zip"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180217",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"flicky":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": jerky and brisk":[]
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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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"from flick entry 4 + -y":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8flik\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233428",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"flied":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of flied past tense and past participle of fly entry 3"
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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":"20220629-175416",
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"type":[]
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},
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"flier":{
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"antonyms":[
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"sure thing"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a reckless or speculative venture":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase take a flier He took a flier in politics soon after getting his degree."
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],
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": an advertising circular":[
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"Flyers announcing the concert were distributed throughout the city."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"These birds are graceful fliers .",
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"They distributed flyers announcing the concert throughout the city.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the traits are worth a flier for a team in the market for a developmental quarterback. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Common strategies such as waiting for prices to drop, going with another airline or spending frequent- flier miles might not be enough to take the sting out of the cost of traveling, industry analysts say. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
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"There\u2019s a shortcut for U.S. air travelers who want to experience an international carrier without giving up the connections (or the frequent- flier miles) from a U.S. airline. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"But even the complex market of frequent- flier miles is an order of magnitude simpler than rebuilding such core operations as ticketing on cryptocurrency technologies like non-fungible tokens (NFTs). \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Utah would get an instant (albeit lesser) defensive replacement to protect the rim, while also getting a sizable backcourt piece and a lottery flier . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
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"At tremendous odds, the Nuggets are worth a flier to sneak past the likes of the Suns and Warriors into the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Every day during his commute to work as a physical education teacher in Hillsboro, Daryle Brown drove past a large billboard displaying his father\u2019s missing person flier . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
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"Matt Barnes was a question mark after his second-half collapse, the Sox needed more help than signing Jake Diekman and Matt Strahm, and taking another flier on Hansel Robles. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fl\u012b(-\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adventure",
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"chance",
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"crapshoot",
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"enterprise",
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"flutter",
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"gamble",
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"speculation",
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"throw",
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"venture"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091348",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fliffis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a twisting double somersault performed on the trampoline":[]
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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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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081011",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fligged":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of fligged dialectal English variant of fledged"
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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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"\u02c8fligd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142323",
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"type":[]
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},
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"flight":{
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"antonyms":[
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"break",
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"breakout",
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"bunk",
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"escape",
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"getaway",
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"lam",
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"rout",
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"slip"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a brilliant, imaginative, or unrestrained exercise or display":[
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"a flight of fancy"
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],
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": a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another":[
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"Her apartment is four flights up."
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],
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": a group of similar beings or objects flying through the air together":[
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"a flight of geese"
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],
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": a number of competitors (as in a sport) grouped together on the basis of demonstrated skill or ability or for purposes of elimination contests prior to a final test":[
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"At a meet, shot putters and discus throwers are often separated into flights .",
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"\u2014 Kristin Wolden Nitz"
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],
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": a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere":[
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"flight of an arrow",
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"the flight of a rocket to the moon"
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],
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": a scheduled airplane trip":[
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"Our flight is at noon."
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],
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": a selection of alcoholic drinks (such as wines, beers, or whiskeys) for tasting as a group":[
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"Most of the 20 people attending the tasting were German wine collectors and they seemed almost always to prefer the most powerful wine in each flight .",
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"\u2014 James Suckling",
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"The tour meets in the White Labs tasting room, where you will have to ignore the siren call of the beer flights and follow your guide to the actual labs.",
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"\u2014 Karla Peterson"
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],
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": a series (as of terraces or conveyors) resembling a flight of stairs":[],
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": a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft":[
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"a transatlantic flight"
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],
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": a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadron":[],
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": an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings":[
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"the flight of a bee"
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],
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": an act or instance of running away":[],
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": flush":[],
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": swift movement":[],
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": the ability to fly":[
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"flight is natural to birds"
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],
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": the airplane that is making a trip":[
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"They boarded flight 109."
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],
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": the distance covered in such a flight":[],
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},
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"examples":[
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"The pilot filed a flight plan before taking off.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This innovative technology continually assesses the weather and traffic on air routes and suggests flight plan updates that can save both time and fuel. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"A few days before the accident, another pilot noted this discrepancy, leading Air New Zealand to update the flight plan , albeit incorrectly. \u2014 Colin Dickey, Longreads , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Every two to three minutes, the system evaluates the operational safety, ATC compliance, and efficiency of an airplane\u2019s planned and filed flight plan . \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"The original flight plan would have ended in Belgium before Christmas, but Rutherford told Reuters she was delayed in Alaska and Russia. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"And Bimm argues that companies should be transparent about something else: whether the crew's flight plan is just to hang out and enjoy the spectacular view, rather than gathering scientific data. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Conspiracy theorists noted on Thursday night that a flight plan was filed for a private charter from Miami to Las Vegas. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"NBCUniversal\u2019s international flight plan for Peacock starts this week: Starting Nov. 16, Sky TV and Now customers in the U.K. and Ireland will get access to the streaming service for no additional fee. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"Any Time, Every Time Remote flight plan loading is a headline Anthem capability. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021"
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"flight recorder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a crashworthy instrument for recording flight data (such as airspeed and altitude)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"On Friday, several Chinese media outlets mistakenly reported that searchers had found the second flight recorder . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hundreds of people in rain gear and rubber boots searched muddy, forested hills in southern China on Thursday for the second flight recorder from a jetliner that crashed with 132 people aboard. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Accident investigators should be able to find more precise speed data from the jet\u2019s flight recorder . \u2014 Alan Levin And Mary Schlangenstein/bloomberg, Time , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The Times compares it to the flight recorder of a plane that records the craft\u2019s final moments before crashing so that investigators can determine what went wrong. \u2014 Outside Online , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Milan Prosecutor Tiziana Siciliano told reporters at the scene of the accident that the plane didn't send out an alarm and the flight recorder had been retrieved, the AP reported. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Experts say that although an SUV like the Genesis has advanced computers and more pre-crash data are available, the computer data are not equivalent to the information on a jetliner\u2019s flight recorder . \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The aircraft\u2019s black box flight recorder was sent to Paris in June, where international investigators have been examining it. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 22 Aug. 2020",
|
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"The aircraft's black box flight recorder was sent to Paris in June, where international investigators have been examining it. \u2014 Nasser Karimi, Star Tribune , 23 Aug. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115934",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"flightiness":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"imperturbable",
|
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"nerveless",
|
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"unexcitable",
|
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"unflappable",
|
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"unshakable"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": easily excited : skittish":[
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"a flighty horse"
|
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],
|
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": easily upset : volatile":[
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"a flighty temper"
|
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],
|
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": lacking stability or steadiness:":[],
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": swift":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women",
|
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"you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Aquarius moon: Aquarius moon people tend to be flighty and somewhat aloof. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"While younger workers might have a reputation for being flighty or quitting soon after starting a job, many Gen Zers are seeking a job that invests in them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Braking is done through side-pull road-bike style brakes and despite the small 20-inch wheels, the Urban doesn\u2019t feel very flighty or sketchy while underway. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Around the World in 80 Days' (1956) An English dude (David Niven) travels the globe and meets colorful characters in a flighty three-hour affair. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Like the introductory rivalry scene in which Cyrano\u2019s rapier wit and rapier skills humiliate a celebrated theater ham just to win the flighty Roxanne\u2019s attention, Wright aims to impress, but his flamboyance and foundering romanticism miss the mark. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Insiders right now would exhort that the tall truck early bird detection is no more than a flighty distractor from the real issues that need to be addressed for making the AI driving system readied to drive on our public roadways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Ohio isn\u2019t the only entity to make this flighty error. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Her flighty , forgetful personality means that Alex ends up taking care of her instead of the other way around. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire , 7 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"hyperactive",
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"hyperexcitable",
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"hyperkinetic",
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"jittery",
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"jumpy",
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"nervous",
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"skittery",
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"skittish",
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"spasmodic",
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|
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"an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women",
|
|
"you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Aquarius moon: Aquarius moon people tend to be flighty and somewhat aloof. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"While younger workers might have a reputation for being flighty or quitting soon after starting a job, many Gen Zers are seeking a job that invests in them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Braking is done through side-pull road-bike style brakes and despite the small 20-inch wheels, the Urban doesn\u2019t feel very flighty or sketchy while underway. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Around the World in 80 Days' (1956) An English dude (David Niven) travels the globe and meets colorful characters in a flighty three-hour affair. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Like the introductory rivalry scene in which Cyrano\u2019s rapier wit and rapier skills humiliate a celebrated theater ham just to win the flighty Roxanne\u2019s attention, Wright aims to impress, but his flamboyance and foundering romanticism miss the mark. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Insiders right now would exhort that the tall truck early bird detection is no more than a flighty distractor from the real issues that need to be addressed for making the AI driving system readied to drive on our public roadways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Ohio isn\u2019t the only entity to make this flighty error. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Her flighty , forgetful personality means that Alex ends up taking care of her instead of the other way around. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire , 7 Oct. 2021"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"skittery",
|
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"skittish",
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"chouse",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": to subject to a flimflam":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The report is just a lot of corporate flimflam .",
|
|
"giving the new guy at work her cell phone number\u2014\u201cin case of an emergency\u201d\u2014was just a flimflam to pique his romantic interest",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"everyone likes to think that they're too smart to be flimflammed by anyone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Instead, Democrats should present voters with a material choice between a party that has nothing to offer the majority of Americans but abuse and conspiratorial flimflam and a party committed to building a democracy and an economy that work for all. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 5 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Might that statement actually be a bit of protective flimflam ",
|
|
"There\u2019s always seemed to be a bit of flimflam behind that gigglemug of his. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 4 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Zirin does not get lost in the clouds of flimflam that have spewed out of Trump for decades, which other biographers have taken as their mission to prove or disprove. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The telltale sign of political flimflam is a promise to deliver all the benefits associated with a particular policy without any of the costs. \u2014 Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The far-reaching, proposed climate legislation championed by liberal lawmakers Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey, and derided by Trump as economic flimflam , aims to tackle climate change. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY , 5 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Voters\u2019 civic duty lies in applying their best judgment to separate the fact from the flimflam . \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2019",
|
|
"Once the flimflam is removed, stocks and bonds are telling a consistent story of a slower but still-growing economy. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2018"
|
|
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|
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|
|
"circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flim mockery":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"device",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"fetch",
|
|
"gambit",
|
|
"gimmick",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"knack",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"ploy",
|
|
"ruse",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"shenanigan",
|
|
"sleight",
|
|
"stratagem",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
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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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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having little worth or plausibility":[
|
|
"a flimsy excuse",
|
|
"a movie with a flimsy plot"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking in physical strength or substance":[
|
|
"flimsy silks",
|
|
"wore a flimsy dress"
|
|
],
|
|
": of inferior materials and workmanship":[
|
|
"flimsy construction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a flimsy piece of material",
|
|
"They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.",
|
|
"a movie with a flimsy plot",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Spirit\u2019s board has argued that JetBlue\u2019s offer is flimsy because it will likely be shot down by antitrust regulators due to the latter\u2019s alliance with American Airlines in U.S. northeastern markets. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"As a result, boxes are often flimsy , and the bottles often look slightly off. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"For months the world felt wobbly, flimsy , like a screen on which images were projected. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"At the Strait of Dover, the English Channel \u2014 one of the world\u2019s busiest commercial shipping lanes \u2014 is some 21 miles wide, and can be dangerous for people in small flimsy boats when hammered by high winds. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At the Strait of Dover, the Channel, one of the world\u2019s busiest commercial shipping lanes, is some 21 miles wide and can be dangerous for people in small, flimsy boats, particularly when hammered by high winds. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Roe\u2019s constitutionality has been flimsy at best and inflamingly divisive at worse. \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"For more than half a century, residents of Manhattan's East Village neighborhood would pick up their freshly starched shirts in flimsy plastic bags from Sun's Laundry. \u2014 NBC news , 9 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Little flimsy or random, since with a large cast these personalities aren't super developed. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Over the course of the story, John\u2019s mother, Lucille, condemns him over flimsy -at-best evidence, and John\u2019s father, Dan, physically beats him while arguing over the truthfulness of the Bible. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Few party regulars care to talk about the flimsy to nonexistent ethics that guide their fundraising. \u2014 Michael Sokolove, The New Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Reform\u2019s build quality is an odd mix of flimsy and tank-like. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"All of their products, the flimsy and the more substantial, seemed to float by at various levels. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"That\u2019s a lot of money for a toaster, and especially a toaster that looks this flimsy . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
|
|
"Defense lawyers have criticized evidence against the father and son as flimsy and based on hearsay and speculation. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Defense lawyers have criticized evidence against the father and son as flimsy and based on hearsay and speculation. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Before anyone had a chance to digest the flimsy -at-best basis for many of the pardons, Trump unexpectedly made another announcement. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1814, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps alteration of film entry 1 + -sy (as in tricksy )":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8flim-z\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"cobwebby",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"frothy",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"gossamer",
|
|
"gossamery",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"unsubstantial"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171226",
|
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|
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"adverb",
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|
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|
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|
|
"flinch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He flinched when I tapped him on the shoulder.",
|
|
"She met danger without flinching .",
|
|
"The bill was much higher than expected, but he paid it without flinching .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When asked pregame whether the mood in the locker room was angry or nervous, Celtics coach Ime Udoka didn't flinch . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Eagles did not flinch , responding with a three-run sixth inning that gave them a second straight state championship. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"In true Lee form, the script doesn't flinch , attacking race, agony, and the effects of war head-on. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Many artists flinch when asked about the social and economic messaging behind their work. \u2014 Grace Banks, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The sounds of two loud explosions ring out, but the 3-year-old doesn\u2019t flinch . \u2014 Loveday Morris And Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Baker\u2019s label didn\u2019t flinch over the transformation. \u2014 Meaghan Garvey, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As survivors described their ordeal, explosions shook the walls, causing medical workers to flinch . \u2014 Mstyslav Chernov, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"But the Flames, the East's No. 1 seed, didn't flinch and responded with a 12-0 run to tie it at 14 apiece. \u2014 The Courier-Journal , 6 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French flenchir to bend, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German lenken to bend, Old High German hlanca flank \u2014 more at lank":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8flinch"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flinch recoil , shrink , flinch , wince , blench , quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust. recoiled at the suggestion of stealing shrink suggests an instinctive recoil through sensitiveness, scrupulousness, or cowardice. shrank from the unpleasant truth flinch implies a failure to endure pain or face something dangerous or frightening with resolution. faced her accusers without flinching wince suggests a slight involuntary physical reaction (such as a start or recoiling). winced in pain blench implies fainthearted flinching. stood their ground without blenching quail suggests shrinking and cowering in fear. quailed before the apparition",
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"synonyms":[
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"blench",
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"cringe",
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"quail",
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"recoil",
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"shrink",
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"squinch",
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"wince"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090040",
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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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"fling":{
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"antonyms":[
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"binge",
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"frisk",
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"frolic",
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"gambol",
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"idyll",
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"idyl",
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"lark",
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"ploy",
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"revel",
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"rollick",
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"romp",
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"spree"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a casual or brief love affair":[],
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": a casual try or involvement":[],
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": a period devoted to self-indulgence":[],
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": an act or instance of flinging":[],
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": caper":[],
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": to cast as if by throwing":[
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"flung off all restraint"
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],
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": to give unrestrainedly":[
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"flung himself into music"
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],
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": to kick or plunge vigorously":[],
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": to move in a brusque or headlong manner":[
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"flung out of the room in a rage"
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],
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": to place or send suddenly and unceremoniously (see unceremonious sense 2 )":[
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"was arrested and flung into prison"
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],
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": to throw forcefully, impetuously, or casually":[
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"flung herself down on the sofa",
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"clothes were flung on the floor"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He flung his shoe across the room.",
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"She flung the door open and stormed into the room.",
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"They flung their hats into the air.",
|
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"She flung herself into his arms.",
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"He flung his arms around her.",
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"I flung back my head and laughed.",
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"He leaned back and flung his leg over the arm of the chair.",
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"She flung herself onto the couch.",
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"Noun",
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"She had a fling with her boss.",
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"They had time for one last fling before going back to school.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Ancient oaks proffer shade, and at various times of the year, tapestries of wildflowers and cactus blooms fling themselves across the land. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
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"The case of the United States shows how gravely a few years of inaction can fling a country off course, steepening the slope of emissions reductions required to get back on. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Thursday looks a lot like the other night when Matthew Stafford attempted to fling the football out of the end zone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The spiders fling themselves off their mates so fast that ordinary cameras cannot capture the behavior. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"By promising that most elusive of human commodities \u2014 empathy \u2014 ElliQ could either solve the growing plague of senior loneliness or fling us right into the dystopic robot-buddy chasm. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This small shack on 11th Street in the Heights is shut most of the year, but its doors fling open and its social media comes back to life as soon as crawfish season starts. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The fling eventually fizzled out, and Strickland rekindled his relationship with Armstrong. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The outpouring of allegations against high-profile men has Tracy reconsidering her long-ago fling , the one that got Mr. M.\u2019s friend fired. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Jesse Tyler Ferguson Surprises His Longtime Friend with a Farmhouse Makeover Janet and Bill: the fling that never was! \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Looks like Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson's romance isn't just a passing fling . \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"All the outlets noted that Momoa attended the April premiere of Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s film Ambulance, where rumors of their possible fling first sparked. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Fed up with everything, Anna goes hunting for a one-night stand on a dating app\u2014but her wild fling soon snowballs into something a lot more substantial. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, in Paris, a fling from the dowager countess\u2019s youth raises questions about the Crawley\u2019s family history. \u2014 Melissa Giannini, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"During one episode, DeSorbo discussed the potential love triangle that was brewing between her, Conover and her Winter House fling Andrea Denver. \u2014 Caitlyn Hitt, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flengja to whip":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8fli\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fling Verb throw , cast , toss , fling , hurl , pitch , sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm. can throw a fastball and a curve cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering. cast it to the winds toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion. tossed the coat on the bed fling stresses a violent throwing. flung the ring back in his face hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight. hurled himself at the intruder pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target. pitch horseshoes sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim. slung the bag over his shoulder",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
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"catapult",
|
|
"chuck",
|
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"dash",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"lob",
|
|
"loft",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pitch",
|
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"sling",
|
|
"throw",
|
|
"toss"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161743",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fling (off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to depart hastily or brusquely":[
|
|
"flung off in a rage",
|
|
"slammed the door and flung off to school"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give utterance or expression to usually casually or carelessly":[
|
|
"flung off a hasty rhyme",
|
|
"gracefully flinging off the proper compliments"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083700",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fling (off ":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to give utterance or expression to usually casually or carelessly",
|
|
": to depart hastily or brusquely"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214551",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fling off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to depart hastily or brusquely":[
|
|
"flung off in a rage",
|
|
"slammed the door and flung off to school"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give utterance or expression to usually casually or carelessly":[
|
|
"flung off a hasty rhyme",
|
|
"gracefully flinging off the proper compliments"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084120",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fling oneself into":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to begin doing or working on (something) with great energy and enthusiasm":[
|
|
"He flung himself into (composing/performing) his music."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084116",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flinging":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"binge",
|
|
"frisk",
|
|
"frolic",
|
|
"gambol",
|
|
"idyll",
|
|
"idyl",
|
|
"lark",
|
|
"ploy",
|
|
"revel",
|
|
"rollick",
|
|
"romp",
|
|
"spree"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a casual or brief love affair":[],
|
|
": a casual try or involvement":[],
|
|
": a period devoted to self-indulgence":[],
|
|
": an act or instance of flinging":[],
|
|
": caper":[],
|
|
": to cast as if by throwing":[
|
|
"flung off all restraint"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give unrestrainedly":[
|
|
"flung himself into music"
|
|
],
|
|
": to kick or plunge vigorously":[],
|
|
": to move in a brusque or headlong manner":[
|
|
"flung out of the room in a rage"
|
|
],
|
|
": to place or send suddenly and unceremoniously (see unceremonious sense 2 )":[
|
|
"was arrested and flung into prison"
|
|
],
|
|
": to throw forcefully, impetuously, or casually":[
|
|
"flung herself down on the sofa",
|
|
"clothes were flung on the floor"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He flung his shoe across the room.",
|
|
"She flung the door open and stormed into the room.",
|
|
"They flung their hats into the air.",
|
|
"She flung herself into his arms.",
|
|
"He flung his arms around her.",
|
|
"I flung back my head and laughed.",
|
|
"He leaned back and flung his leg over the arm of the chair.",
|
|
"She flung herself onto the couch.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She had a fling with her boss.",
|
|
"They had time for one last fling before going back to school.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Ancient oaks proffer shade, and at various times of the year, tapestries of wildflowers and cactus blooms fling themselves across the land. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The case of the United States shows how gravely a few years of inaction can fling a country off course, steepening the slope of emissions reductions required to get back on. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Thursday looks a lot like the other night when Matthew Stafford attempted to fling the football out of the end zone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The spiders fling themselves off their mates so fast that ordinary cameras cannot capture the behavior. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By promising that most elusive of human commodities \u2014 empathy \u2014 ElliQ could either solve the growing plague of senior loneliness or fling us right into the dystopic robot-buddy chasm. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This small shack on 11th Street in the Heights is shut most of the year, but its doors fling open and its social media comes back to life as soon as crawfish season starts. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The fling eventually fizzled out, and Strickland rekindled his relationship with Armstrong. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The outpouring of allegations against high-profile men has Tracy reconsidering her long-ago fling , the one that got Mr. M.\u2019s friend fired. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Jesse Tyler Ferguson Surprises His Longtime Friend with a Farmhouse Makeover Janet and Bill: the fling that never was! \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Looks like Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson's romance isn't just a passing fling . \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"All the outlets noted that Momoa attended the April premiere of Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s film Ambulance, where rumors of their possible fling first sparked. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Fed up with everything, Anna goes hunting for a one-night stand on a dating app\u2014but her wild fling soon snowballs into something a lot more substantial. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, in Paris, a fling from the dowager countess\u2019s youth raises questions about the Crawley\u2019s family history. \u2014 Melissa Giannini, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"During one episode, DeSorbo discussed the potential love triangle that was brewing between her, Conover and her Winter House fling Andrea Denver. \u2014 Caitlyn Hitt, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flengja to whip":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fli\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fling Verb throw , cast , toss , fling , hurl , pitch , sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm. can throw a fastball and a curve cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering. cast it to the winds toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion. tossed the coat on the bed fling stresses a violent throwing. flung the ring back in his face hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight. hurled himself at the intruder pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target. pitch horseshoes sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim. slung the bag over his shoulder",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"catapult",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"lob",
|
|
"loft",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"sling",
|
|
"throw",
|
|
"toss"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105405",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flinging-tree":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": flail":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084351",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flingy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": given to or characterized by flinging : jerky":[
|
|
"a loose flingy walk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fli\u014b\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103248",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flinkite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Mn 3 (AsO 4 )(OH) 4 consisting of a greenish brown basic manganese arsenate in feathery forms (specific gravity 3.87)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German or Swedish flinkit , from Gustaf Flink \u20201931 Swedish mineralogist + German or Swedish -it -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fli\u014b\u02cck\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103355",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a massive hard dark quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel":[],
|
|
": a piece of flint":[],
|
|
": an implement of flint used in prehistoric cultures":[],
|
|
": something resembling flint in hardness":[],
|
|
"Austin: father 1812\u20131886 and son 1836\u20131915 American physicians":[],
|
|
"administrative area of northeastern Wales bordering England and the Irish Sea area 169 square miles (438 square kilometers), population 152,506":[],
|
|
"city in southeast central Michigan north-northwest of Detroit population 102,434":[],
|
|
"river 265 miles (426 kilometers) long in western Georgia flowing south and southwest into Lake Seminole":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the flint in a cigarette lighter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These natural springs were an attraction for the earliest Americans, who harvested the sharp flint rock of the surrounding mountains \u2014 now known as Arkansas stone \u2014 to create cutting tools long before the arrival of Europeans. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"This Muscadet includes aromas of pumpkin pie, tropical fruits such as mandarins, and flint . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"This unfiltered wine that ages for a year in French oak includes aromas of green apples, gunpowder, flint and salt water taffy. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Ika team came from behind to win, scoring a pot, machete and flint . \u2014 al , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Wet-stone minerality and a touch of flint balance high-soaring white blossom and citrus aromas over an interplay of stone fruit and grapefruit. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Speaking with DiCYT, Rojo-Guerra says that a flint blade discovered at the dolmen shows traces of being used to cut bone. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Spanish team also identified a flint blade that may have been used as a cauterizing tool. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The points were made with the distinctive flint -knapping techniques called Neronian after the Grotte de N\u00e9ron, where they were first found, about 30 miles north of Grotte Mandrin. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German flins pebble, hard stone":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8flint"
|
|
],
|
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"adjective",
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"biographical name",
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"geographical name",
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"flint corn":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": corn of a variety ( Zea mays indurata ) having kernels with a very hard smooth seed coat enclosing a small amount of soft endosperm":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Specifically, the distillery used flint corn , which was used to make the first cornbread, local chestnuts that were prevalent 400 years ago,. \u2014 Emily Price, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"Parents make sloppy Joes out of bison meat and substitute flint corn for wheat pasta. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"Dent and flint corn varieties, for grits and cornbread (and sometimes for moonshine), were the predominant Southern homestead corn long before summer sweet corn was developed as part of the sugarization of the modern palate. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 27 Nov. 2019",
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"All American Zea mays includes sweet, field, popping, ornamental, flour and flint corns , the latter two usually used for corn meal. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 28 Mar. 2018"
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"1705, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122510",
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"type":[
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},
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"flint-dried":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dried to flinty hardness":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly of unsalted hides"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125134",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"flinty":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clement",
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"forbearing",
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"gentle",
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"indulgent",
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"lax",
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"lenient",
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"tolerant"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": composed of or covered with flint":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a flinty and determined hero",
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"a flinty warrior hardened by years of battle",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But mostly the book is the equivalent of a flinty , modern dame holding her own in a room full of condescending men. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"Zingy, 10-year-old Sarah Silverman (Zoe Glick) isn\u2019t a natural fit for the town of Bedford, N.H., where sour, flinty fatalism is the norm. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Reinforcements to the latest GR86's front and rear subframes lend it a more refined, solid-feeling ride that is appropriately taut but not flinty or harsh. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Thank the car's quick and direct steering and its chassis composure, even if our S90 R-Design\u2014equipped with adaptive dampers, rear air springs, and 20-inch all-season rubber\u2014suffered from a somewhat flinty ride over pockmarked pavement. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Their dialogues get a lilting, inflected life in the actors\u2019 performances\u2014in Seydoux\u2019s flinty calm and in Podalyd\u00e8s\u2019s wry drive and plaintive wit. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"The few words Reid did say were often flinty and fiery. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Season 4 began with John Dutton, the flinty patriarch of the Yellowstone ranch played by Kevin Costner, bleeding on a deserted road. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Their flinty dynamic powers and shapes the ensuing episodes. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 31 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1536, 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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"\u02c8flin-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"austere",
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"authoritarian",
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"hard",
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"harsh",
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"heavy-handed",
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"ramrod",
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"rigid",
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"rigorous",
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"severe",
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"stern",
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"strict",
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"tough"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045317",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"flip":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cute",
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"facetious",
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"flippant",
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"pert",
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"smart",
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"smart-aleck",
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"smart-alecky",
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"smart-ass",
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"smart-assed",
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"smarty-pants",
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"wise",
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"wiseass"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a holder for a collectible coin made of vinyl or cardboard with a plastic window and often having a sleeve in which to place an identifying insert":[],
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": a mixed drink usually consisting of a sweetened spiced liquor with beaten eggs":[],
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": a somersault especially in the air":[],
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": an act or instance of flipping":[],
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": flippant , impertinent":[],
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": the motion used in flipping":[],
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": to achieve an outcome or adopt an approach that is opposite to or completely different from what has happened or been done previously":[
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"Now, having won three of the last nine majors, Mickelson has flipped the script on Woods.",
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"\u2014 Alan Shipnuck",
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"\u2026 the chance to flip the script , to go from 0-6 with a chance to finish the second half of the year 5-1, is motivating Nebraska players this week.",
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"\u2014 Steve Batterson",
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"If you let your inner critic do all the talking, of course she's going to chip away at your self-esteem. Make a conscious choice to flip the script for the next week and see how dramatically it alters your outlook.",
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"\u2014 Petra Guglielmetti"
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],
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": to become very enthusiastic":[],
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": to buy and usually renovate (real estate) so as to quickly resell at a higher price":[
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"He's flipped three houses for a substantial profit."
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],
|
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": to cause or persuade (a witness) to cooperate in prosecuting a criminal case against an associate":[
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"\u2026 wrote that the \u2026 probe seemed to have reached the stage where investigators are in the process of flipping witnesses.",
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"\u2014 Nancy LeTourneau"
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],
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": to cause to turn and especially to turn over":[
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"flipped the car",
|
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"flipping the pages of a book"
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],
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": to change from one state, position, subject, etc., to another":[
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"The job market flipped from hot to cold.",
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"The commercial flipped back and forth between scenes of country life and city life."
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],
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": to change or move through (channels, stations, etc.) quickly":[
|
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"flipping channels with the remote control"
|
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],
|
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": to change or move through channels, pages, etc.":[
|
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"He sat on the couch flipping through the channels.",
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"flip to another station",
|
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"flip through the pages of a magazine"
|
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],
|
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": to cooperate in the prosecution of a criminal case against an associate":[
|
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"Before sentencing, two more members defected \u2026. And, soon after receiving his 45-year sentence in May 1989, Leonetti flipped , too.",
|
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"\u2014 Marguerite Del Giudice"
|
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],
|
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": to do a somersault in the air : to do a flip":[
|
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"He flipped off the diving board."
|
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],
|
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": to lose one's mind or composure":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with out The patient flipped out in manic behavior. She flipped out when she heard about her son's accident."
|
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],
|
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": to make a twitching or flicking movement":[
|
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"the fish flipped and flopped on the deck"
|
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],
|
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": to move with a small quick motion":[
|
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"flip a switch"
|
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],
|
|
": to turn (something) on or off with a switch":[
|
|
"flip on/off the lights"
|
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],
|
|
": to turn or roll from one side to the other : turn over":[
|
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"The crab had flipped onto its back.",
|
|
"The car flipped over."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"She was sitting in the waiting room, flipping the pages of a magazine.",
|
|
"His car flipped over on the interstate.",
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"the flip of a coin",
|
|
"She turned on the lights with the flip of a switch.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The advantage of incumbency may not be enough to send Spanberger back to Washington as the GOP angles to flip the seat back to red. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Republican Mayra Flores won a special election to flip a historically Democratic Texas congressional seat. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Laxalt will face Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in November in what Republicans see as one of their best chances to flip a seat and to win back control of the chamber. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Republicans are eager to flip a Nevada Senate seat. \u2014 Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Laxalt will face Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in November in what Republicans see as one of their best chances to flip a seat and to win back control of the chamber. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The ultimate winner will go on to face Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in what may be the GOP\u2019s best opportunity to flip a Senate seat and regain control of the chamber. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Republican Mayra Flores is looking to flip a South Texas House seat next week after a flood of GOP TV ads flooding the district. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Republicans are also hoping to flip the seat of Representative Kim Schrier, a Democrat. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There\u2019s a collection of McGraw\u2019s comic strips from the 1970s and a Guess-The-Mustache flip book. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Auburn added a Crimson Tide flip last fall with Williamson\u2019s Robert Woodyard. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Warnock, along with fellow Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, helped the Democrats win control of the Senate in an election cycle that saw the state flip blue for Joe Biden. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Their series of interior breakdowns ended when Donald, the Rams\u2019 All-Pro defensive tackle, ragdolled right guard Daniel Brunskill and pressured quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo into a desperation, falling-to-the-ground flip pass that was intercepted. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Teresa Giudice's shocking table flip occurred on The Real Housewives of New Jersey in 2009 \u2014 but it's still being talked about to this day. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The flip -down LCD screen is ideal for travel photographers and creators that want to take selfies, vlog, or include themselves for scale. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Large white flip -chart papers still hung on the wall in early May with prompts from the unit and student responses. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Earth\u2019s history suggests our current magnetic anomaly isn\u2019t the prelude to a pole flip . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This pair offers the effortlessness of flip flops but is way more comfortable thanks to the T-strap style. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Cobblestones poked into sneakers and flip flops, wending their way through the neighborhood\u2019s numerous bouchons. \u2014 Lily Radziemski, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Its flip design allows for batter dispersal without a spatula and encourages more even cooking; plus, it can be stored vertically, which requires less room than most of its Belgian-style competitors. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"This type of financing is typically used by fix-n- flip investors. \u2014 Michael Ligon, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Razr isn\u2019t an important clue for the timeline, as the flip phone precedes the smartphone era. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the clip, a young, blonde haired Noah watches as a fan takes a photo of her older sister on a flip phone \u2014 and proceeds to stare, cross armed, as the fan walks away. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The suspect, who was wearing flip flops and a red sweat shirt, ran from the area after taking the money. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Made from a combination of recycled and natural materials, these flip flops combine comfort with sustainability. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1823, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably imitative":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8flip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"leaf",
|
|
"riffle",
|
|
"skim",
|
|
"thumb"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082158",
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flip (out)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become crazy or very excited or angry":[
|
|
"I flipped out when I saw how they had changed my work.",
|
|
"She's going to flip out when she sees the great present I got her."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030904",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flip off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to hold up the middle finger as an obscene gesture of contempt to":[
|
|
"flipped off the other driver"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180327",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flip one's lid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become crazy or very angry":[
|
|
"His mother flipped her lid when she saw what a mess he'd made."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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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":"20220707-193031",
|
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|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"flip one's wig":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become crazy or very angry":[
|
|
"His mother flipped her wig when she saw what a mess he'd made."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194422",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"flip open":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to open or to cause (something) to open with a quick movement":[
|
|
"Her notebook flipped open .",
|
|
"She flipped open her notebook."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183102",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flip out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become crazy or very excited or angry":[
|
|
"I flipped out when I saw how they had changed my work.",
|
|
"She's going to flip out when she sees the great present I got her."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113819",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flip-up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something designed to function by flipping up":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from flip up , verb":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130000",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flipness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": flippancy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134902",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flippancy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"earnestness",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"soberness",
|
|
"solemnity",
|
|
"solemnness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no one appreciates your flippancy during our religious services",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Windom\u2019s later career \u2014 beginning with his clerkship with Edith Brown Clement, a conservative judge on the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans \u2014 belied that flippancy . \u2014 Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"To me, Don\u2019t Look Up was a one-note flippancy ; its only virtue was its stunning cast. \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the end, Georgia decided to work on herself, confronting Gerrie with some hard honesty and apologizing to Stevan for her flippancy . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This kind of flippancy serves a protective purpose. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Connery did not think his flippancy made Bond minor, but the opposite. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"But flippancy is rare in these essays and personal reflections even rarer. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"Similarly, the leaden jokiness of the Iceland scenes that introduce Aquaman have been replaced by a more serious, even solemn tone, grounding the character\u2019s flippancy in pain. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Even the most emotive Memmos have a flippancy to them, not helped by their brevity. \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 4 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1746, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fli-p\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facetiousness",
|
|
"flightiness",
|
|
"frivolity",
|
|
"frivolousness",
|
|
"frothiness",
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"levity",
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"light-headedness",
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"light-mindedness",
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"lightness",
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"silliness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093450",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"flippant":{
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"antonyms":[
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"earnest",
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"sincere"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": glib , talkative":[],
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": lacking proper respect or seriousness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"As far as he was concerned, we were an unforgivably flippant bunch. Louche. Our shared political stance \u2026 struck him as pathetically naive. \u2014 Mordecai Richler , GQ , November 1997",
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"\u2026 although she is neither solemn nor pontifical, she may be the least flippant advice columnist in the business. \u2014 Ray Olson , Booklist , 1 May 1991",
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"Despite its flippant name, the Greed Index has proven a remarkably prescient barometer of the market during the past 16 years. \u2014 Richard E. Rustin , Wall Street Journal , 29 May 1984",
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"He made a flippant response to a serious question.",
|
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"his flippant comment that the poor save on taxes offended many people",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When Maz crosses paths with the flippant , roguish Bricks (Jonathan Feuer), who has no interest in her cause, the encounter initially has a meet-cute vibe. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
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"And the film\u2019s final beat between the characters, which initially culminated in a flippant joke, was tweaked to land on something sweeter and more romantic. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
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"His tone flippant in some entries and rageful in others, Mr. Gendron posted his plans to a private channel on the messaging platform Discord. \u2014 Dan Frosch, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
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"Among the members of the group, where rabbits\u2019 lives are celebrated as inherently worthy and their deaths are treated as tragedies, both the article\u2019s central idea and flippant tone were met with severe disapproval. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Axiom itself has been more flippant about word usage in the past. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"The video then shows all the flippant ways younger employees sign emails to their older boss. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"This moment is specifically written as a time of understanding and reassurance, not one of flippant amusement. \u2014 Ayanna Prescod, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Either way, the opening half of the response is all over the map, too flippant by half and even hallucinating a first-person experience of prison. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from flip entry 1 \u2014 see flip entry 1":""
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},
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"\u02c8fli-p\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"cute",
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"facetious",
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"flip",
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"pert",
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"smart",
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"smart-aleck",
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"smart-alecky",
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"smart-ass",
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"smart-assed",
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"smarty-pants",
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"wise",
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"wiseass"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090441",
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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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"flird":{
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": flirt sense intransitive sense 3a":[]
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Intransitive verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8flird"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041315",
|
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"flirt":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"flirter",
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"wanton"
|
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|
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|
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": flick":[
|
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"They flirt water at each other's faces."
|
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],
|
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": to behave amorously without serious intent":[
|
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"He flirts with every attractive woman he meets."
|
|
],
|
|
": to come close to reaching or experiencing something":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with with flirting with disaster"
|
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],
|
|
": to move erratically : flit":[
|
|
"butterflies flirting among the flowers"
|
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],
|
|
": to move in a jerky manner":[
|
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"a bird flirting its tail"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
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"They were flirting all night.",
|
|
"the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Nashville could flirt with 100 degrees, and mid- to upper-90s are likely virtually everywhere across the South. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All of which is to say this: Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The two flirt over popsicles and steal kisses during late-night heart-to-hearts, while her lawyer fianc\u00e9 (Ra\u00fal Castillo) is away. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Capitalize on that Essex charm, and flirt \u2026 with everyone. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fl\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flirt Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coquet",
|
|
"coquette",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"frivol",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"toy",
|
|
"trifle"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233321",
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|
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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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":[],
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"flirt entry 2 + fill (girl)":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184200",
|
|
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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":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"-\u0259b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175100",
|
|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"flirter",
|
|
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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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|
|
"He flirts with every attractive woman he meets."
|
|
],
|
|
": to come close to reaching or experiencing something":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with with flirting with disaster"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"butterflies flirting among the flowers"
|
|
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|
|
": to move in a jerky manner":[
|
|
"a bird flirting its tail"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They were flirting all night.",
|
|
"the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Nashville could flirt with 100 degrees, and mid- to upper-90s are likely virtually everywhere across the South. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All of which is to say this: Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The two flirt over popsicles and steal kisses during late-night heart-to-hearts, while her lawyer fianc\u00e9 (Ra\u00fal Castillo) is away. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Capitalize on that Essex charm, and flirt \u2026 with everyone. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fl\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flirt Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coquet",
|
|
"coquette",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"frivol",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"toy",
|
|
"trifle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"flirtatious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inclined to flirt : coquettish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Since then, the moment has been memed to the moon and back, with fans even going as far to call the encounter flirtatious . \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In the past year or so, hot pants have been reinserting themselves into fashion, showing up on Instagram feeds as flirtatious loungewear and in designer collections. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Sit in the backyard or find a cozy spot inside, where the low lighting sets the mood for dancing and flirtatious conversation. \u2014 Ray Levy Uyeda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Likewise, Deborah Ann Woll plays Katherine as a woman with no flirtatious artifice, and her desire for flight and freedom is seen only as madness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Then there are your closed-lip smile, your flirtatious smile, your guilty smile, and your lopsided smile. \u2014 Myra Sack, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Compliments about the body \u2014 eyes, hair, whatever \u2014 are flirtatious , and best saved for those with whom there is a loving bond. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The tone of their discussion was not particularly funny, nor serious nor flirtatious nor romantic. \u2014 Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Their budding romance seems benign, flirtatious , and hopeful. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccfl\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
|
|
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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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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
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|
|
": inclined to flirt : coquettish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Since then, the moment has been memed to the moon and back, with fans even going as far to call the encounter flirtatious . \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In the past year or so, hot pants have been reinserting themselves into fashion, showing up on Instagram feeds as flirtatious loungewear and in designer collections. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Sit in the backyard or find a cozy spot inside, where the low lighting sets the mood for dancing and flirtatious conversation. \u2014 Ray Levy Uyeda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Likewise, Deborah Ann Woll plays Katherine as a woman with no flirtatious artifice, and her desire for flight and freedom is seen only as madness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Then there are your closed-lip smile, your flirtatious smile, your guilty smile, and your lopsided smile. \u2014 Myra Sack, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Compliments about the body \u2014 eyes, hair, whatever \u2014 are flirtatious , and best saved for those with whom there is a loving bond. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The tone of their discussion was not particularly funny, nor serious nor flirtatious nor romantic. \u2014 Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Their budding romance seems benign, flirtatious , and hopeful. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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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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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flirter",
|
|
"wanton"
|
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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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|
|
": to move erratically : flit":[
|
|
"butterflies flirting among the flowers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move in a jerky manner":[
|
|
"a bird flirting its tail"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They were flirting all night.",
|
|
"the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Nashville could flirt with 100 degrees, and mid- to upper-90s are likely virtually everywhere across the South. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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"The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
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"Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
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"Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
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"The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"All of which is to say this: Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The two flirt over popsicles and steal kisses during late-night heart-to-hearts, while her lawyer fianc\u00e9 (Ra\u00fal Castillo) is away. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
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"Capitalize on that Essex charm, and flirt \u2026 with everyone. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
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"West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
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"Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flirt Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
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"a horse flisking flies with his tail"
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"\u02c8flisk",
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"butterflies flitting around the garden",
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"The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower.",
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"She was always flitting around the kitchen.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Only rarely, for a few days a year around the start of the rainy season, will the species\u2019 much-larger females venture down from the trees to flit through these loose froggy frats. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The rest of the cast\u2014excellent, all\u2014portray the inner voices, mostly scolding or mocking, who flit through Usher\u2019s restless, endlessly worried mind. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
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"Bats flit around the rooftop of the Capitol at night, bathed in the bleached spotlights that illuminate the Dome. \u2014 Fox News , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Once on the wintering grounds in South America, flycatchers do not seem to flit around much. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The eggs become milkweed-eating caterpillars that morph into butterflies that flit among flowers, living about a month while moving north. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But the message that China\u2019s success is thanks to Mr. Xi and the Communist Party echoes in slogans that flit in Chinese across announcement screens in the carriages. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
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|
"Eddington\u2019s work, however, suggested these outcasts could be found by observing their lensing effects\u2014typically a telltale transient brightening of any background stars the black holes flit across within our field of view. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"People not involved in the world of children\u2019s books, either professionally or personally through children and grandchildren, may imagine a peaceful bower where bunnies hop and pixies flit and tots run back and forth making wonderful discoveries. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English flitten , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English fl\u0113otan to float":""
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|
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|
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"dart",
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"flitter",
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Scrub jays are those large blue birds that flitter around urban and wild L.A. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021",
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"And what better way to celebrate spring than walking through an atrium flittering with colorful butterflies",
|
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"How about hexagonal gridding that evokes a honeycomb forged by flittering bees",
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"But few have paid attention to the moths, hover flies, beetles, and countless other insects that buzz and flitter through the warm months. \u2014 Pam Mandel, Longreads , 14 May 2017",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Physics contains equations that describe everything from the stretching of space-time to the flitter of photons. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Jan. 2018",
|
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"More than 1,000 butterflies flitter among a natural-rock waterfall, palms, and even orchids. \u2014 Patrick Sisson, Curbed , 12 June 2018"
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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":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the background are two flivvers , which brought them there over bouncy roads. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Leader of the campaign is a white man, the county health officer, a former Georgia farm boy who drove a flivver through fields of mud, 36 miles a day to medical school. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 25 July 2017"
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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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|
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"perhaps alteration of flick entry 1":"Noun"
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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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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Rawlings first came to power through a military coup as a 32-year old Air Force flight lieutenant in 1979, and then a second coup on Dec. 31 1981, and went on to rule for 20 years. \u2014 Stacey Knott, Quartz Africa , 14 Nov. 2020",
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"Elton John was two years old when his father, Stanley, came home from a prolonged deployment serving as a flight lieutenant in Basra, Iraq. \u2014 Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com , 5 June 2019",
|
|
"His brother, Prince William, served in the Royal Air Force and reportedly earned between $68,000 and $74,000 a year as a flight lieutenant . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 May 2018"
|
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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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|
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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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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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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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"They are called flint glasses and are my favorites. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2018",
|
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"They are called flint glasses and are my favorites. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2018"
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|
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|
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},
|
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"Flint":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
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"biographical name",
|
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"geographical name",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a massive hard dark quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel":[],
|
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": an implement of flint used in prehistoric cultures":[],
|
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": a piece of flint":[],
|
|
": something resembling flint in hardness":[],
|
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"Austin: father 1812\u20131886 and son 1836\u20131915 American physicians":[],
|
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"river 265 miles (426 kilometers) long in western Georgia flowing south and southwest into Lake Seminole":[],
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"city in southeast central Michigan north-northwest of Detroit population 102,434":[],
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"administrative area of northeastern Wales bordering England and the Irish Sea area 169 square miles (438 square kilometers), population 152,506":[]
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"the flint in a cigarette lighter",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"These natural springs were an attraction for the earliest Americans, who harvested the sharp flint rock of the surrounding mountains \u2014 now known as Arkansas stone \u2014 to create cutting tools long before the arrival of Europeans. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"This Muscadet includes aromas of pumpkin pie, tropical fruits such as mandarins, and flint . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
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"This unfiltered wine that ages for a year in French oak includes aromas of green apples, gunpowder, flint and salt water taffy. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The Ika team came from behind to win, scoring a pot, machete and flint . \u2014 al , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Wet-stone minerality and a touch of flint balance high-soaring white blossom and citrus aromas over an interplay of stone fruit and grapefruit. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Speaking with DiCYT, Rojo-Guerra says that a flint blade discovered at the dolmen shows traces of being used to cut bone. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"The Spanish team also identified a flint blade that may have been used as a cauterizing tool. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"The points were made with the distinctive flint -knapping techniques called Neronian after the Grotte de N\u00e9ron, where they were first found, about 30 miles north of Grotte Mandrin. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 9 Feb. 2022"
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": given a hard glossy surface by rolling or rubbing especially with a flint \u2014 compare friction-glazed":[]
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"The Nashville native and former Air Force flight surgeon has been extremely charitable to the Nashville community through organization such as the Frist Foundation and by funding the Frist Art Museum and building local schools. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
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"Lindgren, who will command this mission, is certified in emergency medicine, and used to work as a flight surgeon on the ground at NASA's Johnson Space Center, supporting other astronaut missions. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The other million-dollar man is Dr. Kermit Jones, a doctor, attorney and former flight surgeon in the Navy who\u2019s seeking an open seat in California\u2019s 3rd District. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Schulz is running with Jeff Woolford, an Air Force veteran who served as a fighter pilot and flight surgeon . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Brown was a Captain in the US Navy and a flight surgeon . \u2014 CNN , 16 Jan. 2022",
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"Woolford is a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and flight surgeon and is currently a lieutenant colonel in the Maryland Air National Guard. \u2014 Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"Menon\u2019s husband is a NASA astronaut trainee, from the old tradition of the right stuff, a former NASA, SpaceX, and US Air Force flight surgeon . \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Menon is married to Anil Menon, SpaceX\u2019s first flight surgeon , who was recently selected by NASA to join its astronaut corps. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185632"
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"flip (someone) the bird":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The bonus for any visit to the Museum of Flight is the chance to gaze out on the flight line at Boeing Field. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Out on the flight line at Randolph next to the T-1 bearing his name, McGee was mobbed by people wanting to pose with him for pictures. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Our buses followed the C.I.A. truck to the military terminal, where there were U.S. Marines everywhere; some standing guard on the flight line , others crashed along a fence, sleeping against their rucksacks. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"The 21-year-old sailor threw off the protective helmet everyone wears on the flight line and ran toward the spinning rear tail rotor of an HM-60S helicopter. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"American Black Hawk helicopters swooped over the runway, attempting to frighten people away from the flight line . \u2014 Jane Ferguson, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"The only sounds that be heard on the flight line were the quiet commands of honor guards who carried the transfer cases, the hum of the C-17 Globemaster II aircraft that transported the fallen, and the occasional sob of a grieving mourner. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, chicagotribune.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
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"After returning to the Norfolk base about one month later, on June 25, 2018, Brandon Caserta jumped into the spinning tail rotor of a helicopter on the flight line . \u2014 Andrew Favakeh, The Arizona Republic , 16 July 2021",
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"When the company first reached space with a pair of pilots in 2018, Branson was on the flight line with his son watching. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 May 2021"
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"flip side":{
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"the flip side of deficient saving \u2026 is overconsumption",
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"\u2014 R. S. Gay"
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"That song was on the flip side of their first single.",
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"Loss of privacy is the flip side of fame.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On the flip side , a large amount of DTC brands are opening physical stores. \u2014 Kate Ryan, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
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"On the flip side , Lu hopes that his relationship with Kathy will emphasize just how special a student-teacher relationship can be. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
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"On the flip side , merchants also use several options when selling their products. \u2014 Rajshree Agarwal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"On the flip side , there\u2019s the challenge of producing a live, in-person show and keeping it flowing on time. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 20 June 2022",
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"On the flip side , though, the Apple Messages app has for years played by a certain set of rules, relegating texts from non-iPhone users that flow into the app to ugly green bubble status with an inviolable finality. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 June 2022",
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"Also learning that there\u2019s heartaches and structures built to tear us down and leave us on the ground and on the flip side there\u2019s people \u2014 people who will fight to survive and pass on something more loving and caring to those around them. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
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"On the flip side , AirHelp also released a list of the worst U.S. airports, based on the same criteria. \u2014 Pavithra Rajesh, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
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"On the flip side , Almeida does not condone players or parents berating referees. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022"
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"Unlike flight feathers , these have a very short stem. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Outdoor Life , 26 May 2020",
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"In modern birds, barbicels are the structures that allow flight feathers to retain their shape as birds flap their wings. \u2014 Rachel Fritts, Ars Technica , 15 Jan. 2020",
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"And now engineers are turning to the species for research by adding pigeon flight feathers to an airborne robot. \u2014 Rob Verger, Popular Science , 16 Jan. 2020",
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|
"The paper describes what is potentially the earliest evidence of a flight feather , and the first-ever non-avian dinosaur feathers found within the Antarctic Circle. \u2014 Rachel Fritts, Ars Technica , 15 Jan. 2020",
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"The fossils include downy feathers for insulation, a fluffy protofeather that most likely belonged to a nonavian dinosaur, and one complex flight feather like those on the wings of modern birds. \u2014 John Pickrell, National Geographic , 18 Nov. 2019",
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"In museum collections from decades ago, the birds\u2019 flight feathers are consistently yellow. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
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"According to Persons, flight feathers found on bird wings contain a hollow center called the rachis, from which the barbs protrude. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 5 Aug. 2019",
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"Experts hope that the new baby will be the first of her offspring to successfully fledge, or grow enough to acquire flight feathers and foray out of the nest. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 22 July 2019"
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"type":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His squadron grounded him, forbade him to wear a flight suit and told him not to talk to fellow pilots. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s a fight scene in a dark room at night where the only light comes from bursts of gunfire; there\u2019s a jolt of superheroic vulnerability when the Batman makes a midair misstep in his flight suit . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Video of one of the cosmonauts taken as the capsule prepared to dock with the space station showed him wearing a blue flight suit . \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The 12-year-old Adam ( Walker Scobell ) finds the 40-ish Adam ( Ryan Reynolds ) hiding in his late father\u2019s office, dressed in a flight suit and nursing a bullet wound. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Finally, long, fire-resistant GS/FRP-2 gloves slip under the flier\u2019s Nomex flight suit . \u2014 Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"The couple looked incredible in a full flight suit for Brendan and a Top Gun jacket, jeans, and animal-print sneakers for Miranda. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"The rounded silver tube has a circular, see-through hatch at the top, revealing the lipstick bullet sitting pretty like a spaceman in his flight suit . \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Jeff Bezos: Wear a flight suit with a fleece vest and a cowboy hat. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 29 Oct. 2021"
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": a usually electronic device or a circuit (as in a computer) capable of assuming either of two stable states":[],
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": a rubber sandal loosely fastened to the foot by a thong":[]
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"about-turn",
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"reversal",
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"flight shooting":{
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"flight song":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a song that is uttered by a bird while flying and that is often different in form from the song given while perched":[]
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"type":[
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": a top (as of a can) that is opened by pulling a small tab":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 2019, American Airlines reported the highest average flight attendant salary ($69,664) among the major North American airlines, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u2019s Airline Data Project. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
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"Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Style's global editor, sees the new uniforms as a modernization of the classic flight attendant look. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 1 June 2022",
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"Beginning in the late 1960s, the flight attendant Patty Young and several of her colleagues at other airlines lobbied Congress to end smoking aloft. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"Sara Nelson, the leader of the nation\u2019s largest flight attendant union, was vocal in pushing for mask mandates to protect crews. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
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"In 1978, when flight attendant job interviews included weight measurements, TWA hired her right out of college. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
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"In March, the Southwest Airlines flight attendant union TWU Local 556 wrote a note lobbying the Biden administration to repeal the mandate and allow airline workers to make their own decisions regarding mask usage. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Wang was charged with murder in Taiwan in 1981 and was twice married and divorced, with veteran actress Jeanette Lin Tsui and flight attendant Wang Kaizhen. \u2014 Vivienne Chow, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Cuoco, 36, is back as jet-setting flight attendant Cassie Bowden. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a nearly neutral slightly yellowish medium gray that is darker than gull (see gull sense 2a ) or agate gray and very slightly greener than old silver":[]
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],
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": an airplane pilot-training device in which the cockpit and instruments of an airplane are duplicated and the conditions of actual flight are simulated":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040540"
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": an electronic circuit with two permanently stable conditions (as when one electron tube is conducting while the other is cut off) so that conduction is switched from one to the other by successive pulses":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In other words, the same physical satellite antenna and modem were delivering Internet traffic to both the flight bag and passengers. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 5 Aug. 2020",
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"The redirect format included the URL of the original request showing the GET parameters of the flight bag API. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 5 Aug. 2020",
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"When one of the crew fat fingered a login to what\u2019s known as an electronic flight bag , the flightdeck equipment repeatedly got an HTTP 302 Redirect error to the Wi-Fi service login page. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 5 Aug. 2020",
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"On board, new policies include transitioning to biodegradable products, removing paper ticket jackets, and using electronic flight bags to manage tasks among pilots and crew instead of paper charts and manuals. \u2014 Di Minardi, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
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"But within six months it was certified and more than 400 businesses that made electronic flight bag systems closed their doors. \u2014 Eric Adams, WIRED , 15 June 2018",
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"Radios, record players, telephones or flight bags with airline logos are held up to signal Volta\u2019s new, modern identity. \u2014 Will Heinrich, New York Times , 31 May 2018",
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"The men were able to toss their flight bags to the ground, get out of the disabled, single-engine plane and walk away from it. \u2014 Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com , 29 Mar. 2018",
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"In Boeing\u2019s 787 Dreamliner aircraft, electronic flight bags used by pilots have touch screens. \u2014 Andy Pasztor, WSJ , 19 Sep. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"flight entry 1":""
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},
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"1943, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051033"
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},
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"flight officer":{
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": an aviation officer (as in the U.S. Army Air Forces) having a rank equivalent to that of warrant officer junior grade":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051307"
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"type":[
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"Smith, who was still using a flip phone , was suspicious of his girlfriend's preoccupation with social media, worrying that it would detract from the experience.",
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"\u2014 Rachel Monroe"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075115"
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},
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},
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"\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080136"
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},
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"flinthead":{
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094337"
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But Echazarreta, who has worked as a flight engineer at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, talked about the mission during a message broadcast by the Blue Origin space tourism company shortly before launch. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Halvorsen lived up to his promise, asking other pilots to donate their candy rations and having his flight engineer rock the airplane during the drop. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
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|
"In 2015, Tabansky was a flight engineer instructor and flight platoon sergeant stationed in Germany when he was called to stage a new Chinook helicopter at a military expo in London. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The other crew members were a flight engineer and a co-pilot, all former employees of India\u2019s national carrier. \u2014 Harish Pullanoor, Quartz , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Rubins is one of the five NASA crew members currently aboard the International Space Station, after arriving in October for a six-month mission as a flight engineer . \u2014 Sophie Lewis, CBS News , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The normal 11-man crew consists of a pilot, copilot, meteorologist, two navigators, two radar officers, flight engineer , crew chief and two radiomen. \u2014 Aubrey O. Cookman, Popular Mechanics , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But flight engineer Garrett, a recent hire, had forgotten to close the no. 3 engine firewall. \u2014 Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"Joining the globe-trotting billionaire aboard Unity were pilots David Mackay and Michael Masucci, along with Virgin astronaut trainer Beth Moses, flight engineer Colin Bennett and Sirisha Bandla, the company's vice president of government relations. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 12 July 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111024"
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"No other planes were on their flight path .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The new homes would also be in the flight path of Brown Field Municipal Airport, located directly on the other side of the highway. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Typically, any land or marine space in the flight path of a rocket would be off-limits to humans for hours before tests or launches. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"After liftoff, the rocket will tear past the speed of sound, and near the top of its flight path , will detach from the capsule. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Their volatility makes a fruit fly\u2019s flight path seem staid. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The noisy planes were not so welcome to the people living along the flight path . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The farm was on the flight path between Salt Lake City and an airport in Malad, Idaho. \u2014 Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At the top of the flight path , Branson and his fellow passengers briefly experienced weightlessness. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Having a clearer idea of what is coming up in the flight path allows faster and more efficient decisions to be made about the flight. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
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},
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140556"
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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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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fl\u012bt-\u02cctest"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140908"
|
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},
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"type":[
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143336"
|
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},
|
|
"flip coil":{
|
|
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|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small coil of wire used to determine magnetic field intensity by suddenly rotating the coil through 180 degrees and measuring the resulting current surge with a ballistic galvanometer":[]
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145902"
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": loose and flaring at the bottom":[
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"a flippy skirt"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8fli-p\u0113"
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],
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Even Florence Pugh is experiencing the grow-out phase herself right now with her flippy bob. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Fox chose a flippy side part and natural makeup to round out the look. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Two Extra Hold Gel \u2014 and the last few inches of their flippy new bob were peeking out and revealing a new color. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"However, more flexible devices are expected to hit the market later this month at the big MWC phone expo in Barcelona, Spain, where other manufacturers will be eager to get in on the flippy , bendy action. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"The company slid out a few new Surfaces, a weird flippy laptop thing, and an eco-friendlyish mouse that looks like a bar of soap. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Debuting her fresh new chop, Hunter Schafer served up some chin-length magic as well complete with a set of flippy ends. \u2014 Akili King, Vogue , 9 May 2021",
|
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"Or maybe Josie\u2019s short, flippy haircut should make a comeback",
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"This has six stretchy strings, four tiny mochi squishies, three marble and mesh, four hand stress balls for kids, six puzzle balls and a puzzle fidget cube, a flippy bike chain, a squeeze bean, a snap and click snake, and a rainbow coil spring. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 25 Feb. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162316"
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|
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"definitions":{
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": a light low-feathered arrow for long-distance shooting":[]
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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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": a soft-iron bar or bundle of soft-iron rods placed vertically near a ship's compass to counteract deviation due to magnetic induction from the earth in surrounding vertical ironwork":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172715"
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a small animal with flippers (as a baby seal)":[]
|
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"-(r)li\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191210"
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"flight bow":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a bow designed for distance shooting":[]
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},
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"flimflam artist/man":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a criminal who steals money from people by tricking them : con man":[
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"He lost all his money to a flimflam artist/man ."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202434"
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"flip chart":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a chart that consists of a series of large pieces of paper which are attached at the top and which are used to present information to an audience by turning over one piece of paper at a time":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205952"
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"flightshot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the distance to which an arrow may be shot : bowshot":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210416"
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},
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"flight check":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a test of the proficiency in flight of a member of an aircrew":[],
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": a test in flight of an airplane or equipment on it":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212800"
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},
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"flight deck":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier":[],
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": the forward compartment in some airplanes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"From an opening sequence aboard the flight deck of a USS aircraft carrier to an F-14 Tomcat plane, or a fleet of fighters, Hindle pulled out all the stops. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 27 May 2022",
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"Although effective, the complex routing of steam from the bowels of the ship up to the flight deck takes up a lot of internal volume. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
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"Airlines are getting creative to get pilots trained for the flight deck \u2014 United and Alaska have created their own flight schools and Delta got rid of its four-year degree requirement, being one of the last among airlines to do so. \u2014 Errol Barnett, CBS News , 31 May 2022",
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"Carriers have seen incredible changes over the past 100 years, but still basically look the same: a ship with a long flight deck and aircraft sitting on top. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"His arms were wrapped around it and its small occupant, the child cradled in a padded nest formed out of a bright, multicolored blanket, a stark contrast with the drab, greasy gunmetal of the flight deck . \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
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"B-25s on the flight deck of the USS Hornet en route to Tokyo. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Five sailors were killed in the Aug. 31 crash when the helicopter rolled off the flight deck into the sea. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
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"The video depicts the jet striking the flight deck , skidding across it, and ultimately plunging into the waters of the South China Sea. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212847"
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},
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"flintlock":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a lock for a gun or pistol having a flint in the hammer for striking a spark to ignite the charge":[],
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": a firearm fitted with a flintlock":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8flint-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Remington, the country\u2019s oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in 1816. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"Remington, the country's oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in 1816. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Remington, the country's oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in 1816. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"To date, the legal debate over the Second Amendment has largely assumed that gun technology unfolds over time according to a single, linear logic, from the colonial flintlock musket to the modern AR-15. \u2014 Jennifer Tucker, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Today, the highly popular civilian AR-15 is a vastly different and substantially more lethal machine than the flintlock muskets that were in use when the Founders crafted the Second Amendment. \u2014 Jennifer Tucker, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"In the left talon is a cocked flintlock pistol, which symbolizes land warfare and a state of constant readiness. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
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"In the left talon is a cocked flintlock pistol, which symbolizes land warfare and a state of constant readiness. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
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"Firing demonstrations of reproduction flintlock muskets take place on weekends. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 28 June 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233354"
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},
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"flimmer":{
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": glimmer , flicker":[],
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": one of the delicate lateral filaments typical of some flagella":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8flim\u0259(r)",
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"\""
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German flimmern":"Intransitive verb",
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"German, literally, glitter, tinsel, from flimmern":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234027"
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},
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"flitch":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a longitudinal section of a log":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8flich"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In China, the wood is sold from warehouses in ports on the coast and on the Yangtze River to furniture makers farther inland who turn flitches into fancy furnishings. \u2014 Carlos Duarte, National Geographic , 16 Aug. 2019",
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"On a routine patrol a few months earlier, a forest ranger had discovered a pile of flitches waiting for pick-up in a clearing between the woods and the access road. \u2014 Carlos Duarte, National Geographic , 16 Aug. 2019",
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"Madison is a family name \u2014 his great-grandfather\u2019s name and Pryor\u2019s middle name \u2014 and flitch is the Old English word for a wood slab. \u2014 Anne Kniggendorf, kansascity.com , 15 May 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English flicche , from Old English flicce ; akin to Old High German fleisk flesh \u2014 more at flesh entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013027"
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},
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"flipper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a broad flat limb (as of a seal or cetacean) adapted for swimming":[],
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": a flat rubber shoe with the front expanded into a paddle used in skin diving":[],
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": one that flips":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fli-p\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now a new breed of flipper has emerged hoping zero emissions equal big profits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
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"For example, Krahl cites sea turtles and penguins, which both have differences in their front and back appendages: flipper -like front legs and webbed hind legs. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
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"Using digital models, Krahl virtually reproduced a simulation of the functional loads, saying the models could indirectly prove the flipper -twisting potential of the Plesiosaurs. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
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"The quick flipper , perhaps not surprisingly, was Ellen DeGeneres, who sold a Beverly Crest mansion for $8.757 million less than a year after buying it. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
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"After his highway stunt, the rescuers added a second orange tag, this one on the right flipper , so he could be identified quickly and easily. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
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"Her favorite sea lion is Zoe, a female of about the same age as her, with a dark patch around the eyes and a distinctive scallop shape in her flipper . \u2014 Nell Lewis; Video By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN , 3 May 2022",
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"The facilities veterinarians also treated a deep abscess found on one of Margoi's flippers and a mass found on a different flipper . \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Sanchez\u2019s list of new hobbies might expand to house- flipper , if and when her real estate agent friend can talk her into putting this retreat on the market. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 5 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020257"
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