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"Mollier diagram":{
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"definitions":{
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": a diagram showing thermodynamic properties of a substance with various quantities (as temperature and pressure) constant especially in terms of entropy and enthalpy as coordinates":[]
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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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"after Richard Mollier \u20201935 German mechanical engineer":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u022fl(\u02cc)y\u0101-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055216",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Mollugo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of low chiefly tropical American herbs (family Aizoaceae) having whorled leaves and pedicellate flowers \u2014 see carpetweed":[]
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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 Latin, stickseed, from mollis soft":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u02c8l\u00fc(\u02cc)g\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140006",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mold":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cavity in which a substance is shaped: such as":[],
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": a fixed pattern : design":[],
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": a form in which food is given a decorative shape":[],
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": a fungus that produces mold":[],
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": a matrix for casting metal":[
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"a bullet mold"
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],
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": a molded object":[],
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": a superficial often woolly growth produced especially on damp or decaying organic matter or on living organisms by a fungus (as of the order Mucorales)":[],
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": an example to be followed":[],
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": distinctive nature or character : type":[],
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": earth that is the substance of the human body":[
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"Be merciful, great Duke, to men of mold .",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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],
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": molding":[],
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": prototype":[],
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": the earth of the burying ground":[],
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": the frame on or around which an object is constructed":[],
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": the surface of the earth : ground":[],
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": to become moldy":[],
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": to determine or influence the quality or nature of":[
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"mold public opinion"
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],
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": to fit the contours of":[
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"fitted skirts that mold the hips"
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],
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": to form in a mold":[
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"mold candles"
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],
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": to give shape to":[
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"the wind molds the waves"
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],
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": to knead or work (a material, such as dough or clay) into a desired consistency or shape":[],
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": to ornament with molding or carving":[
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"molded picture frames"
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],
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"town in northeastern Wales south-southwest of Liverpool, England population 10,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English mowlde , perhaps alteration of mowle , from moulen to grow moldy, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Danish mul mold":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French molde , alteration of Old French modle , from Latin modulus , diminutive of modus measure \u2014 more at mete":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English molde ; akin to Old High German molta soil, Latin molere to grind \u2014 more at meal":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014dld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163558",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"intransitive verb",
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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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"moldable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cavity in which a substance is shaped: such as":[],
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": a fixed pattern : design":[],
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": a form in which food is given a decorative shape":[],
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": a fungus that produces mold":[],
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": a matrix for casting metal":[
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"a bullet mold"
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],
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": a molded object":[],
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": a superficial often woolly growth produced especially on damp or decaying organic matter or on living organisms by a fungus (as of the order Mucorales)":[],
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": an example to be followed":[],
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": distinctive nature or character : type":[],
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": earth that is the substance of the human body":[
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"Be merciful, great Duke, to men of mold .",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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],
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": molding":[],
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": prototype":[],
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": the earth of the burying ground":[],
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": the frame on or around which an object is constructed":[],
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": the surface of the earth : ground":[],
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": to become moldy":[],
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": to determine or influence the quality or nature of":[
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"mold public opinion"
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],
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": to fit the contours of":[
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"fitted skirts that mold the hips"
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],
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": to form in a mold":[
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"mold candles"
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],
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": to give shape to":[
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"the wind molds the waves"
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],
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": to knead or work (a material, such as dough or clay) into a desired consistency or shape":[],
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": to ornament with molding or carving":[
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"molded picture frames"
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],
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"town in northeastern Wales south-southwest of Liverpool, England population 10,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English mowlde , perhaps alteration of mowle , from moulen to grow moldy, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Danish mul mold":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French molde , alteration of Old French modle , from Latin modulus , diminutive of modus measure \u2014 more at mete":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English molde ; akin to Old High German molta soil, Latin molere to grind \u2014 more at meal":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014dld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211055",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"intransitive verb",
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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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"moldboard plow":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204047",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"molder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to crumble into particles : disintegrate , decay":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"leaves moldering in the compost pile",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"This is more important in warm weather when wet seeds can molder . \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 2 Feb. 2021",
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"The antic Schwitters, by contrast, barks like a dog, sleeps in a basket and, for lack of better material, makes sculptures out of porridge that then molder and turn green. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"Reeling from decades of decline, the area was a patchwork of potholed streets, weeded lots, moldering homes and drive-thru liquor marts. \u2014 Desperation Town, ProPublica , 11 May 2020",
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"Quarantine \u2014 forced isolation \u2014 has left people moldering . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 May 2020",
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"But the scale of the land deal at Dara Sakor \u2014 which secures 20 percent of Cambodia\u2019s coastline for 99 years \u2014 has raised eyebrows, especially since the portion of the project built so far is already moldering in malarial jungle. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2019",
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"Weariness was in the air, along with the smell of sweat, urine and moldering trash. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019",
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"But the Alvarado was torn down in 1970, and other Harvey Houses, like the Casta\u00f1eda, were moved, repurposed or left to molder . \u2014 Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2019",
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"Millions of documents were burned; millions more were left soaking wet, and soon began to molder in the muggy Missouri heat. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1531, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1599, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"frequentative of mold entry 4":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014dl-d\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"break down",
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"corrupt",
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"decay",
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"decompose",
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"disintegrate",
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"fester",
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"foul",
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"mold",
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"perish",
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"putrefy",
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"rot",
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"spoil"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012034",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"mole":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a machine for tunneling":[],
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": a massive work formed of masonry and large stones or earth laid in the sea as a pier or breakwater":[],
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": a spicy sauce made with chiles and usually chocolate and served with meat":[],
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": an abnormal mass in the uterus especially when containing fetal tissues":[],
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": any of numerous burrowing insectivores (especially family Talpidae) with tiny eyes, concealed ears, and soft fur":[],
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": one who works in the dark":[],
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": the base unit of amount of pure substance in the International System of Units that is defined as having exactly 6.02214076 x 10 23 indivisible units (such as atoms or molecules) of that substance":[
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"First you would need to measure out one mole of salt. Remember that one mole of a compound equals its relative molecular mass in grams, so to obtain one mole of sodium chloride you would weigh out 58.5 g \u2026",
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"\u2014 John Atkinson and Carol Hibbert",
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"one mole of helium contains 4 grams"
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],
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": the harbor formed by a mole":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German Mol , short for Molekulargewicht molecular weight, from molekular molecular + Gewicht weight":"Noun",
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"Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl m\u014dlli sauce":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Latin mola mole, literally, mill, millstone \u2014 more at mill":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English m\u0101l ; akin to Old High German meil spot":"Noun",
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"Middle English; akin to Middle Low German mol":"Noun",
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"Middle French, from Old Italian molo , from Late Greek m\u014dlos , from Latin moles , literally, mass, exertion; akin to Greek m\u014dlos exertion":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014dl",
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"\u02c8m\u014d-l\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175119",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"molecular biology":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a branch of biology dealing with the ultimate physicochemical organization of living matter and especially with the molecular basis of inheritance and protein synthesis":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Chelsea was studying business management while minoring in Spanish while Kelli was studying biochemistry and molecular biology . \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Michael Petronzio of Gates Mills was named to Westminster College\u2019s dean\u2019s list and is majoring in molecular biology and biology. \u2014 cleveland , 7 June 2022",
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"But advances in molecular biology have revealed that there is a specific set of genes responsible for the formation of a skeleton in echinoderms. \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
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"However, this combination of molecular biology and artificial intelligence could potentially be used in a host of tasks in the body and the environment, according to the researchers. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"Ulatowski earned a bachelor of science in molecular biology /biotechnology from Westminster College as well as a master of science in nutrition and PhD in molecular nutrition from Case Western Reserve University. \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
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"Petronzio is majoring in molecular biology and biology. \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"His work with molecular biology and genomics at Reclamation could change how the agency manages mussels in the future. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The software was carefully designed to minimize the processing demands of a computationally complex process, and the whole thing benefits from our ability to do large-scale validation tests using molecular biology . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111017",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"molecular chaperone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": chaperone sense 3":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084400",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"molecular compound":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a compound regarded as a union of molecules retaining their identities (as in boron trifluoride-ethyl ether BF 3 .(C 2 H 5 ) 2 O)":[
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"\u2014 compare double salt sense 2"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083542",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"molecular film":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a monomolecular film or layer : monolayer":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102705",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"molecular volume":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quotient obtained by dividing the molecular weight by the specific gravity \u2014 compare atomic volume":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122540",
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"type":[
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},
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"molecular weight":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the average mass of a molecule of a compound compared to \u00b9/\u2081\u2082 the mass of carbon 12 and calculated as the sum of the atomic weights of the constituent atoms":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This ultra hydrating serum is formulated with mixed molecular weight hyaluronic acid and niacinamide to plump and rejuvenate the skin, reduce fine lines, increase skin firmness, and improve elastin production. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"From there, the researchers took tiny quantities of each beer and used two mass spectrometers (a tool that helps scientists measure a sample's exact molecular weight ) to perform a chemical analysis in two different ways. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2021",
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"So, all small molecules have low molecular weight , but not all small molecules are drugs by any means. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 July 2021",
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"Honorable mention in the senior division was won by John Bernardin of Fallbrook Union High School for a colorimetric chemical analysis exhibit, and Lulu Capra of Fallbrook for a display showing how to measure molecular weight . \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2021",
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"The team could measure this aboard the aircraft with a device called a mass spectrometer, which calculates molecular weight . \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 3 Nov. 2020",
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"But Fuster said low molecular weight heparin and apixaban both showed positive effects. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 26 Aug. 2020",
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"While low- and medium-molecular-weight HAs do the classic hyaluronic acid job of attracting and binding water, higher molecular weight HA tends to have a more occlusive effect, sealing in that hydration. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 3 Oct. 2019",
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"In practice, though, Dr. Newsom says that molecular weight isn\u2019t really something to spend your time worrying about. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 3 Oct. 2019"
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111252",
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"type":[
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"molecule":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tiny bit : particle":[
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"a molecule of political honesty",
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"\u2014 Time"
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],
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": the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property sense 1a ) of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms (see atom sense 1a )":[
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"a molecule of water",
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"a molecule of oxygen"
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"examples":[
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"There is not a molecule of evidence to support these charges.",
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"not a molecule of sense in that girl",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Forrest has yet to produce a molecule of hydrogen and a recent flurry of announcements are far from firm contracts... \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"And early research shows that a small group of people have a genetic flaw that cripples a crucial immune molecule called interferon type I, putting them at higher risk of severe Covid symptoms. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
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"While a majority of pancreatic cancers have a KRAS mutation, Tran said that just about 4 percent of pancreatic cancer patients have the mutation as well as a specific molecule on the cell surface necessary to be eligible for this particular therapy. \u2014 Reynolds Lewis, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
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"By identifying a specific molecule that was responsible for the accumulation of those wacky proteins, the lab now had a lead on a possible target for treatment. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 2 May 2022",
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"This super-thick cream has 30% concentration of proxylane, a sugar molecule that keeps skin plump and hydrated. \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The new work aims to create a single molecule that acts as a bridge between graphene and molybdenum disulfide. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Made with a special bio-identical wound-healing molecule never before used in a body moisturizer, the luxe formula produced visible skin benefits. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"AirCarbon material\u2014a new alternative to leather\u2014involves marine organisms that convert methane and carbon dioxide into a molecule that can then be melted down. \u2014 Emily Chan, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French mol\u00e9cule , from New Latin molecula , diminutive of Latin moles mass":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-li-\u02ccky\u00fcl",
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"\u02c8m\u00e4l-i-\u02ccky\u00fc(\u0259)l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"atom",
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"bit",
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"crumb",
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"dribble",
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"fleck",
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"flyspeck",
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"grain",
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"granule",
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"morsel",
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"mote",
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"nubbin",
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"nugget",
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"particle",
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"patch",
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"scrap",
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"scruple",
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"snip",
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"snippet",
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"speck",
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"tittle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111036",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mollicrush":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to beat to jelly : crush , pulverize":[]
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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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"perhaps from English dialect mully powdery (from English mull entry 1 + -y ) + English crush":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u00e4li\u02cckru\u0307sh",
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"-r\u0259sh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113803",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"mollienisia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of brightly colored topminnows of the family Poeciliidae highly valued as aquarium fishes \u2014 see sailfin":[],
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": any fish of the genus Mollienisia":[]
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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, irregular after Comte Fran\u00e7ois N. Mollien \u20201850 French statesman":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccm\u00e4l\u0113\u0259\u02c8nis\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174806",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mollifiable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of being mollified":[]
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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":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccf\u012b\u0259b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054132",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"mollifier":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that mollifies":[
|
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"vinegar \u2026 is itself a prime corrector and mollifier",
|
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"\u2014 Thomas Fuller"
|
|
]
|
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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":"20220707-052004",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mollify":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"outrage"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": soften , relent":[],
|
|
": to reduce in intensity : assuage , temper":[
|
|
"Time mollified his anger."
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce the rigidity of : soften":[
|
|
"Shaving cream mollifies the beard."
|
|
],
|
|
": to soothe in temper or disposition : appease":[
|
|
"mollified the staff with a raise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He tried to mollify his critics with an apology.",
|
|
"All attempts to mollify the extremists have failed.",
|
|
"The landlord fixed the heat, but the tenants still were not mollified .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That didn't mollify Regent Denise Ilitch, who said U-M needs to do better on holding down tuition, noting the school has increased tuition every year for the past 38 years. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Once again, the question is what will mollify Mr. Erdogan and ensure his support for admitting Sweden and Finland. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"No, the November trade for Texas Rangers shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and the March deal that sent powerful but defensively deficient catcher Gary Sanchez to Minnesota did not mollify the masses. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The British government, eager to mollify the unionists, is weighing legislation that would throw out parts of the trade protocol. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"In an attempt to mollify its critics, the Trump Organization each year cut a check to the U.S. Treasury for what the company said were its profits from foreign governments. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This did not mollify the fans, especially when two French Canadian players taken just after Lafleur in the 1971 draft, Marcel Dionne (Detroit Red Wings) and Richard Martin (Buffalo Sabres), started scoring immediately. \u2014 David Shoalts, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Those moves to mollify the Republican base are anathema to Democrats, leaving compromise at an impasse. \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Academy's decision to change the format to mollify ABC, which broadcasts the show, has created some buzz about finding a different TV home, one that will celebrate artistry without as much concern about ratings. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English mollifien , from Middle French mollifier , from Late Latin mollificare , from Latin mollis soft; akin to Greek amaldynein to soften, Sanskrit m\u1e5bdu soft, and probably to Greek malakos soft, amblys dull, Old English meltan to melt":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mollify pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"disarm",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013216",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mollifying":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"outrage"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": soften , relent":[],
|
|
": to reduce in intensity : assuage , temper":[
|
|
"Time mollified his anger."
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce the rigidity of : soften":[
|
|
"Shaving cream mollifies the beard."
|
|
],
|
|
": to soothe in temper or disposition : appease":[
|
|
"mollified the staff with a raise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He tried to mollify his critics with an apology.",
|
|
"All attempts to mollify the extremists have failed.",
|
|
"The landlord fixed the heat, but the tenants still were not mollified .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That didn't mollify Regent Denise Ilitch, who said U-M needs to do better on holding down tuition, noting the school has increased tuition every year for the past 38 years. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Once again, the question is what will mollify Mr. Erdogan and ensure his support for admitting Sweden and Finland. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"No, the November trade for Texas Rangers shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and the March deal that sent powerful but defensively deficient catcher Gary Sanchez to Minnesota did not mollify the masses. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The British government, eager to mollify the unionists, is weighing legislation that would throw out parts of the trade protocol. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"In an attempt to mollify its critics, the Trump Organization each year cut a check to the U.S. Treasury for what the company said were its profits from foreign governments. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This did not mollify the fans, especially when two French Canadian players taken just after Lafleur in the 1971 draft, Marcel Dionne (Detroit Red Wings) and Richard Martin (Buffalo Sabres), started scoring immediately. \u2014 David Shoalts, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Those moves to mollify the Republican base are anathema to Democrats, leaving compromise at an impasse. \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Academy's decision to change the format to mollify ABC, which broadcasts the show, has created some buzz about finding a different TV home, one that will celebrate artistry without as much concern about ratings. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English mollifien , from Middle French mollifier , from Late Latin mollificare , from Latin mollis soft; akin to Greek amaldynein to soften, Sanskrit m\u1e5bdu soft, and probably to Greek malakos soft, amblys dull, Old English meltan to melt":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mollify pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"disarm",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165358",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mollifyingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a mollifying manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011949",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"molligrant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wailing lamentation : complaint":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4li\u02ccgrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105042",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mollisiaceae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of fungi (order Helotiales) having the hymenium of the apothecium surrounded by a pseudoparenchymatous rim of dark mostly thick-walled cells":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Mollisia , type genus (irregular from Latin mollis soft + New Latin -ia ) + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u0259\u02cclis\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220300",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mollisiose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": leaf scorch sense b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Mollisia + English -ose":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u0259\u02c8lis\u0113\u02cc\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203800",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mollisol":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the surface layer of permanently frozen ground in which the ice melts during the summer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin molli s soft + sol um ground":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccs\u00e4l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mollycoddle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"ill-treat",
|
|
"ill-use",
|
|
"maltreat",
|
|
"manhandle",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"mistreat",
|
|
"misuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pampered or effeminate man or boy":[],
|
|
": to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The coach has been mollycoddling the team's star players.",
|
|
"refused to mollycoddle her malingering son and sent him off to school",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies. \u2014 James Surowiecki, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Koenig may have supported Bernie Sanders in 2016, but Sanders\u2019s mollycoddling platform never approaches the real-life perplexities that Koenig \u2014 a pop poet \u2014 sings about. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Her poise is the result of a loving yet punctilious upbringing by parents determined that their fame and its accompanying perks were not going to mollycoddle their two children. \u2014 Michael Callahan, Town & Country , 1 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Both sides are mollycoddling their own predicaments with this talk. \u2014 Chad Pergram, Fox News , 15 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"This mollycoddled outdated practices, like harvesting by hand. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Frankly, mollycoddle is the word that comes to term. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1865, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Molly , nickname for Mary":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02cck\u00e4-d\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mollycoddle Verb indulge , pamper , humor , spoil , baby , mollycoddle mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings. indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires. indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect. pampered by the amenities of modern living humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims. humored him by letting him tell the story spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering. foolish parents spoil their children baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude. babying students by grading too easily mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare. refused to mollycoddle her malingering son",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"cocker",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"cosset",
|
|
"dandle",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"wet-nurse"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233217",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"molten":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fused or liquefied by heat : melted":[
|
|
"molten lava"
|
|
],
|
|
": having warmth or brilliance : glowing":[
|
|
"the molten sunlight of warm skies",
|
|
"\u2014 T. B. Costain"
|
|
],
|
|
": made by melting and casting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Pig iron is ore reduced to molten iron in a coal-heated blast furnace. \u2014 Bob Tita, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The smooth, ultra-reflective gloss and silky feel of molten luminosity merge perfectly into the skin. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The middle is so packed with cheese and loroco that the green-studded, molten mixture spills out at various leakage points. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"As Io is squeezed and stretched by Jupiter's massive gravitational pull, its molten interior is expelled into space, per Inverse. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the core, the radioactive thorium heats the molten salt, which turns water into steam and activates a turbine to make electricity. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Rile Smith, this craft begins with molten glass from a furnace that\u2019s kept at an average of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When Russia invaded, nearly 600 workers were forced to stop production and about 300 tons of molten glass solidified inside, the New York Times reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Companies are banking heat in molten salt, volcanic rocks, and other materials. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
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"mole entry 5":"Adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Buffalo terrorist also cited cutting-edge research in molecular genetics that is not explicitly racist. \u2014 Emily Klancher Merchant, STAT , 23 June 2022",
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"Victor DiRita is professor and chair of microbiology and molecular genetics at Michigan State University and past president of the American Society for Microbiology. \u2014 Victor Dirita, STAT , 25 Dec. 2021",
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"For Paul Duprex, a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Pittsburgh and one of the senior authors on that study, expanding the menu of nanobodies that could treat Covid represents an important advance. \u2014 Grace Huckins, Wired , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"Carolyn Coyne, a professor of molecular genetics and biology at Duke University, previously told USA TODAY that spike proteins do stay in the body for some time. \u2014 Daniel Funke, USA TODAY , 9 June 2021",
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"Amid the pandemic, Farah defended her masters in molecular genetics at the University of Toronto in Canada. \u2014 500 Women Scientists, Scientific American , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
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"James Jerome Youngblom, a Cal State Stanislaus biology professor admired for his research in molecular genetics , died while hiking alone in Yosemite National Park. \u2014 Melissa Hernandez, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2021",
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"But none of these viruses can be affected by the COVID-19 vaccines, said Seema Lakdawala, an assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 18 May 2021",
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"Vaughn Cooper, a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, said that greater genomic sequencing a few weeks earlier could have made a difference with a virus that grows exponentially. \u2014 David Hogberg, Washington Examiner , 13 Apr. 2021"
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the language of the Molala people":[]
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"definitions":{
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"When the law was updated in 1984 under Gov. George Deukmejian, the reference to invertebrates was removed, but the new law protected the Trinity bristle snail, an invertebrate mollusk that lives on land. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
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"According to a paleontologist, a Tully Monster looks like a worm, a mollusk , an arthropod and a fish altogether. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
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"It's presented when the train arrives at Turtle Island, which is famous for the mollusk . \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 2 May 2022",
|
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"These pearls form naturally as opposed to bead-cultured pearls, which form when an artificial center is placed inside the mollusk , Science News reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"Pearls form when a speck of sand, debris, or food particles are lodged inside a mollusk . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Slate voices the main mollusk in a cast that also features Isabella Rossellini, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, and Lesley Stahl. \u2014 Jennifer Zhan, Vulture , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Randall, Lala\u2019s main mollusk , orchestrates this tournament and then wins it, besting Tom Schwartz in straight sets, though nothing about Tom Schwartz is either straight or set. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The Rocky Mountains provided the Western United States ample protection from the mollusk until 2007, when the first quagga was discovered in Lake Mead, downstream on the Colorado River from Lake Powell. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"definitions":{
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": a compound MoS 2 used especially as a lubricant in grease":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"John Timmer Next up, a flake of the molybdenum disulfide semiconductor was layered over the entire (now three-dimensional) structure. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The new work aims to create a single molecule that acts as a bridge between graphene and molybdenum disulfide . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The molybdenum disulfide flakes are tiny compared to the graphene sheets. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The source and drain electrodes were simply strips of metal that contacted the molybdenum disulfide . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Most prominent among these materials is molybdenum disulfide . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Now electrical engineers have found a way to use such bacteria to manufacture an up-and-coming two-dimensional material called molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which can form a sheet just a few atoms thick and holds promise for future electronics. \u2014 Karen Kwon, Scientific American , 20 Oct. 2020",
|
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"That team controlled the transition of molybdenum disulfide between insulating and metallic states by using an electric field. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 18 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"Thanks to the molybdenum disulfide material, the holes are also naturally electrically charged to repel certain types of salts away. \u2014 William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics , 13 July 2016"
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"citrus molasses"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The creamy new menu item features flavors of molasses , brown sugar and cinnamon, all finished with a generous topping of brown sugar cold foam. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
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"This was the standout of the collection, bringing Lagavulin\u2019s familiar peaty notes to another level with flavors like blueberry, molasses , caramel on the palate and fig, raisin and cherry on the nose. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
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"In the case of good Panamanian or Cuban-style rums, those quality ingredients just so happen to include molasses , a byproduct of sugarcane juice, yeast, water and time. \u2014 Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
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"In another medium bowl, combine the stout, wine, butter, oil, preserves, molasses , vanilla, egg and a pinch of salt. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"There are numerous versions from all over Turkey, but the Antakya one includes nar eksisi (sour pomegranate molasses ) and pul biber (hot red chili flakes). \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Then these ginger- molasses cookies needed to be rotated at three minutes, individually punched down with the back of a spoon and sprinkled with demerara sugar at six minutes, cooled on the sheet pan and then carefully transferred to a cooling rack. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"In 1919, the streets of the North End, Boston's lively Italian district, ran with more than two million gallons of molasses after a storage tank exploded. \u2014 Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"In the Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919, a massive vat of molasses collapsed on a warm day, producing a 25-foot-high wave that swept through neighborhoods at 35 miles per hour. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"modification of Portuguese mela\u00e7o , from Late Latin mellaceum grape juice, from Latin mell-, mel honey \u2014 more at mellifluous":""
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": a series of fossiliferous sedimentary deposits in and near Switzerland that are chiefly of Miocene age but include some Upper Oligocene beds":[]
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"French, perhaps alteration of mollasse soft, from mou (after Italian mollaccio soft: molle soft, from Latin mollis ), from Latin mollis":""
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": a mineral FeCl 3 consisting of native ferric chloride found in Vesuvian lava":[]
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"Italian molisite , from Greek m\u014dlysis action of parboiling, simmering (from m\u014dlyein to parboil + -sis ) + Italian -ite":""
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"definitions":{
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": a phylum of invertebrate animals distinguished by possession of a lophophore and typically including the present groups Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, and Phoronidea":[]
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": a salt of molybdenum containing the group MoO 4 or Mo 2 O 7":[]
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": of or relating to individual or small components":[
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"a molecular view of the American Civil War"
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"m\u0259-\u02c8le-ky\u0259-l\u0259r",
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"m\u0259-\u02c8lek-y\u0259-l\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The researchers had previously used MegaSyn to generate molecules with therapeutic potential that have the same molecular target as VX, Urbina says. \u2014 Rebecca Sohn, Scientific American , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Several years ago, Angela Reiersen, a psychiatrist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, stumbled upon this receptor in a different context\u2014as an alternate molecular target for the drug fluvoxamine and other antidepressants. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Wired , 19 Nov. 2020",
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"Unvaccinated Canadian citizens or permanent residents must also continue to show proof of a molecular Covid-19 test taken before entering Canada and must also quarantine for 14 days. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Teaming up with Harvard molecular biologist and reproductive biology expert David P\u00e9pin, Daisy learned that a hormone produced by the ovaries called Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) might be used to extend the functional life of the ovaries. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"Mark Temple, a medical molecular biologist, used to spend a lot of his time in his lab at Western Sydney University in Australia researching new drugs for cancer treatments. \u2014 Sofia Quaglia, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
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"Fully vaccinated travelers may be selected at random to take a Covid-19 molecular test upon arrival but are not required to quarantine while awaiting their test result. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Even so, the FDA says that all positive results from a breathalyzer test should be confirmed with a molecular test, also known as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, the type that is sent out to a lab. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"To get the latest information about your tests, check the FDA\u2019s website for updates about antigen tests and molecular tests. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111651"
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"definitions":{
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": a spectrum of radiation due to electron transitions and other quantum energy changes within molecules and consisting of series of characteristic spectrum bands which are found upon high dispersion to be made up of very fine lines":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122449"
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"definitions":{
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": the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property sense 1a ) of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms (see atom sense 1a )":[
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"a molecule of oxygen"
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],
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": a tiny bit : particle":[
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"a molecule of political honesty",
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"\u2014 Time"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u00e4l-i-\u02ccky\u00fc(\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-li-\u02ccky\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"atom",
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"bit",
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"crumb",
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"dribble",
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"fleck",
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"flyspeck",
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"grain",
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"granule",
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"morsel",
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"mote",
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"nubbin",
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"nugget",
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"particle",
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"patch",
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"scrap",
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"scruple",
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"snip",
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"snippet",
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"speck",
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"tittle"
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"examples":[
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"There is not a molecule of evidence to support these charges.",
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"not a molecule of sense in that girl",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Forrest has yet to produce a molecule of hydrogen and a recent flurry of announcements are far from firm contracts... \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"And early research shows that a small group of people have a genetic flaw that cripples a crucial immune molecule called interferon type I, putting them at higher risk of severe Covid symptoms. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
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"While a majority of pancreatic cancers have a KRAS mutation, Tran said that just about 4 percent of pancreatic cancer patients have the mutation as well as a specific molecule on the cell surface necessary to be eligible for this particular therapy. \u2014 Reynolds Lewis, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
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"By identifying a specific molecule that was responsible for the accumulation of those wacky proteins, the lab now had a lead on a possible target for treatment. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 2 May 2022",
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"This super-thick cream has 30% concentration of proxylane, a sugar molecule that keeps skin plump and hydrated. \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The new work aims to create a single molecule that acts as a bridge between graphene and molybdenum disulfide. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Made with a special bio-identical wound-healing molecule never before used in a body moisturizer, the luxe formula produced visible skin benefits. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"AirCarbon material\u2014a new alternative to leather\u2014involves marine organisms that convert methane and carbon dioxide into a molecule that can then be melted down. \u2014 Emily Chan, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"French mol\u00e9cule , from New Latin molecula , diminutive of Latin moles mass":""
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"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124638"
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline substance (such as a zeolite) characterized by uniformly sized pores of molecular dimension that can adsorb small molecules and is used especially in separations":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132435"
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"definitions":{
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": a gray powdery active form of silver obtained by reducing silver chloride with zinc":[]
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"definitions":{
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"m\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113n",
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"m\u014d-\u02c8l\u0113n",
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"-\u02c8l\u012bn"
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"Anglo-French *molin\u00e9 , from molin mill, from Late Latin molinum \u2014 more at mill":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1562, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161541"
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"molybdena":{
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"definitions":{
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": an oxide of molybdenum of uncertain structure that is used in catalysis frequently supported on alumina":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u02c8libd\u0259n\u0259"
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"New Latin, from Latin molybdaena galena, from Greek molybdaina , from molybdos lead":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170144"
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"definitions":{
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": impregnated with molasses":[
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"molassed silage"
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]
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u02c8las\u0259\u0307d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172051"
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|
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|
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"geographical name"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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"islands of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago between Sulawesi and New Guinea area 32,307 square miles (83,675 square kilometers), population 2,300,000 \u2014 see halmahera":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259-k\u0259z"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175717"
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"definitions":{
|
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": seeds of a tree ( Croton tiglium ) that yield croton oil":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183729"
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},
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"molt":{
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically":[
|
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"Birds molt once or twice a year."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014dlt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
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"exfoliate",
|
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"shed",
|
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"slip",
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"slough",
|
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"sluff"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"Snakes molt as they grow, shedding the old skin and growing a larger new skin.",
|
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"a crab molts its shell as it grows larger",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Bamboo contains moisture that helps the spider maintain its temperature -- especially important for tarantulas, which molt and shed their exoskeleton. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
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"These survivors return to land to molt into their adult plumage. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
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"May when females who\u2019ve gone back out into the ocean after weaning their pups and juvenile pups return to molt a new layer of skin and late October when juveniles return in what\u2019s called the juvenile haul-out. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"But, around November, things get busier when more penguins from around False Bay (which Simon\u2019s Town overlooks), in addition to other areas along the southern coast of South Africa and as far as Namibia, begin landing on the beach to molt . \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
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"And snapping shrimp, which deploy the maneuver to instantaneously incapacitate their prey, must molt repeatedly to keep their own tissues in fighting form. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 June 2021",
|
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"These nymphs will pop out of the ground, climb upward, then molt their nymphal case, just like a crab casting off an old exoskeleton. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2021",
|
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"Seals molt annually, so the device falls off after a year. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 26 May 2021",
|
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"As the days warm up, more and more will make the journey up tree trunks to molt , find a mate, lay their eggs, then die soon after. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 25 May 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"During a run of ideal weather earlier this month, the city began its molt from a sleepy seaside burg into its bustling summer form. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Here are the photographs to prove it For their laboratory experiments to study the catapulting behavior, the team collected spiders\u2014males and females just one molt away from full adulthood\u2014from the scenery garden of Wuhan's East Lake in China. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"These were kings, calmer and more aloof than the royals, going through their annual molt , their stumpy bodies a mess of patchy old plumage being pushed up and out by new growth. \u2014 Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of Middle English mouten , from Old English -m\u016btian to change, from Latin mutare \u2014 more at mutable":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1815, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192749"
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"mol":{
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"definitions":{
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": the base unit of amount of pure substance in the International System of Units that is defined as having exactly 6.02214076 x 10 23 indivisible units (such as atoms or molecules) of that substance":[
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"First you would need to measure out one mole of salt. Remember that one mole of a compound equals its relative molecular mass in grams, so to obtain one mole of sodium chloride you would weigh out 58.5 g \u2026",
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"\u2014 John Atkinson and Carol Hibbert",
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"one mole of helium contains 4 grams"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194134"
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"molybd-":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": lead":[
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"molybdo phyllite"
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": molybdenum : molybdous":[
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"molybdo phosphate",
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"molybdo cyanide"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195506"
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"type":[
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": a scale model showing the arrangement of atoms in a molecule (as of an organic compound) \u2014 see dna":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203637"
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"definitions":{
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": a blue complex substance that is obtained usually in colloidal form by mild reduction of a molybdate in acid solution and that serves as the basis of some methods of colorimetric analysis":[]
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a value obtained by multiplying the specific rotation by the molecular weight":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222645"
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"molybdenum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in many properties, is used especially in strengthening and hardening steel, and is a trace element in plant and animal metabolism \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259-\u02c8lib-d\u0259-n\u0259m",
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"-d\u0259-n\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Again, metal miners tend to diversify, and SCCO is no different, also digging for molybdenum , zinc, lead, coal and silver. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"For healthy growth, our roses also require smaller amounts of three secondary ingredients \u2014 calcium, magnesium and sulfur \u2014 and the micronutrients boron, chlorine, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum , nickel and zinc. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Sampling of the puddles found levels of copper, zinc and molybdenum that exceeded allowable limits, according to the charging document. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"The mine also produces gold, silver and molybdenum . \u2014 Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"Bingham Canyon accounts for all the molybdenum and silver produced in Utah and nearly all the copper and gold. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2021",
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"The Phoenix based mining company Freeport-McMoRan operates the copper/ molybdenum mine in Baghdad and owns all the homes and commercial buildings in town, KPHO says. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2021",
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"But over the ages, steel makers learned that a pinch of cobalt or a dash of chromium\u2014or a smidge of more exotic compounds such as vanadium or molybdenum \u2014changes a steel\u2019s character. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"New for 2021, Spyderco has introduced a number of their folders including the Endela, with K390 Microclean, a high performance blade steel made by B\u00f6hler-Uddeholm that\u2019s enriched with vanadium, molybdenum and cobalt. \u2014 Matt Foster, Outdoor Life , 24 Feb. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from molybdena , a lead ore, molybdenite, molybdenum, from Latin molybdaena galena, from Greek molybdaina , from molybdos lead":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1794, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225523"
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},
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"moly":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mythical herb with a black root, white blossoms, and magical powers":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014d-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek m\u014dly":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1546, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230040"
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},
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"molybdophyllite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral (Pb,Mg) 2 SiO 4 .H 2 O(":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u02cclibd\u014d\u02c8fi\u02ccl\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary molybd- + phyll- + -ite ; from its occurrence in foliated masses":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232526"
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},
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"molecula":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": molecule":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u0307\u02c8leky\u0259l\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234444"
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},
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"molybdenite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a metallic gray usually foliated mineral consisting of molybdenum disulfide that is a major ore of molybdenum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259-\u02c8lib-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin molybdena":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020313"
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},
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"Moluccella":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of mints found in the Mediterranean region, cultivated widely, and usually having small white pink-tipped flowers in whorls":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccm\u00e4l\u0259k\u02c8sel\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Molucca islands, + New Latin -ella":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044158"
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},
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"Molpadia":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun or adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Molpadiidae) comprising smooth-bodied burrowing sea cucumbers having a well-developed respiratory tree and a distinct caudal prolongation of a body":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u00e4l\u02c8p\u0101d\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, probably after Molpadia , a minor goddess of Greek mythology, from Greek":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045814"
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},
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"mole cricket":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a family (Gryllotalpidae) of widely distributed orthopteran insects that have broad front legs adapted for digging in moist soil and that feed largely on the roots of plants":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Grubs and mole crickets are affecting many lawns; if present treat with a grub control. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1714, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050749"
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},
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"mole crab":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": bait bug":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062953"
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},
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"molecular pump":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a vacuum pump that depends for its action on the adhesion of the gas or vapor molecules to a rapidly moving metal disk or cylinder by which they are carried away":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-065759"
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},
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"molinary":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to a mill or the process of grinding":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u014dl-",
|
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"\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccner\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin molina mill + English -ary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-070229"
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},
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"molecular orbital":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a solution of the Schr\u00f6dinger equation that describes the probable location of an electron relative to the nuclei in a molecule and so indicates the nature of any bond in which the electron is involved":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071417"
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},
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"molting":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically":[
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"Birds molt once or twice a year."
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u014dlt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"exfoliate",
|
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"shed",
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"slip",
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"slough",
|
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"sluff"
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"Snakes molt as they grow, shedding the old skin and growing a larger new skin.",
|
|
"a crab molts its shell as it grows larger",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Bamboo contains moisture that helps the spider maintain its temperature -- especially important for tarantulas, which molt and shed their exoskeleton. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
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"These survivors return to land to molt into their adult plumage. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"May when females who\u2019ve gone back out into the ocean after weaning their pups and juvenile pups return to molt a new layer of skin and late October when juveniles return in what\u2019s called the juvenile haul-out. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"But, around November, things get busier when more penguins from around False Bay (which Simon\u2019s Town overlooks), in addition to other areas along the southern coast of South Africa and as far as Namibia, begin landing on the beach to molt . \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
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"And snapping shrimp, which deploy the maneuver to instantaneously incapacitate their prey, must molt repeatedly to keep their own tissues in fighting form. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 June 2021",
|
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"These nymphs will pop out of the ground, climb upward, then molt their nymphal case, just like a crab casting off an old exoskeleton. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2021",
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"Seals molt annually, so the device falls off after a year. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 26 May 2021",
|
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"As the days warm up, more and more will make the journey up tree trunks to molt , find a mate, lay their eggs, then die soon after. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 25 May 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"During a run of ideal weather earlier this month, the city began its molt from a sleepy seaside burg into its bustling summer form. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
|
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Here are the photographs to prove it For their laboratory experiments to study the catapulting behavior, the team collected spiders\u2014males and females just one molt away from full adulthood\u2014from the scenery garden of Wuhan's East Lake in China. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
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"These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt . \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"These were kings, calmer and more aloof than the royals, going through their annual molt , their stumpy bodies a mess of patchy old plumage being pushed up and out by new growth. \u2014 Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure , 14 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of Middle English mouten , from Old English -m\u016btian to change, from Latin mutare \u2014 more at mutable":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1815, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074037"
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},
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"molding":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": an object produced by molding":[],
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": a decorative recessed or relieved surface":[],
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": a decorative plane or curved strip used for ornamentation or finishing":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u014dl-di\u014b"
|
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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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"The house has beautiful moldings around its doors and windows.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Cedar siding clads exterior walls and inside, the front rooms have coved ceilings and picture molding . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
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"This was back in the day when advertising was still really effective at molding trends and a weed-free lawn quickly established itself as the Holy Grail of suburban yardening. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
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"Other details include 14 wood-burning fireplaces with marble mantels (all of which have original molding ); high-end fixtures and appliances; and gorgeous new chandeliers. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
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"The window box has elegant decorative molding , is made of weather-resistant vinyl, and has drainage holes at the base. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
|
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"To my astonishment, the same tone echoed back from a wooden molding in the classroom. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"Built in 1866 in French provincial style, the main house features oak flooring, original molding , eight fireplaces, a country kitchen with pantry, and formal dining and living rooms. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 15 May 2022",
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"These chemical are all around us \u2013 they are used in nonstick cookware, greaseproof food packaging, water-resistant clothing, touch screens and plastic molding , as well as firefighting foams and industrial processes. \u2014 Kathryn Rodgers, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
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"Your kids can make their dad a medal of his own with the help of some molding clay, a jar lid, and colored paper. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 21 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085622"
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},
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"Molotov cocktail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a crude bomb made of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid (such as gasoline) and usually fitted with a wick (such as a saturated rag) that is ignited just before the bottle is hurled":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014d-",
|
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"-\u02cct\u022fv-",
|
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022ff-",
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"\u02c8m\u022f-"
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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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"Vyacheslav M. Molotov":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101119"
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},
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"mole catcher":{
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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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"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":"20220710-102216"
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},
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"Molotov":{
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich 1890\u20131986 originally surname Skryabin Soviet statesman":[]
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u014d-",
|
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"-\u02cct\u022fv",
|
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022ff",
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"\u02c8m\u022f-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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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":"20220710-113627"
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},
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"Mollweide projection":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an equal-area map projection capable of showing the entire surface of the earth in the form of an ellipse with all parallels as straight lines more widely spaced at the equator than at the poles, with the central meridian as one half the length of the equator, and with all other meridians ellipses equally spaced":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u022fl\u02ccv\u012bd\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"after Karl B. Mollweide \u20201825 German mathematician and astronomer":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-114336"
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"molding book":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a book prepared in the mold loft giving the dimensions of the structural members of a ship":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": any of various small, often brightly colored tropical fish (genus Poecilia ) that are live-bearers found in fresh, brackish, or salt water and include several that are highly valued as aquarium fishes":[],
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": the illicit drug ecstasy (see ecstasy sense 2 ) especially when in a powdered or crystalline form contained in a capsule":[
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"Boston Police said Thursday that a dangerously pure form of the drug ecstasy, known as Molly , appeared to be a factor in the mass illnesses the night before at TD Garden, where more than 80 young people attending an electronic dance music concert became sick \u2026",
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"\u2014 Evan Allen",
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"Experts say Molly , though often touted as pure, is often mixed with other drugs and ingredients, perhaps even more than the Ecstasy of yesteryear.",
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"\u2014 Helena Oliveiro"
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by shortening from New Latin Mollienisia , former genus name, from Comte Fran\u00e7ois N. Mollien \u20201850 French statesman":"Noun",
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"of obscure origin":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"2000, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150152"
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"Molothrus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of Icteridae consisting of the cowbirds":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259thr\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"New Latin, probably modification of Greek molobros greedy fellow":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153306"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": any of various burrowing Old World rodents (as of the families Bathyergidae and Muridae) that generally resemble moles in appearance and have large often protruding incisors used for digging \u2014 compare naked mole rat":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Based on the best-selling book by Mo Willems, this animated musical extravaganza celebrates acceptance through a story about a mole rat who decides to get dressed. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"The reserve is also home to the endangered sandy blind mole rat , the Black Sea bottlenose dolphin, rare flowers, countless mollusks, dozens of species of fish \u2014 and, in recent weeks, an invading military. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Naked mole rat blood vessels stay springy throughout life. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 24 May 2021",
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"Other labs are analyzing the animals\u2019 gut microbiome or tinkering with reprogrammed mole rat stem cells. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 24 May 2021",
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"Scientists want to sort out what to tweak in our biology to mimic the mole rat \u2019s longevity. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 24 May 2021",
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"Mike Davies, director of Intel\u2019s Neuromorphic Computing Lab, described Pohoiki Springs as having the computational intelligence of about a mole rat , with the equivalent of 100 million neurons inside of it. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 18 Mar. 2020",
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"The highveld mole rat is immune to the pungency of mustard, radishes, and wasabi. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
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"One hundred million simulated neurons would be on par with the Ansell\u2019s mole rat , described as a species of rodent native to Zambia that's noted for its tunnels that can stretch over two kilometers long. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 15 July 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1781, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-155353"
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},
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"molossus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a foot of three long syllables":[],
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": a genus of mastiff bats that is the type of the family Molossidae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4s\u0259s"
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],
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"Latin, from Greek molossos , from Molossos Molossian":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162248"
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},
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"Moline":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the end of each arm forked and recurved \u2014 see cross illustration":[],
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"city on the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois population 43,483":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u014d-\u02c8l\u0113n",
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"m\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113n",
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"-\u02c8l\u012bn"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Anglo-French *molin\u00e9 , from molin mill, from Late Latin molinum \u2014 more at mill":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1562, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-165116"
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},
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"molecast":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": molehill":[]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"mole entry 3 + cast":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175732"
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},
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"molehill":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a little mound or ridge of earth pushed up by a mole":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014dl-\u02cchil"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The one run scored earlier appeared to be more than enough for Detroit, a molehill in the shape of a mountain the Orioles were incapable of climbing, until Trey Mancini\u2019s solo homer in the ninth inning of the 5-1 loss. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 May 2022",
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"But Congress didn\u2019t hide Mount Everest in a molehill . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In short, the appeals court told the lawyer to pick the correct remedy and to not make a mountain out of a molehill . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Even the plot\u2019s quest appears a molehill beside it. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Help your team members to also believe in the positive qualities of hybrid work and not to make a mountain out of a molehill . \u2014 Hec Paris Insights, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
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"Correia\u2019s attorney, Kevin Reddington, pushed back vigorously against the prosecution, suggesting the overzealous feds have made a mountain out of a molehill . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Goaltender Jonathan Bernier faced a mountain of shots compared to the molehill the Wings directed on net at the other end of the ice Saturday at Little Caesars Arena. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 25 Apr. 2021",
|
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"The activists insist that conservatives are trying to make a mountain out of a molehill . \u2014 Tracey Schirra, National Review , 31 Mar. 2021"
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195510"
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},
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"Molossidae":{
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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 family of Microchiroptera comprising the typical mastiff bats":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-s\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Molossus , type genus + -idae":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212824"
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},
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"Molly":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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|
|
": any of various small, often brightly colored tropical fish (genus Poecilia ) that are live-bearers found in fresh, brackish, or salt water and include several that are highly valued as aquarium fishes":[],
|
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": the illicit drug ecstasy (see ecstasy sense 2 ) especially when in a powdered or crystalline form contained in a capsule":[
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"Boston Police said Thursday that a dangerously pure form of the drug ecstasy, known as Molly , appeared to be a factor in the mass illnesses the night before at TD Garden, where more than 80 young people attending an electronic dance music concert became sick \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Evan Allen",
|
|
"Experts say Molly , though often touted as pure, is often mixed with other drugs and ingredients, perhaps even more than the Ecstasy of yesteryear.",
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|
"\u2014 Helena Oliveiro"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0113"
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],
|
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|
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"by shortening from New Latin Mollienisia , former genus name, from Comte Fran\u00e7ois N. Mollien \u20201850 French statesman":"Noun",
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|
"of obscure origin":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"2000, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233241"
|
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},
|
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"molding machine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a planing machine for cutting moldings":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-235531"
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"Molucca bean":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": nicker nut":[]
|
|
},
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022717"
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},
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"molybdophosphoric acid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": phosphomolybdic acid":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+\u2026-"
|
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary molybd- + phosphoric":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-035645"
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},
|
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"molybdophosphate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": phosphomolybdate":[
|
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"\u2014 used in the system of nomenclature adopted by the International Union or Pure and Applied Chemistry"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u0259\u00a6lib(\u02cc)d\u014d+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"molybd- + phosphate":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040317"
|
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},
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"molybdomenite":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral PbSeO 3 consisting of native lead selenite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u0259\u02cclibd\u014d\u02c8m\u0113\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from molybd- + Greek m\u0113n\u0113 moon + French -ite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044158"
|
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},
|
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"mole plow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a subsoil plow having a vertical knife behind the tooth of which is drawn a round or tapered metal ball that opens an underground channel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mole entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050119"
|
|
},
|
|
"mole gray":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mole entry 3 sense 4":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-051207"
|
|
},
|
|
"moldy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, resembling, or covered with mold":[],
|
|
": being old and moldering : crumbling":[],
|
|
": antiquated , fusty":[
|
|
"moldy tradition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014dl-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her books became moldy after being left in a damp basement.",
|
|
"The wine had a slightly moldy aroma.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Flies buzzed around moldy garbage that often sat for weeks at a time. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Know that moldy smell that develops when wet clothes are left in the washer for too long? \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Frustration among residents has been building due to lack of access to food or medical care, moldy government rations, and the location of quarantine centers. \u2014 Fortune , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"College students squeezed by a massive housing shortage and surging rents are paying too much for moldy apartments, commuting long distances, or sleeping in their cars to get an education \u2013 and that doesn\u2019t appear to be changing anytime soon. \u2014 Janie Har, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Her inability to detect moldy food verged on manslaughter. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some of the plant's previous evacuees spoke to the AP about the horrors of being surrounded by death in the moldy , underground bunker with little food and water, poor medical care and diminishing hope. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of the plant\u2019s evacuees spoke to the AP about the horrors of being surrounded by death in the moldy , underground bunker with little food and water and diminishing hope. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Wet and moldy feed, in general, is a health risk to birds. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 2 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 1":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-090929"
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},
|
|
"mole fraction":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the ratio of the number of moles of one component of a solution or other mixture to the total number of moles representing all of the components":[]
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"mole entry 7":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091857"
|
|
},
|
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"molding plaster":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a finely ground retarded gypsum plaster for use in molds and for cast ornaments (as rosettes, medallions, friezes)":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112615"
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},
|
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"molybdenum steel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": steel containing molybdenum whose presence in a percentage of 10 to 15 percent produces a steel similar to tungsten steel":[]
|
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},
|
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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":"20220711-114217"
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},
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"mole salamander":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brownish black burrowing salamander ( Ambystoma talpoideum ) of the southeastern U.S.":[]
|
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},
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142648"
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},
|
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"Molina":{
|
|
"type":[
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"biographical name"
|
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],
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"Mario Jos\u00e9 1943\u20132020 American (Mexican-born) chemist":[],
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"Tirso de \u2014 see tirso de molina":[]
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},
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"m\u014d-\u02c8l\u0113-n\u0259"
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],
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": caper spurge":[]
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": a European mole ( Talpa europaea )":[],
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": a stupid or shiftless person":[
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"the old man \u2026 a shambling moldwarp",
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"\u2014 Maristan Chapman"
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"\u02c8m\u014dl\u02ccdw\u022frp"
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"Middle English moldewerp, moldewarp, moldywarp, molwarp ; akin to Old Saxon moldwerp mole, Middle Dutch moldewerp , Middle High German multwerf, moltwerf ; all from a prehistoric West Germanic compound whose 1st constituent is represented by English mold entry 1 and whose 2d constituent is akin to Old English weorpan to throw":""
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"definitions":{
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": a mixture of sand and clay suitable for making foundry molds":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170703"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u02c8lib\u02ccd\u012bt"
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],
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"German molybdit , modification (influenced by -it -ite) of English molybdine , from molybd- + -ine":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182000"
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"molybdenum trioxide":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline compound MoO 3 made usually by roasting molybdenite or by heating ammonium molybdate and used chiefly in making other molybdenum compounds and metallic molybdenum and as a catalyst":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183253"
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"mole drainage":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": an act, instance, or system of drawing off water from farmland by mole drains":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185146"
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},
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"moldboard":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a curved iron plate attached above a plowshare to lift and turn the soil":[],
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": a blade on a machine (such as a bulldozer) that pushes material to one side as the machine advances":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u014dl(d)-\u02ccb\u022frd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190454"
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},
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"molossid":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Molossidae or to mastiff bats":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4s\u0259\u0307d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Molossidae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193628"
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},
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"mole shrew":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an American short-tailed shrew of the genus Blarina":[],
|
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": any of several shrews of the genus Anourosorex that resemble moles, have the ears and eyes greatly reduced, have slate-colored glossy fur, and live in the high mountains of Burma, China, and Siam":[],
|
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": shrew mole":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194157"
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},
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"molybdic oxide":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": molybdenum trioxide":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194615"
|
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},
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"moldy corn poisoning":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cornstalk disease sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195857"
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},
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"molossic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to a molossus":[],
|
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": molossus sense 1":[],
|
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": a word whose syllables form a molossus":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"",
|
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"m\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4sik"
|
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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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"moloss us + -ic":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203031"
|
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},
|
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"mold loft":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large building or floor in a building where the lines of a ship or plane are laid down full size and molds and templates made from them for structural units":[]
|
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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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"mold entry 3":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205946"
|
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},
|
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"Molenbeek":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"commune west of Brussels in the province of Brabant, Flanders , in central Belgium population 95,000":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u014d-l\u0259n-\u02ccb\u0101k"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211717"
|
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},
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"Moldavia":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"region of Europe in northeastern Romania and Moldova between the Carpathians and the Transylvanian Alps on the west and the Dniester River on the east":[],
|
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"\u2014 see moldova":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u00e4l-\u02c8d\u0101-v\u0113-\u0259",
|
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"-vy\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214238"
|
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},
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"molded brick":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": brick made in a mold as distinguished from wire-cut brick":[],
|
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": brick molded into special shapes for use in ornamental brickwork":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222107"
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},
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"Molucca balm":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an annual herb ( Moluccella laevis ) with a greenish calyx resembling a bell surrounding the shorter whitish corolla":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220711-222635"
|
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},
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"mold loftsman":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a worker in a mold loft":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224450"
|
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},
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"mole mouse":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": sokhor":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224525"
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},
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"moldproof":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": impervious to mildew":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"mold entry 5":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233004"
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},
|
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"molybdic ocher":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": ferrimolybdite":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000539"
|
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},
|
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"moliminous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cumbersome , weighty":[]
|
|
},
|
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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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"Latin molimin-, molimen + English -ous":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010945"
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},
|
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"moldova":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name",
|
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"noun or adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"landlocked country in eastern Moldavia region; formerly (as":[
|
|
"the Moldavian Republic",
|
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"Moldavia"
|
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],
|
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"or":[
|
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"the Moldavian Republic",
|
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"Moldavia"
|
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],
|
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") a constituent republic of the Soviet Union; capital Chi\u015fin\u0103u area 13,070 square miles (33,851 square kilometers), population 3,438,000":[
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"the Moldavian Republic",
|
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"Moldavia"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u022fl-",
|
|
"m\u00e4l-\u02c8d\u014d-v\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012855"
|
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},
|
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"molto":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": much , very":[
|
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"\u2014 used in music directions"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u014dl-(\u02cc)t\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u022fl-"
|
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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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"Italian, from Latin multum , from neuter of multus much":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1786, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023806"
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},
|
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"mole drain":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an underground channel made by a mole plow and used especially for draining heavy farm soils of more or less uniform slope":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"mole entry 3":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033416"
|
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},
|
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"moll":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": prostitute":[],
|
|
": doll sense 2":[],
|
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": a gangster's girlfriend":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4l",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u022fl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Everyone\u2019s favorite power couple: a prankster drummer and a drug moll . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"There was always something fated in Stone\u2019s casting as Ginger, the moll to Robert DeNiro\u2019s casino mogul in Martin Scorsese\u2019s 1995 Las Vegas crime epic. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 25 Nov. 2020",
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"The waiter has hardly made it out the door before the gangster has sprinkled salt and squeezed lemon on his moll \u2019s nipple, licking it off. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books , 8 May 2020",
|
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"Earle Skow, a defense attorney, gazed through the bars at the drunken gangster moll . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Film noir is also associated with the era of mobsters and molls , which brings to mind the days of liquor-bootlegging during Prohibition. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Especially when miniskirted molls in a back-alley dive are leading it. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"On first blush Narcos is straightforward genre fare: tough-talking men, a drug moll or two, and guns and bullets galore. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 21 Nov. 2018",
|
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"Here, our roster of up-to-the-minute suggestions for how to channel the sensational looks of a 1930s gun moll , as seen through the eyes of Hollywood a half century ago. \u2014 Alice Bell, Vogue , 13 Aug. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Moll , nickname for Mary":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042207"
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},
|
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"molded breadth":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the greatest breadth of a ship's hull exclusive of the outside plating":[]
|
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},
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": Moldavian and":[
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"Moldo -Wallachian"
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"type":[
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a machine-made deckle-edged imitation of handmade paper":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Moldova":{
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name",
|
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"noun or adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"landlocked country in eastern Moldavia region; formerly (as":[
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"the Moldavian Republic",
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"Moldavia"
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],
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"or":[
|
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"the Moldavian Republic",
|
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"Moldavia"
|
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],
|
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") a constituent republic of the Soviet Union; capital Chi\u015fin\u0103u area 13,070 square miles (33,851 square kilometers), population 3,438,000":[
|
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"the Moldavian Republic",
|
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"Moldavia"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u00e4l-\u02c8d\u014d-v\u0259",
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"m\u022fl-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080139"
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"Molossian":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a native or inhabitant of Molossis, a district of ancient Epirus famous for its dogs":[],
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": a large dog of ancient times resembling a mastiff":[],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient district of Molossis or Molossians":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4sh(\u0113)\u0259n",
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"-\u00e4sy\u0259n",
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"\"",
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"-\u00e4s\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Molossi s, district in northwestern Greece + English -an":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080344"
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},
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"region of Europe in northeastern Romania and Moldova between the Carpathians and the Transylvanian Alps on the west and the Dniester River on the east":[],
|
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"\u2014 see moldova":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-vy\u0259",
|
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"m\u00e4l-\u02c8d\u0101-v\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081412"
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},
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"Moli\u00e8re":{
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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"1622\u20131673 originally Jean-Baptiste Poquelin French actor and dramatist":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u014dl-\u02c8yer",
|
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"\u02c8m\u014dl-\u02ccyer"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090059"
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},
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"Molopo":{
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"river 600 miles (966 kilometers) long in southern Africa flowing west along the border between Botswana and the Republic of South Africa and from there south into the Orange River":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u014d-\u02c8l\u014d-(\u02cc)p\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090526"
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},
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"Molise":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"region of central Italy between the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea south of Abruzzi; capital Campobasso population 313,660 \u2014 see abruzzi":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u014d-\u02c8l\u0113-z\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094556"
|
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},
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"mol wt":{
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"molecular weight":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094751"
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},
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"Moltke":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Helmuth Karl Bernhard 1800\u20131891 Graf von Moltke Prussian field marshal":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u014dlt-k\u0259"
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|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100158"
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},
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"Molokan":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a religious sect originating in Russia as an offshoot of the Doukhobors, becoming an antiritualistic group stressing the authority of the Bible, and calling themselves Spiritual Christians":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccm\u00e4l\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4n"
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],
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"Russian, from moloko milk; probably from the dietary laws of the sect that permit milk drinking during Lent":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102356"
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"Mold":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"intransitive verb",
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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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": a cavity in which a substance is shaped: such as":[],
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": a matrix for casting metal":[
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"a bullet mold"
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],
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": a form in which food is given a decorative shape":[],
|
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": a molded object":[],
|
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": prototype":[],
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": a fixed pattern : design":[],
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": an example to be followed":[],
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": distinctive nature or character : type":[],
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": the frame on or around which an object is constructed":[],
|
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": molding":[],
|
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"town in northeastern Wales south-southwest of Liverpool, England population 10,000":[],
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": to knead or work (a material, such as dough or clay) into a desired consistency or shape":[],
|
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": to form in a mold":[
|
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"mold candles"
|
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],
|
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": to determine or influence the quality or nature of":[
|
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"mold public opinion"
|
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],
|
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": to give shape to":[
|
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"the wind molds the waves"
|
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],
|
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": to fit the contours of":[
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"fitted skirts that mold the hips"
|
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],
|
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": to ornament with molding or carving":[
|
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"molded picture frames"
|
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],
|
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": a superficial often woolly growth produced especially on damp or decaying organic matter or on living organisms by a fungus (as of the order Mucorales)":[],
|
|
": a fungus that produces mold":[],
|
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": to become moldy":[],
|
|
": the surface of the earth : ground":[],
|
|
": the earth of the burying ground":[],
|
|
": earth that is the substance of the human body":[
|
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"Be merciful, great Duke, to men of mold .",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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]
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014dld"
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],
|
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French molde , alteration of Old French modle , from Latin modulus , diminutive of modus measure \u2014 more at mete":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English mowlde , perhaps alteration of mowle , from moulen to grow moldy, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Danish mul mold":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English molde ; akin to Old High German molta soil, Latin molere to grind \u2014 more at meal":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104415"
|
|
},
|
|
"moldering":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to crumble into particles : disintegrate , decay":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014dl-d\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decompose",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"fester",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"perish",
|
|
"putrefy",
|
|
"rot",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"leaves moldering in the compost pile",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"This is more important in warm weather when wet seeds can molder . \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 2 Feb. 2021",
|
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"The antic Schwitters, by contrast, barks like a dog, sleeps in a basket and, for lack of better material, makes sculptures out of porridge that then molder and turn green. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Reeling from decades of decline, the area was a patchwork of potholed streets, weeded lots, moldering homes and drive-thru liquor marts. \u2014 Desperation Town, ProPublica , 11 May 2020",
|
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"Quarantine \u2014 forced isolation \u2014 has left people moldering . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 May 2020",
|
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"But the scale of the land deal at Dara Sakor \u2014 which secures 20 percent of Cambodia\u2019s coastline for 99 years \u2014 has raised eyebrows, especially since the portion of the project built so far is already moldering in malarial jungle. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Weariness was in the air, along with the smell of sweat, urine and moldering trash. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"But the Alvarado was torn down in 1970, and other Harvey Houses, like the Casta\u00f1eda, were moved, repurposed or left to molder . \u2014 Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Millions of documents were burned; millions more were left soaking wet, and soon began to molder in the muggy Missouri heat. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2019"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"frequentative of mold entry 4":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1531, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"1599, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110750"
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},
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"Molteno disease":{
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a frequently fatal intoxication of southern African cattle marked by liver injury and extreme emaciation due to feeding on a groundsel ( Senecio burchellii ) \u2014 compare winton disease":[]
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|
},
|
|
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|
|
"m\u014dl\u02c8t\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"after Molteno Farmers' Association, Union of South Africa, that first investigated it":""
|
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},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113407"
|
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},
|
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"Molidae":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of large pelagic marine fishes (order Plectognathi) that have very large heads, short compact bodies, and teeth fused to form a beak and that lack a dorsal fin \u2014 see mola":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
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],
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Mola , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113510"
|
|
},
|
|
"moldy fig":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who prefers the traditional form of a kind of music (such as jazz)":[],
|
|
": one that is old-fashioned":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114104"
|
|
},
|
|
"moleskin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the skin of the mole used as fur":[],
|
|
": a heavy durable cotton fabric with a short thick velvety nap on one side":[],
|
|
": a garment made of moleskin":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": adhesive padding (as for blisters) made of moleskin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014dl-\u02ccskin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"First aid kits contain products like gauze, Band-Aids, moleskin , and Benadryl to keep you prepared for scrapes, blisters, and bug bites. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"For those, keep moleskin and a spare pair of kid socks in your pack. \u2014 Rachel Walker, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"Soft moleskin jeans, silk-wool polo sweaters finished with pointelle stitching and oversize cotton poplin shirts featuring mother-of-pearl buttons are staples of the collection. \u2014 New York Times , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"With a near-perfect rating from REI customers, this hooded jacket boasts high wind resistance and a luxe moleskin lining that reviewers say is soft and warm. \u2014 Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 18 May 2020",
|
|
"This allows the friction and pressure to be transferred more to the moleskin and less to the blister, and may allow a runner to continue training. \u2014 Emily Shiffer, SELF , 24 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Use moleskin to fix an underwire bra that is poking you. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 13 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Use moleskin to fix an underwire bra that is poking you. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 13 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"If that is not enough, add a second layer of moleskin . \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 27 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115807"
|
|
},
|
|
"molded pulp":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wood pulp formed into protective packaging (as containers for eggs or sleeves for liquor bottles)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122839"
|
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},
|
|
"Molokai":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"island of central Hawaii area 259 square miles (673 square kilometers)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccm\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8k\u012b",
|
|
"\u02ccm\u014d-l\u014d-\u02c8k\u00e4-\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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123620"
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},
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"molid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Molidae":[],
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": a fish of the family Molidae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"\u02c8m\u014dl\u0259\u0307d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Molidae":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140725"
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},
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"moldy nose":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": white rot sense 2c":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141825"
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},
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"Molisch reaction":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a test for carbohydrate in which a reddish violet color is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u014dlish-"
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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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"after Hans Molisch \u20201937 German botanist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142441"
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},
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"molded depth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the vertical distance from the top of the keel to the top of the upper deck beams amidships at the gunwale":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142911"
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},
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"molded cookie":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cookie sense 1a(2)":[
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"One of my favorite recipes is for a molded cookie (a stiff dough molded into balls or cookie shapes by hand before baking) \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Anne Marie Calzolari, Staten Island Advance (New York) , 28 Jan 2009"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144104"
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},
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"Molgula":{
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Molgulidae) of almost spherical ascidians with long siphons and a thin somewhat transparent tunic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u00e4lgy\u0259l\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Greek molgos hide, skin + New Latin -ula ; perhaps akin to Old High German malaha leather bag, Old Norse malr bag":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145947"
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},
|
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"Molinist":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an advocate or follower of the doctrine of Luis Molina":[],
|
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": an advocate or follower of the quietism of Miguel de Molinos":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"",
|
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"-n\u0259\u0307st"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Spanish molinista , from Luis Molina \u20201600 + Spanish -ista -ist":"Noun",
|
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"Spanish molinista , from Miguel de Molinos + Spanish -ista -ist":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155907"
|
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},
|
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"moldman":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a worker who cleans and readies ingot molds to receive molten metal":[],
|
|
": an operator of a molding machine":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164520"
|
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},
|
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"molest":{
|
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"type":[
|
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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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": to annoy, disturb, or persecute (a person or animal) especially with hostile intent or injurious effect":[
|
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"Who doth molest my contemplation?",
|
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"\u2014 Shakespeare",
|
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"Bees flew past him, bees flew into him, bees settled upon his coat, bees paused questioningly in front of him \u2026 but not a single bee molested him.",
|
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"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse",
|
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"At a hearing last week, activists persuaded the commission that the porcupines were being chased, molested and \"worried\" for human amusement.",
|
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"\u2014 Kelli Anderson"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u0259-\u02c8lest"
|
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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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"He was sent to jail for molesting children.",
|
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"It was illegal to molest , capture, or kill any of the animals in the park.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The use of physical tests, like fat tests, as pretexts to molest young athletes has come up in other cases. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Remember those palmy days when conservative conspiracy theorists outside elective politics spread the word that Democrats wanted to molest your children? \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 13 May 2022",
|
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"He\u2019d been victimized by Paul Shanley, who used to take kids to a Stoneham campsite and molest them there. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
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"During that time, Nassar continued to molest young girls under the guise of of medical treatment. \u2014 Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The students allege that the teacher molested them between 2008 and 2010, but that school officials had reports of the teacher's inappropriate behavior dating back to 2003. \u2014 Sonali Kohli, latimes.com , 24 May 2017"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French molester , from Latin molestare , from molestus burdensome, annoying; akin to Latin moles mass":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182147"
|
|
},
|
|
"Molinism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a doctrine that it is man's free cooperation which makes it possible for him to perform a good act with God's helping grace \u2014 compare congruism , thomism":[],
|
|
": quietism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014dl\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish molinismo , from Luis Molina \u20201600 Spanish Jesuit and theologian + Spanish -ismo -ism":"Noun",
|
|
"Spanish molinismo , from Miguel de Molinos \u2020ab 1697 Spanish priest and mystic + Spanish -ismo -ism":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183048"
|
|
},
|
|
"molestful":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": troublesome , annoying":[
|
|
"molestful battle with carnal vices",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Wright"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-tf\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190348"
|
|
},
|
|
"moloid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling a mola or the Molidae":[],
|
|
": an ocean sunfish : mola":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014d\u02ccl\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Mola + English -oid":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190935"
|
|
},
|
|
"mole snake":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a valuable colubrid snake ( Pseudaspis cana ) that is common in South and East Africa and feeds on rats and mice":[],
|
|
": brown king snake":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192937"
|
|
},
|
|
"Moloch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Semitic god to whom children were sacrificed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259k",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014d-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew M\u014dlekh":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195118"
|
|
},
|
|
"Molinia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small genus of Eurasian grasses having narrow flat leaves, slender panicles, and awnless glumes \u2014 see moor grass sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u0259\u02c8lin\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Juan Ignacio Molina \u20201829, Chilean naturalist + New Latin -ia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201337"
|
|
},
|
|
"molds":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cavity in which a substance is shaped: such as":[],
|
|
": a matrix for casting metal":[
|
|
"a bullet mold"
|
|
],
|
|
": a form in which food is given a decorative shape":[],
|
|
": a molded object":[],
|
|
": prototype":[],
|
|
": a fixed pattern : design":[],
|
|
": an example to be followed":[],
|
|
": distinctive nature or character : type":[],
|
|
": the frame on or around which an object is constructed":[],
|
|
": molding":[],
|
|
"town in northeastern Wales south-southwest of Liverpool, England population 10,000":[],
|
|
": to knead or work (a material, such as dough or clay) into a desired consistency or shape":[],
|
|
": to form in a mold":[
|
|
"mold candles"
|
|
],
|
|
": to determine or influence the quality or nature of":[
|
|
"mold public opinion"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give shape to":[
|
|
"the wind molds the waves"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fit the contours of":[
|
|
"fitted skirts that mold the hips"
|
|
],
|
|
": to ornament with molding or carving":[
|
|
"molded picture frames"
|
|
],
|
|
": a superficial often woolly growth produced especially on damp or decaying organic matter or on living organisms by a fungus (as of the order Mucorales)":[],
|
|
": a fungus that produces mold":[],
|
|
": to become moldy":[],
|
|
": the surface of the earth : ground":[],
|
|
": the earth of the burying ground":[],
|
|
": earth that is the substance of the human body":[
|
|
"Be merciful, great Duke, to men of mold .",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014dld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French molde , alteration of Old French modle , from Latin modulus , diminutive of modus measure \u2014 more at mete":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English mowlde , perhaps alteration of mowle , from moulen to grow moldy, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Danish mul mold":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English molde ; akin to Old High German molta soil, Latin molere to grind \u2014 more at meal":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-091733"
|
|
},
|
|
"Moln\u00e1r":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1878\u20131952 Hungarian author":[
|
|
"Fe*renc \\ \u02c8fer-\u200b\u0259n(t)s \\"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u022fl-",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u014dl-\u02ccn\u00e4r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-214358"
|
|
},
|
|
"molman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a class of tenants in feudal England released from most of their service on condition of paying certain rents for their land":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4lm\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from mol- (from Old English m\u0101l terms, agreement, pay) + man":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220748"
|
|
},
|
|
"moldy rot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a disease of the tapping panels of the Para rubber tree caused by a fungus ( Ceratostomella friubriata )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-000955"
|
|
}
|
|
} |