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8495 lines
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"Trollius":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of herbs (family Ranunculaceae) that are native to the north temperate regions, have palmately lobed leaves and fruit consisting of a head of follicles, and are often cultivated as ornamentals for their large yellow or lilac flowers with sepals and petals colored alike \u2014 see globeflower sense a":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from German troll blume trollflower":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4l\u0113\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165417",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Trollope":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Anthony 1815\u20131882 English novelist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-l\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025352",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Trombe wall":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a masonry wall that is usually separated from the outdoors by a glass wall and is designed to absorb solar heat and release it into the interior of a building":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"F\u00e9lix Trombe \u20201985 French designer":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4mb-",
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"\u02c8tr\u014d\u207fb-",
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"\u02c8tr\u022fmb-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130543",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Tromp":{
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"antonyms":[
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"breeze",
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"coast",
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"glide",
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"slide",
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"waltz",
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"whisk"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": stamp":[
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"tromps the accelerator to the floor",
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"\u2014 Jim Becker"
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],
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": to defeat decisively":[],
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": to give a physical beating to":[],
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": to step hard : stamp":[
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"tromped on the brake"
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],
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": tramp":[],
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": tramp sense 1":[
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"a lot of knocking on doors, tromping from room to room",
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"\u2014 Sara Davidson"
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],
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"Maarten Harpertszoon 1598\u20131653 Dutch admiral":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We tromped over the grass.",
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"Workmen were tromping through the building all day.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But many braved the elements and tried to tromp home on foot. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"With that many people, having everyone tromp up to the main house to do their business quickly became untenable. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"This shoe is ideal for anyone tromping around in wet terrain, providing the breathability of a sandal with the protection of a full shoe. \u2014 Janna Irons, Popular Mechanics , 26 Mar. 2020",
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"Wayne's version of Freeman tromps through the halls of Black Mesa with his cavalcade of fools, turning the entire self-serious narrative of Half-Life on its head. \u2014 Emily Rose, Ars Technica , 16 Apr. 2020",
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"As the world has slowed down to stave off the spread of COVID-19, stories of wild animals tromping into now-quiet city streets have gone viral online. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Popular Science , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"San Francisco throbbed red and gold Sunday as the 49ers tromped into the Super Bowl for the first time in seven years, with every conceivable sports bar rocking hard and block parties filling driveways and living rooms with screaming fans. \u2014 Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com , 2 Feb. 2020",
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"Back in the United States, my parents, like others searching for healthy hobbies, tromped on volksmarches. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2019",
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"From tromping through dense forest to rappelling off cliffs, the team does what\u2019s necessary to collect seeds and cuttings and to identify areas that need protection. \u2014 Chris Johns, National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by alteration":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4mp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"barge",
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"clump",
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"flog",
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"flounder",
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"galumph",
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"lumber",
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"lump",
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"plod",
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"pound",
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"scuff",
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"scuffle",
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"shamble",
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"shuffle",
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"slog",
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"slough",
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"stamp",
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"stomp",
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"stumble",
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"stump",
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"tramp",
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"trudge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123247",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"Troms\u00f6":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city and port of northern Norway on a small island in the Arctic Ocean population 71,590":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4m-\u02ccs\u014d",
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"-\u02ccs\u0153"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085456",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"troll":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dwarf or giant in Scandinavian folklore inhabiting caves or hills":[],
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": a lure or a line with its lure and hook used in trolling":[],
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": a person who intentionally antagonizes others online by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content":[
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"Internet trolls",
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"In the late 1980s, Internet users adopted the word \" troll \" to denote someone who intentionally disrupts online communities.",
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"\u2014 Mattathias Schwartz"
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],
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": to act as a troll (see troll entry 3 sense 2 ) on (a forum, site, etc.)":[
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"\u2026 is also notorious, for trolling message boards on the Internet, posting offensive material he himself has written and then suing anyone who responds in agreement.",
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"\u2014 Mark Hemingway"
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],
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": to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content":[
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"\u2026 trolls engage in the most outrageous and offensive behaviors possible\u2014all the better to troll you with.",
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"\u2014 Whitney Phillips"
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],
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": to cause to move round and round : roll":[],
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": to celebrate in song":[],
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": to fish by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat":[],
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": to fish by trolling in":[
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"troll lakes"
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],
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": to fish for by trolling":[],
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": to harass, criticize, or antagonize (someone) especially by provocatively disparaging or mocking public statements, postings, or acts":[
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"The switch came after the Chargers became the butt of jokes, memes and derision on social media. The NFL tweeted the initial logo Thursday, but later deleted it as the Chargers even got trolled by other pro and college sports teams over the logo that looked like a cross between baseball's Dodgers and hockey's Lightning.",
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"\u2014 Arnie Stapleton",
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"But [Niki] Caro told The Los Angeles Times this week that there might be music after all. Caro said she got trolled by fans because of the rumor of a lack of music.",
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"\u2014 Herb Scribner",
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"The club has been trolled in a brutal (and somewhat brilliant) manner\u2014by having a giant poster of Tevez scoring his last-day winner plastered outside their Bramall Lane ground.",
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"\u2014 Will Magee"
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],
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": to move around : ramble":[],
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": to pull through the water in trolling":[
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"troll a lure"
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],
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": to sing loudly":[],
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": to sing or play in a jovial manner":[],
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": to sing the parts of (something, such as a round or catch) in succession":[],
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": to speak rapidly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"They were trolling the ocean floor.",
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"She loves to troll flea markets looking for bargains."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
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"1616, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English trollen \"to roll, rock (the head),\" of uncertain origin":"Verb",
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"Norwegian troll & Danish trold , from Old Norse troll giant, demon; probably akin to Middle High German trolle lout":"Noun",
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"earlier, \"the act of trolling\" (in various senses), derivative of troll entry 1 ; sense 2 in part by association with troll entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014dl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"comb",
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"dig (through)",
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"dredge",
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"hunt (through)",
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"rake",
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"ransack",
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"rifle",
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"rummage",
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"scour",
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"search",
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"sort (through)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043800",
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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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"troll plate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a rotative disk with spiral ribs or grooves by which several pieces (as the jaws of a chuck) can be moved radially in or out":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174517",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"troll-madam":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": trou madame":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification (influenced by troll entry 1 ) of Middle French trou-madame":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204928",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"trolley pole":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the pole on various types of trolley cars and trolleybuses by which electrical contact is made with the power line":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114303",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"trolley retriever":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a trolley catcher with a supplementary movement to pull down the pole":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213620",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"trolley shoe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a metal current-collecting device for an electrically propelled vehicle receiving power from overhead wires":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100712",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"trollflower":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": globeflower sense a":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"partial translation of German trollblume , probably from trollen to trot, roll (from Middle High German, to run with short steps) + blume flower; probably from the round shape":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020629",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"trollop":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"in some countries a woman traveling alone was traditionally regarded as a trollop",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some tarted-up French-soup trollops with baguette chunks and snail broth"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1621, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps irregular from trull":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-l\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chippie",
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"chippy",
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"doxy",
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"doxie",
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"fancy woman",
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"floozy",
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"floozie",
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"hoochie",
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"hussy",
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"Jezebel",
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"minx",
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"quean",
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"tramp",
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"wench"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081910",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"trollopy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling or characteristic of a trollop":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4l\u0259p\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064239",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"tromba":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an organ stop of 8\u2032 pitch or 16\u2032 pitch and brass quality":[],
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": trumpet":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4mb\u0259",
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"\u02c8tr\u014dm-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042357",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tromba da tirarsi":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a slide trumpet":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-d\u0259t\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u00e4rs\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184510",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tromp":{
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"antonyms":[
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"breeze",
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"coast",
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"glide",
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"slide",
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"waltz",
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"whisk"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": stamp":[
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"tromps the accelerator to the floor",
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"\u2014 Jim Becker"
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],
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": to defeat decisively":[],
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": to give a physical beating to":[],
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": to step hard : stamp":[
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"tromped on the brake"
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],
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": tramp":[],
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": tramp sense 1":[
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"a lot of knocking on doors, tromping from room to room",
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"\u2014 Sara Davidson"
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],
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"Maarten Harpertszoon 1598\u20131653 Dutch admiral":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We tromped over the grass.",
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"Workmen were tromping through the building all day.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But many braved the elements and tried to tromp home on foot. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"With that many people, having everyone tromp up to the main house to do their business quickly became untenable. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"This shoe is ideal for anyone tromping around in wet terrain, providing the breathability of a sandal with the protection of a full shoe. \u2014 Janna Irons, Popular Mechanics , 26 Mar. 2020",
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"Wayne's version of Freeman tromps through the halls of Black Mesa with his cavalcade of fools, turning the entire self-serious narrative of Half-Life on its head. \u2014 Emily Rose, Ars Technica , 16 Apr. 2020",
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"As the world has slowed down to stave off the spread of COVID-19, stories of wild animals tromping into now-quiet city streets have gone viral online. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Popular Science , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"San Francisco throbbed red and gold Sunday as the 49ers tromped into the Super Bowl for the first time in seven years, with every conceivable sports bar rocking hard and block parties filling driveways and living rooms with screaming fans. \u2014 Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com , 2 Feb. 2020",
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"Back in the United States, my parents, like others searching for healthy hobbies, tromped on volksmarches. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2019",
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"From tromping through dense forest to rappelling off cliffs, the team does what\u2019s necessary to collect seeds and cuttings and to identify areas that need protection. \u2014 Chris Johns, National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by alteration":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4mp",
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"\u02c8tr\u022fmp"
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"barge",
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"flog",
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"flounder",
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"galumph",
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"lumber",
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"lump",
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"plod",
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"pound",
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"scuff",
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"scuffle",
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"shamble",
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"shuffle",
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"slog",
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"slough",
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"stamp",
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"stomp",
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"stumble",
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"stump",
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"tramp",
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"trudge"
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"verb"
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]
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an apparatus (as for a Catalan forge) in which air is sucked through sloping holes in the upper end of a large vertical wooden tube and led to a furnace by a stream of falling water that is discharged below":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"French trompe , literally, trumpet, from Old French":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114956",
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]
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},
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"trompil":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an aperture in a trompe":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French trompille , from trompe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4mp\u0259\u0307l"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113411",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"trompillo":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a weedy nightshade ( Solanum elaeagnifolium ) ranging from the central U.S. to South America with silvery foliage, violet, blue, or white flowers, and a roundish berry widely used by the natives to curdle milk":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Spanish, probably diminutive of trompa horn, trumpet, nozzle, probably of Germanic origin like Italian tromba trumpet":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u00e4m\u02c8p\u0113(\u02cc)(y)\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111139",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"trona":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a gray-white or yellowish-white monoclinic mineral consisting of a hydrous acid sodium carbonate":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-n\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"Employees\u2019 existing skills also translate well to other mining jobs, including in the trona industry, which produces a source of soda ash, said Rick Lee, CEO of the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"The Green River Basin trona patch is about 40 miles from Rock Springs. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"Harpstreith added that the impact was compounded by the closing of businesses during the pandemic, and the shortfall in the global economy impacting Wyoming\u2019s trona mining industry. \u2014 Sarah Downey, Washington Examiner , 29 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Current federal trona royalties range from 3% to 8%. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"To make money, Staley spent two and a half summers mining trona , a mineral used to make baking soda, in Rock Springs, Wyo. \u2014 Kate Kelly, New York Times , 26 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Swedish, probably from Arabic natr\u016bn natron \u2014 more at natron":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164655"
|
|
},
|
|
"tronador":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Central American, Mexican, and West Indian woody herb ( Abutilon trisulcatum )":[],
|
|
": the bast fiber of the tronador used especially for ropes and nets":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish, literally, thunderer, from Spanish, from tronar to thunder, modification of Latin tonare ; from its noisy dehiscence":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6tr\u014dn\u0259\u00a6d\u022f(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084307",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company":[],
|
|
": a collection of people or things : crew sense 2":[],
|
|
": a flock of mammals or birds":[],
|
|
": a group of soldiers":[],
|
|
": armed forces , soldiers":[],
|
|
": the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader":[],
|
|
": to go one's way : walk":[],
|
|
": to move in large numbers":[],
|
|
": to move or gather in crowds":[],
|
|
": to spend time together : associate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Where is his troop heading",
|
|
"a plan to withdraw troops",
|
|
"a troop of enthusiastic children",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We all trooped back inside.",
|
|
"The kids trooped off to school.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The gathering of the military alliance enters its final day after the U.S. announced its biggest military expansion in Europe in decades, including a permanent troop presence in Poland that reverses a 1997 agreement with Moscow. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"President Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. would increase its troop presence in Europe as part of a broader commitment among NATO allies to shore up their regional defenses in response to Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"As recently as a day or so, things seemed to be moving in a hopeful direction, with word of Russian troop withdrawals and ongoing negotiations to avoid the outbreak of conflict. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Russian statements on partial troop withdrawals coincided with a string of disruptive cyberattacks Tuesday on Ukrainian government and banking websites. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On Wednesday, Russia announced further troop withdrawals and Ukraine signaled a willingness to forgo its ambitions to join NATO, a critical issue in the current conflict with Moscow. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Russian statements on partial troop withdrawals coincided with a string of disruptive cyberattacks Tuesday on Ukrainian government and banking websites. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That optimism is laced with skepticism by analysts who caution that despite this week's headlines of Russian troop withdrawals, the potential for conflict in Eastern Europe remains high. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"So announcements of troop withdrawals may be misleading. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At the annual parade in central London on June 2, the 1st battalion of the Irish Guards will troop their color. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Echoing that idea, New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently alluded to the end of the customary work week where employees dutifully troop into the office every day. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Kicking out hundreds, possibly thousands, of service members because of their beliefs is not only devastating to troop morale, but also harms our national security interests. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The supply of houses for sale has been limited, partly because many Americans are reluctant to put their properties on the market and allow would-be buyers to troop through their homes. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 Time , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Daub spent his days trying to orchestrate how cohorts of children could troop through the building without encountering others. \u2014 Sandra Upson, Wired , 18 Jan. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French trope, troupe company, herd, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English thorp, throp village \u2014 more at thorp":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"company",
|
|
"troupe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170816",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trooper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"civilian"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mounted police officer":[],
|
|
": a state police officer":[],
|
|
": an enlisted cavalryman":[],
|
|
": paratrooper":[],
|
|
": soldier":[],
|
|
": the horse of a cavalryman":[],
|
|
": trouper sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Donald Staley, of Villa Rica, was arrested just after midday after surrendering to Carroll deputies and a Georgia State Patrol trooper who responded to the 911 call, the sheriff\u2019s office said in a news release. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Torres was called up for duty from the reserves in 2007 while serving as a trooper in the Lone Star State. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Moments after town workers packed the soil around the tree, Green placed a plaque honoring his brother, a life-long Winthrop resident and retired Massachusetts state trooper , into the fresh soil before planting a small American flag beside it. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The crash occurred at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, according to a trooper report. \u2014 Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"While shooting at Lane, officers also shot and wounded the woman and a fellow trooper , according to the statement. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Connecticut State Police, an off-duty state trooper located the car once again on I-395 south near Exit 11. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Indigenous New Zealander played Jango Fett and every clone trooper in the prequels and recently starred as Boba Fett in his own series. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"O'Neil went to tell his mother that he was found alive and told her a K-9 trooper helped save her son. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 14 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-p\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dogface",
|
|
"fighter",
|
|
"legionary",
|
|
"legionnaire",
|
|
"man-at-arms",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"serviceman",
|
|
"soldier",
|
|
"warrior"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063357",
|
|
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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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|
|
": to spend time together : associate":[]
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Where is his troop heading",
|
|
"a plan to withdraw troops",
|
|
"a troop of enthusiastic children",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We all trooped back inside.",
|
|
"The kids trooped off to school.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The gathering of the military alliance enters its final day after the U.S. announced its biggest military expansion in Europe in decades, including a permanent troop presence in Poland that reverses a 1997 agreement with Moscow. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"President Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. would increase its troop presence in Europe as part of a broader commitment among NATO allies to shore up their regional defenses in response to Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"As recently as a day or so, things seemed to be moving in a hopeful direction, with word of Russian troop withdrawals and ongoing negotiations to avoid the outbreak of conflict. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Russian statements on partial troop withdrawals coincided with a string of disruptive cyberattacks Tuesday on Ukrainian government and banking websites. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On Wednesday, Russia announced further troop withdrawals and Ukraine signaled a willingness to forgo its ambitions to join NATO, a critical issue in the current conflict with Moscow. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Russian statements on partial troop withdrawals coincided with a string of disruptive cyberattacks Tuesday on Ukrainian government and banking websites. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That optimism is laced with skepticism by analysts who caution that despite this week's headlines of Russian troop withdrawals, the potential for conflict in Eastern Europe remains high. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"So announcements of troop withdrawals may be misleading. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At the annual parade in central London on June 2, the 1st battalion of the Irish Guards will troop their color. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Echoing that idea, New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently alluded to the end of the customary work week where employees dutifully troop into the office every day. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Kicking out hundreds, possibly thousands, of service members because of their beliefs is not only devastating to troop morale, but also harms our national security interests. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The supply of houses for sale has been limited, partly because many Americans are reluctant to put their properties on the market and allow would-be buyers to troop through their homes. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 Time , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Daub spent his days trying to orchestrate how cohorts of children could troop through the building without encountering others. \u2014 Sandra Upson, Wired , 18 Jan. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Middle French trope, troupe company, herd, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English thorp, throp village \u2014 more at thorp":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221755",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trope":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common or overused theme or device : clich\u00e9":[
|
|
"the usual horror movie tropes"
|
|
],
|
|
": a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages":[],
|
|
": a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech":[],
|
|
": body characterized by (such) a state":[
|
|
"allo trope"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"As a result, Miles has often fallen into the trope of the stoic Black male \u2013 good, serious, and even-tempered. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Vehemently opposed to the trope of the sitcom wife who exists to serve her husband and children, Ross demanded these moments be reworked. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Not every romance novel adheres to a trope , but many do \u2014 and romance readers often have favorites. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once the love triangle and the enemies to lovers trope gets going, this new season of Bridgerton is captivating, despite some odd directing choices at times. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her magical helpfulness feels a bit too close to a trope . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Kid Cosmic may return to the child superhero trope , but the show is anything but a Powerpuff-style episodic beat-em-up showcase. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Threatened by this, some White Southerners co-opted the symbol, mutating it into the racist trope that endures to this day, the museum said. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Threatened by this, some White Southerners co-opted the symbol, mutating it into the racist trope that endures to this day, the museum said. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Greek -tropos \"turned, directed, living (in the manner indicated),\" adjective derivative of tr\u00f3pos \"turn, way, manner, style\" \u2014 more at trope":"Noun combining form",
|
|
"borrowed from Latin tropus \"figure of speech\" (Medieval Latin, \"embellishment to the sung parts of the Mass\"), borrowed from Greek tr\u00f3pos \"turn, way, manner, style, figurative expression,\" noun derivative from the base of tr\u00e9pein \"to turn,\" probably going back to Indo-European *trep-, whence also Sanskrit trapate \"(s/he) is ashamed, becomes perplexed,\" Hittite te-ri-ip-zi \"(s/he) ploughs\"":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banality",
|
|
"bromide",
|
|
"chestnut",
|
|
"clich\u00e9",
|
|
"cliche",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"groaner",
|
|
"homily",
|
|
"platitude",
|
|
"shibboleth",
|
|
"truism"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172455",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trophy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game animal or fish suitable for mounting as a trophy":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used attributively"
|
|
],
|
|
": a memorial of an ancient Greek or Roman victory raised on the field of battle or on the nearest land for a naval victory":[],
|
|
": nutrition : nurture : growth":[
|
|
"dys trophy"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that is prized for qualities that enhance prestige or social status":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used attributively a trophy wife a trophy house"
|
|
],
|
|
": something gained or given in victory or conquest especially when preserved or mounted as a memorial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And then the dancers came out to try to make that trophy their own. \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 20 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The museum ultimately decided to remove 120 human remains, including the tsantsas, Naga trophy heads and an Egyptian mummy of a child. \u2014 Danica Kirka, USA TODAY , 15 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The economics are similar to owning a blue chip investment bank, even if the social cachet is on another level (arch-rival Christie\u2019s is owned by the Pinaults, no strangers to trophy assets). \u2014 Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 18 June 2019",
|
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"Fishermen are catching good to excellent numbers of silvery and post-spawn steelhead trout on the Rocky, Chagrin and Cuyahoga rivers, from young skippers to trophy trout. \u2014 cleveland.com , 13 Apr. 2018",
|
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"What other sport can boast so many all-time superstars who never once got to hoist a trophy ",
|
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"No area teams brought home trophies , but South Milwaukee finished third in Division 1 and Port Washington third in Division 2.. Middleton (76) and Stevens Point (177) finished ahead of South Milwaukee (191) in Division 1. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Oct. 2017",
|
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"The Chargers get to keep the Battle for the Bell trophy , though. \u2014 David Carrillo Pe\u00f1aloza, Daily Pilot , 27 Oct. 2017",
|
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"There are still many trophy wives, princesses and doting mothers in denial about all the blood on the hands of their sons and husbands. \u2014 Malcolm Beith, Newsweek , 19 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French trophee , from Medieval Latin tropheum, from Latin tropaeum, trophaeum , from Greek tropaion , from neuter of tropaios of a turning, of a rout, from trop\u0113 turn, rout, from trepein to turn":"Noun",
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"New Latin -trophia , from Greek, from -trophos nourishing, from trephein":"Noun combining form"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-f\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"boast",
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"credit",
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"crown jewel",
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"glory",
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"honor",
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"jewel",
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"pride",
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"treasure"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072630",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun combining form",
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"trophy cress":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": nasturtium sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084754",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"trophy money":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": an annual English tax for militia equipment by housekeepers levied in the City of London":[]
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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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"1664, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073656"
|
|
},
|
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"trophy room":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a room for the keeping and exhibition of trophies":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155734",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trophyless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having or meriting no trophies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014df\u0113l\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053658",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tropical":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, occurring in, or suitable for use in the tropics":[
|
|
"tropical forests",
|
|
"a tropical disease"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, being, or characteristic of a region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture":[
|
|
"tropical Florida"
|
|
],
|
|
": figurative sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8tr\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-pi-k\u0259l",
|
|
"for sense 2 \u02c8tr\u014d-",
|
|
"for sense 1 \u02c8tr\u00e4-pi-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"equatorial",
|
|
"low"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"polar"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility",
|
|
"an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Until a cohesive central vortex forms, it won\u2019t be classified as a tropical depression or storm. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The hurricane center noted that surface pressures have fallen over the last 24 hours and raised the probability of a tropical depression forming from 20 percent to 40 percent. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The National Hurricane Center is giving the system a 90% chance of becoming a tropical depression or named storm within the next five days. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Activity is heating up in the tropics, with three storm systems brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, one of which is likely to become a tropical depression this week, forecasters said. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Global warming is making the atmosphere more hostile to the formation of tropical cyclones. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The wave, which emerged Thursday morning, now has a 50% chance of becoming the next tropical depression or storm in the next five days as well as a 20% chance of developing in the next two days, the NHC said in its 2 a.m. update. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Since its launch in June 2021, the pathfinder has captured images of several tropical cyclones, including Hurricane Ida in the US, Cyclone Batsirai over Madagascar, and eastern Japan's Super Typhoon Mindulle. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The area of disturbed weather, which is draping storms across nearly the entirety of the Caribbean Sea that lies west of Jamaica, has a 70% chance of becoming a tropical depression in the next 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"(sense 1) Middle English tropikal \"pertaining to the three circles of the celestial sphere (the two tropics and the equinoctial circle),\" from tropik tropic entry 1 + -al -al entry 1 ; (sense 2) Latin tropicus \"pertaining to figures of speech\" (borrowed from Greek tropik\u00f3s, from tr\u00f3pos \"figurative expression, trope \" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165021"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropological":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonfigurative",
|
|
"nonmetaphorical"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized or varied by tropes : figurative":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a tropological construct that no reader of the Bible should take literally"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin tropologicus \"allegorical\" (borrowed from Late Greek tropologik\u00f3s, from Greek tropolog\u00eda \"allegorical interpretation of Scripture\" \u2014from tr\u00f3pos trope + -o- -o- + -logia -logy \u2014 + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-ji-k\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"figural",
|
|
"figurative",
|
|
"metaphoric",
|
|
"metaphorical",
|
|
"tropical"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223447",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run":[],
|
|
": a literal translation of a foreign text":[],
|
|
": a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (such as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs":[],
|
|
": a ride on horseback":[],
|
|
": an adherent of Trotskyism : trotskyist , trotskyite":[],
|
|
": an old woman":[],
|
|
": diarrhea":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with the"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to go at a trot":[],
|
|
": to proceed briskly : hurry":[],
|
|
": to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot":[
|
|
"the fox trotted over the knoll"
|
|
],
|
|
": to traverse at a trot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"A horse trotted past us.",
|
|
"The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a home run.",
|
|
"She trotted off to help.",
|
|
"The little boy trotted along after his mother."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from troter to trot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trott\u014dn to tread, Old English tredan":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"gallop",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"scamper",
|
|
"sprint",
|
|
"trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071025",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trot out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to bring forward for display or use":[
|
|
"trotted out a new excuse"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lead out and show the paces of (a horse)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"proffer",
|
|
"tender"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222903",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"troth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"mortgage",
|
|
"pledge"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity":[
|
|
"pledged my troth"
|
|
],
|
|
": pledge , betroth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"by my troth , I will not trespass on your precious property",
|
|
"solemnly announced their troth before the church's congregation",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I troth myself eternally to your service.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But these and more than 100 other representatives elected to pledge their troth to a man over the ideals of this nation. \u2014 Star Tribune , 11 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"After all, every suitor pledging troth is a struggling actor. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 28 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Every-where, love tokens are as traditional as plighting your troth , or just expressing an interest. \u2014 A.a. Gill, A-LIST , 4 July 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English trouth , from Old English tr\u0113owth \u2014 more at truth":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022fth",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dth",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4th",
|
|
"or with t\u035fh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"oath",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"promise",
|
|
"vow",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221436",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trouble":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"fear",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cause of distress, annoyance, or inconvenience":[
|
|
"don't mean to be any trouble",
|
|
"what's the trouble "
|
|
],
|
|
": a condition of doing something badly or only with great difficulty":[
|
|
"has trouble reading",
|
|
"has trouble breathing"
|
|
],
|
|
": a condition of mechanical malfunction":[
|
|
"engine trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
": a condition of physical distress or ill health : ailment":[
|
|
"back trouble",
|
|
"heart trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
": a negative feature : drawback":[
|
|
"the trouble with you is you're too honest",
|
|
"the main trouble with electronic systems is the overreliance on them",
|
|
"\u2014 John Perham"
|
|
],
|
|
": a state or condition of distress, annoyance, or difficulty":[
|
|
"in trouble with the law",
|
|
"heading for trouble",
|
|
"got into financial trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
": an effort made : pains":[
|
|
"took the trouble to do it right"
|
|
],
|
|
": an instance of trouble":[
|
|
"used to disguise her frustrations and despair by making light of her troubles",
|
|
"\u2014 Current Biography"
|
|
],
|
|
": mistreat , oppress":[],
|
|
": public unrest or disturbance":[
|
|
"there's trouble brewing downtown"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"in trouble with the law",
|
|
"heading for trouble",
|
|
"got into financial trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being troubled especially mentally":[],
|
|
": the state of being pregnant while unmarried":[
|
|
"got a girl in trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
": the unhappy or sad fact":[
|
|
"the trouble is, I need the money"
|
|
],
|
|
": to agitate mentally or spiritually : worry , disturb":[],
|
|
": to become mentally agitated : worry":[
|
|
"refused to trouble over trifles"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make an effort : be at pains":[
|
|
"did not trouble to come"
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce physical disorder in : afflict":[
|
|
"troubled by a cold"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put into confused motion":[
|
|
"the wind troubled the sea"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put to exertion or inconvenience":[
|
|
"I'm sorry to trouble you"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The new system is giving me trouble .",
|
|
"He was having trouble with his homework.",
|
|
"I had a little trouble finding the place.",
|
|
"He had no trouble finding a new job.",
|
|
"gangs looking to make trouble",
|
|
"When the new CEO arrived, the company was in trouble .",
|
|
"She got into trouble with her credit cards.",
|
|
"He's always getting in trouble at school.",
|
|
"She has been having trouble with her knee.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The accusations troubled him deeply.",
|
|
"I'm troubled by his strange behavior.",
|
|
"I don't mean to trouble you, but I have a question.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Low prices for a sustained period of time might spell trouble for crypto exchanges, crypto data firm Kaiko warned in a research note Thursday. \u2014 Helene Braun, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That could spell even more trouble for the state\u2019s electric grid. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In a Maine House rematch, shifting political winds spell trouble for Jared Golden. \u2014 Katie Glueck, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"That could spell trouble for the economy near-term. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Such numbers, compounded with the Democrats' historical disadvantage for holding the presidency, could spell trouble for the party. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"And that could spell trouble for their financial well-being. \u2014 Bill Hardekopf, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"That likely won\u2019t spell trouble immediately but might later this year, say logistics experts\u2014just in time for the busy holiday-movie season. \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"If confirmed, the launch could spell trouble for NATO voyages in the Arctic and North Atlantic. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The middle pedal requires a concerted shove, and overall stopping power wouldn\u2019t trouble one modern carbon-ceramic disc. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Such matters need not trouble you, as you have been misinformed about the basic premise. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That is to say, don\u2019t trouble yourselves, boys and girls. \u2014 Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Even the increasing sloppy mud didn\u2019t seem to trouble him. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Their defense has only been around league average since the break, which isn\u2019t enough to trouble this Suns team. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Last summer, something other than COVID-19 began to trouble Eddi Ortiz. \u2014 Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The gain in stability is worth the hassle and sacrifice of pillar 1, but there\u2019s one thing that continues to trouble me about the compromise. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The next one to trouble us could be like Delta, speedy and a shade more severe yet still trounceable with existing vaccines. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French trubler , from Vulgar Latin *turbulare , from *turbulus agitated, alteration of Latin turbulentus \u2014 more at turbulent":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"ailment",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"disease",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"distemper",
|
|
"distemperature",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"illness",
|
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"infirmity",
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"malady",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024416",
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"noun",
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"calm",
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"collected",
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"cool",
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"easy",
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"happy-go-lucky",
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"nerveless",
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": characterized by or indicative of trouble":[
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"a gray and troubled sky"
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": concerned , worried":[
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"troubled feelings about the decision"
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": exhibiting emotional or behavioral problems":[
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"examples":[
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"She seemed troubled about something.",
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"These have been troubled times.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Louisville has a troubled history with human waste. \u2014 Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
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"Originally Obi-Wan Kenobi had a bit of a troubled history and then you were brought on to retool it. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
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"No footage of Diam\u2019s performance career appears in the film and the only insights into her troubled history with depression and mental health issues come via personal testimony. \u2014 Caitlin Quinlan, Variety , 27 May 2022",
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"The Abbott facility had a troubled history, receiving 16 complaints from 2019 to 2021 about infants who became ill after drinking Abbott products. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
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"The legislators behind the 2015 law prohibiting schools from fining students have said they were troubled to learn from the Tribune and ProPublica that police were issuing costly tickets to children at school. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The lawmakers who wanted to put an end to school fines said they were troubled to learn that police were issuing tickets to students. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"This brain drain echoes multiple prior periods in the Russian people\u2019s troubled history. \u2014 Alyona Minkovski, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Janelle Mon\u00e1e is set to appear in one of the show\u2019s upcoming episodes and is seen in the trailer discussing her personal issues and her father\u2019s troubled history with drug use. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259ld"
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"aflutter",
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"antsy",
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"anxious",
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"atwitter",
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"dithery",
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"edgy",
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"goosey",
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"het up",
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"hinky",
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"hung up",
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"ill at ease",
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"insecure",
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"jittery",
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"jumpy",
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"uptight",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083809",
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"reassuring"
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": giving trouble or anxiety : vexatious":[
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]
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"examples":[
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"the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Among plastics, Styrofoam is particularly troublesome . \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
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"But experts who track the far-right say today\u2019s efforts are uniquely troublesome , and not just because of the ease at which such ideas now speed around the world to anyone with an internet connection. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 24 May 2022",
|
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"But making masks optional too soon on transit could create more vulnerabilities if another variant comes along, or the latest Omicron subvariant circulating in New York ends up becoming particularly troublesome . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Getting to the rodeo might be a bit troublesome this year, according to Dug Begley of the Houston Chronicle. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The mosquitofish is a particularly troublesome invasive species that has spread from its original home in North America to various locales around the world, including Europe and Australia. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine unleashed a blistering regimen of international sanctions that have made the country a costly and troublesome place to do business. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Equally troublesome , the most Jewish district in the country has been unnecessarily and gratuitously obliterated, resulting in severe collateral damage to neighboring districts in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Some officials within the administration have also been hesitant to make drastic changes, concerned about another troublesome variant catching them by surprise. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins And Mj Lee, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259l-s\u0259m"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"nagging",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
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"troubling",
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|
"troublous",
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"unsettling",
|
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"upsetting",
|
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"worrisome"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104558",
|
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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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"trough":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals":[],
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": an elongated area of low barometric pressure":[],
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": any of various domestic or industrial containers":[],
|
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": the low point in a business cycle":[],
|
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": the minimum point of a complete cycle of a periodic function: such as":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The economy is in a trough right now.",
|
|
"all of the wiring for the converted residential loft is concealed in a vertical trough",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So far, official data and trackers by industry analysts show only a very small increase in fares relative to their pandemic trough . \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Another difference in today\u2019s market is that demand is at its peak, while housing supply is at its trough , Fleming said. \u2014 Michele Lerner, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Look what happened to Robinhood from its peak to its trough . \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Cases have increased across the country from a trough in June, most dramatically in many Southern states. \u2014 Tara C. Smith, SELF , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Corn and buckwheat are stone-milled, sifted and kneaded in a wooden trough for the most traditional version of this hearty peasant bread from northern Portugal. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The practice stopped in 2018, two years after Raynor had been in the trough . \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, with arrival of milder air from the south (and cooling of the mid levels by the approaching trough ), some measure of instability is expected to develop, at least through the middle atmosphere, by the early evening. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"From a longer vantage, the August 2020 trough may just possibly have marked the end of a 40-year bull market in bonds. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English trog ; akin to Old High German trog trough, Old English tr\u0113ow tree, wood \u2014 more at tree entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022fth",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022ff",
|
|
"by bakers often \u02c8tr\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"conduit",
|
|
"duct",
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"penstock",
|
|
"pipe",
|
|
"tube"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203915",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trounce":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Whatever horrors are assailing the world, the Central Saint Martins fashion class of 2022 managed to trounce adversity: Their graduation show was a wildly uplifting carnival of mobile sculpture, pinging color, and Gen Z magical thinking. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Omicron-only shots might outperform them; original-recipe boosters might still trounce them all; none of those data will have clear bearing on the next theoretical variant to rise. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Imagine how Trump will be able to post about his political views, announce campaign rallies, trounce his adversaries, and stir up his base all without any restrictions. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Those nonhybrid options, however, all trounce the Maverick hybrid in our testing. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In November, Wall Street analysts predicted Ford Motor Co. would trounce GM in EV sales. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But if the danger is overstated, the best in class will trounce expectations and score big returns. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Seafood is Alaska\u2019s biggest export by far, and state lawmakers are getting tough on trade policies that unfairly trounce global sales. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Will Republicans trounce Democrats in the midterm elections"
|
|
],
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"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307ns",
|
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"\u02c8trau\u0307n(t)s"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"annihilate",
|
|
"blow away",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"dust",
|
|
"flatten",
|
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"paste",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"shellac",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"smoke",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"snow under",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"wax",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whomp",
|
|
"whop",
|
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"whap",
|
|
"whup"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110823",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"trouncer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a helper on a truck or delivery wagon":[],
|
|
": one that trounces: such as":[],
|
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": waister":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trounce entry 1 + -er":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307n(t)s\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130316",
|
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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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|
|
"our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Whatever horrors are assailing the world, the Central Saint Martins fashion class of 2022 managed to trounce adversity: Their graduation show was a wildly uplifting carnival of mobile sculpture, pinging color, and Gen Z magical thinking. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Omicron-only shots might outperform them; original-recipe boosters might still trounce them all; none of those data will have clear bearing on the next theoretical variant to rise. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Imagine how Trump will be able to post about his political views, announce campaign rallies, trounce his adversaries, and stir up his base all without any restrictions. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Those nonhybrid options, however, all trounce the Maverick hybrid in our testing. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In November, Wall Street analysts predicted Ford Motor Co. would trounce GM in EV sales. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But if the danger is overstated, the best in class will trounce expectations and score big returns. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Seafood is Alaska\u2019s biggest export by far, and state lawmakers are getting tough on trade policies that unfairly trounce global sales. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Will Republicans trounce Democrats in the midterm elections"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307ns",
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"cream",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"paste",
|
|
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|
|
"skin",
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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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"whop",
|
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"whap",
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105510",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"troupe":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The troupe will also participate in New York City Center\u2019s upcoming Fall for Dance Festival. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The troupe is multicultural, with performers from Argentina, Brazil, Romania and other countries. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Some, such as Mike Myers, have actually eclipsed their fame \u2014 but all remain hugely impressed by the troupe \u2019s innovation and skill. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The full story of how the Bob Baker troupe survived the pandemic is one of grit, creativity and resilience. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The troupe specialized in deep cuts off albums by Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Queen and The Rolling Stones, to name a few. \u2014 Gary Graff, Billboard , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To construct this adventure, the troupe collaborated with a community of microworkers, also known as Mechanical Turk, or MTurk, workers. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Odenkirk and Farley had collaborated together as members of Chicago's Second City comedy troupe before SNL, where the Better Call Saul star was a writer between 1987 and 1991. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Sea Tea Improv is the most active improv comedy troupe in CT. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"What: Total Solar Eclipse Watch Party with opening meditation followed by karaoke and aerial acrobatics troupe MoonDrop Circus. \u2014 Dan Kelly, kansascity , 3 Aug. 2017"
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1851, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French \u2014 more at troop":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"company",
|
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"troop"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220755",
|
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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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"trouper":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who deals with and persists through difficulty or hardship without complaint":[
|
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"you're a real trouper to wait so long"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"She's been a real trouper about the whole thing.",
|
|
"had been a well-known Broadway trouper before making his screen debut",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And in the trouper spirit of its two leading men, it was built to last. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"And the superest trouper of all is Queen Elizabeth. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"But that would go counter to the spirit of a Broadway luminary who is at heart an ensemble trouper dedicated to artistic growth. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The designer outdoes himself on dressing Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, the sheriff\u2019s stagestruck wife played like a trouper by Jayne Houdyshell. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On Dutton's arrival: Lauren: Chris was such a trouper . \u2014 Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"He was bitten by the circus bug 10 years ago when the circus arrived in Waltham and three troupers stayed with his family. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2019",
|
|
"All of the troupers are assigned to clean a section. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2019",
|
|
"The two sides of his performing identity \u2014 movie star and musical trouper \u2014 came together in a homage to movie musicals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2019"
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"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"\u02c8tr\u00fc-p\u0259r"
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|
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|
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|
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"actor",
|
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"impersonator",
|
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"mummer",
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"player",
|
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"thesp",
|
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"thespian"
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164612",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"troupial":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8tr\u00fc-p\u0113-\u0259l"
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Early risers are rewarded with flurries of brightly colored birds (like the orange-and-black troupial ), roaming packs of donkeys and empty beaches. \u2014 Shannon Sims, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French troupiale , from troupe ; from its living in flocks":""
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075116"
|
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|
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"trous-de-loup":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"Definition of trous-de-loup plural of trou-de-loup"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094335",
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"type":[]
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"trouse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": trews , drawers":[],
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": trousers , breeches":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Scottish Gaelic triubhas":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00fcz",
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"\u02c8trau\u0307z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114343",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tropical rain forest":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": rain forest sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"Located in Bay Lake near Magic Kingdom and several Disney hotels, Discovery Island was once a tropical rain forest oasis that welcomed guests for 25 years before closing in the late '90s. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"The 11,500-foot-high volcano is one of several on the Rwanda-Congo-Uganda borders, an area of tropical rain forest and rare mountain gorillas. \u2014 CNN , 22 May 2021",
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"Dozens of fish, frogs, toads, and turtles live in a freshwater pond in a room that mimics a tropical rain forest . \u2014 Kristina Rizga, The Atlantic , 11 Sep. 2020",
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"What is now the southeastern U.S. was dominated by tropical rain forest , complete with primates. \u2014 Andrew L. Hipp, Scientific American , 15 July 2020",
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"The tropical rain forest is a shady paradise filled with tall cypress trees, cycads, a grove of bamboo and tropical trees from around the world. \u2014 Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2020",
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"More crucially, new diets reduced the pressure to cut down the remaining tropical rain forests to make way for grazing land. Video Player is loading. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, Time , 12 Sep. 2019",
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"That is on par with the declines of tropical rain forests and coral reefs. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019",
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"Countless waterfalls and lush tropical rain forests make the 600 hairpin curves and 59 one-lane bridges worth the trouble. \u2014 Sarah Wesley Lemire, courant.com , 12 Dec. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143345"
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},
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"tropical oil":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": any of several oils (such as coconut oil and palm oil) that are high in saturated fatty acids and are used especially in commercially prepared baked goods, snack products, and confections":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"Even with a shortage of labor and, potentially, supply, the tropical oil on course for its biggest annual drop since 2012. \u2014 Eko Listiyorini, Bloomberg.com , 5 June 2020",
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"Replacements for trans fats include high oleic oils, fully hydrogenated oils (high in stearic acid) and tropical oils (mainly palm oil). \u2014 Environmental Nutrition, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
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"Are tropical oils really better than vegetable oils",
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"That includes fatty meats, full-fat dairy, and tropical oils like palm kernel oil, palm oil, and coconut oil. \u2014 Tehrene Firman, Redbook , 19 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1988, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165837"
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},
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"tropical fish":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various small usually showy fishes of tropical origin often kept in a tropical aquarium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That tattoo, Shearon said, is blue with a black outline and is possibly an image of a tropical fish . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 12 May 2022",
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"Not to mention a period when the log cabin sold tropical fish . \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Featuring gilded balloons and elegant timepieces placed among familiar undersea imagery such as tropical fish and great white sharks, the focal point of the design was a towering hourglass. \u2014 The Masked Observer, al , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"With a stop on the Kona coast, guests can explore the rugged shore, snorkel among tropical fish , or visit a national park. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"There\u2019s also a large, 7,000-gallon saltwater pond that houses tropical fish . \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"Okinawa is also Japan's number one scuba diving region, thanks to the sea turtles, manta rays, whale sharks, and tropical fish gliding through its deeper waters. \u2014 David Mcelhenney, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Sail overnight to Cabo Pulmo National Park, a reserve of living coral, colorful tropical fish , and birds, where visitors dive or snorkel among the marine life. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"There\u2019s also an abundance of wildlife to see in the Abaco Islands, including the tropical fish , swimming pigs, wild horses, sea turtles and the famous Abaco Parrots. \u2014 Carrie Coolidge, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170802"
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},
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"tropic bird":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a genus ( Phaethon of the family Phaethontidae) of web-footed birds that are related to the pelicans, are found chiefly in tropical seas often far from land, and have mostly white satiny plumage marked with a little black, a greatly elongated central pair of tail feathers, and a brightly colored bill":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This is true for zebra finches, waved albatrosses, tropic birds and juncos, too. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2019",
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"The whistles of tropic birds speak of things to come. \u2014 Ernest Slyman, New York Times , 21 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1624, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175903"
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},
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"tromometer":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an instrument for measuring or detecting minute earth tremors":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"tr\u014d\u02c8m\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek tromo s trembling (akin to Greek tremein to tremble) + English -meter":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182442"
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},
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"tropics":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective combining form",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": either of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude at a distance of about 23\u00b9/\u2082 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun is directly overhead when it reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky \u2014 compare tropic of cancer , tropic of capricorn":[],
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": the region lying between the tropics":[],
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": of, relating to, or occurring in the tropics":[],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of tropism or of a tropism":[],
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": influencing the activity of a specified gland":[],
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": turning, changing, or tending to turn or change in a (specified) manner or in response to a (specified) stimulus":[
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"geo tropic"
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],
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": attracted to or acting upon (something specified)":[
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"neuro tropic"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-pik",
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-pik"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"a vacation in the tropics"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English tropik, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French tropike, tropique, borrowed from Late Latin tropicus (short for tropicus circulus ), noun derivative of Latin tropicus \"of a solstice or equinox,\" borrowed from Greek tropik\u00f3s, from trop\u1e17 \"turn, change, solstitial point\" (noun derivative from the base of tr\u00e9pein \"to turn\") + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at trope":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French tropike, tropique \"of the sun's change of direction at the solstice, of either of the two tropics,\" borrowed from Latin tropicus \"of a solstice or equinox\" \u2014 more at tropic entry 1":"Adjective",
|
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"generalization of -tropic , after German tropisch":"Adjective",
|
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"French -tropique , from Greek -tropos -tropous":"Adjective combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1624, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184057"
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},
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"tropism":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
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"noun combining form"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": involuntary orientation by an organism or one of its parts that involves turning or curving by movement or by differential growth and is a positive or negative response to a source of stimulation":[],
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": a reflex reaction involving a tropism":[],
|
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": tropism":[
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"helio tropism"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-\u02ccpi-z\u0259m",
|
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-\u02ccpiz-\u0259m"
|
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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: Noun",
|
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"Is this a late-life aberration, or can the tropism be traced to a deeper angst that was missed in its time",
|
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"In one way, the press conferences are a logical continuation of Trump\u2019s tropism toward spectacle. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Now, as with so much else, Trumpism is changing that tropism in unpredictable ways. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, New Republic , 6 July 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"generalization of -tropism , after German Tropismus":"Noun",
|
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"-trope or -trop(ic) + -ism , after German -tropismus":"Noun combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190130"
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},
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"tropical aquarium":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an aquarium kept at a uniform warmth and used especially for tropical fish":[]
|
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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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"Researchers discovered the protist living on a brain coral in a tropical aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. \u2014 Sean Greene, latimes.com , 23 May 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191119"
|
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},
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"tropical month":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a period that equals the mean time of the moon's revolution from any point of the ecliptic back to the same point and amounts to 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, and 4.7 seconds of mean solar time":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201452"
|
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"tropical storm":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tropical cyclone with strong winds of over 39 miles (63 kilometers) per hour but less than hurricane intensity":[]
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Other parts of the state are under a tropical storm watch. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The hurricane center said Mexico discontinued its tropical storm warnings for some of the Pacific coast but activated it for the stretch from Puerto Escondido to Salina Cruz. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Areas east of Tecpan de Daleana to Acapulco and west of Punta San Telmo to Manzanillo are under tropical storm warnings. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Hurricane warnings were downgraded to tropical storm warnings between Bahia Tempehuaya and Escuinapa in the state of Sinaloa. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The hurricane center dropped all tropical storm warnings for Florida earlier this morning. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Parts of the Cayman Islands and Cuba were under tropical storm warnings. \u2014 Keven Lerner, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Cayman Islands as well as Cuban provinces of Matanzas, Mayabeque, Havana, Artemisa, Pinar del Rio, and the Isle of Youth are all under tropical storm warnings. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In all, some 35 million people were under tropical storm warnings as of Saturday morning. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 21 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204647"
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"tropic":{
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"adjective combining form",
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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": either of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude at a distance of about 23\u00b9/\u2082 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun is directly overhead when it reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky \u2014 compare tropic of cancer , tropic of capricorn":[],
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|
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": influencing the activity of a specified gland":[],
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|
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"geo tropic"
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],
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"neuro tropic"
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]
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-pik",
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-pik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"a vacation in the tropics"
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],
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"Middle English tropik, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French tropike, tropique, borrowed from Late Latin tropicus (short for tropicus circulus ), noun derivative of Latin tropicus \"of a solstice or equinox,\" borrowed from Greek tropik\u00f3s, from trop\u1e17 \"turn, change, solstitial point\" (noun derivative from the base of tr\u00e9pein \"to turn\") + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at trope":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French tropike, tropique \"of the sun's change of direction at the solstice, of either of the two tropics,\" borrowed from Latin tropicus \"of a solstice or equinox\" \u2014 more at tropic entry 1":"Adjective",
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"generalization of -tropic , after German tropisch":"Adjective",
|
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"French -tropique , from Greek -tropos -tropous":"Adjective combining form"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1624, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212516"
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},
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"trou madame":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a variety of bagatelle in which the arches are scored to the player and the holes against him":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cctr\u00fcm\u0259\u02c8dam"
|
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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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"French trou-madame , literally, hole madam, from Middle French; from the exclamation of the women players when one of them fails to score":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223846"
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},
|
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"tropic of capricorn":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun phrase"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23\u00b9/\u2082 degrees south of the equator and that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun":[]
|
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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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"from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230216"
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},
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"troughy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having deep troughs":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"pronunciation at 1 trough +\u0113 or i"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235700"
|
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},
|
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"tropical fowl mite":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a poultry mite ( Bdellonyssus bursa ) that infests chickens and turkeys in warm regions of the New World including parts of southern U.S.":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010833"
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},
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"tropical hen flea":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": sticktight flea":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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": sprue entry 2 sense 1":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At that time, his fortunes lower than ever, two of his older brothers died of tropical sprue , an acute infectious disease of the small bowel that at the time had no known cause or treatment. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 5 June 2018"
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": of, relating to, being, or native to the marine biogeographic realm that includes all seas within the isocryme of 68\u00b0 F and is characterized by the presence of reef-building corals":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Tropicalia , marine realm including all tropical coral-reef seas (from Latin tropicus + Greek hals sea + New Latin -ia ) + English -an":""
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022055"
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"definitions":{
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": a bleach for use under tropical conditions that is made by adding enough lime to a fairly dry bleaching powder to react with most of the water present":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022320"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Detailed tropical cyclone data from satellites only go back until about the 1970s, which is not long enough to pick out trends driven by global warming. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 27 June 2022",
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"Meanwhile, in the central Pacific, there is a 60% chance of below-normal tropical cyclone activity, NOAA said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
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"Blas: The second tropical cyclone of the season has developed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
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"There has already been one tropical storm, Alex, which formed on June 5 after crossing over the Florida peninsula as a potential tropical cyclone . \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 14 June 2022",
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"The tropical cyclone continued to move toward the northeast at 8 mph late Saturday. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
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"The potential tropical cyclone is expected to form into Tropical Storm Elsa by Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com , 1 July 2021",
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"This system currently has a low chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
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"Hurricane Sam was downgraded to a post- tropical cyclone Tuesday in the far north Atlantic, located between Iceland and Newfoundland, Canada, the hurricane center said. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Oct. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022359"
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"troughway":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the channel of a trough":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024543"
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": causing feelings of worry or anxiety":[
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"a troubling news report",
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"It's not just trauma survivors who may be distracted or derailed by shocking or troubling material \u2026",
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"\u2014 Angus Johnston"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-b(\u0259-)li\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"discomforting",
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"discomposing",
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"disquieting",
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"distressing",
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"disturbing",
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"nagging",
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"nasty",
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"perturbing",
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"troublesome",
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"troublous",
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"unsettling",
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"upsetting",
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"worrisome"
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],
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"reassuring"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Completing construction deals is a bit more troubling today because rent increases are not keeping pace with construction costs. \u2014 Adam Finkel, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
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"Economists say that figure is particularly troubling as rents continue to soar to unprecedented highs. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
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"Some details of the opinion are particularly troubling . \u2014 John D. Sutter, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"What advocates say is more troubling , however, is the change in how these credits will be calculated. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 29 June 2022",
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"Even more troubling was that the plan then under consideration by trustees would have accommodated a maximum of only 480 students \u2014 some 40 to 70 less than the college needed for optimal financial and educational performance, Nunes said. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
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"Equally troubling is the significant environmental impact associated with minting and selling NFTs \u2014 a computing-intensive task that consumes large amounts of energy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"His inability to put the ball on the floor is problematic, and his medical history is troubling . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"The subject is troubling \u2014 and the images gorgeous \u2014 in this photo essay from Times photojournalist Luis Sinco. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031410"
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},
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"Tropic of Cancer":{
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"type":[
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"noun phrase"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23\u00b9/\u2082 degrees north of the equator and that is the northernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1623, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034017"
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"trophic level":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the hierarchical strata of a food web characterized by organisms which are the same number of steps removed from the primary producers":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Feeding at the same trophic level does not necessarily imply direct competition between megalodon and great white sharks for the same prey, as both species could have specialized in different prey. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 31 May 2022",
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"What\u2019s useful to Fleming is that these elements can act as tracers of different aspects of the environment, including, for a migrating whale, its geographic location and the trophic level (position in the food web) of what the whale has been eating. \u2014 Jennifer S. Holland, Smithsonian , 1 Sep. 2017",
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"This indicated that the birds\u2019 food chain had become shorter; somewhere in the birds\u2019 food chain, animals were eating at a lower trophic level . \u2014 Wendy Mitman Clarke, Smithsonian , 26 Apr. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035115"
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"troland":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a unit of intensity of light at the retina equal to the illumination received per square millimeter of a pupillary area from a surface having a brightness of one candle per square meter":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0259nd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Leonard T. Troland \u20201932 American psychologist and physicist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040100"
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},
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"trophywort":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": nasturtium sense 2":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"trophy + wort":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050932"
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},
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"tropicopolitan":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": inhabiting all tropical countries : occurring throughout the tropics":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6tr\u00e4p\u0259k\u014d\u00a6p\u00e4l\u0259t\u1d4an"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"tropic entry 1 + -opolitan (as in cosmopolitan )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060645"
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"Tropicorbis":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of New World freshwater snails (family Planorbidae) of medical importance as hosts of the schistosome ( Schistosoma mansoni ) in endemic focuses in North and South America":[]
|
|
},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cctr\u00e4p\u0259\u02c8k\u022frb\u0259\u0307s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from tropicus tropical (from Latin, of a turning of the sun) + Latin orbis ring, circle":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062739"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the radical HOCH 2 CH(C 6 H 5 )CO\u2212 of tropic acid":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4p\u0259w\u0259\u0307l"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"trop- + -oyl (as in benzoyl )":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072436"
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},
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"trophozooid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an imperfect zooid or individual of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates that never becomes sexually mature or detached from its parent":[],
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": a nutritive zooid of a scyphozoan colony":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u014d\u02cc\u022fid"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"troph- + zooid":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075855"
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"troublous":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": full of trouble : stormy":[
|
|
"these troublous times"
|
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],
|
|
": causing trouble : troublesome":[
|
|
"inflation is a troublous matter"
|
|
]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-b(\u0259-)l\u0259s"
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"discomforting",
|
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"discomposing",
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|
"disquieting",
|
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"distressing",
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|
"disturbing",
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|
"nagging",
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"nasty",
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"perturbing",
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"troublesome",
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"troubling",
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"unsettling",
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"upsetting",
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"worrisome"
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"reassuring"
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"examples":[
|
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"a troublous teen whose antisocial antics had us all on edge",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Then there were the ghoulish figures of revolutionary adventurers, the Mexican painter with two pistols in his belt, the men who were carving themselves careers out of these troublous times. \u2014 John Dos Passos, National Review , 28 Sep. 2020"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082349"
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": one of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians often of knightly rank who flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century chiefly in the south of France and the north of Italy and whose major theme was courtly love \u2014 compare trouv\u00e8re":[],
|
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": a singer especially of folk songs":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u00fc-b\u0259-\u02ccd\u022fr",
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"-\u02ccdu\u0307r"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The musical coda for the Thursday afternoon round will feature a concert by Grammy nominated troubadour James Bay with former Brit Award winner James Morrison leading off. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Baby Keem, English-Filipino bedroom-pop troubadour beabadoobee and Argentinian rapper-singer Nicki Nicole. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The album, which stemmed from lockdowns in the Pacific Northwest, reflects the isolation of a rambling troubadour with suddenly nowhere to wander. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The Kid LAROI as a sort of genre-hopping troubadour , his personal problems cautioning against romantic entanglements as his understanding of pop songwriting casts a magnetic spell. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
|
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"How Cohen finds his way through this personal impasse is an intriguing, parable-like tale of a pacifism-leaning troubadour who rediscovers his purpose in the Sinai desert during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"And on Friday, rock troubadour John Mayer headlines. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"Although the song \u2014 written by English troubadour Ewan MacColl for his wife Peggy Seeger \u2014 has become a wedding staple in the decades since, Flack's goosebump-inducing vocals were inspired not by romantic longing but by death. \u2014 Jeremy Helligar, PEOPLE.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The club was co-founded in 1981 by Florida troubadour Jimmy Buffet and former governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham. \u2014 Curt Anderson, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Dec. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Old Occitan trobador , from trobar to compose, from Vulgar Latin *tropare , from Latin tropus trope":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083122"
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"trouser suit":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": pantsuit":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Elle King was resplendent in a red bell-bottom trouser suit with swinging bell sleeves and an ultra-wide brim hat to match. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Elle King was resplendent in a red bell-bottom trouser suit with swinging bell sleeves and an ultra-wide brim hat to match. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Elle King was resplendent in a red bell-bottom trouser suit with swinging bell sleeves and an ultra-wide brim hat to match. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Elle King was resplendent in a red bell-bottom trouser suit with swinging bell sleeves and an ultra-wide brim hat to match. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Elle King was resplendent in a red bell-bottom trouser suit with swinging bell sleeves and an ultra-wide brim hat to match. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Elle King was resplendent in a red bell-bottom trouser suit with swinging bell sleeves and an ultra-wide brim hat to match. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Elle King was resplendent in a red bell-bottom trouser suit with swinging bell sleeves and an ultra-wide brim hat to match. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Elle King was resplendent in a red bell-bottom trouser suit with swinging bell sleeves and an ultra-wide brim hat to match. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084009"
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"tropical duckweed":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": water lettuce":[]
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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":"20220715-094347"
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},
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"trophozoite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a protozoan of a vegetative form as distinguished from one of a reproductive or resting form":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cctr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-\u02cc\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The trophozoite divides by binary fission and makes thousands of copies of itself that attach to the lining of the small intestine. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Aug. 2021",
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"One, the trophozoite , looks like a microscopic teardrop. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"troph- + zo- + -ite entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100437"
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},
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"tropical apricot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mammee sense 1b":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103916"
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},
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"troparion":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"tr\u022f\u02c8p\u00e4r(\u02cc)y\u022fn"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Greek, diminutive of Greek tropos trope":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1762, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103926"
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},
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"trophy wife":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an attractive young woman who is married to an older successful man":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104646"
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},
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"tropical air":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": air of a mass originating in the tropics and characterized by high temperature and humidity":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104919"
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},
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"trousseau":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the personal possessions of a bride usually including clothes, accessories, and household linens and wares":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00fc-(\u02cc)s\u014d",
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"tr\u00fc-\u02c8s\u014d"
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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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"Wallis Simpson, who orders many pieces for her trousseau from Schiaparelli, will be photographed in a lobster dress by Cecil Beaton for Vogue. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 1 July 2022",
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"The divorce colonists who still refused to associate with the woman counted 15 new frocks\u2014a wedding trousseau , to be sure. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
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"Many of his wines are made with non-mainstream varieties such as mondeuse and trousseau . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"The Queen is Rorick\u2019s Calaveras County blend of trousseau noir, mondeuse, zinfandel, barbera, and grenache. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"Hartnell, who also designed the Queen's wedding dress, requested a whole suitcase of gloves for Princess Elizabeth's honeymoon as part of her trousseau . \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 19 June 2018",
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"Only when a desperate plea for funds on the social media site Weibo led to a successful crowd-funding campaign (people did everything from pledging a month's salary to donating a trousseau ) did a major financier step forward. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, latimes.com , 5 Apr. 2018",
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"At these Winter Games, however, few ice skating costumes have looked like outtakes from a streetwalker\u2019s trousseau . \u2014 Guy Trebay, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018",
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"Fleur du Mal bridal trousseau , from $6,000; fleurdumal.com. \u2014 Priya Rao, Town & Country , 13 Sep. 2013"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Old French, diminutive of trousse bundle, from trousser to truss":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105042"
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},
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"trotyl":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": trinitrotoluene":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014dt\u1d4al"
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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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"trot- (from tr initr ot oluene) + -yl":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113507"
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},
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"trou-de-loup":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid having a pointed stake in the middle and forming one of a group constructed as an obstacle to the movements of an enemy":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cctr\u00fcd\u0259\u02c8l\u00fc"
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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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"French, literally, wolf's hole":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115907"
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},
|
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"troke":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": barter , traffic , exchange , deal , negotiate":[],
|
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": truck entry 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u014dk",
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"\""
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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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"French troquer":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120029"
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},
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"Troughton level":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": dumpy level":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8trau\u0307t\u1d4an-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"after Edward Troughton \u20201835 English instrument maker":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122856"
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},
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"trolleybus":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bus that is powered electrically by two overhead wires":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02ccb\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Modern trolleybuses plying the city\u2019s streets all carry a notice saying they were purchased with funds donated by the European Union. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Metro maintains 70 miles of dual-wire trolleybus corridor, the second-largest system of just six in North America. \u2014 Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"New Flyer recently built a mixed-length fleet of 174 purple trolleybuses for Metro, ordered in 2015 in tandem with San Francisco Muni. \u2014 Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Standard trolleybuses sell for over $1 million each. \u2014 Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Height barely clears the overhead wires of train and trolleybus lines. \u2014 Alexander Lew, WIRED , 28 Dec. 2007"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142542"
|
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},
|
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"Trojan War":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a 10-year war between the Greeks and Trojans brought on by the abduction of Helen by Paris and ended with the destruction of Troy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143333"
|
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},
|
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"trousering":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fabric used or suitable for trousers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-z(\u0259)ri\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150450"
|
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},
|
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"trojan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a native or inhabitant of Troy":[],
|
|
": one who shows qualities (such as pluck, endurance, or determined energy) attributed to the defenders of ancient Troy":[],
|
|
": a merry and often irresponsible or disreputable companion":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling ancient Troy or its inhabitants":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting a Trojan horse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-j\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":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin trojanus of Troy, from Troia, Troja Troy, from Greek Tr\u014d\u00efa":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152108"
|
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},
|
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"tropical almond":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": malabar almond":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220709-153858"
|
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},
|
|
"Trois-Rivi\u00e8res":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in southern Quebec, Canada, northeast of Montreal on the northern bank of the Saint Lawrence River population 131,338":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cct(r)w\u00e4-ri-\u02c8vyer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155224"
|
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},
|
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"tropaion":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trophaeum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8p\u012b\u02cc\u00e4n",
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8p\u0101\u02cc(y)\u00e4n"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161237"
|
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},
|
|
"Trojan horse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone or something intended to defeat or subvert from within usually by deceptive means":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"They may be using the other corporation as a Trojan horse ."
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from the large hollow wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers and introduced within the walls of Troy by a stratagem":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162310"
|
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},
|
|
"trough shell":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bivalve mollusk of the family Mactridae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162433"
|
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},
|
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"trouble free":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": without the occurrence of any problems":[
|
|
"So far, the trip has been trouble free ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220709-163822"
|
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},
|
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"tropaeolum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of tropical American diffuse or climbing pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae and having lobed or dissected peltate leaves and showy variously colored spurred flowers succeeded by a fruit composed of three distinct rugose carpels \u2014 see canarybird flower , nasturtium sense 2":[],
|
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": any plant or flower of the genus Tropaeolum":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, diminutive of Latin tropaeum trophy":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165521"
|
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},
|
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"Troilus verse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rhyme royal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"from Troilus and Criseyde, narrative poem in rhyme royal (about 1385) by Geoffrey Chaucer \u20201400 English poet":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174805"
|
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},
|
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"Trophis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small genus of tropical American trees (family Moraceae) having alternate leaves, small dioecious green flowers in usually spicate or racemose clusters, and a nearly round thin-fleshed fruit with a single rather large seed":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u014df\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Greek, well-fed, nursling, from trephein to nourish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181727"
|
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},
|
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"Trojan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a native or inhabitant of Troy":[],
|
|
": one who shows qualities (such as pluck, endurance, or determined energy) attributed to the defenders of ancient Troy":[],
|
|
": a merry and often irresponsible or disreputable companion":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling ancient Troy or its inhabitants":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting a Trojan horse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-j\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin trojanus of Troy, from Troia, Troja Troy, from Greek Tr\u014d\u00efa":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192342"
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"tropicality":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a thing or quality characteristic of the tropics":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cctr\u00e4p\u0259\u02c8kal\u0259t\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"tropical entry 1 + -ity":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201345"
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},
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"troilus butterfly":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large American swallowtail ( Papilio troilus ) that is black with yellow marginal spots on the front wings and blue on the rear":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Troilus , son of Priam, king of Troy, from Latin, from Greek Tr\u014dilos":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202129"
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},
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"trouble light":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various lighting devices designed to provide emergency illumination or to provide light in places not normally illuminated":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202733"
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},
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"tropaeolaceae":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of plants (order Geraniales) coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cctr\u014dp\u0113\u014d\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Tropaeolum , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202855"
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},
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"Troilus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a son of Priam who in medieval legend loved Cressida and lost her to Diomedes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u022fi-l\u0259s",
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-\u0259-l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek Tr\u014d\u00eflos":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202958"
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},
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"trochlear nerve":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": either of the fourth pair of cranial nerves that supply some of the eye muscles with motor fibers":[]
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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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"circa 1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203237"
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},
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"trolley":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a streetcar powered electrically through a trolley":[],
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": a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically driven vehicle":[],
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": a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track":[],
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": a cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (such as food or books)":[],
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": a cart of any of various kinds":[],
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": to convey by a trolley":[],
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": to ride on a trolley":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"None of this leads to the kinds of insights that get me any closer to coming up with a clever or original solution to the trolley problem. \u2014 Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
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"Riding a bike to work can also be part of a commute that also includes either a bus, trolley , ferry or walking. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"The trolley problem is a staple of discussions about ethics. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The subject of the argument was visible on a cool, clear day in May from a monorail trolley rolling through the zoo\u2019s Wild Asia section. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"The subject of the argument was visible on a cool, clear day in May from a monorail trolley rolling through the zoo\u2019s Wild Asia section. \u2014 Ed Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"The interior boasts a 15-inch laptop compartment and the exterior is finished with a trolley sleeve for attaching your backpack to one of Monos\u2019 equally stylish rolling suitcases. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"On American Airlines, vintage photos show roast beef being sliced and served to order from a trolley , while even kids kicked back with burgers as part of a full meal service. \u2014 Chris Dwyer, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"The travel-friendly backpack also has adjustable straps, both zippered and slip pockets, a key leash, and a trolley sleeve to make your trip more comfortable and organized. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The 360-degree spinner wheels are easy to trolley across terminals. \u2014 Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com , 22 Sep. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from troll entry 2":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
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"1882, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204018"
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},
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"Tropic of Capricorn":{
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"type":[
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"noun phrase"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23\u00b9/\u2082 degrees south of the equator and that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun":[]
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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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"from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210017"
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},
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"trophism":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": fundamental nutrition involving the actual metabolic exchanges of the tissues":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4\u02ccfiz\u0259m"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary troph- + -ism":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210640"
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},
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"troublemaker":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who consciously or unconsciously causes trouble":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"He had the reputation of being a troublemaker in high school.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"White was still behind when he was accepted into St. John\u2019s College Preparatory School, and couldn\u2019t shake his reputation as a troublemaker . \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
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"He\u2019s not a backbiting troublemaker who, who tries to intimidate other riders before races, which apparently some jockeys are or. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
|
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"At various points in the room, that was actually a 13-year-old rebellious tween Nadia, who is a \u201990s kid into Nirvana and being a troublemaker . \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Among them are British philosopher and feminist Nina Power, Swedish socialist Malcom Kyeyune, all-purpose philosophical troublemaker Slavoj \u017di\u017eek, and antiestablishment journalist-gadflies Glenn Greenwald and Michael Tracey. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Lorena Gonzalez, former politician and current union troublemaker , dislikes a lot of things \u2014 and people, for that matter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ealy tends to be typecast as the handsome troublemaker . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the same team identified a second galaxy that seems to share many of the same properties as the first troublemaker . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Your main character is also called a troublemaker at one point in the story. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1914, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211512"
|
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},
|
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"trommel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually cylindrical or conical revolving screen used especially for screening or sizing rock, ore, or coal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-m\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On the other end of the property, volunteers fed yard trimmings into a giant metal trommel , the rotating cylinder sifting out big sticks and other extras. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Lewis crew begins sluicing and clocks its first gold weigh; Freddy and Juan fiddle with a massive trommel ; Dakota Fred returns with a lead on virgin ground; Christo visits the Lewis claim; a surprise announcement divides Dustin\u2019s crew. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021"
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German, drum, from Middle High German trummel , diminutive of trumme drum \u2014 more at drum":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212352"
|
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},
|
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"tropical maritime air":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": air of a mass originating over tropical oceans and characterized by high temperature and humidity":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212353"
|
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},
|
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"trophaeum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an ancient Greek or Roman monument commemorating a military victory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8f\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1539, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213129"
|
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},
|
|
"tropical dysentery":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": amebiasis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213252"
|
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},
|
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"trouv\u00e8re":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a school of poets who flourished from the 11th to the 14th centuries and who composed mostly narrative works (such as chansons de geste and fabliaux) \u2014 compare troubadour":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u00fc-\u02c8ver"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Old French troveor, troverre , from trover to compose, find, from Vulgar Latin *tropare \u2014 more at troubadour":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1795, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221334"
|
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},
|
|
"tropic of cancer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23\u00b9/\u2082 degrees north of the equator and that is the northernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1623, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221613"
|
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},
|
|
"tropicalization":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being tropicalized":[],
|
|
": an act of tropicalizing":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222429"
|
|
},
|
|
"trouvaille":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lucky find : windfall":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u00fc\u02c8v\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Old French trouver to compose, find":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222638"
|
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},
|
|
"trophotropism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chemotropism in which food or a nutritive substance constitutes the orienting factor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8f\u00e4\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccpiz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary troph- + -tropism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233736"
|
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},
|
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"trouty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": containing or likely to contain abundant trout":[
|
|
"a trouty stream"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"1676, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234924"
|
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},
|
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"tropical lake":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lake with surface temperature constantly above 4\u00b0 C":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220710-003851"
|
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},
|
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"trophobiont":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a participant in trophobiosis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6tr\u00e4f\u014d\u00a6b\u012b\u02cc\u00e4nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"troph- + -biont":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003902"
|
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},
|
|
"trocho-":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see troch-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"definitions":{
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"city in southwestern Ohio west of Dayton population 24,431":[]
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4t-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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": the period occupied by the sun's center in passing from one equinox to the same again and having a mean length of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45.5 seconds : solar year":[]
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": a roof of hollowed-out split logs laid from ridge to eaves":[]
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"trochoblast":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a ciliate cell on a trochophore":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccblast"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"troch- + -blast":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060148"
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"trophic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adjective combining form",
|
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to nutrition : nutritional":[
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"trophic disorders"
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],
|
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": tropic entry 3":[],
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": promoting cellular growth, differentiation, and survival":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or characterized by (such) nutrition":[
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"ecto trophic"
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],
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": requiring or utilizing (such) a kind of nutrition":[
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"hetero trophic"
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],
|
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": -tropic sense 2":[
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"gonado trophic"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-fik"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Researchers used the teeth of 13 megalodon sharks and 20 modern sharks to analyze dietary signatures and their trophic levels, which refers to where the animals fit in the food chain, CNN reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
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"In Colorado, proponents say reintroduction will create a healthy corridor for the apex predators between Canada and Mexico, and that wolves create a positive trophic cascade for ecosystems. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Since species do not live in isolation, phenological changes can cascade through biological communities through trophic , competitive and mutualistic interactions, according to the study. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
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"These include increasing or decreasing prey, changing competitive abilities, shifting feeding rates and altering trophic cascades. \u2014 Nancy Averett, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2020",
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"Compared with Yellowstone\u2019s complex and contested wolf dynamic, Voyageurs offers a clear example of what scientists call a trophic cascade: When wolves eat beavers, beavers can\u2019t construct ponds. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, Science | AAAS , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"His research focuses on trophic cascade, which is the domino effect of habitat loss and ecological crisis caused by changes in the numbers of predators and prey within a food chain. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Interestingly, the trophic position varied among families, ranging from just a bit above herbivores (2.11) to solid carnivores (3.09). \u2014 Paige Embry, Scientific American , 23 Aug. 2019",
|
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"In biological circles, this ecological ripple effect is known as a trophic cascade. \u2014 Brent Crane, Discover Magazine , 12 Mar. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French trophique , from Greek trophikos , from troph\u0113 nourishment, from trephein to nourish":"Adjective",
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"New Latin -trophia -trophy":"Adjective combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-061504"
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},
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"troubled waters":{
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a difficult or confusing situation":[]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062006"
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},
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"trough keel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a keel in a yacht having the form of a trough into which molten lead is poured as ballast \u2014 compare bar keel":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-065048"
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},
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"trout-perch":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small freshwater fish ( Percopsis omiscomaycus of the family Percopsidae) chiefly of northern North America having a scaleless head and large eyes":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8trau\u0307t-\u02ccp\u0259rch"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-070222"
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},
|
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"trouble spot":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a place where violence or war often happens":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071238"
|
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},
|
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"trop":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"tropical":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220710-073720"
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},
|
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"troppo":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a condition of mental disorder or tension occurring in troops on tropical service":[]
|
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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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"trop(ic) + -o , noun suffix":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075720"
|
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},
|
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"trouveur":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": trouv\u00e8re":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u2212 R -\u02c8v\u0259\u0304",
|
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"+V -\u02c8v\u0259r\u2027",
|
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"R tr\u00fc\u02c8v\u0259r",
|
|
"+ vowel in a word following without pause -\u02c8v\u0259r\u2027 or -\u02c8v\u0259\u0304 also -\u02c8v\u0259\u0304r"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French, from Old French trover to compose":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075901"
|
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},
|
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"trompe l'oeil":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a trompe l'oeil painting or effect":[],
|
|
": something that misleads or deceives the senses : illusion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)tr\u022fmp-\u02c8l\u0259-\u0113",
|
|
"tr\u014d\u207fp-\u02c8l\u0153i",
|
|
"(\u02cc)tr\u022fmp-\u02c8l\u022fi"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"Said announcement came with a photo of Sweeney as Poplin, a look defined by a headscarf, ample freckles, and the same mane of banged and burnished blonde that was clearly more than a trompe l'oeil set moment. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His study, in one of the towers, was inlaid with trompe l'oeil wooden panels showing his prowess in both war and culture. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Down a second-floor hall Frroku painted lake scenes, framed with trompe l'oeil stone arches. \u2014 Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Don't miss the Sala delle Asse, frescoed as a trompe l'oeil forest by Leonardo himself. \u2014 Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"Bassist Nick Seymour created the illusory bunny-featuring trompe l'oeil album cover during lockdown. \u2014 Katherine Turman, EW.com , 1 June 2021",
|
|
"Filled with antiques from around the world and outfitted with delightful details\u2014like trompe l'oeil murals\u2014the home is moody, elegant, and divinely inviting. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Enter Lili Reinhart, and an evening-ready updo that moonlights as a trompe l'oeil chop. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 15 Nov. 2019",
|
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"For her part, Smith pushed back her curly mane to ensure attention was focused on her trompe l'oeil trick. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 20 Aug. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French trompe-l'\u0153il , literally, deceives the eye":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-080517"
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},
|
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"tropaeolin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several orange or orange-yellow azo dyes some of which (as methyl orange) are used as acid-base indicators or as biological stains":[]
|
|
},
|
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary tropaeol- (from New Latin Tropaeolum ) + -in":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081426"
|
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},
|
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"tropicalize":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to make tropical (as in character, conditions, or appearance)":[],
|
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": to fit or adapt for use in a tropical climate especially by measures designed to combat the effects of fungi and moisture":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-pi-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
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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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"tropical + -ize":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082752"
|
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},
|
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"trombone coil":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a continuous steam or hot-water coil in which each intermediate section of pipe is connected at its ends by return bends to the parallel section on either side":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-084628"
|
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},
|
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"tropotaxis":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity acting on separate end organs":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cctr\u00e4-",
|
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"\u02cctr\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8tak-s\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from German Tropotaxis, from tropo- tropo- + -taxis -taxis":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-084748"
|
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},
|
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"troostite":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a variety of willemite occurring in large reddish crystals in which the zinc is partly replaced by manganese":[],
|
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": slightly tempered martensite that etches dark and cannot be resolved by the optical microscope":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u00fc\u02ccst\u012bt",
|
|
"\""
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Gerard Troost \u20201850 American geologist + English -ite":"Noun",
|
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"French, from Louis J. Troost \u20201911 French chemist + French -ite":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085140"
|
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},
|
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"trouser":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": pants sense 1":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
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],
|
|
": of, relating to, or designed for trousers":[
|
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"trouser pockets"
|
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],
|
|
": of or relating to a male dramatic role played by a woman":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8trau\u0307-z\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"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: Noun",
|
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"The broken suit \u2014 or jacket worn with one of a variety of trouser options \u2014 is now universally favored among designers. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Afterward, the garments are made locally by a single jacket maker, trouser maker and buttonhole-finisher\u2014each is touched by just four individuals. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Markle's pick appears to be a trouser version with back pockets, but striped linen pants come in a range of silhouettes, from wide-legged to cropped styles. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Cherubino, originally written for a female soprano, is now a signature trouser role \u2014 an often young male character performed by a mezzo-soprano. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Sometimes people would slip a banknote directly into my boyfriend\u2019s sleek trouser pocket. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Billy Porter, always a fashion standout, also went with fuchsia in a trouser look that had a sheer button-down shirt and long ruffled cape from Valentino. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Rolls Royce of the wardrobe is Japanese brand Nakata Hanger, whose beechwood hangers with trouser bar preserve the contours of the shoulder. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Billy Porter, always a fashion standout, also went with fuchsia in a trouser look that had a sheer button-down shirt and long ruffled cape from Valentino. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"First, for the Longchamp presentation earlier this week, Benson worked with hairstylist Joseph Maine to match her camel suede crop top and belted trouser look to a caramel-into-honey-blonde ombr\u00e9 lob. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The quick below-the-knee inspection to ensure that sneakers are tied, trouser cuffs break just right so those snazzy socks are visible . . . every Miami player seemed to have a checklist. \u2014 Alex Prewitt, SI.com , 22 July 2019",
|
|
"Also known as bermuda shorts, biking shorts, or trouser shorts, these shorts are shorter than capris and longer than well, shorts, but still have enough fabric to be HR friendly and incredibly chic. \u2014 Teen Vogue , 31 May 2019",
|
|
"For most of the history of men's fashion, styles\u2014 especially trouser styles\u2014have been fairly rigid. \u2014 Scott Christian, Esquire , 1 Aug. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of earlier trouse , from Scottish Gaelic triubhas":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1681, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085535"
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},
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"troilite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral that is a variety of pyrrhotite and that is widely but sparsely distributed (as on earth, in meteorites, and in lunar soil samples)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt",
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"\u02c8tr\u022fi-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Chemical analysis of the glass identified minerals only found in extraterrestrial rocks and minerals, such as cubanite, troilite , pyrrhotite lath, or calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"The analysis also showed minerals like cubanite and troilite , both found in the Wild 2 comet and meteorites. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German Troilit , from Domenico Troili , 18th century Italian scientist + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085937"
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},
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"trophobiosis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a relation in which an organism of one kind aids and protects an organism of another kind in return for some food product \u2014 compare cleptobiosis":[],
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": trophallaxis":[]
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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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"New Latin, from troph- + -biosis":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090540"
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},
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"Trojan asteroid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an asteroid whose average position is at one corner of an equilateral triangle formed with the sun and the planet Jupiter either eastward or westward of the planet":[]
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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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"so called from its being one of the group whose members bear the names of Trojan heroes":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-092256"
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},
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"troch-":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"combining form",
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"noun combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"troche":[],
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": wheel : resembling a wheel : round":[
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"Trocho dendron",
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"Troch elminthes",
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"trocho phora"
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],
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": ciliated band":[
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"meso troch",
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"proto troch"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u2027\u02cctr\u00e4k",
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4\u1e35"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek, from trochos wheel, from trechein to run":"Combining form",
|
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"New Latin -trocha":"Noun combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-093736"
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},
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"Tropaeolaceae":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of plants (order Geraniales) coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cctr\u014dp\u0113\u014d\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Tropaeolum , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100253"
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},
|
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"troughs":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals":[],
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": any of various domestic or industrial containers":[],
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": the minimum point of a complete cycle of a periodic function: such as":[],
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": an elongated area of low barometric pressure":[],
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": the low point in a business cycle":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u022fth",
|
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"\u02c8tr\u022ff",
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"by bakers often \u02c8tr\u014d"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"channel",
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"conduit",
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"duct",
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"leader",
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"line",
|
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"penstock",
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"pipe",
|
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"tube"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The economy is in a trough right now.",
|
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"all of the wiring for the converted residential loft is concealed in a vertical trough",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So far, official data and trackers by industry analysts show only a very small increase in fares relative to their pandemic trough . \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2021",
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"Another difference in today\u2019s market is that demand is at its peak, while housing supply is at its trough , Fleming said. \u2014 Michele Lerner, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Look what happened to Robinhood from its peak to its trough . \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Cases have increased across the country from a trough in June, most dramatically in many Southern states. \u2014 Tara C. Smith, SELF , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Corn and buckwheat are stone-milled, sifted and kneaded in a wooden trough for the most traditional version of this hearty peasant bread from northern Portugal. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The practice stopped in 2018, two years after Raynor had been in the trough . \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, with arrival of milder air from the south (and cooling of the mid levels by the approaching trough ), some measure of instability is expected to develop, at least through the middle atmosphere, by the early evening. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"From a longer vantage, the August 2020 trough may just possibly have marked the end of a 40-year bull market in bonds. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English trog ; akin to Old High German trog trough, Old English tr\u0113ow tree, wood \u2014 more at tree entry 1":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103251"
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},
|
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"troptometer":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrument for measuring the angular distortion of a bar or piece undergoing a torsion test":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u00e4p\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"irregular from trop- + -meter":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104941"
|
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},
|
|
"troika":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022fi-k\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A troika of countries signed the agreement.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It could be argued that the team was often a troika in 1972-73, with Sussman as the head. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The entrepreneurial troika developed FiveTeams without employing an army of software programmers and developers\u2014relying instead on no-code/low-code (NC/LC) platforms and tools. \u2014 Gabriel Nahas, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, a troika of priests in marigold-colored mantles intoned prayers in a deep baritone. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"International sales, distribution and production company Axxon Media has picked up a troika of films ahead of Berlinale. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Reenter Nicholson to alter the dynamics of that increasingly fraught troika and recalibrate her own uncertain future. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Spike Lee took smartphone pics of the troika as the professionals\u2019 cameras stuttered and flashed. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tonight\u2019s late-night troika represents a big achievement for ViacomCBS, which has worked to demonstrate the broader portfolio of content under its aegis since the former CBS Corp. rejoined its corporate sibling, Viacom Inc., in 2019. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, a troika of justices carved out a new undue-burden standard to replace Roe\u2019s troubled trimester framework. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 1 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Russian tro\u012dka , from troe three; akin to Old English thr\u012be three":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105802"
|
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},
|
|
"troughing":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an arrangement or system of troughs : troughs":[],
|
|
": material for a trough":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-113013"
|
|
},
|
|
"trough gutter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an eaves trough of rectangular or V-shaped section usually hung below the eaves of a house":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-122601"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropidine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an oily alkaloid C 8 H 13 N obtained by the chemical dehydration of tropine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0259\u0307n",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccd\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary trop- + -idine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-122652"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trouville":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"town and port on the English Channel in northern France south of Le Havre population 20,354":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u00fc-\u02c8v\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-122903"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropotactic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting a tropotaxis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6tr\u00e4p\u0259\u00a6taktik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trop- + -tactic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124443"
|
|
},
|
|
"trove":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": discovery , find":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For years, privacy advocates have raised concerns about this massive data trove , full of private messages, political affiliations and even sensitive health data. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Somewhere inside the Pentagon was a trove of pictures taken by photographers from the elite Combat Camera unit, someone who had worked at the prison told me last year. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The trove , billed as Vault 7, represented the single largest leak of classified information in the agency\u2019s history. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The trove of pictures power an app that lets Clearview\u2019s customers\u2014which include police and law enforcement agencies\u2014match an uploaded photo against the images in the database, the ICO said. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Instead, there\u2019s a trove of unspoken feelings that are acted out in a kind of dance between the participants. \u2014 Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The finding is in line with a growing trove of research illuminating the strong protective benefits that come after both vaccination and infection. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump\u2019s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who initially provided the Jan. 6 committee with a trove of emails, texts and other documents detailing efforts to overturn the election, is now refusing to cooperate. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Aztec priests at Tenochtitl\u00e1n offered a whole galaxy of starfish to the war god Huitzilopochtli 700 years ago, along with a trove of other objects from the distant edges of the Aztec Empire. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"short for treasure trove":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135720"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropicalized":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make tropical (as in character, conditions, or appearance)":[],
|
|
": to fit or adapt for use in a tropical climate especially by measures designed to combat the effects of fungi and moisture":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-pi-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"tropical + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140740"
|
|
},
|
|
"Tropidoleptus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of articulate brachiopods widely distributed in Devonian formations where they are important index fossils and characterized by a concavo-convex shell wide at the hinge and with broad rounded ribs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4p\u0259d\u014d\u02c8lept\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from tropido- (from Greek tropid-, tropis ship's keel) + Greek leptos small; akin to Greek tropos turn":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143244"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropostereoscope":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stereoscope consisting essentially of two adjustable tubes side by side provided with caps to hold the images observed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6tr\u00e4p\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trop- + stereoscope":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150209"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophallaxis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exchange of food (as from special glands) between social insects (such as ants or termites)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8lak-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The researchers trained the computer to identify a behavior called trophallaxis , in which honey bees feed their fellow workers by regurgitating food from a pouch called a crop. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 28 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from troph- + Greek allaxis exchange, from allassein to change, exchange, from allos other \u2014 more at else":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150836"
|
|
},
|
|
"troposphere":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the lowest densest part of the earth's atmosphere in which most weather changes occur and temperature generally decreases rapidly with altitude and which extends from the earth's surface to the bottom of the stratosphere at about 7 miles (11 kilometers) high":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-p\u0259-\u02ccsfir",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In contrast, temperatures in Neptune\u2019s troposphere \u2014 the even-colder weather layer \u2014 showed no significant variability while reaching as low as minus 370 F (minus 223 C). \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In this pattern, cold air high in the troposphere , on the west side of the trough, converges and sinks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"Plumes happily rise into the troposphere , the lowest layer of the atmosphere and the bit that contains most of the world\u2019s weather. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Thunderstorms flatten out at the tropopause, or top of the troposphere , the lowest level of Earth\u2019s atmosphere, since a lid of warm air suppresses continued upward development. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"In a world that warmed 6\u00b0C by 2100\u2014an increase that matches only the most dire, and unlikely, projections of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report\u2014the troposphere would grow 1.5 kilometers in height. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"Manabe also found that increasing the CO\u2082 in the atmosphere would increase the temperature of the troposphere , the layer of air closest to Earth\u2019s surface, while lowering the temperature of the stratosphere, the next layer above it. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"This results in much more active weather in the troposphere and more sluggish weather in the stratosphere. \u2014 Jon Reisner, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"As a consequence, smoke in the stratosphere can last for months to years while that in the troposphere rains out in a week. \u2014 Jon Reisner, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French troposph\u00e8re, from tropo- tropo- (in sense \"change,\" as the troposphere is where weather changes take place) + -sph\u00e8re -sphere":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154258"
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},
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"trochlea":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4k-l\u0113-\u0259",
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-kl\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, block of pulleys, from Greek trochileia , from trochilos sheave, from trochos wheel":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1693, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154752"
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},
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"trombone-action":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": pump-action":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162953"
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},
|
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"trophamnion":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a nutritive sheath that sometimes invests the embryonic portion of the insect egg especially in polyembryonic insects \u2014 see paranucleus":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"tr\u00e4f+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from troph- + amnion":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-165653"
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},
|
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"trombone":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)tr\u0259m-\u02c8b\u014dn",
|
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u014dn",
|
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"tr\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u014dn"
|
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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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"The practical, sad- trombone Toby to your (perhaps overly) ambitious Michael Scott, the pedantic Cogsworth to your scheming, dreaming Lumiere. \u2014 Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Savannah practices roughly 12 hours per week at DeVeau\u2019s School of Gymnastics in Fishers, but also is a pole vaulter on the Fishers track and field team, plays trombone and is active in 4-H. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 8 May 2022",
|
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"His father worked in nearby Fort Dix as a civil servant, and also played and taught trombone . \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Learning Arabic or how to play the trombone forges connections between neurons, and repetition strengthens those links (so practice really does make perfect). \u2014 Jonathan Wosen, STAT , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Before his weather career, Scott played jazz trombone gigs around San Diego, where his family relocated when Scott was in high school. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"As a musician, Mr. Janis played trombone as the leader of Conrad Janis and His Tailgate Five and made several recordings. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The predominant brass instrument is conical, such as a French horn, as opposed to the cylindrical bore of a trombone . \u2014 Chris Varias, The Enquirer , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Also, the trombone is an instrument that adapts particularly well to many genres. \u2014 Charles Passy, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, augmentative of tromba trumpet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa trumpet":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1724, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172018"
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},
|
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"trophema":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the blood of the uterine mucous membrane that nourishes the embryo":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"tr\u014d\u02c8f\u0113m\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from troph- + Greek haima blood":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173928"
|
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},
|
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"trochlear muscle":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": superior oblique muscle":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174257"
|
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},
|
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"trover":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a common law action to recover the value of goods wrongfully converted to another's own use":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The two men, both 18, are charged with second-degree larceny and second-degree trover , among other charges. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"He is charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree burglary, second-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny and criminal trover . \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Tavaj Shakur Daley, 18, Trayvin Jordan Prude, 19, and Nnamdi Smart Huchinson, 19, were arrested with second degree larceny, second degree criminal trover and a count of interfering with police. \u2014 Jessika Harkay, courant.com , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Aaron Rugar, 26, faces charges including carjacking, third-degree larceny, second-degree assault and second-degree criminal trover , among others, Hartford police said. \u2014 Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com , 16 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"King was charged with first-degree larceny, second-degree criminal trover , and operating a motor vehicle without the owner\u2019s permission, police said. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 13 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Quinones was arrested about 10 a.m. and charged with second-degree larceny, taking a motor vehicle without the owner\u2019s permission, criminal trover , interfering with police, reckless driving and second-degree criminal mischief, police said. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 12 June 2018",
|
|
"The two, 15 and 16 years old, from Hamden were charged with third-degree larceny, criminal trover and interfering with a police officer. \u2014 Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com , 26 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Both teens were charged with third-degree larceny/motor vehicle theft, first-degree criminal trover and interfering with an officer, police said. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 28 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Anglo-French, finding, trover, from trover to find":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175839"
|
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},
|
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"troco":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an old English game played on a lawn with wooden balls and cues with spoon-shaped iron tips and having as its object the sending of a ball through an iron ring on a pivot in the center of the field":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d(\u02cc)k\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably modification of Italian trucco trucks (game)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182003"
|
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},
|
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"Trouton's rule":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a statement in physical chemistry: the molar heats of vaporization of pure liquids are proportional to the absolute temperatures of their boiling points":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307t\u1d4anz-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Frederick T. Trouton \u20201922 English physicist":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182742"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochleariform":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trochlear sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6tr\u00e4kl\u0113\u00a6a(a)r\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin trochlear is + English -iform":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184513"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trojan group":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trojan asteroids":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185626"
|
|
},
|
|
"Troic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trojan":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin troicus , from Greek tr\u014dikos , from Tr\u014ds, Tr\u014dos Tros, legendary founder of Troy + -ikos -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192903"
|
|
},
|
|
"trousers":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pants sense 1":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or designed for trousers":[
|
|
"trouser pockets"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to a male dramatic role played by a woman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307-z\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The broken suit \u2014 or jacket worn with one of a variety of trouser options \u2014 is now universally favored among designers. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Afterward, the garments are made locally by a single jacket maker, trouser maker and buttonhole-finisher\u2014each is touched by just four individuals. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Markle's pick appears to be a trouser version with back pockets, but striped linen pants come in a range of silhouettes, from wide-legged to cropped styles. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Cherubino, originally written for a female soprano, is now a signature trouser role \u2014 an often young male character performed by a mezzo-soprano. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes people would slip a banknote directly into my boyfriend\u2019s sleek trouser pocket. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Billy Porter, always a fashion standout, also went with fuchsia in a trouser look that had a sheer button-down shirt and long ruffled cape from Valentino. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Rolls Royce of the wardrobe is Japanese brand Nakata Hanger, whose beechwood hangers with trouser bar preserve the contours of the shoulder. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Billy Porter, always a fashion standout, also went with fuchsia in a trouser look that had a sheer button-down shirt and long ruffled cape from Valentino. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"First, for the Longchamp presentation earlier this week, Benson worked with hairstylist Joseph Maine to match her camel suede crop top and belted trouser look to a caramel-into-honey-blonde ombr\u00e9 lob. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The quick below-the-knee inspection to ensure that sneakers are tied, trouser cuffs break just right so those snazzy socks are visible . . . every Miami player seemed to have a checklist. \u2014 Alex Prewitt, SI.com , 22 July 2019",
|
|
"Also known as bermuda shorts, biking shorts, or trouser shorts, these shorts are shorter than capris and longer than well, shorts, but still have enough fabric to be HR friendly and incredibly chic. \u2014 Teen Vogue , 31 May 2019",
|
|
"For most of the history of men's fashion, styles\u2014 especially trouser styles\u2014have been fairly rigid. \u2014 Scott Christian, Esquire , 1 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of earlier trouse , from Scottish Gaelic triubhas":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1681, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193130"
|
|
},
|
|
"trogue":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wooden trough forming a mine drain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dg"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of trough":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193528"
|
|
},
|
|
"trough conveyor":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a band conveyor with the sides of the band turned up to form a trough":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220710-194518"
|
|
},
|
|
"trogs":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": troth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of Middle English (Scots) troughth troth, from Old English tr\u0113owth fidelity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194939"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophallactic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, constituting, or involving trophallaxis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6tr\u00e4f\u0259\u00a6laktik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from New Latin trophallaxis , after such pairs as New Latin prophylaxis : English prophylactic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195749"
|
|
},
|
|
"trolley harp":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": harp sense 3a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200909"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophotropic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or characterized by trophotropism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trophotrop ism + -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-201133"
|
|
},
|
|
"troll-drum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a drum employed for shamanistic or magical purposes by the Sami":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"troll entry 3":""
|
|
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203529"
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},
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"trophi":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the mouthparts of an arthropod (as an insect) including the labrum, labium, maxillae, mandibles, and hypopharynx with their appendages":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014d\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, plural of trophus mouth, from Greek trophos feeder, from trephein to nourish":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221708"
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},
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"trots":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot":[
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"the fox trotted over the knoll"
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],
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": to proceed briskly : hurry":[],
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": to cause to go at a trot":[],
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": to traverse at a trot":[],
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": a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (such as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs":[],
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": a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run":[],
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": a ride on horseback":[],
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": diarrhea":[
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"\u2014 used with the"
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],
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": an old woman":[],
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": a literal translation of a foreign text":[],
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": an adherent of Trotskyism : trotskyist , trotskyite":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4t"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dash",
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"gallop",
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"jog",
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"run",
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"scamper",
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"sprint",
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"trip"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"A horse trotted past us.",
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"The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a home run.",
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"She trotted off to help.",
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"The little boy trotted along after his mother."
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from troter to trot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trott\u014dn to tread, Old English tredan":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233424"
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},
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"Trossachs":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"valley in central Scotland between Loch Katrine and Loch Achray":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-s\u0259ks",
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"-\u02ccsaks"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233841"
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},
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"trochlear fossa":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a depression in the antero-medial aspect of each orbital plate of the frontal bone that forms a point of attachment for the corresponding superior oblique muscle":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-001643"
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},
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"tropophyte":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tropophilous plant":[
|
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"trees of the northern deciduous forests are typical tropophytes adapted to a mesophytic summer and a xerophytic winter"
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccf\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"trop- + -phyte":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-005700"
|
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},
|
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"tropical kudzu":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tropical vine ( Pueraria phaseoloides ) grown especially in the East Indies as a cover crop and for erosion control":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012508"
|
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},
|
|
"trochite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid that suggests a wheel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d\u02cck\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin trochites , from Greek trochos wheel + Latin -ites -ite":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014423"
|
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},
|
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"trochocephalia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an abnormal roundness of the skull caused by premature union of the frontal and parietal bones":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4k\u014ds\u0259\u0307\u02c8f\u0101l\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from troch- + -cephalia -cephaly":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-021821"
|
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},
|
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"trophal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting trophi":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014df\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin trophi + English -al":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-042237"
|
|
},
|
|
"troche":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lozenge sense 3":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-k\u0113, British usually \u02c8tr\u014dsh",
|
|
"British usually \u02c8tr\u014dsh",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of earlier trochisk , from Late Latin trochiscus , from Greek trochiskos , from diminutive of trochos wheel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1597, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-043617"
|
|
},
|
|
"troy weight":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a series of units of weight based on a pound of 12 ounces and an ounce of 480 grains \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044751"
|
|
},
|
|
"trocheameter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrument used to count the revolutions of a wheel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4k\u0113\u02c8am\u0259t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Greek trochia wheel track (from trochos wheel + -ia -y) + English -meter":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-045318"
|
|
},
|
|
"trogonoid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling or related to the trogons":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dg\u0259n\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trogon + -oid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-051441"
|
|
},
|
|
"troglodyte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves":[],
|
|
": a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-gl\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caveman",
|
|
"Neanderthal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the troglodytes who believed that women had no place in the military, except perhaps as nurses",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So far this year, the carlike Toyota Highlander is outselling its troglodyte sibling, the 4Runner, at a rate of about two to one. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Every troglodyte pushing baby-step solutions to a Biblical flood. \u2014 Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Mark is a low-key troglodyte ; Paula is outspokenly progressive. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 8 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes , geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Writing critics off as a gang of right-wing troglodytes , the standard tactic of many of Pope Francis\u2019s defenders, is not just derisive and condescending. \u2014 Francis X. Maier, National Review , 20 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Pan troglodytes , to use the scientific name for chimps, is one of our closest evolutionary ancestors. \u2014 Susan Pinker, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Their species, Pan troglodytes , is classified endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. \u2014 David Quammen, National Geographic , 8 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Set foot inside the amazing cave dwellings known as troglodyte homes\u2014charming houses built in and around cliff-side caverns. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin troglodytae , plural, from Greek tr\u014dglodytai , from tr\u014dgl\u0113 hole, cave (akin to Greek tr\u014dgein to gnaw, Armenian aracem I lead to pasture, graze) + dyein to enter":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-052735"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropyl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tropoyl":[],
|
|
": the univalent radical C 8 H 14 N derived from tropine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dp\u0259\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trop- + -yl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061414"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropical seal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": west india seal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-070712"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropicalizing":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make tropical (as in character, conditions, or appearance)":[],
|
|
": to fit or adapt for use in a tropical climate especially by measures designed to combat the effects of fungi and moisture":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-pi-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"tropical + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-073251"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophobiotic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or engaging in trophobiosis":[
|
|
"trophobiotic insects",
|
|
"the trophobiotic relation between some ants and the aphids from which they obtain sweet secretions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"troph- + -biotic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081055"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochantin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the proximal of the two segments into which the trochanter of the leg of an insect may be divided and which is often united with the coxa":[],
|
|
": the lesser trochanter of the femur":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French trochantin , diminutive of trochanter , from Greek trochant\u0113r":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104106"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot":[
|
|
"the fox trotted over the knoll"
|
|
],
|
|
": to proceed briskly : hurry":[],
|
|
": to cause to go at a trot":[],
|
|
": to traverse at a trot":[],
|
|
": a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (such as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs":[],
|
|
": a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run":[],
|
|
": a ride on horseback":[],
|
|
": diarrhea":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with the"
|
|
],
|
|
": an old woman":[],
|
|
": a literal translation of a foreign text":[],
|
|
": an adherent of Trotskyism : trotskyist , trotskyite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"gallop",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"scamper",
|
|
"sprint",
|
|
"trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"A horse trotted past us.",
|
|
"The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a home run.",
|
|
"She trotted off to help.",
|
|
"The little boy trotted along after his mother."
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from troter to trot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trott\u014dn to tread, Old English tredan":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104411"
|
|
},
|
|
"troglobite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": troglobiont":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4gl\u0259\u02ccb\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"by alteration (influenced by troglodyte )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104809"
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},
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"trotline":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4t-\u02ccl\u012bn"
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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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"Tie the trotline between snags or make anchor points. \u2014 Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life , 24 Nov. 2020",
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"Just got to trot: While patrolling Cow Bayou for water safety violations, Orange County wardens encountered an untagged saltwater trotline and picked it up. \u2014 John Goodspeed, ExpressNews.com , 26 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Passive fishing gear such as trotlines , juglines, throwlines and minnow and perch traps, wreak havoc on fisheries when left unattended. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"The proposals for passive fishing gear, as defined by trotlines , juglines, throwlines and minnow and perch traps, include a requirement that gear be marked with floats no smaller than six inches in length and three inches in width. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle , 5 Oct. 2019",
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"While fishing on the Choctawhatchee River, Joel Singletary snagged the fish on his trotline . \u2014 Madeline Farber, Fox News , 25 Apr. 2018",
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"Outlook: 125 Marina reports: Catfish good on cut bait using jug lines and trotlines ; smallmouth and Kentucky bass excellent early on topwater baits off points, also on spinnerbaits 8 to 10 feet down while casting from slightly deeper water. \u2014 Bruce Janssen, kansascity , 18 Oct. 2017",
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"Outlook: Don and Tom\u2019s Bait and Tackle reports: Crappies good on jigs and minnows in the trees in 10 to 15 feet of water; walleyes fair to good on leeches and worm rigs over humps; catfish good on cut bait and goldfish on trotlines . \u2014 Bruce Janssen, kansascity.com , 31 May 2017",
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"Outlook: 125 Marina reports: Walleyes good trolling 23 feet down with stickbaits or nightcrawlers; smallmouth bass good on shallowing-running baits near tree lines; catfish good on cut bait and live bait using limb lines and trotlines . \u2014 Bruce Janssen, kansascity.com , 28 June 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from trot entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105716"
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},
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"trout":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": any of various salmonid food and sport fishes that are mostly smaller than the typical salmons and are anadromous or restricted to cool clear fresh water:":[],
|
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": any of various Old or New World fishes (genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus ) \u2014 compare brown trout , rainbow trout":[],
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": char entry 1":[],
|
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": any of various fishes (such as the largemouth bass) held to resemble the true trouts":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8trau\u0307t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The good news from the Kenai is that trout fishing is decent to very good. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"How about a trout stocking program in the Washburn County Forest? \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Hawksbill Mountain, the park\u2019s tallest peak, and traversing the trout -rich streams along Whiteoak Canyon. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Horseback riding, hiking, and trout fishing combine natural immersion with Auberge's signature high-end aesthetic. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Last week, with some calm weather and little spring rains, the Lake Erie walleye and Northeast Ohio steelhead trout fishing in the rivers was surprisingly good. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Surrounded by an abundance of mountain streams, rivers and alpine lakes, Big Sky is a top choice for trout fishing, which is still good in the fall, with fewer crowds. \u2014 Erica Lamberg, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Participants for the event must have a valid 2021 Illinois fishing license with an inland trout fishing stamp. \u2014 Gregory Harutunian, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The outstanding trout fishing is unmatched in quality and quantity. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English tr\u016bht , from Late Latin trocta, tructa , a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek tr\u014dkt\u0113s , literally, gnawer, from tr\u014dgein to gnaw \u2014 more at troglodyte":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114443"
|
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},
|
|
"trochophore":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a free-swimming ciliate larva occurring in several invertebrate groups (such as the polychaete worms and mollusks)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02ccf\u022fr"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ultimately from Greek trochos wheel + pherein to carry \u2014 more at bear":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115558"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochophora":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trochophore":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8k\u00e4f(\u0259)r\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from troch- + -phora":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115646"
|
|
},
|
|
"troopship":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a ship or aircraft for carrying troops : transport":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp-\u02ccship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"My family spent less than five months living in the classroom of a former private school, a brief way station before sailing on a converted U.S troopship to New York and ultimately starting their lives over on a New Jersey chicken farm. \u2014 Seth Stern, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"In the hours of darkness, a mighty concentration of ships, troopships , supply ships, warships, moved quietly up the Channel and made their rendezvous in the Bay of the Seine. \u2014 Time , 6 June 2019",
|
|
"In May 1946, Richard Wright, his wife, Ellen, and their daughter, Julia, left New York Harbor on board the SS Brazil, an old cargo boat transformed into a troopship and now a passenger liner. \u2014 Longreads , 10 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"In the hours of darkness, a mighty concentration of ships, troopships , supply ships, warships, moved quietly up the Channel and made their rendezvous in the Bay of the Seine. \u2014 Time , 6 June 2019",
|
|
"In May 1946, Richard Wright, his wife, Ellen, and their daughter, Julia, left New York Harbor on board the SS Brazil, an old cargo boat transformed into a troopship and now a passenger liner. \u2014 Longreads , 10 Apr. 2018",
|
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"The setting is a troopship a few days out of New York City and bound for France. \u2014 Patricia Clifford, Smithsonian , 25 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"While the Luftwaffe couldn't find any troopship , German planes did discover several ships docked at the Straits of Gubal, between the Sinai Peninsula and the West coast of the Red Sea. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 19 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Join the Dorchester troopship , headed for Europe in 1943. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, National Review , 4 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120833"
|
|
},
|
|
"troctolite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": gabbro that is chiefly labradorite and olivine with little or no pyroxene":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4kt\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German troktolit , from Greek tr\u014dkt\u0113s , a sea fish (in Late Latin trocta , a trout) + German -lit -lite; from the resemblance to the speckled skin of a trout":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120929"
|
|
},
|
|
"trouts":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various salmonid food and sport fishes that are mostly smaller than the typical salmons and are anadromous or restricted to cool clear fresh water:":[],
|
|
": any of various Old or New World fishes (genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus ) \u2014 compare brown trout , rainbow trout":[],
|
|
": char entry 1":[],
|
|
": any of various fishes (such as the largemouth bass) held to resemble the true trouts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The good news from the Kenai is that trout fishing is decent to very good. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"How about a trout stocking program in the Washburn County Forest? \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Hawksbill Mountain, the park\u2019s tallest peak, and traversing the trout -rich streams along Whiteoak Canyon. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Horseback riding, hiking, and trout fishing combine natural immersion with Auberge's signature high-end aesthetic. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Last week, with some calm weather and little spring rains, the Lake Erie walleye and Northeast Ohio steelhead trout fishing in the rivers was surprisingly good. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Surrounded by an abundance of mountain streams, rivers and alpine lakes, Big Sky is a top choice for trout fishing, which is still good in the fall, with fewer crowds. \u2014 Erica Lamberg, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Participants for the event must have a valid 2021 Illinois fishing license with an inland trout fishing stamp. \u2014 Gregory Harutunian, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The outstanding trout fishing is unmatched in quality and quantity. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English tr\u016bht , from Late Latin trocta, tructa , a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek tr\u014dkt\u0113s , literally, gnawer, from tr\u014dgein to gnaw \u2014 more at troglodyte":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121354"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trotskyism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4t-sk\u0113-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022ft-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123230"
|
|
},
|
|
"trotty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trot entry 1 + -y":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125711"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochosphere":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trochophore":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccsfi(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"troch- + sphere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131838"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trotsky":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Leon 1879\u20131940 originally Lev Davidovich Bronstein Russian Communist leader":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4t-sk\u0113 also \u02c8tr\u022ft-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135829"
|
|
},
|
|
"trothplight":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": betroth":[],
|
|
": betrothal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022fth-",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dth-",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4th-\u02ccpl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1513, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150507"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochometer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an odometer for vehicles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"troch- + -meter":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152800"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochiscus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": troche":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8kisk\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153723"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trombidoidea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a superfamily of mites that includes the harvest mites, the red spiders, and others of minor importance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4mb\u0259\u02c8d\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Trombidium + -oidea":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161204"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochiscation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the process of forming or forming into troches":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u014dk\u0259\u02c8sk\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary trochisc- (from Late Latin trochiscus ) + -ation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092346"
|
|
},
|
|
"troching":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small point of a stag's antler":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dki\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from troche cluster of tines on an antler (from Middle French, cluster) + -ing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163414"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trogonidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family (coextensive with the order Trogoniformes) of showy tropical nonpasserine forest birds that have a short stout dentate bill and heterodactylous feet \u2014 see trogon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8g\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Trogon , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165511"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochee":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a metrical foot consisting of one long syllable followed by one short syllable or of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable (as in apple )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-(\u02cc)k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ode to Julia Morgan 1872-1957, the first woman licensed to practice architecture in California The trochees of our names have drawn rectangles below the blue vaults of the swimming pool. \u2014 David Roderick, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from Middle French troch\u00e9e , from Latin trochaeus , from Greek trochaios , from trochaios running, from troch\u0113 run, course, from trechein to run; akin to Greek trochos wheel, Old Irish droch":""
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"troutbird":{
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"type":[
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": golden plover":[]
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"so called from its speckled plumage":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173043"
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"trout lily":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": dogtooth violet":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Other spring species to look for include hepatica, trout lily , Gleason's trillium, bloodroot and spring beauty, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Also look for trillium, wild geranium, jack-in-the-pulpit and yellow trout lily . \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Instead of a mass of blooms, the trout lily presents a single large flower, a nodding yellow lily amid lancelike foliage. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
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"Travel tip: Though many drive the parkway in fall for its dramatic foliage, the route inspires no less awe in other seasons\u2014especially spring, when wild ginger, trout lily , and jack-in-the-pulpit wildflowers bloom. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Sep. 2019",
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"Take advantage of the fact that hostas emerge late and plant the large open expanses with spring-flowering bulbs and ephemeral wildflowers such as toothworts (Dentaria), spring beauties (Claytonia), and trout lilies (Erythronium). \u2014 Kris Wetherbee, Good Housekeeping , 7 Aug. 2018",
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"Take advantage of the fact that hostas emerge late and plant the large open expanses with spring-flowering bulbs and ephemeral wildflowers such as toothworts (Dentaria), spring beauties (Claytonia), and trout lilies (Erythronium). \u2014 Kris Wetherbee, Good Housekeeping , 7 Aug. 2018",
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"Take advantage of the fact that hostas emerge late and plant the large open expanses with spring-flowering bulbs and ephemeral wildflowers such as toothworts (Dentaria), spring beauties (Claytonia), and trout lilies (Erythronium). \u2014 Kris Wetherbee, Good Housekeeping , 7 Aug. 2018",
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"Take advantage of the fact that hostas emerge late and plant the large open expanses with spring-flowering bulbs and ephemeral wildflowers such as toothworts (Dentaria), spring beauties (Claytonia), and trout lilies (Erythronium). \u2014 Kris Wetherbee, Good Housekeeping , 7 Aug. 2018"
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"probably from its speckled leaves":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173331"
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"tropophilous":{
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"definitions":{
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": physiologically adjusted to or thriving in an environment that undergoes marked periodic changes (as in temperature, soil moisture, or available light)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"tr\u014d\u02c8p\u00e4f\u0259l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"trop- + -philous or -phil":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173519"
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},
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"trochilus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": crocodile bird":[],
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": any of several Old World warblers (as the goldcrest or the willow warbler)":[],
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": hummingbird":[],
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": a formerly extensive genus of hummingbirds that is usually restricted to a long-tailed Jamaican hummingbird ( T. polytmus )":[],
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": scotia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-k\u0259l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, a small bird, perhaps the golden-crested kinglet, from Greek trochilos crocodile bird, wren; akin to Greek trechein to run":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180322"
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},
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"trochanter point":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the highest point upon the greater trochanter":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181354"
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},
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"trow":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": believe":[],
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": think":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English tr\u0113owan ; akin to Old English tr\u0113owe faithful, true \u2014 more at true entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182948"
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},
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"trophoblast":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the outer layer of the mammalian blastocyst that supplies nutrition to the embryo and facilitates implantation":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-f\u0259-\u02ccblast"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184422"
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},
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"tropopause":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-p\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fz",
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-"
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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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"Thunderstorms flatten out at the tropopause , or top of the troposphere, the lowest level of Earth\u2019s atmosphere, since a lid of warm air suppresses continued upward development. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"When strong storms reach the tropopause , their tops flatten out, giving them an anvil-like appearance. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
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"Above-anvil cirrus plumes form when especially intense updrafts puncture the tropopause and airflow draws cirrus cloud tops into the stratosphere. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
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"This calmness, though, helped doomed all those species 250 million years ago: Explosive volcanic eruptions in Siberia punched through the tropopause and deposited great burps of carbon into the stratosphere. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 6 July 2020",
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"Heat and humidity are high enough to allow the clouds to form and the tropopause \u2014the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere\u2014is about 10 miles up, giving large storms plenty of room to form. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 14 Aug. 2019",
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"Jet streams travel in the tropopause \u2014the area between the troposphere and the stratosphere\u2014at heights of about 8 to 15 kilometers (5 to 9 miles). \u2014 Christina Nunez, National Geographic , 8 Mar. 2019",
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"Reader Vivian Mendenhall pointed out that the tropopause is between the troposphere and the stratosphere. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2018",
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"The tropopause fluctuates between about 6 and 11 miles above the earth\u2019s surface (at an altitude north of 30,000 feet), where an abrupt change in air temperature occurs. \u2014 Tyler Moss, CNT , 17 July 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"tropo- (in troposphere ) + pause entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185317"
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},
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"trophosome":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the nutritive zooids of a hydroid \u2014 compare gonosome":[],
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": a storage organ in an adult mermithid worm consisting of the fat-filled syncytial remains of the intestine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccs\u014dm"
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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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"troph- + -some":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190951"
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},
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"trothless":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking in loyalty : faithless":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"pronunciation at 1 troth +l\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194147"
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},
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"trophosphere":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the trophoblast of the hedgehog":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccsfi(\u0259)r"
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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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"troph- + sphere":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195134"
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},
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"trochotron":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a high-vacuum tube or a mass spectrograph in which the ion paths controlled by magnetic and electric fields are trochoids":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4k\u0259\u2027\u02cctr\u00e4n"
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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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"troch- + -tron":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195208"
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},
|
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"trochanterion":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": trochanter point":[]
|
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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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"New Latin, diminutive of trochanter":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203708"
|
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},
|
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"trophothylax":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a depression or pocket on the underside of the body behind the mouth in various ant larvae in which food is placed by the attendant worker ants":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8th\u012b\u02cclaks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from troph- + Greek thylax pouch, sack":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210059"
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},
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"trochelminth":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an animal of the phylum Trochelminthes":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4k\u0259l\u02ccmin(t)th"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin Trochelminthes":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210725"
|
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},
|
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"trophotaxis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chemotaxis in which the stimulating agent may serve as food to the organism":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8taks\u0259\u0307s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from troph- + -taxis":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215911"
|
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},
|
|
"trouble man":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": troubleshooter sense 1":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221423"
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},
|
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"troponin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a protein of muscle that together with tropomyosin forms a regulatory protein complex controlling the interaction of actin and myosin and that when combined with calcium ions permits muscular contraction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccnin",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4p-",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dp-\u0259-n\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-p\u0259-n\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, one key characteristic of a hs-cTn assay is the ability to detect troponin in \u226550% of healthy individuals7. \u2014 Christos Varounis, Scientific American , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Yet there was some drama earlier this week after a pre-draft physical revealed unusually high troponin levels in Paye's blood, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. \u2014 Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Fifth, dose-response gradient, as higher troponin levels are associated with higher CV risk. \u2014 Christos Varounis, Scientific American , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The blood test Erickson recommends measures troponin proteins, which are normally found in the heart muscle but released into the bloodstream when the heart is injured. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, USA TODAY , 22 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Several studies have now shown that roughly 10 to 30 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had high levels of troponin \u2014a protein released into the blood when the heart\u2019s muscle cells are damaged. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 21 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Ideally, such athletes should undergo cardiac imaging, plus a blood test for troponin -- which may indicate heart-muscle damage -- to rule out ongoing myocardial damage that would predispose the heart to additional strain, Jennings said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 8 Sep. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"by shortening & alteration from tropomyosin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224116"
|
|
},
|
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"troublement":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a condition or source of trouble":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u0259b\u0259lm\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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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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"Middle French, from trouble + -ment":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231543"
|
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},
|
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"Trochozoa":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a group of Invertebrata including all those (as the annelids and mollusks) whose early larval stage is normally a trochophore":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cctr\u00e4k\u0259\u02c8z\u014d\u0259"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from troch- + -zoa":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231715"
|
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},
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"trombidiasis":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": infestation with chiggers":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cctr\u00e4mb\u0259\u02c8d\u012b\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Trombidium + -iasis or -osis":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231746"
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},
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"Troglodytidae":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a family of passerine birds consisting of the wrens, formerly including also the thrashers, mockingbirds, and related forms and sometimes being made a subfamily of Timaliidae":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Troglodytes , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232420"
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},
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"trotter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pig's foot used as food":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This is zampone, a staple of the holiday food menu -- a pig trotter filled with pork meat. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 27 May 2022",
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"Lutin D\u2019Isigny becomes the first trotter to sweep the International Trot and Challenge Cup in consecutive years with a 3:03.1 time in the 1\u00bd-mile test. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"Urban neighborhoods where globe- trotters clustered are now semi-deserted and increasingly socially fragile, as the short-term letting economy built up over the past decade has imploded. \u2014 Francesca Berardi, Time , 21 May 2020",
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"Here are the hotspots discerning globe- trotters will be clamoring to check into in 2020 and beyond. \u2014 Chadner Navarro, Fortune , 1 Jan. 2020",
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"Give them a piece of Kentucky this holiday season with these local products that will make meaningful presents for your fellow globe trotters . \u2014 Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal , 18 Nov. 2019",
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"Plus, why the Real Housewives of Orange County star and frequent globe trotter always carries duct tape Braunwyn Windham-Burke knows a thing or two about traveling with kids. \u2014 Conchita Margaret Widjojo, PEOPLE.com , 5 Nov. 2019",
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"Hamaya offers soba iterations with yushi tofu (tofu that hasn\u2019t been pressed and formed), tebichi (pig\u2019s trotters ), or san-mai niku (three-layered pork). \u2014 Katherine Lagrave, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Nov. 2019",
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"One animal chancing its trotter on the result is a piglet, which is betting its bacon that South Africa will secure a record-equaling third title. \u2014 Celine Ramseyer And Matias Grez, CNN , 1 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233937"
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},
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"trout-colored":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": white with spots of black, bay, or sorrel":[
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"a trout-colored horse"
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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":"20220711-234136"
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},
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"trochanter":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a rough prominence at the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates serving usually for the attachment of muscles":[],
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": the second segment of an insect's leg adjacent to the coxa":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"tr\u014d-\u02c8kan-t\u0259r",
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"tr\u014d-\u02c8kant-\u0259r"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek trochant\u0113r ; akin to Greek trechein to run":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001047"
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},
|
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"trolley line":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a system of transportation by means of trolley cars or trolleybuses":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003123"
|
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},
|
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"trottoir":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": footpath , sidewalk":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"tr\u00e4\u02c8tw\u00e4r"
|
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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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"French, from trotter to trot + -oir (from Latin -orium -ory)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005933"
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},
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"trochalopodous":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having the coxae articulated by a ball-and-socket joint":[
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"\u2014 used of an insect"
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],
|
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": of or relating to the Trochalopoda":[]
|
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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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"New Latin Trochalopoda + English -ous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010113"
|
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},
|
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"troutlet":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fingerling trout":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l\u0259\u0307t"
|
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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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"trout entry 1 + -let or -ling":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010542"
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},
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"troop school":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a part of the system of military education in the U.S. armed forces in which both officers and enlisted men receive instruction within their own unit":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012747"
|
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},
|
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"troubledness":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being troubled":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013513"
|
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},
|
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"Trowbridge":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"town in southern England; capital of Wiltshire population 39,500":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-(\u02cc)brij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014218"
|
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},
|
|
"Trochodendraceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of eastern Asiatic trees (order Ranales) having apetalous flowers that are not aromatic \u2014 see euptelea , trochodendron":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4k\u014dden\u02c8dr\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Trochodendron , type genus + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021409"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochoides":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pivot joint":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8k\u022fi\u02ccd\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek trochoeid\u0113s round like a wheel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022052"
|
|
},
|
|
"troglodytism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a condition or style of conduct typical of or suitable to a troglodyte":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022113"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropo-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": turn : exhibiting turning or twisting":[
|
|
"tropo collagen",
|
|
"tropo taxis"
|
|
],
|
|
": change":[
|
|
"tropo sphere"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek tr\u00f3pos \"turn\" + -o- , originally in loanwords from German or French \u2014 more at trope":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023213"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophocyte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cell especially of the insect fat body that has a trophic function":[],
|
|
": a nutritive cell of the insect ovary or testis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4f\u0259\u02ccs\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary troph- + -cyte":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023424"
|
|
},
|
|
"troubledly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a troubled manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024435"
|
|
},
|
|
"trotting race":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a harness race for trotters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025531"
|
|
},
|
|
"trowel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to smooth, mix, or apply with or as if with a trowel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307-\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Likens usually keeps a kit with a trowel , toilet paper, and hand sanitizer. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Her principal utensil is a knife, but in a sense, Melanie Kehoss also uses a trowel . \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Apply the adhesive using a 3/16-inch trowel , working on one side of your layout\u2019s centerline, closest to the countertop. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The two use a trowel to scrape up rock and dirt, and then a small brush to dust off the pieces removed from the hole that\u2019s been dug there. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Slowly use your putty knife to spread a layer of joint compound across the wood, then use a trowel to create your own line designs. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To find it, visitors will be able to use a new marker: a monumental sculpture in the shape of a trowel by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, scheduled to be installed on Friday. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Add some peat moss and elemental sulfur to each hole for the blueberries and mix with a trowel . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Pull the soil back with a small trowel , your hands, or a chopstick or pencil (for tiny seedlings) and tuck the plant in by gently pushing the earth back in place around the roots. \u2014 Emily Murphy, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Refractory Cement, Brick: Rutland Fire Clay Black Furnace Cement was troweled into the sink to protect it. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 2 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Cleverly, though, the movie\u2019s writer, series creator Julian Fellowes, finds an unexpected new layer to trowel onto all the displacement angst. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The indoor-outdoor floor plan feels light and airy with white oak floors, troweled plaster walls and high ceilings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Jay Longino\u2019s screenplay lards all the hoop action and comedy with troweled -on sentimentality and even a little romance \u2014 a little in this case still being too much. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2018",
|
|
"The treatment also distinguishes the living room from the dining area and contrasts with the troweled -concrete floor. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2018",
|
|
"Rooms feature both Oaxacan tiles and troweled concrete. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, WSJ , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"Drywall will be thinner and more uniform than plaster, which is usually troweled right up to the electrical box. \u2014 Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics , 7 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"In addition to Chip and Jo painting the antiquarian island, the couple also finished the Romanesque cabinet by troweling a hard slab of concrete on top. \u2014 Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living , 13 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English truel , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin truella , from Latin trulla ladle":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1670, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030038"
|
|
},
|
|
"trogon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of numerous nonpasserine tropical birds (family Trogonidae) with brilliant often iridescent plumage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-\u02ccg\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The elegant trogon is one of the most highly prized sightings of birders who come from around the world for the opportunity. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"One song had survived\u2014Suzy\u2019s recording of a violaceous trogon . \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"There were trogons and toucans, curassows and woodpeckers. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"This connectivity allows mammals like jaguars\u2014which have a breeding population in northwest Mexico\u2014and birds like elegant trogons to trek up from Central America. \u2014 Douglas Main, National Geographic , 25 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"Meanwhile, birds that spend little or no time in the air, like tropical pittas and trogons , have more spherical eggs. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 22 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, genus name, from Greek tr\u014dg\u014dn , present participle of tr\u014dgein to gnaw":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1792, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030128"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophoplast":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plant plastid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4f\u0259\u02ccplast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary troph- + -plast , originally formed in German":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030231"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophospongium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an intracellular canal system variously held to be the Golgi apparatus, ingrowths of surrounding cells, or an observational artifact":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-p\u00e4n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from troph- + -spongium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030345"
|
|
},
|
|
"troubleshooter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
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": a skilled worker employed to locate trouble and make repairs in machinery and technical equipment":[],
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": an expert in resolving diplomatic or political disputes : a mediator of disputes that are at an impasse":[],
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": a person skilled at solving or anticipating problems or difficulties":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccsh\u00fc-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In New York business and government circles, Mr. Ellinghaus became a man-in-the-news troubleshooter . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"And if a troubleshooter can't help, the elections department partners with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to have a deputy sent out. \u2014 Rachel Leingang, The Arizona Republic , 19 Oct. 2020",
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"His family moved around the Northwest, where his father worked as a troubleshooter for struggling grocery stores. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2020",
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"Serve as a technical problem-solver/ troubleshooter involving daily telephone contact with the ACO and periodic travel. \u2014 Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press , 15 Nov. 2019",
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"Teams of mechanics and technical troubleshooters were assembled. \u2014 Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker , 30 Dec. 2019",
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"After leaving the Fed, Volcker took on assignments as a troubleshooter . \u2014 Christopher S. Rugaber, The Denver Post , 9 Dec. 2019",
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"After leaving the Fed, Volcker took on assignments as a troubleshooter . \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Dec. 2019",
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"After leaving the Fed, Volcker took on assignments as a troubleshooter . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Twin Cities , 9 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030559"
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},
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"trowelman":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a workman who uses a trowel":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-lm\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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-031448"
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},
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"trochlear":{
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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 being a trochlea":[],
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": of, relating to, or being a trochlear nerve":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4-kl\u0113-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032146"
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},
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"Trochalopoda":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of Hemiptera comprising terrestrial bugs with the coxae articulated by a ball-and-socket joint":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cctr\u014dk\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4p\u0259d\u0259",
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"\u02cctr\u00e4k-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Greek trochalos round (from trochos wheel) + New Latin -poda":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033126"
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},
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"Trochelminthes":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a phylum of invertebrates including the Rotifera, the Gastrotricha, and a few obscure forms":[]
|
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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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"New Latin, from troch- + helminthes":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033357"
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},
|
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"tropismatic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": constituting a tropism especially in being innate and essentially automatic":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6tr\u014dpiz\u00a6matik"
|
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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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"tropism + -atic (as in automatic )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035546"
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},
|
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"trophodynamic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to trophodynamics":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6tr\u00e4f\u014d+"
|
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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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"troph- + dynamic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041224"
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},
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"Trogoderma":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of dermestid beetles including several that are destructive to stored food \u2014 see khapra beetle":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cctr\u014dg\u0259\u02c8d\u0259rm\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from trogo- (from Greek tr\u014dgein to gnaw) + -derma":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042638"
|
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},
|
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"Troyes":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in northeastern France southeast of Paris population 60,280":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t(r)w\u00e4"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042759"
|
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},
|
|
"troutless":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or producing no trout":[
|
|
"troutless waters"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307tl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043514"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophospongia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the vascular spongy mucous membrane between the wall of the uterus and the trophoblast":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-p\u00e4n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from troph- + -spongia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043842"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochoid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the curve generated by a point on the radius of a circle or the radius extended as the circle rolls on a fixed straight line":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-\u02cck\u022fid",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-\u02cck\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek trochoeid\u0113s like a wheel, from trochos wheel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1704, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044709"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophophore":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of the amoeboid cells that give rise to gemmules in a sponge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4f\u0259\u02ccf\u014d(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"troph- + -phore":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045741"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropocollagen":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cctr\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02cctr\u014dp-",
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"tropo- + collagen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045956"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropomyosin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a protein of muscle that forms a complex with troponin regulating the interaction of actin and myosin in muscular contraction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259-s\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cctr\u014dp-",
|
|
"\u02cctr\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8m\u012b-\u0259-s\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In February, for example, Hyman and co-authors reported in The New England Journal of Medicine that a drug aimed at genes known as tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) fusions works for many tumor types. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 24 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"tropo- + myosin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051139"
|
|
},
|
|
"troubleshoot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to operate or serve as a troubleshooter":[
|
|
"is troubleshooting for an electronics firm"
|
|
],
|
|
": to investigate or deal with in the role of troubleshooter":[
|
|
"troubleshoots TV receivers",
|
|
"troubleshoot a problem"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccsh\u00fct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hayward characterized the call center as an important asset for U.S. troops unable to troubleshoot glitches on their own. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"When the spacecraft was rolled out to the launch pad in August of 2021, a pre-flight check revealed that key valves had been stuck in place, and engineers weren't able to immediately troubleshoot the issue. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"When his team began to trail on the scoreboard, a situation in which other coaches would call a time out to troubleshoot , Jackson tended to demur. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Hybrid work does not have the same ability to troubleshoot end-user devices when not physically in the office. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Also, as of press time, the Deck doesn't include any way to troubleshoot a dongle's inability to send audio to a TV via HDMI. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At his full-time job at the Towson Apple store, Julian Milligan not only helps customers make purchases but also works on iPhone and Mac device repairs and helps customers troubleshoot their Apple products. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The mission\u2019s engineers can also use the tapes to check on Perseverance\u2019s health; if the rover starts making weird, unexpected noises, engineers might want to troubleshoot , like a mechanic searching for the source of trouble in a grumbling car. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Our Test Kitchen pros explain how to light a propane grill, then describe how to troubleshoot when a gas grill won't light. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from troubleshooter":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1918, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051206"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochiline":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the hummingbirds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u0259\u0307n",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccl\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin trochil us + English -ine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054233"
|
|
},
|
|
"Troy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": expressed in troy weight":[],
|
|
"ancient city in northwestern Asia Minor in Troas southwest of the Dardanelles \u2014 see also trojan entry 1 sense 1":[],
|
|
"city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 80,980":[],
|
|
"city in eastern New York on the Hudson River north-northeast of Albany population 50,129":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022fi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Most actively traded gold futures for December delivery slid 1.7% to $1,944.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 2 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Front-month gold futures for delivery in June rose 0.6% to $1,756.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, closing just below their highest level since October 2012. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 22 June 2020",
|
|
"Front-month silver futures advanced 2.5% to $17.892 a troy ounce Tuesday, extending a recent rally. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"During the classical gold standard era\u2014from 1879 to 1914 in the US\u2014one troy ounce of gold fetched $21. \u2014 Gwynn Guilford, Quartz , 3 July 2019",
|
|
"The firm targets a $1,300 a troy ounce price for gold by year-end. \u2014 Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Prices recovered 4% to $846.30 a troy ounce Tuesday. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 4 July 2018",
|
|
"Prices for gold, a popular destination for nervous investors, hit $1,342 a troy ounce Tuesday evening after economic adviser Gary Cohn\u2019s resignation from the White House stoked worries about the impact of steel and aluminum tariffs on global growth. \u2014 Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Today\u2019s stacks need only 10 grams (a third of a troy ounce) of platinum. \u2014 The Economist , 25 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English troye , probably from Troyes , France":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060830"
|
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},
|
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"trochal disc":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the expanded flat to somewhat funnel-shaped disc at the anterior end of a rotifer's body that serves to draw in food or to propel the animal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061307"
|
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},
|
|
"Trochilidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of small often brilliantly colored birds (order Apodiformes) consisting of the hummingbirds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8kil\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from trochilus + -idae":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064915"
|
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},
|
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"tropometer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device to measure rotation (as of the eyeball) or amount of torsion of a long bone":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"tr\u014d\u02c8p\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary trop- + meter":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065142"
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},
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"trochozoon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an organism of the group Trochozoa":[],
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": a hypothetical ancestral organism having essentially the organization of a trochophore":[]
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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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"New Latin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070209"
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},
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"trophodynamics":{
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"type":[
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"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the dynamics of nutrition":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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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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"troph- + dynamics":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074058"
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},
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"trophogenic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": brought about by or resulting from differences in food or feeding rather than genetically determined":[
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"the various castes of social insects are usually held to be trophogenic in origin"
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],
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"\u2014 compare blastogenic":[
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"the various castes of social insects are usually held to be trophogenic in origin"
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],
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": of, relating to, or being the upper level in a lake in which inorganic matter is converted to organic through photosynthetic activity \u2014 compare tropholytic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6tr\u00e4f\u0259\u00a6jenik"
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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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"troph- + -genic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083531"
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},
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"trouter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that fishes for trout":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8trau\u0307t\u0259(r)"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091356"
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},
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"troubleproof":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092040"
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},
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"trouble oneself":{
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to do something that would assist someone":[
|
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"\u2014 used in the negative to say that help is not needed Tell him not to trouble himself -I can handle it."
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094126"
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},
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"trochal":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": resembling a wheel":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u014dk\u0259l"
|
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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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"troch- + -al":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101539"
|
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},
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"Trochodendron":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Trochodendraceae ) of evergreen trees growing in Japan and Korea and having bright green flowers in racemes and brown fruit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cctr\u00e4k\u014d\u02c8dendr\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from troch- + -dendron":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112116"
|
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},
|
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"troy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": expressed in troy weight":[],
|
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"ancient city in northwestern Asia Minor in Troas southwest of the Dardanelles \u2014 see also trojan entry 1 sense 1":[],
|
|
"city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 80,980":[],
|
|
"city in eastern New York on the Hudson River north-northeast of Albany population 50,129":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022fi"
|
|
],
|
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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",
|
|
"Most actively traded gold futures for December delivery slid 1.7% to $1,944.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 2 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Front-month gold futures for delivery in June rose 0.6% to $1,756.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, closing just below their highest level since October 2012. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 22 June 2020",
|
|
"Front-month silver futures advanced 2.5% to $17.892 a troy ounce Tuesday, extending a recent rally. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"During the classical gold standard era\u2014from 1879 to 1914 in the US\u2014one troy ounce of gold fetched $21. \u2014 Gwynn Guilford, Quartz , 3 July 2019",
|
|
"The firm targets a $1,300 a troy ounce price for gold by year-end. \u2014 Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Prices recovered 4% to $846.30 a troy ounce Tuesday. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 4 July 2018",
|
|
"Prices for gold, a popular destination for nervous investors, hit $1,342 a troy ounce Tuesday evening after economic adviser Gary Cohn\u2019s resignation from the White House stoked worries about the impact of steel and aluminum tariffs on global growth. \u2014 Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Today\u2019s stacks need only 10 grams (a third of a troy ounce) of platinum. \u2014 The Economist , 25 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English troye , probably from Troyes , France":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112814"
|
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},
|
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"Trox":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of medium-sized brownish beetles with large vertical mandibles including several typical skin beetles and others that feed on carrion or dung":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4ks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek tr\u014dx gnawer, from Greek tr\u014dgein to gnaw":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112929"
|
|
},
|
|
"trotter oil":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": neat's-foot oil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115016"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophonema":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of the glandular filaments that develop from the inner uterine surface in viviparous elasmobranchs and secrete a nutritive fluid for the embryo":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cctr\u00e4f\u0259\u02c8n\u0113m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from troph- + -nema":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115717"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trochili":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a suborder of Apodiformes consisting of the hummingbirds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccl\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from plural of trochilus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120437"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropic of Capricorn":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23\u00b9/\u2082 degrees south of the equator and that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121840"
|
|
},
|
|
"trophogenist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an advocate of the trophogenic theory of caste determination in insects":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trophogen ic + -ist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121949"
|
|
},
|
|
"trowth":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": troth , truth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English(Scots) trowth, trewth , from Old English tr\u0113owth":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122331"
|
|
},
|
|
"trowsers":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trousers sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8trau\u0307z\u0259(r)z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131931"
|
|
},
|
|
"Troas":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"territory surrounding the ancient city of Troy in northwestern Mysia, Asia Minor":[],
|
|
"ancient city of Mysia south of the site of Troy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-\u02ccas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133352"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropholytic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or being the deeper part of a lake in which dissimilation of organic matter tends to predominate \u2014 compare trophogenic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6tr\u00e4f\u0259\u00a6litik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"troph- + -lytic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134003"
|
|
},
|
|
"trotteur":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a woman's tailored garment (as a suit, coat, dress, or hat) suitable for walking or outdoor wear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"+ vowel in a word following without pause -\u02c8t\u0259r\u2027 or -\u02c8t\u0259\u0304 also -\u02c8t\u0259\u0304r",
|
|
"+V -\u02c8t\u0259r\u2027",
|
|
"\u2212 R -\u02c8t\u0259\u0304",
|
|
"R tr\u00e4\u02c8t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from trotter to trot (from Middle French troter ) + -eur -or":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141620"
|
|
},
|
|
"trolley locomotive":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an electrically operated locomotive that obtains power from an overhead wire":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143711"
|
|
},
|
|
"trottie":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small child : toddler":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trot entry 1 + -ie":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144344"
|
|
},
|
|
"troubadourish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": suited to or like that of a troubadour":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-rish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144428"
|
|
},
|
|
"tropolone":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline unsaturated enolic ketone C 7 H 6 O 2 containing the seven-membered ring of tropane and tropine \u2014 see stipitatic acid , thujaplicin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccl\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"trop- + -ol + -one":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144904"
|
|
},
|
|
"troolie":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of the immense leaves of the bussu used for thatching":[],
|
|
": bussu":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00fcl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Galibi turluri":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145814"
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},
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"troat":{
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to cry in rutting time":[
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"\u2014 used especially of a buck"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014dt"
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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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"obsolete French trout, trut , interjection, sound made to incite animals, from Middle French":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151815"
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},
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"tropology":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a figurative mode of speech or writing":[],
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": a mode of biblical interpretation stressing a moral meaning inhering in the metaphorical character of language":[],
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": a treatise on or compilation of tropes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"tr\u014d\u02c8p\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin tropologia , from Late Greek, from tropos trope (from Greek, turn, manner, style) + Greek -logia -logy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151903"
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},
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"troglobiont":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6tr\u00e4gl\u014d\u00a6b\u012b\u02cc\u00e4nt",
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"tr\u00e4\u02c8gl\u014db\u0113\u02cc-"
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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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"troglo- + -biont":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161257"
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},
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"trochaize":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to change into a trochee : make trochaic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014dk\u0101\u02cc\u012bz"
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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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"trochaize from trocha ic + -ize; trocheize, trocheeize from trochee + -ize":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170347"
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},
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"trophon":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of numerous small gastropod mollusks (family Muricidae) having the shell heavily sculptured and broadened by winglike varices":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tr\u014d\u02ccf\u00e4n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, perhaps from Late Greek trophos plaster, from trophos feeder":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171128"
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},
|
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"trowman":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an owner or operator of a fishing trow":[]
|
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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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"Middle English, from trow entry 4 + man":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172004"
|
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},
|
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"troglo-":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"combining form"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": cave-dwelling : troglodytic":[
|
|
"troglo biont"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek tr\u014dglo- , from tr\u014dgl\u0113 hole, cave":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172541"
|
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},
|
|
"trochaic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or consisting of trochees":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Many other lines in this poem are also iambic or trochaic , yet the subject matter is troubled. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French trocha\u00efque , from Latin trochaicus , from Greek trochaikos , from trochaios trochee":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1589, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172623"
|
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},
|
|
"trochees":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a metrical foot consisting of one long syllable followed by one short syllable or of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable (as in apple )":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-(\u02cc)k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ode to Julia Morgan 1872-1957, the first woman licensed to practice architecture in California The trochees of our names have drawn rectangles below the blue vaults of the swimming pool. \u2014 David Roderick, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Middle French troch\u00e9e , from Latin trochaeus , from Greek trochaios , from trochaios running, from troch\u0113 run, course, from trechein to run; akin to Greek trochos wheel, Old Irish droch":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1589, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173749"
|
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},
|
|
"trotteur tan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bay entry 2 sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175831"
|
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},
|
|
"Trobriand":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"islands of the southwestern Pacific in the Solomon Sea area 170 square miles (442 square kilometers)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-br\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4nd",
|
|
"-\u02ccand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193621"
|
|
},
|
|
"trolleyman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194751"
|
|
},
|
|
"troggin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": peddlers' wares":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4g\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from obsolete English dialect (Scots) trog to barter, bargain, probably from French troquer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195625"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochiform":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": shaped like a top or a top shell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4k-",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dk\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin troch us + English -iform":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200917"
|
|
},
|
|
"tro\u00f6dont":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the Tro\u00f6don":[],
|
|
": a dinosaur of the genus Tro\u00f6don":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-nt",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Tro\u00f6dont-, Tro\u00f6don":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201700"
|
|
},
|
|
"troft":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": trough":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022fft",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4ft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202334"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochaic dactyl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a foot in classical prosody having the time value of a trochee but containing two short syllables instead of the usual one":[],
|
|
": a cyclic dactyl":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202544"
|
|
},
|
|
"trocar":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sharp-pointed surgical instrument fitted with a cannula and used especially to insert the cannula into a body cavity as a drainage outlet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d-\u02cck\u00e4r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The funeral director then removes excess fluids and gases from the abdominal and thoracic cavities using an instrument called a trocar . \u2014 Mark Evely, The Conversation , 15 Sep. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French trocart , alteration of trois-quart from trois three + carre edge":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1706, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215924"
|
|
},
|
|
"troffer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an inverted trough serving as a support and reflector usually for a fluorescent lighting unit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u022f-",
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-f\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"blend of trough and coffer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220639"
|
|
},
|
|
"trocas":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a top shell that is fished commercially (as for making pearl buttons)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dk\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Trochus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221633"
|
|
},
|
|
"Troodon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of relatively small North American, carnivorous, ornithopod dinosaurs (family Troodontidae) of the late Cretaceous having serrated teeth, sickle-shaped claws, long, slender hind legs and a large brain and reaching a length of 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014d\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from tro- (probably from Greek tr\u014dgein to gnaw) + -odon":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222836"
|
|
},
|
|
"tronometer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device for measuring finger tremor used to diagnose nervous disturbances":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"tr\u014d\u02c8n\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of tromometer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230609"
|
|
},
|
|
"trone weight":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an old standard of weight used in Scotland before 1618 based on a pound containing 21 to 28 ounces avoirdupois":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234147"
|
|
},
|
|
"Trochidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Rhipidoglossa) with a conical operculate shell flattened at the base and having an oblique aperture and a very lustrous nacreous lining \u2014 see top shell , trochus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Trochus , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-000951"
|
|
},
|
|
"trone":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Anglo-French trone , from Old French, from Latin trutina balance, scales, from Greek trytan\u0113 ; akin to Greek tryma hole, tetrainein to pierce; from the opening in which the tongue of the scale moves":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003418"
|
|
},
|
|
"trochus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of chiefly Old World tropical marine gastropods (family Trochidae) with beautifully nacreous bluntly conical shells including a large Indo-Pacific species ( T. niloticus ) extensively used in making buttons and ornamental objects":[],
|
|
": top shell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tr\u014dk\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, wheel, iron hoop, from Greek trochos wheel":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003952"
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},
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"Trondheim":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city and port on":[
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"Trondheim Fjord (80 miles, or 128 kilometers, long)"
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],
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"in central Norway population 182,035":[
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"Trondheim Fjord (80 miles, or 128 kilometers, long)"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4n-\u02cch\u0101m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004141"
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},
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"tronage":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a medieval toll or duty for compulsory weighing of coarse goods (as wool) at the public trone":[],
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": the act of weighing such goods":[],
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": the right of demanding tronage":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u014dnij"
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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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"Anglo-French, from trone + Old French -age":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005252"
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},
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"trochid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Trochidae":[],
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": a mollusk of the family Trochidae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"\u02c8tr\u014dk\u0259\u0307d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Trochidae":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013441"
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},
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"troegerite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral (UO 2 ) 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 .12H 2 O that is a hydrous arsenate of uranium and occurs in lemon-yellow crystals":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tr\u0259\u0304g\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German tr\u00f6gerit , from R. Tr\u00f6ger , 19th century German mining official + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013716"
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}
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} |