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{
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"Twin Cities":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota":[]
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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":"20220707-083134",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Twin City":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the adjoining cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota":[
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"Twin City newspapers"
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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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"from the Twin Cities , nickname for Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota":""
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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":"20220707-115913",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"Twin Falls":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southern Idaho southwest of the waterfall called Twin Falls in the Snake River population 44,125":[]
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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":"20220707-045701",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"twaddle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that twaddles : twaddler":[],
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": prate , babble":[],
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": silly idle talk : drivel":[],
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": something insignificant or worthless : nonsense":[
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"that idea is pure twaddle"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We don't believe that twaddle anymore.",
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"the novel's elaborate theory detailing a supposed 2,000-year-old conspiracy is mostly tiresome twaddle",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Much of the research and the dissemination of this twaddle is funded by the Gates Foundation, which last year spent $642 million for its U.S. program, including Pathways and other initiatives that focus on eliminating white supremacy from math. \u2014 Kenin M. Spivak, National Review , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"To their immense credit, Oasis didn\u2019t traffic in peace-and-love twaddle but reveled in their roles as snarling pub louts who became kings of the pop world. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Sep. 2019",
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"After Colangelo was removed and the new order installed, there has been the standard twaddle about working to achieve collaborative decisions among the team\u2019s leaders. \u2014 Bob Ford, Philly.com , 18 June 2018",
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"And just like that, America turned Thursday from harrumphing about Roseanne Barr's racist Twitter twaddle to sputtering about Samantha Bee's profane TV patter. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 31 May 2018",
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"The word is chiefly British, deriving from footle, as a verb meaning to act or talk foolishly, to waste time, and as a noun meaning twaddle or nonsense. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 14 Feb. 2018",
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"In this ultra-premium, jargon-forward twaddle , the only acceptable word is \u2018 \u2014 Rami Grunbaum, The Seattle Times , 19 July 2017",
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"Gone is the original\u2019s joyful sense of mischief; what\u2019s left is an inoffensive piece of twaddle that never fully appreciates the ineluctable bond between community spirit and a drop of the hard stuff. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 11 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of English dialect twattle idle talk":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tw\u00e4-d\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"applesauce",
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"balderdash",
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"baloney",
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"boloney",
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"beans",
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"bilge",
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"blah",
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"blah-blah",
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"blarney",
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"blather",
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"blatherskite",
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"blither",
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"bosh",
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"bull",
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"bunk",
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"bunkum",
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"buncombe",
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"claptrap",
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"codswallop",
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"crapola",
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"crock",
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"drivel",
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"drool",
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"fiddle",
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"fiddle-faddle",
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"fiddlesticks",
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"flannel",
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"flapdoodle",
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"folderol",
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"falderal",
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"folly",
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"foolishness",
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"fudge",
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"garbage",
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"guff",
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"hogwash",
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"hokeypokey",
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"hokum",
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"hoodoo",
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"hooey",
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"horsefeathers",
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"humbug",
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"humbuggery",
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"jazz",
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"malarkey",
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"malarky",
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"moonshine",
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"muck",
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"nerts",
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"nonsense",
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"nuts",
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"piffle",
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"poppycock",
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"punk",
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"rot",
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"rubbish",
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"senselessness",
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"silliness",
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"slush",
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"stupidity",
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"taradiddle",
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"tarradiddle",
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"tommyrot",
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"tosh",
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"trash",
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"trumpery"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080156",
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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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"twain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": couple , pair":[],
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": two":[],
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"Mark \u2014 see clemens":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"I like rap and my parents like country music, and never the twain shall meet in our house.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Sports are sports and real life is real life and never the twain shall meet. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 31 May 2022",
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"But never the twain did meet until college became the country\u2019s sole (respectable, reliable) pathway to economic advancement. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"Ne\u2019er shall the twain between classical music and jazz meet. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"America is beset by tribalism, a poisonous partisanship: red camp, blue camp, and never the twain shall meet. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 22 July 2021",
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"Monday night's season 2 finale of the TNT science fiction show Snowpiercer saw the titular train split in twain , much to the anger of Sean Bean's villainous Mr. Wilford. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 30 Mar. 2021",
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"Harris, as the nation\u2019s first vice president who is Black, as well as South Asian and female, will be under particular pressure to make the twain meet. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"The twains of the have and have-nots, blacks and whites, privileged and oppressed still vow to never meet. \u2014 Dallas News , 2 June 2020",
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"Reuters/Will Dunham Few topics arouse the passions of Americans like god and government and whether the twain shall meet. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English tw\u0113gen \u2014 more at two":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tw\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brace",
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"couple",
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"couplet",
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"duo",
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"dyad",
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"pair",
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"twosome"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124728",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"biographical name",
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"noun",
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"pronoun"
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]
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},
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"tweet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a chirping note":[],
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": a post made on the Twitter online message service":[],
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": to make a chirping sound":[
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"Later I'll want to hear the high frequencies again, the birds tweeting in the morning and the raindrops on the roof.",
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"\u2014 Dee Snider"
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],
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": to make a posting on the Twitter online message service : to post a tweet (see tweet entry 1 sense 2 )":[
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"Madison's job was to verify information being sent in and then relay that to legal observers, street medics, and other organizers who could in turn tweet the information to the masses in the streets.",
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"\u2014 Matthew Power",
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"You can tweet as much as you want or lurk without comment, though consistent tweeting and audience engagement are key to attracting and keeping followers.",
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"\u2014 Charlotte Abbott"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The fire initially shut down traffic in both directions on Highway just east of Kyburz in El Dorado County about 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe, California Highway Patrol said in a tweet . \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 July 2022",
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"In a tweet , the office advised the public that the intersection would be closed for several hours. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2022",
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"Four people are dead and three were critically injured on Thursday after a driver suspected of human smuggling crashed into a truck, the Texas Department of Safety said in a tweet . \u2014 Gina Martinez, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
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"Foreign Minister Enrique Reina said in a tweet that the country was investigating whether any Hondurans were among the deceased. \u2014 Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
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"First Lady Jill Biden announced the new addition to the family in January with a tweet accompanied by various pictures of Willow making herself at home on Pennsylvania Avenue. \u2014 Bymason Leib, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
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"Along with this tweet , several other people voiced their disappointment over the song lyric. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 June 2022",
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"Kuo then followed up with another tweet just yesterday. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"To that point, Sony Interactive Entertainment\u2019s Shuhei Yoshida tried to temper expectations with a tweet last week. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 2 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In March, Tesla appealed a National Labor Relations Board order to delete a May 2018 tweet that the agency said had violated the law. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
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"Only 22% of Americans have Twitter accounts (fewer than LinkedIn!), and most of those users don\u2019t tweet very often. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"The messages were exchanged Monday but Lucas did not tweet about it until Friday. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Neither Musk nor Twitter is allowed to make announcements about the agreement without the permission of the other side, but a carveout gives Musk permission to tweet about it. \u2014 Reed Albergotti, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
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"Musk took a liking to Dogecoin years ago, and started to tweet about the cryptocurrency in 2019. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"But in 2019, the S.E.C. asked a judge to hold him in contempt for violating the settlement terms by continuing to errantly tweet about Tesla. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"As part of the partnership between the Academy and Twitter, Twitter users will also be able to tweet about their favorite scene from a 2021 film using #OscarsCheerMoment. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Other accounts that tweet about restocks include @CameronRitz and @lordofrestocks. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 9 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tw\u0113t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cheep",
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"chirp",
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"chirrup",
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"chitter",
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"jargon",
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"peep",
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"pip",
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"pipe",
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"twitter"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131151",
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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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"twenty-four seven":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": all the time : twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week":[]
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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":"20220707-190000",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"twenty-twenty hindsight":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the full knowledge and complete understanding that one has about an event only after it has happened":[
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"With 20/20 hindsight we now see where our strategy went wrong."
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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":"20220707-184004",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"twenty-twenty vision":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": good vision : the ability to see without glasses":[
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"The doctor told me I have twenty-twenty vision ."
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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":"20220707-180459",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"twerking":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": sexually suggestive dancing characterized by rapid, repeated hip thrusts and shaking of the buttocks especially while squatting":[
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"\u2026 twerking has become a catch-all for an overtly sexualized style of dancing wherein one manipulates the hips and posterior in an often hypnotic and physics-defying bounce.",
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"\u2014 Luke O'Neil"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Apart from her good as hell bangers and candid TikTok videos, Lizzo is worshipped worldwide for her incredible twerking skills. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"His dancers brought it, too, with twerking , braid whipping and splits to boot. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"Cyrus, who also headlined Friday night at the festival, shared video of the moment on Instagram, with the singer running up from the side of the stage to join other fans during what appeared to be a mid-set twerking competition. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 2 Oct. 2021",
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"Lizzo's twerking skills are unparalleled, and so was her recent speech schooling everyone on the dance move's history and Black culture. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"But through the power of twerking and the inimitable guiding hand of Missy Elliott on the video, anything is possible. \u2014 Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 July 2021",
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"But the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn\u2019t ready to handle her twerking superpowers -- due to the enviable strength of Meg\u2019s knees -- and her shine that cuts like the giant diamond projected above her. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 28 June 2021",
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"As Rae goes through the moves step by step, Kim can\u2019t help but cringe at the body rolls and twerking , which her teacher takes note of and adjusts to her comfort level. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"Several of them twerk on their hands and knees in the sand, while in two shots Hanks lets two women\u2019s twerking buttocks bounce off his face. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"2001, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"twerk , phonesthemic coinage, perhaps with elements of twist entry 1 and jerk entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tw\u0259r-ki\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184849",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"twerp":{
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"antonyms":[
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"big shot",
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"big wheel",
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"bigwig",
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"eminence",
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"figure",
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"kahuna",
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"kingpin",
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"magnate",
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"nabob",
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"personage",
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"somebody",
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"VIP"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a silly, insignificant, or contemptible person":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Some little twerp took her seat.",
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"Her boyfriend's just a pretentious twerp .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His Abigail is a perfect twerp , the peevish flipside to Pitt's Most Interesting Man in the World shtick. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"When Briggs leaves Lulu in a (cool, safe) car at night, an animal-rights twerp seeks to break a window with a rock to let in some air, until Briggs advises him why this would be a bad idea. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"That\u2019s the mystery and the magnetism of what the actor\u2019s doing, and without it this Henry would merely be a Lancastrian twerp . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
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"To that end, its supporting characters are vivid: One step above Travis in the FAM hierarchy is Cody (Th\u00e9odore Pellerin), a type-A twerp with a masochistic streak. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 20 Aug. 2019",
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"The fear is that kids who habitually order Amazon's Alexa to read them a story or command Google's Assistant to tell them a joke are learning to communicate not as polite, considerate citizens, but as demanding little twerps . \u2014 Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED , 11 May 2018",
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"In addition to that little twerp from New England, Ballard also interviewed Matt Nagy, Mike Vrabel, Matt Ruhle and Kris Richard, and scheduled an interview with Steve Wilks that was canceled. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 11 Feb. 2018",
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"Her latest prot\u00e9g\u00e9, Don Atari (Kyle Mooney), is an anti-fashion hipster and sour little twerp whose idea of a fashion-show locale is a garbage dump. \u2014 Stephen Holden, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1923, 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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"\u02c8tw\u0259rp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cipher",
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"dwarf",
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"half-pint",
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"insect",
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"insignificancy",
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"lightweight",
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"morsel",
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"nobody",
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"nonentity",
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"nothing",
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"nullity",
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"number",
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"pip-squeak",
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"pygmy",
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"pigmy",
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"shrimp",
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"snippersnapper",
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"whippersnapper",
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"zero",
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"zilch"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024111",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"twi-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dialect of Akan":[],
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": a literary language based on the Twi dialect and used by the Akan-speaking peoples (such as the Ashanti)":[],
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": two : double : doubly : twice":[
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"twi- headed"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Akan \u010d\u0265\u00ed\u00ec":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwi- twi-, Latin bi- , Greek di- , Old English tw\u0101 two":"Prefix"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u0113",
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"\u02c8ch\u0113",
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"\u02c8tw\u0113",
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"\u02c8chw\u0113",
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"\u02c8tw\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135109",
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"prefix"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"twi-night":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being a baseball doubleheader in which the first game is played in the late afternoon and the second continues into the evening":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"twi light + night":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tw\u012b-\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100715",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"twibil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a double-headed battle-ax":[],
|
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": a reaping hook especially for cutting beans":[]
|
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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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"Middle English, a kind of two-bladed ax, mattock, from Old English twibill , from twi- + bill two-edged sword":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163858",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"twice":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": on two occasions":[
|
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"twice absent"
|
|
],
|
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": two times : in doubled quantity or degree":[
|
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"twice two is four",
|
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"twice as much"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"I only wore it twice .",
|
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"He has rehearsals twice a month.",
|
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"He twice lost to younger opponents.",
|
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"We visited them twice in 10 years.",
|
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"The dictionary has been twice updated since 1993.",
|
|
"I've been there at least twice .",
|
|
"He must be twice her age.",
|
|
"The population is twice that of Canada.",
|
|
"The new one costs about twice as much.",
|
|
"He could earn twice his present salary at the new job.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Detroit won the Cup three times during that span (1997-98, 2002), and Colorado won twice (1996, 2001). \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Ballou, the 2015 champion, has won twice in sprint cars this season and was the winner the last time the division raced in Wisconsin (2015, Angell Park). \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Trump\u2019s endorsement and the fact that the winner will likely prevail in November in a state Trump won twice by more than 25 percentage points. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Ford won the district title three times and regional championship twice during her career. \u2014 Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Sam Burns, 25, who has won twice since March and finished second in another event, shot a 67 to move to two-under for the championship, and Brooks Koepka, the last man to win back-to-back U.S. Opens, shot 67 after an unsteady 73 in the first round. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Finau, 32, currently ranked No. 15 in the world, has won twice on the PGA Tour, and is coming off a second-place finish at the RBC Canadian Open. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Wayne Gretzky twice won back-to-back titles in the 1980s with the high-scoring Edmonton Oilers, who had seven future Hall of Famers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The Phoenix native twice won the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 110M hurdles and turned pro in 2016. \u2014 Glenn Erby, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English twiges, twies , from Old English twiga ; akin to Old English twi-":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tw\u012bs"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"double",
|
|
"doubly",
|
|
"twofold"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083434",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twice-accented octave":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": two-line octave":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1907, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133223",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twig":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"miss"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a minute branch of a nerve or artery":[],
|
|
": a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves":[],
|
|
": fashion , style":[],
|
|
": notice , observe":[],
|
|
": to gain a grasp : understand":[
|
|
"twigged instinctively about things",
|
|
"\u2014 H. E. Bates"
|
|
],
|
|
": to understand the meaning of : comprehend":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He seemed confused until he twigged that something was going on.",
|
|
"I had to explain it to him three times but he finally twigged ."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1811, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English twigge , from Old English; akin to Old High German zw\u012bg twig, Old English tw\u0101 two":"Noun",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun",
|
|
"perhaps from Irish & Scottish Gaelic tuig- understand":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twig"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"behold",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"catch on (to)",
|
|
"cognize",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"cotton (to ",
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"discern",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grok",
|
|
"intuit",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"tumble (to)",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040815",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twilight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"brightness",
|
|
"brilliance",
|
|
"day",
|
|
"daylight",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glow",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"lightness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a period of decline":[],
|
|
": an intermediate state that is not clearly defined":[
|
|
"lived in the twilight of neutrality",
|
|
"\u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The sun set and twilight fell.",
|
|
"stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The twilight starts when the club would open the roof after three innings also are not happening this season. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"As another, younger American man fell by the wayside, 37-year-old John Isner remained standing in the British twilight , all 6 feet 10 inches of him, his hopes still alive at tennis\u2019 most prestigious tournament. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"And with the twilight of the sixth-generation Mustang just beyond the horizon, the likely Dark Horse package could be a handsome sendoff. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Even as twilight fell, the WASPs, with their pedigrees, trust funds, and elusive tragic flaws, remained enviable. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"There are also kayaking and hiking, visits to Inuit settlements, and, conditions permitting, diving into the mysterious blue twilight beneath the ice in the ship\u2019s submarine. \u2014 Sue Bryant, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Street fair, twilight parade, vendors and entertainment. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"About 40 percent of humankind is permanently bathed in the equivalent of perpetual moonlight, and about 25 percent constantly experiences an artificial twilight that exceeds the illumination of a full moon. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"June 18, Street fair, twilight parade, vendors and entertainment. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8tw\u012b-\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"blackness",
|
|
"candlelight",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkness",
|
|
"dusk",
|
|
"gloaming",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"murk",
|
|
"night",
|
|
"semidarkness",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"umbra"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163812",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"binary",
|
|
"bipartite",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"double-barreled",
|
|
"double-edged",
|
|
"dual",
|
|
"duplex",
|
|
"twofold"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compound crystal composed of two adjoining crystals or parts of crystals of the same kind that share a common plane of atoms":[],
|
|
": being one of a pair":[],
|
|
": born with one other or as a pair at one birth":[
|
|
"my twin brother",
|
|
"twin girls"
|
|
],
|
|
": duplicate , match":[],
|
|
": either of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy":[],
|
|
": gemini":[],
|
|
": having or consisting of two identical units":[],
|
|
": made up of two similar, related, or connected members or parts : double":[],
|
|
": one of two persons or things closely related to or resembling each other":[],
|
|
": paired in a close or necessary relationship : matching":[],
|
|
": to bring forth twins":[],
|
|
": to bring together in close association : couple":[],
|
|
": to grow in a compound form with two adjoining sections that share a common plane of atoms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She's the mother of twins .",
|
|
"The twins went swimming after lunch.",
|
|
"My sister just had twins .",
|
|
"Sarah and her brother are twins .",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the twin goals of reducing oil dependence and protecting the environment",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Venus has often been called Earth's twin because the two planets are similar in size, but one planet is hot enough to melt lead, while the other supports life. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Once her doctor confirmed that the second twin is a girl, Ballinger wiped a tear of joy from her eye. \u2014 Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com , 14 July 2021",
|
|
"The twin who survived, Emily, is a state representative who focuses on traffic safety issues. \u2014 Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com , 31 May 2021",
|
|
"The sheets are available in a slew of colors and sizes twin through California king. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"For the third consecutive game, Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase benefitted from a twin -killing when Brendan Rodgers bounced a ball to Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez with the tying run aboard in the ninth inning of a 4-2 victory against Colorado at Coors Field. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For those into bench racing, the twin -turbo V6 has a higher specific output\u2014horsepower per liter\u2014than any McLaren engines other than the 4.0 L V8s in the Senna and the Elva. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, the restaurant resembled a fraternal twin of its former self. \u2014 Jim Heintz, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, the restaurant resembled a fraternal twin of its former self. \u2014 Jim Heintz, ajc , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"That same year, Officers William Krout and Paige Haar pulled 2-year-old twin girls to safety after their father drove a pickup off Sunset Cliffs into the ocean. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Betsy sits on Cooper's lap for the shot while Scarlett cradles one of the twin girls and the other rests in a bassinet. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Breathtaking is one word that describes beauty of the twin girls, pictured sleeping pretty in pink, likely snapped weeks after their birth. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Samantha Collins, a 34-year-old mother in Channahon, Illinois, was searching for a special high-calorie formula for her identical twin girls, who were born premature in February. \u2014 Jesselyn Cook, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Now that her twin girls are home and rapidly gaining weight, Alarcon is enjoying the sweet reaction from her other kids: Brittney, 17; Sarah, 13; Hunter, 10; Zachary and Zoey, 6; Olivia and Oliver, 4; and King, 3. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Then a first full group of 15 athletes was named in December with that class featuring twin sisters Haley and Hanna Cavinder, who hail from Gilbert and now play basketball at the University of Miami. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The twin sisters have millions of followers on their various social media accounts and were among the first to capitalize on it, securing NIL deals as soon as the NCAA permitted it. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"For twin sisters Lisa-Kaind\u00e9 and Naomi Diaz of the recording group Ibeyi, making music means constantly evolving. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Kim Kardashian took a break from Skims bodysuits this Easter to twin with her kids. \u2014 Glamour , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Now researchers are shooting for the loftiest goal: to twin the brain. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For instance, healthcare professionals can one day digitally twin a patient\u2019s body to test the impact of a treatment. \u2014 Sayantan Dasgupta, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The always stylish couple loves to keep their outfits coordinated and during a fashion fitting over the weekend, Union, 48, and Wade, 39, decided to twin in identical patterned pants. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"If '1917' doesn't twin the top Oscar, 'Once Upon a Time \u2026 in Hollywood' will. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 25 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Freeman led the Warriors to twin 5-5 seasons starting in 2015 until the breakthrough in 2017. \u2014 Dennis Victory, al , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Their outing wouldn\u2019t be the first time Witherspoon and her daughter were twinning . \u2014 Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Kylie and Stormi were just adorably twinning on vacay together. \u2014 Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire , 13 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from twin twofold":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, twofold, double, from Old English twinn ; akin to Old Norse tvinnr two by two, Old English tw\u0101 two":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"mate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033712",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twin bill":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": doubleheader":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Teams are allowed to add a 27th player to their roster for doubleheaders and the Brewers selected right-hander Alec Bettinger from Class AAA Nashville for their makeup twin bill Saturday vs. Washington. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2021",
|
|
"Plesac and Clevinger will match up in Game 1 of Wednesday\u2019s twin bill with Quantrill and MacKenzie Gore set to pitch in Game 2. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Once, my friends and I were at Rickwood Field on the Fourth of July to hear a twin bill of Earth, Wind, and Fire, and Uriah Heep. \u2014 David Sher, al , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Mets were playing in their third twin bill in just over a month. \u2014 Warren Mayes, Star Tribune , 5 May 2021",
|
|
"Both games were seven innings, with the twin bill necessitated by Monday's postponement due to inclement weather. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Brewers manager Craig Counsell bet big on all-star Corbin Burnes, moving him ahead of Brett Anderson to the first game of the twin bill to match up with deGrom, the best thing going in the majors this year. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 July 2021",
|
|
"At that time, manager Craig Counsell chose to pitch Peralta in the first game of the twin bill with Anderson going in the nightcap. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2021",
|
|
"The Angels fit in a doubleheader (in this case a true twin bill ) with the Minnesota Twins on Thursday to make up for games from April 17-18 that were postponed due to COVID-19 issues with the Twins. \u2014 Dave Tuley, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1939, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twin double":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a system of betting (as on horse races) in which the bettor must pick the winners of four stipulated races in order to win \u2014 compare daily double":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Room My top-floor room, a twin double with a seaside view, was sleek and clean-lined, though the trio of windows seemed slightly too small and ceilings too low. \u2014 Anja Mutic, New York Times , 5 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054935",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twin-engine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having two cylinders or two rows of cylinders":[],
|
|
": having two engines":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of an airplane"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055838",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"twinborn":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": born at the same birth":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, 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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"\u02c8twin-\u02c8b\u022frn"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031059",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"twindle":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": twin":[]
|
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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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"twin entry 2 + -le":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8twin\u1d4al"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185431",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"twine":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a strong string of two or more strands twisted together":[],
|
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": a twined or interlaced part or object":[],
|
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": an act of twining , interlacing, or embracing":[],
|
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": interlace":[
|
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"the girl twined her hands",
|
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"\u2014 John Buchan"
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],
|
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": part":[
|
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"you and me must twine",
|
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"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
|
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],
|
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": to cause (one) to lose possession : deprive":[
|
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"twined him of his nose",
|
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"\u2014 J. C. Ransom"
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],
|
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": to cause to be encircled":[],
|
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": to cause to encircle or enfold something":[],
|
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": to coil about a support":[],
|
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": to form by twisting : weave":[],
|
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": to stretch or move in a sinuous manner : meander":[
|
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"the river twines through the valley"
|
|
],
|
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": to twist together":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"The package was wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine .",
|
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"a strong piece of twine"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1722, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English twin , from Old English tw\u012bn ; akin to Middle Dutch twijn twine, Old English tw\u0101 two":"Noun",
|
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"alteration of Scots twin , from Middle English twinnen , from twin double":"Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8tw\u012bn"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215929",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"twine reeler":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a machine similar to the spinning mule for twisting twine and ply yarns":[]
|
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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":"20220707-101832",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"twinflower":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a prostrate subshrub ( Linnaea borealis ) of the honeysuckle family that is found in cool regions of the northern hemisphere and has fragrant usually pink flowers":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"PATRICK FARRELL pfarrell@miamiherald.com The pineland twinflower or snakeherb, is fairly common in pine rocklands but rarely grow in other places. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 4 May 2017",
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"PATRICK FARRELL pfarrell@miamiherald.com The pineland twinflower or snakeherb, is fairly common in pine rocklands but rarely grow in other places. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 4 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1818, 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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"\u02c8twin-\u02ccflau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002520",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"twinge":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a moral or emotional pang":[
|
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"a twinge of conscience",
|
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"a twinge of sympathy"
|
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],
|
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": a sudden sharp stab of pain":[],
|
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": pluck , tweak":[],
|
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": to affect with a sharp pain or pang":[],
|
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": to feel a sudden sharp local pain":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"He felt a twinge of arthritis when he stood up.",
|
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"I still feel an occasional twinge in my leg from the accident.",
|
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"I felt a twinge of guilt.",
|
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"I must admit to a twinge of envy.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Granted, doctors are particularly predisposed to describing even a sniffle or the passing throat twinge in excruciating detail. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 10 May 2022",
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"The moment brings with it a twinge of anxiety for the title\u2019s 55,000 print subscribers, many of whom appreciate how The World of Interiors has been resistant to change. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The bliss of relief clouded their eyes, with perhaps a twinge of sadness, the knowledge that the page has been turned on a season of glory. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Gorgeous and warm, the track is one to settle in the heart of listeners, especially those with a twinge of nostalgia for bygone years. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Any parent of an unvaccinated toddler will feel a twinge of understanding. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But Croft also felt a twinge of disappointment that after devoting years to the project, her name wasn\u2019t on the book\u2019s cover. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"There was a twinge of antagonism in her touch, her hands directing him, yanking at him to stay still. \u2014 Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Sava\u015f, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
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"And so a twinge of genuine hope percolates through many of my conversations for the first time in a long while. \u2014 Ryan Miller, The Atlantic , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The twist, however, is the sauce \u2014 a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
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"The twist, however, is the sauce \u2014 a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 Dec. 2019",
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"The twist, however, is the sauce \u2014 a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
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"The twist, however, is the sauce \u2014 a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
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"The twist, however, is the sauce \u2014 a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
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"The twist, however, is the sauce \u2014 a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 Dec. 2019",
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"The twist, however, is the sauce \u2014 a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 Dec. 2019",
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"The twist, however, is the sauce \u2014 a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 6 Dec. 2019"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English twengen , from Old English twengan ; akin to Old High German zwengen to pinch":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8twinj"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ache",
|
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"pain",
|
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"pang",
|
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"prick",
|
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"shoot",
|
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"smart",
|
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"sting",
|
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"stitch",
|
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"throe",
|
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"tingle"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014551",
|
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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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"twingle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": twist , wriggle":[]
|
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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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"origin unknown":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8twi\u014b(g)\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092507",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"twingle-twangle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the twang of a musical instrument":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"twingle-twangle reduplication of twangle; twing-twang reduplication of twang":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195600",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twink":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": chaffinch":[],
|
|
": punish , thrash":[],
|
|
": wink , twinkle":[],
|
|
": wink , twinkling":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in the phrase in a twink"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English twinken":"Intransitive verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from twinken , verb":"Noun",
|
|
"imitative":"Noun",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Transitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8twi\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190338",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twinkle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"eyeblink",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"heartbeat",
|
|
"instant",
|
|
"jiff",
|
|
"jiffy",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"nanosecond",
|
|
"New York minute",
|
|
"second",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"split second",
|
|
"trice",
|
|
"twinkling",
|
|
"wink"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rapid flashing motion : flit":[],
|
|
": a wink of the eyelids":[],
|
|
": an intermittent radiance : flicker , sparkle":[],
|
|
": the instant's duration of a wink : twinkling":[],
|
|
": to appear bright especially with merriment":[
|
|
"his eyes twinkled"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to shine with fluctuating light":[],
|
|
": to flicker or flirt rapidly":[
|
|
"twinkled the straight, red-lacquered toes",
|
|
"\u2014 Glenway Wescott"
|
|
],
|
|
": to flutter or flit rapidly":[],
|
|
": to flutter the eyelids":[],
|
|
": to shine with a flickering or sparkling light : scintillate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The lights of the city twinkled in the distance.",
|
|
"Stars twinkle in the night sky.",
|
|
"Her eyes twinkled with excitement.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"We saw the twinkle of a candle in the window.",
|
|
"in just a twinkle , the shooting star was gone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Ranging from mega charm necklaces to twinkle star studs, there is a piece of jewelry for everyone in the Colette line. \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Every bedroom and the living areas offer endless ocean views, while some also capture elevated views to the east where lights twinkle in the night sky. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The points seemed to twinkle as the starlike image slowly enlarged. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some of their eyes twinkle as certain questions activate dormant memories. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Is there a more striking illustration of this trend than the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, encased in a mantle of shiny aluminum fins that sparkle and twinkle like so many vertical sequins? \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The hotel\u2019s rooftop restaurant enjoys one of the most spectacular vistas in the city, with the San Jacinto mountains providing a dramatic backdrop to the west while the city lights twinkle below. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The pool area and hammam have ceiling lights that twinkle like stars. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Head over to Fun Town, where the Holiday Light Show features a 30-foot tree decorated with 400 Lego ornaments that twinkle to holiday tunes through Jan. 2. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That would be Col. Tom Parker, who supplies voice-over narration and is played by Tom Hanks with a mountain of prosthetic goo, a bizarre accent and a yes-it\u2019s-really-me twinkle in his eyes. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"With a mischievous twinkle , Johnson pulled back the curtain to reveal the machinery of the celebrity persona, the army of producers and publicists and assistants just beyond the frame, making clear that stars are not at all like us. \u2014 Matt Brennandeputy Editor, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Allen took home four state championship medals Saturday but one held just a tad bit more of a twinkle in her eye \u2014 her win in the 400-meter dash. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Embrace the mysterious with a twinkle in your eye and a secretive smile, and be sure to make an entrance with this fragrance dancing upon your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Each strand is generously sized at 72 feet long with 200 individual LED twinkle lights. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"While fairy lights don't provide tons of brightness, though, these do boast eight different lighting modes, including twinkle and flashing. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Zero sacks for sack-meister Chris Jones, Burrow not needing to flash his twinkle -toes much. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There is a swing in his step, a twinkle in his eye. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English twinclian ; akin to Middle High German zwinken to blink":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twi\u014b-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blink",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"wink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010710",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twinkling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the time required for a wink : instant":[
|
|
"the kettle will boil in a twinkling",
|
|
"\u2014 Punch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a twinkling , the rabbit had disappeared"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twi\u014b-kli\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8twi\u014b-k(\u0259-)li\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"eyeblink",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"heartbeat",
|
|
"instant",
|
|
"jiff",
|
|
"jiffy",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"nanosecond",
|
|
"New York minute",
|
|
"second",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"split second",
|
|
"trice",
|
|
"twinkle",
|
|
"wink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065722",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twirl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gyration",
|
|
"pirouette",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"revolution",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"rotation",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of twirling":[],
|
|
": coil , whorl":[],
|
|
": pitch sense 2a":[],
|
|
": to cause to rotate rapidly":[],
|
|
": to pitch in a baseball game":[],
|
|
": to revolve rapidly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They twirled past us on the dance floor.",
|
|
"The cheerleaders jumped and twirled .",
|
|
"The kite twisted and twirled in the wind.",
|
|
"The chef twirled the noodles around his fork.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The dancers executed perfect twirls .",
|
|
"the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Pair this taffeta Akris with a stunning pair of stilettos and twirl the night away. \u2014 Gaby Keiderling, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The charming Frog Pond on historic Boston Common, America\u2019s oldest public park, is a picturesque spot to twirl and glide for an afternoon or evening. \u2014 Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Chimes ring mournfully in the breeze, and small white blossoms from a tree twist and twirl their way to a soft landing in the nearby pool. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The PGA Tour put the kibosh on caddy races a few years ago, but the fans have found other ways to create entertainment, chanting for scoreboard carriers to twirl their boards \u2014 most do \u2014 or to get people across the stadium to acknowledge them. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Super Bowl ad, the Euphoria star will twirl in a gown that can only be described as Aquata Chic. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For species that naturally have more of a noodle-like, cylindrical leaf, you\u2019ll get used to how their leaves might twist and twirl more when drier, and a drying plant will feel lighter. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Eyelashes, as everybody knows, are supposed to twirl up to the heavens in unison, like Minnie Mouse's. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Tiny girls twirl in fairy costumes before turning to whack their brothers with their wands. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In the most magical of full circle moments, \u00c1rboles recently attended her Yale graduation ceremony on campus \u2014 exactly two years after her \u2018cap and gown twirl on the pole\u2019 moment went viral on social. \u2014 Karin Eldor, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Wang yelps through the phone as Stefani does a twirl . \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
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"The Swinging Mini Showcase your spring footwear with a twirl . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Skaters from an ice show twirl gleamingly in the middle distance. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"In the video, Zendaya gave a little twirl in the look, as one is legally obligated to do when they're decked out in sequins. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"Madison Hubbell did a little twirl , soaking in the moment and the lively atmosphere at Capital Indoor Stadium. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Phillip Danault got the secondary assist and really made the goal happen with a twirl -around backhanded pass to Durzi that left the Flyers helplessly out of position. \u2014 Aaron Bracy, ajc , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"Every torquing twist and long follow-through and confident twirl of the iron. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021"
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"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect tvirla to twirl; akin to Old High German dweran to stir":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8tw\u0259r-(-\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8tw\u0259rl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"pivot",
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"revolve",
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"roll",
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"rotate",
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"spin",
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"swing",
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"swirl",
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"swivel",
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"turn",
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"twist",
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"wheel",
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"whirl"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075152",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"twist":{
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"antonyms":[
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"twisting",
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"wrench",
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"wrenching",
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"wresting",
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"wringing"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a baked piece of twisted dough":[],
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": a clever device : trick":[
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"questions demanding special twists of thinking",
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"\u2014 New Yorker"
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],
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": a dance performed with strenuous gyrations especially of the hips":[],
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": a distortion of meaning or sense":[],
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": a front or back dive in which the diver twists sideways a half or full turn before entering the water":[],
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": a spiral turn or curve":[],
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": a strip of citrus peel used to flavor a drink":[],
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": a strong tightly twisted sewing silk":[],
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": a thread, yarn, or cord formed by twisting two or more strands together":[],
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": a turning off a straight course":[],
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": a variant approach or method : gimmick":[
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"a kind of twist on the old triangle theme",
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"\u2014 Dave Fedo"
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],
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": an act of twisting : the state of being twisted":[],
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": an unexpected turn or development":[
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"weird twists of fate",
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"\u2014 W. L. Shirer"
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],
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": contort":[
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"twisted his face into a grin"
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],
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": eccentricity , idiosyncrasy":[],
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": something formed by twisting or winding: such as":[],
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": squirm , writhe":[],
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": the angle through which a thing is twisted":[],
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": the spin given the ball in any of various games":[],
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": to alter the meaning of : distort , pervert":[
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"twisted the facts"
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],
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": to assume a spiral shape":[],
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": to be left to face a difficult situation without support or help":[],
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": to bring strong pressure to bear on one":[],
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": to cause to move with a turning motion":[
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"twisted her chair to face the fire"
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],
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": to cause to take on moral, mental, or emotional deformity":[
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"celebrity has twisted their sense of decorum"
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],
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": to dance the twist":[],
|
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": to follow a winding course : snake":[],
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": to form into a spiral shape":[],
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": to make (one's way) in a winding or devious manner to a destination or objective":[],
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": to make by twisting strands together":[
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"twist thread from yarn"
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],
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": to mingle by interlacing":[],
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": to pull off, turn, or break by torsion":[
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"twist the nut off the bolt"
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],
|
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": to rotate while taking a curving path or direction":[],
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": to turn or change shape under torsion":[],
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": to unite by winding":[
|
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"twisting strands together"
|
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],
|
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": tobacco leaves twisted into a thick roll":[],
|
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": torque or torsional stress applied to a body (such as a rod or shaft)":[],
|
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": torsional strain":[],
|
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": turn sense 3a":[
|
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"twisted around to see behind him"
|
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],
|
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": twine , coil":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The toy can be twisted into different shapes.",
|
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"She twisted balloons into the shapes of different animals.",
|
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"The antenna was twisted out of shape.",
|
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"The car was a heap of twisted metal after the accident.",
|
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"He twists his lip into an odd expression when he's thinking.",
|
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"twist the dials on the radio",
|
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"The bottle cap twists off.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"a simple twist of the wrist",
|
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"The jar should open with a twist of the lid.",
|
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"The road has some nasty twists .",
|
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"The coastal road had many twists and turns .",
|
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"It was a film noir with some clever twists .",
|
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"In an unusual twist , the police arrested one of their own.",
|
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"They were brought together by a strange twist of fate .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"In the weeks before and after the real electors met, Trump and his advisers engaged in a frenzied effort to arm- twist state legislators into validating their electors. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
|
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"In the weeks before and after the real electors met, Trump and his advisers engaged in a frenzied effort to arm- twist state legislators into validating their electors. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"At the bottom of the lunge twist your torso to the left, and then to the right. Press back to start, and perform the move to the left. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Step 2 Grab a wide-toothed comb or brush made for curly hair, and comb out the hair from the base of the hair to the end, then twist each section, so it doesn\u2019t get stuck to another area of hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Her agitation and self-disgust, her terror of being barely human, drove her to twist clusters of her hair around her fingers, to yank hard. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Prior to World War II, all pretzels were shaped by hand, and a talented pretzel maker could twist 40 pretzels per minute. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Using their respective daughters as pawns, Mrs. Russell secured not only Astor's grudging assent to attend her lavish ball, but got her to arm- twist those within her social circle to join in as well. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Replete with resentments, desires, and fractured relationships, Hud is an early case study in how the myth of the West and self-loathing can twist a man's soul. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Lore raised $350 million in funding this week for Wonder, his twist on a meal delivery startup, resulting in a $3.5 billion valuation. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"That connection, and the responsibility that comes with it, is at the heart of Lukas Dhont\u2019s sophomore feature, so subtle and sensitive in the first half, so devastatingly false from its tragic twist on. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"But on the 25th anniversary of that historic day in Golden Gate Park, Gosney put his own modern twist on it by producing the Digital Be-In. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"While most remember the Saw franchise as the one that ushered in an era of movies high on gore and violence, the original Saw movie felt novel for its mixture of horror and police procedural \u2014 and for its killer twist . \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"And to mark her first time returning to La Croisette since 2016 earlier this evening, Roberts chose once again to bring her own, distinctive twist to Cannes\u2014red carpet customs be damned. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Local chef Valentina Santanicchio took Tucci to her bistro, called Il Saltapicchio, to cook up a traditional pigeon dish, but with her own twist . \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Will this be the moment the Premier League title race takes its twist ? \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Jonas contrasted his wife's style, with his own Louis Vuitton twist on the classic black and white tuxedo. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch twisten , from twist twine, discord, quarrel; akin to Old English -twist (in candeltwist candlesnuffers, m\u00e6sttwist twin support for a mast), Middle English twisten to be forked, Middle High German zwist quarrel, Old English twi- twi-":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"distort",
|
|
"falsify",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"garble",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misrelate",
|
|
"misrepresent",
|
|
"misstate",
|
|
"pervert",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"warp"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225643",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twisted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"straightaway"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed : sick":[
|
|
"a cruel, twisted mind",
|
|
"And you know there will be some strange and twisted bitter man who will listen to all our messages.",
|
|
"\u2014 Cynthia Heimel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"G Jones and Eprom proudly present Acid Disc 2, a collection of songs that unfold like a psychedelic tunnel of twisted metal. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The result, then, was Darkman; this movie is weird, twisted , campy, and fun in a lot of ways. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The rich live differently than the rest of us, and that's never more evident than this chilling account of one family that plays a sick and twisted game with their tenants. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Several grotesquely twisted and perforated cars sat on the ground, tires long burned. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Symptoms of birds with avian flu include swimming in circles, twisted necks and tremors. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Which is clearly the work of Stephen King, just to make this more twisted . \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Church will play Agent Stone, said to be a cold and unyielding post-apocalyptic highway patrolman who rules the roads with a silver tongue and a twisted iron fist, prosecuting even the smallest crimes with the harshest of judgements. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The markets in Saltivka were heavily hit, leaving many stalls reduced to scorched and twisted strands of metal. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twi-st\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"curled",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"curved",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"curvy",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"serpentine",
|
|
"sinuous",
|
|
"tortuous",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"windy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165819",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twisting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the use of misrepresentation or trickery to get someone to lapse a life insurance policy and buy another usually in another company":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it took some twisting , but I finally got the top off the jar"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1905, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twi-sti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrenching",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"wringing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064847",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twitch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brief spasmodic contraction of the muscle fibers":[],
|
|
": a loop of rope or strap that is tightened over a horse's lip as a restraining device":[],
|
|
": a physical or mental pang":[
|
|
"a twitch of remorse"
|
|
],
|
|
": a slight jerk of a body part":[],
|
|
": pull , pluck":[
|
|
"twitched at my sleeve"
|
|
],
|
|
": quack grass":[],
|
|
": to move jerkily : quiver":[],
|
|
": to move or pull with a sudden motion : jerk":[],
|
|
": to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction":[
|
|
"his hand twitched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Her mouth was twitching as she began to cry.",
|
|
"The rabbit twitched its ears."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1595, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English twicchen ; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, Old High German gi zwickan to pinch":"Verb",
|
|
"alteration of quitch":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twich"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fidget",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"squiggle",
|
|
"squirm",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"wiggle",
|
|
"wriggle",
|
|
"writhe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185448",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twitching":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brief spasmodic contraction of the muscle fibers":[],
|
|
": a loop of rope or strap that is tightened over a horse's lip as a restraining device":[],
|
|
": a physical or mental pang":[
|
|
"a twitch of remorse"
|
|
],
|
|
": a slight jerk of a body part":[],
|
|
": pull , pluck":[
|
|
"twitched at my sleeve"
|
|
],
|
|
": quack grass":[],
|
|
": to move jerkily : quiver":[],
|
|
": to move or pull with a sudden motion : jerk":[],
|
|
": to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction":[
|
|
"his hand twitched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Her mouth was twitching as she began to cry.",
|
|
"The rabbit twitched its ears."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1595, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English twicchen ; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, Old High German gi zwickan to pinch":"Verb",
|
|
"alteration of quitch":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twich"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fidget",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"squiggle",
|
|
"squirm",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"wiggle",
|
|
"wriggle",
|
|
"writhe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062325",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twitchy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by twitches or jerking movements : tending to twitch":[
|
|
"Oliver did not think he would be able to sleep, but he did sleep\u2014a restless, twitchy sleep filled with hideous dreams.",
|
|
"\u2014 Eva Ibbotson",
|
|
"Round-shouldered yet angular, he walked in a twitchy manner that recalled a spider, his oily hair swinging about his face.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. K. Rowling"
|
|
],
|
|
": nervously on edge or fretful":[
|
|
"This revelation was an incredible relief to those of us who get a little twitchy at the thought of making pasta \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Daniels Lear",
|
|
"There was action every minute, and so much momentum carrying the story forward that until I finished it, I was in a sort of twitchy agony if I got stuck doing anything else.",
|
|
"\u2014 Eric Konigsberg"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twi-ch\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220232",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twitter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dither",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"huff",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"pother",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"swelter",
|
|
"swivet",
|
|
"tizzy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a light chattering":[],
|
|
": a light silly laugh : giggle":[],
|
|
": a small tremulous intermittent sound (as of birds)":[],
|
|
": a trembling agitation : quiver":[],
|
|
": giggle , titter":[],
|
|
": to shake rapidly back and forth : flutter":[],
|
|
": to talk in a chattering fashion":[],
|
|
": to tremble with agitation : flutter":[],
|
|
": to utter in chirps or twitters":[
|
|
"the robin twittered its morning song"
|
|
],
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": to utter successive chirping noises":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The birds were twittering in the trees.",
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"A robin twittered its morning song.",
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"What are those people twittering about?",
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"Noun",
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"The twitter of songbirds filled the air.",
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"our grandmother gets all in a twitter if she doesn't get her weekly phone call right on time",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Yet the roosters crow, the church bell sounds the hour, a dog barks somewhere, spring birds twitter in song. \u2014 Arthur Longworth, The New York Review of Books , 12 Apr. 2020",
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"Its title alluded to the loss of twittering birds from natural habitats because of indiscriminate pesticide use, and the treatise spawned the modern conservation movement. \u2014 Jim Daley, Scientific American , 19 Sep. 2019",
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"Unable to figure it out, the politicians have turned themselves into twittering mice on the floors of Parliament and Congress. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2019",
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"The orchestra plays with extremes to create tension, setting high, twittering woodwinds against groaning brass. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2018",
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"There, water gurgled in a fountain, a bird twittered in a cage, and the smell of Chinese herbs filled the air. \u2014 Moises Velasquez-manoff, WIRED , 8 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1653, 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 twiteren ; akin to Old High German zwizzir\u014dn to twitter":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8twi-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"babble",
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"blab",
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"cackle",
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"chaffer",
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"chat",
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"chatter",
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"chin",
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"converse",
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"gab",
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"gabble",
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"gas",
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"jabber",
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"jaw",
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"kibitz",
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"kibbitz",
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"natter",
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"palaver",
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"patter",
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"prate",
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"prattle",
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"rap",
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"rattle",
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"run on",
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"schmooze",
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"shmooze",
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"talk",
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"visit"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024421",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"two cents":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a sum or object of very small value : practically nothing":[
|
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"said angrily that for two cents he'd punch your nose"
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],
|
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": an opinion offered on a topic under discussion":[
|
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"send your two cents' worth to your senator"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Seeing Michael have some fun with Louise, fans immediately rushed to the comments section to share their two cents about his sportsmanship. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In a surprise turn of events, Food Network star Justin Warner, who often judges for a variety of the network's shows, including Beat Bobby Flay, chimed in with his two cents on the matter. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Naturally, the internet has also put in its two cents on the situation over the course of their breakup. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Reducing the state sales tax by two cents , as suggested by Robin Ficker, Governor Candidate. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The average price today for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Alabama, according to AAA, is $4.03, two cents higher than on Sunday, and 18 cents higher than just a week ago. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"And Portland\u2019s prices dipped two cents this week to $4.74, just below the all-time high of $4.79, which Oregon\u2019s largest city reached on March 27. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While gas prices remained high Friday, AAA reports a slight decrease in Michigan: $4.177 for the average gallon of unleaded, down two cents from the day before. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On Tuesday, a gallon of regular gas cost Marylanders a near-record $4.25, on average, two cents lower than a day earlier. \u2014 Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1939, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000512",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two heads are better than one":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182811",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-faced":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"candid",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"heartfelt",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"undesigning",
|
|
"unfeigned"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": double-dealing , false":[],
|
|
": having two faces":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8f\u0101st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"backhanded",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"double-faced",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"hypocritical",
|
|
"insincere",
|
|
"Janus-faced",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"left-handed",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"mealy",
|
|
"mealymouthed",
|
|
"Pecksniffian",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"phony-baloney",
|
|
"phoney-baloney",
|
|
"pretended",
|
|
"unctuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013355",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-family house":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a house divided either vertically and designed for two families living side by side but separated by a party wall or horizontally and designed for two families occupying separate apartments one above the other":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123151",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-family house/dwelling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a house that has separate areas for two families to live in":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120303",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-headed snake":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a limbless lizard of the family Amphisbaenidae":[],
|
|
": a snake (as some small boas and the cylinder snakes) with a blunt tail that resembles a head":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193732",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-high":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or being a rolling mill with two rolls one over the other \u2014 compare three-high":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193451",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-tailed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being a statistical test for which the critical region consists of all values of the test statistic greater than a given value plus the values less than another given value \u2014 compare one-tailed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0101l(d)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204139",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-time":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stand by"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": double-cross":[],
|
|
": to betray (a spouse or lover) by secret lovemaking with another":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1924, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02cct\u012bm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstab",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"sell (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-123108",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-timing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stand by"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": double-cross":[],
|
|
": to betray (a spouse or lover) by secret lovemaking with another":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1924, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02cct\u012bm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstab",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"sell (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035448",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-wheeler":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a 2-wheeled vehicle (such as a bicycle)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8(h)w\u0113-l\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bicycle",
|
|
"bike",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"push-bike",
|
|
"push bicycle",
|
|
"velocipede"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175613",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twofer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a free coupon entitling the bearer to purchase two tickets to a specified theatrical production for the price of one":[],
|
|
": something that satisfies two criteria or needs simultaneously":[],
|
|
": two articles available for the price of one or about the price of one":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Saweetie was a twofer on the carpet, changing into an Oscar de la Renta black gown with a silver piece covering one breast. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saweetie was a twofer on the carpet, changing into an Oscar de la Renta black gown with a silver piece covering one breast. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saweetie was a twofer on the carpet, changing into an Oscar de la Renta black gown with a silver piece covering one breast. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saweetie was a twofer on the carpet, changing into an Oscar de la Renta black gown with a silver piece covering one breast. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saweetie was a twofer on the carpet, changing into an Oscar de la Renta black gown with a silver piece covering one breast. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saweetie was a twofer on the carpet, changing into an Oscar de la Renta black gown with a silver piece covering one breast. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saweetie was a twofer on the carpet, changing into an Oscar de la Renta black gown with a silver piece covering one breast. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saweetie was a twofer on the carpet, changing into an Oscar de la Renta black gown with a silver piece covering one breast. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of two for (one)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-f\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twofold":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being twice as great or as many":[],
|
|
": having two parts or aspects":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a twofold increase in spending",
|
|
"The aims of the study are twofold .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Their deliverance \u2014 a joyous disco-drag cotillion of sorts \u2014 is twofold : a challenge to the expectations of tragedy inside the play and a hopeful take on intolerance about gender expression, vulnerability and sexuality outside of it. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Mayor Meghan George is in favor of the change, and said her reasoning is twofold . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Across businesses, the benefits of contactless payments are twofold , at the onset its speed but at its core, customer experience. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But the occasion for all of this dancing was twofold . \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"China\u2019s problem is twofold : too much investment chasing too little demand, and too many companies with too little profit. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Their message was twofold : to demand justice for slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and to bring attention to the nakba, or the displacement and ongoing oppression of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The ultimate goal is twofold : identify the ideal development opportunities to keep employees happy, engaged, and content to stay at your organization and develop a succession plan for all operational roles. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The reasons are twofold : Countries lack money to buy the tests, and demand has dropped in regions where Covid rates are now low. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 8 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02ccf\u014dld",
|
|
"-\u02c8f\u014dld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"double"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184055",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twosome":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a golf singles match":[],
|
|
": a group of two persons or things : couple":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We were the first twosome out on the golf course this morning.",
|
|
"those sisters are a constant twosome , going everywhere together",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Volunteers who work eight shifts will get a free twosome at Grayhawk, valid June 5-Sept. \u2014 Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The twosome had more exciting news to share with the world on September 8, 2014: Prince George would soon become a big brother. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Although the twosome didn\u2019t get a chance to share their feedback, Today fans wasted no time voicing their praises for Hoda and Jenna on the performance. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"That still left Thomas one shot behind Pereira with the leader on the tee on the 72nd hole in the final twosome of the day. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Harry Styles gets to know Olivia Wilde's kids Almost a year into their relationship, a source revealed to PEOPLE that the twosome was getting serious and spending time with each other's families. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"However, with fear overdue and stock returns continuing to melt away, there is a real possibility that the gruesome twosome will take the stage as early as next week - perhaps even starting as early as Monday\u2019s opening bell. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But eagle-eyed fans couldn't help but think that the twosome made quite the couple. \u2014 ELLE , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recently, the twosome got to celebrate their first New Year's Eve together as a married couple. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-s\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"couplet",
|
|
"duo",
|
|
"dyad",
|
|
"pair",
|
|
"twain"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162620",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being one more than one in number":[],
|
|
": being the second":[
|
|
"\u2014 used postpositively section two of the instructions"
|
|
],
|
|
": two countable individuals not specified":[
|
|
"only two were found"
|
|
],
|
|
": a small approximate number of indicated things":[
|
|
"only a shot or two were fired"
|
|
],
|
|
": a number that is one more than one \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
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": the second in a set or series":[
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"the two of spades"
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],
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": a 2-dollar bill":[],
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": something having two units or members":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\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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"Noun",
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"It was two in the morning.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"For the most part, people sat in twos or threes with ample grassy space between them. \u2014 Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com , 4 May 2020",
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"That\u2019s challenging because the Asian community, as a whole, doesn't dine out in twos . \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 31 Mar. 2020",
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"For instance, the first time is by twos , then by threes, then by fours. \u2014 Jamie Kiffel-alcheh, National Geographic , 19 Mar. 2020",
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"Teams will ignore him on the three-point line, and Westbrook\u2019s affinity for pull-up twos are the antithesis of the Rockets\u2019 offense. \u2014 Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com , 11 July 2019",
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"First in ones and twos , limping up the steps and staggering through the aluminum doors, and then in wheelbarrows, with bleeding skulls and stabbed necks. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Feb. 2020",
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"Often these dresses have been scattered in ones or twos through pink, orange, or blue-hued collections, a refreshing pause \u2013 or maybe a pointed exclamation mark \u2013 amidst other, softer colours. \u2014 Rosalind Jana, refinery29.com , 28 Jan. 2020",
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"The players are shooting threes (3-point shots), but the fans are talking twos . \u2014 Fred Bowen, Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2019",
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"If the 3x3 Olympics games were played with twos and threes, that would also be acceptable. \u2014 Khadrice Rollins, SI.com , 24 July 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English twa, two , from Old English tw\u0101 (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English tw\u0113gen two (masculine), t\u016b (neuter), Old High German zw\u0113ne , Latin duo , Greek dyo":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Pronoun, plural in construction",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144630"
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},
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"two-edged":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having a blade that is sharp on both sides : having two sharp edges":[
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"a two-edged knife"
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],
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": able to be understood in two different ways : having two different meanings":[
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"There was a two-edged message in the speech."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144925"
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},
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"two-way mirror":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a piece of glass that is a mirror on one side but that can be seen through like a window from the other side":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150041"
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},
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"two-phase":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": diphasic":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8f\u0101z"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150123"
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},
|
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"two-bagger":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": double sense 1b":[
|
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"Former Mariners farmhand David Ortiz led off the inning with a two-bagger . One out later, Torii Hunter singled home the tying run.",
|
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"\u2014 Dan Raley",
|
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"Darwin threw wildly on [a] grounder by Wilson, permitting two runs to score, and McRae's two-bagger produced another pair.",
|
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"\u2014 The Sporting News"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8ba-g\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150921"
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},
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"twopenny-halfpenny":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": of the value of or costing twopence halfpenny":[],
|
|
": petty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6t\u0259p(\u0259)ni\u00a6h\u0101p(\u0259)ni"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151309"
|
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},
|
|
"two-footed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": involving both feet":[
|
|
"a two-footed landing"
|
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],
|
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": having or using only two feet":[
|
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"two-footed creatures",
|
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"What we don't know is exactly how, when, or why we as humans adapted to two-footed locomotion.",
|
|
"\u2014 Noel T. Boaz"
|
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],
|
|
": proficient in the use of both the right foot and the left foot":[
|
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"\"I have been so impressed with him,\" [Fabian] Delph said. \"You rarely, if ever, get players who are two-footed in football these days. And when I say two-footed , I mean genuinely two-footed in that they are identical for him. He's great with both.\"",
|
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"\u2014 Brian Halford"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8fu\u0307-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151531"
|
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},
|
|
"two-winged fly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fly entry 4 sense 2a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8wi\u014b(d)-",
|
|
"\u02cct\u00fc-\u02ccwi\u014b(d)-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151808"
|
|
},
|
|
"two-piece":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": forming a clothing ensemble with matching top and bottom parts":[],
|
|
": a garment (such as a bathing suit) that is two-piece":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02ccp\u0113s",
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8p\u0113s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1880, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152252"
|
|
},
|
|
"two-spotted spider mite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a widely distributed spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) that feeds on soft plant parts and is a pest in greenhouses and gardens":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8sp\u00e4-t\u0259d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152727"
|
|
},
|
|
"two-ply":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of two thicknesses":[],
|
|
": woven with two sets of warp thread and two of filling":[
|
|
"a two-ply carpet"
|
|
],
|
|
": consisting of two strands":[
|
|
"two-ply yarn"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00fc-\u02c8pl\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153049"
|
|
},
|
|
"twenty-two":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a number that is one more than 21 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8twen-t\u0113-\u02c8t\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02c8tw\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154204"
|
|
}
|
|
} |