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2186 lines
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{
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"Dunfermline":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"royal burgh of eastern Scotland northwest of Edinburgh population 129,910":[]
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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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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm-l\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083710",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Dungan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Dungan variant of tungan"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085336",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Dungannon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"district of southern Northern Ireland, established 1974 area 301 square miles (783 square kilometers), population 53,000":[]
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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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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8ga-n\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072729",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Dungeness crab":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large edible crab ( Cancer magister ) of the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to California":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dungeness , village on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u0259n-j\u0259-\u02ccnes-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202537",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Dunkirk":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a crisis situation that requires a desperate last effort to forestall certain failure":[
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"a Dunkirk for U.S. foreign policy",
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"\u2014 Time"
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],
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": a retreat to avoid total defeat":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"with the company facing a financial Dunkirk , it was hoped that the new CEO could turn things around\u2014and fast"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dunkirk or Dunkerque , France, scene of the evacuation of Allied forces in 1940":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259rk",
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-\u02cck\u0259rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"boiling point",
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"breaking point",
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"clutch",
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"conjuncture",
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"crisis",
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"crossroad(s)",
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"crunch",
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"crunch time",
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"emergency",
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"exigency",
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"extremity",
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"flash point",
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"head",
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"juncture",
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"tinderbox",
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"zero hour"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061952",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dun":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a horse with a grayish-yellow coat and a black mane and tail : a dun horse":[],
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": a variable color averaging a nearly neutral slightly brownish dark gray":[],
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": having a grayish-yellow coat with black mane and tail":[],
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": having a slightly brownish dark gray color : having the color dun (see dun entry 2 sense 2 )":[],
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": marked by dullness and drabness":[],
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": plague , pester":[
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"dunned by troubles literary and monetary",
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"\u2014 Irish Digest"
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],
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": someone who makes persistent demands upon people for payment : a person who duns (see dun entry 3 )":[],
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": to make persistent demands upon for payment":[
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"dunning their members for contributions"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English dunn \u2014 more at dusk":"Adjective and Noun",
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"noun derivative of dun entry 3":"Noun",
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"origin unknown":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"claim",
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"demand",
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"importunity",
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"requisition",
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"ultimatum"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164326",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dunce":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a slow-witted or stupid person":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Most adamant in their stances are permabulls and permabears who cherry-pick the latest economic indicators to create the illusion that only a dunce could possibly disagree with them. \u2014 Martin Fridson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"Ermengarde, the school dunce , Lottie, the school crybaby, and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"In my view, the biggest mistake scientists make is to claim that this is all somehow simple and therefore to imply that anyone who doesn't get it is a dunce . \u2014 Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American , 21 June 2021",
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"Even mild-mannered GOP politicos and writers call Uncle Joe a phony, a liar, a dunce , a socialist: Our turn. \u2014 Keith C. Burris, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021",
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"Pena insists that his path to success, power, and money started in grammar school, when he was forced to wear a dunce hat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"The nerd next door who's a whiz in geometry and a dunce in relationships. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"The professors wore tall paper dunce caps and looked as shocked as the spectators, who watched from the university\u2019s lawn, some with tears in their eyes. \u2014 Marty Judge Community Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2021",
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"What started as casual brutality\u2014class enemies forced to wear ridiculous dunce caps or stand in stress positions\u2014degenerated into outright sadism. \u2014 Barbara Demick, The Atlantic , 18 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"John Duns Scotus, whose once accepted writings were ridiculed in the 16th century":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n(t)s",
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"\u02c8d\u0259ns"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunderhead",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"knucklehead",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182500",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dunderhead":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dunce , blockhead":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"wondered how long it would take the dunderheads at the head office to screw things up",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The story\u2019s hero, Nat (no last name given) is a classic le Carr\u00e9 character, a skilled mid-level field operative in the secret British intelligence services who is underappreciated and sometimes abused by the dunderheads above him. \u2014 Richard Lipez, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head ; akin to Old High German thonar thunder \u2014 more at thunder entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cched"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"knucklehead",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201136",
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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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"dunderheaded":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dunce , blockhead":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"wondered how long it would take the dunderheads at the head office to screw things up",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The story\u2019s hero, Nat (no last name given) is a classic le Carr\u00e9 character, a skilled mid-level field operative in the secret British intelligence services who is underappreciated and sometimes abused by the dunderheads above him. \u2014 Richard Lipez, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head ; akin to Old High German thonar thunder \u2014 more at thunder entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cched"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"knucklehead",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090423",
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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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"dune plant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a plant (as beach heather, certain bayberries, and many grasses) adapted to growth on a sand dune especially by its ability to resist drought":[]
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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":"20220707-173841",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"duneland":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an area having many dunes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Daniel Goldfarb, senior manager of conservation projects with the Wildlife Habitat Council, said the project at ArcelorMittal will add more diversity to the duneland and swale. \u2014 Karen Caffarini, Post-Tribune , 8 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1922, 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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"\u02c8d(y)\u00fcn-\u02ccland"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113711",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dunfish":{
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": fish cured by dunning":[]
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"dung":{
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": the feces of an animal : manure":[],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In the past, most pollution deaths stemmed from indoor and household air pollution, caused by fine particles of soot released from indoor stoves burning wood or dung . \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"For the baboon studies, Dr. Wasser used hormones from animal dung to help understand their reproductive successes or failures. \u2014 Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Most of the waste material generated in the village is biodegradable, and the community recycles it by making manure or using livestock dung as fuel. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"The focus on cow dung fires stems from the fact that mucormycosis spreads through the environment. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"These include strategies such as dung spotting -- when bees collect animal poop and apply it to the entrances of their colony to repel and confuse the hornets -- and swarming to neutralize the enemy, which is known as bee balling. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"But in Sri Lanka, a papermaker who incorporates elephant dung into his products shows that even wild ideas can pay off. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Judging from the seeds in fossilized dung , Joshua trees were once dispersed across desert landscapes with help from elephant-size giant ground sloths. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The faint, elusive scent of a nighttime water lily, or the acrid punch of fresh dung . \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Moreover, in 2020, communication from the federal government about the pandemic really dung the public wrong. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 4 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse dyngja manure pile":"Noun"
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b"
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"dirt",
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"doo-doo",
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"dropping",
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"excrement",
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"excreta",
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"feces",
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"ordure",
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"poop",
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"scat",
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"slops",
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"soil",
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"waste"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012623",
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": clothes made usually of blue denim":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The guy who worked the big black cast-iron flattops wore only a T-shirt and loose dungarees and an often-dirty apron. \u2014 Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2020",
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"The Daily Mail's Caroline Parr quickly identified the dungarees as being from H&M. The affordable \u00a315 outfit also comes with its own bodysuit, but Harry and Meghan seem to have opted for a different shirt. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 25 Sep. 2019",
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"The two men are dressed as babies, and Kim\u2019s dungarees \u2014in an unsubtle nod to the tensions between the Asian country and the rest of the world\u2014feature a grinning cartoon bomb. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 3 Nov. 2019",
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"The kid from Brooklyn is coming home from Florida, 23 years old, curly brown hair down to his shoulders, Indian vest and dungarees . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Aug. 2019",
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"Hadid rocked a dungaree jumpsuit with a bucket hat, and had a toothpick in her mouth for an edgier look. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Sep. 2019",
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"No one at the meeting questioned the democratic bona fides of five-hundred-dollar dungarees . \u2014 Christina Binkley, The New Yorker , 2 Sep. 2019",
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"A few days earlier, Platt, who will turn 26 this month, wore heavy stubble and a black leather jacket to sing on Jimmy Kimmel, but today his smooth cheeks and dungaree overalls are a tether to childhood. \u2014 Vogue , 20 Aug. 2019",
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"Inspired by the power of a charismatic cartoon, the War Advertising Council dreamed up Smokey in his ranger\u2019s hat and dungarees . \u2014 Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian , 10 July 2019"
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"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Hindi d\u0169gr\u012b & Urdu dungr\u012b":""
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113",
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"\u02ccd\u0259\u014b-g\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112745",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"dungon":{
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"definitions":{
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"Tagalog":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122235",
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": a cadet of a family of rank":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Scottish Gaelic duine-uasal , literally, noble man":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u00fcn\u0113\u00a6w\u00e4s\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050251",
|
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|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a granular igneous rock consisting chiefly of olivine":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Mount Dun , New Zealand":""
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203710",
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"dunk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating":[],
|
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|
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": to make a dunk shot in basketball":[],
|
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": to submerge oneself in water":[],
|
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": to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.",
|
|
"She dunked him while they were swimming.",
|
|
"He dunked the ladle into the soup.",
|
|
"He could dunk when he was 16.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The pass led to a dunk .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For season 17, Iron Banner will be bringing back Rift, the mode where players must capture a spark and dunk it in the enemy team\u2019s base, brought back from Destiny 1. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"KCOP College Basketball Slam dunk and three-point championships, 6 p.m. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once the water is nice and evenly soapy, dunk the pack. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
|
|
"Gobert had a big night with 17 points and 15 rebounds, finishing with a game-winning dunk off a lob from teammate Donovan Mitchell. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Neither team could push ahead in the third period as Huntsville\u2019s largest lead of the game, 38-33, was trimmed to a single possession on a Turner dunk with 23 seconds left in the quarter. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Jalen Gaffney broke the streak with a breakout fast break dunk that put UConn up, 17-16. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In an earlier video, Brown can be seen playing basketball and helping people dunk by literally lifting them off the ground and up to the hoop. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The irony behind the world\u2019s leading expert at dunking on much larger men is that Morant could barely dunk before his senior year of high school. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With Phoenix looking to take the lead late in Game 5 at home, Holiday stole the ball from Devin Booker and found Antetokounmpo for the lob dunk that put Milwaukee ahead, 122-119, with 13.5 seconds left in the game. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Indiana led 105-99 with 2:55 to play after Haliburton blocked a jump shot by Cunningham that led to a fast-break dunk by Jalen Smith. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Arizona leads the country in pace of play and, for the most part, each turnover led to a fast break dunk of some kind. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That was in response to an Issac Duop dunk that gave the Tigers a one-point lead with 2:03 left. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Guard Johnny Juzang failed to grab a rebound near the end of the first half, leading to a dunk . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Brown showed off his defensive prowess with an on-ball steal leading to a dunk in transition. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"George elevated over Zeller and made a two-hand pass to Zubac, who appeared to have an easy path to a dunk . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Oats frustration was clear early when a simple head fake lead to a wide-open dunk and a 13-6 early deficit. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Dec. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1944, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Pennsylvania German dunke , from Middle High German dunken , from Old High German dunk\u014dn \u2014 more at tinge":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"submerge",
|
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"submerse"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001633",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dunkadoo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": american bittern":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"imitative":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u0259\u014bk\u0259\u00a6d\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234528",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dunker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of the Church of the Brethren or any of several other originally German Baptist denominations practicing trine immersion and love feasts and refusing to take oaths or to perform military service":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And if opposing teams go small instead to try to counter Williamson's bounce, Gobert in the dunker spot will feast more than Valanciunas ever could. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward is already one of Kentucky's best defensive players and the team's most athletic dunker . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Of the five players who left the team in recent weeks, by far the biggest loss was Franklin, an athletic 6-foot-7 dunker who averaged 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last season. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, stationing him in the dunker 's spot allows Miami to pack the paint and cut off driving lanes for James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Griner is a six-time All-Star, won consecutive WNBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2014-15 and is the most prolific dunker in WNBA history. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Fun fact: Junior 6-1 forward Francesca Belibi is the only dunker currently playing women\u2019s college basketball, having dunked twice last season. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"From time to time, Payton has even matched up with 7-foot centers in the dunker spot \u2014 the area along the baseline, just outside the lane, where players await a pass from a driver. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"My pursuit led me to the World Dunk Association, which was started in 2020 by Kadour Ziani a retired professional dunker , and Damian Le Nouaille-Diez, a software engineer, author and entrepreneur. \u2014 Justin Barber, The Conversation , 18 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1744, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Pennsylvania German Dunker , from dunke":"Noun",
|
|
"dunk entry 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-k\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195738",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"dunk shot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shot in basketball made by jumping high into the air and throwing the ball down through the basket":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194739"
|
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},
|
|
"Dun Laoghaire":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"borough and port on Dublin Bay in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland population 54,715":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8ler-\u0259"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213218"
|
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},
|
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"dunkers":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of the Church of the Brethren or any of several other originally German Baptist denominations practicing trine immersion and love feasts and refusing to take oaths or to perform military service":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-k\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Andrew Moran, a skills coach who works with Williams, sees him as more than a dunker and rim protector and said that N.B.A. teams would be surprised by the fluidity and accuracy of his outside shot. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"And if opposing teams go small instead to try to counter Williamson's bounce, Gobert in the dunker spot will feast more than Valanciunas ever could. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward is already one of Kentucky's best defensive players and the team's most athletic dunker . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Of the five players who left the team in recent weeks, by far the biggest loss was Franklin, an athletic 6-foot-7 dunker who averaged 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last season. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, stationing him in the dunker 's spot allows Miami to pack the paint and cut off driving lanes for James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Griner is a six-time All-Star, won consecutive WNBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2014-15 and is the most prolific dunker in WNBA history. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 7 May 2022",
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"Fun fact: Junior 6-1 forward Francesca Belibi is the only dunker currently playing women\u2019s college basketball, having dunked twice last season. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"From time to time, Payton has even matched up with 7-foot centers in the dunker spot \u2014 the area along the baseline, just outside the lane, where players await a pass from a driver. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a small widely distributed sandpiper ( Calidris alpina ) that in breeding plumage is largely cinnamon to rusty brown above and white below with a large black patch on the belly":[]
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"At Plum Island, a merlin was noted along with an early dunlin and black guillemots; single black guillemots were also seen at Andrews Point in Rockport and in Gloucester Harbor. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 July 2021",
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"Sightings in Nauset Marsh in Eastham included a royal tern, a Caspian tern, a black skimmer, a dunlin , and 3 American oystercatchers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2018"
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": a member of the Church of the Brethren or any of several other originally German Baptist denominations practicing trine immersion and love feasts and refusing to take oaths or to perform military service":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"And if opposing teams go small instead to try to counter Williamson's bounce, Gobert in the dunker spot will feast more than Valanciunas ever could. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward is already one of Kentucky's best defensive players and the team's most athletic dunker . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
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"Of the five players who left the team in recent weeks, by far the biggest loss was Franklin, an athletic 6-foot-7 dunker who averaged 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game last season. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
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"Meanwhile, stationing him in the dunker 's spot allows Miami to pack the paint and cut off driving lanes for James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Griner is a six-time All-Star, won consecutive WNBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2014-15 and is the most prolific dunker in WNBA history. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 7 May 2022",
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"Fun fact: Junior 6-1 forward Francesca Belibi is the only dunker currently playing women\u2019s college basketball, having dunked twice last season. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"From time to time, Payton has even matched up with 7-foot centers in the dunker spot \u2014 the area along the baseline, just outside the lane, where players await a pass from a driver. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"My pursuit led me to the World Dunk Association, which was started in 2020 by Kadour Ziani a retired professional dunker , and Damian Le Nouaille-Diez, a software engineer, author and entrepreneur. \u2014 Justin Barber, The Conversation , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"dunk entry 1":"Noun",
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"Pennsylvania German Dunker , from dunke":"Noun"
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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": to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid":[],
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": to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim":[],
|
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": to submerge oneself in water":[],
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": to make a dunk shot in basketball":[]
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},
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014bk"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dip",
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"douse",
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"dowse",
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"duck",
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"immerse",
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"sop",
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"souse",
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"submerge",
|
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"submerse"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.",
|
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"She dunked him while they were swimming.",
|
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"He dunked the ladle into the soup.",
|
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"He could dunk when he was 16.",
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The pass led to a dunk .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For season 17, Iron Banner will be bringing back Rift, the mode where players must capture a spark and dunk it in the enemy team\u2019s base, brought back from Destiny 1. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"KCOP College Basketball Slam dunk and three-point championships, 6 p.m. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once the water is nice and evenly soapy, dunk the pack. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
|
|
"Gobert had a big night with 17 points and 15 rebounds, finishing with a game-winning dunk off a lob from teammate Donovan Mitchell. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Neither team could push ahead in the third period as Huntsville\u2019s largest lead of the game, 38-33, was trimmed to a single possession on a Turner dunk with 23 seconds left in the quarter. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Jalen Gaffney broke the streak with a breakout fast break dunk that put UConn up, 17-16. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In an earlier video, Brown can be seen playing basketball and helping people dunk by literally lifting them off the ground and up to the hoop. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The irony behind the world\u2019s leading expert at dunking on much larger men is that Morant could barely dunk before his senior year of high school. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With Phoenix looking to take the lead late in Game 5 at home, Holiday stole the ball from Devin Booker and found Antetokounmpo for the lob dunk that put Milwaukee ahead, 122-119, with 13.5 seconds left in the game. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Indiana led 105-99 with 2:55 to play after Haliburton blocked a jump shot by Cunningham that led to a fast-break dunk by Jalen Smith. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Arizona leads the country in pace of play and, for the most part, each turnover led to a fast break dunk of some kind. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That was in response to an Issac Duop dunk that gave the Tigers a one-point lead with 2:03 left. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Guard Johnny Juzang failed to grab a rebound near the end of the first half, leading to a dunk . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Brown showed off his defensive prowess with an on-ball steal leading to a dunk in transition. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"George elevated over Zeller and made a two-hand pass to Zubac, who appeared to have an easy path to a dunk . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Oats frustration was clear early when a simple head fake lead to a wide-open dunk and a 13-6 early deficit. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Dec. 2020"
|
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"Pennsylvania German dunke , from Middle High German dunken , from Old High German dunk\u014dn \u2014 more at tinge":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1944, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011219"
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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|
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"John Boyd 1840\u20131921 Scottish inventor":[]
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-\u02ccl\u00e4p"
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],
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"Dunlop , Ayrshire, Scotland":""
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},
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"circa 1780, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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|
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},
|
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"Dunkirker":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": an off-road motor vehicle with oversize tires for use especially on sand":[]
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Clayton took Gabby to explore the beach in a dune buggy . \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The opening scene shows the three hosts flipping over a dune buggy . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Situations, like a dune buggy crash from which the rapper Young Thug is depicted as rescuing our central trio or a runner about a mythical Yeti in the swampland, can feel contrived. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There was the family in St. Joseph, Mo., who within minutes of meeting Mr. Moore gave him a jar of moonshine and a joyride in their dune buggy . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"His daughter Deborah died in 1982 after striking her head on the roll cage of a dune buggy while riding by a lake. \u2014 Nathan Brown And Chris Deharde, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"His daughter Deborah died in 1982 after striking her head on the roll cage of a dune buggy while riding by a lake. \u2014 Nathan Brown And Chris Deharde, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The weapon was developed in 24 months after the Air Force challenged Raytheon to build a laser small enough to carry on a JLTV, a sort of military dune buggy , rather than previous weapons which required a large eight-wheeled vehicle. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The police presence was minimal inside festival grounds, though Chief of Lewisville Police Ralph Adams cruised the grounds in a blue dune buggy . \u2014 Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125120"
|
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|
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"Dunedin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"city in western Florida on the Gulf of Mexico north of Clearwater population 35,321":[],
|
|
"city on the southeastern coast of the South Island, New Zealand, at the head of Otago Harbour urban area population 120,249":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-d\u1d4an"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a treeless area of low heathlike vegetation found on sand dunes and sand plains":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"dung beetle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a beetle (such as a tumblebug) that rolls balls of dung in which to lay eggs and on which the larvae feed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"My papa\u2019s house furled and unfurled, high as a church steeple in some parts, and low as a dung beetle in others. \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Certain dung beetle females have even evolved horns that may be used for battling with other females in contests over access to males. \u2014 Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine , 2 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Through a dung beetle \u2019s compound eyes, stars appear as blobs, not as points of light. \u2014 New York Times , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"Rosie Drinkwater, a molecular biologist and postdoc at Queen Mary University of London, decided to test another widespread connoisseur of DNA-rich body material, the dung beetle . \u2014 Michael Price, Science | AAAS , 19 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"In one entry, a dung beetle climbs out of a dead man\u2019s mouth; a jellyfish floats between buildings in another. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 23 July 2020",
|
|
"For the nocturnal African dung beetle Scarabaeus satyrus, this becomes a useful reference point. \u2014 Fiona Mcmillan, National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"By limiting pesticides, natural biological systems that include dung beetles , earth worms and micro-organisms help rejuvenate soil health. \u2014 David Mckenzie, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"When there are lots of species of dung beetles around, and faeces vanish quickly, an ecosystem is assumed to be in good shape. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1634, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175206"
|
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},
|
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"dune":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8dy\u00fcn",
|
|
"\u02c8dy\u00fcn",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u00fcn"
|
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],
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"We wandered over the dunes .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her book peers back to antecedents in the 1970s and 1950s, spotlighting the two men at the center of her story: her father and the poet Frank O\u2019Hara, who died in a freakish dune -buggy accident on Fire Island in 1966. \u2014 Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"There's nothing quite like ascending a sandy trail among groves of pine trees to a massive sand dune peak overlooking a sea of massive sand dunes and a great lake. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Enlarge / Genyornis eggshell recently exposed by wind erosion of sand dune in which it was buried in South Australia. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"At times, the margin between dune and water was narrower than the truck, and the ocean lapped at the tires, threatening to pull us in. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The agency warned that 2 to 4 feet of coastal flooding above ground level is expected near vulnerable dune structures. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Sand from the dune moved about 10 feet this past year, covering part of a road leading from the parking lot for those visiting Mount Baldy and its nearby beach on the park\u2019s eastern edge. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"No one but the dolphins cavorting around him, the seagulls and pelicans trolling for fish and a solitary fox peering out with curiosity from behind a sand dune . \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Feral pigs roam the theater where once the movie star Arthur Leander (Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal) played King Lear, but on a sandy dune , twenty years after the plague, his old co-star is still alive and running late for some rehearsal. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from Old French, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English d\u016bn down \u2014 more at down":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1605, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033153"
|
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},
|
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"dunking":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating":[],
|
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": to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid":[],
|
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": to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim":[],
|
|
": to submerge oneself in water":[],
|
|
": to make a dunk shot in basketball":[]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"immerse",
|
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"sop",
|
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"souse",
|
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"submerge",
|
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"submerse"
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.",
|
|
"She dunked him while they were swimming.",
|
|
"He dunked the ladle into the soup.",
|
|
"He could dunk when he was 16.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The pass led to a dunk .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Even now, four months later, the longtime McKinney coach emits a giddy energy when reliving the heroics of senior wing Alex Anamekwe's game-winning steal and dunk in the waning seconds of last season\u2019s Class 6A semifinals. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 7 July 2022",
|
|
"Other activities included games, bounce houses, dunk tank, Touch a Truck, snow cone truck, face-painting, and more. \u2014 Jane Bokun, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Booker sprinted to chase down and attempted to block Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes' breakaway dunk at the third quarter's 4:47 mark, which put them up 77-74. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Brown had a breakaway dunk in front of him but slowed to take his time and Middleton caught up to him. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Asked what Bradley\u2019s decision meant to the dribble-and- dunk crowd on Montezuma Mesa, coach Brian Dutcher raced right to the point. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For season 17, Iron Banner will be bringing back Rift, the mode where players must capture a spark and dunk it in the enemy team\u2019s base, brought back from Destiny 1. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"KCOP College Basketball Slam dunk and three-point championships, 6 p.m. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once the water is nice and evenly soapy, dunk the pack. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With Phoenix looking to take the lead late in Game 5 at home, Holiday stole the ball from Devin Booker and found Antetokounmpo for the lob dunk that put Milwaukee ahead, 122-119, with 13.5 seconds left in the game. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Indiana led 105-99 with 2:55 to play after Haliburton blocked a jump shot by Cunningham that led to a fast-break dunk by Jalen Smith. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Arizona leads the country in pace of play and, for the most part, each turnover led to a fast break dunk of some kind. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"That was in response to an Issac Duop dunk that gave the Tigers a one-point lead with 2:03 left. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Guard Johnny Juzang failed to grab a rebound near the end of the first half, leading to a dunk . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Brown showed off his defensive prowess with an on-ball steal leading to a dunk in transition. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"George elevated over Zeller and made a two-hand pass to Zubac, who appeared to have an easy path to a dunk . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"Oats frustration was clear early when a simple head fake lead to a wide-open dunk and a 13-6 early deficit. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Dec. 2020"
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"Pennsylvania German dunke , from Middle High German dunken , from Old High German dunk\u014dn \u2014 more at tinge":"Verb"
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},
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"1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1944, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110556"
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},
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"dung bath":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": a bath originally made with dung but now with chemicals for removing acid and thickening from printed cloth so that it will receive dye":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120603"
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},
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"dunga-runga":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small Australian tree ( Notelaea ovata ) yielding a very hard wood used for tool handles \u2014 compare axbreaker":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6d\u0259\u014bg\u0259\u00a6r\u0259\u014bg\u0259"
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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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"native name in Australia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122713"
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},
|
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"duns scotus":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"John 1266?\u20131308 Scottish scholastic theologian":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u0259nz-\u02c8sk\u014d-t\u0259s"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145354"
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},
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"dunst":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the finest middlings usually still containing some bran":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u0259nzt",
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"-n(t)st"
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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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"origin unknown":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163604"
|
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},
|
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"dunsiekte":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a serious intoxication of animals (as horses) of southern Africa that is caused by eating plants of the genus Senecio and is marked by emaciation, liver degeneration, and sometimes by nervous symptoms \u2014 compare walkabout disease":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u0259n\u02ccs\u0113kt\u0259"
|
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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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"Afrikaans dunsiekte (formerly spelled dunziekte ), from dun thin (from Middle Dutch dunne ) + siekte disease, from Middle Dutch siecte , from siec ill; akin to Old High German dunni thin and to Old High German sioh sick, ill":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231307"
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},
|
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"dundrearies":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": long flowing sideburns":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8drir-\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
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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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"Berkman looked back at me, thrumming his dundrearies , uncomprehending. \u2014 Lawrence Weschler, The Atlantic , 7 Sep. 2020"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Lord Dundreary , character in the play Our American Cousin (1858), by Tom Taylor":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232724"
|
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},
|
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"dun diver":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a female or immature merganser":[]
|
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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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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235034"
|
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},
|
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"dunstable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": plain , direct":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-n(t)st-",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259nzt\u0259b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"from the Dunstable way, a road from London to the municipal borough of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, known for its straightness":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003223"
|
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},
|
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"Dunstan":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Saint 924\u2013988 archbishop of Canterbury (959\u2013988)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259n(t)-st\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"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":"20220712-050559"
|
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},
|
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"dunderpate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dunderhead":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccp\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
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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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"probably from Dutch donder + English pate":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051149"
|
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},
|
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"dunt":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a heavy blow or stroke":[],
|
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": bruise , wound":[],
|
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": a quickened beat of the heart : throb":[],
|
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": a sizable lump":[],
|
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": to strike heavily : beat":[],
|
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": to fall with a heavy sound":[],
|
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": throb":[],
|
|
": to crack while firing or afterward by temperature change or by inversion of crystals to greater volume":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259nt",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English dount, dunt , variant of dint":"Noun",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Intransitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052618"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dunsany":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"18th Baron 1878\u20131957 Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Irish poet and dramatist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063712"
|
|
},
|
|
"Duns":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"burgh of southeastern Scotland population 2249":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259nz"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220712-063947"
|
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},
|
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"Dunois":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Comte de 1403\u20131468 Jean d'Orl\u00e9ans; the Bastard of Orl\u00e9ans French general":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"dy\u00fcn-",
|
|
"d\u00fcn-\u02c8w\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075918"
|
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},
|
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"dunny":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": dunnish":[],
|
|
": slow to perceive : dull":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8du\u0307ni",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259ni",
|
|
"-ni",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"dun entry 1 + -y":"Adjective",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Adjective",
|
|
"alteration of British argot dunnekin , of unknown origin":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092613"
|
|
},
|
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"dunnock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hedge sparrow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8du\u0307n-",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259n\u0259\u0307k"
|
|
],
|
|
"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 donek, dunoke , from dun entry 1 + -ek, -oke -ock":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111019"
|
|
},
|
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"dundathu pine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Australian timber tree ( Agathis robusta ) resembling the kauri pine but having wood much lighter in weight and softer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u0259n\u02c8da(\u02cc)th\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"native name in Queensland, Australia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-124902"
|
|
},
|
|
"dunnish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": somewhat dun":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"dun entry 1 + -ish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142822"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dundee":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city and port on the Firth of Tay, eastern Scotland, constituting an administrative area area 25 square miles (65 square kilometers), population 147,268":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220712-150522"
|
|
},
|
|
"dunnet head":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"headland on the northern coast west of John o' Groat's , northern Scotland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259-n\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151126"
|
|
},
|
|
"dunder":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a noise like thunder : a noisy blow":[],
|
|
": the lees of cane juice used to promote fermentation in the distillation of rum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259nd\u0259(r)",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259n(d)\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from Dutch donderen to thunder":"Noun",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155220"
|
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},
|
|
"Dunne":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Finley Peter 1867\u20131936 American humorist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220712-161329"
|
|
},
|
|
"dundasite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral PbAl 2 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 4 .2H 2 O consisting of a basic lead aluminum carbonate occurring in white spherical aggregates":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259nd\u0259\u02ccs\u012bt",
|
|
"\u02ccd\u0259n\u02c8da\u02ccs-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dundas , Tasmania + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175349"
|
|
},
|
|
"dunderfunk":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": broken sea biscuits or crackers mixed with molasses and baked":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259nd\u0259(r)\u02ccf\u0259\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190505"
|
|
},
|
|
"Dunnet Head":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"headland on the northern coast west of John o' Groat's , northern Scotland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0259-n\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220712-191657"
|
|
},
|
|
"Duns Scotus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
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"John 1266?\u20131308 Scottish scholastic theologian":[]
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"\u02c8d\u0259nz-\u02c8sk\u014d-t\u0259s"
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"Henry 1742\u20131811 1st Viscount Melville and Baron":[
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"Dunira \\ \u02ccd\u0259-\u200b\u02c8nir-\u200b\u0259 \\"
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],
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]
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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8das"
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"noun"
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"from present participle of dun entry 4":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220302"
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"type":[
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"town and port on":[
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"Dundalk Bay (inlet of the Irish Sea)"
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],
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", northeastern Ireland; capital of County Louth area population 37,816":[
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"Dundalk Bay (inlet of the Irish Sea)"
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]
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"\u02ccd\u0259n-\u02c8d\u022f(l)k"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223816"
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},
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"dunnage":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": baggage":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259-nij"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Not surprising, it was matured in Warehouse #2, an old dunnage warehouse just 150 feet from the shore of the Cromarty Firth on the North Sea. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
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"The mash tun, the still room and the dunnage warehouse all date back to the original 1830 construction. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
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"Orbis manufactures plastic reusable totes, bulk containers, pallets and dunnage . \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"origin unknown":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225823"
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},
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"dun crow":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the European hooded crow":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234919"
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},
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"duncish":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": like a dunce":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014448"
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},
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"duncify":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to appear stupid : make a dunce of":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-s\u0259\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020858"
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},
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"dungeon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": donjon":[],
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": a dark usually underground prison or vault":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The king threw them in the dungeon .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As Hawkins High's resident dungeon master \u2014 and Vecna's unwitting nomenclator \u2014 Eddie has some ideas. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
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"In the dungeon , there\u2019s one other object: an ancient black rotary phone hanging on the wall. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 18 June 2022",
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"That segued to NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan), who escaped from a wild scene in which he was held in a dungeon before being reunited with his boyfriend, who was being subjected to shock therapy and torture. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"Joe Quinn plays Hellfire Club dungeon master Eddie Munson on the show, leading the school\u2019s D&D club. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 28 May 2022",
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"Youngstown\u2019s Brandon Tharp, aka TikTok star @brandonthedm, will serve as the dungeon master (DM) for the match. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
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"Creature Case: Terrain offers dungeon tiles, a large double sided map and terrain clings to allow Dungeon Masters to build their own maps on the fly. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The objects, many smeared with chalky white plaster or heavy gray cement, a few streaked with reddish pink paint as if a stylish bleed, glance by such recognizable things as rickety staircases leading up to an attic or down to a dungeon . \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Frustrated, the king threw the advisor in a dungeon . \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dongeon, donjon , from Anglo-French donjun , from Vulgar Latin *domnion-, domnio keep, mastery, from Latin dominus lord \u2014 more at dominate":""
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},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024917"
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},
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"duncical":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by the qualities of a dunce : stupid , duncish":[]
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},
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"\u02c8d\u0259n(t)s\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025012"
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},
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"dunger":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an operator of a machine for chemically removing acetic acid and thickening from printed cloth so that it will receive mordant dye":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b\u0259(r)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025424"
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},
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"dunch":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to nudge or bump especially with the elbow":[],
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": blow , push":[],
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": hard of hearing":[],
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": slow in recognition or comprehension":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259nch",
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"\u02c8du\u0307nch"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dunchen ; probably akin to Icelandic, Swedish & Norwegian dunka to strike, Old Norse dynkr noise, dynr din":"Transitive verb",
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"Middle English dunche , from dunchen , verb":"Noun",
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"origin unknown":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032740"
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": something characteristic of a Scotist":[],
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": intellectual dullness : stupidity":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259n(t)s(\u0259)r\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-034507"
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},
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"dung fly":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035029"
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},
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"dunghill":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a heap of dung":[],
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": something (such as a situation or condition) that is repulsive or degraded":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259\u014b-\u02cchil"
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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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"In Shakespeare, Cade\u2019s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill . \u2014 Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035153"
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},
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"dunce cap":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a conical cap formerly used as a punishment for slow learners at school":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On sweltering summer days, my grandfather, a minor town official, was paraded through the streets in chains and a dunce cap , upon which was scrawled a litany of his failures. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
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|
"Come December, the predictor will either be wearing a dunce cap or a genius cap. Division 1: Santa Ana Mater Dei. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Mike tells Moyers about a college student who wears the judgment of traditional writing instructors like a dunce cap . \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In the event a maskless person refuses to mask up and refuses to wear the dunce cap in the alley, the enforcer would follow that person around blasting the air horn until the person was seated. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"Banks\u2019 stress test performance can also play into stock prices, as investors often reward big bank stocks for passing with flying colors and punish any that end up wearing a dunce cap . \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
|
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"Perhaps that\u2019s why my second-grade teacher taped my chatty mouth shut and put a dunce cap on my head. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Sitting in the corner of the room, wearing a dunce cap , is Android, the world's only major consumer operating system that can't be centrally updated by its creator. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 22 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Abraham Lincoln imprisoned editors during the Civil War, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt admonished a journalist to go to the corner and wear a dunce cap . \u2014 Will Weissert, Star Tribune , 2 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1791, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040511"
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