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{
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"wet":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cloudburst",
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"deluge",
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"downfall",
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"downpour",
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"rain",
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"rainfall",
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"rainstorm",
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"storm"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an advocate of a policy of permitting the sale of intoxicating liquors":[],
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": belonging to the moderate or liberal wing of the Conservative party":[],
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": completely wrong : in error":[],
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": consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water)":[],
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": containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons":[],
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": drunk sense 1a":[
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"a wet driver"
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],
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": employing or done by means of or in the presence of water or other liquid":[
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"wet extraction of copper"
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],
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": having or advocating a policy permitting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages":[
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"a wet county",
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"a wet candidate"
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],
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": immature , inexperienced":[],
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": lacking strength of character : weak , spineless":[],
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": one who is wet":[],
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": overly sentimental":[],
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": preserved in liquid":[],
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": rainy":[
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"wet weather"
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],
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": rainy weather : rain":[],
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": still moist enough to smudge or smear":[
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"wet paint"
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],
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": to become wet":[],
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": to make wet":[],
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": to take a drink especially of liquor":[],
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": to urinate in or on":[
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"wet his pants"
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],
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": urinate":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a pile of wet clothes",
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"Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.",
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"My hair is still wet .",
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"My shoes got wet when I stepped in the puddle.",
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"The grass was wet with dew.",
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"Don't touch the paint. It's still wet .",
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"Noun",
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"We stayed out in the wet all afternoon.",
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"winced as he walked out into the wet without any protection",
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"Verb",
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"I wet a sponge under the faucet.",
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"Avoid wetting the leaves when you water the plant.",
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"The morning dew had wet his shoes.",
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"The little boy accidentally wet his pants .",
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"I laughed so hard I almost wet myself .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Now there will be one right next to the pool at this new aquatic center with innovative features for kids to have a wet and wild blast. \u2014 Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"The monsoonal moisture flowing into Northern California from the coast of Mexico this week could bring a chance of wet and dry thunderstorms to the area starting Wednesday, meteorologists said. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022",
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"The tight fit and flat seams yield all-day comfort, wet or dry. \u2014 Maren Larsen, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
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"Thick semisolid formulas, gel deodorants go on wet and dry quickly for complete and lasting protection. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
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"Alabama\u2019s wet and stormy streak is set to continue today and Friday, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 9 June 2022",
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"Get wet and wild at a water park With so many water parks to visit, the smell of sunscreen and chlorine might be the official scent of summer in H-Town. \u2014 Gabi De La Rosa, Chron , 8 June 2022",
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"To use the mop, simply attach a wet or dry microfiber cloth to the base (it's easily affixed and removed thanks to a genius velcro design) and then get to work, running the mop across a slew of surfaces, including hard floors and even windows. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
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"There are various forms of modern salt therapy, both wet and dry, tied to wellness design, including saltwater flotation tubs, salt rooms, salt booths, salt beds and salt lamps, but only limited scientific studies. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Their wide-brimmed, straw Easter bonnets were perfect guards against the wet . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Next, Greene says, fill the vessel with just enough water to avoid getting the leaf wet . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"That seesaw in weather conditions\u2014from bone dry to sopping wet \u2014is a taste of what\u2019s to come as the Earth heats up, scientists say. \u2014 Anne C. Mulkern, Scientific American , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Understanding the catastrophes that preceded Mars\u2019 transition from a wet to a dry planet could offer clues about where the Earth\u2019s own geological future is headed, Coradini said. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"Incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet , then fold in most of the chocolate chips. \u2014 Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Bea stared at the flared ends of her trousers, soaking up the wet . \u2014 Esther Freud, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
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"Bottom line is that fleece will help keep your hands warm even when its wet . \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 2 Oct. 2019",
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"The other thing to consider is that low rolling resistance usually means a smoother tire with few grooves \u2014 great for dry riding, but slippery in the wet . \u2014 Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Add 2 tablespoons of water to the skillet beside the patties (being careful to not wet the buns), cover, and cook until the cheese is melted, 90 seconds. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
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"Simply wet your skin, use a thin layer of this shaving cream, shave carefully, and rinse to reveal skin that feels softer and smoother. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
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"The outsole is fitted with a Regolith tread pattern that grips effectively to wet and dry surfaces alike. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
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"To use an AeroPress: Insert a paper filter into the filter cap, wet the filter and cap with hot water then dump out the water. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
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"False lily of the valley likes moist to wet soil and shade. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
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"Anglers should be sure to wet their hands before handling them, and to be gentle when releasing the youngsters. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
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"Park Interpreter Waymon Cox said in the release that many visitors wet sift using a screen set to wash away soil and separate the gravel by size. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 3 May 2022",
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"The canvases show the brush strokes, the crumbling textures of the plaster \u2014 an integral part of the frescoes, which were created by applying pigment to wet plaster and mixing in the color. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English weten , from Old English w\u01e3tan , from w\u01e3t , adjective":"Verb",
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"Middle English, partly from past participle of weten to wet & partly from Old English w\u01e3t wet; akin to Old Norse v\u0101tr wet, Old English w\u00e6ter water":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wet"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wet Adjective wet , damp , dank , moist , humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry. slipped on the wet pavement damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture. clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness. a prisoner in a cold, dank cell moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry. treat the injury with moist heat humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air. a hot, humid climate",
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"synonyms":[
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"awash",
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"bathed",
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"bedraggled",
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"doused",
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"dowsed",
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"drenched",
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"dripping",
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"logged",
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"saturate",
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"saturated",
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"soaked",
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"soaking",
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"sodden",
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"soggy",
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"sopping",
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"soppy",
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"soused",
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"washed",
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"watered",
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"waterlogged",
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"water-soaked",
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"watery"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062407",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wet bargain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dutch bargain":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114520",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wet blanket":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[
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"drag",
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"grinch",
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"killjoy",
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"party pooper",
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"spoilsport"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Frank Mariani, my business partner and personal wet blanket . \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"The rising prices have been a wet blanket on an otherwise robust economy over the last year, as unemployment has fallen below 4% and the workforce has grown. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"While San Francisco has been facing $6-7 gasoline, mega-investors in nearby Silicon Valley just threw a wet blanket on the electric car industry. \u2014 Jude Clemente, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Rain showers danced across Southern California on Monday , throwing a wet blanket on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. \u2014 Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"And look, Covid is a big, wet blanket thrown over the attitudes of Americans. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"New research from Morning Consult throws a wet blanket on a strong rebound for business travel. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"While ObamaCare\u2019s taxes harmed the economy, the wet blanket of his regulatory burden smothered the recovery, long before the 2013 tax increases. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"As a lockout throws a wet blanket over the offseason, every team hopes to hit the ground running when the stadium gates swing open. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201636"
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},
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"wet down":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dehydrate",
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"desiccate",
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"dry",
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"parch",
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"scorch",
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"sear"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to dampen by sprinkling with water":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"it will be easier to clean up if you wet down the surfaces first",
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"the stylist began by wetting down my hair"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bathe",
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"bedraggle",
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"douse",
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"dowse",
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"drench",
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"drown",
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"soak",
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"sodden",
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"sop",
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"souse",
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"wash",
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"water",
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"water-soak",
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"waterlog",
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"wet"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232530",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wet through":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": completely or very wet":[
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"His clothes were wet through ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131702",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"wet wash":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": laundry returned damp and not ironed":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the storm that blanketed Southern California in a gray wet wash on Monday, and the near-freezing temperatures that will follow later this week, are instead a harbinger of humanitarian disaster on city streets. \u2014 Cora Currier, The New Republic , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"This year\u2019s Mardi Gras could have been a wet wash , but the Spirit of Carnival instead cavorted and cajoled in new and marvelous ways. \u2014 al , 19 Feb. 2021",
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"Freezing wet wash clothes in a baggie can help keep them extra cold in the cooler. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com , 3 July 2018",
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"Two bowls, one for flour mixture and one for wet wash . \u2014 Ann Maloney, NOLA.com , 17 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115612",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wet-bulb temperature":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": temperature indicated by a wet-bulb thermometer that is lower than the actual temperature of the air \u2014 compare psychrometer":[]
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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":"20220707-022206",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wet-bulb thermometer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the thermometer with moistened bulb in a psychrometer":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140810",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wet-nurse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a woman who cares for and breastfeeds children not her own":[],
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": to care for and breastfeed (another woman's baby) : to act as wet nurse to":[],
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": to give constant and often excessive care to":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"One is Ina, a blind and aged wet nurse who lived in a cave for decades. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
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"Stephanie Kresta, a 35-year-old mother of five in Houston, is one of dozens of people who have publicly posted to Facebook offering to wet nurse for other babies, should parents face such dire need. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
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"Among several biblical references, the pharaoh\u2019s daughter hires a wet nurse to feed baby Moses. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
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"The child was whisked off to a wet nurse in the countryside; Montesano married another woman, and Montessori, finding proximity to her ex-lover unbearable, resigned her position at the school. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Teffi focuses on the servants who made such estates possible, especially the nyanya, a recurring figure typically hired first as a wet nurse and then as the general custodian of the children. \u2014 Sara Wheeler, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"Lina and Oviedo are happy with their twins, but Lina is struggling to produce milk, necessitating a wet nurse . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Oct. 2020",
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"Other photos in Castillo\u2019s ersatz work, paired with quotes (as in the official passport), include a Japanese American incarceration camp, migrant farmworkers, cotton pickers as well as enslaved African American wet nurses and nannies. \u2014 R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
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"Some slaves, Jones-Rogers could say, were even known to serve as wet nurses , suckling the babes of their white counterparts. \u2014 Nathan Deuel, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1620, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wet-\u02ccn\u0259rs"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"breast-feed",
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"nurse",
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"suckle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055933",
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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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"wetbird":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": chaffinch":[]
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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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"so called from the belief that its cry foretells rain":""
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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":"20220706-171605",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wether":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For wethers , neutered goats, behavior accounts for 25 out of a possible 100 points. \u2014 Jacob Sweet, sacbee , 27 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, ram, from Old English; akin to Old High German widar ram, Latin vitulus calf, vetus old, Greek etos year":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114636",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wetland":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered often intermittently with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-l\u0259nd",
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"\u02c8wet-\u02ccland"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bog",
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"fen",
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"marsh",
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"marshland",
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"mire",
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"moor",
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"morass",
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"muskeg",
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"slough",
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"slew",
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"slue",
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"swamp",
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"swampland",
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"wash"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The state legislature did not consider Tallian\u2019s coal ash bill, which addressed the disposal of coal combustion residuals and approved a bill that removed wetland protections. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 27 Apr. 2021",
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"But opponents say getting rid of the wetland protections could increase flooding, degrade water quality and destroy wildlife habitat. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Feb. 2021",
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"Selections include plants for pollinators, flora for butterflies and birds, prairie plants, prairie grasses, shade-tolerant species, and wetland and rain garden vegetation. \u2014 Chris M. Worrell, cleveland , 13 Jan. 2021",
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"Dixie Valley toads live solely in a 760-acre wetland complex fed by hot springs north of Fallon, Nevada, per the USFWS. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"This all-purpose trail links the recreation area surrounding the Engle Road sledding hill to the Lake-to-Lake Trail, which features the largest glacial pothole wetland complex left in Cuyahoga County. \u2014 Chris M. Worrell, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"The storm exposed the increasing dangers posed by climate change to the millions of people living in the low-lying Sundarbans, thousands of square miles of wetland jutting into the Bay of Bengal. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Sea level rise will also damage sensitive wetland ecosystems and increase erosion. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"An estimated 40% of the original wetland has been diked, drained or destroyed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The money would go toward purchase of rock salt, or sodium chloride, and liquid calcium chloride, which is a pre- wetting agent for the rock salt. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Another type of simulated granite countertop kit, Transformations, available at www.rustoleum.com, uses an adhesive base coat, special wetting agent , decorative chips and two-part finish coating. \u2014 James Dulley, Dallas News , 11 Jan. 2020",
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"Color enhancers are basically wetting agents that also seal. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2019",
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"Then an old-fashioned wetting agent that anybody who once had a darkroom will remember was used. \u2014 Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times , 16 July 2018"
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": somewhat wet : moist":[]
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"the ground is still rather wettish after last night's downpour"
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"1648, in the meaning defined above":""
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"damp",
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"dampish",
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"dank",
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"moist"
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": the human brain or a human being considered especially with respect to human logical and computational capabilities":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Where does the mind-ware stop and the wetware start",
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"But the rules themselves - the brain\u2019s algorithms - are independent of the wetware . \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
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"All of it contained within 3 pounds of \u2018 wetware \u2019 inside your skull. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"Our cells have a remarkable kind of software\u2014 wetware \u2014that uses the instructions in the DNA in our cells\u2019 nuclei to produce proteins. \u2014 Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"So wrap your wetware around this number: 5724\u2014as in pounds, as in curb weight for the Porsche Cayenne Turbo. \u2014 Dan Neil, Car and Driver , 2 June 2020",
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"First came the hardware, then the software; now even the wetware of life can be created in people\u2019s homes. D.I.Y. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 18 May 2020",
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"After several years of slow progress, Oxford Nanopore announced that its sequencing hardware would be as distinctive as its wetware : a USB device that could fit comfortably in a person's hand. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2018"
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"\u02c8wet-\u02ccwer"
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": a wether of the second season":[]
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a close-fitting suit made of material (such as sponge rubber) that is worn (as by a skin diver) especially in cold water to retain body heat and that traps a thin layer of water against the body":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The guides, Robyn Adams, Jay Cartagena and Eric Stiller, the founder of Manhattan Kayak Co, picked out a wet suit for Ms. Driver and offered her a fleece layer. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"Included are accommodations, surf equipment ( wet suit , surfboard, leash and wax), and a two-hour surf lesson for two people each night. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
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"The day Hunter disappeared had been cold, the water was frigid, and Hunter didn\u2019t take his wet suit . \u2014 Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022",
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"Rizzo is seen wearing skiing gear, including a jacket, helmet, goggles and gloves, while Saget is ready for a tropical getaway with his wet suit , snorkel and flippers. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Another development at the time was the creation of the wet suit . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"On a recent Wednesday morning in December, Tess Posthumus drove about 30 minutes from her home in Amsterdam to the beach, zipped up her wet suit , grabbed her surfboard and headed into the ocean. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"In colder conditions, such as in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Moore would typically wear a wet suit under baggy waterproof outer clothing, and a life jacket. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"The watch comes with two straps: a blue rubber accordion strap, which can fit around a wet suit sleeve, and Panerai\u2019s new UPCamo bi-material strap which is a combination of rubber and a camouflage fabric inspired by Italian Navy uniforms. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021"
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"wet strength":{
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"type":[
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"type":[
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": the quality or state of being wettable : the degree to which something can be wet":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccwe-t\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The reason has to do with the wettability of the container and the viscosity of the substance. \u2014 H. Joachim Schlichting, Scientific American , 12 Mar. 2021",
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"Instead of focusing on the water or the light, the researchers from MIT and the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals looked at the surfaces where the two would interact, which can be measured using a metric called wettability . \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2017"
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": having one's shoes or feet wet":[]
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"Middle English":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040211"
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},
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"wet dream":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": an exceedingly pleasurable or exciting experience, situation, or fantasy":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The wet dream of every honest, hard-working, beer-guzzling, God-fearing, red-blooded, normal white male this side of the Rio Grande River, huh, folks. \u2014 Lydia Lunch, SPIN , 8 May 2022",
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"What\u2019s one person\u2019s chore, such as washing dishes, is a hand fetishist's wet dream . \u2014 Angie Jones, Glamour , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"If Annie Wilkes is every author\u2019s worst nightmare, Harry is every author\u2019s most shameful wet dream . \u2014 Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"Instead, this film is nothing more than a modish, superficial contrivance fitting celebrities of color into a Millennial wet dream . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 Apr. 2021",
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"Songbird plays like the wet dream of a YouTube conspiracy theorist; it's set in 2024 and COVID-19 has now mutated to COVID-23. \u2014 Rosie Knight, refinery29.com , 14 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Such characters suggest less a challenge to capitalism than a capitalist wet dream . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 19 Aug. 2020",
|
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"The Republican wet dream now is that Ivanka becomes the first female president, and that the Trump dynasty lasts 16 years in office. \u2014 Nina Burleigh, The New Republic , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"The cousin\u2019s Instagram is a wet dream of exotic locations: Abu Dhabi, Phuket, Capri\u2014all with the same sunset, the same tedious vista of jewelled water and pristine beach. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020"
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"wet-salt":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to treat (hides) with wet salt \u2014 compare dry-salt":[]
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|
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"wettable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": capable of being wetted":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Spray tree with wettable sulfur or with lime sulfur in late winter just before the buds open and when rain isn\u2019t expected soon. \u2014 Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com , 11 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a market that sells perishable items (such as fresh meat and produce) and sometimes live animals which are often slaughtered on-site":[
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"But wet markets , as opposed to dry markets, which sell non-perishable goods such as grain or household products, are simply places that offer a wide range of fresh produce. Some, but not all, also sell live animals.",
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"\u2014 Ben Westcott and Serenitie Wang",
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"Experts fear a similar regulatory failure may have enabled the coronavirus outbreak: the longstanding inability to clean up so-called wet markets , which are stuffed with livestock living and dead, domesticated and wild.",
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"\u2014 Max Fisher"
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"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191249"
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": the part of a paper machine between the point where the stock is fed in and the driers":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a sawmill at which logs are sorted in water":[]
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