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1960 lines
74 KiB
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"rip":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides, currents, or winds":[],
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": a current of water roughened by passing over an irregular bottom":[],
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": a dissolute person : libertine":[],
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": a rent made by ripping : tear":[],
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": criticize , disparage":[],
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": cut sense 5b":[],
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": rip current":[],
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": to become ripped : rend":[],
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": to hit sharply":[
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"ripped a double to left field"
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],
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": to rush headlong":[
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"ripped past second base"
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],
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": to saw or split (wood) with the grain":[],
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": to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade":[],
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": to tear into : attack":[],
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": to tear or split apart or open":[],
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": to utter violently : spit out":[
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"ripped out an oath"
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],
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"may he rest in peace, may she rest in peace":[],
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"may they rest in peace":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She ripped the fabric in half.",
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"He ripped open the package.",
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"The dog ripped the pillow to shreds .",
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"The force of the explosion ripped a hole in the wall.",
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"Her coat ripped when it caught on the doorknob.",
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"I ripped the poster off the wall.",
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"The sink had been ripped from the wall.",
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"He ripped the page out of the magazine.",
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"She ripped off her mask.",
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"He ripped the letter from my hands."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1781, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English rippen , from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk":"Verb",
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"perhaps by shortening & alteration from reprobate":"Noun",
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"perhaps from rip entry 2":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4r-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8p\u0113",
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"\u02c8rip"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rip Verb tear , rip , rend , split , cleave , rive mean to separate forcibly. tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges. tear up the letter rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint. ripped the shirt on a nail rend implies very violent or ruthless severing or sundering. an angry mob rent the prisoner's clothes split implies a cutting or breaking apart in a continuous, straight, and usually lengthwise direction or in the direction of grain or layers. split logs for firewood cleave implies very forceful splitting or cutting with a blow. a bolt of lightning cleaved the giant oak rive occurs most often in figurative use. a political party riven by conflict",
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"synonyms":[
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"rend",
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"ribbon",
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"rive",
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"shred",
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"tatter",
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"tear"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004118",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rip off":{
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"antonyms":[
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"burglarize",
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"burgle",
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"knock off",
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"knock over",
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"rob",
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"steal (from)",
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"take off"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually cheap exploitive imitation":[],
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": steal":[],
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": to copy or imitate blatantly or unscrupulously":[],
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": to perform, achieve, or score quickly or easily":[
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"ripped off 10 straight points"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer",
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"the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8rip-\u02cc\u022ff"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"grab",
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"heist",
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"pinch",
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"snatching",
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"swiping",
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"theft"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073744",
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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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"rip-off":{
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"antonyms":[
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"burglarize",
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"burgle",
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"knock off",
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"knock over",
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"rob",
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"steal (from)",
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"take off"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually cheap exploitive imitation":[],
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": steal":[],
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": to copy or imitate blatantly or unscrupulously":[],
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": to perform, achieve, or score quickly or easily":[
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"ripped off 10 straight points"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer",
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"the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8rip-\u02cc\u022ff"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"grab",
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"heist",
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"pinch",
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"snatching",
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"swiping",
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"theft"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104846",
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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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"rip-roaring":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unexciting"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": noisily excited or exciting":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8rip-\u02c8r\u022fr-i\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"breathtaking",
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"charged",
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"electric",
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"electrifying",
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"exciting",
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"exhilarating",
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"exhilarative",
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"galvanic",
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"galvanizing",
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"hair-raising",
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"heart-stopping",
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"inspiring",
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"intoxicating",
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"kicky",
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"mind-bending",
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"mind-blowing",
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"mind-boggling",
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"rousing",
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"stimulating",
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"stirring",
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"thrilling"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195658",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ripe":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adolescent",
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"green",
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"immature",
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"juvenile",
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"unripe",
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"unripened",
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"young",
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"youngish",
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"youthful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": brought by aging to full flavor or the best state : mellow":[
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"ripe cheese"
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],
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": fully grown and developed : mature":[
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"ripe fruit",
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"ripe wheat"
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],
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": fully prepared : ready":[
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"the colonies were ripe for revolution"
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],
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": having mature knowledge, understanding, or judgment":[],
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": indecent":[
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"ripe language"
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],
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": of advanced years : late":[
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"a ripe old age"
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],
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": ruddy, plump, or full like ripened fruit":[
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"a ripe figure"
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],
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": smelly , stinking":[],
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": suitable , appropriate":[
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"the time was ripe for the attempt"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The apples are nearly ripe .",
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"the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Walla Walla\u2019s rich soil and mild climate are ideal for growing organic produce, so in addition to the wine industry, the town is ripe with amazing restaurants. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 June 2022",
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"Indeed, speculation has been ripe with comments that Apple's glasses are set for a 2023 introduction. \u2014 Tim Bajarin, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"Your Instagram feed is ripe with amazing makeup inspiration. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
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"Social media, particularly the #FitTok and #GymTok hashtags on TikTok, is ripe with recommendations. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
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"Ukraine\u2019s entries, in particular, have been ripe with politics, said Vaughan Staples, the president of the UK chapter of OGAE, an international Eurovision fan club. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
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"The prospect of alien contact is ripe with ethical questions, and METI is no exception. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The video, directed by Pooneh Ghana, is ripe with visuals that seem to reference Ari Aster\u2019s 2019 horror film Midsommar with the lush floral arrangements and formal outdoor dinner setting. \u2014 Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"By Monday, that system will emerge in the central and southern Plains, areas that will be ripe with the warm and humid conditions necessary to fuel severe storms. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English r\u012bpe ; akin to Old English r\u012bpan, reopan to reap":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u012bp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adult",
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"full-blown",
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"full-fledged",
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"mature",
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"matured",
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"ripened"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182450",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ripen":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to age or cure (cheese) to develop characteristic flavor, odor, body, texture, and color":[],
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": to bring to completeness or perfection":[],
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": to grow or become ripe":[],
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": to improve flavor and tenderness of (beef or game) by aging under refrigeration":[],
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": to make ripe":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The tomatoes finished ripening on the windowsill.",
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"You can ripen the fruit by placing it in a paper bag and storing it at room temperature for a few days.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Paprika fruits ripen in about 80 days to bright red pods that are 4 to 6 inches long, depending on the variety. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
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"At the height of the season's popularity, many farms will close early to let more berries ripen because the patches have been picked through. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
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"Grapes chandelier from the arbor and ripen on the tongue. \u2014 Diane Mehta, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"Unlike some fruits, pineapples will not continue to ripen after being plucked, so choose wisely. \u2014 Meredith Stettner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Alaskan grizzlies, so fond of salmon runs, now preferring berries that ripen sooner. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
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"Your plant appears normal in an email photo with several hands of green fruits that should ripen later in the season. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
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"Made only in years that favor varieties that ripen late in the season, this exquisite Rh\u00f4ne red is mostly Mourvedre, known for its long aging potential, blended with Syrah, Grenache and Counoise. \u2014 Mike Desimone, Robb Report , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Every year when the apples ripen , approximately 50 to 75 apples drop on our side of the fence for several weeks. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u012b-p\u0259n",
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"\u02c8r\u012b-p\u1d4am"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"age",
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"develop",
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"grow",
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"grow up",
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"mature",
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"progress"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213618",
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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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"ripened":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to age or cure (cheese) to develop characteristic flavor, odor, body, texture, and color":[],
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": to bring to completeness or perfection":[],
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": to grow or become ripe":[],
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": to improve flavor and tenderness of (beef or game) by aging under refrigeration":[],
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": to make ripe":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The tomatoes finished ripening on the windowsill.",
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"You can ripen the fruit by placing it in a paper bag and storing it at room temperature for a few days.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Paprika fruits ripen in about 80 days to bright red pods that are 4 to 6 inches long, depending on the variety. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
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"At the height of the season's popularity, many farms will close early to let more berries ripen because the patches have been picked through. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
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"Grapes chandelier from the arbor and ripen on the tongue. \u2014 Diane Mehta, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"Unlike some fruits, pineapples will not continue to ripen after being plucked, so choose wisely. \u2014 Meredith Stettner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Alaskan grizzlies, so fond of salmon runs, now preferring berries that ripen sooner. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
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"Your plant appears normal in an email photo with several hands of green fruits that should ripen later in the season. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
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"Made only in years that favor varieties that ripen late in the season, this exquisite Rh\u00f4ne red is mostly Mourvedre, known for its long aging potential, blended with Syrah, Grenache and Counoise. \u2014 Mike Desimone, Robb Report , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Every year when the apples ripen , approximately 50 to 75 apples drop on our side of the fence for several weeks. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u012b-p\u0259n",
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"\u02c8r\u012b-p\u1d4am"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"age",
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"develop",
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"grow",
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"grow up",
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"mature",
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"progress"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194939",
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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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"riposte":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fencer's quick return thrust following a parry":[],
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": a retaliatory maneuver or measure":[],
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": a retaliatory verbal sally : retort":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"he's known for having a brilliant riposte to nearly any insult",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The poster is an effective visual riposte to the divide-and-conquer culture war issue ginned up by Republicans eager for a mid-term rebound in November. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
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"But there\u2019s also another argument: for the nude as art, for the nude as autonomy, for the nude as a riposte to the stuffy traditions of art history. \u2014 Tom Rasmussen, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
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"Reacting to a Fremaux tease about making films slowly, the Polish-British filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski hit back with a witty riposte . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 25 May 2022",
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"To some, The Babylon Bee\u2019s riposte was an assertion of biological fact. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2022",
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"His answer is a version of his riposte to charges that green-minded investments produce, by definition, lackluster returns. \u2014 Larry Light, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"The sure-to-arrive riposte from the former president duly followed. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Potter\u2019s exquisite drawings of fungi from the 1880s and 90s were a colorful riposte to the largely black-and-white versions that then filled the scientific literature, says the curator. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"The progressive riposte to these contentions typically assert that Democrats should excite people by running on bold and transformative ideas, deliver on these promises, and then run again on the promise to deliver more. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 8 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, modification of Italian risposta , literally, answer, from rispondere to respond, from Latin respond\u0113re":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ri-\u02c8p\u014dst"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"comeback",
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"repartee",
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"retort"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092646",
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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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"ripped":{
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"antonyms":[
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"sober",
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"straight"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being under the influence of alcohol or drugs : high , stoned":[],
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": having high muscle definition":[
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"ripped abs"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She was wearing ripped jeans.",
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"when I got to his house, he was already pretty ripped",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Pratt \u2014 who plays dinosaur handler Owen Grady \u2014 has transformed himself from an actor best known for playing chubby goofballs into a ripped and bankable action star who leads two major franchises. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 9 June 2022",
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"Those injuries included the remnants of a ripped medial collateral ligament, a separated shoulder, a torn hamstring, and a broken elbow. NBD. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Jean-Marc pointed out sites along the way \u2013 candy stores, bagel shops, his favorite movie theater, the kind with ripped velvet seats and floors sticky with stale popcorn butter. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Sensing a less than favorable outcome for the pop group, Fallon suggested maybe looking for some lesser known/less ripped relatives of the Australian actors. \u2014 Ruth Kinane, EW.com , 21 July 2021",
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"My jeans dragged on the floor, getting more ripped and dirt-stained with each wear. \u2014 Irina Grechko, refinery29.com , 12 Feb. 2021",
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"The garage workouts depict a more ripped Mayfield than the one on vacay with his Giants pals in January. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 27 Mar. 2020",
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"Pelosi later waved the ripped pieces in the air, and audience members left in the chamber and public-viewing gallery could see Trump's prominent signature. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2020",
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"At another point, a page put a piece of paper with ragged edges such as those from a ripped notebook, on Murkowski's desk. \u2014 Laurie Kellman, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"the comedian's last routine was a real ripper , leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Kids Trucker hat looks cool, too, so your little ripper will fit right in with the rest of the crew. \u2014 Bryan Rogala, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2019",
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"The Piano, a bodice- ripper set in her native New Zealand and so considered exotic, maybe romantic. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"She\u2019s in high demand, though, so for the rest of us, there\u2019s Taos\u2019s new pro-guided experience, where a local ripper will show you secret stashes and the best way to get your tails into the fall line on the double blacks off West Basin Ridge. \u2014 Tim Neville, Outside Online , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"They can be used to import and play music from almost any hard drive, SSD or even CD transport or ripper . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"This news would make any fan of the bodice- ripper excited \u2014 even the likes of Lady Whistledown. \u2014 Natalie Morin, refinery29.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"Every subscription comes with a complimentary starter kit that includes a sharp set of floral shears, a custom re-usable floral grid (which is an easy-to-use alternative to floral tape), stem ripper , and ruler, along with a stylish lucite vase. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
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"This seam ripper is purple and white to give you easy identification. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 10 May 2021",
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"There are soft finger grips that are located on both ends of the seam ripper . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 10 May 2021"
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"corker",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"daisy",
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"dandy",
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"doozy",
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"doozie",
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"doozer",
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"dream",
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"honey",
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"hummer",
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"knockout",
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"lollapalooza",
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"lulu",
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"nifty",
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"peach",
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"pip",
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"pippin",
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"ripsnorter",
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"snorter",
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"sockdologer",
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"standout",
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"sweetheart"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014511",
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"laughter rippled over the audience"
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],
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": to impart a wavy motion or appearance to":[
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"rippling his arm muscles"
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": to move with an undulating motion or so as to cause ripples":[
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"the canoe rippled through the water"
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": to stir up small waves on":[],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Water rippled under the dock.",
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"We could see the lion's muscles ripple .",
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"A cool breeze rippled the water.",
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"Noun",
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|
"The pebble made ripples in the pond when I threw it in.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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|
"Changes may not ripple through big companies immediately. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Echoes of those debates ripple outward from pools to weight lifting rooms and tracks, to cycling courses and rugby pitches, and to the Olympics, where officials face a fateful decision on how wide to open the door to transgender women. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Those higher prices eventually ripple to grocery stores and the gas pump, and this conflict is no different. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Fed is tasked with ensuring the stability of the financial system as well as full employment, and its policies ripple well beyond U.S. borders, due to the dollar\u2019s status as the world\u2019s reserve currency. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"These folk tunes ripple out of the many religious gatherings unique to the region like Kvirikoba, the annual pilgrimage of orthodox Christian believers to St. Kvirike, an 11th century orthodox church situated on a high hill above the village Kala. \u2014 Melanie Hamilton, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Although the Fed doesn\u2019t directly control consumer interest rates, its rate increases ripple through the economy and ultimately, hit businesses and consumers and slow demand and inflation. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Reformers at the national level have pushed back on the idea that a Boudin loss would ripple beyond the Bay Area. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Costs for cereals and bakery products rose by more than 1% last month and are up more than 10% over the year as limited grain and fertilizer exports from Ukraine and Russia ripple through the global food supply. \u2014 Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On top of that, though, Hubble has captured images of two galaxies locked in a dance, and even a galaxy with mysterious ripple -like shells. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Concurrent planning involves creating scenarios in a supply plan, or an inventory plan, or a demand plan, and then seeing how the changes made to one plan ripple to the adjacent plans in real-time. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Consequences of severe drought and climate change ripple across California. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"As the effects of the federal investigation ripple across the U.S. solar industry, its advocates are incensed. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The trees give the women\u2019s faces a three-dimensional shape, and as wind blows through the leaves, their smiling and blinking faces ripple to life. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And Deebo Samuel\u2019s trade request from the San Francisco 49ers added another ripple in the discussion. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Even when the subject is banal, his line is unexpected, diverted from clich\u00e9 by incident\u2014the peculiar crumpling of a sail, or the irregular break of a ripple . \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"It was located at the edge of a ripple resulting in the alignment. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare domino effect":[
|
|
"the automotive industry has a ripple effect on many other industries"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What\u2019s harder to tell, says Ms. Neosh, is just how much of a ripple effect that has. \u2014 Dwight Weingarten, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"But in Shasta County, the lie had a ripple effect in the community that still lingers today. \u2014 Amanda P\u00e9rez Pintado, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Needless to say, Brady's announcement Sunday caused a massive ripple effect in the betting markets, with the NFL odds adjusting to reflect the latest news in what had already been a busy week. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Russian invasion has created a ripple effect in the performing arts world, prompting responses from cultural figures and organizations. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Law enforcement officials told ABC News this is standard procedure when there is activity like there is in Ottawa, which could have a ripple effect in the U.S. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"New York\u2019s Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a redistricting plan that dramatically shifts the state\u2019s political alignment in favor of Democrats and could have a significant ripple effect in the upcoming midterm elections. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Those eastern countries are particularly concerned that cyberattacks in Ukraine could have a ripple effect in their countries. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Even with Washington thriving as Kentucky's primary point guard in Wheeler's absence, the injury has caused a ripple effect in UK's rotation. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 12 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130927",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripsnorter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something extraordinary : humdinger":[
|
|
"the finale was a ripsnorter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter , but it turned out to be a real snoozer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Will relish manager Brendan Rodgers style of play, and could have another ripsnorter of a campaign. \u2014 SI.com , 6 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8rip-\u02c8sn\u022fr-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dilly",
|
|
"doozy",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"That\u2019s because the grooves were cutting through real-time tidal ripple marks moving through the seamount sediment. \u2014 Todd Woody, National Geographic , 24 July 2019"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"Verb",
|
|
"Water rippled under the dock.",
|
|
"We could see the lion's muscles ripple .",
|
|
"A cool breeze rippled the water.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The pebble made ripples in the pond when I threw it in.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Changes may not ripple through big companies immediately. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Echoes of those debates ripple outward from pools to weight lifting rooms and tracks, to cycling courses and rugby pitches, and to the Olympics, where officials face a fateful decision on how wide to open the door to transgender women. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Those higher prices eventually ripple to grocery stores and the gas pump, and this conflict is no different. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Fed is tasked with ensuring the stability of the financial system as well as full employment, and its policies ripple well beyond U.S. borders, due to the dollar\u2019s status as the world\u2019s reserve currency. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"These folk tunes ripple out of the many religious gatherings unique to the region like Kvirikoba, the annual pilgrimage of orthodox Christian believers to St. Kvirike, an 11th century orthodox church situated on a high hill above the village Kala. \u2014 Melanie Hamilton, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Although the Fed doesn\u2019t directly control consumer interest rates, its rate increases ripple through the economy and ultimately, hit businesses and consumers and slow demand and inflation. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Reformers at the national level have pushed back on the idea that a Boudin loss would ripple beyond the Bay Area. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Costs for cereals and bakery products rose by more than 1% last month and are up more than 10% over the year as limited grain and fertilizer exports from Ukraine and Russia ripple through the global food supply. \u2014 Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On top of that, though, Hubble has captured images of two galaxies locked in a dance, and even a galaxy with mysterious ripple -like shells. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Concurrent planning involves creating scenarios in a supply plan, or an inventory plan, or a demand plan, and then seeing how the changes made to one plan ripple to the adjacent plans in real-time. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Consequences of severe drought and climate change ripple across California. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"As the effects of the federal investigation ripple across the U.S. solar industry, its advocates are incensed. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The trees give the women\u2019s faces a three-dimensional shape, and as wind blows through the leaves, their smiling and blinking faces ripple to life. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And Deebo Samuel\u2019s trade request from the San Francisco 49ers added another ripple in the discussion. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Even when the subject is banal, his line is unexpected, diverted from clich\u00e9 by incident\u2014the peculiar crumpling of a sail, or the irregular break of a ripple . \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"It was located at the edge of a ripple resulting in the alignment. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
|
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"perhaps frequentative of rip entry 1":"Verb"
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"wash"
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"pour",
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"roll",
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"stream"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Water rippled under the dock.",
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"We could see the lion's muscles ripple .",
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"A cool breeze rippled the water.",
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"Noun",
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"The pebble made ripples in the pond when I threw it in.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Changes may not ripple through big companies immediately. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Echoes of those debates ripple outward from pools to weight lifting rooms and tracks, to cycling courses and rugby pitches, and to the Olympics, where officials face a fateful decision on how wide to open the door to transgender women. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
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"Those higher prices eventually ripple to grocery stores and the gas pump, and this conflict is no different. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"The Fed is tasked with ensuring the stability of the financial system as well as full employment, and its policies ripple well beyond U.S. borders, due to the dollar\u2019s status as the world\u2019s reserve currency. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"These folk tunes ripple out of the many religious gatherings unique to the region like Kvirikoba, the annual pilgrimage of orthodox Christian believers to St. Kvirike, an 11th century orthodox church situated on a high hill above the village Kala. \u2014 Melanie Hamilton, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"Although the Fed doesn\u2019t directly control consumer interest rates, its rate increases ripple through the economy and ultimately, hit businesses and consumers and slow demand and inflation. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
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"Reformers at the national level have pushed back on the idea that a Boudin loss would ripple beyond the Bay Area. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
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"Costs for cereals and bakery products rose by more than 1% last month and are up more than 10% over the year as limited grain and fertilizer exports from Ukraine and Russia ripple through the global food supply. \u2014 Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"On top of that, though, Hubble has captured images of two galaxies locked in a dance, and even a galaxy with mysterious ripple -like shells. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 30 May 2022",
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"Concurrent planning involves creating scenarios in a supply plan, or an inventory plan, or a demand plan, and then seeing how the changes made to one plan ripple to the adjacent plans in real-time. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
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"Consequences of severe drought and climate change ripple across California. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
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"As the effects of the federal investigation ripple across the U.S. solar industry, its advocates are incensed. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The trees give the women\u2019s faces a three-dimensional shape, and as wind blows through the leaves, their smiling and blinking faces ripple to life. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"And Deebo Samuel\u2019s trade request from the San Francisco 49ers added another ripple in the discussion. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Even when the subject is banal, his line is unexpected, diverted from clich\u00e9 by incident\u2014the peculiar crumpling of a sail, or the irregular break of a ripple . \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"It was located at the edge of a ripple resulting in the alignment. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps frequentative of rip entry 1":"Verb"
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"circa 1671, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155107"
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},
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"rippleless":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having no ripples : glassy , smooth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8rip\u0259l(l)\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170330"
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},
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"rip a hole":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to make a hole by tearing":[
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"The dog ripped a hole in the pillow."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192856"
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},
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"RIP":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to tear or split apart or open":[],
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": to saw or split (wood) with the grain":[],
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": to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade":[],
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": to hit sharply":[
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"ripped a double to left field"
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],
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": to utter violently : spit out":[
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"ripped out an oath"
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],
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": criticize , disparage":[],
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": to become ripped : rend":[],
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": to rush headlong":[
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"ripped past second base"
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],
|
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": to tear into : attack":[],
|
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": a rent made by ripping : tear":[],
|
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": cut sense 5b":[],
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": a body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides, currents, or winds":[],
|
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": a current of water roughened by passing over an irregular bottom":[],
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": rip current":[],
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": a dissolute person : libertine":[],
|
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"may he rest in peace, may she rest in peace":[],
|
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"may they rest in peace":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u00e4r-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8p\u0113",
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"\u02c8rip"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"rend",
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"ribbon",
|
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"rive",
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"shred",
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"tatter",
|
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"tear"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rip Verb tear , rip , rend , split , cleave , rive mean to separate forcibly. tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges. tear up the letter rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint. ripped the shirt on a nail rend implies very violent or ruthless severing or sundering. an angry mob rent the prisoner's clothes split implies a cutting or breaking apart in a continuous, straight, and usually lengthwise direction or in the direction of grain or layers. split logs for firewood cleave implies very forceful splitting or cutting with a blow. a bolt of lightning cleaved the giant oak rive occurs most often in figurative use. a political party riven by conflict",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She ripped the fabric in half.",
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"He ripped open the package.",
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"The dog ripped the pillow to shreds .",
|
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"The force of the explosion ripped a hole in the wall.",
|
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"Her coat ripped when it caught on the doorknob.",
|
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"I ripped the poster off the wall.",
|
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"The sink had been ripped from the wall.",
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"He ripped the page out of the magazine.",
|
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"She ripped off her mask.",
|
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"He ripped the letter from my hands."
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English rippen , from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen to pull, jerk":"Verb",
|
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"perhaps from rip entry 2":"Noun",
|
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"perhaps by shortening & alteration from reprobate":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"1781, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201942"
|
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},
|
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"rip up":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces":[
|
|
"He ripped up the check.",
|
|
"She ripped the letter up into tiny pieces."
|
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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":"20220708-204319"
|
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},
|
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"ripe old age":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a very old age":[
|
|
"They both lived to a ripe old age .",
|
|
"\u2014 sometimes used humorously She decided at the ripe old age of 23 that she'd learned all there was to know about human nature."
|
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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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210735"
|
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},
|
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"Rip van Winkle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a ne'er-do-well in a story in Washington Irving's Sketch Book who sleeps for 20 years":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccrip-(\u02cc)van-\u02c8wi\u014b-k\u0259l",
|
|
"-v\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1820, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220042"
|
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},
|
|
"rip cord":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cord by which the gasbag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent":[],
|
|
": a cord or wire pulled in making a descent to release a parachute out of its container":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Has all the trappings of looking for a rip cord to pull. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Robison displayed the reserve and main chutes, a rip cord and an automatic activation device, which would deploy a reserve parachute if a skydiver needed it. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"With 4:03 remaining in the fourth quarter, and his team trailing by 25 points, Cleveland head coach Tyronn Lue waved the flag and pulled the emotional rip cord . \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2018",
|
|
"Prior was discharged from Barnes-Jewish less than 36 hours after his admittance, no ripped cords necessary. \u2014 Alex Prewitt, SI.com , 31 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224837"
|
|
},
|
|
"rip current":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from a shore that results from the return flow of waves and wind-driven water":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Arturo Torres, a Montgomery resident in his 70s, was visiting the area with his family when he got caught in a rip current , Panama City Beach police told the Panama City News Herald. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 8 July 2022",
|
|
"Look for signs of a rip current before entering, says the United States Lifesaving Association. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Struggling against a rip current leads to exhaustion for even the strongest swimmers. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Eyewitnesses told PIX11 News a rip current pulled the teens underwater. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Surf swells from the hurricane are forecast to produce life-threatening rip current and surf conditions. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The dangerous rip current is expected to last through Friday night before dropping to a moderate level on Saturday morning. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Think of a rip current as a treadmill moving offshore. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Overcast skies and rain are expected to be in place for much of the rest of the week, with choppy seas leading to a high rip current risk along the Florida coast. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103828"
|
|
},
|
|
"ripe rot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003400"
|
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},
|
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"ripplet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small ripple":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8rip(\u0259)l\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011419"
|
|
},
|
|
"ripple index":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the horizontal distance from crest to crest divided by the vertical distance from crest to trough of the ripples on a ripple-marked surface":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013746"
|
|
},
|
|
"ripple voltage":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the alternating component of unidirectional voltage from a rectifier or generator":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020730"
|
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},
|
|
"ripping size":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the size of rough wood stock required for the production of a finished product":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035426"
|
|
},
|
|
"ripple grass":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a ribgrass ( Plantago lanceolata )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042045"
|
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},
|
|
"riparious":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": riparian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0113\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin riparius":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060653"
|
|
},
|
|
"ripidolite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral (Mg,Fe) 9 Al 6 Si 5 O 20 (OH) 16 consisting of a basic magnesium iron aluminum silicate of the chlorite group":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"r\u012b\u02c8p-",
|
|
"r\u0259\u0307\u02c8pid\u1d4al\u02cc\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
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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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"German ripidolith , irregular from rhipid- + -lith -lite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081328"
|
|
},
|
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"ripienist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that plays a ripieno":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"r\u0259\u0307p\u02c8y\u0101n\u0259\u0307st"
|
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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":{
|
|
"ripieno entry 2 + -ist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125632"
|
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},
|
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"riparian right":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a right (such as access to or use of the shore, bed, and water) of one owning riparian land":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The board has indicated that, because conditions are so dry, restrictions will likely be extended to water users with pre-1914 water rights as well as those with land adjacent to a waterway, known as a riparian right . \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140439"
|
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},
|
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"ripping saw":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ripsaw":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143435"
|
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},
|
|
"riparian":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (such as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater":[
|
|
"riparian trees"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"r\u012b-",
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"r\u0259-\u02c8per-\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The plants grow in sun and shade in mixed evergreen forests, woodlands, chaparral, and riparian areas. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"The department says these projects have been successful in improving the ecological health of fish populations and riparian habitats that are vital for birds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Farmers can achieve these benefits through mixed plantings, longer and more varied crop rotations, hedgerows, buffer strips, riparian corridors, woodlots, meadows, natural-area irrigation. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"That tension sometimes puts people like Burke at cross-purposes with scientists like Katherine Holmes, who believes figs should be eradicated from vulnerable riparian corridors. \u2014 Jacob Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"The trail traces the edge of Johnson Canyon, showcasing a green riparian zone and tiny pools within the stony corridor. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 28 Aug. 2021",
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"Perez said the restoration projects in the Mono Basin have had success in improving the health of streams, riparian vegetation and wildlife habitats. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"These species need healthy riparian areas to thrive and for recovery to be successful. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"An appeals court on Friday uphold a lower court\u2019s rejection of two ranching groups\u2019 challenge to a federal agency\u2019s designation of certain riparian areas of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico as critical habitat of a mouse species. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin riparius \u2014 more at river":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143757"
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},
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"Ripuarian":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or constituting a group of Franks settling in the fourth century on the Rhine near Cologne":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccri-py\u0259-\u02c8wer-\u0113-\u0259n"
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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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"Medieval Latin Ripuarius":""
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},
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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":"20220709-170053"
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},
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"ripieno":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": tutti":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ri-\u02c8py\u0101-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
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"-\u02c8pye-"
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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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"A few decades ago, these strings were usually multiple players on each part, creating more contrast between the soloists and the ripieno , as well as adding sonic heft to the works. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, literally, filled up":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185026"
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},
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"ripping punch":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tool with a rectangular point used in a punching machine for crosscutting metal plates":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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":"20220709-204351"
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},
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"ripple weld":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a weld having a rippled surface":[],
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": to unite by means of a ripple weld":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ripple weld":"Transitive verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214813"
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},
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"rip apart":{
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces":[
|
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"The child ripped the toy apart .",
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"Strong winds had ripped apart many of the little beach bungalows.",
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"\u2014 often used figuratively a tragedy/scandal that almost ripped the family apart"
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],
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": to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way especially by describing weaknesses, flaws, etc.":[
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"Critics ripped the author's latest novel apart .",
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"an article that rips apart the mayor's plan"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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":"20220710-005814"
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},
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"ripsaw":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a coarse-toothed saw used to cut wood in the direction of the grain \u2014 compare crosscut saw":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8rip-\u02ccs\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Good barbera offers ripsaw acidity that refreshes and cleans the mouth, making it a great choice with Italian sausages and fatty meats, pizza and stews. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010607"
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},
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"ripicolous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": riparian":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"r\u0259\u0307\u02c8pik\u0259l\u0259s",
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"(\u02c8)r\u012b\u00a6p-"
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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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"from Latin ripa bank + English -i- + -colous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-053816"
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},
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"ripgut":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a troublesome weedy European grass ( Bromus rigidus ) adventive in California":[]
|
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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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"rip entry 2 + gut":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062731"
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},
|
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"rip track":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a siding on which railroad cars are given minor repairs":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220710-063529"
|
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},
|
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"riptide":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rip current":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8rip-\u02cct\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The beach has been closed since August 2020 record drownings and a series of near-drowning incidents due to increasingly dangerous riptide conditions on that stretch of Lake Michigan. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Dave Grohl knows more about making music in the riptide between D.C. slowness and D.C. speed than most. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Some criticized the couple for deploying their kids into the partisan riptide . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One story is that she got caught in a riptide and drowned. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Live music in 2020 was a riptide of fear and confusion, dragging the whole business out to sea. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Booth shot Lincoln in 1865, and we have been caught in his vainglorious, paranoid, negationist riptide ever since. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"After battling a finish-line riptide , Elizabeth was met with an emotional embrace from her mother Joannie and brother Danny on Block Island. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"One day very soon, a struggling swimmer caught in a riptide off Baldwin County\u2019s beaches could look up to see a drone dropping a lifesaving float. \u2014 al , 20 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103220"
|
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},
|
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"ripstop":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a fabric woven with a double thread at regular intervals so that small tears do not spread":[
|
|
"ripstop nylon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8rip-\u02ccst\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Combine that with an outer made of mostly ripstop nylon (which cuts weight), and a rugged rubber toe cap, and the Comfort High ($199) moves fast in mucky conditions. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
|
|
"Available in nine bright colors, this ripstop nylon option is the ultimate camping hammock for two. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"After 15 prototypes and some 1,200 hours of labor, the payoff is finally at hand: Wardley's masterpiece \u2013 a ripstop polyester craft dubbed the Airbow \u2013 goes into production this summer. \u2014 Joshua Davis, WIRED , 1 June 2003",
|
|
"The sneaker itself is dropping alongside other ACG products\u2014including a ripstop poncho, fleece shorts, and a bucket cap\u2014on May 18 at NikeLab. \u2014 Christine Flammia, Esquire , 10 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125350"
|
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},
|
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"ripe with":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": filled with":[
|
|
"a story ripe with details"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131417"
|
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},
|
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"ripsawyer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a worker who uses a ripsaw":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8rip+\u02cc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ripsaw entry 2 + -yer (as in sawyer )":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160204"
|
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},
|
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"ripping panel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rip panel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171939"
|
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},
|
|
"ripening":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to grow or become ripe":[],
|
|
": to make ripe":[],
|
|
": to bring to completeness or perfection":[],
|
|
": to age or cure (cheese) to develop characteristic flavor, odor, body, texture, and color":[],
|
|
": to improve flavor and tenderness of (beef or game) by aging under refrigeration":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u012b-p\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8r\u012b-p\u1d4am"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"age",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"grow up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"progress"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The tomatoes finished ripening on the windowsill.",
|
|
"You can ripen the fruit by placing it in a paper bag and storing it at room temperature for a few days.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Paprika fruits ripen in about 80 days to bright red pods that are 4 to 6 inches long, depending on the variety. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"At the height of the season's popularity, many farms will close early to let more berries ripen because the patches have been picked through. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Grapes chandelier from the arbor and ripen on the tongue. \u2014 Diane Mehta, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Unlike some fruits, pineapples will not continue to ripen after being plucked, so choose wisely. \u2014 Meredith Stettner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Alaskan grizzlies, so fond of salmon runs, now preferring berries that ripen sooner. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Your plant appears normal in an email photo with several hands of green fruits that should ripen later in the season. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Made only in years that favor varieties that ripen late in the season, this exquisite Rh\u00f4ne red is mostly Mourvedre, known for its long aging potential, blended with Syrah, Grenache and Counoise. \u2014 Mike Desimone, Robb Report , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Every year when the apples ripen , approximately 50 to 75 apples drop on our side of the fence for several weeks. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-201215"
|
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},
|
|
"Ripley":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"George 1802\u20131880 American literary critic and socialist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ri-pl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210319"
|
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},
|
|
"ripe for abuse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": in such bad condition that it could easily be used wrongly":[
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"a system that is ripe for abuse"
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213948"
|
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},
|
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"ripsack":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": gray whale":[]
|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"rip entry 2 + sack":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-020647"
|
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},
|
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"rip-roarious":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": hilarious":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)ri\u00a6pr\u014dr\u0113\u0259s",
|
|
"-pr\u022fr-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"rip entry 2 + -roarious (as in uproarious )":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-071127"
|
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},
|
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"rippingly":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": splendidly":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-090841"
|
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},
|
|
"rip panel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strip in the upper part of the fabric of a balloon or semirigid or nonrigid airship which is torn off when immediate deflation is desired":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-090912"
|
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},
|
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"ripping iron":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": ravehook":[]
|
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"type":[
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],
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": rip cord sense 1":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163119"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": a long slender chisel sometimes with a slightly bent and cleft cutting end used for cleaning mortises or for heavy prying":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184102"
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": the discharge of rockets in quick succession":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215631"
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"ripping bar":{
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": a steel bar having one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other end shaped like a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015605"
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},
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"ripping":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": excellent , delightful":[
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"I've had a ripping time here",
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"\u2014 W. S. Maugham"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ri-pi\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from present participle of rip entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060249"
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},
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"rippier":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fish peddler":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"rip entry 1 + -ier":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063444"
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},
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"rippet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a noisy quarrel : fuss , uproar":[]
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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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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081108"
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}
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} |