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{
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"unkempt":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bandbox",
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"crisp",
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"kempt",
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"neat",
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"neatened",
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"ordered",
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"orderly",
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"organized",
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"shipshape",
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"snug",
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"tidied",
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"tidy",
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"trim",
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"uncluttered",
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"well-ordered"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not combed":[
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"unkempt hair"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She wore rumpled clothing and her hair was unkempt .",
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"an unkempt and cluttered room",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The ground is covered with leaf litter and a tangle of seemingly unkempt shrubs; in late spring, deciduous plants are in various stages of wilting and dying as other plants are preparing to bloom. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
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"Diary pages are properly wrinkled to look aged or unkempt . \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"Sporting a beard and longer hair, Peck\u2019s Spock was more disheveled and unkempt (due to his ordeal with the Red Angel), which required more detailed prosthetic work from department head Chris Bridges, who won an Emmy for his efforts. \u2014 Scott Mantz, Variety , 15 June 2022",
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"Relying on others to clean, dress and feed her sometimes wasn\u2019t enough and Kahiye often remained unwashed and unkempt . \u2014 Magdalena Del Valle, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
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"Far less cherished, however, is an unkempt trailhead facility tucked amid multimillion-dollar homes in the Palisades Highlands neighborhood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
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"The gardens are well groomed but not manicured, left alone in their unkempt beauty. \u2014 James Mcauley, ELLE Decor , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Hallberg prefers to do the look on naturally full and unkempt brows but says those with sparse brows shouldn't feel turned away from the trend due to its focus on the hair. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Allure , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"The term has also been widely interpreted as a way to describe someone who is slovenly, unkempt and lazy. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English unkemd, unkempt , from un- + kembed, kempt , past participle of kemben to comb, from Old English cemban ; akin to Old High German chempen to comb, Old English camb comb \u2014 more at comb":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kem(p)t",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kempt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chaotic",
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"cluttered",
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"confused",
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"disarranged",
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"disarrayed",
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"disheveled",
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"dishevelled",
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"disordered",
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"disorderly",
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"higgledy-piggledy",
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"hugger-mugger",
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"jumbled",
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"littered",
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"messed",
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"messy",
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"muddled",
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"mussed",
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"mussy",
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"pell-mell",
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"rumpled",
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"sloppy",
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"topsy-turvy",
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"tousled",
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"tumbled",
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"untidy",
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"upside-down"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052538",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"unkind":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking in kindness or sympathy : harsh , cruel":[],
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": not pleasing or mild : inclement":[
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"an unkind climate"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"It was unkind of you not to invite her.",
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"How could you be so unkind ",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Luther can't help himself but check on his dad, who gives Luther this whole speech about how this is his own fault for being so unkind to his children in various timelines. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Midterm elections are historically unkind to the party that controls the White House. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Then there's the 2020 trade for Jamal Adams, one that cost two first-round picks (including this year's) and his massive extension \u2013 a decision that perspective has been unkind to. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
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"The ill person sometimes resents family members, sometimes is angry or unkind . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Modern America has often been unkind to people of mixed descent. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Viewers, meanwhile, have been even more unkind to the movie, which also stars Wang Leehom, Tang Wei, and Viola Davis. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"Their interest can then be misconstrued as unkind or cruel because my answers serve only as entertainment instead of valuable knowledge. \u2014 Aldis Hodge, Robb Report , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"Shooting in tight Academy ratio, Pereda and Noriega use boxy closeups and sweaty, intimate lighting to suggest Sara\u2019s sense of confinement in her small, provincial, unkind life. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u012bnd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221813",
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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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"unkindly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in an unkind manner":[
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"dwells unkindly long on his final decline",
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"\u2014 A. H. Johnston"
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],
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": not kindly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"At the readings, held in bars, there were internecine squabbles and dramas, and some of the poets treated Wong unkindly . \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"Don\u2019t waste your practice (or time, or life) on someone unkind, though \u2014 and please see how unkindly your partner treats you. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2021",
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"The ops people get upset that the engineers are treating them unkindly and things spiral downward from there. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"This is not the first time Hailey Bieber shut down the notion that her husband of two years treats her unkindly . \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"China imports significant amounts of oil from Iran, and might look unkindly on efforts to destabilize its government. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"As a film historian, he was known for championing movies, directors and screenwriters who had been treated unkindly by others. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"There amid the waxworks, Herman plays the court jester, as a few intimates unkindly note. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2021",
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"European diplomats are braced for President Donald Trump to take unkindly to Americans being kept away, while the Chinese are allowed in. \u2014 Nikos Chrysoloras, Fortune , 27 June 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u012bn(d)-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083513",
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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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"unking":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to cease to be a king":[],
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": to deprive (a monarchy) of having a king":[]
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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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"un- entry 2 + king , noun":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124928",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"unkink":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bend",
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"crook",
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"curl",
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"curve"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become lax or loose : relax":[],
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": to free from kinks : straighten":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"you should unkink the garden hose before you turn on the water",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Like many manufacturers, Gilmour claims the hose is kink resistant and able to unkink itself. \u2014 Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2020",
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"The Swiss physician Roger Vittoz cradles Eliot\u2019s head in his hands in order to read the sad poet\u2019s brain waves and unkink them. \u2014 Eric Bennett, New York Times , 9 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1891, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ki\u014bk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"straighten",
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"unbend",
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"uncurl"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123437",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"unkn":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"unknown":[]
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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":"20220708-125225",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"unknowing":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cosmopolitan",
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"experienced",
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"knowing",
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"sophisticated",
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"worldly",
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"worldly-wise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ignorance":[],
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": not knowing":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening",
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"the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Pity the unknowing curiste who confuses a resident of the city, a Vichyssois, with a supporter of P\u00e9tain\u2019s government, a vichyste. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Cheung in 1997 watched the handover unfolding on television as an unknowing 4-year-old kindergartner enjoying steamed fish. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Was this teacher an unknowing servant of the patriarchy, as Kara Cooney would argue, or a na\u00efve propagandist of the oil industry, as Riggs herself comes to believe",
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"Obviously, Beth\u2019s unknowing sterilization was a tragic event, a violation of bodily autonomy that nobody should go through. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Their names and emails can then be used by bad actors to target them in various email schemes that can harm unknowing customers. \u2014 Daniel Barber, Fortune , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Cybercriminals sent phishing emails to millions of users hoping an unknowing individual would open the malicious document. \u2014 Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"Perhaps no moment better exemplifies the depths of the show\u2019s grace than when, in Season 1, a rather cruel scheme by club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham), of which Ted is the unknowing patsy, reaches its apex. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"But killer Gabriel is the unknowing Madison-slash-Emily\u2019s tumor-slash-twin. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Viewers are thrust into a space of unknowing , making their own associations. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
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"LeVox does just that, leaving the questions and the unknowing all in His hands. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Then, without preamble, the story cuts off, leaving us in a cloud of unknowing . \u2014 Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"Many were going to perhaps use this departure as a regrouping of their own priorities, and there was just an ugly feeling of unknowing and trepidation that is still with me. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 29 June 2021",
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"The film follows one group of mothers on their annual brigade to scour the migrant trail in Mexico, and immerses us in the emotional reality of their search: a fog of unknowing . \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
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"And it\u2019s about being stuck and being alone and floating in mystery, confusion, or unknowing . \u2014 Wolfgang Ruth, Vulture , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"Even with all the shock, disappointment and living with the constant unknowing of when his hospitality spaces would open, or be closed down again, Jesse feels pretty lucky considering what so many others have gone through. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
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"Lee dates the dawning of the play to 1993, when Stoppard, in conversation with a visiting cousin, was informed\u2014to his amazement, and to the cousin\u2019s disbelief at his unknowing \u2014that his roots were entirely Jewish. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u014d-i\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aw-shucks",
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"dewy",
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"dewy-eyed",
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"green",
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"ingenuous",
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"innocent",
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"na\u00eff",
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"naif",
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"naive",
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"na\u00efve",
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"primitive",
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"simple",
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"simpleminded",
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"uncritical",
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"unsophisticated",
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"unsuspecting",
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"unsuspicious",
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"unwary",
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"unworldly",
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"wide-eyed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070424",
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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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"unknowingly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cosmopolitan",
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"experienced",
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"knowing",
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"sophisticated",
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"worldly",
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"worldly-wise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ignorance":[],
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": not knowing":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening",
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"the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Pity the unknowing curiste who confuses a resident of the city, a Vichyssois, with a supporter of P\u00e9tain\u2019s government, a vichyste. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Cheung in 1997 watched the handover unfolding on television as an unknowing 4-year-old kindergartner enjoying steamed fish. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Was this teacher an unknowing servant of the patriarchy, as Kara Cooney would argue, or a na\u00efve propagandist of the oil industry, as Riggs herself comes to believe",
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"Obviously, Beth\u2019s unknowing sterilization was a tragic event, a violation of bodily autonomy that nobody should go through. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Their names and emails can then be used by bad actors to target them in various email schemes that can harm unknowing customers. \u2014 Daniel Barber, Fortune , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Cybercriminals sent phishing emails to millions of users hoping an unknowing individual would open the malicious document. \u2014 Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"Perhaps no moment better exemplifies the depths of the show\u2019s grace than when, in Season 1, a rather cruel scheme by club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham), of which Ted is the unknowing patsy, reaches its apex. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"But killer Gabriel is the unknowing Madison-slash-Emily\u2019s tumor-slash-twin. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Viewers are thrust into a space of unknowing , making their own associations. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
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"LeVox does just that, leaving the questions and the unknowing all in His hands. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Then, without preamble, the story cuts off, leaving us in a cloud of unknowing . \u2014 Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"Many were going to perhaps use this departure as a regrouping of their own priorities, and there was just an ugly feeling of unknowing and trepidation that is still with me. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 29 June 2021",
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"The film follows one group of mothers on their annual brigade to scour the migrant trail in Mexico, and immerses us in the emotional reality of their search: a fog of unknowing . \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
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"And it\u2019s about being stuck and being alone and floating in mystery, confusion, or unknowing . \u2014 Wolfgang Ruth, Vulture , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"Even with all the shock, disappointment and living with the constant unknowing of when his hospitality spaces would open, or be closed down again, Jesse feels pretty lucky considering what so many others have gone through. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
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"Lee dates the dawning of the play to 1993, when Stoppard, in conversation with a visiting cousin, was informed\u2014to his amazement, and to the cousin\u2019s disbelief at his unknowing \u2014that his roots were entirely Jewish. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021"
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"ingenuous",
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"unknowledgeable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having or showing a lack of knowledge : not knowledgeable":[
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"a poorly trained and unknowledgeable salesperson",
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"unknowledgeable comments"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Many call center staff were unknowledgeable and some were rude. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"One unknowledgeable employee can cost Target $1,000 in a single, unrealized sale (that would be one iPhone 12 Pro). \u2014 Bryan Pearson, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
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"Yeah, for anyone who\u2019s unknowledgeable enough to have that preconception, this was a great opportunity to show Malcolm as a father and as a husband and reflect on-screen a human being people could connect with. \u2014 Chris Murphy, Vulture , 1 Feb. 2021"
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": a specimen (as of bacteria or mixed chemicals) required to be identified as an exercise in appropriate laboratory techniques":[],
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": a symbol (such as x, y , or z ) in a mathematical equation representing an unknown quantity":[],
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": something that requires discovery, identification, or clarification: such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a disease of unknown cause",
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"Much remains unknown about his early life.",
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"Her music was previously unknown outside of Asia.",
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"An unknown number of cases go unreported.",
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"The victim's attacker was unknown to her.",
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"For some unknown reason , my computer crashed.",
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"a book of unknown poems",
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"Noun",
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"explorers venturing off into the unknown",
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"A fear of the unknown kept her from changing jobs.",
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"The director cast an unknown in the lead role.",
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"We're facing too many unknowns .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The exact cause of LBD, which affects about 1.4 million Americans, is unknown . \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"According to the Government Accountability Office, the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the U.S. is unknown because of reporting problems, distrust of law enforcement and jurisdictional conflicts. \u2014 Amanda Zhou, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
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"The whereabouts of his wife and daughter are unknown . \u2014 Stephanie Gosk, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
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"The officer, whose condition is unknown , was transported to Stroger Hospital, according to Chicago Police spokesperson Tom Ahern. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
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"The officer was transported to Stroger Hospital and their condition is unknown , Chicago Police department spokesman Tom Ahern said on Twitter. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"Every day, regular folks volunteer for early clinical trials of experimental drugs, where the correct dose is unknown and its safety is still very much in question. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
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"The odometer shows 85,000 miles, although true mileage is unknown . \u2014 Car and Driver , 29 June 2022",
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"Race/ethnicity of positive cases since the onset of the pandemic is unknown in 14% of cases and listed as other race in 6% of cases. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Before this weekend, McMurtry Automotive was a relative unknown . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
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"Starring in the lead role is 19-year-old Iman Vellani, who was a complete unknown before being cast. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 6 June 2022",
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"At the time, Joseph-Day was a relative unknown having not played during his first season in the NFL before starting 15 games in 2019. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The big unknown is what those carbon credits will be worth. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
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"The outlook also hinges on a big unknown : whether household demand for goods\u2014elevated throughout the pandemic\u2014will be sustained when the virus fades and spending in services returns to normal. \u2014 Anna Edwards, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Johnson, a millionaire CEO of a successful plastics company in the state, was a political unknown . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Because any future worth of NFTs are a big unknown , Richardson advises investors interested in non-fungible tokens to tread sensibly, limiting those digital assets to, at most, 5% of their overall savings and investment portfolio. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"The national atmosphere for Democrats, depending on the economy, the pandemic, and their ability to unify on major pieces of legislation, is also a big unknown for now. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u014dn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"unbeknownst",
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"unbeknown"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115747",
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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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"unknown to":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": without being known about by (someone)":[
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"Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday."
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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":"20220708-122343",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
|
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},
|
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"unknownst":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": unknown":[]
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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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"by alteration":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0259(n)\u00a6n\u014dn(t)st"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125216",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"unkosher":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not kosher":[
|
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"unkosher foods"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1924, 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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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u014d-sh\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123837",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"unknown quantity":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": someone or something whose abilities or characteristics are not yet known":[
|
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"If you've never been published before, you're an unknown quantity , so you're going to have difficulty selling your first novel."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170926"
|
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},
|
|
"Unknown Soldier":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an unidentified soldier whose body is selected to receive national honors as a representative of all of the same nation who died in a war and especially in one of the world wars":[]
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001252"
|
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},
|
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"unknit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": undo , unravel":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8nit"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"The first scientist to unknit those effects and solve the riddle was Syukuro Manabe. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180921"
|
|
},
|
|
"unknot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to undo a knot in":[
|
|
"unknot a rope",
|
|
"an unknotted tie"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One of the issues the Supreme Court must unknot is whether Kennedy was praying as a private citizen or as an assistant coach and school employee. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Milwaukee's rally began quietly enough with a pair of Antetokounmpo free throws to unknot the score. \u2014 Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"In different ways, these two books, particularly Crespino\u2019s, unknot the immense tangle of racial and personal and regional issues that Lee reflected and defined. \u2014 Charles Finch, USA TODAY , 25 June 2018",
|
|
"Tudor Fieldhouse was still crackling after Connor Cashaw stepped up and sank a mid-range jumper to unknot what was a 60-60 tie. \u2014 Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle , 27 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Work meant to unknot one of Houston\u2019s most crippling bottlenecks south of downtown will tie up northbound traffic along Interstate 45 for days, officials warn. \u2014 Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle , 1 Nov. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195502"
|
|
},
|
|
"unknow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be ignorant of":[],
|
|
": to cease to know : forget":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English unknowen , from un- entry 1 + knowen to know":"Transitive verb",
|
|
"un- entry 2 + know":"Transitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211340"
|
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}
|
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} |