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3781 lines
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{
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"Beelzebub":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fallen angel in Milton's Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan":[],
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": devil":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Beelzebub himself could not change her mind."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Beelzebub , prince of devils, from Latin, from Greek Beelzeboub , from Hebrew Ba\u02bdal z\u0115bh\u016bbh , a Philistine god, literally, lord of flies":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-\u02c8el-zi-\u02ccb\u0259b",
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"\u02c8b\u0113l-zi-",
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"\u02c8bel-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"archfiend",
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"devil",
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"fiend",
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"Lucifer",
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"Old Nick",
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"Satan",
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"serpent"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225043",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Beerbohm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Sir Max 1872\u20131956 English critic and caricaturist":[]
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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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"\u02c8bir-\u02ccb\u014dm",
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"-b\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124818",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"bee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a gathering of people for a specific purpose":[
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"a quilting bee"
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],
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": an eccentric notion : fancy":[],
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": any of numerous hymenopterous insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey \u2014 see africanized bee , bumblebee , carpenter bee , honeybee , sweat bee":[],
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": bee entry 1 sense 2":[],
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": the letter b":[],
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"bachelor of electrical engineering":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1769, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English b\u0113o ; akin to Old High German b\u012ba bee, Old Irish bech , Lithuanian bitis":"Noun",
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"perhaps from English dialect been help given by neighbors, from Middle English bene prayer, boon, from Old English b\u0113n prayer \u2014 more at boon entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"caprice",
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"crank",
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"fancy",
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"freak",
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"humor",
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"kink",
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"maggot",
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"megrim",
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"notion",
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"vagary",
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"vagrancy",
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"whim",
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"whimsy",
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"whimsey"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183828",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee glue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": propolis":[]
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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":"20220707-024200",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee gum":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hollow gum tree in which wild bees hive":[],
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": a tall silk hat":[]
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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":"20220706-131840",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee louse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a minute wingless fly ( Braula coeca ) parasitic on honeybees":[]
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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":"20220706-231139",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee moth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": wax moth":[],
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": a European moth ( Aphomia sociella of the family Pyralidae) that has been introduced into the U.S. and that lays eggs in the nests of bees and wasps":[],
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": bumblebee moth":[]
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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":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105634"
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},
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"bee tree":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hollow tree in which honeybees nest":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1721, 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":"20220708-085641",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee's knees":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a highly admired person or thing : cat's meow":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1921, 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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"beaut",
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"beauty",
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"cat's meow",
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"corker",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"daisy",
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"dandy",
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"dilly",
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"doozy",
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"doozie",
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"doozer",
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"dream",
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"honey",
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"hot stuff",
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"humdinger",
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"hummer",
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"jim-dandy",
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"knockout",
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"lollapalooza",
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"lulu",
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"nifty",
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"peach",
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"pip",
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"pippin",
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"ripper",
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"ripsnorter",
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"snorter",
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"sockdolager",
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"sockdologer",
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"standout",
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"sweetheart"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053231",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee-eater":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a family (Meropidae) of brightly colored slender-billed insectivorous chiefly tropical Old World birds":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1668, 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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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cc\u0113-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113334",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee-escape":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a device to permit the escape of bees but prevent their return (as from a compartment of a hive)":[]
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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":"20220706-223402",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee-liner":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a self-propelled diesel railroad car":[]
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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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"blend of beeline entry 1 and liner":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u00a6l\u012b-n\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020002",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bee-martin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": kingbird":[]
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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":"20220706-221619",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beechy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or abounding in beeches":[]
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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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"\u02c8b\u0113-ch\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124630",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"beef":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (such as a steer or cow) used as food":[],
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": a dressed carcass of a beef animal":[],
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": muscular flesh : brawn":[],
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": complaint":[],
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": to increase or add substance, strength, or power to":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up money to beef up its staff of professional economists \u2014 John Fischer"
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],
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": complain":[
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"always beefing about something"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113f"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bitch",
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"bleat",
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"carp",
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"complaint",
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"fuss",
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"grievance",
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"gripe",
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"grouch",
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"grouse",
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"grumble",
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"holler",
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"kvetch",
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"lament",
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"miserere",
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"moan",
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"murmur",
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"plaint",
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"squawk",
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"wail",
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"whimper",
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"whine",
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"whinge",
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"yammer"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bellyache",
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"bitch",
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"bleat",
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"carp",
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"caterwaul",
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"complain",
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"crab",
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"croak",
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"fuss",
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"gripe",
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"grizzle",
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"grouch",
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"grouse",
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"growl",
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"grumble",
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"grump",
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"holler",
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"inveigh",
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"keen",
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"kick",
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"kvetch",
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"maunder",
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"moan",
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"murmur",
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"mutter",
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"nag",
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"repine",
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"scream",
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"squawk",
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"squeal",
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"wail",
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"whimper",
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"whine",
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"whinge",
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"yammer",
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"yawp",
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"yaup",
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"yowl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"I'm not eating as much beef as I used to.",
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"My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself.",
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"Verb",
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"She's always beefing about something.",
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"he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Gyro is a blend of beef and lamb slow roasted on an upright rotisserie. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
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"These predators of the deep have some serious beef with just about everyone. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"Seafood made from plant proteins has lagged behind beef and chicken, but it\u2019s an interesting frontier. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"Mayor Adams has no beef with the NYPD\u2019s month-long wait to make an arrest in the cold-blooded slaying of a hard-working Chinese food delivery man that stemmed from a dispute about duck sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
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"Heidi Montag, turns out, has some beef with none other than Lady Gaga. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Dublin boys basketball coach Tom Costello has only one beef with Courtney Anderson Jr., his team\u2019s leading scorer and top recruit. \u2014 Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Houston sports fans have no real beef with the 49ers or Rams, so that one was a wash, but there\u2019s history with both of the AFC finalists. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Tesla is of course owned by Elon Musk, who has a beef with the Golden State. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Leaders shared few specifics about plans to beef up clinic capacity but underscored their willingness to help the tens of thousands of pregnant people expected to cross state lines to obtain abortions in Illinois and Minnesota. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
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"Merck is eyeing a purchase of Seagen in order to beef up its portfolio of cancer drugs, according to The Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022",
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"Accords were penned strengthening Argentina\u2019s place as an exporter of food products, from soybeans to beef , to China. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
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"In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that left 10 Black people dead, the House on Wednesday approved a measure to beef up federal efforts to combat domestic terrorism and white supremacy. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
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"Agency officials have been talking for years about the need to beef up the rules for trading platforms that handle Treasury bonds, usually by amending the nearly 25-year-old Regulation Alternative Trading System, or Reg ATS. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The impact of the coronavirus has only deepened the need to beef up government coffers. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
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"More:Mike Woodson delivers on promise to beef up IU's schedule. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
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"Australia will increase the size of its standing military by 30% to nearly 80,000 uniformed personnel, the latest step by the U.S. ally to beef up defenses amid growing competition between the U.S. and China in the Indo-Pacific region. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French beof, bef ox, beef, from Latin bov-, bos head of cattle \u2014 more at cow":"Noun",
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"verbal derivative of beef entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1860, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144339"
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},
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"beef (up)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to add weight, strength, or power to (something)":[
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"Security around the city will be beefed up during the event.",
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"a politician looking to beef his image up"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202908",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"beef Wellington":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fillet of beef covered with p\u00e2t\u00e9 de foie gras and baked in a casing of pastry":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from the name Wellington":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8we-li\u014b-t\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124543",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beef bacon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": beef plate or brisket cured in the same way as pork bacon":[]
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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":"20220707-033937",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beef boat":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a supply ship or boat":[]
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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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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beef bourguignon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a dish consisting of beef cooked in red wine and especially Burgundy typically with onions and often mushrooms : boeuf bourguignon":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114002",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beef cattle":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cattle developed primarily for the efficient production of meat and marked by capacity for rapid growth, heavy well-fleshed body, and stocky build":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Two bulls in beef cattle herds in Summit County have tested positive for a parasitic disease that can cause problems for cattle, the Utah state veterinarian\u2019s office reported. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
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|
"Texas is by far the largest producer of beef cattle in the country, with a herd that totals about 4.5 million animals \u2013 2.3 million more than Oklahoma, the second-largest producer, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the Texas herd shrunk 3.5% last year \u2013 or by about 160,000 head \u2013 outpacing a 2.3% decline in the U.S. beef cattle herd overall. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Anglin of Bentonville owns and operates a beef cattle farm with her husband, Ryan, and their sons. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The cranes then invaded local farms, helping themselves to corn feed intended for dairy cows or beef cattle . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Sales of beef cattle and calves in Texas generate about $8.5 billion annually and constitute the state\u2019s top agricultural commodity. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"What used to be the area where the beef cattle came to eat is now a 100=foot-long outdoors dining table set behind the barn, which was built in the 1860s. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"From 2015 through 2016, prices ranchers received for beef cattle dropped about 32%, USDA data show, generally remaining around those levels since. \u2014 Patrick Thomas, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112628",
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
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"beef's blood":{
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"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
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": oxblood":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071531",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beef-witted":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stupid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u00a6wi-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065331",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beefalo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of beef cattle developed in the U.S. that is genetically \u00b3/\u2088 North American bison and \u2075/\u2088 domestic bovine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Buddy, the cleaver-fleeing, freedom-loving beefalo that has been wandering the woods of Plymouth for more than eight months, was caught late Tuesday, possibly looking for love. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"An aggressive beefalo that hoofed it from a Plymouth slaughterhouse almost a month ago remained at large Monday. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the legend of the Terryville beefalo grows, fed in part by the beast\u2019s own Twitter account: @Beefalo30835628. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Buddy the wayward beefalo is still on the lam in Plymouth but the town\u2019s police union has set up a GoFundMe page for Buddy\u2019s bail and donations have topped $4,000 after one day. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 7 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The beefalo , originally from a Massachusetts farm, is believed to be in thick woods, Benecchi said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 28 Aug. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"blend of beef entry 1 and buffalo entry 1":""
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},
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|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-f\u0259-\u02ccl\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012448",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beefburger":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": hamburger":[]
|
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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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"beef entry 1 + ham burger":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02ccb\u0259r-g\u0259r"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141120",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"beefcake":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He's not a great actor but he gets roles anyway because of all the moviegoers interested in beefcake .",
|
|
"He's one of Hollywood's most celebrated beefcakes .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Soon after, Peter happens upon that glen and discovers a stash of Henry\u2019s beefcake mags, which Phil kept. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The video, which also stars British electro pop-punk singer Luciana, features a lot of cheesecake, beefcake and even some breakdancing. \u2014 Leslie Richin, Billboard , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Employed by both Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat as a picker at New York\u2019s flea markets and vintage stores, Loughlin repeatedly painted the same strong-jawed, cigarette-smoking beefcake visage on mugs, tables, chairs and other surfaces. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"To add subscribers, Cory convinced popular beefcake photographers, such as George Quaintance, to promote the service, according to Johnson. \u2014 Michael Waters, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, Affleck was the flash-in-the-pan talent who revealed himself to be just another Hollywood beefcake , making stinky action movies like Pearl Harbor and Paycheck. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"But the actor has more than a beefcake physique to his credit. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 18 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"However, the All-Pro known for riffing on pro wrestling and wearing beefcake T-shirts of shirtless quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has offered pointed comments following the past two ugly upset losses to the Eagles and Dolphins. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The show\u2019s ultimate depiction of Rock Hudson as a dumb-as-a-rock, barely sentient beefcake is one of its strangest choices; its decision to portray Vivien Leigh as a shrill maniac with a demented voice is yet another. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 1 May 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"beef entry 1 + (cheese)cake":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02cck\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hunk",
|
|
"pretty boy",
|
|
"stud",
|
|
"superstud"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073341",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beefwood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": australian pine":[],
|
|
": the hard heavy reddish wood of any of various chiefly Australian trees":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235043",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beefwood family":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": casuarinaceae \u2014 compare casuarina":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183857",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beefy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": full of beef":[
|
|
"a beefy steak"
|
|
],
|
|
": heavily and powerfully built":[
|
|
"a beefy thug"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or suggesting beef":[
|
|
"a beefy flavor"
|
|
],
|
|
": substantial , sturdy":[
|
|
"beefy shock absorbers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The new truck has a beefier construction than the old model.",
|
|
"a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The key is the drawstrings, which attach to strips of beefy recycled nylon that run through the waistband and are sewn into the rear. \u2014 Maren Larsen, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In a very nice touch, Tribute Games lets players combine local and online players with a beefy netcode model. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"When the Rocky franchise started, Rocky Balboa was a down-on-his-luck, lumpy, beefy palooka, an underdog given a largely lucky opportunity. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Microsoft\u2019s own OneNote is a beefy cross-platform app (available for Windows, Android and Apple devices) allowing users to scrawl, draw and organize notes easily. \u2014 Kenny Wassus, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The Encode Plus comes with a beefy keypad, which is user-friendly if not the sleekest-looking. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Fresh veggies are piled high, perfectly proportioned to complement that blast of beefy goodness. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"But a beefy motor and more power don\u2019t always mean better performance. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 21 May 2020",
|
|
"Young Amleth escapes the violence, vowing revenge, and after growing into the beefy form of Alexander Skarsgard, sets out to get it. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-f\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brawny",
|
|
"burly",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"mesomorphic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213253",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beegerite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Pb 6 Bi 2 S 9 consisting of massive gray sulfide of lead and bismuth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hermann Beeger , 19th century American metallurgist + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191216",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beeline":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a straight direct course":[],
|
|
": to go quickly in a straight direct course":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He beelined out the door.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Friend\u2019s contemporary Bill McKibben also sailed through Harvard, making an even shorter beeline to The New Yorker, but his quarrel is more with the Founding Fathers than with his own parents. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Most passengers made a beeline for the security checkpoint inside the terminal. \u2014 David Koenig, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The 348-foot long Amadea then made a beeline for Fiji at a cruising speed of 13 miles an hour and arrived in the port of Lautoka on April 12, apparently without the necessary permits. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"One soldier made a beeline for a brand new CForce quad ATV \u2014 to be used in cavalry-like raids by Ukrainian Special Forces \u2014 and rode off with a grin. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The 348-foot long Amadea then made a beeline for Fiji at a cruising speed of 13 miles an hour and arrived in the port of Lautoka on April 12, apparently without the necessary permits. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Sutter, Misty\u2019s older sister, made a beeline for Virginia. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The man leaped from his chair, cursed and made a beeline for the stage, club officials and Mr. Kilgallon recalled. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The 348-foot long Amadea then made a beeline for Fiji at a cruising speed of 13 miles an hour and arrived in the port of Lautoka on April 12, apparently without the necessary permits. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"If that subhead just gave you a sensory overload, beeline to Cranston. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For Cali vibes in Pawtucket, beeline to Wildflour Vegan Bakery & Juice Bar. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Those looking to unwind in high style will want to beeline to El Jardin, the hotel\u2019s achingly atmospheric garden, another rarity for a hotel in the city center. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"But in having his forces beeline for the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv last week, Putin stumbled headlong into one principle that global leaders appear willing to fight for: state sovereignty. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once seasoned, the casks beeline it to Speyside to be topped with new-make spirit. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The moment the upright is nestled in the corner, three of them beeline for the bench meant for one and tap on the black and white keys. \u2014 Tara Adhikari, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Serious collectors will even beeline straight to the Rae Dunn aisle in their local TJ Maxx, Marshalls or Home Goods as soon as the stores open, as shown in this now-viral TikTok. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 28 May 2021",
|
|
"Meanwhile, golf enthusiasts will want to beeline to the sprawling Puerto Los Cabos Golf Club, adjacent to the hotel. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from the belief that nectar-laden bees return to their hives in a direct line":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccl\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120058",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beeman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beekeeper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccman",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025655",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beemaster":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beekeeper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccma-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210854",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"been":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": belong , befall":[
|
|
"\u2026 to thine and Albany's issue be this perpetual.",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to belong to the class of":[
|
|
"the fish is a trout",
|
|
"Keeping this room clean is your responsibility.",
|
|
"\u2014 used regularly in senses 1a through 1e as the copula of simple predication"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come or go":[
|
|
"has already been and gone",
|
|
"has never been to the circus"
|
|
],
|
|
": to constitute the same class as":[
|
|
"These three books are the authoritative works on the president's life."
|
|
],
|
|
": to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize":[
|
|
"God is love",
|
|
"January is the first month",
|
|
"let x be 10"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a specified qualification or characterization":[
|
|
"The leaves are green."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live":[
|
|
"I think, therefore I am"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have identity with : to constitute the same idea or object as":[
|
|
"The first person I met was my brother."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position":[
|
|
"the book is on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted":[
|
|
"\u2014 used only in infinitive form let him be"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take place : occur":[
|
|
"the concert was last night"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beena marriage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a marriage in parts of India and Sri Lanka in which the husband enters the wife's kinship group and has little authority in the household \u2014 compare muta":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Arabic b\u012bnah distinct, separate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-n\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125440",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beer and skittles":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a situation of agreeable ease":[
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"won't be all beer and skittles"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1855, 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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"easy street",
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"fun and games",
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"hog heaven",
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"picnic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072256",
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"type":[
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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]
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},
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"beer belly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large, fat, protruding belly regarded as the result of a long habit of drinking large amounts of beer":[
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"\u2026 a large, unkempt man whose florid polyester shirt clings sensuously to his cumbersome beer belly .",
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"\u2014 Robert Cantwell",
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"It is fat, or adipose tissue, that gives us our beer bellies and our love handles , our man boobs and our muffin tops .",
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"\u2014 Jo Whelan"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"a middle-aged man with a big beer belly",
|
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"a former jock whose most impressive physical asset these days is his bloated beer belly",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In mountain biking, some of these riders were total sleepers, middle-aged guys with a beer belly who\u2019d show up for the group ride and suffer up the climb. \u2014 Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
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"In the five-minute video, also featuring Future and Young Thug, Drake dances as a retro workout trainer, sports a beer belly and even pays tribute to Michael Jackson, Rambo and other cultural icons. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1829, 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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"bay window",
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"belly",
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"corporation",
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"gut",
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"paunch",
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"pot",
|
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"potbelly"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110240",
|
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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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"beet puller":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an implement that lifts sugar beets out of soil at harvest time":[]
|
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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":"20220708-121823",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beet pulp":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": wet or dried slices of sugar beet after the sugar has been extracted used as a stock feed":[]
|
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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":"20220708-110356",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beet red":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": red in the face especially from embarrassment":[
|
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"When she realized her mistake, she turned beet red ."
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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":"20220708-103113",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beet sugar":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": sugar made from sugar beets by extraction of juice from the finely sliced roots, evaporation of excess water, and crystallization of the resulting syrup":[]
|
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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":"20220708-110034",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beetle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a heavy wooden hammering or ramming instrument":[],
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": a wooden pestle or bat for domestic tasks":[],
|
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": any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest":[],
|
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": any of various insects resembling a beetle":[],
|
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": being prominent and overhanging":[
|
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"beetle brows"
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],
|
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": project , jut":[
|
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"to scale the beetling crags",
|
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"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
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],
|
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": to scurry like a beetle":[
|
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"editors beetled around the office"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1919, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English betel , from Old English b\u012betel ; akin to Old English b\u0113atan to beat":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English betylle , from Old English bitula ; akin to b\u012btan to bite":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bitel-browed having overhanging brows, probably from betylle, bitel beetle":"Adjective",
|
|
"verbal derivative of beetle entry 4":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"bag",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"belly",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
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"jut",
|
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"overhang",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pooch",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"project",
|
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"protrude",
|
|
"stand out",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"swell"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181203",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"beetroot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Borscht is cooked in many different forms, from a pure beetroot barszcz common in Poland, to recipes including mushrooms, fish or sweet peppers. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"It is followed by the Pop Sashimi, composed of marinated fish of the day with a bold beetroot sauce and fresh fennel. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Individual trials showed that some high oxalate foods, such as beetroot juice and green tea, lowered blood pressure in healthy volunteers. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The dish combines the delicious flavors of beetroot , porcini mushrooms and black garlic to create a mouthwatering pasta sauce that complements but doesn't upstage the star of the show -- a whole lot of truffle. \u2014 Foren Clark, Cnn. Recipe From Alice Caporicci, CNN , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Peter Glazebrook, seen here holding a beetroot , has the current Guinness World Record for a potato. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His take on a classic Spanish stew featured a deconstructed mosaic of cauliflower mousse, beetroot foam, tomato pur\u00e9e and peach water ice. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An initial fresh waft of green apples, bananas, and pancakes descends into rooibos tea, corn flakes, and cooked beetroot . \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The evidence for caffeine is impressive; that for nitrate/ beetroot less so. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113t-\u02ccr\u00fct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beet webworm":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the green or yellowish larva of a small brownish pyralidid moth ( Loxostege sticticalis ) that feeds on and defoliates garden beets and sugar beets and many other cultivated plants":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142111"
|
|
},
|
|
"beer barrel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large common tun shell ( Tonus cerevisina ) of the Australian coast":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144828"
|
|
},
|
|
"beef Stroganoff":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beef sliced thin and cooked in a sour-cream sauce":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8str\u014d-",
|
|
"-\u02c8str\u022f-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u022ff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Stroganov , surname of a prominent line of Russian nobility":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160702"
|
|
},
|
|
"beetleweed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": galax sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u02ccw\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from beetle entry 1 + weed":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162039"
|
|
},
|
|
"beef cow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cow of a beef breed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163427"
|
|
},
|
|
"beef critter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mature beef":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164339"
|
|
},
|
|
"beefeater":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a yeoman of the guard that forms part of an English monarch's train on state occasions":[],
|
|
": a warder of the tower of London uniformed like a beefeater":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02cc\u0113-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"They were said to have feasted on roast beef every Sunday after church, and soon came to be known as beefeaters . \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2018",
|
|
"One such classic, the Briar Patch, is a swirl of beefeater gin, blackberry cordial and lemon. \u2014 Elaine Coorens, chicagotribune.com , 11 May 2017",
|
|
"In the 1990s, a prion disorder called mad cow disease jumped from cattle to humans, appearing as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and killing about 130 young beefeaters so far, most of them in Great Britain. \u2014 Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175847"
|
|
},
|
|
"beef tea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a beverage prepared by extracting finely cut lean beef with hot water or by dissolving commercial beef extract in boiling water \u2014 compare beef extract , bouillon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190806"
|
|
},
|
|
"bee balm":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lemon balm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Monarda -or bee balm , is another perennial mint family member. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Tail Martini Spell is an evolution of the classic martini, adding to the core spirit base a sweet and dry vermouth milk punch with cocoa powder and a cassia and bee balm aged cordial. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Mesic Woodland Edge mix should do better in shady areas and includes such species as common milkweed, bee balm and dense blazing star. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Iftner and his wife, Kaye, planted an acre of native prairie grasses \u2014 milkweed, goldenrod, bee balm \u2014 to resemble what the ground looked like before it was plowed. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In the middle section, incorporate red bee balm (Monarda didyma) and bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"Gillet said bird friendly plantings, like purple coneflowers, bee balm , and black eyed Susans, can help space out birds so as not to spread the unknown disease further. \u2014 Christin Nance Lazerus, chicagotribune.com , 2 July 2021",
|
|
"Scout Troop 56054 is scheduled Saturday to plant perennials native to Illinois, such as Joe Pye weed, bee balm , turtleheads and coneflowers, in the median at Beach and Oak avenues. \u2014 Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Stop the presses and throw all of your preconceived notions about the monarda or bee balm out the door. \u2014 Norman Winter, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192901"
|
|
},
|
|
"beeftongue":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beefsteak fungus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02cct\u0259\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193856"
|
|
},
|
|
"beef up":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to add weight, strength, or power to (something)":[
|
|
"Security around the city will be beefed up during the event.",
|
|
"a politician looking to beef his image up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210649"
|
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},
|
|
"beef extract":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an extract of the soluble constituents of beef or beef blood used to stimulate gastric secretion \u2014 compare beef tea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220807"
|
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},
|
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"beeve":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beef entry 1 sense 2a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113v"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from beeves , plural of beef":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233152"
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},
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"beetler":{
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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 beetles cloth":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8b\u0113t-l\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"beetle entry 4 + -er":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002453"
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},
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"beer bong":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a funnel with a long tube attached from which a person rapidly drinks the beer that is poured into it":[
|
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"Rupert was on the floor trying to glue a beer bong he'd made back together, but he was wasted and kept cracking up instead.",
|
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"\u2014 Bret Easton Ellis , The Rules of Attraction , 1987",
|
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"I set out on foot down fraternity row passing by all the men and women of military-enlistment age who smell like school spirit, some armed with beer bongs , some on cell phones communicating party locations, some barely able to stand without assistance \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Colby Buzzell , Esquire , 1 Feb. 2008"
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005503"
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},
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"beef breed":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any breed of cattle developed primarily for the efficient production of meat (such as the Angus, Hereford, or Shorthorn) and characterized by capacity for rapid growth, heavy rectangular well-fleshed body, and comparatively short stocky neck and legs \u2014 compare dairy breed":[]
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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":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013529"
|
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},
|
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"beefer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an animal of the ox kind produced for meat":[],
|
|
": one that beefs":[
|
|
"was a constant beefer ; nothing ever pleased him"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-f\u0259r"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"beef entry 1 + -er":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021405"
|
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},
|
|
"beer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage that is usually made from malted cereal grain (especially barley), is flavored with hops , and typically contains less than a 5% alcohol content \u2014 compare ale , craft beer , lager entry 1 , malt liquor sense 2":[],
|
|
": a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring from roots or other plant parts":[
|
|
"birch beer"
|
|
],
|
|
": fermented mash":[],
|
|
": a drink of beer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Would you like beer with dinner",
|
|
"The pub brews its own beer .",
|
|
"I'll have a beer , please.",
|
|
"a couple of cold beers",
|
|
"a glass of birch beer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Top subsectors were online education, power companies, beer stocks, and private hospitals, while liquor stocks, virtual reality, video games, and AI stocks were among the worst. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Egan shared several stories about his childhood in the Governor\u2019s Mansion with Alaska\u2019s News Source in 2017, including brewing beer in the basement and running a pirate radio station in the attic. \u2014 Jeremy Hsieh, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Leading Democratic candidates include U.S. Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine, and St. Louis businessman Spencer Toder. \u2014 Caroline Linton, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Martinez responded by hitting Larrama in the head with a green aluminum beer bottle, Grasso said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Malibu\u2019s rapidly growing seafood destination, Broad Street Oyster Co., is now open within Grand Central Market for lobster rolls, fried oysters, soft-shell crab, seafood towers, wine and 10 varieties of draft beer . \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Also playing into the theme is a RiverFrog Goza beer from Atrium Brewing, available only on RiverFrogs Night. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"There's also food trucks and beer , plus from 8-10 p.m. live music by Color Blind. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The commission approved the appointment of Keith Jeffery, president of Carlson Distribution, the sate\u2019s largest beer distributor, to DABS\u2019 advisory board. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ber , going back to Old English b\u0113or , akin to Old High German bior \"beer,\" Old Norse bj\u00f3rr ; perhaps all going back to a dissimilated form of Germanic *breura- , a nominal derivative of *brewwan- \"to brew entry 1 \"":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054449"
|
|
},
|
|
"beer gut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fat belly caused by drinking a lot of beer : beer belly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061319"
|
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},
|
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"bee veil":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a protective device of fine fabric or wire mesh worn about the head by beekeepers when working with bees":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062913"
|
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},
|
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"beerage":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the British peerage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bir-ij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"blend of beer and peerage":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065920"
|
|
},
|
|
"beeball":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game that combines elements of rugby and soccer and is played on a football field between two teams of nine players using a leather ball slightly smaller than a soccer ball":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccb\u022fl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073013"
|
|
},
|
|
"Beeb":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the British Broadcasting Corporation":[
|
|
"We didn't come to London from the provinces encumbered with [Monty] Python and knowing no one at the Beeb .",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Palin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073437"
|
|
},
|
|
"beer cellar":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cellar for storing beer":[],
|
|
": rathskeller":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073546"
|
|
},
|
|
"beefsteak fungus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fungus ( Fistulina hepatica ) of the family Polyporaceae growing on dead trees in bright-red shelving masses and esteemed as a table delicacy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074951"
|
|
},
|
|
"beefheaded":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stupid":[
|
|
"resented the beefheaded ward heelers",
|
|
"\u2014 John Fischer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u00a6he-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081910"
|
|
},
|
|
"beer mat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small piece of material placed under a glass of beer to protect the bar or table beneath it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101741"
|
|
},
|
|
"beer gallon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ale gallon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103216"
|
|
},
|
|
"beefs":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (such as a steer or cow) used as food":[],
|
|
": a dressed carcass of a beef animal":[],
|
|
": muscular flesh : brawn":[],
|
|
": complaint":[],
|
|
": to increase or add substance, strength, or power to":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with up money to beef up its staff of professional economists \u2014 John Fischer"
|
|
],
|
|
": complain":[
|
|
"always beefing about something"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"grievance",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"miserere",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"plaint",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I'm not eating as much beef as I used to.",
|
|
"My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She's always beefing about something.",
|
|
"he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Gyro is a blend of beef and lamb slow roasted on an upright rotisserie. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"These predators of the deep have some serious beef with just about everyone. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Seafood made from plant proteins has lagged behind beef and chicken, but it\u2019s an interesting frontier. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Mayor Adams has no beef with the NYPD\u2019s month-long wait to make an arrest in the cold-blooded slaying of a hard-working Chinese food delivery man that stemmed from a dispute about duck sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Heidi Montag, turns out, has some beef with none other than Lady Gaga. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dublin boys basketball coach Tom Costello has only one beef with Courtney Anderson Jr., his team\u2019s leading scorer and top recruit. \u2014 Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Houston sports fans have no real beef with the 49ers or Rams, so that one was a wash, but there\u2019s history with both of the AFC finalists. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tesla is of course owned by Elon Musk, who has a beef with the Golden State. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Leaders shared few specifics about plans to beef up clinic capacity but underscored their willingness to help the tens of thousands of pregnant people expected to cross state lines to obtain abortions in Illinois and Minnesota. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Merck is eyeing a purchase of Seagen in order to beef up its portfolio of cancer drugs, according to The Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Accords were penned strengthening Argentina\u2019s place as an exporter of food products, from soybeans to beef , to China. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that left 10 Black people dead, the House on Wednesday approved a measure to beef up federal efforts to combat domestic terrorism and white supremacy. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Agency officials have been talking for years about the need to beef up the rules for trading platforms that handle Treasury bonds, usually by amending the nearly 25-year-old Regulation Alternative Trading System, or Reg ATS. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The impact of the coronavirus has only deepened the need to beef up government coffers. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"More:Mike Woodson delivers on promise to beef up IU's schedule. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Australia will increase the size of its standing military by 30% to nearly 80,000 uniformed personnel, the latest step by the U.S. ally to beef up defenses amid growing competition between the U.S. and China in the Indo-Pacific region. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French beof, bef ox, beef, from Latin bov-, bos head of cattle \u2014 more at cow":"Noun",
|
|
"verbal derivative of beef entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1860, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111240"
|
|
},
|
|
"beef juice":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the juice of beef extracted by pressure rather than by cooking":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092924"
|
|
},
|
|
"beer pong":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game in which a set of beer-containing cups is placed at two ends of a table and in which a player scores by bouncing or tossing a Ping-Pong ball into an opponent's cup from which the opponent then has to drink the beer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8p\u022f\u014b",
|
|
"-\u02c8p\u00e4\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the trailer, Roberts, 54, and Clooney, 61, are seen doing shots together, dancing together and playing beer pong . \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"On the street, find beer pong , flip cup, and cornhole along with a mariachi band and DJs. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Yes, it\u2019s like beer pong , but an all-ages game that anyone can play outdoors. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 16 May 2022",
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"There\u2019s hijinks, physical humor, some drinking, some beer pong and even Clooney doing the classic running man dance. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The Alabama campus also allowed tailgating for the first time since it was banned in 2020, to the Quad once again filled up for some cornhole, beer pong and friendly trash talk from the visiting Mercer fans. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"There is no doubt that a favorite game of many undergraduate co-eds is beer pong . \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Franklin One Star is the brand of table tennis balls often used in beer pong . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Dec. 2021",
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"There\u2019s mortification, bewilderment, klutzy desire and sometimes, between rounds of beer pong , the stirrings of self-discovery. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Nov. 2021"
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"\u2014 Richard Ford"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As a child in Massachusetts, I would often sit comfortably wedged in the forked trunk of a backyard maple reading or weaving gimp bracelets in the branches of a neighbor\u2019s beech . \u2014 Tricia Glass, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"The withered trunks and branches of oak, beech , tulip and walnut trees cover the foothills, concealing black bears, deer and owls. \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
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"The beech for the dowel had been dried down to six per cent. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Common European beech trees grow 60 \u2013 70 feet tall and 45 feet wide. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
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"Beech Tree Fiber \u2013 a variety of rayon made from fiber of beech trees 6. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"Many companies have used plastic bottles to make fabric, but Karen and Tanya have pushed the bounaries by exploring materials made from coffee, beech trees, and recycled fishing nets. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 11 May 2022",
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"Today, visitors can explore the restored interior of the castle as well as the surrounding areas on the Taff Trail, surrounded by ancient beech trees of the Fforest Fawr. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
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"The bark of the beech and the surrounding trees\u2014sycamore, dogwood, laurel\u2014have been polished, rubbed, and broken open by dinosaurs desperate for some form of relief. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"Absorption spectrophotometry is concerned with the absorption of incident radiation, as a function of wavelength, upon passage through a given medium. Its use in quantitative analysis is founded upon the Beer-Lambert Law which relates the amount of radiation absorbed at a given wave length to the concentration and length of the absorbing path.",
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"\u2014 Tom D. Schlabach , Encyclopedia Of Chemistry , 1966"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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": stupid":[]
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"\u00a6b\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u00a6he-d\u0259d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015630"
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"beer pump":{
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": a wood betony ( Pedicularis canadensis )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073153"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccflau\u0307r",
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"-\u02ccflau\u0307-\u0259r"
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"beefsteak begonia":{
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"definitions":{
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": a rhizomatous begonia ( Begonia feastii ) with round fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath":[]
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": an establishment featuring beer and sometimes offering entertainment":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101945"
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"definitions":{
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": a public house licensed to sell only malt liquors":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bir-\u02cchau\u0307s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103148"
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"beefsteak":{
|
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a steak of beef usually from the hindquarter":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02ccst\u0101k"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The elements are simple and universally loved: a sizzling cut of beefsteak with a side of piping-hot, crispy fries. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Cherry tomatoes typically ripen early; the larger beefsteak and heirloom varieties can take several months to mature. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Inside are more than 100 varieties of the fruit, ranging from big red beefsteak tomatoes to dark and smooth Black Beauty tomatoes, and vibrant yellow Golden Grape tomatoes that can brighten up any salad. \u2014 Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"AppHarvest raised $500 million on its balance sheet this year, went public on the Nasdaq, hired 400 people to work in its first facility, and brought its first product, beefsteak tomatoes, to grocery stores including Kroger, Walmart, and Publix. \u2014 Fortune , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"These tiny tomatoes will be sweet and juicy any time of year, unlike larger out-of-season varieties like beefsteak , which can have a mealy texture out of season. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Rich Life is one of only a handful of small mushroom farming operations to take on the beefsteak polypore. \u2014 Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"And, of course, the Florentine beefsteak , which is a T-bone steak cut from the loin, traditionally made from a Tuscan breed of cattle called the Chianina. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
|
|
"The two are thick as thieves, until one night that starts with prime beefsteak and ends in delicious Prosecco and limoncello cocktails. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"circa 1706, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-112347"
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"beetlehead":{
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"type":[
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a stupid person":[],
|
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": black-bellied plover":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4al-\u02cched"
|
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"beetle entry 3 + head":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-114147"
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},
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"beer goggles":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the effects of alcohol thought of metaphorically as a pair of goggles that alter a person's perceptions especially by making others appear more attractive than they actually are":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Dear Buddy: Note to you: People wearing beer goggles usually lack depth perception. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Dear Buddy: Note to you: People wearing beer goggles usually lack depth perception. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 28 Feb. 2021",
|
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"After all, there were lots of songs about beer goggles . \u2014 Emily Yahr, chicagotribune.com , 14 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Grab your beer goggles ; San Diego\u2019s Ballast Point will open Downtown Disney District\u2019s first brewery later this year. \u2014 Keith Flanagan, USA TODAY , 24 Jan. 2018"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133807"
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},
|
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"beerily":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": in a beery and especially a muddled or maudlin way":[
|
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"they may sound as beerily nostalgic \u2026 at 2:00 a.m.",
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"\u2014 Saturday Review"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bir-\u0259-l\u0113"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142329"
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"beehive oven":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": an arched oven used especially for baking food and formerly for coking coal":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The large fireplace in the old kitchen has an original beehive oven with colonial pot hangers and cooking equipment hanging for authenticity. \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 3 July 2019",
|
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"Renovators from the North Bennet Street School, which teaches traditional trades and often revamps historic buildings, preserved the brick fireplace and beehive oven from the Fowler period. \u2014 Marek Mazurek, BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2018",
|
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"The kitchen opens to a family room with wide plank maple floors and a fireplace with an original beehive oven . \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, courant.com , 26 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144544"
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|
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"beer-bellied":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a large, fat, protruding belly regarded as the result of a long habit of drinking large amounts of beer":[
|
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"\u2026 a large, unkempt man whose florid polyester shirt clings sensuously to his cumbersome beer belly .",
|
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"\u2014 Robert Cantwell",
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"It is fat, or adipose tissue, that gives us our beer bellies and our love handles , our man boobs and our muffin tops .",
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"\u2014 Jo Whelan"
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bay window",
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"belly",
|
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"corporation",
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"gut",
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"paunch",
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"pot",
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"potbelly"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"a middle-aged man with a big beer belly",
|
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"a former jock whose most impressive physical asset these days is his bloated beer belly",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In mountain biking, some of these riders were total sleepers, middle-aged guys with a beer belly who\u2019d show up for the group ride and suffer up the climb. \u2014 Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
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"In the five-minute video, also featuring Future and Young Thug, Drake dances as a retro workout trainer, sports a beer belly and even pays tribute to Michael Jackson, Rambo and other cultural icons. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150508"
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"beetle green":{
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an iridescent color that under normal viewing is a deep yellowish green":[]
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": having large and thick eyebrows":[
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"a beetle-browed old man"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173634"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a leafhopper ( Circulifer tenellus ) that transmits curly top virus to sugar beets and other garden plants":[]
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180716"
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": a disease of beech especially destructive in eastern Canada and northern U.S. that is due to the combined activities of the beech scale ( Cryptococcus fagi ) and a fungus ( Nectria coccinea faginata ) and causes destruction of living bark, wilting of foliage, and finally death of the tree":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185840"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": any of a breed of beef cattle developed in Texas and Colorado that is approximately \u00b9/\u2082 Brahman , \u00b9/\u2084 Shorthorn , and \u00b9/\u2084 Hereford":[
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"Because of hardiness the Beefmaster will cost you less to produce by eliminating some management problems like: hoof rot, pinkeye, insect and parasite problems.",
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"\u2014 Arkansas Cattle Business , January 1986",
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"A mile ahead of the herdsmen a bawling mob of about 50 Beefmasters milled in a cloud of dust.",
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"\u2014 Evan Moore , Houston Chronicle , 2 Jan. 1994"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccm\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02ccma-st\u0259r"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200726"
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"bee cellar":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a cellar where bees are kept through the winter":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212654"
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},
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"Beersheba":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"town in the northern part of the Negev region of Israel; dates back to biblical times population 128,400":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"ber-",
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"b\u0259r-",
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"bir-\u02c8sh\u0113-b\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-002659"
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},
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"beehive tomb":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a tomb shaped like a beehive cut in a hillside and usually approached by a horizontal passage, distinctive of the Mycenaean age in Greece":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022738"
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"beer garden":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a garden where beer and other liquors are served at tables":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-051340"
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},
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"bee fly":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": any of a family (Bombyliidae) of dipteran flies many of which resemble bees":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After each correct choice, the bee flies back to the hive on its own, to offload its sweet reward. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Jan. 2020",
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"In order to get some quality footage of bees flying , researchers temporarily blocked access to their hive. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 21 Nov. 2018",
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"And on long summer days, when the hives are busy with bees flying in and out to forage, Mack is cautious. \u2014 New York Times , 3 July 2018",
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"During a speech for Prince Charles' 70th birthday celebration, Prince Harry was interrupted by a bee flying around his head. \u2014 Lauren Landrum, CNN , 25 May 2018",
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"Over 20,000 species of bees fly the Earth, with unique bodies and strategies for collecting pollen. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 23 May 2018",
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"As there could be some 20,000 bees flying , some means of tracking them is required. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"During one particular moment, a solitary bee flies over to Dayveon and stings him in a carnal close-up, and then\u2014as nature would have it\u2014subsequently dies. \u2014 Tonja Ren\u00e9e Stidhum, The Root , 15 Jan. 2018",
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"Some local beekeepers found the sight of red bees flying in the sunset strangely beautiful. \u2014 Junot D\u00edaz, The New Yorker , 17 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-052021"
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"beery":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": affected or caused by beer":[
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"beery voices"
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],
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": smelling or tasting of beer":[
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"beery tavern"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bir-\u0113"
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],
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"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-060435"
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},
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"bee plant":{
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"definitions":{
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": a plant much frequented by bees for nectar: such as":[],
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": a heavy-scented herb ( Cleome serrulata ) with numerous pink flowers":[],
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": any of various plants of the genus Scrophularia":[],
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": bee balm":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-070651"
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"beechdrops":{
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a plant ( Epifagus virginiana ) of the broomrape family parasitic on the roots of beeches":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113ch-\u02ccdr\u00e4ps"
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],
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"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-090502"
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},
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"beer stone":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a grayish brown scale composed of calcium oxalate and organic substances forming on the inside surfaces of brewing apparatus":[]
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092014"
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"beet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"\u02c8b\u0113t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
|
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"I've planted carrots, parsnips, and beets in the garden.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On the menu, borscht, the beet soup that had few takers before the war, is now the biggest seller. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sugar beet extract helps increase volume, hair growth and strength. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Russia has claimed its beet -heavy borscht as one of several national dishes, but in Ukraine, where the soup has been documented much earlier, borsch is considered the national dish. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Dish up the beans and top with the arugula and several chunks of beet . \u2014 Janelle Bitker, Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Best place for a beet salad and a cold brew coffee. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Sides can include lighter fare such as a beet and strawberry salad served in individual serving dishes. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Rasnick immediately called a nutritionist friend who suggested beet juice. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Wrap each beet in foil and place on a baking sheet. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"Middle English bete , from Old English b\u0113te , from Latin beta":""
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102219"
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},
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"beeswing":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a film of shining scales of tartar formed in port and some other wines after long keeping":[],
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": very thin filmy pieces of bran":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113z-\u02ccwi\u014b"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bee's (genitive of bee entry 1 ) + wing":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113308"
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},
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"beeches":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113ch"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a box made of beech",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"As a child in Massachusetts, I would often sit comfortably wedged in the forked trunk of a backyard maple reading or weaving gimp bracelets in the branches of a neighbor\u2019s beech . \u2014 Tricia Glass, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"The withered trunks and branches of oak, beech , tulip and walnut trees cover the foothills, concealing black bears, deer and owls. \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
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"The beech for the dowel had been dried down to six per cent. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Common European beech trees grow 60 \u2013 70 feet tall and 45 feet wide. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Beech Tree Fiber \u2013 a variety of rayon made from fiber of beech trees 6. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Many companies have used plastic bottles to make fabric, but Karen and Tanya have pushed the bounaries by exploring materials made from coffee, beech trees, and recycled fishing nets. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 11 May 2022",
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"Today, visitors can explore the restored interior of the castle as well as the surrounding areas on the Taff Trail, surrounded by ancient beech trees of the Fforest Fawr. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
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"The bark of the beech and the surrounding trees\u2014sycamore, dogwood, laurel\u2014have been polished, rubbed, and broken open by dinosaurs desperate for some form of relief. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English beche , from Old English b\u0113ce ; akin to Old English b\u014dc beech, Old High German buohha , Latin fagus , Greek ph\u0113gos oak":""
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115335"
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},
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"bee candy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": sugar with another substance (such as honey) incorporated in it for feeding bees":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121507"
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"beehive kiln":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a circular brick kiln with a domed roof":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132317"
|
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},
|
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"bee sage":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a shrub ( Hyptis emorgi ) of the family Labiatae of southwestern U.S. and Mexico with aromatic white woolly foliage and purple flowers":[]
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133551"
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},
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"beefsteak tomato":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a very large globe-shaped red tomato with dense flesh":[]
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The beefsteak tomato tartare from Jose Andres\u2019 Bazaar Meat is still a revelation. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
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"An old-fashioned beefsteak tomato meets kewpie mayo, smoked bacon, and gem lettuce. \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 2 July 2021",
|
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"The bright-orange, beefsteak tomato -size persimmons never fail to elicit queries from passers-by. \u2014 Steve Bender, Southern Living , 29 Oct. 2020",
|
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"None of my ridiculous juggling of beefsteak tomatoes , avocados, potatoes, and bananas stymied AGG's sensor array. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 26 Feb. 2020",
|
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"In it, Andres and Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning Matt Goulding provide plenty of tips, tricks and advice to go along with a variety of veggie-centric recipes, ranging from lentil stew to a towering beefsteak tomato burger. 4. \u2014 Gideon Grudo, NBC News , 27 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Nearly everything at these stands is grown at the family farm, including sweet corn, beefsteak tomatoes , butternut squash, peppers, onions, eggplants, and pumpkins. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
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"It was piled down with beefsteak tomato , Tillamook cheddar and iceberg lettuce. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com , 4 June 2019",
|
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"First, pulse 2 beefsteak tomatoes (remove the seeds by cutting them in half and giving them a squeeze!), 2 cloves of grated garlic, 1 tsp. of red pepper flakes, and a big pinch of salt in a food processor until smooth. \u2014 Rachel Karten, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 Aug. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142600"
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},
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"beeswax flint":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a paleolithic flint of the color of beeswax":[]
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144059"
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},
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"beehived":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having a beehive hairdo":[
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"\u2026 beehived models in full skirts \u2026",
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"\u2014 New Zealand Herald , 22 Sept. 2010"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cch\u012bvd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173425"
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},
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"beehouse":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a house for bees : apiary":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cchau\u0307s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175708"
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},
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"beehive coke":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": coke that is made in a beehive oven and is usually of large size and hard stringy structure":[]
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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":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193219"
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},
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"bee smoker":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a device for blowing smoke into a hive to quiet bees before working on or about the hive":[]
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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":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205246"
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},
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"beeper":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113-p\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For Skunk's time machine clue, the Men in Black unveiled a beeper showing the numbers 607. \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"The caller said the beeper on the backhoe was really loud. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The person next to me is diabetic and wears a beeper that goes off all day long. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 5 June 2021",
|
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"The days of coordinating criminal activity by beeper and pay phone are long gone. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2021",
|
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"Ask your co-worker if putting her beeper on vibrate would work for her, because the sound distracts you. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 5 June 2021",
|
|
"Diaz wriggled into the jacket of his uniform and unfastened the Motorola beeper on his hip. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The beeper indicating when protons were flowing into their apparatus dated back five decades, said Brown, who helped find all the pieces. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Napoleon was at home sleeping on a Sunday morning when his beeper went off. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"beep entry 1 + -er entry 2":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212101"
|
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},
|
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"Beecher":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Henry Ward 1813\u20131887 American clergyman":[],
|
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"Lyman 1775\u20131863 father of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe American Presbyterian clergyman":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113-ch\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224045"
|
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},
|
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"bee space":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a space a little less than \u00b9/\u2084inch that provides for the passage of bees in a hive":[]
|
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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":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235854"
|
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},
|
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"bee hummingbird":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a very small hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae ) native to Cuba that is about 2.4 inches (6.1 centimeters) long from bill tip to tail tip":[
|
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"Our greatest thrill, however, took place in a Cuban crocodile swamp, where we hoped to find the bee hummingbird , the smallest bird in the world.",
|
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"\u2014 Esther Quesada Tyrrell , International Wildlife , May/June 1991"
|
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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":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011958"
|
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},
|
|
"beeswax":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a substance that is secreted by honeybees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb , that is a dull, typically yellow solid that is plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : wax sense 1":[],
|
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": personal concern : business":[
|
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"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrases mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113z-\u02ccwaks"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Coconut oil and beeswax moisturize and condition the skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Each year at harvest time, church members gather to jar the honey and make beeswax candles. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Today, the most common way to decorate a pysanka involves a stylus, some beeswax and multiple dips in dye\u2014reminiscent of using a white crayon to draw designs when dying Easter eggs. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The intensive formula is enriched with propolis extract and natural beeswax , which heal, calm, and brighten the skin via abundant anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial compounds. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"During the shoot, Eggers sourced nineteenth-century constables\u2019 hats, for historical accuracy, and triple-wicked beeswax candles from Alaska, for their appearance on film. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s made with 100 percent natural beeswax , coconut oil, and equal parts peppermint, lemongrass, rosemary, and citronella oils. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Outside Online , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Marcela Villagr\u00e1n and Siena Geren and Family of Naturally Fun Shop in Portland hand sew and hand paint toys and home decor made with natural and recycled materials like wool, wood, beeswax and maps. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Fans of beeswax -free lip balms will enjoy this vegan-friendly formula from Hello, which doesn't contain petroleum or parabens; it's also earned a seal of approval from Health editors for its soothing properties. \u2014 Health.com , 9 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012807"
|
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},
|
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"beehive":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hive sense 1":[
|
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"In the spring, two young grizzly bears, just out of a winter's sleep, \u2026 knocked over a half-dozen commercial beehives and fed on the honey and larvae within.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jim Robbins"
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],
|
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": something resembling a hive for bees: such as":[],
|
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": a scene of crowded activity":[
|
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"\u2026 a beehive of growling trucks, riverboats laden with supplies, helicopters and airplanes buzzing overhead \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 National Geographic"
|
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],
|
|
": a woman's hairstyle that is conical in shape":[
|
|
"She is about sixty-five with hair white as spun sugar, piled up in a beehive hairdo that has been out of style for twenty years.",
|
|
"\u2014 W. P. Kinsella"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cch\u012bv"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The office was a beehive of activity.",
|
|
"wearing her hair in a beehive",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lakshmi harvested this elixir from her own beehive , which sits nestled on her New York City terrace. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s the beehive taken to new heights, with a mixture of protective styles \u2014 locs, twists, braids \u2014blended into one. \u2014 S\u00f8lve Sundsb\u00f8, Allure , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Parted down the middle, her hairstyle included some long curtain bangs, which led up to the miniature beehive . \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Hayden and Jen Sachedina from Queensville Ontario found a large beehive in their barn four years ago. \u2014 Karthika Gupta, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Probably large enough to accommodate Rihanna\u2019s lush faux locs in Ocean\u2019s 8, Ariana Grande\u2019s signature flowing ponytail, the late Amy Winehouse\u2019s trademark beehive , and Diana Ross\u2019 famous afro. \u2014 ELLE , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The site has become a beehive of activity in recent days, going from a handful of flights each day to as many as 17, the field's maximum capacity. \u2014 Oren Liebermann, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The couple had removed a large beehive from behind the wall several years ago while doing roof work, according to a report by the New York Times. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Amy Winehouse, who also made cat eye makeup and the beehive a part of her look, frequently cited Spector as an idol. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013317"
|
|
},
|
|
"bee-butt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beehive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccb\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bee entry 1 + English dialect butt straw beehive, from Old Cornish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022604"
|
|
},
|
|
"beet armyworm":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an armyworm ( Spodoptera exigua ) that typically eats the foliage of beets, alfalfa, and vegetables":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To find out how the PKFs were killing the parasites, scientists exposed braconid wasp larva to beet armyworm and infected northern armyworm plasma. \u2014 Mennatalla Ibrahim, Science | AAAS , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"Maize attacked by beet armyworms releases a cloud of volatile chemicals that attracts wasps to lay eggs in the caterpillars\u2019 bodies. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Dec. 2013"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030214"
|
|
},
|
|
"beeps":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to sound":[
|
|
"beep a horn"
|
|
],
|
|
": to send a message to (someone) with a beeper":[
|
|
"Dr. Khoury was beeped to perform an emergency operation at American University Hospital.",
|
|
"\u2014 Scot Macleod"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sound a horn":[],
|
|
": to make a beep":[],
|
|
": a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Why did you beep your horn at her?",
|
|
"She beeped at me first.",
|
|
"Something is beeping in the kitchen.",
|
|
"I could hear a beeping noise.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the beep of a car horn",
|
|
"Please leave a message after the beep .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Taxi drivers beep to let prospective passengers know there\u2019s space inside. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In another sequence, at night, stationary cars in a parking lot start to beep their alarms one by one, as if roused by some unseen force. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The switch is bad if the meter doesn\u2019t beep with the switch flipped to On. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The brains of people with dementia demonstrate suppressed responses to different beep tones when played a muted version of David Attenborough\u2019s Planet Earth. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Traditional collectors are often drawn to provenance and pedigree, so a sale focused on the lineage of computer art might help convince them that NFT artists have a stronger art historical foundation beyond the beep and boop of internet forums. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the beep can be difficult to hear, and the timing of the warnings apparently varies. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Like Mierke, Diffely recommends setting a metronome from 170 to 180 to increase step rate and then lifting your heels with the beep . \u2014 Cate Hotchkiss, Outside Online , 9 June 2016",
|
|
"As Christmas delivery deadlines loom during the supply-chain crisis, cranes beep , chassis rattle and the chapel vibrates when trucks pass. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Across Africa, please call me services are a popular function in the mobile telecom industry, especially as telcos push to lower beep calls\u2014whereby a user calls a contact but hangs up before the billing counter sets in. \u2014 Tawanda Karombo, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Charlotte dealing with her child\u2019s gender identity) and lows (Carrie\u2019s vexed boss, Che; the episode-long subplot about an apartment beep ). \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to the beep alert, a rogue AirTag will automatically send a notification to any nearby iPhone owner. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 3 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from beep-beep , imitative of the sound of a horn, or verbal derivative of beep entry 2":"Verb",
|
|
"earlier beep-beep , imitative of the sound of a horn":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1933, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035628"
|
|
},
|
|
"beest":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beastings":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by shortening":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045814"
|
|
},
|
|
"beeheaded":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": eccentric , crazy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u00a6he-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052844"
|
|
},
|
|
"beek":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": warm":[
|
|
"beek before a fire"
|
|
],
|
|
": bask":[
|
|
"beek before a fire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beken":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054750"
|
|
},
|
|
"beesting":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the burning itching swollen lesion produced by the stinging of a bee":[],
|
|
": the modified ovipositor of a bee that is typically associated with a venom gland and that serves as the bee's chief weapon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccsti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"bee entry 1 + sting":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071533"
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"bee orchid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a European orchid ( Ophrys apifera ) whose flowers bear a resemblance to bees, flies, or other insects":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072925"
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"beekeeper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who raises bees":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Big shout out to MABA board member Edward \u2018Bean\u2019 Morgan Jr. for taking a call from a desperate Alaska beekeeper whose bees were stuck on the tarmac at Hartsfield Jackson. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 6 May 2022",
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"Edward Morgan was having a relaxing Sunday at his home near Atlanta when a frantic call came in from a beekeeper in Alaska. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"Sergey Sergeyich is a retired mine-safety inspector turned beekeeper who is one of only two people left in the village of Little Starhorodivka. \u2014 Keith Gessen, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Rather than calling an exterminator to remove the bees, the mother and son duo called a local beekeeper for advice. \u2014 Karthika Gupta, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Investigators also found frames, the kinds used to hold the honeycomb, belonging to Helio Medina, another beekeeper who lost 282 hives a year ago. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"The Alaskan beekeeper told Morgan she had been informed the bees couldn't make the Delta Air Lines flight because some of them had gotten out of their packages. \u2014 Abby Bustin And Caroline Kucera, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The beekeeper in Atlanta, Edward Morgan, called more than a dozen people to go to the airport and try to save any bees that were still alive. \u2014 NBC News , 1 May 2022",
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"The beekeeper in Atlanta, Edward Morgan, called more than a dozen people to go to the airport and try to save any bees that were still alive. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1783, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075548"
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},
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"bee brush":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a soft brush for removing bees from the honeycomb":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081148"
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},
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"beep":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to sound":[
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"beep a horn"
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],
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": to send a message to (someone) with a beeper":[
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"Dr. Khoury was beeped to perform an emergency operation at American University Hospital.",
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"\u2014 Scot Macleod"
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],
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": to sound a horn":[],
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": to make a beep":[],
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": a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113p"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Why did you beep your horn at her?",
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"She beeped at me first.",
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"Something is beeping in the kitchen.",
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"I could hear a beeping noise.",
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"Noun",
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"the beep of a car horn",
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"Please leave a message after the beep .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Taxi drivers beep to let prospective passengers know there\u2019s space inside. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
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"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"In another sequence, at night, stationary cars in a parking lot start to beep their alarms one by one, as if roused by some unseen force. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The switch is bad if the meter doesn\u2019t beep with the switch flipped to On. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Many owners, including Heiman, said alarms would beep , dashboard warning lights would come on, the driver's side windows would roll down and the mystery braking would happen. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The brains of people with dementia demonstrate suppressed responses to different beep tones when played a muted version of David Attenborough\u2019s Planet Earth. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
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"Traditional collectors are often drawn to provenance and pedigree, so a sale focused on the lineage of computer art might help convince them that NFT artists have a stronger art historical foundation beyond the beep and boop of internet forums. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"But the beep can be difficult to hear, and the timing of the warnings apparently varies. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Like Mierke, Diffely recommends setting a metronome from 170 to 180 to increase step rate and then lifting your heels with the beep . \u2014 Cate Hotchkiss, Outside Online , 9 June 2016",
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"As Christmas delivery deadlines loom during the supply-chain crisis, cranes beep , chassis rattle and the chapel vibrates when trucks pass. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Across Africa, please call me services are a popular function in the mobile telecom industry, especially as telcos push to lower beep calls\u2014whereby a user calls a contact but hangs up before the billing counter sets in. \u2014 Tawanda Karombo, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Charlotte dealing with her child\u2019s gender identity) and lows (Carrie\u2019s vexed boss, Che; the episode-long subplot about an apartment beep ). \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"In addition to the beep alert, a rogue AirTag will automatically send a notification to any nearby iPhone owner. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 3 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from beep-beep , imitative of the sound of a horn, or verbal derivative of beep entry 2":"Verb",
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"earlier beep-beep , imitative of the sound of a horn":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1933, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082342"
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},
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"beestings":{
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"type":[
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the colostrum especially of a cow":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-sti\u014bz"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bestynge , from Old English b\u0233sting , from b\u0113ost beestings; akin to Old High German biost beestings":""
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093839"
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},
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"beebread":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": bitter yellowish-brown pollen stored up in honeycomb cells and used mixed with honey by bees as food":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccbred"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Larvae fed a diet of rich royal jelly develop into queens, whereas larvae that eat a less refined diet of \u2018 beebread \u2019 and pollen develop into worker bees. \u2014 Chao Yan, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
|
|
"Since beebread and pollen are mainly plantoriginated, while royal jelly is a glandular secretion of nurse bees, the diets for worker- and queendestined larvae are differentially derived from plant and animal sources, respectively. \u2014 Chao Yan, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
|
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"Over the course of the experiment, pesticide residues declined, eventually becoming non-detectable within colonies\u2019 beebread and honey. \u2014 Gwen Pearson, WIRED , 18 Mar. 2015"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1657, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103627"
|
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},
|
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"been/gone down this/that road before":{
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104556"
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},
|
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"beech family":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": fagaceae":[]
|
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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":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112248"
|
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},
|
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"beech fern":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": either of the two ferns ( Dryopteris phegopteris and D. hexagonoptera ) that grow frequently in beechwoods \u2014 see broad beech fern":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114015"
|
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},
|
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"bee bird":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several birds reputed to eat bees (such as the European flycatchers and the kingbird)":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114525"
|
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},
|
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"bee nettle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hemp nettle":[],
|
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": henbit":[]
|
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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":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115040"
|
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},
|
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"Beetewk":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Russian breed of heavy draft horses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0113-\u02c8ty\u00fck"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Russian bityug, bityuk , probably from the Bityug river, Russia":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122724"
|
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},
|
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"Beethoven":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Ludwig van 1770\u20131827 German composer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-\u02cct\u014d-v\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135325"
|
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},
|
|
"bee-stung":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a red puffy appearance as if from being stung by a bee":[
|
|
"bee-stung lips"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccst\u0259\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154556"
|
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},
|
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"bee-bee tree":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": korean evodia":[
|
|
"A good way to attract bees to a late-summer garden is to plant a bee-bee tree (Tetradium daniellii or Evodia daniellii).",
|
|
"\u2014 Mountain Xpress (Asheville, North Carolina) , 16/22 Aug. 2006"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u00a6b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162303"
|
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},
|
|
"bee killer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large robber fly that feeds on or is supposed to feed on bees":[]
|
|
},
|
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170427"
|
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},
|
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"beekite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pseudomorph of chalcedony after coral or shell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cck\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Henry Beeke \u20201837 dean of Bristol, who first called attention to it + English -ite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180135"
|
|
},
|
|
"beech fungus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a South American edible fungus \u2014 see cyttaria":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195623"
|
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},
|
|
"beech leaf snake":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": copperhead":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203209"
|
|
},
|
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"beech marten":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stone marten":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230503"
|
|
},
|
|
"beech mast":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beechnuts especially as they lie under trees":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230514"
|
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},
|
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"beechnut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the nut of the beech":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113ch-\u02ccn\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hunting, fishing, and foraging were part of everyday life in the 17th century, and one abundant source of food was hard mast, such as beechnuts , hickory, chestnuts, and even acorns. \u2014 Matthew Every, Outdoor Life , 26 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"These also qualify as tree nuts: almonds, macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, cashews, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, chestnuts, beechnuts , hazelnuts, hickory nuts, pine nuts (pinon or pignoli) and gingko nuts. \u2014 Sonja Haller, USA TODAY , 16 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Maine bear biologist Jennifer Vashon said the number of complaints correlates with availability of natural foods such as berries, acorns and beechnuts . \u2014 Patrick Whittle, The Seattle Times , 28 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232121"
|
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},
|
|
"beech scale":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a destructive European scale ( Cryptococcus fagi ) now established in the northeastern U.S. and adjacent parts of Canada where it is destructive to stands of native beech":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020759"
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},
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"beech seal":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a beech rod : a flogging with beech rods":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021044"
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},
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"beech-tree":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": beech sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"Middle English bech-tre , from beche beech + tre tree":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102553"
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},
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"beechwood":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": beech sense 2":[
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"Made of beechwood and cane, the chair takes the shape of an egg when closed.",
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"\u2014 Ann Geracimos , Washington Times , 8 Aug. 2007",
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"The unique flavor comes from the beechwood fires used to smoke the malts that go into the brew kettle.",
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"\u2014 Alan J. Wax , Newsday , 23 Feb. 1994"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113ch-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023242"
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}
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} |