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"Gamow barrier":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the potential barrier that in wave-mechanical theory is assumed to oppose the escape of alpha particles from an atomic nucleus in radioactive disintegration":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after George Gamow \u20201968 American physicist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0101\u02ccm\u00e4v-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124426",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gambit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a calculated move : stratagem":[],
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": a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position":[],
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": a remark intended to start a conversation or make a telling point":[],
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": topic":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I couldn't tell whether her earlier poor-mouthing had been sincere or just a gambit to get me to pick up the dinner check.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His gambit clearly paid off, as Top Gun: Maverick is not just a huge financial success, but a critical one as well. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 30 May 2022",
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"For now, the company\u2019s future depends on its latest gambit : convincing users to shop for clothes and concert tickets on Snapchat. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 24 May 2022",
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"But his gambit has shined a light on a real scourge of online companies and their users. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
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"Pence never considered it, former vice-presidential counsel Greg Jacob testified \u2014 and even Eastman acknowledged that the gambit was not legal, Jacob said. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"But look past the audaciousness of Musk\u2019s gambit and there are some serious questions to consider, such as: How can a company that owns the public and private data of millions of users switch owners with zero public scrutiny",
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"While the rest day aims to preserve him for the postseason, the team\u2019s first loss of the season shows that the gambit is not without risk. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"The gambit is one of several ways Trump is blowing up the traditional path for a president after leaving office, reaping millions for his political efforts in the process. \u2014 Michael Scherer And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"The rub is that the ransomware ploy only has to succeed one time, in the sense that if a malicious hacker tries a hundred different attempts at various entities, and only one of those takes hold, the crook still wins and the gambit was successful. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 14 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Spanish gambito , borrowed from Italian gambetto , literally, \"act of tripping someone,\" from gamba \"leg\" (going back to Late Latin) + -etto , diminutive suffix \u2014 more at jamb":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gam-b\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"artifice",
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"device",
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"dodge",
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"fetch",
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"flimflam",
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"gimmick",
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"jig",
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"juggle",
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"knack",
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"play",
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"ploy",
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"ruse",
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"scheme",
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"shenanigan",
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"sleight",
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"stratagem",
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"trick",
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"wile"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171223",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gamble":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adventure",
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"chance",
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"crapshoot",
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"enterprise",
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"flier",
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"flyer",
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"flutter",
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"speculation",
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"throw",
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"venture"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an act having an element of risk":[],
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": something chancy":[],
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": the playing of a game of chance for stakes":[],
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": to bet on an uncertain outcome":[],
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": to play a game for money or property":[],
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": to risk by gambling : wager":[],
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": to stake something on a contingency (see contingency sense 1 ) : take a chance":[],
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": venture , hazard":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He's been drinking and gambling heavily.",
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"He would often gamble hundreds of dollars on a hand of poker.",
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"The mayor is gambling with the city's future.",
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"people who lost money gambling in the stock market",
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"The mayor is gambling that the new policies will help rather than hurt the city.",
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"Noun",
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"Starting her own business was a gamble , but it paid off.",
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"She thought about starting her own business, but she decided it was too much of a gamble .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Is Zaslav really prepared to gamble on expensive movies with the necessary marketing spend",
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"Rather than take the certainty of the No. 23 pick this year, the Nets might prefer to gamble on the Sixers falling apart and getting a higher pick next season. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"The local party is willing to gamble away a Senate seat, congressional races and the governor\u2019s office. \u2014 Paul A. Gruber, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
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"How high depends on who wants to gamble on him being an NFL elite when healthy. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Their desperation led them to gamble on playing with an empty net, which resulted in the 7-4 final. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Critics have balked at the spectacle of the rich and famous encouraging viewers to gamble on a risky and speculative market that has been plagued by grifters. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"To this day, league employees may not gamble while on business trips. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"All parents of young children have been forced to gamble during the pandemic. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Pro Football Jimmy and Dee Haslam spoke with us about the past and future of their sports ownership group, including the Browns' gamble on Deshaun Watson. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Shares of Fox, which many on Wall Street see as a gamble on sports betting upside, are down 11 percent (Class A) or 12 percent (Class B). \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
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"Putting in the effort can make a major gamble more likely to pay off for you. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
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"Max Christie\u2019s one-and-done gamble on his talent paid off \u2014 from Michigan State to the NBA. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
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"Whether Mashinsky's risky gamble can possibly work, or whether all trust in Celsius and potentially other similar financial services providers will soon evaporate, remains unclear. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
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"Giving Kuminga meaningful run in Game 4, though risky, might be a smart gamble . \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
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"In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, speaking out was a gamble some top companies decided to take nonetheless. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
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"Any report that was not based on videotape of them in media res would be a bet-the-company gamble . \u2014 Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1757, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"noun derivative of gamble entry 1":"Noun",
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"probably back-formation from gambler , perhaps alteration (by dissimilation, or substitution of the frequentative suffix -le ) of early Modern English gamner \"player in a game,\" from gamen \"to play\" (going back to Middle English gamenen , going back to Old English gamenian , derivative of gamen game entry 1 ) + -er -er entry 2":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gam-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bet",
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"go",
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"lay",
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"play",
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"put",
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"stake",
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"wager"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175720",
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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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"gamble (on)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to take a chance on a movie studio willing to gamble on a new actress for its summer blockbuster"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210347",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"gamble (with)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to place in danger you don't want to gamble with your life, so buckle up"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130942",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"gambol":{
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"antonyms":[
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"binge",
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"fling",
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"frisk",
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"frolic",
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"idyll",
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"idyl",
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"lark",
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"ploy",
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"revel",
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"rollick",
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"romp",
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"spree"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a skipping or leaping about in play":[],
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": to skip about in play : frisk , frolic":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"lambs gamboling in the meadow",
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"dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn",
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"Noun",
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"she and her old college roommate headed off for one final European gambol before returning to the States to start their separate careers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Three friends gambol drunkenly on the lawn, noisy in their adamant youthfulness. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"The unusual attraction, which opened Friday, features 21 guest rooms that look out over an indoor enclosure where the bears gambol across a floor painted to look like an ice floe. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"Kids and dogs were free to gambol through the large parlors and 11 modestly sized bedrooms upstairs, and there were lots of books to read on the pillared porch. \u2014 Nancy Hass, New York Times , 30 Sep. 2020",
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"Our first thought was to try to extend our food supply by fishing, but the flood had brought down so much food that the large specimens gambolling around our pontoon ignored our tastiest baits. \u2014 Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books , 5 Apr. 2020",
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"What\u2019s left is a shimmering sensibility that gambols freely in a new age. \u2014 Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"But for the launch of two works by Italian artist Giuseppe Penone, guests gamboled across Fort Mason\u2019s Great Meadow. \u2014 Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
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"When the heavens open, many happily sing and gambol in the rain. \u2014 Aimee Lewis, CNN , 12 Oct. 2019",
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"This gamboling musical adaptation, in which words spin freely as both spoken and sung non sequitur, celebrates circularity in all its manifold resonances. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In my backyard, rabbits gambol , squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there\u2019s no traffic noise from the nearby highway. \u2014 Claire Messud, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2020",
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"Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails. \u2014 Laurel Graeber, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"The other villagers are at first just part of the magnificent landscape in which the couple gambol , before their gossip and shunning and sabotaging begin to personify the evil that has encroached. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 13 Dec. 2019",
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"Underneath, a river otter gambols on a rocky beach. \u2014 Lynn Jacobson, The Seattle Times , 23 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1508, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"circa 1510, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier \"leap of a horse, leap, caper,\" probably apocopated variant of gambold, gambald , re-formation (by association with French-derived words, as ribald entry 2 , ending in the suffix -aud, -auld ) of gambade , borrowed from Middle French, probably borrowed from Occitan cambado, gambado , from camba \"leg\" (going back to Late Latin camba, gamba ) + -ado -ade \u2014 more at jamb":"Noun",
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"in part verbal derivative of gambol entry 2 , in part borrowing (assimilated to the noun) from Middle French gambader , verbal derivative of gambade":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gam-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"caper",
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"cavort",
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"disport",
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"frisk",
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"frolic",
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"lark",
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"rollick",
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"romp",
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"sport"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085042",
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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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"gambrel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stick or iron for suspending slaughtered animals":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On Shelter Island, a 10,000-square-foot gambrel -style house with a 150-foot dock on Peconic Bay closed for $9.1 million last month after sitting on the market, initially at $10.9 million for two to three years. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2021",
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"Hanging an animal on a gambrel , particularly in a meat locker, is cleaner and easier. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"The class started by hanging the deer on a gambrel to secure it off the ground and separate its hind legs. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Nov. 2020",
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"Look for a gambrel with an integrated block and tackle to give a mechanical advantage when lifting heavy game. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 3 Jan. 2020",
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"Roof styles included a mix of gable, hip, gambrel and jerkin-head. \u2014 Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press , 27 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1547, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably borrowed from Middle French (Norman) *gamberel, *gambereau (attested only in plural gambereaulx ) \"kind of pole or fork used by butchers,\" apparently re-formation or derivative of gambier, jambier \"piece of wood used to keep the legs of a slaughtered animal separate,\" from gambe, jambe \"leg\" + -ier -er entry 2 \u2014 more at jamb":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gam-br\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073245",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gambrel roof":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a roof with a lower steeper slope and an upper less steep one on each of its two sides \u2014 see roof illustration":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Colonial-style house features a gambrel roof , hardwood floors, oversize windows and skylights, high ceilings, two fireplaces, great room and family room, formal dining and living rooms, and a finished basement with full bathroom. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 22 May 2022",
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"The house has board-and-batten siding and a gambrel roof , as well as a timber-frame living room with vaulted ceilings, a stone fireplace, a kitchen with granite countertops and a two-story deck. \u2014 Lia Picard, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
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"Built in 1652 as a home, the red Colonial with clapboard walls and gambrel roof was converted into a tavern in 1673. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2021",
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"The outside is nothing special: faded yellow facade, metal gambrel roof , no bigger than a three-car garage. \u2014 Alex Prewitt, SI.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
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"This style, which came to be called a gambrel roof , is also referred to as a barn roof, and became a fairly innovative feature for houses. \u2014 Maggie Burch, House Beautiful , 23 Oct. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1765, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from gambrel in sense \"hock of a horse,\" compared to the shape of the roof":""
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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":"20220707-080747",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gambs":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of gambs plural of gamb"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-110707",
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"type":[]
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},
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"gambusia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a genus ( Gambusia ) of chiefly fresh-water fish (family Poeciliidae) that are live-bearers and include some used to control mosquitoes by introduction into waters where the fish feed on mosquito larvae \u2014 compare mosquito fish":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The springs are perfect habitat for numerous species of aquatic animals, including two small, endangered desert fishes -- the Pecos gambusia and the Comanche Springs pupfish, according to the release. \u2014 Midland Reporter-telegram, Houston Chronicle , 16 June 2020",
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"The Barbour\u2019s map turtle, the Big Blue Springs cave crayfish, and the San Felipe gambusia were also left off the list. \u2014 Nick Tabor, Daily Intelligencer , 21 Dec. 2017",
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"Tight to the shoreline, especially in the shallows where water willow and other aquatic vegetation have gained a root-hold, a half-dozen or more species of small fish - gambusia , shiners and minnows - cluster nervously and for good reason. \u2014 Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle , 21 Oct. 2017",
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"Keep your ponds mosquito-free by adding some gambusia affinis \u2014 the mosquitofish \u2014 and throwing in a few mosquito donuts. 6. \u2014 Jamie Wiebe, House Beautiful , 6 Aug. 2017",
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"Saba gives some of the credit to the inch-long gambusia . \u2014 Keith Sharon, Orange County Register , 17 May 2017",
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"Lake County officials are also deploying larvicides and sprays, as well as gambusia minnows, which eat mosquito larvae, Scott said. \u2014 Amelia Cheatham, OrlandoSentinel.com , 12 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, genus name, from Cuban Spanish gambusino (in the idiom pescar gambusinos \"to engage in a fruitless activity,\" literally, \"to fish for gambusinos \"; of uncertain origin) + New Latin -ia -ia entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"gam-\u02c8b\u00fc-zh(\u0113-)\u0259",
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"-\u02c8by\u00fc-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104205",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"game":{
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"antonyms":[
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"amenable",
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"disposed",
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"fain",
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"glad",
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"inclined",
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"minded",
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"ready",
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"willing"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a division of a larger contest":[],
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": a field of gainful activity : line":[
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"the newspaper game"
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],
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": a particular aspect or phase of play in a game or sport":[
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"a football team's kicking game"
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],
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": a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other":[],
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": a procedure or strategy for gaining an end : tactic":[],
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": a target or object especially of ridicule or attack":[
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"\u2014 often used in the phrase fair game"
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],
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": activity engaged in for diversion or amusement : play":[],
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": an illegal or shady scheme or maneuver : racket":[],
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": area of expertise : specialty sense 3":[
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"comedy is not my game"
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],
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": having or showing a resolute unyielding spirit":[],
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": lame":[
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"a game leg"
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],
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": of or relating to game":[
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"game laws"
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],
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": often derisive or mocking jesting : fun , sport":[
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"make game of a nervous player"
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],
|
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": organized athletics":[],
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": pluck":[],
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": points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highest":[],
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": the equipment for a game":[],
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": the flesh of game animals":[],
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": the manner of playing in a contest":[],
|
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": the number of points necessary to win":[],
|
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": the set of rules governing a game":[],
|
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": to lose or squander by gambling":[],
|
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": to manipulate, exploit, or cheat in (a system, a situation, etc.) slyly or dishonestly for personal gain":[
|
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"game the tax system",
|
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"\u2026 a male bus driver who tried to game a drug test by using his wife's urine \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Chuck Shepherd"
|
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],
|
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": to play for a stake : gamble":[
|
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"Is it the interest of any man to steal, to game , to waste his health and mental faculties by drunkenness \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
|
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],
|
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": to play video games":[
|
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"Globally [in 2019], more than two billion people play video games, including 150 million Americans (nearly half the country's population), 60 percent of whom game daily.",
|
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"\u2014 Ferris Jabr"
|
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],
|
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": willing or ready to proceed":[
|
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"were game for anything"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 see also gaming":[
|
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"Is it the interest of any man to steal, to game , to waste his health and mental faculties by drunkenness \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"poker and other gambling games",
|
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"She scored a goal to tie the game .",
|
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"We played a few games of chess.",
|
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"That was a good game !",
|
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"She won the first two games , but lost the set and the match.",
|
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"children playing at their games",
|
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"They are known to play a very rough game .",
|
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"She has a strong all-around game .",
|
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"She needs to improve her game if she wants to win the championship.",
|
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"a football team with a strong running game"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1512, in the meaning defined at sense":"Verb",
|
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"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adjective",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1)":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1787, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English game, gamen \"delight, amusement, play, contest, pursuit of animals in sport,\" going back to Old English gamen, gomen \"amusement, jest, pastime,\" going back to Germanic *gamano- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German gaman \"amusement,\" Old Norse gaman \"sport, amusement\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of game entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of game entry 1 (earliest in phrase to die game \"to meet death resolutely\")":"Adjective",
|
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"of obscure origin":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0101m"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for game Noun fun , jest , sport , game , play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose. played cards just for fun jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing. hurt by remarks said only in jest sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone. teasing begun in sport led to anger game is close to sport , and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun. made game of their poor relations play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief. pretended to strangle his brother in play",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"bout",
|
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"competition",
|
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"contest",
|
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"event",
|
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"match",
|
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"matchup",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
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"sweep-stake",
|
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"tournament",
|
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"tourney"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064208",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"game animal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an animal made legitimate quarry by state or other law":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"game entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225414",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"game bag":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pouch usually equipped with straps for wearing on the back and used especially by bird hunters for carrying their take":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194323",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"game ball":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a ball (such as a football) presented to a player or coach in recognition of an outstanding contribution to a team victory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In a fitting finish to the season, Reaves walked out of the arena holding a game ball in his hands having just learned coach Frank Vogel had been fired from a tweet sent seconds after the game ended. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"York totaled seven points, two assists, one rebound and one block during his 15-minute NBA debut against the Sixers and was gifted the game ball . \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Head coach Steve Kerr, after awarding the game ball to Kevon Looney for playing in all 82 games, recognized Poole in his postgame locker-room speech in New Orleans. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So Ayton should've proudly clinched that game ball . \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Fittingly, Bey is planning to give the game ball to his mother. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During the Hoosiers\u2019 82-53 loss, the game ball got stuck during the second quarter between the backboard and shot clock early. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The fifth game ball from the AFC Championship was delivered by Bengals head coach Zac Taylor Saturday afternoon at Zip's Cafe in Mount Lookout. \u2014 Wayne Baker, The Enquirer , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After the Pacers' last game of the season, you were gifted the game ball by the team. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174935",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"game bird":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bird that may be legally hunted according to the laws especially of a state of the U.S.":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fire also was important to the plantation landowners who hunted bobwhite quail, a small and much-loved game bird that lives on lands subject to frequent fires. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Zebari hunted the kaw, or chukar partridge, a game bird with zebra flanks that is an unofficial national bird of Kurdistan, prized for its song and meat. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Pheasants aren't native to Wisconsin but have been a popular game bird since they were introduced to the Badger State and stocking enhanced wild bird numbers beginning in the 1920s. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In 1948, de Mestral took a two-week holiday from work to go game bird hunting. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Those that are hunting doves also must have the migratory game bird endorsement and be HIP-certified. \u2014 Nathan Giese, Chron , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Required to hunt any migratory game bird (waterfowl, coot, rail, gallinule, snipe, dove, sandhill crane and woodcock) in combination with a Federal Duck Stamp and HIP Certification for waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and older. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"This year\u2019s fall duck flight is expected to be down 36% from last year, according to Mike Szymanski, the agency\u2019s migratory game bird management supervisor. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The traditional Wisconsin summer game bird brood surveys were not conducted in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180508"
|
|
},
|
|
"game cart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a four-wheeled dogcart":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073434",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"game changer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There was little talk about any variant except Omicron, which has proved to be a global game changer . \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"But finding the best hair brush can be a game changer for your hair-care routine, allowing for easier styling, less frizz, and overall healthier hair. \u2014 Deanna Pai, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Looking ahead, Florida has the potential to be a game changer for cannabis tourism on the East Coast. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The original hosts of The View reunited Thursday in honor of the talk show's 25th anniversary to reminisce about their experiences and reflect on a series that would become a long-running game changer for daytime television. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"What is clear is that the hope for a game changer from this particular drug is overly optimistic. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The hip-hop game changer stands up for fellow women and calls out men for wrongs ranging from street harassment to domestic abuse. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the Russian leader\u2019s morphing over the past two decades from mere autocrat to aggressive revanchist is the game changer . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"User experience is definitely a game changer this year. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131627",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"game plan":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strategy for achieving an objective":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The governor is developing a game plan to lure businesses to the region.",
|
|
"what's our game plan for touring the city",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Cougars spent their final practice of the offseason installing some of the game plan for their first opponent in 2022. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Was that part of ya\u2019ll game plan , to limit them to the perimeter",
|
|
"Lakers coach Frank Vogel and his staff will gather to put another game plan together for the Warriors. \u2014 Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And that's kind of what these scenarios that kind of go through and kind of game plan and think about what these disasters would look like are all about. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The forecasts may necessitate that type of game plan , as the temperature at Lambeau Field should hover around 4 degrees. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cleveland put together a stellar defensive game plan the last time out against Ravens\u2019 quarterback Lamar Jackson. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The Bengals\u2019 loss to the Browns stuck out for how Boyd was left out of the game plan . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In retirement, by identifying risks and understanding your opponents early while working with a financial advisor who can put together a game plan for your retirement, you will be set up for financial success. \u2014 Tayvon Jackson, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"blueprint",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"ground plan",
|
|
"master plan",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"road map",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"strategy",
|
|
"system"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024838",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"game room":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225955",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"game show":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On Monday, the network will debut a new version of musical game show Don\u2019t Forget the Lyrics and season five of Beat Shazam. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The revival of the game show that was hosted by Alec Baldwin is canceled. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In the past seven months, each of those contestants has landed in the television game show 's historical list of top five winning streaks. \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Roach will return to Jeopardy in the fall to compete in the game show 's Tournament of Champions. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Roach, who is a lesbian, according to her Twitter account, has become the game show 's latest LGBTQ sensation. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Drag Queen Edition spoof led by the game show 's historic transgender winner Amy Schneider. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The game show 's famous wheel is part of the truck, but other parts pull out, along with podiums. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Chron , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During her streak, Schneider became the quiz show's second all-time winner, trailing only Ken Jennings, winner of the game show 's 2020 Greatest of All Time tournament and current host of the syndicated quiz show. \u2014 Rasha Ali, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043253",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gameness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"disposed",
|
|
"fain",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a division of a larger contest":[],
|
|
": a field of gainful activity : line":[
|
|
"the newspaper game"
|
|
],
|
|
": a particular aspect or phase of play in a game or sport":[
|
|
"a football team's kicking game"
|
|
],
|
|
": a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other":[],
|
|
": a procedure or strategy for gaining an end : tactic":[],
|
|
": a target or object especially of ridicule or attack":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase fair game"
|
|
],
|
|
": activity engaged in for diversion or amusement : play":[],
|
|
": an illegal or shady scheme or maneuver : racket":[],
|
|
": area of expertise : specialty sense 3":[
|
|
"comedy is not my game"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or showing a resolute unyielding spirit":[],
|
|
": lame":[
|
|
"a game leg"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to game":[
|
|
"game laws"
|
|
],
|
|
": often derisive or mocking jesting : fun , sport":[
|
|
"make game of a nervous player"
|
|
],
|
|
": organized athletics":[],
|
|
": pluck":[],
|
|
": points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highest":[],
|
|
": the equipment for a game":[],
|
|
": the flesh of game animals":[],
|
|
": the manner of playing in a contest":[],
|
|
": the number of points necessary to win":[],
|
|
": the set of rules governing a game":[],
|
|
": to lose or squander by gambling":[],
|
|
": to manipulate, exploit, or cheat in (a system, a situation, etc.) slyly or dishonestly for personal gain":[
|
|
"game the tax system",
|
|
"\u2026 a male bus driver who tried to game a drug test by using his wife's urine \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Chuck Shepherd"
|
|
],
|
|
": to play for a stake : gamble":[
|
|
"Is it the interest of any man to steal, to game , to waste his health and mental faculties by drunkenness \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
|
|
],
|
|
": to play video games":[
|
|
"Globally [in 2019], more than two billion people play video games, including 150 million Americans (nearly half the country's population), 60 percent of whom game daily.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ferris Jabr"
|
|
],
|
|
": willing or ready to proceed":[
|
|
"were game for anything"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also gaming":[
|
|
"Is it the interest of any man to steal, to game , to waste his health and mental faculties by drunkenness \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"poker and other gambling games",
|
|
"She scored a goal to tie the game .",
|
|
"We played a few games of chess.",
|
|
"That was a good game !",
|
|
"She won the first two games , but lost the set and the match.",
|
|
"children playing at their games",
|
|
"They are known to play a very rough game .",
|
|
"She has a strong all-around game .",
|
|
"She needs to improve her game if she wants to win the championship.",
|
|
"a football team with a strong running game"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1512, in the meaning defined at sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1787, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English game, gamen \"delight, amusement, play, contest, pursuit of animals in sport,\" going back to Old English gamen, gomen \"amusement, jest, pastime,\" going back to Germanic *gamano- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German gaman \"amusement,\" Old Norse gaman \"sport, amusement\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of game entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of game entry 1 (earliest in phrase to die game \"to meet death resolutely\")":"Adjective",
|
|
"of obscure origin":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0101m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for game Noun fun , jest , sport , game , play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose. played cards just for fun jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing. hurt by remarks said only in jest sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone. teasing begun in sport led to anger game is close to sport , and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun. made game of their poor relations play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief. pretended to strangle his brother in play",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"bout",
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"competition",
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"contest",
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"event",
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"match",
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"matchup",
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"meet",
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"sweepstakes",
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"sweep-stake",
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"tournament",
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"tourney"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164845",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"gamer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Social gaming is now a part of almost every gamer \u2019s world. \u2014 Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
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"The hottest player in golf \u2013 a gamer in every sense of the word \u2013 quietly rocketed to the top of the board on a gusty day at the Masters after a 5-under 67 put Scheffler five strokes clear of the field at 8 under 136. \u2014 USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The 15-inch model version weighs 5.29 pounds, which isn\u2019t particularly portable nor especially heavy for a gamer at this screen size. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But as someone who doesn\u2019t look like a Midwestern war- gamer , that person still feels like an outsider at work. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The average gamer spends around $76 each month, $912 a year and more than $58,300 over a lifetime, according to All Home Connections, a gaming and technology research company that surveyed more than 1,000 gamers about their spending habits. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
|
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"Elba spoke further about his history as a gamer and the range of inspirations for Knuckles, including the actor\u2019s own parents. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This is quite a transformation for someone who grew up as a gamer , when all that was cool make-believe. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"As a young gamer , I was taught that moderation in gaming and limiting my screen time was vitally important for maintaining my mental and physical health and preventing burnout. \u2014 Tyler Gallagher, Rolling Stone , 26 Jan. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"in sense 1, from game entry 2 + -er entry 2 ; in sense 2 going back to Middle English, from game, gamen game entry 1 + -er -er entry 2":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0101-m\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120118",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"games master":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a schoolteacher who organizes, directs, and leads games and play":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054547",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"games mistress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a female games master":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230031",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"games-all":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tie score in tennis at five games or more each":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"games plural of game entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165033",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gamesman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Also featured: a scene in which Parsons, a gamesman who actually brought his own Connect Four board to Southern California training camp, faces backup quarterback Ben DiNucci in a chess match. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Friedlander\u2019s style of photography is usually cool, winking, and gamesman -like, but his pictures of his wife thrum with gentle affection. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 17 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The weapon-wielding gamesman responded by repeatedly punching Grayson, the younger man said. \u2014 Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from gamesmanship , or from games , plural of game entry 1 + man entry 1 (after sportsman )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0101mz-m\u0259n",
|
|
"-\u02ccman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185555",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gamesmanship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the art or practice of winning games by questionable expedients without actually violating the rules":[],
|
|
": the use of ethically dubious methods to gain an objective":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They blur the line between gamesmanship and cheating.",
|
|
"that author doesn't go in for literary gamesmanship , so the reader is never led astray by the novel's narrator",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Liberals who distrust Kavanaugh, given his apparent about-face from statements during his Supreme Court confirmation vetting about overturning Roe, may be inclined to see gamesmanship in his wording. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Binghamton buddies ran a freewheeling office full of arguments and gamesmanship . \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"With nearly $200 billion lost in wealth and equity since the Great Recession, African Americans are at risk to have all median wealth extinguished by 2053, and Wells Fargo gamesmanship with mortgage applications will only make things worse. \u2014 Kori Hale, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Piggott was known for acts of aggressive midrace gamesmanship , like stealing one jockey\u2019s whip and squeezing another\u2019s testicles so hard that the rival teared up. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Saban is very good at the game, and maybe the best ever, and Fisher has been on the losing end of Saban\u2019s gamesmanship before. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"There's often gamesmanship involved in those decisions, with prospects wanting to protect their draft stock. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Venture capitalists are forced to become political analysts, turning an endeavor of calculated risk-taking to a random walk down political gamesmanship . \u2014 Nina Xiang, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The judges also said lawmakers gerrymandered the congressional maps to Democrats\u2019 favor, in violation of a 2014 constitutional amendment designed to rout out political gamesmanship in redistricting. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"games , plural of game entry 1 + -manship (after sportsmanship )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0101mz-m\u0259n-\u02ccship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"chicane",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"hanky-panky",
|
|
"jiggery-pokery",
|
|
"jugglery",
|
|
"legerdemain",
|
|
"skulduggery",
|
|
"skullduggery",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"wile"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190045",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gamesome":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
|
"sullen"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": merry , frolicsome":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But there is another level of dissimulation that seems at odds with this gamesome trickery. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Lu\u2019s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English gamsome , from game, gamen \"delight, play\" + -some -some entry 1 \u2014 more at game entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0101m-s\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouncy",
|
|
"bubbly",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"effervescent",
|
|
"exuberant",
|
|
"frolic",
|
|
"frolicsome",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"high-spirited",
|
|
"vivacious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192954",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gametangium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cell or organ (as of an alga, fern, or fungus) in which gametes are developed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from German, from Gamet gamete + New Latin -angium \"receptacle\" (after sporangium )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccgam-\u0259-\u02c8tan-j\u0113-\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02ccga-m\u0259-\u02c8tan-j\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115701",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gamete":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The organization cites parthenogenesis, a process in which the development of a female gamete occurs without fertilization by sperm, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The parents who have benefited from the generous gift of gamete donation must remember that there is a human being on the other side of the gift with partners, parents, jobs and children of their own. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 30 July 2020",
|
|
"Clearly, there are strong mechanisms by which Mendel\u2019s law of segregation (that decrees equal access to gametes by allelic pairs) is enforced. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Irena discovered a branch of the Institut Marqu\u00e8s in Ireland, a country that permits non-anonymous gamete donation. \u2014 Anna Louie Sussman, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"To get around that, another group is working on producing artificial gametes \u2014egg and sperm\u2014from preserved skin tissue from 12 white rhinos. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 24 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Once a group of adults is conditioned, they are transferred to warmer water and made to release their gametes . \u2014 Julia Rentsch, baltimoresun.com , 18 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"These stem cells will eventually be converted into gametes , sperm and egg cells. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 July 2019",
|
|
"The exact identity of the sperm was random, and the egg waited passively until the Michael Phelps of gametes finally arrived. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 Nov. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from German Gamet , borrowed from Greek gam\u00e9t\u0113s \"husband\" or gamet\u1e17 \"wife,\" from game- , stem of game\u00een \"to marry\" + -t\u0113s, -t\u0113 , agent suffixes \u2014 more at -gamous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also g\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113t",
|
|
"\u02c8gam-\u02cc\u0113t also g\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113t",
|
|
"\u02c8ga-\u02ccm\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103754",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gamey":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": brave , plucky":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of animals"
|
|
],
|
|
": corrupt , disreputable":[
|
|
"a gamy character"
|
|
],
|
|
": marriage":[
|
|
"exo gamy"
|
|
],
|
|
": possession of (such) reproductive organs or (such) a mode of fertilization":[
|
|
"cleisto gamy"
|
|
],
|
|
": sexually suggestive : racy":[
|
|
"gamy witticisms"
|
|
],
|
|
": smelly":[],
|
|
": sordid , scandalous":[
|
|
"gave us all the gamy details"
|
|
],
|
|
": union for propagation or reproduction":[
|
|
"allo gamy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a singles bar where the conversations and come-on lines tend to be gamy",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"An intriguing pinot combining a New World sense of adventure with gamy flavors that conjure images of cherries, tree bark and the day\u2019s kill on a grill tantalizingly out of sight, all wrapped in silky elegance. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the end, Surrealism came down to gamy incoherence. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"An intriguing pinot, with intense flavors of cherries, tree bark and a gamy meat on a grill tantalizingly out of sight, all wrapped in silky elegance. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"Animals that spend their whole life grazing on pasture have a higher proportion of omega-3 fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids that break down into smaller molecules with fishy and gamy flavors. \u2014 Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"This organic ros\u00e9, a blend of grenache and syrah, tastes of cantaloupe, sage and a gamy suggestion of a gossamer-thin slice of prosciutto. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2020",
|
|
"The lean, gamy meat is popular with bodybuilders and the wellness-conscious. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The Pax Armagh captured in a bottle the savory, floral, wild and gamy nature of the grape and place. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Venison gives this classic French comfort stew a pleasant, gamy flavor. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 11 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Greek -gamia , from the base of game\u00een \"to marry\" + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at -gamous":"Noun combining form",
|
|
"in sense 1 from game entry 2 + -y entry 1 ; in other senses from game entry 1 + -y entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0101-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"off-color",
|
|
"off-colored",
|
|
"racy",
|
|
"ribald",
|
|
"risqu\u00e9",
|
|
"salty",
|
|
"spicy",
|
|
"suggestive"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192402",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gammon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a side of bacon":[],
|
|
": backgammon":[],
|
|
": deceive , fool":[],
|
|
": ham sense 2":[],
|
|
": pretend , feign":[],
|
|
": talk intended to deceive":[],
|
|
": the lower end of a side of bacon":[],
|
|
": the winning of a backgammon game before the loser removes any men from the board":[],
|
|
": to beat by scoring a gammon":[],
|
|
": to talk gammon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1668, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1781, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1781, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"argot word, earlier in sense \"criminal accomplice who distracts a victim during a robbery,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
|
|
"assimilated form of earlier gambon , borrowed from Anglo-French gamboun, jaumbeun , from gambe, jambe \"hock of a horse, leg\" + -on , diminutive or particularizing suffix, going back to Latin -\u014d, -\u014dn- , suffix of persons with a prominent feature \u2014 more at jamb":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of gammon entry 2":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of gammon entry 5":"Verb",
|
|
"probably shortened from backgammon":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ga-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091817",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gamp":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Sarah Gamp , nurse with a large cotton umbrella in Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit (1843\u201344)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8gamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"gamphrel":{
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": a stupid person : blockhead":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1729, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gamfr\u0259l"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073953",
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"gamut":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an entire range or series":[
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"ran the gamut from praise to contempt"
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],
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": the whole series of recognized musical notes":[]
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"examples":[
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"She experienced the full gamut of human emotions.",
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"the actress's work runs the gamut from goofy comedies to serious historical dramas",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Since evaporative coolers come in a wide range of sizes, our selection runs the gamut in terms of cooling capabilities. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
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"Local cuisine runs the gamut from steaks to Southwestern fare. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
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"The rest of Oz\u2019s platform runs the gamut on the GOP's defining issues during Joe Biden's presidency. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
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"The list of clubs and halls that are already part of the almost 60 included in Mandolin\u2019s Venue and Promoter Network at the outset runs the gamut from all of the City Winery\u2019s local branches to the SAP Arena in San Jose. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 May 2022",
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"Something Borrowed, Something New runs the gamut of A-list talent, from contemporary mainstream stars to country iconoclasts to bluegrass and Americana heroes alike. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
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"In between will come 27 concerts showcasing music that runs the gamut from centuries-old to brand new. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
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"The consulting work runs the gamut of a production. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"And their experience runs the gamut from political novices to veterans of statewide campaigns. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English gamut, gamma-ut \"lowest note in the medieval hexachord system, the system itself,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin, from gamma gamma entry 1 (used as a symbol for the lowest note in the scale) + ut ut":""
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},
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"\u02c8ga-m\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gamut range , gamut , compass , sweep , scope , orbit mean the extent that lies within the powers of something (as to cover or control). range is a general term indicating the extent of one's perception or the extent of powers, capacities, or possibilities. the entire range of human experience gamut suggests a graduated series running from one possible extreme to another. a performance that ran the gamut of emotions compass implies a sometimes limited extent of perception, knowledge, or activity. your concerns lie beyond the narrow compass of this study sweep suggests extent, often circular or arc-shaped, of motion or activity. the book covers the entire sweep of criminal activity scope is applicable to an area of activity, predetermined and limited, but somewhat flexible. as time went on, the scope of the investigation widened orbit suggests an often circumscribed range of activity or influence within which forces work toward accommodation. within that restricted orbit they tried to effect social change",
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"diapason",
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"range",
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"scale",
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"spectrum",
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"spread",
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"stretch"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014641",
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]
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"gamy":{
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"definitions":{
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": brave , plucky":[
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"\u2014 used especially of animals"
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],
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": corrupt , disreputable":[
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"a gamy character"
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],
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": marriage":[
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"exo gamy"
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],
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": possession of (such) reproductive organs or (such) a mode of fertilization":[
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"cleisto gamy"
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],
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": sexually suggestive : racy":[
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"gamy witticisms"
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],
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": smelly":[],
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": sordid , scandalous":[
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"gave us all the gamy details"
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],
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": union for propagation or reproduction":[
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"allo gamy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a singles bar where the conversations and come-on lines tend to be gamy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"An intriguing pinot combining a New World sense of adventure with gamy flavors that conjure images of cherries, tree bark and the day\u2019s kill on a grill tantalizingly out of sight, all wrapped in silky elegance. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"In the end, Surrealism came down to gamy incoherence. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"An intriguing pinot, with intense flavors of cherries, tree bark and a gamy meat on a grill tantalizingly out of sight, all wrapped in silky elegance. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
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"Animals that spend their whole life grazing on pasture have a higher proportion of omega-3 fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids that break down into smaller molecules with fishy and gamy flavors. \u2014 Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 June 2021",
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"This organic ros\u00e9, a blend of grenache and syrah, tastes of cantaloupe, sage and a gamy suggestion of a gossamer-thin slice of prosciutto. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2020",
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"The lean, gamy meat is popular with bodybuilders and the wellness-conscious. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2021",
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"The Pax Armagh captured in a bottle the savory, floral, wild and gamy nature of the grape and place. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 10 Dec. 2020",
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"Venison gives this classic French comfort stew a pleasant, gamy flavor. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 11 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1820, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Greek -gamia , from the base of game\u00een \"to marry\" + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at -gamous":"Noun combining form",
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"in sense 1 from game entry 2 + -y entry 1 ; in other senses from game entry 1 + -y entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0101-m\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bawdy",
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"blue",
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"lewd",
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"off",
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"off-color",
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"off-colored",
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"racy",
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"ribald",
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"risqu\u00e9",
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"salty",
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"spicy",
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"suggestive"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234330",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"noun combining form"
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},
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"game birds":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a bird that may be legally hunted according to the laws especially of a state of the U.S.":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fire also was important to the plantation landowners who hunted bobwhite quail, a small and much-loved game bird that lives on lands subject to frequent fires. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
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"Zebari hunted the kaw, or chukar partridge, a game bird with zebra flanks that is an unofficial national bird of Kurdistan, prized for its song and meat. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Pheasants aren't native to Wisconsin but have been a popular game bird since they were introduced to the Badger State and stocking enhanced wild bird numbers beginning in the 1920s. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
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"In 1948, de Mestral took a two-week holiday from work to go game bird hunting. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Those that are hunting doves also must have the migratory game bird endorsement and be HIP-certified. \u2014 Nathan Giese, Chron , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Required to hunt any migratory game bird (waterfowl, coot, rail, gallinule, snipe, dove, sandhill crane and woodcock) in combination with a Federal Duck Stamp and HIP Certification for waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and older. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 14 Aug. 2021",
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"This year\u2019s fall duck flight is expected to be down 36% from last year, according to Mike Szymanski, the agency\u2019s migratory game bird management supervisor. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"The traditional Wisconsin summer game bird brood surveys were not conducted in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153030"
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},
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"gametes":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also g\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113t",
|
|
"\u02c8gam-\u02cc\u0113t also g\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113t",
|
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"\u02c8ga-\u02ccm\u0113t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"The organization cites parthenogenesis, a process in which the development of a female gamete occurs without fertilization by sperm, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The parents who have benefited from the generous gift of gamete donation must remember that there is a human being on the other side of the gift with partners, parents, jobs and children of their own. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 30 July 2020",
|
|
"Clearly, there are strong mechanisms by which Mendel\u2019s law of segregation (that decrees equal access to gametes by allelic pairs) is enforced. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Irena discovered a branch of the Institut Marqu\u00e8s in Ireland, a country that permits non-anonymous gamete donation. \u2014 Anna Louie Sussman, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"To get around that, another group is working on producing artificial gametes \u2014egg and sperm\u2014from preserved skin tissue from 12 white rhinos. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 24 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Once a group of adults is conditioned, they are transferred to warmer water and made to release their gametes . \u2014 Julia Rentsch, baltimoresun.com , 18 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"These stem cells will eventually be converted into gametes , sperm and egg cells. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 July 2019",
|
|
"The exact identity of the sperm was random, and the egg waited passively until the Michael Phelps of gametes finally arrived. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 Nov. 2017"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from German Gamet , borrowed from Greek gam\u00e9t\u0113s \"husband\" or gamet\u1e17 \"wife,\" from game- , stem of game\u00een \"to marry\" + -t\u0113s, -t\u0113 , agent suffixes \u2014 more at -gamous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190810"
|
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},
|
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"gamete intrafallopian transfer":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a method of assisting reproduction in cases of infertility that involves obtaining eggs from an ovary, mixing them with sperm, and inserting them into a fallopian tube by a laparoscope":[
|
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"\u2014 abbreviation GIFT"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccin-tr\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191941"
|
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},
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"gamma radiation":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": radiation composed of gamma rays":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The investigation also utilized gamma radiation scanning devices. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
|
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"On islands such as Bikini, the average background gamma radiation is double the maximum value stipulated by an agreement between the governments of the Marshall Islands and United States. \u2014 Hart Rapaport, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For Rongelap, further research is needed to understand the large amount of background gamma radiation on one of the northern islands, called Naen, as well as the presence of plutonium isotopes in the soil. \u2014 Hart Rapaport, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Scientists made the discovery following attempts to sterilize cans of meat using high doses of gamma radiation . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Andrusevych, the Ukrainian lawyer, notes the conflict has already raised acute concerns, like at Chernobyl, where the status of monitoring and maintenance is uncertain after sensors recorded high gamma radiation levels there last week. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ukraine\u2019s nuclear agency warned that readings of gamma radiation in the exclusion zone, exceeded control levels on Friday, due to the large number of heavy military machines in the area disturbing the topsoil. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Studies of ice cores from glaciers and polar caps on Earth have found a telltale spike in gamma radiation that seemed to arrive about three million years ago, seemingly from a star that exploded some 300 light-years away. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"China\u2019s National Nuclear Safety Administration reported elevated background gamma radiation levels in the plant\u2019s vicinity on Monday, in some cases nearly twice those at monitoring posts farther inland. \u2014 Chuin-wei Yap, WSJ , 15 June 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203419"
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},
|
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"game of chance":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun phrase"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a game (such as a dice game) in which chance rather than skill determines the outcome":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1660, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210630"
|
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},
|
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"gamie":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": gamekeeper":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8g\u0101m\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"game (in gamekeeper ) + -ie":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021826"
|
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},
|
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"gamma-ray burst":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brief, powerful jet of gamma rays detected deep in space that is generated by the collapse and explosion of a celestial object":[
|
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"Eventually, though, the neutron star slows down, probably because of magnetic braking. Then it implodes, touching off a gamma ray burst .",
|
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"\u2014 Govert Schilling",
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"\u2014 abbreviation GRB"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In addition to seven more binary black hole mergers, LIGO's second run, from November 30, 2016, to August 25, 2017, detected a binary neutron-star merger with a simultaneous gamma-ray burst and signals in the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In each instance, the gamma-ray burst does not come from the explosion itself. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Wired , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"As researchers explain in a new paper published in the journal Science, the typical distance of a gamma-ray burst from Earth is around 20 billion light-years. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"The stellar explosion, dubbed GRB 190829A, happened just 1 billion lightyears away in the constellation of Eridanus, which may seem like quite a hike, but the typical gamma-ray burst occurs 20 billion lightyears away. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 4 June 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024822"
|
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},
|
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"gamma iron":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an iron that is stable between 910\u00b0 C and 1400\u00b0 C and that is characterized by a face-centered cubic crystal structure \u2014 compare alpha iron , delta iron":[]
|
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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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"gamma entry 2":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025637"
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},
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"game fish":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fish of a family (Salmonidae) including salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The general statewide game fish season opens annually on the first Saturday in May and runs through early March. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
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"TC Palm's Ed Killer described the special size of Cubera snapper in a 2018 article about the popular game fish , which is sometimes referred to as a Cuban snapper or Cuban dog snapper. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The giant trevally, a stubborn and powerful apex predator, is one of Hawai\u2018i\u2019s most coveted game fish . \u2014 Abe Musselman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Alabama conservation officials\u2019 latest update about red snapper fishing includes warning of an ominous outlook for greater amberjack, another popular game fish for anglers who foray into the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 al , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish . \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Anglers can land nine species of game fish in the lake, and everyone can enjoy watching the resident bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, that nest near the shore of Big Bear Lake. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Egg collection for chinook salmon, the primary game fish species stocked in Lake Michigan by the Department of Natural Resources, was back to normal this fall in Wisconsin. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Nicknamed in various parts of North America as ling, lawyer, cusk or mud shark \u2014 the once-lowly burbot is being elevated in Minnesota from unprotected rough fish to game fish . \u2014 Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune , 14 Jan. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045116"
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},
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"gambier":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a yellowish catechu that is obtained from a tropical southeast Asian woody vine ( Uncaria gambir ) of the madder family and is used for chewing with the betel nut and for tanning and dyeing":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8gam-\u02ccbir"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Malay gambir \"the plant Uncaria gambir \"":""
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},
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051103"
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},
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"gametangial":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to a gametangium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6gam\u0259\u00a6tanj(\u0113)\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"gametangi um + -al":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055136"
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},
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"gamic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having (such) reproductive organs":[
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"cleisto gamic"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8gam-ik"
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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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"-gam(ous) + -ic entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065226"
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},
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"gamosepalous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the sepals united":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6gam\u014d\u00a6sep\u0259l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from (assumed) New Latin gamosepalus , from New Latin gam- + -sepalus -sepalous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073420"
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},
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"game face":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a look of intense determination on the face of a game player":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Once a year at Wimbledon, the Duchess of Cambridge trades in her signature poise, and puts on her game face . \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 27 June 2022",
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"Then again, Survivor is a serious game, and Drea definitely had her game face on. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
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"If any problems have been weighing on you lately, this is a good time to get your game face on and take them down. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"While easy days are typically low-pressure, speed workouts require you to put your game face on, and discipline is one of many benefits garnered. \u2014 Luke Humphrey, Outside Online , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"So now Sapphire is down to three players, and Amanda has to put her game face on. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Griner, averaging a team high 21.2 points in the playoffs, already had her game face on Saturday. \u2014 Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic , 16 Oct. 2021",
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"Her game face stretched across the entrance of Barclays Center. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"There was an observation from one fan watching on television that squinting into the sun made Hoke\u2019s game face more intense, while Utah coach Kyle Whittingham presented a more relaxed visage. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103425"
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},
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"gamekeeper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private preserve":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0101m-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lawrence\u2019s free-thinking noblewoman who has an affair with her gamekeeper (Jack O\u2019Connell). \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"As the area\u2019s longtime chief gamekeeper , Grandpa has honored and protected nature. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Alec Scudder is a young assistant gamekeeper in the employ of Clive Durham, the first love of the titular Maurice Hall. \u2014 Alexander Chee, The New Republic , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Jon Gaunt is a gamekeeper at a pheasant hunting and equestrian estate in southern England. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2021",
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"Unlike 007 who was a product of Britain\u2019s elite boarding school system, Jim Bond was the son of a gamekeeper in Devon, a rural corner of southern England. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2020",
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"Professional gamekeepers and park rangers take viewers out into the savannas of South Africa\u2019s Kruger National Park and Kenya\u2019s Maasai Mara National Reserve to scout for wildlife, giving you the experience of a safari from home. \u2014 Mary Turner, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2020",
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"Auxiliary teams were made up of locals who knew the land well, including gamekeepers , foresters and poachers, according to FLS. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"Now this poacher turned gamekeeper is trying to stop Congress from holding the current administration to account by withholding information. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 2 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1645, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105224"
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},
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"gamma interferon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an interferon that is produced by T cells, regulates the immune response, and in a form produced by recombinant DNA technology is used especially to control infections due to inability of white blood cells to destroy certain bacteria and fungi \u2014 compare alpha interferon , beta interferon":[]
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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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"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110005"
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},
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"gamopetalous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": having the corolla composed of united petals":[
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"the morning glory is gamopetalous"
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],
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": of or relating to the Metachlamydeae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin gamopetalus , from gam- + -petalus -petalous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114419"
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},
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"gamma ray":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ga-m\u0259-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"It\u2019s like the gamma ray emerging from a box of red light. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Aharonov has described the scenario in question as akin to opening a box full of red light \u2014 low-energy electromagnetic waves \u2014 and seeing a high-energy gamma ray shoot out. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The job of mapping the asteroid's composition and identifying all the elements falls to a gamma ray and neutron spectrometer. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Using an observatory on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, astronomers have spotted the highest energy light ever, gamma ray photons up to 1.4 petaelectronvolts (PeV). \u2014 Ling Xin, Science | AAAS , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"Plans call for using the telescope to probe galaxy formation and hunt for exoplanets, and training it on transient sources such as gamma ray bursts to try to pinpoint their locations. \u2014 Richard Stone, Science | AAAS , 12 July 2021",
|
|
"The other stuff looks like an integration of exposure over a range of gamma ray energies. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"The new technique relies on detectors that emit light when struck by either a neutron or a gamma ray and measure the time of arrival with nanosecond precision. \u2014 Richard Stone, Science | AAAS , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"When the gamma ray enters the shielding material, it could get absorbed\u2014or it could get scattered and redirected into another direction. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 25 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115859"
|
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},
|
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"game warden":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who makes sure that hunting and fishing laws are obeyed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125725"
|
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},
|
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"gamma-ray astronomy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": astronomy dealing with the properties of celestial bodies deduced from gamma rays they emit":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130046"
|
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},
|
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"gammarid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the family Gammaridae":[],
|
|
": an amphipod crustacean of the family Gammaridae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccrid",
|
|
"\u02c8gam\u0259r\u0259\u0307d",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Gammaridae":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132003"
|
|
},
|
|
"Gambier Islands":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"islands belonging to France in the South Pacific southeast of the Tuamotu Archipelago population 620 \u2014 see mangareva":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8gam-\u02ccbir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135615"
|
|
},
|
|
"gametal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": gametic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ga\u02ccm-",
|
|
"g\u0259\u02c8m\u0113t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"gamet- + -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142133"
|
|
},
|
|
"gambling":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the practice or activity of betting : the practice of risking money or other stakes in a game or bet":[
|
|
"illegal gambling",
|
|
"compulsive gambling",
|
|
"Then, within the past 18 months, after the explosion in Internet gambling \u2026 and the cable TV debut of the World Poker Tour, the game took off again.",
|
|
"\u2014 Walter Kirn",
|
|
"\u2014 often used before another noun a gambling game gambling regulations a gambling empire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8gam-b(\u0259-)li\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1700, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142906"
|
|
},
|
|
"gamophyllous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having united leaves or parts resembling leaves":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of a floral envelope not differentiated into calyx and corolla"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6gam\u0259\u00a6fil\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from (assumed) New Latin gamophyllus , from New Latin gam- + -phyllus -phyllous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143026"
|
|
},
|
|
"game fowl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bird of any of various strains of domestic fowls developed originally chiefly for the production of fighting cocks \u2014 see modern game , old english game":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"game entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150348"
|
|
},
|
|
"gametophyte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the haploid multicellular individual or generation of a plant or alga with alternation of generations that begins with a haploid spore, produces gametes by mitotic division, and ends with fertilization producing a diploid zygote and that constitutes the visibly dominant form in mosses and algae, exists as an independent plant body in ferns and their relatives, and is reduced to a microscopic or rudimentary state in seed plants \u2014 compare sporophyte":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"g\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113t-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bt",
|
|
"g\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Nowellia curvifolia (leafy liverwort) gametophyte , berberine stained. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2014"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"gameto- + -phyte (after sporophyte )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153443"
|
|
},
|
|
"gamma infinity":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the maximum degree of contrast to which a sensitive photographic material can be developed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"gamma entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160924"
|
|
},
|
|
"gambling device":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrumentality, contrivance, or apparatus reasonably designed and intended for the playing of a game for a reward of money or something of value for the player in which chance is a substantial factor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165717"
|
|
},
|
|
"gamecock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rooster of the domestic chicken trained for fighting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8g\u0101m-\u02cck\u00e4k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This game has all the marking of a chess match style shootout with the gamecock becoming the decisive factor. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Sir Big Spur the gamecock was missing at South Carolina. \u2014 Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The gamecock \u2014 el gallo fino de pelea \u2014 is ubiquitous on the island. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The gamecock \u2014 el gallo fino de pelea \u2014 is ubiquitous on the island. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"When a gamecock whose fight ended in a draw came in too badly injured, Rodr\u00edguez broke its neck. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The gamecock \u2014 el gallo fino de pelea \u2014 is ubiquitous on the island. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The gamecock \u2014 el gallo fino de pelea \u2014 is ubiquitous on the island. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The gamecock \u2014 el gallo fino de pelea \u2014 is ubiquitous on the island. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"game entry 1 + cock entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1634, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172543"
|
|
},
|
|
"gamelote":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several grasses: such as":[],
|
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": guinea grass sense 1":[],
|
|
": either of two foxtails of the West Indies ( Setaria porretiana and S. paniculifera )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccgam\u0259\u02c8l\u014dt\u0113"
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"An algorithmic stablecoin however, tries to maintain its peg to the dollar through a game theory based economic incentive system. \u2014 Rahul Rai, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"His premise is that game theory can explain irrational human behavior. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
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"One of game theory \u2019s classic dilemmas is called the stag hunt. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s some game theory involved in winning an Oscar pool. \u2014 Ben Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Daniel, who brought a terrifying yellow legal pad out to Fiji to show off all his game theory knowledge, then had an idea. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Jameson Graber, an assistant professor of mathematics at Baylor who specializes in game theory , is used to studying efficient markets. \u2014 Ben Cohen And Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The Soviet equivalent of game theory , reflexive control theory is, at its essence, the art of manipulating opponents into acting in your (or in this case, Russia\u2019s) best interest. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Yet, game theory doesn't take into account the passion of the game. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022"
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"Yet the days keep passing, and with them, more at-bats and games pad an odometer that's well into six digits. \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
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"There's the terrible pico projector, an expensive clip on battery pack, a low-resolution 360 camera, several clip on speakers, and a game pad . \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 31 May 2019"
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"In addition to studies of electronic music, Mr. Marshall discovered the Indonesian gamelan at Cal Arts and studied with K.R.T. Wasitodipura before traveling to Indonesia and Bali on a Fulbright fellowship to investigate further. \u2014 Allan Kozinn, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"In college, Melody studied Balinese gamelan and Brazilian sambas. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Also on the first floor is the Experience Gallery, where would-be musicians can practice on an Indonesian gamelan , a banjo, bongos, ukulele and more. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Indonesia and its gamelan orchestras didn\u2019t seem so far away. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"The dancers were accompanied by a 40-piece gamelan orchestra in which players used mallets to produce rapid, rhythmic and hypnotic music on banks of percussion instruments. \u2014 Seth Mydans, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
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"Games of the youths are accompanied by dancing, percussive tinklings inspired by Balinese gamelan music. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 15 Apr. 2020",
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"The things often summoned up her Java stories of gamelans , sate-sellers, cicadas and warm rain. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Sep. 2019",
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"Now Ithaca\u2019s annual Porchfest has grown into a six-hour extravaganza featuring 180 acts as varied as string bands, opera singers, hip-hop groups, and Indonesian gamelan ensembles. \u2014 Melody Warnick, Woman's Day , 2 Apr. 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232758"
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"Convalescent plasma or gamma globulin \u2014 antibodies distilled from the blood of healthy donors \u2014 may also help immunocompromised people, although a version of the latter that includes antibodies to the coronavirus is still months from availability. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli New York Times, Star Tribune , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"That included infusions of gamma globulin every three weeks. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2021",
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"If treated promptly, with fever-reducing drugs and intravenous gamma globulin \u2014 which contains antibodies from blood plasma \u2014 Kawasaki disease usually has few long-term effects. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2020",
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"Jessica received monthly gamma globulin infusions for the last three years. \u2014 Nancy Coltun Webster, Post-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2018"
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