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429 lines
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{
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"jig":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fiddle",
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"fidget",
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"jerk",
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"jiggle",
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"squiggle",
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"squirm",
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"thrash",
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"thresh",
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"toss",
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"twist",
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"twitch",
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"wiggle",
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"wriggle",
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"writhe"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a device in which crushed ore is concentrated or coal is cleaned by agitating in water":[],
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": a device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and the tool or between parts of work during assembly":[],
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": any of several fishing devices that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water":[],
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": any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm":[],
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": in a short time : quickly":[],
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": music to which a jig may be danced":[],
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": to catch (a fish) with a jig":[],
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": to dance a jig":[],
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": to dance in the rapid lively manner of a jig":[],
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": to fish with a jig":[],
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": to give a rapid jerky motion to":[],
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": to machine by means of a jig-controlled tool operation":[],
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": to move with rapid jerky motions":[],
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": to separate (a mineral or ore from waste) with a jig":[],
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": trick , game":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"We jigged to the fiddle music.",
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"the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1604, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from Middle French giguer to frolic, from gigue fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German g\u012bga fiddle; akin to Old Norse geiga to turn aside":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jig"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"artifice",
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"device",
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"dodge",
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"fetch",
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"flimflam",
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"gambit",
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"gimmick",
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"juggle",
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"knack",
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"play",
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"ploy",
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"ruse",
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"scheme",
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"shenanigan",
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"sleight",
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"stratagem",
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"trick",
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"wile"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191610",
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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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"jigger":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a measure used in mixing drinks that usually holds 1 to 2 ounces (30 to 60 milliliters)":[],
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": a mechanical device usually with a jerky reciprocating motion":[],
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": a mold or a machine incorporating a revolving mold on which ceramic items (such as plates) are formed":[],
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": any of several sails":[],
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": chigger sense 2":[],
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": chigoe sense 1":[],
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": gadget , doodad":[],
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": jig sense 3a":[],
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": one that jigs or operates a jig":[],
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": to alter or rearrange especially by manipulating":[
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"jigger an election district"
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],
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": to jerk up and down":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1675, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1867, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"frequentative of jig entry 2":"Verb",
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"perhaps from Wolof jiga insect":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ji-g\u0259r",
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"\u02c8jig-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"appliance",
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"contraption",
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"contrivance",
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"gadget",
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"gimmick",
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"gizmo",
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"gismo",
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"widget"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021008",
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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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"jigger saw":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": jigsaw":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by alteration":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130551",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jigger up":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": foul up":[
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"won't have the camp arrangements jiggered up any more than they are",
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"\u2014 C. S. Forester",
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"the machinery was all jiggered up"
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],
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": to throw into confusion":[
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"won't have the camp arrangements jiggered up any more than they are",
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"\u2014 C. S. Forester",
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"the machinery was all jiggered up"
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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":"20220707-010324",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"jiggery-pokery":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": underhanded manipulation or dealings : trickery":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of Scots joukery-pawkery , from jouk to dodge, cheat + pawk trick, wile":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ji-g\u0259r-\u0113-\u02c8p\u014d-k\u0259r-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"artifice",
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"chicane",
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"chicanery",
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"gamesmanship",
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"hanky-panky",
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"jugglery",
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"legerdemain",
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"skulduggery",
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"skullduggery",
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"subterfuge",
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"trickery",
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"wile"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043722",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jigget":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to move in a jigging or jerky way : jig":[]
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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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"jig entry 2 + -et (as in fidget )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jig\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105353",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"jiggety":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": jerky , unsteady":[]
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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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"-g\u0259\u0307t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111430",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"jiggle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions":[],
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": to move from or as if from being jiggled":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Try to avoid jiggling the camera.",
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"His belly jiggled like a bowlful of jelly.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Redesigned last year, the new Civic is a solid little citizen that won't jiggle like gelatin. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Fowler-Finn is also studying a bizarre behavior in which some postcoital males from one species will nibble on their mate\u2019s second leg and \u2026 jiggle it. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"Because a person standing before them has to jiggle it, the animals start to recognize that mealtime and a looming human-shaped outline go together. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2021",
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"As the temperature of a superconductor rises, however, particles jiggle around randomly, breaking up the electrons\u2019 delicate dance. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"Realizing what was happening, John tried to jiggle the door open and escape into the house. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com , 12 Oct. 2020",
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"Youthful eyes jiggle regularly to take in new or unfamiliar stimuli. \u2014 Doug Johnson, National Geographic , 22 Sep. 2020",
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"Return pan to oven and bake until the chocolate has puffed up a bit and does not jiggle , and the crumbly top is light golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 19 Aug. 2020",
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"The girl on the jiggling washing machine turns a page in her magazine and reaches into her purse for a cigarette. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1836, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"frequentative of jig entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ji-g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agitate",
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"bucket",
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"convulse",
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"jerk",
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"joggle",
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"jolt",
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"jounce",
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"judder",
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"quake",
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"quiver",
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"shake",
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"shudder",
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"vibrate",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185828",
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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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"jiggling":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions":[],
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": to move from or as if from being jiggled":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Try to avoid jiggling the camera.",
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"His belly jiggled like a bowlful of jelly.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Redesigned last year, the new Civic is a solid little citizen that won't jiggle like gelatin. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Fowler-Finn is also studying a bizarre behavior in which some postcoital males from one species will nibble on their mate\u2019s second leg and \u2026 jiggle it. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"Because a person standing before them has to jiggle it, the animals start to recognize that mealtime and a looming human-shaped outline go together. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2021",
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"As the temperature of a superconductor rises, however, particles jiggle around randomly, breaking up the electrons\u2019 delicate dance. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"Realizing what was happening, John tried to jiggle the door open and escape into the house. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com , 12 Oct. 2020",
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"Youthful eyes jiggle regularly to take in new or unfamiliar stimuli. \u2014 Doug Johnson, National Geographic , 22 Sep. 2020",
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"Return pan to oven and bake until the chocolate has puffed up a bit and does not jiggle , and the crumbly top is light golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 19 Aug. 2020",
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"The girl on the jiggling washing machine turns a page in her magazine and reaches into her purse for a cigarette. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1836, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"frequentative of jig entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ji-g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agitate",
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"bucket",
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"convulse",
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"jerk",
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"joggle",
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"jolt",
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"jounce",
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"judder",
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"quake",
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"quiver",
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"shake",
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"shudder",
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"vibrate",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104108",
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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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"jigsaw":{
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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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"definitions":{
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": scroll saw sense 2":[],
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": a light portable electric saw with a vertically reciprocating blade that is used especially for cutting curves":[],
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": jigsaw puzzle":[],
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": to cut or form by or as if by a jigsaw":[],
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": to arrange or place in an intricate or interlocking way":[],
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": suggesting a jigsaw puzzle or its separate pieces":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jig-\u02ccs\u022f"
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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: Noun",
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"What keeps this from just being the neato cinematic equivalent of those Sixties pop-culture jigsaw puzzles, however, is how all this cataloguing of stuff starts to construct a vibe that eventually informs and opens up that kid\u2019s adventure story. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The shapes are cut with a jigsaw and computerized router, sanded by hand, and then finished with shellac. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"At play are dueling personalities, perennial debates over economic development and law and order, and the rivalries between castes that make up the complex jigsaw of Uttar Pradesh politics. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"But this burgeoning relationship is part of the wider jigsaw of realignment being witnessed in an ever-changing Middle East. \u2014 Jomana Karadsheh And Eoin Mcsweeney, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Frankenthaler often used a jigsaw to cut shapes that were printed separately. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Holding this jigsaw of interwoven parts together are new digital tools that are designing, balancing, and maintaining the whole structure. \u2014 John Tough, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Cut the lattice to length using a fine-tooth metal-cutting blade in a jigsaw . \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 27 Mar. 2021",
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"Yet, although many changes have started to establish themselves and bring positives to workforce morale, there's one part of the operational jigsaw that businesses haven\u2019t yet solved, and that\u2019s their cybersecurity. \u2014 Ian Mcshane, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The transition from a team with three NBA talents to a squad jigsawed around Pritchard has had its ups and downs. \u2014 Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com , 4 Jan. 2018",
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"Taking care not to violate Supreme Court guidelines on minority representation, lawmakers jigsawed Texas into shapes that would decisively capture the state for the right. \u2014 Michelle Legro, Longreads , 13 July 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Over billions of years this process has created a moon covered in what looks like jigsaw pieces. \u2014 Shannon Stirone, Wired , 9 May 2020",
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"My mother parceled out the sins of my father, like jigsaw pieces, spread out over too many years. \u2014 Robin Antalek, Longreads , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"Cutting at up to 3,300 strokes per minute, this jigsaw works through wood up to 4.25 inches thick and metal up to 3/8 inches thick. \u2014 Popular Science , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"The lawn is that bright-green ryegrass with brown jigsaw pieces where somebody sprayed ant poison. \u2014 Lee Durkee, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"To properly satisfy, a twister's jigsaw pieces must be assembled with some care and precision. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 15 Nov. 2019",
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"Along with jigsaw ice fields and scouring winds, Aston grappled with two months of solitude and self-doubt on her ground-breaking ski trip across Antarctica. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Oct. 2019",
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"The whole story of the issue is overseen by Immortal Hulk writer Al Ewing and editor Tom Brevoort, who can be trusted to turn such a jigsaw issue into a fascinating mystery. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 2 Aug. 2019",
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"Neanderthal jigsaw Past research had suggested that Neanderthals seemed to be genetically well mixed, interbreeding across Europe and into Asia. \u2014 Maya Wei-haas, National Geographic , 26 June 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163310"
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},
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"jigsaw puzzle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"We spent many nights working on a jigsaw puzzle of Mount Everest.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While thinking about her scenes, Seehorn will paint, work on embroidery, finish a jigsaw puzzle or write a to-do list. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"Start small with this 500-piece jigsaw puzzle , featuring the adorable star of The Mandalorian front and center. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"And if so, then go right to the themes and put together the giant jigsaw puzzle \u2014 or not. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 13 May 2022",
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"Choose a photo of you and your siblings and this Etsy seller will turn it into a custom 99-, 500- or 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle . \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Here's a time-lapse of an incredibly patient man completing a huge jigsaw puzzle . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Adam picked out a jigsaw puzzle for his mom, along with gifts for cousins, his brother and a favorite teacher at Berea-Midpark High School. \u2014 cleveland , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Maintaining Anchorage\u2019s city and state roads involves a complex jigsaw puzzle of logistics to ensure that roadways are plowed, salted and sanded enough to be safe for drivers. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"Batman\u2019s crusade becomes solving the jigsaw puzzle that is Gotham. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175124"
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}
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} |