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2126 lines
88 KiB
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{
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"Licania":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large genus of tropical American trees (family Rosaceae) having alternate simple leaves and small panicled flowers":[]
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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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"New Latin, modification (with some letter rearrangement) of Galibi caligni (tree of the genus Licania )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012b\u02c8-",
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"l\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101n\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141119",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Licnophora":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of peritrichous ciliate protozoans that have a posterior attaching disk and a very large fanlike anterior membranellar zone extending to the cytopharynx and are commensal":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Greek liknon winnowing fan + New Latin -phora":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"lik\u02c8n\u00e4f\u0259r\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065718",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"licanic acid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline unsaturated keto acid C 4 H 9 (CH=CH) 3 (CH 2 ) 4 COCH 2 CH 2 COOH that in the form of the glyceride is the chief component of oiticica oil and that may be hydrogenated to stearic acid":[]
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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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"New Latin Licania + English -ic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0259\u0307\u02c8|kanik-",
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"(\u02c8)l\u012b\u00a6|"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080518",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"licareol":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": levorotatory linalool":[]
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary licare- (from New Latin Licaria , genus of trees of the family Lauraceae) + -ol":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cc\u014dl",
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"l\u012b\u02c8-",
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"l\u0259\u0307\u02c8ka(a)r\u0113\u02cc\u022fl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190937",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lice":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of lice plural of louse"
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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":"20220702-233009",
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"type":[]
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},
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"licence":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accredit",
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"authorize",
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"certify",
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"charter",
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"commission",
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"empower",
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"enable",
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"invest",
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"qualify",
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"vest",
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"warrant"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted":[],
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": a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights":[],
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": a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful":[
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"a hunting license"
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],
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": deviation from fact, form, or rule by an artist or writer for the sake of the effect gained":[
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"poetic license"
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],
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": disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness":[],
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": freedom of action":[],
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": freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility":[
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"Freedom of the press should not be turned into license ."
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],
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": permission to act":[],
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": to give permission or consent to : allow":[],
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": to issue a license to":[],
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": to permit or authorize especially by formal license":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor.",
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"His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything.",
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"Verb",
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"The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor.",
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"a new drug licensed by the government",
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"The company licensed its name to others.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Give me your driver\u2019s license , registration and insurance. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"Other provisions include new federal gun-trafficking offenses and a broader definition of which gun sellers are required to register for a federal firearms license , which in turn would require them to conduct background checks on their customers. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
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"Even more precisely, those customers with a Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 (and up) license using the Azure commercial cloud with the exception of government cloud customers. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
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"Harry Gesner was an architect who didn\u2019t have a fancy degree \u2014 nor, for many years, even an architectural license . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Thirty-seven states, including Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, license professional midwives, but not Massachusetts. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"David Herrera, 18, of the 7300 block of S. Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, was charged with no valid driver\u2019s license , speeding and a failure to appear warrant from Livingston County, at 8:34 a.m. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
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"Encourage safe driving: The department is encouraging residents to get their vehicle registered, obtain a driver\u2019s license , enroll or encourage others to take driver\u2019s education. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"While the misdemeanor conviction will not impact his firearms license , which is not set to expire until 2023, Daughtry is forbidden from possessing firearms under the terms of his probation. \u2014 Chris Joyner, ajc , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Lastly, there is the option to license out your business name and brand to a concessionaire company that will operate the business day to day in the airport. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"These headphones are such a good seller and such a professional piece of kit that Sennheiser held onto the product rather than passing it on as part of the recent deal to license Sennheiser\u2019s consumer products to Sonova AG. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
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"Mayht isn\u2019t looking to compete with the likes of Sonos, Apple and JBL with its Heartmotion technology, instead preferring to license its technology to firms who are already a staple in the audio market. \u2014 Micah Singleton, Billboard , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"But while BioNTech and other companies have paid to license the technology, Moderna has not \u2014 another sore point between the company and the government, a senior administration official said. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"Disney can take the sportsbooks\u2019 ad money, make shows that incorporate wagering into its content lineup and even license its brand to sports betting companies. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"The administration has been pressing Moderna executives to increase production at U.S. plants and to license the company's technology to overseas manufacturers that could make doses for foreign markets. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 10 Oct. 2021",
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"Media companies and studios can solve content distribution challenges by understanding what programming to create or license to maximize viewership. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 1 June 2022",
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"Kemp signed a number of bills reflecting conservative priorities, including new voting restrictions, enabling residents to carry handguns without a background check or license , and limiting discussion about race in classrooms. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French licence , from Latin licentia , from licent-, licens , present participle of lic\u0113re to be permitted":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-s\u1d4an(t)s",
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"\u02c8l\u012bs-\u1d4ans"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for license Noun freedom , liberty , license mean the power or condition of acting without compulsion. freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated. freedom of the press liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion. the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom. freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license",
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"synonyms":[
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"allowance",
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"authorization",
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"clearance",
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"concurrence",
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"consent",
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"granting",
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"green light",
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"leave",
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"permission",
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"sanction",
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"sufferance",
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"warrant"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230155",
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"license":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accredit",
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"authorize",
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"certify",
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"charter",
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"commission",
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"empower",
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"enable",
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"invest",
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"qualify",
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"vest",
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"warrant"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted":[],
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": a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights":[],
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": a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful":[
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"a hunting license"
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],
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": deviation from fact, form, or rule by an artist or writer for the sake of the effect gained":[
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"poetic license"
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],
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": disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness":[],
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": freedom of action":[],
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": freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility":[
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"Freedom of the press should not be turned into license ."
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],
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": permission to act":[],
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": to give permission or consent to : allow":[],
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": to issue a license to":[],
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": to permit or authorize especially by formal license":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor.",
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"His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything.",
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"Verb",
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"The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor.",
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"a new drug licensed by the government",
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"The company licensed its name to others.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Give me your driver\u2019s license , registration and insurance. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"Other provisions include new federal gun-trafficking offenses and a broader definition of which gun sellers are required to register for a federal firearms license , which in turn would require them to conduct background checks on their customers. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
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"Even more precisely, those customers with a Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 (and up) license using the Azure commercial cloud with the exception of government cloud customers. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
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"Harry Gesner was an architect who didn\u2019t have a fancy degree \u2014 nor, for many years, even an architectural license . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Thirty-seven states, including Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, license professional midwives, but not Massachusetts. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"David Herrera, 18, of the 7300 block of S. Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, was charged with no valid driver\u2019s license , speeding and a failure to appear warrant from Livingston County, at 8:34 a.m. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
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"Encourage safe driving: The department is encouraging residents to get their vehicle registered, obtain a driver\u2019s license , enroll or encourage others to take driver\u2019s education. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"While the misdemeanor conviction will not impact his firearms license , which is not set to expire until 2023, Daughtry is forbidden from possessing firearms under the terms of his probation. \u2014 Chris Joyner, ajc , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Lastly, there is the option to license out your business name and brand to a concessionaire company that will operate the business day to day in the airport. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"These headphones are such a good seller and such a professional piece of kit that Sennheiser held onto the product rather than passing it on as part of the recent deal to license Sennheiser\u2019s consumer products to Sonova AG. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
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"Mayht isn\u2019t looking to compete with the likes of Sonos, Apple and JBL with its Heartmotion technology, instead preferring to license its technology to firms who are already a staple in the audio market. \u2014 Micah Singleton, Billboard , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"But while BioNTech and other companies have paid to license the technology, Moderna has not \u2014 another sore point between the company and the government, a senior administration official said. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"Disney can take the sportsbooks\u2019 ad money, make shows that incorporate wagering into its content lineup and even license its brand to sports betting companies. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"The administration has been pressing Moderna executives to increase production at U.S. plants and to license the company's technology to overseas manufacturers that could make doses for foreign markets. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 10 Oct. 2021",
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"Media companies and studios can solve content distribution challenges by understanding what programming to create or license to maximize viewership. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 1 June 2022",
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"Kemp signed a number of bills reflecting conservative priorities, including new voting restrictions, enabling residents to carry handguns without a background check or license , and limiting discussion about race in classrooms. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French licence , from Latin licentia , from licent-, licens , present participle of lic\u0113re to be permitted":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-s\u1d4an(t)s",
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"\u02c8l\u012bs-\u1d4ans"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for license Noun freedom , liberty , license mean the power or condition of acting without compulsion. freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated. freedom of the press liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion. the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom. freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license",
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"synonyms":[
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"allowance",
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"authorization",
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"clearance",
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"concurrence",
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"consent",
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"granting",
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"green light",
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"leave",
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"permission",
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"sanction",
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"sufferance",
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"warrant"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162703",
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"licensed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having a valid license required to engage in a particular business, occupation, or activity":[
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"licensed drivers",
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"a licensed cosmetologist",
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"A licensed anesthesiologist must always be in the facility, though, depending on the procedure, not necessarily in the room with the patient.",
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"\u2014 Barbara M. Swanson"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1632, 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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"\u02c8l\u012b-s\u1d4an(t)st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163613",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"licensed practical nurse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who has undergone training and obtained a license (as from a state) conferring authorization to provide routine care for the sick":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In her younger years, Beale worked as a licensed practical nurse in Washington, DC, the release noted. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 29 May 2022",
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"Gorham was inspired to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN) by the healthcare workers who cared for her dad, who died of pancreatic cancer at 40. \u2014 David Williams, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"According to the Alabama Board of Nursing, Mirauri became a licensed practical nurse in 2013 and his license is now revoked. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"DeVuono, a nurse practitioner, and Urraro, a licensed practical nurse , received Covid-19 vaccines, vaccination cards and medical syringes from the New York State Department of Health, prosecutors said. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Once upon a time, nearly all nurses got a single one-year qualification\u2014known as the LPN, or licensed practical nurse \u2014and spent their entire career at one or two facilities. \u2014 Fortune , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"At the Salem campus, the hospital currently has about 13% of its nursing positions vacant, including a quarter of its licensed practical nurse positions. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Dec. 2021",
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"In 2019, 421 completed licensed practical nurse or RN programs. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"Sutherland, a licensed practical nurse , was fired by Hacienda after his arrest and has since given up his nursing license. \u2014 CBS News , 3 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125531",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"licentious":{
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"antonyms":[
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"frigid",
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"undersexed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Underneath the uniform of Sister Hilda, Woolgar (who also played the licentious Lady Repton on Harlots) sports cascades of strawberry blonde waves. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"In this outing, there is literally no forgiving the rich powerful playboy Duke, whose grossly licentious sexism was likely accepted endemic at the time, but is just despicable today. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"This is just one of many physical violations that Ratajkowski recounts having incurred from the licentious men in her orbit. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Every summer, stories of bad behavior -- usually linked to drinking, brawling and general licentious antics -- abound. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 17 July 2021",
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"The partial emptiness of office buildings gave Midtown a licentious , anything-goes feeling. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2021",
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"Descriptions of Nero as unhinged and licentious belong to a rhetorical tradition of personal attack that flourished in the Roman courtroom. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
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"Like Bacchus himself, Pompeians had a licentious side, here resulting in a split in the exhibition path. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 26 May 2021",
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"How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation dispels the notion that support for the famously licentious Trump constituted any sort of aberration for the movement. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin licentiosus , from licentia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012b-\u02c8sen-ch\u0259s",
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"l\u012b-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"concupiscent",
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"goatish",
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"horny",
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"hot",
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"hypersexual",
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"itchy",
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"lascivious",
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"lecherous",
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"lewd",
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"libidinous",
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"lubricious",
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"lubricous",
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"lustful",
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"oversexed",
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"passionate",
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"randy",
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"salacious",
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"satyric",
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"wanton"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215747",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"licentiousness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"frigid",
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"undersexed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Underneath the uniform of Sister Hilda, Woolgar (who also played the licentious Lady Repton on Harlots) sports cascades of strawberry blonde waves. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"In this outing, there is literally no forgiving the rich powerful playboy Duke, whose grossly licentious sexism was likely accepted endemic at the time, but is just despicable today. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"This is just one of many physical violations that Ratajkowski recounts having incurred from the licentious men in her orbit. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Every summer, stories of bad behavior -- usually linked to drinking, brawling and general licentious antics -- abound. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 17 July 2021",
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"The partial emptiness of office buildings gave Midtown a licentious , anything-goes feeling. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2021",
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"Descriptions of Nero as unhinged and licentious belong to a rhetorical tradition of personal attack that flourished in the Roman courtroom. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
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"Like Bacchus himself, Pompeians had a licentious side, here resulting in a split in the exhibition path. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 26 May 2021",
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"How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation dispels the notion that support for the famously licentious Trump constituted any sort of aberration for the movement. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin licentiosus , from licentia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012b-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259s",
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"l\u012b-\u02c8sen-ch\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"concupiscent",
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"goatish",
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"horny",
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"hot",
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"hypersexual",
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"itchy",
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"lascivious",
|
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"lecherous",
|
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"lewd",
|
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"libidinous",
|
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"lubricious",
|
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"lubricous",
|
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"lustful",
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"oversexed",
|
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"passionate",
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"randy",
|
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"salacious",
|
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"satyric",
|
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"wanton"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104156",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"licit":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"illegal",
|
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"illegitimate",
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"illicit",
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"lawless",
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"unlawful",
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"wrongful"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": conforming to the requirements of the law : not forbidden by law : permissible":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"law enforcement agencies are demanding stricter regulation of the sale of licit medications that can later be used in the home manufacture of illicit drugs",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The only morally licit treatment of an ectopic pregnancy, for a Catholic, besides watch and wait, is the salpingectomy, on the basis that the demise of the pregnancy is an indirect effect of acting to preserve the mother\u2019s life. \u2014 Joanna Petrone, Longreads , 18 Aug. 2017"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French licite , from Latin licitus , from past participle of lic\u0113re to be permitted \u2014 more at license":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8li-s\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for licit lawful , legal , legitimate , licit mean being in accordance with law. lawful may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon). the lawful sovereign legal applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts. legal residents of the state legitimate may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards. a perfectly legitimate question about taxes licit applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law. the licit use of drugs by doctors",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
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"legit",
|
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"legitimate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023153",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"lick":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
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"bat",
|
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"beat",
|
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"belt",
|
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"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
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"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
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"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
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"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a block of often medicated saline preparation given to livestock to lick":[],
|
|
": a critical thrust : dig , barb":[],
|
|
": a directed effort : crack":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural \u2014 usually used in the phrase get in one's licks"
|
|
],
|
|
": a hasty careless effort":[],
|
|
": a natural salt deposit (such as a salt spring) that animals lick":[],
|
|
": a perfunctory performance of a task":[],
|
|
": a sharp hit : blow":[],
|
|
": a small amount : bit":[
|
|
"couldn't swim a lick"
|
|
],
|
|
": an act or instance of licking":[],
|
|
": to dart like a tongue":[],
|
|
": to draw the tongue over":[],
|
|
": to feel or show eager anticipation":[],
|
|
": to flicker over like a tongue":[],
|
|
": to get the better of : overcome , defeat":[],
|
|
": to lap with or as if with the tongue":[],
|
|
": to put into proper form or condition":[],
|
|
": to recover from defeat or disappointment":[],
|
|
": to strike repeatedly : thrash":[],
|
|
": to take into the mouth with the tongue : lap":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He licked the stamp before putting it on the envelope.",
|
|
"The dog licked at the plate.",
|
|
"She licked the sauce off her finger.",
|
|
"The cat licked the milk off her paws.",
|
|
"Flames were already licking the ceiling.",
|
|
"Flames were already licking at the ceiling.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Could I have a lick of your ice cream",
|
|
"It just needs a lick of paint.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"An Arizona public health expert warned that guests who lick the wall are taking a risk. \u2014 Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And they are not allowed to lick or otherwise touch any cutlery, glasses or plates. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Once unboxed, cats tend to pounce on it, kick it, lick it and generally adore it. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Nashville residents and businesses barely had time to lick their wounds before the other shoe dropped. \u2014 William Deshazer For Cnn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"In the footage, two dogs wander around and lick her face, and her hands appear to be handcuffed behind her back. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The break should give the Clippers time to lick the wounds from their recent slide. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The dogs could easily be restrained by their owners, but the owners choose to let their pets continue to lick me to their hearts\u2019 content. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some women lick their fingers and gaze seductively into the camera. \u2014 Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Aromas of red fruit with a lick of tar, violet and primroses. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Generous, round, profuse, lush, plush aromas of red fruit and a lick of menthol. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Good thing, because the story \u2014 the script is by Michael Waldron \u2014 doesn\u2019t make a lick of sense. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The entire 7,500-square-foot space will also be redesigned to put their own touch on it: new lick of paint, new furniture, new fixtures. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"In addition to the massive dog walk, additional spectacles included a pet/owner look-alike contest; a musical chairs contest; a costume challenge; a singing contest; a comical agility competition; and a peanut butter lick -off. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Hasn\u2019t made a lick of difference and my shoulders thank me. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Your teammates are actually complimenting you by not playing a lick of D. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And just after gracing us at the 2022 Grammys with those smoky eyes, she's promised to not wear a lick of makeup until her next performance, seemingly as preparation (or a break) before the major festival to come. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English liccian ; akin to Old High German leck\u014dn to lick, Latin lingere , Greek leichein":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung up",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"curry",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"punch out",
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065828",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lick someone's boots":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to treat someone powerful with too much respect in order to get approval":[
|
|
"He's just the assistant to the manager, there's no need to lick his boots ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131355",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lick-spigot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lickspittle":[],
|
|
": tapster":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"lick entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044421",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lickety-split":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slowly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": at great speed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably irregular from lick entry 1 + split":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccli-k\u0259-t\u0113-\u02c8split"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"chop-chop",
|
|
"double-quick",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
|
"full tilt",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"hell-for-leather",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"speedily",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"swiftly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"licking":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"success",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"victory",
|
|
"win"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sound thrashing : drubbing":[],
|
|
": defeat":[],
|
|
"river 320 miles (515 kilometers) long in northeastern Kentucky flowing northwest into the Ohio River":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His father threatened to give him a licking if he didn't stop misbehaving.",
|
|
"our team took a licking last night, but we'll get them next time",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Masao Miyazaki, an animal behaviorist at Iwate University and an author on the study, explained that cats engage in four main behaviors with either catnip or silver vine: licking , chewing, rubbing and rolling. \u2014 Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Both books tell the story of a child prodigy who learned to take a licking as part of the family act. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The company provides summaries to share with vets and alerts around behavioral problems like excessive licking or scratching. \u2014 Laura Cooper, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"While toads have been revered by ancient cultures, this particular backstory of toad licking was conjured up by purveyors of 5-MEO-DMT. \u2014 Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Common signs of allergies in dogs include itching, loss of fur, irritated eyes, the licking of paws, dry skin and red, inflamed skin. \u2014 Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"If the licking is bothersome, don't reprimand the dog, but instead distract them from their mission with a treat. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Southern Living , 28 May 2021",
|
|
"All those joints were rolled by volunteers, with a safety protocol that included gloves, masks, and absolutely no licking of rolling papers. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"Sometimes a dog develops a chronic itch, possibly from an insect bite, and seeks relief through licking and scratching. \u2014 Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8li-ki\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"plastering",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"shellacking",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"trouncing",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062009",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lickspit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lickspittle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"lick entry 1 + spit (spittle)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170806",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lickspittle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fawning subordinate : toady":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a partisan news program whose host is more of a lickspittle for the White House than a serious journalist",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What happened to the idea that art and culture should be a contemptuous refuge from the mainstream, as opposed to this lickspittle , running dog accommodation to the mainstream",
|
|
"What's more, Louis DeJoy, the Trump lickspittle and longtime Republican donor (with a massive financial conflict of interest) now serving as postmaster general, has royally messed up mail service. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, TheWeek , 11 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"And Washington is revealed once again as our modern Versailles, a place of courtiers and lickspittles who\u2019d use the Ministry of Justice to serve their ambitions. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 15 June 2018",
|
|
"Ricardians denounce Shakespeare as a lickspittle hack who favored Henry Tudor \u2014the winner at Bosworth and Elizabeth I\u2019s grandfather\u2014over Richard\u2019s branch of the House of York. \u2014 Andrew Roberts, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Trump likes to have a range of lickspittle around him. \u2014 Jeet Heer, The New Republic , 2 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Luckily, devoted lickspittle Mike Pence was nearby to herd the president* back so that the latter could further eviscerate the healthcare of millions of Americans. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 12 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"And the surrender or war over Korea that may follow will be but one part, however distressing or bloody, of the price this country will pay for a government administered by moral weaklings and lickspittles . \u2014 Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic , 2 Oct. 2017",
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"Lord will not be missed, either by viewers or by the network itself, which will inevitably find some other disingenuous lickspittle to fill Lord\u2019s seat on its panel shows. \u2014 Justin Peters, Slate Magazine , 11 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1825, 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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"\u02c8lik-\u02ccspi-t\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apple-polisher",
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"bootlicker",
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"brownnoser",
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"fawner",
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"flunky",
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"flunkey",
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"flunkie",
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"suck-up",
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"sycophant",
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"toady"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085616",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"licorice":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a candy flavored with licorice or a substitute (such as anise)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Also added in the unique formula is a licorice root extract that soothes and mitigates discoloration while preventing future signs of aging. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
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"Advertise a handrail as the world\u2019s largest piece of licorice , and charge skeptics to take a bite because really, who could tell",
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"Walk around town while sipping coffee from Fuel, and satisfy a sweet tooth with ice cream from SoCo Creamery or a bag of rare licorice from Robin\u2019s Candy Shop. \u2014 Kaitlyn Wylde, Vogue , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"For dark spots and hyperpigmentation, choose products with brightening vitamin C, retinol, niacinamide, licorice root extract or glycolic, kojic, lactic, azelaic and ferulic acids to help brighten and even skin tone. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
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"Dark fruit and crushed rock open on the nose, layered with pencil shavings, pine notes and a little licorice . \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"There\u2019s lots of black fruit, more dried than fresh, along with some licorice . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"Go the extra mile and cut the tips off of licorice to create sweet sippers. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Beaune Premier Cru captures a little bit of the Volnay and Pommard together, adding depth and intrigue with exotic spice and a touch of licorice under lush plum and berry layered with earth, herbs, cedar and a hint of salinity. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English licorice , from Anglo-French licoris , from Late Latin liquiritia , alteration of Latin glycyrrhiza , from Greek glykyrrhiza , from glykys sweet + rhiza root \u2014 more at dulcet , root":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8li-k\u0259-rish",
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"-r\u0259s",
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"\u02c8li-k(\u0259-)rish",
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"-k(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102108",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"licorice fern":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of several ferns of the genus Polypodium having rootstocks of a sweetish flavor":[]
|
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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":"20220707-001908",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"licorice vine":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": indian licorice":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133357",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"licury":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ouricury":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Portuguese licur\u00ed, licuri , from Tupi":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140505",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"licury wax":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": ouricury wax":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220707-012638",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"licensed premises":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an establishment in which alcoholic beverages and tobacco are permitted to be retailed and consumed":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055128"
|
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},
|
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"licker-in":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a drum or cylinder in a carding machine that takes the lap from the feed rollers":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6lik\u0259\u00a6(r)in"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102710"
|
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},
|
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"licker":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that licks":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8lik\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English lykkare , from lykken, licken to lick + -are -er":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113447"
|
|
},
|
|
"lickerish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": greedy , desirous":[],
|
|
": tempting to the appetite":[],
|
|
": lecherous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8li-k(\u0259-)rish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of lickerous , from Middle English likerous , probably modification of Anglo-French *lekerous, lecherus lecherous, from lechur lecher":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131949"
|
|
},
|
|
"licks":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to draw the tongue over":[],
|
|
": to flicker over like a tongue":[],
|
|
": to take into the mouth with the tongue : lap":[],
|
|
": to strike repeatedly : thrash":[],
|
|
": to get the better of : overcome , defeat":[],
|
|
": to lap with or as if with the tongue":[],
|
|
": to dart like a tongue":[],
|
|
": to put into proper form or condition":[],
|
|
": to feel or show eager anticipation":[],
|
|
": to recover from defeat or disappointment":[],
|
|
": an act or instance of licking":[],
|
|
": a small amount : bit":[
|
|
"couldn't swim a lick"
|
|
],
|
|
": a hasty careless effort":[],
|
|
": a sharp hit : blow":[],
|
|
": a directed effort : crack":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural \u2014 usually used in the phrase get in one's licks"
|
|
],
|
|
": a natural salt deposit (such as a salt spring) that animals lick":[],
|
|
": a block of often medicated saline preparation given to livestock to lick":[],
|
|
": a critical thrust : dig , barb":[],
|
|
": a perfunctory performance of a task":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung up",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"curry",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"punch out",
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He licked the stamp before putting it on the envelope.",
|
|
"The dog licked at the plate.",
|
|
"She licked the sauce off her finger.",
|
|
"The cat licked the milk off her paws.",
|
|
"Flames were already licking the ceiling.",
|
|
"Flames were already licking at the ceiling.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Could I have a lick of your ice cream",
|
|
"It just needs a lick of paint.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"An Arizona public health expert warned that guests who lick the wall are taking a risk. \u2014 Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And they are not allowed to lick or otherwise touch any cutlery, glasses or plates. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Once unboxed, cats tend to pounce on it, kick it, lick it and generally adore it. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Nashville residents and businesses barely had time to lick their wounds before the other shoe dropped. \u2014 William Deshazer For Cnn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"In the footage, two dogs wander around and lick her face, and her hands appear to be handcuffed behind her back. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The break should give the Clippers time to lick the wounds from their recent slide. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The dogs could easily be restrained by their owners, but the owners choose to let their pets continue to lick me to their hearts\u2019 content. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some women lick their fingers and gaze seductively into the camera. \u2014 Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Gorgeous oranges on the finish with a lick of lime. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"The signature blue exterior of the antiques shop has been given a fresh lick of white paint, ready for its next life as a Jeni's ice cream shop. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Aromas of red fruit with a lick of tar, violet and primroses. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Generous, round, profuse, lush, plush aromas of red fruit and a lick of menthol. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Good thing, because the story \u2014 the script is by Michael Waldron \u2014 doesn\u2019t make a lick of sense. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The entire 7,500-square-foot space will also be redesigned to put their own touch on it: new lick of paint, new furniture, new fixtures. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"In addition to the massive dog walk, additional spectacles included a pet/owner look-alike contest; a musical chairs contest; a costume challenge; a singing contest; a comical agility competition; and a peanut butter lick -off. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Hasn\u2019t made a lick of difference and my shoulders thank me. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English liccian ; akin to Old High German leck\u014dn to lick, Latin lingere , Greek leichein":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb",
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135029"
|
|
},
|
|
"licensed vocational nurse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a licensed practical nurse authorized to practice in the states of California or Texas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-v\u014d-\u02cck\u0101-sh\u0259n-\u1d4al-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At the same time, Silva\u2019s fiancee, Ashley Navarro, was working as a licensed vocational nurse at a local hospital, including on rotating shifts on a COVID-19 unit. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"The mother of six was studying to be a licensed vocational nurse at Westchester College of Nursing and Allied Health in Los Angeles. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"In addition to working at a retirement home, Johnson was studying to become a licensed vocational nurse , according to the Times. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"The single mom lost her job as a licensed vocational nurse last April. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The licensed vocational nurse students are set to graduate in March. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Crystal Teal, a licensed vocational nurse , recently recounted that May day to my colleague Joe Mozingo. \u2014 Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Ebejer-Swineheart, a licensed vocational nurse and cancer care navigator, has been running the program since 2018 and spearheaded efforts to expand the program and tailor it to each patient\u2019s needs. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"She and her husband, a disabled Marine veteran and himself a licensed vocational nurse , discussed how the family might get by without her. \u2014 Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com , 13 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140627"
|
|
},
|
|
"lickerous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lickerish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English likerous , from (assumed) Old North French, variant of Old French lechereus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142531"
|
|
},
|
|
"lick one's lips":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to pass one's tongue over the lips":[
|
|
"She licked her lips while she waited for the food to be served."
|
|
],
|
|
": to feel or show excitement because something good is expected to happen":[
|
|
"The players knew they would win and were licking their lips as they waited for the game to start."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161805"
|
|
},
|
|
"license plate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Things like ShotSpotter, license plate readers, and video evidence from surveillance cameras or cell phones. \u2014 Andy Sheehan, CBS News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In some cases, law enforcement may pull data from license plate readers or facial recognition software systems that have been strategically set up along state borders, said Granick of the ACLU. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Tatum Hunter, Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Portage Police Chief Michael Candiano credited a license plate reader in aiding the capture of a 37-year-old Portage man who\u2019s charged in a June 4 home invasion and theft. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"Law enforcement officers were looking for the vehicle when it was seen on a license plate reader in Indian River County, Sheriff Eric Flowers said in a news conference. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"At a cost of $42,000 a year, Brooklyn last fall contracted with Flock Safety to install and maintain 17 license plate reader (LPR) cameras, which read vehicle colors, types and license plates. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"His Flock license plate reader pinged the car as being reported stolen out of Tennessee. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"At nearly the same time, Chicago police used a license plate reader to locate the Porsche, which was on the back of a tow truck in Bronzeville. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Groups of visitors traveling together in different cars are exempt from the license plate system as well as people with reservations at campgrounds and hotels in the park. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022"
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"circa 1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the small, oval to roundish fruit of a Chinese tree ( Litchi chinensis ) of the soapberry family having a rough or warty, yellow, pink, or reddish leathery rind and sweet to slightly acidic usually whitish edible flesh that surrounds a single large seed":[],
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": a slow-growing tree that bears lychees and has glossy, leathery leaves and terminal clusters of tiny, apetalous, greenish-white to yellow flowers":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072931"
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"definitions":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a nightjar ( Caprimulgus europaeus )":[]
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"definitions":{
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": something that uses up money":[
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"law is a lickpenny",
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
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"Middle English lickpeny , from licken to lick + peny penny":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-122055"
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": any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga or a cyanobacterium and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface (such as on a rock or the bark of trees)":[],
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": any of several skin diseases characterized by the eruptions of flat papules":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-k\u0259n",
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"British also \u02c8li-ch\u0259n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Caribou in the Delta herd and Macomb herd, which utilize lichen in the black spruce forests, have been forced to move to areas with lesser-quality feed. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"That allowed Nelson and his team to estimate how quickly the algae\u2014and in turn, the lichen \u2014adapted to past changes in their environment. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Hot weather isn\u2019t good for lichen growth on the open tundra, and lichens in the Tangle Lakes area and the Maclaren Desert have not fared well in recent years. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"Some of the lichen species here are found only on old-growth trees \u2014 just one of the beautiful associations in a complex ecological system that has evolved over thousands of years. \u2014 Lynda V. Mapes, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"Sami reindeer herders have been taking their animals to graze on the lichen of Finland\u2019s northerly forests for hundreds of years, but community leaders say their way of life is being threatened by a potential increase in logging. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2021",
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"In 2018, when Canada hosted, the dishes served at the summit incorporated Arctic lichen and maple leaves. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2021",
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"Cross handed me a blotter dipped in oakmoss absolute, extracted from a ghostly fris\u00e9e-looking frond that is actually a lichen that grows on oak trees. \u2014 Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"This lichen from Florida was just identified from historical collections through DNA barcoding. \u2014 John R. Platt, Scientific American , 13 Jan. 2021"
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"Latin, from Greek leich\u0113n, lich\u0113n , from leichein to lick":""
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"circa 1657, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"New Latin, from Latin lichen + New Latin -ales":""
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"adjective"
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": having no license":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u1d4an(t)sl\u0259\u0307s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170420"
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"Lichenes":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a major category of thallophytes comprising the lichens now usually treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi \u2014 compare lichenales":[]
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},
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"l\u012b\u02c8k\u0113(\u02cc)n\u0113z"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from plural of Latin lichen":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031059"
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"lich":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 used chiefly in combination lich -house"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lich"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English lich, lik body, corpse, from Old English l\u012bc":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044303"
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},
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"lick-log":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a felled tree in which troughs are cut and filled with salt for cattle":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062107"
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"licensing law":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a law that controls where and when alcoholic drinks may be sold":[]
|
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115443"
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},
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"licking stone":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a lick in brick form":[]
|
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122140"
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},
|
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"licensure":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u012bs-\u1d4an-sh\u0259r, -\u02ccshu\u0307r",
|
|
"-\u02ccshu\u0307r",
|
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"\u02c8l\u012b-s\u1d4an-sh\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The program does not cover the cost of conferences or courses required for licensure or certification, or to maintain minimum job qualifications, the policy says. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
|
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"And auditors are digging into the state\u2019s licensure and oversight of hospice care providers after a Times investigation identified fraudulent practices in the booming end-of-life industry. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
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"As in other states, enforcement of a Renter's Rights law would fall to the state Real Estate Commission, rolled into its current duties of supervising the licensure and conduct policies of real estate agents. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The law mandating licensure and other requirements for benefit managers does not take effect until 2024. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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"This order modifies certain statutes to permit healthcare graduates to practice prior to licensure for the duration of the emergencies. \u2014 Staff Report, courant.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Some professional licensing boards will not allow graduates from unaccredited programs to sit for licensure ; the ramifications are almost endless. \u2014 Edward Conroy, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some of the new hires will also help customers with advice on their finances or on stock trading, which requires some licensure . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"In 2018, the first round of state licensing for such businesses did not result in an applicant seeking to open in South Euclid being selected for licensure . \u2014 cleveland , 18 Feb. 2022"
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],
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130123"
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|
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"lichen green":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a light greenish gray that is yellower, lighter, and stronger than French gray and bluer than ash gray":[]
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132532"
|
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},
|
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"lich-gate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a roofed gate in a churchyard under which a bier rests during the initial part of the burial service":[]
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145114"
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},
|
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"lich-house":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": mortuary":[]
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English lich hus , from lich corpse + hus, hous house":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145822"
|
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},
|
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"lichenism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": symbiosis between certain algae and fungi that produces lichens":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u012bk\u0259\u0307\u02ccniz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155101"
|
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},
|
|
"lich fowl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a nightjar ( Caprimulgus europaeus )":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165934"
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},
|
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"licenses":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": permission to act":[],
|
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": freedom of action":[],
|
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": a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful":[
|
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"a hunting license"
|
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],
|
|
": a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted":[],
|
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": a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights":[],
|
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": freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility":[
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"Freedom of the press should not be turned into license ."
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],
|
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": disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness":[],
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": deviation from fact, form, or rule by an artist or writer for the sake of the effect gained":[
|
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"poetic license"
|
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],
|
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": to issue a license to":[],
|
|
": to permit or authorize especially by formal license":[],
|
|
": to give permission or consent to : allow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u012b-s\u1d4an(t)s",
|
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"\u02c8l\u012bs-\u1d4ans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowance",
|
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"authorization",
|
|
"clearance",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
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"consent",
|
|
"granting",
|
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"green light",
|
|
"leave",
|
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"permission",
|
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"sanction",
|
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"sufferance",
|
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"warrant"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"accredit",
|
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"authorize",
|
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"certify",
|
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"charter",
|
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"commission",
|
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"empower",
|
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"enable",
|
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"invest",
|
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"qualify",
|
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"vest",
|
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"warrant"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for license Noun freedom , liberty , license mean the power or condition of acting without compulsion. freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated. freedom of the press liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion. the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom. freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"The restaurant's owner applied for a license to sell liquor.",
|
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"His job as a reporter gives him license to go anywhere and ask anything.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The restaurant has now been licensed to sell liquor.",
|
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"a new drug licensed by the government",
|
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"The company licensed its name to others.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Sixteen cars remained unclaimed in the area\u2019s parking lot, and authorities sought to track down occupants through license plates. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News , 4 July 2022",
|
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"Following the incident, rescuers began checking license plates in the parking lot to determine how many people might be unaccounted for, Corps spokesman Walter Milan told AP. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 4 July 2022",
|
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"Proudfoot produced his driver\u2019s license , showing his real name and address, the affidavit said. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Her driver\u2019s license was suspended at the time of the crash. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Luis Tuba Duchitanga, 48, of the 4900 block of Troy Street, Chicago, was charged at 4:49 p.m. June 2 at East and Elm avenues with having no valid driver\u2019s license , operating an uninsured vehicle, and suspended registration. \u2014 Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"At the time of his death, Mr. Lyoya was on probation, his driver\u2019s license was revoked and there were two warrants out for his arrest, including one for a domestic violence charge three days earlier. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"As part of the plea agreement, Mansour will have to serve an additional 20 years of probation and will lose his driver\u2019s license permanently, WFTV reports. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
|
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"At the time of the crash, James had already stacked up four prior OWI convictions and still had his driver\u2019s license revoked and was on probation from his last one, in 2018. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"With the approval and oversight of the collective (and estate), musicians will be able to license Smalls' iconic freestyle and include it in their own recordings. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"In the end, Apple settled lawsuits with Qualcomm suits in 2019, agreeing to license Qualcomm\u2019s patent portfolio for at least six years and use its 5G baseband chipsets in iPhones for an unspecified number of years. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
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"State officials, who license and regulate residential treatment facilities, have done little to fix the problems, an investigation by ProPublica and THE CITY found. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The Arnhem Space Centre was recently awarded a launch facilities license and launch permit for the NASA campaign after a two-year evaluation by the Australian Space Agency. \u2014 Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The company will continue to license and distribute international and local films in the Nordic region as its core business. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"An acquirer could continue to license Imagine\u2019s library of movies and shows to distributors to generate cash. \u2014 Benjamin Mullin, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Over the past few years, wireless carriers have spent tens of billions of dollars to license spectrum from the government and roll out 5G service. \u2014 David Koenig And Tali Arbel, ajc , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"State officials who license the clinics and who would have to determine if those facilities violated the law. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French licence , from Latin licentia , from licent-, licens , present participle of lic\u0113re to be permitted":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183646"
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},
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"licking disease":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pica of cattle":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220430"
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},
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"licensee":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that is licensed":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccl\u012bs-\u1d4an-\u02c8s\u0113",
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"\u02ccl\u012b-s\u1d4an(t)-\u02c8s\u0113"
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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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"The original licensee was Allis-Chalmers Co., legendary for its farm tractors. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
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"When Disney bought Fox in 2020, UFD became the exclusive licensee of 20th Century Fox films in Ukraine and is also now one of the biggest distributors of independent and local content in the country. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
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"She\u2019s accused of theft from a federal firearms licensee . \u2014 oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
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"The Lock, Stock and Barrel Shooting range is a federal firearms licensee in Grantville, officials said. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Jaime Angel Zamora, of San Diego, was charged with stealing guns from a federal firearms licensee and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Licensing rules also note that regulators can consider a licensee \u2019s past violations when deciding whether to award a new license. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"The company had 847 restaurants and employed 62,000 people there, and McDonald\u2019s is now working to sell its Russian business to Alexander Govor, a McDonald\u2019s licensee since 2015 who operates 25 restaurants in Siberia. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
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"The Chicago burger giant said its existing licensee Alexander Govor, who operates 25 restaurants in Siberia, has agreed to buy McDonald\u2019s 850 Russian restaurants and operate them under a new name. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224631"
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},
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"Lichfield":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in Staffordshire, west central England, north-northeast of Birmingham population 33,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lich-\u02ccf\u0113ld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053007"
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},
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"Licking":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a sound thrashing : drubbing":[],
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": defeat":[],
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"river 320 miles (515 kilometers) long in northeastern Kentucky flowing northwest into the Ohio River":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8li-ki\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beating",
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"defeat",
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"drubbing",
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"loss",
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"lump",
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"overthrow",
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"plastering",
|
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"rout",
|
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"shellacking",
|
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"trimming",
|
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"trouncing",
|
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"whipping"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[
|
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"success",
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"triumph",
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"victory",
|
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"win"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"His father threatened to give him a licking if he didn't stop misbehaving.",
|
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"our team took a licking last night, but we'll get them next time",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Excessive licking could be a sign your dog is anxious or has OCD. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 6 July 2022",
|
|
"Masao Miyazaki, an animal behaviorist at Iwate University and an author on the study, explained that cats engage in four main behaviors with either catnip or silver vine: licking , chewing, rubbing and rolling. \u2014 Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Both books tell the story of a child prodigy who learned to take a licking as part of the family act. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The company provides summaries to share with vets and alerts around behavioral problems like excessive licking or scratching. \u2014 Laura Cooper, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"While toads have been revered by ancient cultures, this particular backstory of toad licking was conjured up by purveyors of 5-MEO-DMT. \u2014 Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Common signs of allergies in dogs include itching, loss of fur, irritated eyes, the licking of paws, dry skin and red, inflamed skin. \u2014 Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"If the licking is bothersome, don't reprimand the dog, but instead distract them from their mission with a treat. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Southern Living , 28 May 2021",
|
|
"All those joints were rolled by volunteers, with a safety protocol that included gloves, masks, and absolutely no licking of rolling papers. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 7 May 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053053"
|
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},
|
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"licheny":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": lichenous sense 1":[
|
|
"the bald patch \u2026 gleamed like a brown pebble through his licheny hair",
|
|
"\u2014 Gerald Durrell"
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u012bk\u0259\u0307n\u0113"
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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":{
|
|
"lichen entry 1 + -y":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093329"
|
|
},
|
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"Lichenopora":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of bryozoans (class Gymnolaemata) usually forming small laminate colonies on shells":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccl\u012bk\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4p\u0259r\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from lichen entry 1 + -o- + -pora":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094636"
|
|
},
|
|
"lichenous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga or a cyanobacterium and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface (such as on a rock or the bark of trees)":[],
|
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": any of several skin diseases characterized by the eruptions of flat papules":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u012b-k\u0259n",
|
|
"British also \u02c8li-ch\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Caribou in the Delta herd and Macomb herd, which utilize lichen in the black spruce forests, have been forced to move to areas with lesser-quality feed. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That allowed Nelson and his team to estimate how quickly the algae\u2014and in turn, the lichen \u2014adapted to past changes in their environment. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Hot weather isn\u2019t good for lichen growth on the open tundra, and lichens in the Tangle Lakes area and the Maclaren Desert have not fared well in recent years. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Some of the lichen species here are found only on old-growth trees \u2014 just one of the beautiful associations in a complex ecological system that has evolved over thousands of years. \u2014 Lynda V. Mapes, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Sami reindeer herders have been taking their animals to graze on the lichen of Finland\u2019s northerly forests for hundreds of years, but community leaders say their way of life is being threatened by a potential increase in logging. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"In 2018, when Canada hosted, the dishes served at the summit incorporated Arctic lichen and maple leaves. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"Cross handed me a blotter dipped in oakmoss absolute, extracted from a ghostly fris\u00e9e-looking frond that is actually a lichen that grows on oak trees. \u2014 Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"This lichen from Florida was just identified from historical collections through DNA barcoding. \u2014 John R. Platt, Scientific American , 13 Jan. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from Greek leich\u0113n, lich\u0113n , from leichein to lick":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1657, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111301"
|
|
},
|
|
"lichenophagous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeding on lichens":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6l\u012bk\u0259\u00a6n\u00e4f\u0259g\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"lichen- + -o- + -phagous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162705"
|
|
},
|
|
"lichenist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lichenologist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-n\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173546"
|
|
},
|
|
"lichenology":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the study of lichens":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccl\u012b-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
|
|
"British also \u02ccli-ch\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194126"
|
|
},
|
|
"lichenologic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to lichenology":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6l\u012bk\u0259n\u014d\u00a6l\u00e4jik"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194901"
|
|
},
|
|
"lichens":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga or a cyanobacterium and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface (such as on a rock or the bark of trees)":[],
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u012b-k\u0259n",
|
|
"British also \u02c8li-ch\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Caribou in the Delta herd and Macomb herd, which utilize lichen in the black spruce forests, have been forced to move to areas with lesser-quality feed. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That allowed Nelson and his team to estimate how quickly the algae\u2014and in turn, the lichen \u2014adapted to past changes in their environment. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Hot weather isn\u2019t good for lichen growth on the open tundra, and lichens in the Tangle Lakes area and the Maclaren Desert have not fared well in recent years. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Some of the lichen species here are found only on old-growth trees \u2014 just one of the beautiful associations in a complex ecological system that has evolved over thousands of years. \u2014 Lynda V. Mapes, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Sami reindeer herders have been taking their animals to graze on the lichen of Finland\u2019s northerly forests for hundreds of years, but community leaders say their way of life is being threatened by a potential increase in logging. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"In 2018, when Canada hosted, the dishes served at the summit incorporated Arctic lichen and maple leaves. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"Cross handed me a blotter dipped in oakmoss absolute, extracted from a ghostly fris\u00e9e-looking frond that is actually a lichen that grows on oak trees. \u2014 Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"This lichen from Florida was just identified from historical collections through DNA barcoding. \u2014 John R. Platt, Scientific American , 13 Jan. 2021"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Latin, from Greek leich\u0113n, lich\u0113n , from leichein to lick":""
|
|
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|
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|
|
"circa 1657, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210035"
|
|
},
|
|
"lichenologist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the study of lichens":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccl\u012b-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
|
|
"British also \u02ccli-ch\u0259-"
|
|
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|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
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|
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|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232559"
|
|
},
|
|
"lic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022437"
|
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}
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