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{
"Gaia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Greek Ga\u00eea , a primordial earth goddess in Greek myth, literally, \"earth\" \u2014 more at geo-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u012b-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185745",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Gaines":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Edmund Pendleton 1777\u20131849 American general":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101nz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114849",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Gainesville":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in north central Florida population 124,354":[],
"city in northern Georgia northeast of Atlanta population 33,804":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101nz-\u02ccvil",
"-v\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175437",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"gaiac":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of gaiac variant of guaiac"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085935",
"type":[]
},
"gaiassa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Nile cargo boat with high stem and lateen rig":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic qayy\u0101sah , a kind of barge":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"g\u012b\u02c8as\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070303",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gaiety":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": elegance , finery":[],
": high spirits : merriment":[]
},
"examples":[
"The party had none of the gaiety we've seen in past years.",
"the gaiety of the carnival",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In spite of the temperature, a festal gaiety was rising. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"His tall, broad-shouldered hunchback stomps around the court in the multi-colored motley teasing his master and his henchmen with seeming good-natured gaiety . \u2014 Bill Hirschman, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Television put her very American appeal on full display: her charm, her gaiety . \u2014 Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
"There is no place, not even India, where the use of color produces as beguiling a mixture of gaiety and melancholy as Mexico. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"There is something heroic in the desperate gaiety with which Crane and Cora insisted on living well until the end. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Yes, an adornment to society, a man who added to the gaiety of life. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 26 July 2021",
"Its unique note is the simultaneous striking of many notes; of humility, of gaiety , of gratitude, of mystical fear, but also of vigilance and of drama. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 25 Dec. 2020",
"These same two items\u2014Cary Grant\u2019s cheapness and his gaiety \u2014play throughout Mr. Eyman\u2019s lengthy biography. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 16 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier, \"cheerfulness,\" borrowed from Middle French gayet\u00e9 , going back to Old French, from gai gay entry 1 + -et\u00e9 -ity":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"array",
"best",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"feather",
"finery",
"frippery",
"full dress",
"glad rags",
"regalia"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163109",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gaily":{
"antonyms":[
"bleakly",
"cheerlessly",
"darkly",
"heavily",
"miserably",
"morosely",
"unhappily"
],
"definitions":{
": in a gay manner : marked by gaiety":[]
},
"examples":[
"we sat around the table, gaily teasing each other and laughing about the good old days",
"children gaily running to the buses on the last day of school",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Peer into their forbidding black hoods and gaily stitched pieces of hot-pink woolen felt inside invite unexpected visual caresses. \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The east side of the field had been set apart for those in carriages, and soon from one end to the other, it was filled with vehicles of all descriptions gaily decorated in blue and gold and in white and red. \u2014 al , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. \u2014 Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. \u2014 Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. \u2014 Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. \u2014 Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The walls were gaily papered with Sunday supplements of the Mobile Register. \u2014 Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The left\u2019s decision to withdraw from conversations about genetics and social outcomes leaves a vacuum that the right has gaily filled. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gayly , from gay gay entry 1 + -ly -ly entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"brightly",
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"happily",
"heartily",
"jocosely",
"jovially",
"merrily",
"mirthfully",
"smilingly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091524",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"gain":{
"antonyms":[
"build up",
"gather",
"grow (in)",
"pick up"
],
"definitions":{
": an increase in amount, magnitude, or degree":[
"a gain in efficiency"
],
": increase":[
"the day was gaining in warmth"
],
": resources or advantage acquired or increased : profit":[
"made substantial gains last year"
],
": the act or process of acquiring something":[],
": the signal-gathering ability of an antenna":[],
": to acquire or get possession of usually by industry, merit, or craft":[
"gain an advantage",
"he stood to gain a fortune"
],
": to arrive at : reach , attain":[
"gained the river that night"
],
": to cause to be obtained or given : attract":[
"gain attention"
],
": to establish a specific relationship with":[
"gain a friend"
],
": to get advantage : profit":[
"hoped to gain by the deal"
],
": to get by a natural development or process":[
"gain strength"
],
": to get closer to something pursued":[
"\u2014 usually used with on or upon"
],
": to improve in health or ability":[],
": to increase in (a particular quality)":[
"gain momentum"
],
": to increase in weight":[],
": to make an increase of (a specified amount)":[
"gained three percent in the past month"
],
": to make progress":[],
": to run fast":[],
": to run fast by the amount of":[
"the clock gains a minute a day"
],
": to win in competition or conflict":[
"the troops gained enemy territory"
],
": to win to one's side : persuade":[
"gain adherents to a cause"
],
": traverse , cover":[
"gained 10 yards on the play"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The medication can cause nausea and weight gain .",
"attributed her recent weight gain to the medication she was taking",
"Verb",
"They stand to gain an advantage over their competitors by getting an early start.",
"What do you hope to gain from this",
"gain control of the territory",
"Investigators are trying to gain access to the group's financial records.",
"We were unable to gain admission to the club.",
"We need to gain a better understanding of the problem.",
"They had nothing to lose and everything to gain .",
"He first gained attention as a young writer.",
"Her theories are slowly gaining acceptance.",
"I took the job to gain experience.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Stocks rallied on Wall Street Friday, sending the S&P 500 up 3.1% for its best gain in two years. \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"That is a gain of 103% in the XOP in the ~1.5 years that President Biden has been in office. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"That was a quarterly gain of 4 million paying Peacock Premium customers, but company execs cautioned that the Q1 growth was largely driven by Peacock\u2019s livestreaming of the Super Bowl and the Beijing Winter Olympics during the quarter. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"The job growth in May, though healthy, was the lowest monthly gain in a year. \u2014 Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The job growth in May, though healthy, was the lowest monthly gain in a year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"That's the biggest weekly gain for the benchmark index since November 2020. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
"For each dollar booked at home there would be a gain for the U.S. Treasury, since 21% of a positive number is much larger than 35% of zero. \u2014 Tyler Goodspeed, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"The survey did not address what respondents thought the personal interests were (e.g. political ambition, financial gain or something else). \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If the Sixers do manage to gain access to the non-taxpayer MLE, the following six players could all be of interest. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Sixteen alternate electors had attempted to gain access to the Michigan Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, to cast votes for Trump, but were denied entry by Michigan State Police. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
"As the season comes to a head, the Umbrellas and the Sparrows (or what's left of them) must join forces to fight off the guardians and gain access to the portal. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Price also said the State Department continues to work to gain regular access to U.S. detainees in Russia including Paul Whelan, who has been in a Russian prison since 2018. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"Platforms can also look into greater worldwide expansion, as more countries gain broader internet access. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Once investigators gain access to occupied territory, the numbers are expected to soar. \u2014 Paulina Villegas And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Once investigators gain access to occupied territory, the numbers are expected to soar. \u2014 Reis Thebault, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"The ability to gain unauthorized access to such projects opens the possibility of supply chain attacks, in which threat actors tamper with malware before it's distributed to users. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gain , borrowed from Anglo-French gain, gaigne, gaaing \"tillage, winning, profit,\" derivative of gaainer, gaaigner \"to till, secure (profit, advantage)\" \u2014 more at gain entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English gaynen \"to prevail against,\" borrowed from Anglo-French gaainer, gaaigner \"to cultivate, till, secure (profit, advantage), capture, acquire, be victorious,\" going back to Old Low Franconian *wai\u0111anjan , of uncertain meaning and origin":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accretion",
"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"expansion",
"increase",
"increment",
"more",
"plus",
"proliferation",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"supplement",
"uptick"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110708",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gain ground on":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to move faster or work harder in order to come closer to":[
"She was trailing in the race, but she was beginning to gain ground on the leaders.",
"The company has been gaining ground on its competitors."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111323",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"gain the lead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to take the winning position in a race or competition":[
"Her car has gained the lead.",
"Our team gained the lead in the eighth inning.",
"\u2014 often used figuratively Their company has gained the lead in developing this new technology."
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112107",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"gain time":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cause something to be delayed so that more time is available to do what is needed":[
"His lawyers are delaying the trial to gain time to prepare their defense."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125250",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"gain(s)":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": resources or advantage acquired or increased : profit":[
"made substantial gains last year"
],
": the act or process of acquiring something":[],
": an increase in amount, magnitude, or degree":[
"a gain in efficiency"
],
": the signal-gathering ability of an antenna":[],
": to acquire or get possession of usually by industry, merit, or craft":[
"gain an advantage",
"he stood to gain a fortune"
],
": to win in competition or conflict":[
"the troops gained enemy territory"
],
": to arrive at : reach , attain":[
"gained the river that night"
],
": traverse , cover":[
"gained 10 yards on the play"
],
": to get by a natural development or process":[
"gain strength"
],
": to establish a specific relationship with":[
"gain a friend"
],
": to make an increase of (a specified amount)":[
"gained three percent in the past month"
],
": to increase in (a particular quality)":[
"gain momentum"
],
": to win to one's side : persuade":[
"gain adherents to a cause"
],
": to cause to be obtained or given : attract":[
"gain attention"
],
": to run fast by the amount of":[
"the clock gains a minute a day"
],
": to get advantage : profit":[
"hoped to gain by the deal"
],
": increase":[
"the day was gaining in warmth"
],
": to increase in weight":[],
": to improve in health or ability":[],
": to run fast":[],
": to get closer to something pursued":[
"\u2014 usually used with on or upon"
],
": to make progress":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101n"
],
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"accretion",
"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"expansion",
"increase",
"increment",
"more",
"plus",
"proliferation",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"supplement",
"uptick"
],
"antonyms":[
"build up",
"gather",
"grow (in)",
"pick up"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The medication can cause nausea and weight gain .",
"attributed her recent weight gain to the medication she was taking",
"Verb",
"They stand to gain an advantage over their competitors by getting an early start.",
"What do you hope to gain from this",
"gain control of the territory",
"Investigators are trying to gain access to the group's financial records.",
"We were unable to gain admission to the club.",
"We need to gain a better understanding of the problem.",
"They had nothing to lose and everything to gain .",
"He first gained attention as a young writer.",
"Her theories are slowly gaining acceptance.",
"I took the job to gain experience.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Stocks rallied on Wall Street Friday, sending the S&P 500 up 3.1% for its best gain in two years. \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"That is a gain of 103% in the XOP in the ~1.5 years that President Biden has been in office. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"That was a quarterly gain of 4 million paying Peacock Premium customers, but company execs cautioned that the Q1 growth was largely driven by Peacock\u2019s livestreaming of the Super Bowl and the Beijing Winter Olympics during the quarter. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"The job growth in May, though healthy, was the lowest monthly gain in a year. \u2014 Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The job growth in May, though healthy, was the lowest monthly gain in a year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"That's the biggest weekly gain for the benchmark index since November 2020. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
"For each dollar booked at home there would be a gain for the U.S. Treasury, since 21% of a positive number is much larger than 35% of zero. \u2014 Tyler Goodspeed, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"The survey did not address what respondents thought the personal interests were (e.g. political ambition, financial gain or something else). \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If the Sixers do manage to gain access to the non-taxpayer MLE, the following six players could all be of interest. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Sixteen alternate electors had attempted to gain access to the Michigan Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, to cast votes for Trump, but were denied entry by Michigan State Police. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
"As the season comes to a head, the Umbrellas and the Sparrows (or what's left of them) must join forces to fight off the guardians and gain access to the portal. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Price also said the State Department continues to work to gain regular access to U.S. detainees in Russia including Paul Whelan, who has been in a Russian prison since 2018. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"Platforms can also look into greater worldwide expansion, as more countries gain broader internet access. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Once investigators gain access to occupied territory, the numbers are expected to soar. \u2014 Paulina Villegas And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Once investigators gain access to occupied territory, the numbers are expected to soar. \u2014 Reis Thebault, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"The ability to gain unauthorized access to such projects opens the possibility of supply chain attacks, in which threat actors tamper with malware before it's distributed to users. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gain , borrowed from Anglo-French gain, gaigne, gaaing \"tillage, winning, profit,\" derivative of gaainer, gaaigner \"to till, secure (profit, advantage)\" \u2014 more at gain entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English gaynen \"to prevail against,\" borrowed from Anglo-French gaainer, gaaigner \"to cultivate, till, secure (profit, advantage), capture, acquire, be victorious,\" going back to Old Low Franconian *wai\u0111anjan , of uncertain meaning and origin":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170526"
},
"gain/get access to":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to get the right to see":[
"Investigators are trying to gain/get access to his financial records."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131125",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"gaincope":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to meet or intercept by a short cut":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English geynecowpen , from geyne- against (from Old English g\u0113an-, g\u0113n- against, again) + cowpen, copen to strike (strike)":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110919",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"gainest":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of gainest superlative of gain"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131613",
"type":[]
},
"gainful":{
"antonyms":[
"unprofitable"
],
"definitions":{
": productive of gain : profitable":[
"gainful employment"
]
},
"examples":[
"graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"We will not be rendered invisible, made to hide our family pictures at our work desks for fear of reprisal if our right to gainful employment gets stripped. \u2014 Allison Hope, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"With very few means of gainful employment or in-town entertainment, painting was both a popular pastime and a potential source of income. \u2014 Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"One not-so-subtle data point illuminates the challenge employers face as U.S. employees, especially those between the ages of 20 to 34, are willingly leaving gainful employment. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Huddleston said that although the unemployment rate is low, Arkansans are still struggling to get and maintain gainful employment because of child care, housing, transportation and other expenses. \u2014 Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Is there some sustainable within gainful employment that all Americans are able to achieve",
"The department has started rewriting a federal rule, known as gainful employment, that aims to prevent students from taking on too much debt to attend predatory for-profit colleges. \u2014 Katie Lobosco, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
"However, the department would still strip federal funding from career education programs that fail to meet the gainful -employment standard. \u2014 Steven Taylor, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Yet, the phenomenon underscores India\u2019s own inability to provide gainful employment and prosperity. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1553, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"gain entry 1 + -ful entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101n-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"economic",
"fat",
"juicy",
"lucrative",
"money-spinning",
"moneymaking",
"paying",
"profitable",
"remunerative"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092818",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"gainfully employed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": provided with a job that pays wages or salary":[
"She hasn't been gainfully employed for a few years."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114121",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"gaingiving":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": misgiving":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"taken to be a compound of gain- \"in opposition to\" (going back to Middle English yein-, gein- ) + giving , gerund of give entry 1 \u2014 more at gainsay":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccg\u0101n-\u02c8gi-",
"\u02c8g\u0101n-\u02ccgi-vi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111459",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gainsay":{
"antonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"admit",
"allow",
"avow",
"concede",
"confirm",
"own"
],
"definitions":{
": contradict , oppose":[
"did not dare to gainsay the king"
],
": to declare to be untrue or invalid":[]
},
"examples":[
"it can't be gainsaid that most people wish they had more time and money",
"repeatedly tried to gainsay me, though every point I made was backed up by facts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And if the judges are ever to gainsay the popular will with just cause, their institutional independence is the bulwark of their authority to do so. \u2014 Matthew J. Franck, National Review , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Great poems often gainsay in the very act of saying. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, The New York Review of Books , 26 Sep. 2020",
"Some of the yo-yoing on display has been the product of mindless, gainsaying partisanship. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Yet what\u2019s most original in the film is Mercier\u2019s scathing and self-scourging performance (and there\u2019s no gainsaying the importance of Yoav\u2019s outfit, a collarless saffron-yellow coat). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Sep. 2019",
"Crime waves are often linked to economic downturns, but this hypothesis is gainsaid by counterexamples, such as the relatively low crime rates during the 1930s depression and the 2008\u20132010 recession. \u2014 Michael Shermer, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2018",
"The courage and cleverness in staying in power for so long cannot be gainsaid . \u2014 The Economist , 7 Sep. 2019",
"But there\u2019s no gainsaying his historic significance. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Her role in passing the Affordable Care Act was absolutely heroic and should not be gainsaid . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 18 July 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English yein seyen, gein-seyen \"to speak in opposition to, deny,\" from yein-, gein- \"away, back, against, in opposition to\" (going back to Old English g\u0113an- \"in opposition to,\" or marking returning or reciprocal action, going back to Germanic *gagna- ) + seyen \"to say entry 1 \" \u2014 more at again":""
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"\u02ccg\u0101n-\u02c8s\u0101"
],
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"deny",
"disaffirm",
"disallow",
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"disclaim",
"disconfirm",
"disown",
"negate",
"negative",
"refute",
"reject",
"repudiate"
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": withstand , resist":[]
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"Middle English gaynstanden , from gayn- against + standen to stand":""
},
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"(\u02c8)g\u0101n\u00a6stand",
"-taa(\u0259)nd"
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": a manner or rate of movement or progress":[
"the leisurely gait of summer"
],
": a sequence of foot movements (such as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward":[],
": to lead (a show dog) before a judge to display carriage and movement":[],
": to train (a horse or a dog) to use a particular gait or set of gaits (see gait entry 1 sense 2 )":[],
": to walk with a particular gait (see gait entry 1 sense 1 )":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They were orthopedic shoes built around molds of my feet, and they had a 2 1/4-inch lift. \u2026 they had given me a more or less even gait for the first time in 10 years. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times Magazine , 9 Dec. 1990",
"Interaction with the horse takes place on several levels. Physical communication is foremost. You learn its body language and it learns to respond to a body language you use to ask for changes in gait , direction, and body frame. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , In Deep , 1987",
"How many prose writers can you identify from their style",
"He walked with an odd gait , a kind of shuffle, pushing his feet along the floor without lifting them. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , (1974) 1975",
"They walked on with the same light gait , so nearly of a height that keeping step came as naturally to them as breathing. \u2014 Edith Wharton , The Reef , 1912",
"He has an awkward gait .",
"Verb",
"Patricia Craige, who has guided Norwegian elkhounds to the final at Westminster eight times, gaited Ch. Vin-Melca's Bombardier to breed honors. \u2014 Walter R. Fletcher , New York Times , 13 Feb. 1991",
"As he watched the flashy dogs gaiting in the rings, he knew in his heart that he wanted to show dogs. Seeing the different breeds was thrilling. \u2014 Jacqueline Fraser , Dog Fancy , Sept. 1991",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The shoe fitter had observed my gait on a treadmill, analyzed my training and injury history, and determined which models would enable me to run properly and avoid future injury. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 26 May 2022",
"The horse is judged on its gait and quality, and each athlete must face on all four sides of the horse. \u2014 Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"After Woods had left the 18th hole on Saturday and moved away from public view, his gait worsened noticeably. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Their flexible mesh fabric promotes breathability and supports your foot's natural gait pattern. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Gibbs was critiqued from top to bottom, on traits such as hairstyle, nail care and gait . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Forget following him around; his normal gait is like a trot. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"His speech, gait and gestures were chronically slow. \u2014 Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The pressure on Niemann, the wiry 6-foot, 154-pounder with a slight bow-legged gait , to protect a big lead was self-induced, thanks to his three-day assault on Riviera. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Strengthening your back and your core works to keep your spine supported, and that affects everything from standing posture to gait , balance, and even joint health. \u2014 SELF , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The training club helps handlers get their dogs comfortable with stacking (physically placed in their proper stance) and gaiting (lapping around the show ring to show judges their trot). \u2014 Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News , 15 Feb. 2017"
],
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1900, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"derivative of gait entry 1":"Verb",
"originally spelling variant of gate entry 3":"Noun"
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"\u02c8g\u0101t"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"slow- gaited",
"a 3- gaited horse"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bandini wasn\u2019t ready to canter in a show, so he was entered in two- gaited classes, walking and trotting. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 4 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1588, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"gait entry 1 + -ed entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"type":[
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": a cloth or leather leg covering reaching from the instep to above the ankle or to mid-calf or knee":[],
": a fabric covering in the form of a closed loop worn around the neck that can extend to cover the lower part of the face : neck gaiter":[
"If associates wish to wear their own mask or personal covering, it must be clean and cover their nose and mouth. Alternatives might include a scarf, bandana or a gaiter .",
"\u2014 Zak Failla",
"We were masked with bandannas and hats and ski gaiters pulled up past our noses \u2026",
"\u2014 Kristen Millares Young"
],
": an ankle-high shoe with elastic gores in the sides":[],
": an overshoe with fabric upper":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Every bandoleer and gaiter and collar, every canteen and map case and cartridge. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Collin Morikawa had a gaiter around his neck to try to stay warm. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The softest gaiter ever, in roughly ten minutes\u2019 work. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 31 Jan. 2021",
"Wilson pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding for allegedly entering the Capitol during the riot armed with a pocketknife and wearing a neck gaiter and hat as a disguise. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"But the real magic comes from an external carbon-fiber exoskeleton that goes around the back of the boot, up the ankle, and around the gaiter , enabling a stiff and supportive yet ultralight fit. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2021",
"It can be worn as a face mask, headband, neck gaiter , and more. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
"An investigator who found Daniels\u2019 car parked near his home was able to see a green camouflage gaiter in the backseat, along with a tie-dye pattern sweatshirt that was worn by the bandit during a robbery in Downey. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"One of the most versatile things in her pack is a fleece neck gaiter (or two or three). \u2014 Rachael Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Dec. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from French gu\u00eatre , going back to Middle French guiestres (plural), probably going back to a metathetical variant of Old Low Franconian *wrist- \"ankle joint,\" going back to Germanic *wrih-sti- (whence Middle High German rist, riste \"wrist or ankle joint,\" Old English wrist \"wrist joint\") \u2014 more at wrist":""
},
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"\u02c8g\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103739",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gaiterless":{
"antonyms":[],
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": not wearing or not having gaiters":[
"a gaiterless farmer",
"a gaiterless leg"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"-l\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114555",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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": a manner of walking or moving on foot":[],
": a manner or rate of movement or progress":[
"the leisurely gait of summer"
],
": a sequence of foot movements (such as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward":[],
": to lead (a show dog) before a judge to display carriage and movement":[],
": to train (a horse or a dog) to use a particular gait or set of gaits (see gait entry 1 sense 2 )":[],
": to walk with a particular gait (see gait entry 1 sense 1 )":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They were orthopedic shoes built around molds of my feet, and they had a 2 1/4-inch lift. \u2026 they had given me a more or less even gait for the first time in 10 years. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times Magazine , 9 Dec. 1990",
"Interaction with the horse takes place on several levels. Physical communication is foremost. You learn its body language and it learns to respond to a body language you use to ask for changes in gait , direction, and body frame. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , In Deep , 1987",
"How many prose writers can you identify from their style",
"He walked with an odd gait , a kind of shuffle, pushing his feet along the floor without lifting them. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , (1974) 1975",
"They walked on with the same light gait , so nearly of a height that keeping step came as naturally to them as breathing. \u2014 Edith Wharton , The Reef , 1912",
"He has an awkward gait .",
"Verb",
"Patricia Craige, who has guided Norwegian elkhounds to the final at Westminster eight times, gaited Ch. Vin-Melca's Bombardier to breed honors. \u2014 Walter R. Fletcher , New York Times , 13 Feb. 1991",
"As he watched the flashy dogs gaiting in the rings, he knew in his heart that he wanted to show dogs. Seeing the different breeds was thrilling. \u2014 Jacqueline Fraser , Dog Fancy , Sept. 1991",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The shoe fitter had observed my gait on a treadmill, analyzed my training and injury history, and determined which models would enable me to run properly and avoid future injury. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 26 May 2022",
"The horse is judged on its gait and quality, and each athlete must face on all four sides of the horse. \u2014 Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"After Woods had left the 18th hole on Saturday and moved away from public view, his gait worsened noticeably. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Their flexible mesh fabric promotes breathability and supports your foot's natural gait pattern. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Gibbs was critiqued from top to bottom, on traits such as hairstyle, nail care and gait . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Forget following him around; his normal gait is like a trot. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"His speech, gait and gestures were chronically slow. \u2014 Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The pressure on Niemann, the wiry 6-foot, 154-pounder with a slight bow-legged gait , to protect a big lead was self-induced, thanks to his three-day assault on Riviera. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Strengthening your back and your core works to keep your spine supported, and that affects everything from standing posture to gait , balance, and even joint health. \u2014 SELF , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The training club helps handlers get their dogs comfortable with stacking (physically placed in their proper stance) and gaiting (lapping around the show ring to show judges their trot). \u2014 Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News , 15 Feb. 2017"
],
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1900, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"originally spelling variant of gate entry 3":"Noun"
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"\u02c8g\u0101t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085045",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Thomas 1727\u20131788 English painter":[]
},
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"\u02c8g\u0101nz-\u02ccb\u0259r-\u0259",
"-b(\u0259-)r\u0259",
"-\u02ccb\u0259-r\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144721"
},
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"phrasal verb"
],
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"She was still leading at the halfway point, but the other runners were gaining on her."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163340"
},
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],
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"the birds singing gainly that came at my call",
"\u2014 J. H. Payne"
],
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"a gainly word"
],
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"gainly conduct",
"a gainly youth with dark hair and eyes"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-li",
"\u02c8g\u0101nl\u0113",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"gain entry 1 + -ly":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165131"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a cloth or leather leg covering reaching from the instep to above the ankle or to mid-calf or knee":[],
": an overshoe with fabric upper":[],
": an ankle-high shoe with elastic gores in the sides":[],
": a fabric covering in the form of a closed loop worn around the neck that can extend to cover the lower part of the face : neck gaiter":[
"If associates wish to wear their own mask or personal covering, it must be clean and cover their nose and mouth. Alternatives might include a scarf, bandana or a gaiter .",
"\u2014 Zak Failla",
"We were masked with bandannas and hats and ski gaiters pulled up past our noses \u2026",
"\u2014 Kristen Millares Young"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8g\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Every bandoleer and gaiter and collar, every canteen and map case and cartridge. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Collin Morikawa had a gaiter around his neck to try to stay warm. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The softest gaiter ever, in roughly ten minutes\u2019 work. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 31 Jan. 2021",
"Wilson pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding for allegedly entering the Capitol during the riot armed with a pocketknife and wearing a neck gaiter and hat as a disguise. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"But the real magic comes from an external carbon-fiber exoskeleton that goes around the back of the boot, up the ankle, and around the gaiter , enabling a stiff and supportive yet ultralight fit. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2021",
"It can be worn as a face mask, headband, neck gaiter , and more. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
"An investigator who found Daniels\u2019 car parked near his home was able to see a green camouflage gaiter in the backseat, along with a tie-dye pattern sweatshirt that was worn by the bandit during a robbery in Downey. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"One of the most versatile things in her pack is a fleece neck gaiter (or two or three). \u2014 Rachael Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Dec. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French gu\u00eatre , going back to Middle French guiestres (plural), probably going back to a metathetical variant of Old Low Franconian *wrist- \"ankle joint,\" going back to Germanic *wrih-sti- (whence Middle High German rist, riste \"wrist or ankle joint,\" Old English wrist \"wrist joint\") \u2014 more at wrist":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184350"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a machine for cutting a gain":[]
},
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"gain entry 6 + -ing":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194151"
},
"gainor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": tillage , husbandry":[
"land in gainor"
]
},
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"\u02c8g\u0101n\u0259(r)"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Anglo-French gainour , from Old French gaaigneure , from gaaignier to till, gain + -eure -ure (obtain)":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201222"
},
"gaine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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": the term-shaped lower part or body of a caryatid":[]
},
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"\u02c8g\u0101n"
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, sheath, from Old French, from Latin vagina":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205534"
},
"gain/gather steam":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to increase in strength, force, or energy":[
"The campaign quickly gained/gathered steam ."
]
},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210828"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a twist that is more rapid at the muzzle of a firearm than at the breech in order to increase gradually the rapidity of rotation of a projectile":[]
},
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"gain entry 5":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205553"
},
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"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002031"
},
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"adjective",
"noun,"
],
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": making no advances : achieving no gains":[
"a saving and gainless life",
"\u2014 John Cheever"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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}
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