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4270 lines
164 KiB
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{
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"Brumalia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a pagan festival held at the winter solstice from which some features of the celebration of Christmas seem to have originated":[]
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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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"borrowed from Late Greek broum\u00e1lia , borrowed from Latin *br\u016bm\u0101lia , from neuter plural of br\u016bm\u0101lis \"of the winter solstice, of midwinter\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"br\u00fc\u02c8m\u0101l\u0113\u0259",
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"-ly\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132324",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Brummell":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"George Bryan 1778\u20131840 Beau Brummell English dandy":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259-m\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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091551"
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},
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"Brutus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Marcus Junius 85\u201342 b.c. Roman politician and conspirator against Julius Caesar":[]
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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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"\u02c8br\u00fc-t\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120226",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"bruit":{
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"antonyms":[
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"circulate",
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"noise (about ",
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"rumor",
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"whisper"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several generally abnormal sounds heard on auscultation":[],
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": noise , din":[],
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": report , rumor":[
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"\u2014 usually used with about word of his imminent dismissal was bruited about"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a film that captures the thunderous fury of medieval warfare and the bruit of a thousand clashing swords",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This kind of noise, called a bruit , is caused by turbulence in the blood flowing through an artery. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 13 June 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The main downside to the bill identified by the legislative analysts and bruited about by the drug industry is that lower profits would lead to a reduction in R&D spending. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
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"It was bruited about, for example, in 1992, during the George H.W. Bush administration, and again in 2012, when there were hopes that Mitt Romney would win election over Barack Obama. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 30 July 2019",
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"All these measures have been bruited about by economists inside and outside the government since 2012, when GDP growth slowed to a crawl even with oil prices still around $100 a barrel. \u2014 Leon Aron, National Review , 16 Feb. 2018",
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"Normalization is a word much bruited about these days to describe the ways in which Americans have acceded to all sorts of indecent and dangerous phenomena since Trump launched his successful campaign for president more than two years ago. \u2014 James Kirchick, Slate Magazine , 22 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, noise":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-\u0113",
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"\u02c8br\u00fct"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"babel",
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"blare",
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"bluster",
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"bowwow",
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"brawl",
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"cacophony",
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"chatter",
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"clamor",
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"clangor",
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"decibel(s)",
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"din",
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"discordance",
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"katzenjammer",
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"noise",
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"racket",
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"rattle",
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"roar"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092928",
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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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"bruit (about)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy please don't bruit accusations about without confirming them first"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131325",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"brumation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a state or condition of sluggishness, inactivity, or torpor exhibited by reptiles (such as snakes or lizards) during winter or extended periods of low temperature":[
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"This subterranean torpor is not a true hibernation \u2026 but a cold-blooded version of slowing down called brumation .",
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"\u2014 Keith Winsten, Florida Today (Brevard County) , 22 Nov. 2008"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin br\u016bma \"winter solstice, midwinter\" + (hibern)ation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191350",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brumby":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a wild or unbroken horse":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"An eastern grey kangaroo hops near a brumby in the Yarrangobilly area of Australia's Kosciuszko National Park on August 24, 2020. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259m-b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191042",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brume":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": mist , fog":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"cloaked in the early-morning brume , the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The sublime glassy Radnor Lake pulls in photographers from around mid-Tennessee who often arrive early enough to shoot the morning brume that rises from the lake. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1694, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma , from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short \u2014 more at brief":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fcm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fog",
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"gauze",
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"haze",
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"mist",
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"murk",
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"reek",
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"smog",
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"soup"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000259",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brummagem":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1679, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of Birmingham , England, the source in the 17th century of counterfeit groats":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259-mi-j\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031454",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brummy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": brummagem":[]
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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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"by shortening & alteration":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259mi"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134517",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"brumous":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": mist , fog":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"cloaked in the early-morning brume , the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The sublime glassy Radnor Lake pulls in photographers from around mid-Tennessee who often arrive early enough to shoot the morning brume that rises from the lake. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1694, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma , from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short \u2014 more at brief":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fcm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fog",
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"gauze",
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"haze",
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"mist",
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"murk",
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"reek",
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"smog",
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"soup"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213302",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brunt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the greater part : burden":[],
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": the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)":[
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"bear the brunt of the storm",
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"the brunt of the struggle with the German army fell upon the Russians",
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"\u2014 Walter Lippmann"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Women still bear the brunt of both childcare and elder care. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Whenever there are increasing restrictions on abortions, the most vulnerable and marginalized groups bear the brunt of the burden \u2014 and that includes young people, Klafeta said. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"Teachers bear the brunt of the shrinking spaces of teaching and sweeping changes in curriculum. \u2014 Theodora Yu, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"Ahead, experts explain why people assigned female at birth tend to bear the brunt of migraine. \u2014 Kirsten Nunez, SELF , 22 June 2022",
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"Furthermore, the governor said New Mexico and other border states would bear the brunt of adverse economic and social impacts likely to arise from the influx of migrants without additional planning by the federal government. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
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"The records also indicate that Texas taxpayers could bear the brunt of the costs. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 16 June 2022",
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"Large economic disparities within the bloc mean that fragile and highly indebted southern European economies such as Italy and Spain bear the brunt of higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
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"Systemic biases continue to exist in workplaces around the world, and women who are perceived as the cultural \u2018other\u2019 are often more likely to bear the brunt of these biases. \u2014 Sally Percy, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"body",
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"bulk",
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"chief",
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"core",
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"generality",
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"heft",
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"main",
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"mass",
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"staple",
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"weight"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163101",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bruschetta":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": thick slices of bread grilled, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, often topped with tomatoes and herbs, and usually served as an appetizer":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This bruschetta , from the Jane Goodall Institute\u2019s new book of vegan recipes, employs some smart strategies to keep the oven from overheating your kitchen. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
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"Garnish each bruschetta with a fresh mint sprig. Serve immediately and enjoy. \u2014 Kristen Massad, Dallas News , 28 July 2021",
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"Either of these sauces also works well as a bruschetta and crostini topping for an impromptu happy hour with snacks. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 6 July 2021",
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"Also featured on the new menu is bruschettone prosciutto e fichi, a summer bruschetta with fig, prosciutto, whipped ricotta and chestnut honey. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2021",
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"Boursin scalloped potatoes, my mother-in-law's steak dinner magic, and my sister-in-law's famous bruschetta . \u2014 Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living , 28 May 2021",
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"Serve on crostini, toss it with pasta for an appetizer, use it as a panini spread or stir the bruschetta topping into a bowl of chicken soup. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 29 Dec. 2020",
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"The company's Signature Selection Menu has regional dishes derived from local ingredients in more than 40 major markets across 240 airports, such as tuna tartare in South Florida, lobster bruschetta in Boston, and Texas carpaccio in Houston. \u2014 Katy Spratte Joyce, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 24 Sep. 2020",
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"To make the bruschetta : Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. \u2014 Beth Dooley, Star Tribune , 12 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, from Italian dialect (Tuscany), from bruscare to toast, burn, probably from Vulgar Latin *brusicare , frequentative of *brusare, *brusiare to burn":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8ske-",
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8she-t\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192726",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brush":{
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"antonyms":[
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"encounter",
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"hassle",
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"run-in",
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"scrape",
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"skirmish"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a brief encounter or skirmish":[
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"a brush with disaster",
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"a brush with the law"
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],
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": a bushy tail":[],
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": a device composed of bristles typically set into a handle and used especially for sweeping, smoothing, scrubbing, or painting":[],
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": a feather tuft worn on a hat":[],
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": a quick light touch or momentary contact in passing":[],
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": an act of brushing":[],
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": an electrical conductor that makes sliding contact between a stationary and a moving part (as of a generator or a motor)":[],
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": brushwood":[],
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": land covered with scrub vegetation":[],
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": scrub vegetation":[],
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": something resembling a brush: such as":[],
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": to apply a brush to":[],
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": to apply with a brush":[],
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": to dispose of in an offhand way : dismiss":[
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"brushed him off"
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],
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": to move lightly or heedlessly":[
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"brushed past the well-wishers waiting to greet him"
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],
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": to pass lightly over or across : touch gently against in passing":[],
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": to remove with passing strokes (as of a brush)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1674, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English brusch , from an Anglo-French form akin to Old French broce brushwood, Medieval Latin brusca":"Noun",
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"Middle English brusche rush, hostile collision, from bruschen":"Noun",
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"Middle English bruschen to rush, probably from Middle French brosser to dash through underbrush, from broce":"Verb",
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"Middle English brusshe , from an Anglo-French form akin to Middle French broisse":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259sh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"graze",
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"kiss",
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"nudge",
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"shave",
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"skim"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110330",
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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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"brush (aside":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)":[
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"He brushed aside questions about his son's arrest."
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]
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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":"20220707-194108",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"brush (aside ":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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": to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192613",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"brush apple":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": black apple":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"brush entry 1":""
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030954",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brush arbor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an arbor made of brushwood especially as a place for a camp meeting":[]
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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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"brush entry 1":""
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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":"20220707-005319",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brush aside":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)":[
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"He brushed aside questions about his son's arrest."
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]
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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":"20220707-050501",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"brush mouse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a common white-footed mouse ( Peromyscus boylii ) of the western U.S.":[]
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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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"brush entry 1":""
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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":"20220707-084214",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brush ore":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an iron ore in stalactitic forms resembling a brush":[]
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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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"brush entry 3":""
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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":"20220707-063226",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brush-off":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"open arms"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a quietly curt or disdainful dismissal":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1938, 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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"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02cc\u022ff"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"cold shoulder",
|
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"rebuff",
|
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"repulse",
|
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"silent treatment",
|
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"snub"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020018",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"brush-pen":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pen with a fibrous point":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"brush entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095348"
|
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},
|
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"brushability":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": ease of application with a brush":[
|
|
"brushability of a paint"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbr\u0259-sh\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183843",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"brushback":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pitch intentionally thrown near the batter's head or body in baseball":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Shortly after the attack, the longtime anchor Shepard Smith, a beloved figure in the Fox newsroom, threw a brushback pitch at his own network. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For a while, in the fall, the city was a delight, with some improvisational recapturing of the streets, a more alive streetscape, a reimagining of sidewalks, and a brushback of the automobile. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"McMaster holds up this decision as a virtue, prefacing his book with a brushback statement that amounts to a pox on both houses. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Tlaib has already felt the brushback from a few of her future colleagues. \u2014 Eslah Attar, Glamour , 13 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"The latest head-swerving shift in Trump\u2019s approach to North Korea\u2019s nuclear threat appeared a direct brushback to Trump\u2019s own national security advisor, John Bolton, a hard-line hawk who had pushed the upfront and all-at-once disarmament scenario. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinson, latimes.com , 6 June 2018",
|
|
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02ccbak"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125621",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brushland":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an area covered with brush growth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Del Rio sector, a gargantuan 47-county riverfront region of sparsely populated brushland , is the second-busiest on the entire Southwest Border. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"About 20 miles northeast of the Lava Fire, the 9,836-acre Tennant Fire also was burning forest and brushland along Highway 97. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 July 2021",
|
|
"Most of the activity is in Northern California, where fires have chewed through about 500 square miles of brushland , rural areas, canyon country and dense forest surrounding San Francisco. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Most of the activity is in Northern California \u2014 where fires have chewed through about 500 square miles of brushland , rural areas, canyon country and dense forest surrounding San Francisco. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 21 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Australia\u2019s unprecedented wildfire season has charred huge expanses of brushland , rainforests and national parks \u2013 killing more than a billion wild animals by one estimate. \u2014 USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Two hundred thousand years ago, paleoclimate records suggest that the area was a lush wetland mostly surrounded by less-inviting arid brushland . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"During this season, burning within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland area is not allowed between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Contact Ben Tobin at bjtobin@gannett.com and 502-582-4181 or follow on Twitter @TobinBen. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"He was charged with 13 felony counts of arson of brushland and two of committing arson during a state of emergency. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02ccland"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113215",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brushless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": designed for use without a brush":[
|
|
"brushless shaving cream"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking a brush":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 3 + -less":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259shl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202412",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brushlike":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a brush":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195943",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brushman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a painter especially skilled in brushwork":[],
|
|
": a worker who assists in cleaning the outside of a building by brushing a previously scoured surface with a chemical cleaner":[],
|
|
": a worker who roughens new concrete pavement with a stiff brush":[],
|
|
": one who applies coats of finish with a brush":[],
|
|
": one who cuts and burns brush":[],
|
|
": one who uses a brush especially as a vocation: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 1 + man":"Noun",
|
|
"brush entry 3 + man":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065348",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brushout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sample application of paint usually for testing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush out , verb":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073651",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brushpopper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 1 + popper":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111930",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brushwood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a thicket of shrubs and small trees":[],
|
|
": wood of small branches especially when cut or broken":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Mar. 2016",
|
|
"To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Mar. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boscage",
|
|
"boskage",
|
|
"bosk",
|
|
"bosque",
|
|
"bosquet",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"chaparral",
|
|
"coppice",
|
|
"copse",
|
|
"covert",
|
|
"thicket"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021946",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brushy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bald",
|
|
"furless",
|
|
"glabrous",
|
|
"hairless",
|
|
"shorn",
|
|
"smooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": covered with or abounding in brush or brushwood":[
|
|
"brushy hills",
|
|
"a brushy habitat"
|
|
],
|
|
": shaggy , rough":[
|
|
"a brushy moustache"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1665, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259-sh\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bristly",
|
|
"cottony",
|
|
"fleecy",
|
|
"furred",
|
|
"furry",
|
|
"hairy",
|
|
"hirsute",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"shaggy",
|
|
"silky",
|
|
"unshorn",
|
|
"woolly",
|
|
"wooly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035525",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brusk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"mealymouthed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness":[
|
|
"was brusque with the customers"
|
|
],
|
|
": markedly short and abrupt":[
|
|
"a brusque reply"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: \u201cWe don't have any.\u201d",
|
|
"The teacher was brusque and impatient.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, ajc , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Kate McKinnon returned with fists in the air, the frilly collar, and digs at Ted Cruz \u2014 all part of her delightfully brusque portrait of RBG. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The brusque remark during the 2019 operation was not out of the ordinary for Kiran, Keller says. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Sara daren\u2019t tell her protective but brusque mother (Carmen Machi, superb) about the bullying, while the girls\u2019 poolside assault on her is witnessed only by a hulking, taciturn stranger (Richard Holmes) taking a dip at the same time. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French brusque , from Italian brusco , from Medieval Latin bruscus butcher's-broom (plant with bristly twigs)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259sk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brusque bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"crusty",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"short-spoken",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"unceremonious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021941",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brusque":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"mealymouthed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness":[
|
|
"was brusque with the customers"
|
|
],
|
|
": markedly short and abrupt":[
|
|
"a brusque reply"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: \u201cWe don't have any.\u201d",
|
|
"The teacher was brusque and impatient.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, ajc , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Kate McKinnon returned with fists in the air, the frilly collar, and digs at Ted Cruz \u2014 all part of her delightfully brusque portrait of RBG. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"The brusque remark during the 2019 operation was not out of the ordinary for Kiran, Keller says. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
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"Sara daren\u2019t tell her protective but brusque mother (Carmen Machi, superb) about the bullying, while the girls\u2019 poolside assault on her is witnessed only by a hulking, taciturn stranger (Richard Holmes) taking a dip at the same time. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French brusque , from Italian brusco , from Medieval Latin bruscus butcher's-broom (plant with bristly twigs)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259sk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brusque bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
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"synonyms":[
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"abrupt",
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"bluff",
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"blunt",
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"crusty",
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"curt",
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"downright",
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"short",
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"short-spoken",
|
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"snippy",
|
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"unceremonious"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083301",
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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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"brutal":{
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"antonyms":[
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"easy",
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"light",
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"soft"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cruel , cold-blooded":[
|
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"a brutal attack"
|
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],
|
|
": grossly ruthless or unfeeling":[
|
|
"a brutal slander"
|
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],
|
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": harsh , severe":[
|
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"brutal weather"
|
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],
|
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": suitable to one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or compassion : befitting a brute : such as":[],
|
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": typical of beasts : animal":[
|
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"thee, Serpent \u2026 to me so friendly grown above the rest of brutal kind",
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
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],
|
|
": unpleasantly accurate and incisive":[
|
|
"the brutal truth"
|
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],
|
|
": very bad or unpleasant":[
|
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"a brutal mistake"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Sailors sometimes faced brutal punishments like whipping.",
|
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"a brutal struggle for survival in the wilderness",
|
|
"The writer describes the dangers of drugs with brutal honesty.",
|
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"The movie is a brutal depiction of the war.",
|
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"The traffic was brutal on the way to work.",
|
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"I had a brutal headache this morning.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It\u2019s not just your character but others, including the father that beats his daughter and the brutal beat-down in the schoolyard. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Russia\u2019s brutal war in Ukraine has jolted Taiwan into confronting the specter of a sudden attack from the island\u2019s own larger and more powerful neighbor: China. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Scars still run deep in both France and Algeria from the colonial period and the brutal war that ended it. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The match was shaping up to be a brutal war of attrition between the two players, with Nadal\u2019s natural prowess on the Roland Garros courts going head-to-head with Zverev\u2019s natural stamina, at just 25 years old to Nadal\u2019s 36. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Russia, though currently prosecuting a brutal war of annihilation in Ukraine, is expected to receive $321 billion from the sale of fossil fuels this year, while fossil fuel companies have used the crisis as an opportunity to bolster their revenues. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The initiative precedes the July 5 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence from France, which was won after a brutal seven-year war. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"This was in 2006 in Somalia\u2019s capital, Mogadishu, when government troops, bolstered by Ethiopian forces, were engaged in a brutal war with Islamist fighters that saw thousands of people killed and many more mutilated in the violence. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. \u2014 Fox News , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin brutalis , from Latin brutus \u2014 more at brute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fc-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brutal brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardhanded",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"trying"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034453",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brutalism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a style in art and especially architecture using exaggeration and distortion to create its effect (as of massiveness or power)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brutal + -ism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fct\u1d4al\u02cciz\u0259m",
|
|
"-\u00fct\u1d4al-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025742",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective or noun",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brutalitarian":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": advocating or practicing brutality":[
|
|
"a brutalitarian regime"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brutality + -arian (as in humanitarian ; probably newly coined in the 30s or construed as a blend of brutal and totalitarian":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"attrib \" or (\u02c8)br\u00fc\u00a6tal\u0259\u02cct-",
|
|
"(\u02cc)br\u00fc\u02cctal\u0259\u02c8ter\u0113\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093541",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brutality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"benignity",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"good-heartedness",
|
|
"humaneness",
|
|
"humanity",
|
|
"kindheartedness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"tenderheartedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brutal act or course of action":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being brutal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the brutalities of a prison",
|
|
"the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two years after thousands of residents descended on Phoenix streets to protest police brutality and call on the city to divert money from police, some of the same activists were outside City Hall on Tuesday to condemn pay raises for officers. \u2014 Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"And not to mention, the NFL was also facing backlash over their lack of support for players like Colin Kaepernick who had been kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"This heinous crime on May 25, 2020, caused a major racial reckoning worldwide, as people gathered together to protest police brutality toward Blacks. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The video of the officers shoving Gugino was one of many instances of law enforcement personnel using riot tactics to forcefully move protesters in June 2020 as people nationwide took the streets to protest police brutality . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Others applauded Eminem for taking a knee during his set\u2014a clear nod to Colin Kaepernick, who in 2016 knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the U.S. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The move was an apparent nod to the former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee during the playing of the national anthem during the 2016 season to protest police brutality and racial inequity. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Like the hint of bitterness that keeps Coca-Cola from being cloying, Schwarzenegger\u2019s brutality is part of his verve. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Also, the rising death toll when police brutality and violent white supremacists are constant concerns, interested gun owners are taking stock of measures to protect themselves and others. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"br\u00fc-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atrociousness",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"barbarity",
|
|
"barbarousness",
|
|
"cruelness",
|
|
"cruelty",
|
|
"fiendishness",
|
|
"heartlessness",
|
|
"inhumanity",
|
|
"inhumanness",
|
|
"sadism",
|
|
"savageness",
|
|
"savagery",
|
|
"truculence",
|
|
"viciousness",
|
|
"wantonness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180445",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brutalize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make brutal , unfeeling, or inhuman":[
|
|
"temperaments brutalized by poverty and disease"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat brutally":[
|
|
"an accord not to brutalize prisoners of war"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a young man brutalized by the experience of war",
|
|
"The prisoners claimed to have been brutalized by their captors.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Public torture in seventeenth-century Europe created searing, unforgettable spectacles of pain and suffering to convey the message that a system in which husbands could brutalize wives, and parents could beat children, was ultimately a form of love. \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Trump was able to use that weakness and disorganization to transform the department first into a machine for carrying out policies designed to brutalize immigrants, and then into a police force attacking people protesting the murder of George Floyd. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Roaming morality police brutalize women for not wearing the mandatory hijab. \u2014 Hossein Ronaghi, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"On the other side of the Canadian border, Nick drives Fred into No Man's Land, where he is met with June and a group of women who brutalize him to death. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"This is even more critical when police are allowed to brutalize someone unjustifiably or murder people in the streets. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"Anna\u2019s trauma has helped her in her police work of tracking down the monsters who brutalize children. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Two years ago, one of the biggest reasons the Twins won 101 games was their ability to brutalize lefthanded pitchers, better than any team in baseball this century over a full season. \u2014 Phil Miller, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"There is, seemingly, no desire for conquest, for assimilation into the patriarchal, monarchical order that drove Stefan to brutalize Maleficent and pursue the destruction of the Moors and ownership of Aurora at all costs. \u2014 Jeanna Kadlec, Longreads , 8 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fc-t\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"animalize",
|
|
"bestialize",
|
|
"dehumanize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081129",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brutally":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cruel , cold-blooded":[
|
|
"a brutal attack"
|
|
],
|
|
": grossly ruthless or unfeeling":[
|
|
"a brutal slander"
|
|
],
|
|
": harsh , severe":[
|
|
"brutal weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": suitable to one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or compassion : befitting a brute : such as":[],
|
|
": typical of beasts : animal":[
|
|
"thee, Serpent \u2026 to me so friendly grown above the rest of brutal kind",
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
|
],
|
|
": unpleasantly accurate and incisive":[
|
|
"the brutal truth"
|
|
],
|
|
": very bad or unpleasant":[
|
|
"a brutal mistake"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Sailors sometimes faced brutal punishments like whipping.",
|
|
"a brutal struggle for survival in the wilderness",
|
|
"The writer describes the dangers of drugs with brutal honesty.",
|
|
"The movie is a brutal depiction of the war.",
|
|
"The traffic was brutal on the way to work.",
|
|
"I had a brutal headache this morning.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It\u2019s not just your character but others, including the father that beats his daughter and the brutal beat-down in the schoolyard. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Russia\u2019s brutal war in Ukraine has jolted Taiwan into confronting the specter of a sudden attack from the island\u2019s own larger and more powerful neighbor: China. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Scars still run deep in both France and Algeria from the colonial period and the brutal war that ended it. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The match was shaping up to be a brutal war of attrition between the two players, with Nadal\u2019s natural prowess on the Roland Garros courts going head-to-head with Zverev\u2019s natural stamina, at just 25 years old to Nadal\u2019s 36. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Russia, though currently prosecuting a brutal war of annihilation in Ukraine, is expected to receive $321 billion from the sale of fossil fuels this year, while fossil fuel companies have used the crisis as an opportunity to bolster their revenues. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The initiative precedes the July 5 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence from France, which was won after a brutal seven-year war. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"This was in 2006 in Somalia\u2019s capital, Mogadishu, when government troops, bolstered by Ethiopian forces, were engaged in a brutal war with Islamist fighters that saw thousands of people killed and many more mutilated in the violence. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. \u2014 Fox News , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin brutalis , from Latin brutus \u2014 more at brute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fc-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brutal brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardhanded",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"trying"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194831",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brute":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"animal",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"beastie",
|
|
"creature",
|
|
"critter"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beast":[],
|
|
": characteristic of an animal in quality, action, or instinct: such as":[],
|
|
": cruel , savage":[
|
|
"brute violence"
|
|
],
|
|
": inanimate sense 1a":[
|
|
"a brute object"
|
|
],
|
|
": not working by reason":[
|
|
"brute instinct"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to beasts":[
|
|
"the ways of the brute world"
|
|
],
|
|
": one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or compassion : a brutal person":[],
|
|
": purely physical":[
|
|
"brute strength",
|
|
"brute force"
|
|
],
|
|
": unrelievedly harsh":[
|
|
"brute facts",
|
|
"brute necessity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"They used brute force to open the door.",
|
|
"the brute fact of getting old",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Let go of me, you brute !",
|
|
"it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"In many ways, his hero is the joke: a perpetual bull in a china shop for whom brute force is the default in any perilous situation, but who also has a humble, long-suffering, softie side. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The final message of Men is that for all their scary intent and brute -force behavior, men are inherently, almost cosmically pathetic creations. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The key is the ability to brute -force the PIN that encrypts the data. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Taiwanese government has been integral in protecting us from the brute force of the pandemic. \u2014 Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"American forces took over the country the following summer and ruled it with brute force for 19 years, one of the longest military occupations in American history. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Homer\u2019s Civil War scenes reflect his early career as an artist-reporter for Harper\u2019s Weekly, and turn an unsparing eye on the war\u2019s blunt truths and brute ferocity. \u2014 Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Amid such brute lethality, what chance did the sisters have",
|
|
"Newsom wants California \u2014 home to the world\u2019s fifth-largest economy \u2014 to join President Biden and the rest of the free world in cutting off the flow of money to brute Russia. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Now Biden\u2019s job is to give the Ukrainians the tools to guarantee democracy\u2019s survival and the brute \u2019s defeat. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Further leaning into its inevitable role as a pavement-dwelling brute , the Defender V8's Terrain Response system gains a new Dynamic mode, which sharpens the engine throttle response and stiffens up the adaptive dampers. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Bang makes Fj\u00f6lnir an implacable brute , but not an unsympathetic one. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The world has known for 20 years that Putin is a brute . \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"By making physics do the work of computation for us, rather than brute -forcing it through a reality-screen of ones and zeroes. \u2014 John Koetsier, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"The brute then begins to foot-stomp the woman \u2013 and does so seven times \u2013 and spits on her, according to police and the video. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Barnhill nixed the human-eating brute of most fairy tales. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Gone is the notion of a center as a lumbering, slow-footed brute who blocks shots and dunks. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1611, 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, from Middle French brut rough, from Latin brutus brutish, literally, heavy; akin to Latin gravis heavy \u2014 more at grieve":"Adjective and Noun"
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},
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"\u02c8br\u00fct"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"atrocious",
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"barbaric",
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"barbarous",
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"brutal",
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"butcherly",
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"cruel",
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"fiendish",
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"heartless",
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"inhuman",
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"inhumane",
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"sadistic",
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"savage",
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"truculent",
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"vicious",
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"wanton"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165818",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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},
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"brute-force":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": relying on or achieved through the application of force, effort, or power in usually large amounts instead of more efficient, carefully planned, or precisely directed methods":[
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"\u2026 in fighting cancer they will substitute precisely targeted \"magic bullets\" for the present brute-force and often risky techniques of radiation and chemical therapy.",
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"\u2014 Gene Bylinsky , Fortune , 27 Apr. 1987",
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"Until now, the only way to gain faster performance has been to spin the disk faster. This brute-force approach, however, is limited.",
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"\u2014 S. Jae Yang et al. , PC Magazine , 1 Sept. 1998"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072202",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"brutely":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in the manner of a brute":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213555",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"bruteness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being brute":[]
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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":"20220707-102804",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bruting":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the process of bruting a diamond":[]
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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 English -ing ) of French brutage":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fcti\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091530",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"brutish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast":[
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"brutish strength",
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"brutish violence",
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"But its skull is curiously brutish , with thickened braincase walls, massive browridges, and evidence of powerful neck muscles. All in all, H. erectus fits the familiar stereotype of the \u2026 caveman.",
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"\u2014 Matt Cartmill"
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],
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": showing little intelligence or sensibility":[
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"a brutish lack of understanding",
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"Life without enlightenment is nasty and brutish , yet it is the natural condition \u2026",
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"\u2014 Frank Kermode"
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],
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": strongly and grossly sensual":[
|
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"brutish gluttony",
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"He thinks he is a poetic amorist; he is a brutish sensualist.",
|
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"\u2014 Stanley Kauffmann"
|
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"She is married to a brutish , drunken slob.",
|
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"as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Out front in the mid-size luxury SUV segment are performance models such as the exotic Lamborghini Urus and brutish Porsche Cayenne. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
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"The film tells the tale of Gelsomina, a young woman trapped in servitude to the brutish circus strongman Zampano\u0300, who ends up killing the only light in her life \u2014 the Fool from the high wire \u2014 and plunging her into a fatal despair. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"Courtney was the long time Cuyahoga county reporter covering all the before bowls of Norman brutish administration and the tragedies that happened at the jail. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
|
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"She is soon tormented by her brutish brother-in-law Stanley (played by Marlon Brando) and her cracks in her perception of reality begin to form. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
|
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"To be sure, there are enough of these sorts of brutish battles going on in nature to make war-of-all-against-all theorist Thomas Hobbes smirk. \u2014 Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"These men, between ages 18 and 65, have been yoked to the stereotypes of manhood: tough, stoic, brutish . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In a conflict as brutish as this, involving a protagonist as cruel as Putin, that may be the best the world can wish for. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Equally as thrilling as the high-flying and brutish displays of wrestling tactics are the elaborate ways in which wrestlers make their way from the locker room to the squared circle. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 1 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-tish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brutish brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
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"synonyms":[
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"animalistic",
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"beastly",
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"bestial",
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"brutal",
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"brute",
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"feral",
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"ferine",
|
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"subhuman",
|
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"swinish"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065807",
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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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"brutishness":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast":[
|
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"brutish strength",
|
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"brutish violence",
|
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"But its skull is curiously brutish , with thickened braincase walls, massive browridges, and evidence of powerful neck muscles. All in all, H. erectus fits the familiar stereotype of the \u2026 caveman.",
|
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"\u2014 Matt Cartmill"
|
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],
|
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": showing little intelligence or sensibility":[
|
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"a brutish lack of understanding",
|
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"Life without enlightenment is nasty and brutish , yet it is the natural condition \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Frank Kermode"
|
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],
|
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": strongly and grossly sensual":[
|
|
"brutish gluttony",
|
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"He thinks he is a poetic amorist; he is a brutish sensualist.",
|
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"\u2014 Stanley Kauffmann"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"She is married to a brutish , drunken slob.",
|
|
"as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Out front in the mid-size luxury SUV segment are performance models such as the exotic Lamborghini Urus and brutish Porsche Cayenne. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The film tells the tale of Gelsomina, a young woman trapped in servitude to the brutish circus strongman Zampano\u0300, who ends up killing the only light in her life \u2014 the Fool from the high wire \u2014 and plunging her into a fatal despair. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Courtney was the long time Cuyahoga county reporter covering all the before bowls of Norman brutish administration and the tragedies that happened at the jail. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"She is soon tormented by her brutish brother-in-law Stanley (played by Marlon Brando) and her cracks in her perception of reality begin to form. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"To be sure, there are enough of these sorts of brutish battles going on in nature to make war-of-all-against-all theorist Thomas Hobbes smirk. \u2014 Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These men, between ages 18 and 65, have been yoked to the stereotypes of manhood: tough, stoic, brutish . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In a conflict as brutish as this, involving a protagonist as cruel as Putin, that may be the best the world can wish for. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Equally as thrilling as the high-flying and brutish displays of wrestling tactics are the elaborate ways in which wrestlers make their way from the locker room to the squared circle. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-tish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brutish brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"animalistic",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brute",
|
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"feral",
|
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"ferine",
|
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"subhuman",
|
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"swinish"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030808",
|
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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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"brutter":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": ballhooter":[],
|
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": limber":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012450",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"brutum fulmen":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": meaningless thunderbolt : an empty threat : an ineffectual legal judgment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbr\u00fc-tu\u0307m-\u02c8fu\u0307l-men"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162444",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"Latin noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bruise":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion":[],
|
|
": a similar injury to plant tissue":[],
|
|
": abrasion , scratch":[],
|
|
": an injury especially to the feelings":[
|
|
"criticisms that left a bruise"
|
|
],
|
|
": to inflict an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin or a similar injury to plant tissue : to inflict a bruise (see bruise entry 1 sense 1 ) on : contuse":[
|
|
"bruised her arm when he grabbed her"
|
|
],
|
|
": to break down (leaves, berries, etc.) by pounding : crush":[],
|
|
": batter , dent":[
|
|
"bruise armor"
|
|
],
|
|
": disable":[],
|
|
": to bear or show the effects of a bruise : to undergo bruising":[
|
|
"her skin bruises easily"
|
|
],
|
|
": to inflict a bruise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fcz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"He had a bad bruise on his leg after he fell.",
|
|
"a bruise on an apple",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She bruised her knee when she fell.",
|
|
"I don't want to bruise anyone's feelings.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"When All-Star point guard Ja Morant suffered a bone bruise in his right knee during the Grizzlies' second-round series against the Warriors, Jones moved into the starting lineup in his place. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Celtics center missed nearly a month after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus March 27 and then suffered a bone bruise on the same knee during the conference semifinals. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Celtics coach Ime Udoka said Williams suffered a bone bruise in his left knee while colliding with Antetokounmpo in Game 3. \u2014 Steve Megargee, Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Depp accused Heard of using make-up to fabricate the bruise , which Heard denies. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The report stated the baby also had a large, fresh bruise on his face. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With Butler still trying to return from tailbone bruise , Miami far from healthy. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Wade was shelved Friday with left knee issues, including inflammation and a bone bruise , and placed on the 10-day IL. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Depp\u2019s lawyers have already presented testimony from people who saw Heard around that time and did not recall seeing a bruise on her face. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Companies, already warned to remain alert to potential Russian cyberattacks, are battling operations by online activists aiming to bruise corporate reputations amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Companies, already warned to remain alert to potential Russian cyberattacks, are battling operations by online activists aiming to bruise corporate reputations amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As confident as salespeople are, our egos bruise easy. \u2014 Adam Herman, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Companies, already warned to remain alert to potential Russian cyberattacks, are battling operations by online activists aiming to bruise corporate reputations amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Nicolle Liu, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"House, meanwhile, has been out for Utah\u2019s past eight games, after suffering a left knee bone bruise just seven minutes into the Jazz\u2019s game against Milwaukee on March 14. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Denmark\u2019s two intelligence services have been thrown into disarray since four current and former employees were detained in December over allegations of leaking highly classified information, a case that could bruise the agencies\u2019 reputation abroad. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Because if Survivor ever stops blindfolding people and putting massive objects in their way to bump and bruise into, then the reality TV rioting begins. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ukrainians and their supporters have used social media to bruise , belittle and humiliate the Russians, seeking to boost citizens\u2019 spirits and sap invaders\u2019 morale during the most Internet-accessible war in history. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"noun derivative of bruise entry 2":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English brusen, brisen , from Anglo-French & Old English; Anglo-French bruiser, briser to break, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish bruid he shatters; Old English br\u0233san to bruise; akin to Old Irish bruid , Latin frustum piece":"Verb"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4b":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161219"
|
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},
|
|
"bruxism":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the habit of unconsciously gritting or grinding the teeth especially in situations of stress or during sleep":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259k-\u02ccsiz-\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259k-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Headaches and migraines have been associated with insomnia, sleepwalking, bruxism , restless leg syndrome and narcolepsy as well, Dasgupta added, some of which could imply a genetic factor. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
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"While the causes of bruxism are largely unknown, some experts believe this behavior is related to sleep patterns and processes within the central nervous system. \u2014 Dr. Jacinta Leyden And Dr. Stephanie Widmer, ABC News , 12 July 2021",
|
|
"Just keep in mind that the real fix will be figuring out the root cause of your bruxism . \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 26 June 2021",
|
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"In a February survey conducted by the American Dental Association, 76 percent of general practice dentists said the prevalence of teeth-grinding, or bruxism , among their patients had increased compared to pre-pandemic times. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"As the pandemic eases, here\u2019s some advice about brushing up on your oral care habits and dealing with bruxism . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2021",
|
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"Night guards are helpful when patients are dealing with nighttime bruxism . \u2014 Courtney Schmidt, Health.com , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"In children, secondhand smoke and sleep problems contribute to bruxism . \u2014 Courtney Schmidt, Health.com , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"Car accidents, chewing popcorn seeds or some other event may crack teeth \u2014 but in the absence of that knowledge, bruxism might have caused the injury. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 29 Sep. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"irregular from Greek brychein to gnash the teeth + English -ism":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173739"
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},
|
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"bruised":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a bruise or many bruises":[
|
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"a badly bruised fighter",
|
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"a bruised apple",
|
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"a bruised ego"
|
|
],
|
|
": damaged or wounded by or as if by being struck":[
|
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"a badly bruised fighter",
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"a bruised apple",
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"a bruised ego"
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"\u02c8br\u00fczd"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His mother talked tearfully about staying up all night while applying ice to her son\u2019s bruised head. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
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"Her lawyers submitted pictures of her bloody and bruised face, arm and scalp as evidence in the lawsuit, along with documentation of Cook apologizing to her via an Instagram message. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Other video showed Durant\u2019s bruised face as he was held by captors. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"The 35-year-old New York City high school teacher was found naked, bruised and unconscious inside an Airbnb property on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico in 2018. \u2014 Olivia Carville, Time , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"Having momentarily looked bruised and wrong-footed last year at the onset of the pandemic, Live Nation now finds itself as the cash-rich king of a global industry in distress. \u2014 Tim Ingham, Rolling Stone , 12 Apr. 2021",
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"Sofia Enguillado, the victim\u2019s mother, posted a TikTok video Sunday showing images of her son\u2019s bruised face. \u2014 Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"Photos of Xiao Zhen Xie's bruised and swollen face have been shared on news broadcasts, social media and websites since the March 18 assault. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 24 Mar. 2021",
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"The temptation will be to go for a stellar name, a manager of the sort of standing and repute that will reassure the club\u2019s bruised fans: someone like Rafael Ben\u00edtez. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Feb. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181515"
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"bruiser":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a big husky man":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-z\u0259r"
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"examples":[
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"That boy is going to be a bruiser when he grows up!",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In another era of NBA basketball, there\u2019s no way an oak-tree-thick bruiser would be asked to conduct his business 22- to 23-feet, 9-inches from the basket. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
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"Get out the Barbie Rods: The annual Barbie Rod Steelhead Derby will be held Saturday, April 2 on the Rocky River, and bragging rights and a few prizes will reward anglers lucky enough to find success landing a bruiser on the tiny tackle. \u2014 cleveland , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Jenkins\u2019 twin sun in this universe of brutality and grift is Daniel Hersl (Josh Charles), whose reputation as a rapacious bruiser precedes him. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The 6-foot-6, 255-pounder is a bruiser and played as a freshman for both football and basketball. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
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"Between an abundance of whitetails and mule deer, elk in the rugged Black Hills, plenty of pronghorn and some bruiser bighorn sheep, South Dakota is far more than a pheasant hunter\u2019s paradise. \u2014 Chris Dorsey, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Nelson-Ododa, 6-5, is a bruiser that battles down low and protects the rim well. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"But the show has such a strong gravitational force in Tommy, a wisecracking bruiser equally likely to talk his way out of a sticky situation as shoot his way out. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Curry is an old-school bruiser in the post, as evidenced by his career-high 28 points in last Saturday\u2019s loss at Wake Forest. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 28 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193504"
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},
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"bruises":{
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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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": an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion":[],
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": a similar injury to plant tissue":[],
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": abrasion , scratch":[],
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": an injury especially to the feelings":[
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"criticisms that left a bruise"
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],
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": to inflict an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin or a similar injury to plant tissue : to inflict a bruise (see bruise entry 1 sense 1 ) on : contuse":[
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"bruised her arm when he grabbed her"
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],
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": to break down (leaves, berries, etc.) by pounding : crush":[],
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": batter , dent":[
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"bruise armor"
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],
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": disable":[],
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": to bear or show the effects of a bruise : to undergo bruising":[
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"her skin bruises easily"
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],
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": to inflict a bruise":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fcz"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"contusion"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He had a bad bruise on his leg after he fell.",
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"a bruise on an apple",
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"Verb",
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"She bruised her knee when she fell.",
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"I don't want to bruise anyone's feelings.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"When All-Star point guard Ja Morant suffered a bone bruise in his right knee during the Grizzlies' second-round series against the Warriors, Jones moved into the starting lineup in his place. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The Celtics center missed nearly a month after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus March 27 and then suffered a bone bruise on the same knee during the conference semifinals. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Celtics coach Ime Udoka said Williams suffered a bone bruise in his left knee while colliding with Antetokounmpo in Game 3. \u2014 Steve Megargee, Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Depp accused Heard of using make-up to fabricate the bruise , which Heard denies. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 16 May 2022",
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"The report stated the baby also had a large, fresh bruise on his face. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"With Butler still trying to return from tailbone bruise , Miami far from healthy. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Wade was shelved Friday with left knee issues, including inflammation and a bone bruise , and placed on the 10-day IL. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
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"Depp\u2019s lawyers have already presented testimony from people who saw Heard around that time and did not recall seeing a bruise on her face. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 16 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Companies, already warned to remain alert to potential Russian cyberattacks, are battling operations by online activists aiming to bruise corporate reputations amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Companies, already warned to remain alert to potential Russian cyberattacks, are battling operations by online activists aiming to bruise corporate reputations amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"As confident as salespeople are, our egos bruise easy. \u2014 Adam Herman, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Companies, already warned to remain alert to potential Russian cyberattacks, are battling operations by online activists aiming to bruise corporate reputations amid the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Nicolle Liu, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"House, meanwhile, has been out for Utah\u2019s past eight games, after suffering a left knee bone bruise just seven minutes into the Jazz\u2019s game against Milwaukee on March 14. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Denmark\u2019s two intelligence services have been thrown into disarray since four current and former employees were detained in December over allegations of leaking highly classified information, a case that could bruise the agencies\u2019 reputation abroad. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"Because if Survivor ever stops blindfolding people and putting massive objects in their way to bump and bruise into, then the reality TV rioting begins. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Ukrainians and their supporters have used social media to bruise , belittle and humiliate the Russians, seeking to boost citizens\u2019 spirits and sap invaders\u2019 morale during the most Internet-accessible war in history. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"noun derivative of bruise entry 2":"Noun",
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"Middle English brusen, brisen , from Anglo-French & Old English; Anglo-French bruiser, briser to break, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish bruid he shatters; Old English br\u0233san to bruise; akin to Old Irish bruid , Latin frustum piece":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4b":"Verb"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194111"
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},
|
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"brush discharge":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a faintly luminous relatively slow electrical discharge having no spark":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195127"
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},
|
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"bruising":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": arduous , taxing":[
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"a long and bruising courtroom battle"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-zi\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In many cases, however, voters appeared jaded by an election cycle that devolved into one of the most bruising and divisive in recent memory. \u2014 Jesse Mckinley, New York Times , 6 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The University of Maryland, College Park has been at the center of most of the bruising scandals, most notably the death of a 19-year-old football player Jordan McNair and ensuing reports of a troubled culture within the athletic department. \u2014 Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Even Mr Macron\u2019s domestic standing has started to recover, having taken a bruising soon after coming into office. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Adding to the challenges for Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court\u2019s latest term, which ended in June, was particularly bruising and divisive. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"Marcus ends her book by wondering whether the neutral ideal of the court can survive the bruising battle of Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation process. \u2014 John Fabian Witt, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The new normal Friday marked an end to what has already been a bruising earnings season for the world\u2019s largest oil companies. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 1 May 2020",
|
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"That did not stop them from using their second pick in the draft on the bruising and proficient A.J. Dillon, who ran for 4,382 yards and 38 touchdowns at Boston College. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Morgan has bruising words for British leaders, as well. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 19 Apr. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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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":"20220708-200951"
|
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},
|
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"bruisewort":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any plant supposed to heal bruises: such as":[],
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": daisy sense 1a":[],
|
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": soapwort":[],
|
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": comfrey sense 1":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English brisewort , from Old English br\u0233sewyrt , from br\u0233san to bruise + wyrt wort":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230647"
|
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},
|
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"brush dampener":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a machine for spattering water onto paper by means of rotary brushes":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 3":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230704"
|
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},
|
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"brushed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": finished with a nap":[
|
|
"a brushed fabric"
|
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],
|
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": polished but not shiny":[
|
|
"brushed aluminum"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259sht"
|
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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 two-inch-wide piece is handmade in Los Angeles and is finished with a brushed brass buckle. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Crafted from double- brushed microfiber, the sheets are simply soft. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"For those who love the warmth and coziness of flannel sheets, this set from Riley Home has that textbook soft feel, thanks to the brushed surface, paired with strong, durable fabric. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Snake plants look really cool and this Oasis Snake Plant from The Bouqs Co. comes in a pretty brushed gold ceramic planter. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The brushed surface is somewhat similar to flannel's construction, yet the fuzziness is much more minimal and not as hot. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"And for fans of color, Big Chill\u2019s retro-style stove comes in pastel green with a brushed copper trim, and Bertazzoni\u2019s ranges are coated in sleek automotive paint inspired by Italian racing cars. \u2014 Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The sheets are woven from high-quality, double- brushed microfiber yarns, crafting a material that's plenty breathable, cooling, and extra soft. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Many who voted for M\u00e9lenchon have no use for his broad- brushed and hoary anticapitalist nostrums. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235301"
|
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},
|
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"bruy\u00e8re":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": brier entry 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"br\u1d6b\u0305yeer"
|
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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":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024800"
|
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},
|
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"bruin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bear sense 1":[
|
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"Bears are the most popular animals in a number of our national parks. In the Smokies, where the population of bruins runs into the hundreds, opportunities to observe these large wild animals are plentiful during the summer.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Spargo and Glenn R. Williston",
|
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"A disturbing and all-too-common sign of a feeding bear is an overturned garbage can \u2026 its contents scattered about as the bruin searched for something edible in the trash.",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Fergus"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bruin had destroyed the inside of Gillotti's truck and then moved to the front seat of his mother-in-law's car outside their Cornwall home. \u2014 CBS News , 2 May 2022",
|
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"The battle, which showcases the remarkable power and agility possessed by black bears, ends with the vanquished bruin running off at 36 seconds. \u2014 Pete Thomas, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Large traps made out of culverts were set around the area in hopes of capturing the bruin . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 8 July 2021",
|
|
"Law enforcement and wildlife specialists have been trying to track down the bear ever since, with the intention of capturing and killing the bruin . \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"The bear confronts the skunk at close range, but rather than fleeing, the skunk takes a few steps toward the bruin , rocks forward and back, and raises its tail. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The bear confronts the skunk at close range, but rather than fleeing, the skunk takes a few steps toward the bruin , rocks forward and back, and raises its tail. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The bear confronts the skunk at close range, but rather than fleeing, the skunk takes a few steps toward the bruin , rocks forward and back, and raises its tail. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The bear confronts the skunk at close range, but rather than fleeing, the skunk takes a few steps toward the bruin , rocks forward and back, and raises its tail. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle Dutch, name of the bear in Reynard the Fox":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055734"
|
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},
|
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"brush cut":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": crew cut":[]
|
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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":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The suspect is described as being in his 20s, about 5-foot-9, with a dark complexion, a stocky build, a slight belly and a brush cut , officials said. \u2014 Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The New York channel consists mostly of two genial middle-aged men: Pak Song Il, a husky diplomat with a gray brush cut ; and his aide-de-camp, Kwon Jong Gun, who is younger and thinner. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2010"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195337"
|
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},
|
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"brunette":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person having brown hair":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used of a woman or girl and usually spelled brunette in that use \u2014 when used of a man or boy usually spelled brunet"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8net"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"black",
|
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"dark",
|
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"swart",
|
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"swarthy"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"light"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"a brunette woman who favored dark red lipstick",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"There\u2019s a new mascot on the game\u2019s cover, too: the brunet Ms. Monopoly, niece of the dapper, top-hat-wearing Mr. Monopoly (also known as Rich Uncle Pennybags). \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The petite, brown-eyed brunet , a talented dancer since childhood, was already a familiar face on stage and film. \u2014 Scott Harrison, latimes.com , 12 July 2019",
|
|
"Ruth and Debbie could be just two odd-couple sides of the same coin, the brunet craftsman with highbrow directorial aspirations and her blond producer pal working cocktail meetings with slithery moneymen. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 19 July 2019",
|
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"The first models, which were blond and brunet , flew off the shelves when they were released in 1959, despite warnings from her male colleagues that a doll with breasts would never sell. \u2014 Lorraine Ali, latimes.com , 27 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Now, however, Niall is officially a full brunet , as proven by his appearance this week at an event in London. \u2014 Eliza Thompson, Seventeen , 27 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"The women in his life run the gamut: blond, brunet , young, old, underdressed, undressed, sane and rather less so. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2016",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Vall\u00e9e, barely 24, with a helmet of brunet hair, would serve as Hynek\u2019s unofficial aide-de-camp. \u2014 Chantel Tattoli, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Think of a brunet soap hunk smouldering in a vertical stripe, which partially covers a bottle of frothing champagne. \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 11 Oct. 2020"
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": any of a breed of short-faced compact rough- or smooth-coated toy dogs of Belgian origin":[]
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": a genus of tropical American shrubs (family Solanaceae) that have alternate entire leaves and a fleshy fruit like a berry and that are commonly grown in greenhouses for their flowers":[]
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"bru\u0307n\u02c8felz\u0113\u0259"
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"New Latin, from Otto Brunfels \u20201534 German botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085156"
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": a stew made of vegetables and usually two meats (such as chicken and squirrel)":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259nz-(\u02cc)wik-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Brunswick county, Virginia":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105917"
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"Brunello":{
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"definitions":{
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": a full-bodied red wine made from Sangiovese grapes that is produced in the Tuscany region of Italy":[
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"Three impressive reds in particular\u2014Barolo, Barbaresco, and Brunello di Montalcino \u2014have acquired a devoted following among American oenophiles.",
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"\u2014 Alexis Bespaloff , Elle , January 1987"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8ne-l\u014d"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Brunello borrowed from Italian, from bruno \"dark in color, brown\" (going back to Vulgar Latin *br\u016bn- , borrowed from Germanic) + -ello , noun suffix (going back to Latin -ellus , originally diminutive suffix, variant of -ulus with stems ending in r ); Brunello di Montalcino borrowed from Italian, literally \"Brunello of Montalcino\" (town in southern Tuscany)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-114211"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121714"
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"brush country":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an extensive area of land on which the characteristic plant forms are low shrubby growths \u2014 compare chaparral , thicket":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131111"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": involving mobilization only on a small and local scale":[
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"brushfire border wars"
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],
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": a fire involving low-growing plants (such as scrub and brush)":[],
|
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": a minor conflict or crisis":[
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"putting out political brush fires"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Cal Fire San Diego units on Sunday stopped the spread of a 2-acre brush fire near Otay Mountain Truck Trail, a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
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"Farther north in Solano County, a brush fire ignited Wednesday afternoon by someone target shooting in dry brush, according to emergency dispatchers. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Several fire engines and aircraft made the initial response to the brush fire , said Brian Fennessy, fire chief of Orange County Fire Authority, during a press conference. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The fire was burning about seven miles north of the city of Vacaville and about 15 miles north of where a separate 135-acre brush fire was contained Tuesday. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Celino said the largest one at the Blue Hills Reservation was a brush fire that burned about 63 acres of land in the area of Buck Hill on May 8. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The brush fire is now largely concentrated in a water management conservation area west of U.S. Highway 27, west of Pembroke Pines and southwest of Weston. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, on the West Coast, firefighters in Southern California worked on a brush fire that sparked near Los Angeles. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Fire officials on Sunday called for the public\u2019s help in their investigation of a four-alarm brush fire that tore through the former home of a drive-in movie theater in Sutton earlier this month. \u2014 Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1954, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134445"
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"Brunellia":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus (coextensive with the family Brunelliaceae of the order Ranales) of tropical American trees having unisexual panicled apetalous flowers and follicular fruits":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"br\u00fc\u02c8nel\u0113\u0259",
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"-ly\u0259"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from New Latin, from Gabriele Brunelli \u20201797 Italian botanist + New Latin -ia -ia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143730"
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"brung":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
"brought a bottle of wine to the party"
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],
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": to cause to be, act, or move in a special way: such as":[],
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": attract":[
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"her screams brought the neighbors"
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],
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": persuade , induce":[
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|
"try to bring them to his way of thinking"
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],
|
|
": force , compel":[
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"was brought before a judge"
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],
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|
": to cause to come into a particular state or condition":[
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"bring water to a boil"
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],
|
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": escort , accompany":[
|
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"May I bring you home?"
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],
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|
": to bear as an attribute or characteristic":[
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"brings years of experience to the position"
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],
|
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": to cause to exist or occur: such as":[],
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": to be the occasion of":[
|
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"winter brings snow"
|
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],
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": to result in":[
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"the drug brought immediate relief",
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"brought tears to her eyes"
|
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],
|
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": institute":[
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"bring legal action"
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],
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": adduce":[
|
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"bring an argument"
|
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],
|
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": prefer":[
|
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"whether to bring legal charges against him"
|
|
],
|
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": to procure in exchange : sell for":[
|
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"should bring a high price at auction"
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],
|
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": yield , produce":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259\u014b"
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],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-145523"
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},
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"brunet":{
|
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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 person having brown hair":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used of a woman or girl and usually spelled brunette in that use \u2014 when used of a man or boy usually spelled brunet"
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8net"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"black",
|
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"dark",
|
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"swart",
|
|
"swarthy"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"light"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"a brunette woman who favored dark red lipstick",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There\u2019s a new mascot on the game\u2019s cover, too: the brunet Ms. Monopoly, niece of the dapper, top-hat-wearing Mr. Monopoly (also known as Rich Uncle Pennybags). \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The petite, brown-eyed brunet , a talented dancer since childhood, was already a familiar face on stage and film. \u2014 Scott Harrison, latimes.com , 12 July 2019",
|
|
"Ruth and Debbie could be just two odd-couple sides of the same coin, the brunet craftsman with highbrow directorial aspirations and her blond producer pal working cocktail meetings with slithery moneymen. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 19 July 2019",
|
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"The first models, which were blond and brunet , flew off the shelves when they were released in 1959, despite warnings from her male colleagues that a doll with breasts would never sell. \u2014 Lorraine Ali, latimes.com , 27 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Now, however, Niall is officially a full brunet , as proven by his appearance this week at an event in London. \u2014 Eliza Thompson, Seventeen , 27 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"The women in his life run the gamut: blond, brunet , young, old, underdressed, undressed, sane and rather less so. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2016",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Vall\u00e9e, barely 24, with a helmet of brunet hair, would serve as Hynek\u2019s unofficial aide-de-camp. \u2014 Chantel Tattoli, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Think of a brunet soap hunk smouldering in a vertical stripe, which partially covers a bottle of frothing champagne. \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 11 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French brunet , masculine, brunette , feminine, brownish, from Old French, from brun brown, from Medieval Latin brunus , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German br\u016bn brown":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1539, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1709, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151325"
|
|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": infection with or disease caused by brucellae":[]
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbr\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-s\u0259s"
|
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],
|
|
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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",
|
|
"Also, pasteurization will kill the bacteria that cause various illnesses, including listeriosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and brucellosis . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"This is largely because many livestock ranchers don\u2019t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis , a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. \u2014 Louise Johns, Wired , 12 June 2021",
|
|
"They were intended to be a line of defense against naturally occurring pathogens such as brucellosis and anthrax, as well as bubonic plague. \u2014 Maryn Mckenna, Wired , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Elk in this region are reservoirs for brucellosis , which can cause cows to abort and force ranchers to quarantine herds. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is largely because many livestock ranchers don\u2019t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis , a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. \u2014 Louise Johns, Wired , 12 June 2021",
|
|
"Feed grounds help keep elk from raiding cattle feedlines and haystacks \u2014 and from spreading brucellosis . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And brucellosis does have chronic forms that can hang around for years. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Sholly said the cooperative work of the agencies and tribes under the IBMP has successfully maintained bison populations, lessened conflicts with landowners and avoided brucellosis infections. \u2014 Brett French, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022"
|
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|
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"New Latin":""
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a spanworm ( Operophtera bruceata ) that feeds in early spring on the foliage of deciduous trees in the northeastern U.S. and southern Canada":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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"probably after William S. Bruce \u20201921 British explorer and naturalist":""
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-155518"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a paper-coating process in which the wet coating mixture is smoothed on the surface by means of brushes":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"brush entry 3":""
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170255"
|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": tree heath sense 2":[]
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"brush entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171642"
|
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|
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"Brussels carpet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a carpet made of colored worsted yarns first fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread and then drawn up in loops to form the pattern":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259-s\u0259lz-"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Brussels , Belgium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175348"
|
|
},
|
|
"brush burn":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an injury of the skin due to intense friction":[
|
|
"there were also brush burns showing that she had been dragged",
|
|
"\u2014 M. G. Bishop"
|
|
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182244"
|
|
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|
|
"brush turkey":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184110"
|
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},
|
|
"brucine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
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": a poisonous alkaloid C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 found with strychnine especially in nux vomica":[]
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},
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-\u02ccs\u0113n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from French, from New Latin Brucea , genus name of Brucea antidysenterica , a shrub":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184607"
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"brucellergen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a nucleoprotein fraction of brucellae used in skin tests to detect the presence of brucella infections":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"br\u00fc\u02c8sel\u0259(r)j\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Brucellergen , a trademark":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185831"
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"Bruch":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Max (Karl August) 1838\u20131920 German composer":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fc\u1e35"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192231"
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"brush box":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an Australian tree ( Tristania conferta ) that has evergreen foliage and is cultivated for shade":[]
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"brush entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200934"
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},
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"brunswick green":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a green pigment consisting of a copper salt (such as a basic copper chloride or a basic copper carbonate)":[],
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": chrome green sense 1b":[],
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": any of three greens:":[],
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": deep brunswick green":[],
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": middle brunswick green":[],
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": light brunswick green":[]
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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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"translation of German Braunschweiger gr\u00fcn":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-201212"
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},
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"brush-treat":{
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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 apply preservatives to with a brush":[
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"brush-treat the floorboards"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202803"
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},
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"brucellae":{
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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 ( Brucella ) of nonmotile pleomorphic bacteria that cause disease in humans and domestic animals":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8se-l\u0259",
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8sel-\u0259"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease brucellosis, which is often caused by contact with livestock carrying the bacteria brucella . \u2014 Jessie Yeung And Eric Cheung, CNN , 17 Sep. 2020"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Sir David Bruce":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203555"
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},
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"Bruce":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"Sir David 1855\u20131931 British physician and bacteriologist":[],
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"Robert \u2014 see robert i the Bruce":[],
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"Stanley Melbourne 1883\u20131967 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne Australian statesman; prime minister (1923\u201329)":[],
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"peninsula projecting between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay in southeastern Ontario, Canada; site of":[
|
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"Bruce Peninsula National Park (area of varied landscapes)"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fcs"
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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":"20220710-204941"
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},
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"brussels sprout":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a plant ( Brassica oleracea gemmifera ) related to the cabbage and cauliflower that is cultivated for its edible small roundish green buds which are borne on its stem and resemble miniature cabbages":[],
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": any of the edible green buds that are borne on the stems of brussels sprouts, consist of tightly overlapping immature leaves, and are typically cooked as a vegetable":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259-s\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And Jupiter is something like about a brussels sprout , maybe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
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"Carefully, remove the baking sheet from oven and add brussels sprout mixture, distributing evenly. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Choose from brussels sprout salad, cream of cauliflower soup or a dish of little neck clams with coriander, crushed tomato, white wine and pumpkin seed dust with Noble Bread for your starter course. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"The a la carte menu options include an acai bowl with yogurt, berries and house granola, Buckboard Benedict featuring pork collar, brussels sprout slaw and chipotle hollandaise. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2021",
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"Indeed, many of the brussels sprout recipes below call for roasting or pan-searing\u2014simple methods that reliably yield a crispy exterior while keeping the sprouts soft on the inside. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 6 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Other recipes worth examining in these days of heartache and anxiety: Dawn Perry\u2019s new pantry pasta recipes: for fast spaghetti Bolognese; for blistered broccoli with walnuts and pecorino; and for brussels sprouts with bacon and vinegar. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
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"Add half of the farro, followed by half of the squash, 2 tablespoons of the pomegranate seeds, half of the kale, half of the brussels sprouts , 2 tablespoons of the pumpkin seeds, and 1 tablespoon of the parmesan cheese. \u2014 Jennifer Tyler Lee And Anisha Patel, NBC News , 13 Feb. 2020",
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"Many seeds and starts can be planted now, including radishes, carrots, beets, carrots, chard, kale, brussels sprouts , peas, broccoli, leeks and salad greens. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211914"
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},
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"brush-tongued parrot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lorikeet":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212302"
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},
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"Brunelleschi":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Filippo 1377\u20131446 Italian architect":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccbr\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8le-sk\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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213246"
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},
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"brush turpentine":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": either of two Australian trees ( Rhodamia trinerva and Syncarpia leptopetala ) of the family Myrtaceae used as a source of timber":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"brush entry 1":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-222717"
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},
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"brunswick blue":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pigment consisting of a mixture of an iron blue with a large amount of barium sulfate":[],
|
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": prussian blue":[]
|
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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":{
|
|
"translation of German Braunschweiger blau":""
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224215"
|
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},
|
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"brucella":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Brucella ) of nonmotile pleomorphic bacteria that cause disease in humans and domestic animals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"br\u00fc-\u02c8se-l\u0259",
|
|
"br\u00fc-\u02c8sel-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease brucellosis, which is often caused by contact with livestock carrying the bacteria brucella . \u2014 Jessie Yeung And Eric Cheung, CNN , 17 Sep. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Sir David Bruce":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014727"
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},
|
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"Brunhild":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a queen in Germanic legend won by Siegfried for Gunther":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u00fcn-\u02cchilt"
|
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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":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031947"
|
|
},
|
|
"brunswick black":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a black varnish usually similar in composition to black japan":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"translation of German Braunschweiger schwarz":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-032704"
|
|
},
|
|
"Brunswick":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"city in northeastern Ohio south-southwest of Cleveland population 34,255":[],
|
|
"former state of central Germany; capital Brunswick":[],
|
|
"city in north central Germany west of Berlin population 259,127":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259nz-(\u02cc)wik"
|
|
],
|
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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":"20220711-033419"
|
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},
|
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"brush broom":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a broom made of small twiggy branches or corn husks tied together and used for outdoor sweeping":[
|
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"the paths swept with a brush broom",
|
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"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
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]
|
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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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"brush entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-041728"
|
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},
|
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"bruchid":{
|
|
"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 family Bruchidae":[],
|
|
": a beetle of the family Bruchidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fck\u0259\u0307d",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"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 Bruchidae":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-042527"
|
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},
|
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"brush up":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to improve or polish as if by brushing":[],
|
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": to renew one's skill in":[
|
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"brush up your Spanish"
|
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],
|
|
": to refresh one's memory : renew one's skill":[
|
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"brush up on math"
|
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The small group of first-graders are part of Robinson Elementary\u2019s second summer learning camp, and White, a pre-K teacher, signed up to spend her break helping the students brush up on their phonics skills. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Pack the snacks, fill the tank (water jugs, too), and be sure to brush up on the Dirt Road Code for crucial, rural Nevada travel tips. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Just be sure to brush up on ingredients to avoid before your first cooking session. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The dolphins brush up against soft gorgonian corals (Rumphella aggregata), sturdier leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.) and other specific sponges (Ircinia sp.). \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Pull the brush up to close the holder over the brush once you're done with cleaning. \u2014 Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The mystery of his identity may have some viewers feeling the need to brush up their Shakespeare. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In the meantime, brush up on Maroon 5\u2032s full slate of breakup music. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mikhail Khotyakov: Our project is a great way for scientists to brush up on their science communication skills. \u2014 Julia Brodsky, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044353"
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},
|
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"brush-tongued":{
|
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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 tongue papillae long and slender so that the tongue resembles a brush":[]
|
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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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"brush entry 3":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050349"
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},
|
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"Brunei":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective or noun",
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"independent sultanate and former British protectorate in northwestern Borneo divided into two noncontiguous parts, both of which border on the South China Sea and are surrounded on three sides by Malaysia; capital Bandar Seri Begawan area 2226 square miles (5765 square kilometers), population 450,600":[],
|
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"\u2014 see bandar seri begawan":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-\u02ccn\u012b",
|
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"bru\u0307-\u02c8n\u012b"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-063630"
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},
|
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"brucite":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mineral Mg(OH) 2 consisting of native magnesium hydroxide occurring in thin pearly folia and in fibrous form (hardness 2.5, specific gravity 2.38\u20132.40)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"usually -\u012bt + V",
|
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"-\u02ccs\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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"Archibald Bruce \u20201818 American mineralogist + English -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-065614"
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"bruckle":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": easily broken or crumbled : brittle":[],
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": dirty , begrime":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-ru\u0307k-",
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"\u02c8br\u0259k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English brukel frail, from Old English -brucol":"Adjective",
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"probably frequentative of Scots brook, bruik to soil, begrime":"Transitive verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-075018"
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"brune":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": brunet":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fcn",
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"\u02c8br\u1d6b\u0305n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-090618"
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"brush wheel":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a wheel used formerly to turn another wheel by the friction of bristles fixed in the outer rim":[],
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": a circular revolving brush used for polishing":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"brush entry 3":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093559"
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},
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"brush wolf":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": coyote":[]
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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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"brush entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112051"
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},
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"brucia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": brucine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fcs\u0113\u0259",
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"-\u00fcsh(\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, alteration of Brucea":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131400"
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},
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"brubru":{
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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 several African shrikes (genus Nilaus ) widely distributed in dry uplands":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fc\u02ccbr\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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"native name in Africa":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133021"
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},
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"Brunonia":{
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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 (coextensive with the family Brunoniaceae of the order Campanulales) of Australian herbs with radical leaves and a long-stalked globular head of showy blue flowers":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"br\u00fc\u02c8n\u014dn\u0113\u0259",
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"-\u014dny\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, irregular from Robert Brown \u20201858 Scottish botanist + New Latin - ia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150414"
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},
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"Brundtland":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Gro Harlem 1939\u2013 n\u00e9e Harlem prime minister of Norway (1981; 1986\u201389; 1990\u201396)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bru\u0307nt-\u02ccl\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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151929"
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},
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"brun dor\u00e9":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": olive wood":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccd\u022f\u00a6-",
|
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"\u00a6br\u0259nd\u0259\u00a6r\u0101"
|
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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, golden brown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155151"
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},
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"brush-tailed porcupine":{
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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 certain Old World porcupines that constitute the genus Atherurus and have a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail":[]
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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":"20220711-163700"
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},
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"brush bronzewing":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a bronzewing ( Phaps elegans ) that is bronze-brown above and largely bluish gray below":[]
|
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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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"brush entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164740"
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},
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"bruchus":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the type genus of the family Bruchidae":[],
|
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": any of the small seed-eating weevils that constitute the genus Bruchus":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u00fck\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, wingless larva of the locust, from Greek broukos, brouchos locust, wingless larva of the locust":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181910"
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},
|
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"brunch coat":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a woman's short housecoat or wraparound dress":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184248"
|
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},
|
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"brushstroke":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02ccstr\u014dk"
|
|
],
|
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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",
|
|
"No support undergirds Besemer\u2019s brushstroke , 3 feet tall and 10 inches wide. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"For 30 years, the artist James Nares, now known as Jamie, has made paintings that each consist of a single, giant brushstroke , minimalist and maximalist at once. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Our facility also contains approximately four hundred throw pillows decorated with brushstroke outlines of breasts. \u2014 Cara Michelle Smith, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Brushstroke by brushstroke , the show paints this lovely picture of the life that Sam has chosen to build for herself and her family. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In Le Viol, each brushstroke is made with painstaking deliberation, resulting in a weighty stillness that calls to mind the Mona Lisa. \u2014 Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Never mind the brushstroke , insisted Magritte, who undersold his prodigious painterly talents. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There\u2019s reality and a brushstroke of brutality in it. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
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"One more step and the landscape dissolves into color and brushstroke . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192137"
|
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},
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"brussels brown":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": new bronze":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220711-194956"
|
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},
|
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"Brussels":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"city and capital of Belgium population 163,210":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259-s\u0259lz"
|
|
],
|
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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":"20220711-200046"
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},
|
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"bruno man":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a worker who uses a hand shovel to move loose ore (as to an ore car)":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u00fc(\u02cc)n\u014d-"
|
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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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"Bruno ( shovel ), a hand shovel used to move loose ore":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200340"
|
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},
|
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"brunch":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a meal usually taken late in the morning that combines a late breakfast and an early lunch":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259nch"
|
|
],
|
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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",
|
|
"Even a passing shower while waiting for brunch amid the high-rises of Brickell reminded Jonah of the thundering blur. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
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"Light bergamot, citrusy mandarin, smooth white chocolate, earthy moss and cedarwood,and floral jasmine and orange flower all come together in a calming scent perfect for brunch or a morning at the farmer\u2019s market. \u2014 Kristin Corpuz, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Humble Pie is a local staple for Sunday brunch , and dinner the rest of the week. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
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"Open Sunday through Thursday, 4:30 to 10:30 p.m., and Friday through Saturday until 11 p.m. for dinner; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. for brunch . \u2014 Stacey Lastoe, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"The idea for the brunch came from members within Taco Bell\u2019s LGBTQIA+ employee resource group, Live M\u00e1s Pride, according to a company press release. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
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"Several restaurants in Anchorage will be open for brunch on Mother\u2019s Day. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
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"Fornarelli\u2019s is open Tuesday to Thursday 3 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 3 to 10 p.m., and Sunday for brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 3 May 2022",
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"Join fellow seniors for brunch at the Avon Senior Center, 36784 Detroit Road, from 10 a.m. to noon June 8. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"br eakfast + l unch":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201140"
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},
|
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"brujo":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cc\u1e35\u014d",
|
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"-\u02cch\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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"Spanish, from bruja":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204225"
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},
|
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"brussels sprouts":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a plant ( Brassica oleracea gemmifera ) related to the cabbage and cauliflower that is cultivated for its edible small roundish green buds which are borne on its stem and resemble miniature cabbages":[],
|
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": any of the edible green buds that are borne on the stems of brussels sprouts, consist of tightly overlapping immature leaves, and are typically cooked as a vegetable":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259-s\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And Jupiter is something like about a brussels sprout , maybe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Carefully, remove the baking sheet from oven and add brussels sprout mixture, distributing evenly. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Choose from brussels sprout salad, cream of cauliflower soup or a dish of little neck clams with coriander, crushed tomato, white wine and pumpkin seed dust with Noble Bread for your starter course. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"The a la carte menu options include an acai bowl with yogurt, berries and house granola, Buckboard Benedict featuring pork collar, brussels sprout slaw and chipotle hollandaise. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2021",
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"Indeed, many of the brussels sprout recipes below call for roasting or pan-searing\u2014simple methods that reliably yield a crispy exterior while keeping the sprouts soft on the inside. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 6 Nov. 2020",
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"Other recipes worth examining in these days of heartache and anxiety: Dawn Perry\u2019s new pantry pasta recipes: for fast spaghetti Bolognese; for blistered broccoli with walnuts and pecorino; and for brussels sprouts with bacon and vinegar. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
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"Add half of the farro, followed by half of the squash, 2 tablespoons of the pomegranate seeds, half of the kale, half of the brussels sprouts , 2 tablespoons of the pumpkin seeds, and 1 tablespoon of the parmesan cheese. \u2014 Jennifer Tyler Lee And Anisha Patel, NBC News , 13 Feb. 2020",
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"Many seeds and starts can be planted now, including radishes, carrots, beets, carrots, chard, kale, brussels sprouts , peas, broccoli, leeks and salad greens. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2020"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211221"
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},
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"bruja":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": witch , sorceress":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cc\u1e35\u00e4",
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fc\u02cch\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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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Spanish, of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Portuguese bruxa witch, Catalan bruixa":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215032"
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},
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"Bruckner":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Anton 1824\u20131896 Austrian composer":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bru\u0307k-n\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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215706"
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},
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"brush harrow":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a crude light harrow made of short tough tree branches (such as hawthorn) fastened to one side of a pole and used chiefly to cover seeds":[]
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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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"brush entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220441"
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},
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"brucellar":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, with, or resulting from brucellae : of or relating to the genus Brucella":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"br\u00fc\u02c8sel\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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"New Latin Brucella + English -ar":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223056"
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},
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"bruang":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sun bear":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fc\u02cca\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Malay b\u0115ruang":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230140"
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},
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"brunei":{
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"independent sultanate and former British protectorate in northwestern Borneo divided into two noncontiguous parts, both of which border on the South China Sea and are surrounded on three sides by Malaysia; capital Bandar Seri Begawan area 2226 square miles (5765 square kilometers), population 450,600":[],
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"\u2014 see bandar seri begawan":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-\u02ccn\u012b",
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"bru\u0307-\u02c8n\u012b"
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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":"20220712-001812"
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},
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"brush fire":{
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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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": involving mobilization only on a small and local scale":[
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"brushfire border wars"
|
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],
|
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": a fire involving low-growing plants (such as scrub and brush)":[],
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": a minor conflict or crisis":[
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"putting out political brush fires"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02ccf\u012b(-\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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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Cal Fire San Diego units on Sunday stopped the spread of a 2-acre brush fire near Otay Mountain Truck Trail, a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Farther north in Solano County, a brush fire ignited Wednesday afternoon by someone target shooting in dry brush, according to emergency dispatchers. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Several fire engines and aircraft made the initial response to the brush fire , said Brian Fennessy, fire chief of Orange County Fire Authority, during a press conference. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The fire was burning about seven miles north of the city of Vacaville and about 15 miles north of where a separate 135-acre brush fire was contained Tuesday. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Celino said the largest one at the Blue Hills Reservation was a brush fire that burned about 63 acres of land in the area of Buck Hill on May 8. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The brush fire is now largely concentrated in a water management conservation area west of U.S. Highway 27, west of Pembroke Pines and southwest of Weston. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, on the West Coast, firefighters in Southern California worked on a brush fire that sparked near Los Angeles. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Fire officials on Sunday called for the public\u2019s help in their investigation of a four-alarm brush fire that tore through the former home of a drive-in movie theater in Sutton earlier this month. \u2014 Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1954, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022725"
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},
|
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"brusqueness":{
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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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"definitions":{
|
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": markedly short and abrupt":[
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"a brusque reply"
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],
|
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": blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness":[
|
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"was brusque with the customers"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259sk"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abrupt",
|
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"bluff",
|
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"blunt",
|
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"crusty",
|
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"curt",
|
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"downright",
|
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"short",
|
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"short-spoken",
|
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"snippy",
|
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"unceremonious"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"circuitous",
|
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"mealymouthed"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brusque bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
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"examples":[
|
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"She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: \u201cWe don't have any.\u201d",
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"The teacher was brusque and impatient.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Young, who was first elected to the House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, ajc , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Kate McKinnon returned with fists in the air, the frilly collar, and digs at Ted Cruz \u2014 all part of her delightfully brusque portrait of RBG. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The brusque remark during the 2019 operation was not out of the ordinary for Kiran, Keller says. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
|
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"Sara daren\u2019t tell her protective but brusque mother (Carmen Machi, superb) about the bullying, while the girls\u2019 poolside assault on her is witnessed only by a hulking, taciturn stranger (Richard Holmes) taking a dip at the same time. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French brusque , from Italian brusco , from Medieval Latin bruscus butcher's-broom (plant with bristly twigs)":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042946"
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},
|
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"brush shoulders":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to touch at the shoulders":[
|
|
"The two men brushed shoulders as they walked past each other."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050303"
|
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},
|
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"brush hook":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bush hook":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060139"
|
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},
|
|
"brush border":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stria of microvilli on the plasma membrane of an epithelial cell (as in a kidney tubule) that is specialized for absorption":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbr\u0259sh-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon cranberry mixture in center of each rectangle on sheet, leaving 1/2-inch border around edges. Lightly brush border with some egg. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 28 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062214"
|
|
},
|
|
"brush scythe":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bush scythe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064700"
|
|
},
|
|
"Brueghel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"family of Flemish painters including: Pieter circa 1525\u20131569 and his sons Pieter 1564\u20131638 and Jan 1568\u20131625":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fc-g\u0259l",
|
|
"Dutch \u02c8br\u0153-\u1e35\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8br\u022fi-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070923"
|
|
},
|
|
"brulyie":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": disturbance , row , scuffle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-r\u0259l-",
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fcl(y)\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French brouillis quarrel, trouble, disturbance, from brouiller to mix, confuse":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074213"
|
|
},
|
|
"brush rabbit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small short-legged brownish rabbit ( Sylvilagus bachmani ) found on the Pacific coast":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083534"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bruno":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Giordano 1548\u20131600 originally Filippo Bruno Italian philosopher":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fc-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084844"
|
|
},
|
|
"brumal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": indicative of or occurring in the winter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fc-m\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin brumalis , from bruma winter":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1522, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093548"
|
|
},
|
|
"Brul\u00e9":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Indian people constituting a subdivision of the Teton Dakotas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)br\u00fc\u00a6l\u0101",
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fcl(\u0113)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Canadian French, from French br\u00fbl\u00e9 , past participle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101134"
|
|
},
|
|
"brush back":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pitch intentionally thrown near the batter's head or body in baseball":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02ccbak"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Shortly after the attack, the longtime anchor Shepard Smith, a beloved figure in the Fox newsroom, threw a brushback pitch at his own network. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For a while, in the fall, the city was a delight, with some improvisational recapturing of the streets, a more alive streetscape, a reimagining of sidewalks, and a brushback of the automobile. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"McMaster holds up this decision as a virtue, prefacing his book with a brushback statement that amounts to a pox on both houses. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Tlaib has already felt the brushback from a few of her future colleagues. \u2014 Eslah Attar, Glamour , 13 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"The latest head-swerving shift in Trump\u2019s approach to North Korea\u2019s nuclear threat appeared a direct brushback to Trump\u2019s own national security advisor, John Bolton, a hard-line hawk who had pushed the upfront and all-at-once disarmament scenario. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinson, latimes.com , 6 June 2018",
|
|
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101557"
|
|
},
|
|
"brunizem":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a soil of the prairies developed from loess and occurring extensively in Iowa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fcn\u0259\u02cczem"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bruni- (from Medieval Latin brunus brown) + -zem earth (as in chernozem )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102024"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bruchidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family (type genus Bruchus ) of small beetles most of whose larvae infest the seeds of peas and other legumes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fck\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Bruchus , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134056"
|
|
},
|
|
"brusquerie":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": abruptness of manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbr\u0259-sk\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from brusque":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1752, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134934"
|
|
},
|
|
"Brugge":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"commune in northwestern Belgium; capital of the province of West Flanders population 116,885":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bru\u0307-g\u0259",
|
|
"\u02c8br\u1d6b-\u1e35\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141043"
|
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},
|
|
"Brunnichia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small genus of herbaceous vines (family Polygonaceae) having climbing tendrils, broad leaves, and inconspicuous racemose flowers \u2014 see buckwheat vine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)br\u0259\u02c8nik\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 M.T. Br\u00fcnnich \u20201827 Danish naturalist + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143332"
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},
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"brunneous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dark brown":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly scientifically"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259n\u0113\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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"irregular from Medieval Latin brunus brown + English -ous or -escent":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145305"
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},
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"brush block":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a football maneuver in which an offensive player makes light contact with an opponent and continues downfield for secondary blocking":[]
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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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"brush entry 6":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151421"
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},
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"brushings":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": material removed and collected by brushing":[]
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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 gerund of brush entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160441"
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},
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"brush bloodwood":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bloodwood sense a(2)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"brush entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160710"
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},
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"brugh":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a town or borough":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u0259\u1e35",
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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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"alteration of borough":"Noun"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202310"
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},
|
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"brushite":{
|
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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 CaHPO 4 .2H 2 O consisting of calcium hydrogen phosphate in colorless to pale-yellow, transparent to translucent efflorescences or tiny crystals":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259\u02ccsh\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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"George J. Brush \u20201912 American mineralogist + English -ite":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210802"
|
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},
|
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"brushing":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": brushwood":[],
|
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": scrub vegetation":[],
|
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": land covered with scrub vegetation":[],
|
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": a device composed of bristles typically set into a handle and used especially for sweeping, smoothing, scrubbing, or painting":[],
|
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": something resembling a brush: such as":[],
|
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": a bushy tail":[],
|
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": a feather tuft worn on a hat":[],
|
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": an electrical conductor that makes sliding contact between a stationary and a moving part (as of a generator or a motor)":[],
|
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": an act of brushing":[],
|
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": a quick light touch or momentary contact in passing":[],
|
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": to apply a brush to":[],
|
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": to apply with a brush":[],
|
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": to remove with passing strokes (as of a brush)":[],
|
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": to dispose of in an offhand way : dismiss":[
|
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"brushed him off"
|
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],
|
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": to pass lightly over or across : touch gently against in passing":[],
|
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": a brief encounter or skirmish":[
|
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"a brush with disaster",
|
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"a brush with the law"
|
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],
|
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": to move lightly or heedlessly":[
|
|
"brushed past the well-wishers waiting to greet him"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8br\u0259sh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"graze",
|
|
"kiss",
|
|
"nudge",
|
|
"shave",
|
|
"skim"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"encounter",
|
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"hassle",
|
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"run-in",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"skirmish"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English brusch , from an Anglo-French form akin to Old French broce brushwood, Medieval Latin brusca":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English brusshe , from an Anglo-French form akin to Middle French broisse":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English brusche rush, hostile collision, from bruschen":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English bruschen to rush, probably from Middle French brosser to dash through underbrush, from broce":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1674, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-214352"
|
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},
|
|
"brugnatellite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Mg 6 Fe(OH) 13 (CO 3 ).4H 2 O consisting of a hydrous ultrabasic carbonate of iron and magnesium occurring in flesh-red lamellar masses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbr\u00fcny\u0259\u02c8te\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian brugnatellite , from Luigi Brugnatelli \u20201928 Italian mineralogist + Italian -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215353"
|
|
},
|
|
"brush kangaroo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large wallaby":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"brush entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220731"
|
|
},
|
|
"bruh":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the pig-tailed macaque ( Macaca nemestrina ) of the East Indies":[],
|
|
": any of various macaques":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8br\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Malay b\u0115rok":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021849"
|
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}
|
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} |