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1640 lines
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{
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"nerd":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an unstylish or socially awkward person":[
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"[Sitcom character Steven Q.] Urkel is loaded with everything in the nerd's bag of tics: suspenders, spectacles, squeaks, snorts, and scrawniness.",
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"\u2014 Shelley Levitt"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He dresses like a nerd .",
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"was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The love story of super-shy nerd Charlie (Joe Locke) and charismatic popular guy Nick (Kit Connor) is nothing if not a feel-good show. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Goofy arguments are as much a hallmark of nerd culture as dressing up like Wonder Woman. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
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"Gaten Matarazzo portrays loveable nerd Dustin on the show. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 27 May 2022",
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"This three-liter waist pack weighs four ounces and is stuffed with travel- nerd features like gear loops, a covert passport pocket that rests against your waist, and an adjustable\u2014and stylish\u2014lightweight belt with a print by Pendleton. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
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"All of them except one: Velma (Kuhoo Verma), a lonely nerd with a history of self-hatred and self-harm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
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"When did our perceptions of glasses begin to change to more of a cool nerd vibe",
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"Benjamin Dubow is a writer, cook (sometimes chef), and all-around food and nature nerd from New York. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
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"Kamala just represents everything about nerd culture. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from nerd , a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bookworm",
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"dink",
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"dork",
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"geek",
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"grind",
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"swot",
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"weenie",
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"wonk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170617",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nerdish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an unstylish or socially awkward person":[
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"[Sitcom character Steven Q.] Urkel is loaded with everything in the nerd's bag of tics: suspenders, spectacles, squeaks, snorts, and scrawniness.",
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"\u2014 Shelley Levitt"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He dresses like a nerd .",
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"was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The love story of super-shy nerd Charlie (Joe Locke) and charismatic popular guy Nick (Kit Connor) is nothing if not a feel-good show. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Goofy arguments are as much a hallmark of nerd culture as dressing up like Wonder Woman. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
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"Gaten Matarazzo portrays loveable nerd Dustin on the show. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 27 May 2022",
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"This three-liter waist pack weighs four ounces and is stuffed with travel- nerd features like gear loops, a covert passport pocket that rests against your waist, and an adjustable\u2014and stylish\u2014lightweight belt with a print by Pendleton. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
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"All of them except one: Velma (Kuhoo Verma), a lonely nerd with a history of self-hatred and self-harm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
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"When did our perceptions of glasses begin to change to more of a cool nerd vibe",
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"Benjamin Dubow is a writer, cook (sometimes chef), and all-around food and nature nerd from New York. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
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"Kamala just represents everything about nerd culture. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from nerd , a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bookworm",
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"dink",
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"dork",
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"geek",
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"grind",
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"swot",
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"weenie",
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"wonk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091730",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nerdy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an unstylish or socially awkward person":[
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"[Sitcom character Steven Q.] Urkel is loaded with everything in the nerd's bag of tics: suspenders, spectacles, squeaks, snorts, and scrawniness.",
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"\u2014 Shelley Levitt"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He dresses like a nerd .",
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"was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The love story of super-shy nerd Charlie (Joe Locke) and charismatic popular guy Nick (Kit Connor) is nothing if not a feel-good show. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Goofy arguments are as much a hallmark of nerd culture as dressing up like Wonder Woman. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
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"Gaten Matarazzo portrays loveable nerd Dustin on the show. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 27 May 2022",
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"This three-liter waist pack weighs four ounces and is stuffed with travel- nerd features like gear loops, a covert passport pocket that rests against your waist, and an adjustable\u2014and stylish\u2014lightweight belt with a print by Pendleton. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
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"All of them except one: Velma (Kuhoo Verma), a lonely nerd with a history of self-hatred and self-harm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
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"When did our perceptions of glasses begin to change to more of a cool nerd vibe",
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"Benjamin Dubow is a writer, cook (sometimes chef), and all-around food and nature nerd from New York. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
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"Kamala just represents everything about nerd culture. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from nerd , a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bookworm",
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"dink",
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"dork",
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"geek",
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"grind",
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"swot",
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"weenie",
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"wonk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192319",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nerts":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": nonsense , nuts":[
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"\u2014 often used interjectionally"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of nuts":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259rts"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"applesauce",
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"balderdash",
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"baloney",
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"boloney",
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"beans",
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"bilge",
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"blah",
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"blah-blah",
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"blarney",
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"blather",
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"blatherskite",
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"blither",
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"bosh",
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"bull",
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"bunk",
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"bunkum",
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"buncombe",
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"claptrap",
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"codswallop",
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"crapola",
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"crock",
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"drivel",
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"drool",
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"fiddle",
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"fiddle-faddle",
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"fiddlesticks",
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"flannel",
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"flapdoodle",
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"folderol",
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"falderal",
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"folly",
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"foolishness",
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"fudge",
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"garbage",
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"guff",
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"hogwash",
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"hokeypokey",
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"hokum",
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"hoodoo",
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"hooey",
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"horsefeathers",
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"humbug",
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"humbuggery",
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"jazz",
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"malarkey",
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"malarky",
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"moonshine",
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"muck",
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"nonsense",
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"nuts",
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"piffle",
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"poppycock",
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"punk",
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"rot",
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"rubbish",
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"senselessness",
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"silliness",
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"slush",
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"stupidity",
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"taradiddle",
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"tarradiddle",
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"tommyrot",
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"tosh",
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"trash",
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"trumpery",
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"twaddle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105101",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"nerve":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brace",
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"forearm",
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"fortify",
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"poise",
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"psych (up)",
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"ready",
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"steel",
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"strengthen"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a sore or sensitive point":[
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"her remark touched a nerve"
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],
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": any of the filamentous bands of nervous tissue that connect parts of the nervous system with the other organs, conduct nerve impulses, and are made up of axons and dendrites together with protective and supportive structures":[],
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": nervous agitation or irritability : nervousness":[
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"a case of nerves"
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],
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": power of endurance or control : fortitude , strength":[],
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": sinew , tendon":[
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"strain every nerve"
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],
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": the sensitive pulp of a tooth":[],
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": to give strength or courage to : supply with physical or moral force":[],
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": vein sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The optic nerve in the eye allows you to see.",
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"a condition affecting the nerves in her arm",
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"It takes a lot of nerve to start a new career.",
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"He found the nerve to stand up to his boss.",
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"I was going to ask her to the dance, but I lost my nerve .",
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"You have a lot of nerve to talk to me that way.",
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"I can't believe she had the nerve to call me a liar.",
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"Verb",
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"needs to nerve himself for the big game tomorrow",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Although remakes of classic movies and TV shows may be a little nerve -racking to wait for and watch, the new trailer for Amazon Prime's sports dramedy A League of Their Own has audiences more excited than ever. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
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"But in more serious cases, people can develop severe headaches, neck stiffness, nerve pain, dizziness, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, arthritis, or sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of the face in the days or months after a bite. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
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"Though the rash cleared up quickly, the nerve pain has never subsided. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
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"This was kind of nerve -racking for me, obviously, for several reasons. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
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"Depending on the extent of the nerve damage, recovery usually occurs within a few weeks, according to information from the Mount Sinai Health System. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
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"Monitoring for these danger signals led to hypervigilance of my own bodily sensations and I became fixated on possible signs of peripheral nerve damage. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
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"Bitadze is recovering from nerve damage in his right foot that sidelined him for a handful of games this season. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
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"Possible complications include kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, nerve damage, macular degeneration, blindness, vascular issues and even amputations. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Very rare side effects include blood clots and nerve damage, and these are rarer still. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 June 2022",
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"Then, in 2017, a skin infection caused permanent tissue and nerve damage to my right leg. \u2014 Yesika Salgado, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
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"Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial disease that clogs the throat with dead tissue and can inflict severe heart and nerve damage. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Endometriosis is a whole-of-body disease in which tissue similar to that which usually lines the uterus grows in other areas of the body and causes pain, nerve damage and organ damage, among many other symptoms. \u2014 Lucia Osborne-crowley, refinery29.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Once Jocelyne Bloch, a neurosurgeon at Lausanne University Hospital, implanted the stimulator, the devices were tested and adjusted to account for the variability in spinal cord length, nerve positioning, and other factors. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Australia\u2019s venomous box jellyfish, which releases nerve toxins that by some estimates can kill within one minute. \u2014 Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"The second potential culprit of the sensory change is damage to the smell nerve itself. \u2014 Melissa Fiorenza, Health.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Williams has only started in 20 games and played 28 through three seasons as a Browns corner -- nerve damage in his neck sidelined him for 2020. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1750, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin nervus sinew, nerve; akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve, n\u0113n to spin \u2014 more at needle":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259rv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nerve Noun temerity , audacity , hardihood , effrontery , nerve , cheek , gall , chutzpah mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness. temerity suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger. had the temerity to refuse audacity implies a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence. an entrepreneur with audacity and vision hardihood suggests firmness in daring and defiance. admired for her hardihood effrontery implies shameless, insolent disregard of propriety or courtesy. outraged at his effrontery nerve , cheek , gall , and chutzpah are informal equivalents for effrontery . the nerve of that guy has the cheek to call herself a singer had the gall to demand proof the chutzpah needed for a career in show business",
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"synonyms":[
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"audaciousness",
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"audacity",
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"brashness",
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"brass",
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"brassiness",
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"brazenness",
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"cheek",
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"cheekiness",
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"chutzpah",
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"chutzpa",
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"hutzpah",
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"hutzpa",
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"crust",
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"effrontery",
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"face",
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"gall",
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"nerviness",
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"pertness",
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"presumption",
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"presumptuousness",
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"sauce",
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"sauciness",
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"temerity"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010020",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"nerve agent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a toxic, usually odorless organophosphate (such as sarin, tabun, or VX) that is used as a chemical weapon in gaseous or liquid form, disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses, and may cause breathing difficulties, coughing, vomiting, muscle weakness or paralysis, convulsions, coma, and death : nerve gas":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"About two months earlier, Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a nerve agent . \u2014 al , 16 May 2022",
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"Putin's leading political rival, Alexei Navalny, also a comedic, anti-corruption crusader, was poisoned by Russian secret services in 2020 with a nerve agent applied to his underwear. \u2014 John Daniszewski, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Navalny, who has blamed Putin for poisoning him with a nerve agent in 2020, was sentenced to over two years in prison by a Moscow court in 2021 for alleged parole violations. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Navalny was poisoned with the military-grade nerve agent Novichok, which disappears from the body within hours and is nearly impossible to trace. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"The opposition leader and anti-corruption activist was poisoned in August 2020 with the nerve agent Novichok by agents from the FSB, Russia's principal security agency. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Both men were found to have been poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of the Novichok family, a potent class of chemical arms developed in Soviet times. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
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"The film chronicles how Navalny \u2014 a Putin detractor who fights against authoritarianism \u2014 was secretly poisoned with a military-grade chemical nerve agent in an elaborate attempt on his life. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Navalny, a leading opposition figure in Russia, was poisoned in August 2020 using what European laboratories established to be military-grade nerve agent Novichok. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231157",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nerve cell":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses : neuron":[],
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": cell body":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Then, once the voltage reaches a specific threshold, a pulse is fired along organic amplifiers that mimic a nerve cell axon. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 30 June 2022",
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"Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of nerve cell cancer, before her first birthday. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"Serotonin and dopamine are neurotransmitters that carry signals, or information, from one nerve cell to another. \u2014 Natalie Angley, CNN , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"The scene looks like a microscopic photograph of a nerve cell . \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 30 July 2021",
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"When the alpha-latrotoxin reaches a person\u2019s nerve cell , the nerve dumps all of its signaling chemicals at once, overwhelming its neighbors. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 July 2021",
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"In 1971, Bond writes, John O\u2019Keefe and Jonathan Dostrovsky isolated a new type of nerve cell in the brains of rats. \u2014 Robert Macfarlane, The New York Review of Books , 15 June 2021",
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"The scientists are taking advantage of proteins derived from algae and other microbes that can make any nerve cell sensitive to light. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
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"According to Healthline, vitamin B12 is needed for three main purposes: nerve cell function, red blood cell production and DNA synthesis. \u2014 Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023923",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nerve center":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a source of leadership, organization, control, or energy":[
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"the financial nerve center of the nation"
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],
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": center sense 2c":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the economic nerve center of a nation",
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"Wall Street's undisputed status as the nerve center for the world of high finance.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This isn\u2019t the first time the neighborhood became the nerve center of protests against anti-Muslim discrimination. \u2014 Tarushi Aswani, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s music all weekend at the village green, overlooking the Ottauquechee, the nerve center for the festival. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
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"Liliesleaf had been a nerve center for the liberation movement in the early 1960s, with activists like Mr. Mandela frequently coming and going. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"A few days later, in the predawn darkness on July 2, the Americans packed up Bagram, switched off the electricity, and flew out of the nerve center of the war without telling the new Afghan commander. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"From 1966 to 1972, the Grande reigned as Detroit's leading rock hall, the nerve center of hippie music culture in town. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Naming a senior leader to coordinate the nerve center . \u2014 Asutosh Padhi, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The Union League Club, the nerve center of the Gilded Age rich, is there. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"The base is also a nerve center in a growing Russian military buildup that the United States and allies fear could be the vanguard of an invasion of Ukraine meant to block its Western ties and aspirations of future NATO membership. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"Yet retinoic acid signaling was thought to be essential for making a brain, nerve cord and other vital features. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Sep. 2020",
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"The FlyEM group is now working on constructing a circuit diagram of the fruit fly\u2019s full nervous system\u2014which consists of the entire brain and nerve cord , a spinal cordlike structure in the insect. \u2014 Diana Kwon, Scientific American , 22 Jan. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Mechanoreceptors are just one type of nerve ending in a larger system that controls our sense of touch, called the somatosensory system. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The condition affects the microscopic sensory nerves all over the body; the nerve ending damage could be caused by can be various problems including genetics, autoimmune conditions, injury, or diseases. \u2014 Jenna Birch, Health.com , 20 May 2020"
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"In hopes of squelching inflammatory pain, the scientists created a novel peptide, modeling it on the chemical structure of AP2A2 but also devising a way to get it inside CGRP-containing pain neurons, which are inside nerve fiber endings. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"The nervous-immune connection is intriguing in light of recent research suggesting that chemical cross talk between gut macrophages and nerve fibers can control peristalsis, the process that moves food through the digestive tract. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 27 Mar. 2020",
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"But the signals are faint, and small movements of the fine nerve fiber relative to the recording electrode can change or obscure the nerve\u2019s subtle message. \u2014 Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS , 4 Mar. 2020",
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"The ends of the auditory nerve look like green jellyfish; the sheaths around the nerve fibers licorice red. \u2014 Popular Science , 21 Jan. 2020",
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"These drift across the synapses to nerve fibers , sparking more current. \u2014 Popular Science , 21 Jan. 2020",
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"Stick with us: The vagus is the largest and longest of the 12 nerve fibers emanating from your brain. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 1 Jan. 2020",
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"Metachromatic leukodystrophy is the result of a genetic mutation, and leads to a breakdown of the protective covering around nerve cells and nerve fibers , known as myelin. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
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"His doctors finally diagnosed him with nutritional optic neuropathy, which is dysfunction of the optic nerve when nutrients essential for nerve fiber function are in short supply. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 4 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Alexei Navalny, a one-time presidential candidate in Russia, was poisoned with nerve gas in 2020, and although Putin and his government denied it, the poisoning was later linked to the Kremlin. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"These surfaces can attract and bind with many simple gas molecules such as methane, hydrogen and water, as well as more complex compounds, including pollutants and nerve gas agents. \u2014 Steven Ashley, Scientific American , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"Blumenthal also expressed his support the COST of War Act, a bipartisan bill introduced to Congress this year which would expand health benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances like nerve gas or radiation during their service. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"This happened back in 2003, when the country was especially antsy over anthrax, nerve gas and other evil pathogens. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Over the years, Fort Detrick has housed some of the world\u2019s deadliest substances, from the Ebola virus to nerve gas to anthrax. \u2014 Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com , 21 July 2021",
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"Adorning the walls are dozens of Impressionist-style paintings with a Western flavor, the work of Lee Kannally, who suffered nerve gas poisoning in World War I and developed tremors. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 17 July 2021",
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"The ministry also said that some of the dead who arrived at Dar Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City were suspected to have been killed by nerve gas . \u2014 Morgan Winsor And Hatem Maher, ABC News , 13 May 2021",
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"Chlorpyrifos was first developed as a nerve gas in World War II. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The drug contains a cat-specific antibody that binds to nerve growth factor (NGF), a protein that mediates pain by binding to specific receptors in cats, explained Bruce Kornreich, director of the Cornell Feline Health Center. \u2014 Sara Tabin, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Tanezumab acts by inhibiting nerve growth factor , which causes sensitive nerves to grow and feel pain at the site of inflamed joints. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"This method led to the discovery of the nerve growth factor in the 1950s, and scientists still use it today to study stem cells. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 9 Mar. 2020",
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"Rita Levi-Montalcini, his colleague at the time, had made a seminal discovery of a protein known as nerve growth factor , which stimulated the growth of nerve cells in laboratory mice. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Feb. 2020",
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"NurOwn involves using stem cells derived from a patient\u2019s own bone marrow to deliver nerve growth factors to nerves damaged by ALS. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 June 2018",
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"In early trials, NurOwn was effective at boosting those nerve growth factors in cerebral spinal fluid of patients. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 June 2018"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to Healthline, the alkaloids in poison hemlock can affect nerve impulse transmission to muscles, which eventually can kill the person through respiratory failure. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"When light hits the rod and cone cells, nerve impulses are triggered and sent to the brain through the optic nerve. \u2014 Svenja Lohner, Scientific American , 30 Jan. 2020",
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"The retina converts light images into nerve impulses that are relayed to the brain to produce sight. \u2014 Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"Many venom components disable or kill by blocking the channels for sodium or other ions that are necessary for transmission of nerve impulses . \u2014 Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS , 17 Oct. 2019",
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"Glial cells, among other things, build sheaths of a fatty material called myelin, which acts as an insulator to isolate the electrical activity of nerve impulses . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 July 2018",
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"It had been suggested that some aspects of cognition were dependent upon the speed and efficiency of nerve impulses , which in turn depends on this insulation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 July 2018",
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"The tunneling rate would change with different molecules, triggering nerve impulses that create the perceptions of different smells in the brain. \u2014 Tim Folger, Discover Magazine , 24 Oct. 2018",
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"That movement of ions is the basis for many of the body\u2019s functions, like nerve impulses , muscle contractions and digestion. \u2014 Katie Thomas, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The result is a work of rare, raw- nerved insight into group therapy and individual trauma, as well as a moving vision of male friendship and strength in the face of evil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"Most of the emotion in the series veers toward the overblown or maudlin, though Winona Ryder (God bless \u2019er), who plays Will\u2019s jangly nerved mother, Joyce, has at last decided to fully apply her once formidable talent to the role. \u2014 Hank Stuever, Washington Post , 3 July 2019",
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"Putin, a former KGB agent, has ruled Russia as prime minister or president for more than 18 years, and in that time has crafted an image as a steely nerved leader and the man best qualified to rebuild his country after the end of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2018",
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"Cynthia Gerber is just right as the fragile- nerved stage manager Poppy. \u2014 Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018"
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"to be a paramedic, you need to be calm, clearheaded, and nerveless in emergencies",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final. \u2014 Danielle Rossingh, Forbes , 27 June 2021",
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"The seemingly nerveless Floridian, a ferocious competitor at the best of times, hit back in style to close with two birdies in his last three holes for a round of 69 in the process sending a very clear message to his rivals out there. \u2014 Patrick Snell, CNN , 9 Aug. 2020",
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"There is genius in playing nerveless golf on Sunday at the Masters, and Tiger surely did that. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"Kupcho was the first woman to win at Augusta National, in the inaugural Women\u2019s Amateur in April, and played apparently nerveless golf until her final 4-foot putt. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019",
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"Its 1-1 draw against Lionel Messi's team was achieved through resilient and nerveless play. \u2014 Pan Pylas, chicagotribune.com , 21 June 2018",
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"So with two on and no out, Pierce sent in his nerveless fixer: Parker Joe Robinson. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2018",
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"His later career, following a move, in 1970, to Captiva Island, in Florida, was consumed by fetching but rather nerveless experimentation\u2014with print mediums, cardboard reliefs, exotic fabrics, reflective surfaces, and incessant photography\u2014 \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 29 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His earliest rockabilly sides sound raw and nervy , almost primitive in their simplicity, a wildness that\u2019s a foreign concept in modern music. \u2014 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"On a nervy , topsy-turvy afternoon in eastern Oklahoma, there was yet another dramatic showdown between the dazzling, hard-swinging 20-somethings who have overtaken the game. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
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"What your nervy acquaintance did was breach whatever privacy is left in our society these days, which was thoughtless, rude and inexcusable. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
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"Dratch transfers her kooky, nervy physicality onto Stephanie, a White House secretary reliant on pump-up playlists to handle the Type A girlbosses around her. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
|
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"When a disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two dummy gym employees who attempt to sell it, Clooney\u2019s nervy U.S. Marshal finds himself at the center of the confusion, well sorta. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
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"There are also clear signs of a nervy director at work. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
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"Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"a palpable feeling of nervosity in every corner of the city after the terrorist attack",
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"Violinists Clara Lyon and Maeve Feinberg, violist Doyle Armbrust and cellist Russell Rolen threw themselves into the dense thickets of notes with a nervosity and concentration that was nothing short of astonishing. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 17 May 2017"
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"\u02ccn\u0259r-\u02c8v\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agita",
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"agitation",
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"anxiety",
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"anxiousness",
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"apprehension",
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"apprehensiveness",
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"care",
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"concern",
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"concernment",
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"disquiet",
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"disquietude",
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"fear",
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"nervousness",
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"perturbation",
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"solicitude",
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"sweat",
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"unease",
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"uneasiness",
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"worry"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213658",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nervous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"calm",
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"collected",
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"cool",
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"easy",
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"happy-go-lucky",
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"nerveless",
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"relaxed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": appearing or acting unsteady, erratic, or irregular":[
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"\u2014 used of inanimate things \u2026 climbed carefully into his nervous kayak \u2026 \u2014 Farley Mowat"
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],
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": easily excited or irritated : jumpy":[
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"\u2026 so nervous that he had to be escorted outside court to vomit \u2026",
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"\u2014 Kevin Johnson and Andrea Stone"
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],
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": marked by strength of thought, feeling, or style : spirited":[
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"a vibrant tight-packed nervous style of writing"
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],
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": of, relating to, or composed of neurons":[],
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": sinewy , strong":[],
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": tending to produce nervousness or agitation : uneasy":[
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"a nervous situation",
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"His face was twisted in nervous anticipation.",
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"\u2014 Dagoberto Gilb"
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],
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": timid , apprehensive":[
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"a nervous smile",
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"nervous of strangers"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She is nervous about her job interview.",
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"All this waiting is making me nervous .",
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"He gave a nervous glance at the clock.",
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"His nervous mother is always worrying that something terrible will happen to him.",
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"He has a nervous disposition.",
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"It was a very nervous situation.",
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"She suffers from a nervous disorder.",
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"He walked around with a nervous twitch.",
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"He had a nervous habit of pulling at his hair.",
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"The boy has a lot of nervous energy.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Biden administration is nervous the measure will cause prices to soar. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 26 June 2022",
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"Grandpa is nervous all day and doesn\u2019t know how to tell Karl that this slaughter is the last, because the ritual is more important than ever to the widower in question. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
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"When the tour went up for presale in April, Foley was nervous , particularly when considering midweek shows in smaller markets. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s that time of year again, the time when the invasive, unwelcome and destructive Burmese pythons in the Everglades should be nervous . \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Still, people are nervous without cash on hand; 76% had currency in their wallets while they were being surveyed, even though most don\u2019t use it that often. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Investors are nervous because the Fed could be heading into uncharted territory. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Tore seemed a little nervous about handing over his new toy. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Most appeared nervous , tracing their words on the palm of one hand, brows furrowed and faces locked in concentration. \u2014 Elsa Hortareas, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French nervus, nervous, borrowed from Latin nerv\u014dsus \"full of tendons, sinewy, tough, vigorous (of a person or literary style),\" from nervus \"sinew, muscle, nerve entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8n\u0259r-v\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nervous vigorous , energetic , strenuous , lusty , nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness. as vigorous as a youth half his age energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity. an energetic campaigner strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging. the strenuous life on an oil rig lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment. a lusty appetite for life nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor. full of nervous energy",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aflutter",
|
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"antsy",
|
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"anxious",
|
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"atwitter",
|
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"dithery",
|
|
"edgy",
|
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"goosey",
|
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"het up",
|
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"hinky",
|
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"hung up",
|
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"ill at ease",
|
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"insecure",
|
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"jittery",
|
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"jumpy",
|
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"nervy",
|
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"perturbed",
|
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"queasy",
|
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"queazy",
|
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"tense",
|
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"troubled",
|
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"uneasy",
|
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"unquiet",
|
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"upset",
|
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"uptight",
|
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"worried"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105439",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"nervous Nellie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a timid or worrisome person":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"My sister is a real nervous Nellie when it comes to flying.",
|
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"many new parents are nervous Nellies when it comes to the health of their babies"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the name Nellie":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8ne-l\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"handwringer",
|
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"worrier",
|
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"worrywart"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125235",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"nervous Nelly":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a timid or worrisome person":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"My sister is a real nervous Nellie when it comes to flying.",
|
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"many new parents are nervous Nellies when it comes to the health of their babies"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from the name Nellie":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8ne-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handwringer",
|
|
"worrier",
|
|
"worrywart"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124550",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nervous breakdown":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an attack of mental or emotional disorder especially when of sufficient severity to require hospitalization":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She had a nervous breakdown shortly after her sister's death.",
|
|
"He is on the verge of a nervous breakdown .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Another with a fear of kittens almost had a nervous breakdown when someone on stage started petting a white kitten. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"As the date gets closer and the colorful in-laws begin pouring in, Billy descends into full Dadzilla mode, a man increasingly on the verge of a nervous breakdown . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The aesthetic of his vibrant set somehow perfectly encapsulated our collective nervous breakdown of the past two years and then set us all free. \u2014 Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Who in his or her right mind would want to relive the year of our collective nervous breakdown ",
|
|
"Wilson famously retired from the road in 1964 after a nervous breakdown on a flight to Houston to open a Beach Boys tour. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Every night on stage at the Broadway revival of Company, Tony Award nominee Matt Doyle has a nervous breakdown \u2014 as his character Jamie, that is. \u2014 Michael Gioia, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"These are the most popular CBD gummy bears, which are formulated to alleviate stress, remove your moral hangover, and prevent you from having a nervous breakdown . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Bay even shoots dialogue scenes in the same fashion, with the camera flying around as if it\u2019s having a nervous breakdown and enough edits for a dozen Step Up movies. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breakdown",
|
|
"crack-up",
|
|
"tailspin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072307",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nervous system":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs \u2014 see autonomic nervous system , central nervous system , peripheral nervous system":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Strokes and other conditions that affect the nervous system , certain cancers of the mouth and esophagus, or gastroesophageal reflux disease can cause dysphagia. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Greg Smith, now a herpes researcher at Northwestern, is working on another part of the mystery of latent viruses \u2013 how herpesviruses get into the nervous system . \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Greg Smith, now a herpes researcher at Northwestern, is working on another part of the mystery of latent viruses \u2014 how herpesviruses get into the nervous system . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Meditation, in general, is a practice that can help regulate the nervous system . \u2014 Allure , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Neurotoxins attack the nervous system , paralyzing the victim. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"In people with celiac disease, nutritional deficiencies (especially vitamins B12, B6, and E, and metals like copper), antibodies, and even other underlying autoimmune disorders can impact the nervous system and lead to neuropathy. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"For higher-level cognitive functions to work, the nervous system needs to be calm. \u2014 Juliana Demay, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The work of Julius and Patapoutian has greatly expanded scientists\u2019 views of how the nervous system deciphers the external and internal world by introducing us to entirely new classes of sensory receptors. \u2014 Steven D. Munger, The Conversation , 5 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1703, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183849",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nervous wreck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who is very worried or nervous about something":[
|
|
"Before the wedding the bride's father was a nervous wreck ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172018",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nervousness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": timid , apprehensive":[
|
|
"a nervous smile",
|
|
"nervous of strangers"
|
|
],
|
|
": easily excited or irritated : jumpy":[
|
|
"\u2026 so nervous that he had to be escorted outside court to vomit \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kevin Johnson and Andrea Stone"
|
|
],
|
|
": tending to produce nervousness or agitation : uneasy":[
|
|
"a nervous situation",
|
|
"His face was twisted in nervous anticipation.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dagoberto Gilb"
|
|
],
|
|
": appearing or acting unsteady, erratic, or irregular":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of inanimate things \u2026 climbed carefully into his nervous kayak \u2026 \u2014 Farley Mowat"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or composed of neurons":[],
|
|
": marked by strength of thought, feeling, or style : spirited":[
|
|
"a vibrant tight-packed nervous style of writing"
|
|
],
|
|
": sinewy , strong":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259r-v\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aflutter",
|
|
"antsy",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"atwitter",
|
|
"dithery",
|
|
"edgy",
|
|
"goosey",
|
|
"het up",
|
|
"hinky",
|
|
"hung up",
|
|
"ill at ease",
|
|
"insecure",
|
|
"jittery",
|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"queasy",
|
|
"queazy",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unquiet",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"uptight",
|
|
"worried"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"relaxed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nervous vigorous , energetic , strenuous , lusty , nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness. as vigorous as a youth half his age energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity. an energetic campaigner strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging. the strenuous life on an oil rig lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment. a lusty appetite for life nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor. full of nervous energy",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She is nervous about her job interview.",
|
|
"All this waiting is making me nervous .",
|
|
"He gave a nervous glance at the clock.",
|
|
"His nervous mother is always worrying that something terrible will happen to him.",
|
|
"He has a nervous disposition.",
|
|
"It was a very nervous situation.",
|
|
"She suffers from a nervous disorder.",
|
|
"He walked around with a nervous twitch.",
|
|
"He had a nervous habit of pulling at his hair.",
|
|
"The boy has a lot of nervous energy.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Biden administration is nervous the measure will cause prices to soar. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Grandpa is nervous all day and doesn\u2019t know how to tell Karl that this slaughter is the last, because the ritual is more important than ever to the widower in question. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"When the tour went up for presale in April, Foley was nervous , particularly when considering midweek shows in smaller markets. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s that time of year again, the time when the invasive, unwelcome and destructive Burmese pythons in the Everglades should be nervous . \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, people are nervous without cash on hand; 76% had currency in their wallets while they were being surveyed, even though most don\u2019t use it that often. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Investors are nervous because the Fed could be heading into uncharted territory. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Tore seemed a little nervous about handing over his new toy. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Most appeared nervous , tracing their words on the palm of one hand, brows furrowed and faces locked in concentration. \u2014 Elsa Hortareas, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French nervus, nervous, borrowed from Latin nerv\u014dsus \"full of tendons, sinewy, tough, vigorous (of a person or literary style),\" from nervus \"sinew, muscle, nerve entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031925"
|
|
},
|
|
"nervule":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small nerve":[],
|
|
": nervure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from (assumed) New Latin nervulus , from Latin nervus sinew, nerve + -ulus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259r(\u02cc)vy\u00fcl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234717",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nervulose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": minutely nerved":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"nervule + -ose":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259rvy\u0259\u02ccl\u014ds"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084618",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"nervuration":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the neuration of an insect's wing":[]
|
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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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"nervure + -ation":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccn\u0259rvy\u0259\u02c8r\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171643",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nervure":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": vein sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from nerf sinew, from Latin nervus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259r-vy\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215013",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nervy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": excitable , nervous":[],
|
|
": marked by effrontery or presumption : brash":[],
|
|
": showing or expressive of calm courage : bold":[],
|
|
": sinewy , strong":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
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"a nervy performance in the play-offs",
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"a nervy film director who's not afraid to take risks",
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"The passengers were restless and nervy after the long flight.",
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"Too much coffee makes me nervy .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His earliest rockabilly sides sound raw and nervy , almost primitive in their simplicity, a wildness that\u2019s a foreign concept in modern music. \u2014 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"On a nervy , topsy-turvy afternoon in eastern Oklahoma, there was yet another dramatic showdown between the dazzling, hard-swinging 20-somethings who have overtaken the game. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
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"What your nervy acquaintance did was breach whatever privacy is left in our society these days, which was thoughtless, rude and inexcusable. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
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"Dratch transfers her kooky, nervy physicality onto Stephanie, a White House secretary reliant on pump-up playlists to handle the Type A girlbosses around her. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
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"When a disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two dummy gym employees who attempt to sell it, Clooney\u2019s nervy U.S. Marshal finds himself at the center of the confusion, well sorta. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
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"There are also clear signs of a nervy director at work. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
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"Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8n\u0259r-v\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arch",
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"audacious",
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"bold",
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"bold-faced",
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"brash",
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"brassbound",
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"brassy",
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"brazen",
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"brazen-faced",
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"cheeky",
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"cocksure",
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"cocky",
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"fresh",
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"impertinent",
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"impudent",
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"insolent",
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"sassy",
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"saucy",
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"wise"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183132",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nervous energy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": energy activated by one's nerves":[
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"I have a lot of nervous energy ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192942"
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},
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"nervous fluid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fluid formerly supposed to circulate through nerves and function as the essential agent in transmitting nerve impulses":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231506"
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},
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"nerve net":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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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":"20220708-235812"
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},
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"nervelet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a little nerve":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"nerve entry 1 + -let":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013548"
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},
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"nerves":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sinew , tendon":[
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"strain every nerve"
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],
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": any of the filamentous bands of nervous tissue that connect parts of the nervous system with the other organs, conduct nerve impulses, and are made up of axons and dendrites together with protective and supportive structures":[],
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": power of endurance or control : fortitude , strength":[],
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": a sore or sensitive point":[
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"her remark touched a nerve"
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],
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": nervous agitation or irritability : nervousness":[
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"a case of nerves"
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],
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": vein sense 2":[],
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": the sensitive pulp of a tooth":[],
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": to give strength or courage to : supply with physical or moral force":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8n\u0259rv"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"audaciousness",
|
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"audacity",
|
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"brashness",
|
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"brass",
|
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"brassiness",
|
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"brazenness",
|
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"cheek",
|
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"cheekiness",
|
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"chutzpah",
|
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"chutzpa",
|
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"hutzpah",
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"hutzpa",
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"crust",
|
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"effrontery",
|
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"face",
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"gall",
|
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"nerviness",
|
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"pertness",
|
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"presumption",
|
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"presumptuousness",
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"sauce",
|
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"sauciness",
|
|
"temerity"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"brace",
|
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"forearm",
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"fortify",
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"poise",
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"psych (up)",
|
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"ready",
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"steel",
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"strengthen"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nerve Noun temerity , audacity , hardihood , effrontery , nerve , cheek , gall , chutzpah mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness. temerity suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger. had the temerity to refuse audacity implies a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence. an entrepreneur with audacity and vision hardihood suggests firmness in daring and defiance. admired for her hardihood effrontery implies shameless, insolent disregard of propriety or courtesy. outraged at his effrontery nerve , cheek , gall , and chutzpah are informal equivalents for effrontery . the nerve of that guy has the cheek to call herself a singer had the gall to demand proof the chutzpah needed for a career in show business",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The optic nerve in the eye allows you to see.",
|
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"a condition affecting the nerves in her arm",
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"It takes a lot of nerve to start a new career.",
|
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"He found the nerve to stand up to his boss.",
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"I was going to ask her to the dance, but I lost my nerve .",
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"You have a lot of nerve to talk to me that way.",
|
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"I can't believe she had the nerve to call me a liar.",
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"Verb",
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"needs to nerve himself for the big game tomorrow",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Although remakes of classic movies and TV shows may be a little nerve -racking to wait for and watch, the new trailer for Amazon Prime's sports dramedy A League of Their Own has audiences more excited than ever. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
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"But in more serious cases, people can develop severe headaches, neck stiffness, nerve pain, dizziness, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, arthritis, or sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of the face in the days or months after a bite. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Though the rash cleared up quickly, the nerve pain has never subsided. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
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"This was kind of nerve -racking for me, obviously, for several reasons. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Depending on the extent of the nerve damage, recovery usually occurs within a few weeks, according to information from the Mount Sinai Health System. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Monitoring for these danger signals led to hypervigilance of my own bodily sensations and I became fixated on possible signs of peripheral nerve damage. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Bitadze is recovering from nerve damage in his right foot that sidelined him for a handful of games this season. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Possible complications include kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, nerve damage, macular degeneration, blindness, vascular issues and even amputations. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Very rare side effects include blood clots and nerve damage, and these are rarer still. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Then, in 2017, a skin infection caused permanent tissue and nerve damage to my right leg. \u2014 Yesika Salgado, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial disease that clogs the throat with dead tissue and can inflict severe heart and nerve damage. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Endometriosis is a whole-of-body disease in which tissue similar to that which usually lines the uterus grows in other areas of the body and causes pain, nerve damage and organ damage, among many other symptoms. \u2014 Lucia Osborne-crowley, refinery29.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Once Jocelyne Bloch, a neurosurgeon at Lausanne University Hospital, implanted the stimulator, the devices were tested and adjusted to account for the variability in spinal cord length, nerve positioning, and other factors. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Australia\u2019s venomous box jellyfish, which releases nerve toxins that by some estimates can kill within one minute. \u2014 Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The second potential culprit of the sensory change is damage to the smell nerve itself. \u2014 Melissa Fiorenza, Health.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Williams has only started in 20 games and played 28 through three seasons as a Browns corner -- nerve damage in his neck sidelined him for 2020. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin nervus sinew, nerve; akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve, n\u0113n to spin \u2014 more at needle":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1750, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015610"
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},
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"nerve trunk":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a bundle of nerve fibers enclosed in a connective tissue sheath":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022439"
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},
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"nerves of steel":{
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"type":[
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"noun phrase"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an impressive ability to remain calm in dangerous or difficult situations":[
|
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"It takes nerves of steel to work in such a high-pressure job."
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]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041744"
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},
|
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"nerve-wracking":{
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|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": extremely trying on the nerves":[
|
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"a nerve-racking ordeal",
|
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"The job interview was a nerve-racking experience."
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259rv-\u02ccra-ki\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"agitating",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"creepy",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressful",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"fraught",
|
|
"hairy",
|
|
"nail-biting",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unnerving",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"worrisome"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"tranquil"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140510"
|
|
},
|
|
"nerve ring":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193547"
|
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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"Pier Luigi 1891\u20131979 Italian engineer and architect":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ner-v\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012617"
|
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},
|
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|
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|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extremely trying on the nerves":[
|
|
"a nerve-racking ordeal",
|
|
"The job interview was a nerve-racking experience."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
|
"\u02c8n\u0259rv-\u02ccra-ki\u014b"
|
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],
|
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|
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"agitating",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"creepy",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressful",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"fraught",
|
|
"hairy",
|
|
"nail-biting",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unnerving",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"worrisome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"calming",
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"easy",
|
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"peaceful",
|
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"quiet",
|
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"quieting",
|
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"tranquil"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050750"
|
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}
|
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