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3014 lines
112 KiB
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{
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"fee":{
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"antonyms":[
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"assume",
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"employ",
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"engage",
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"hire",
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"lay on",
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"pay",
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"place",
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"recruit",
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"retain",
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"sign (up ",
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"take on"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fixed charge":[],
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": a piece of land so held":[],
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": a sum paid or charged for a service":[],
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": an estate in land held in feudal law from a lord on condition of homage and service":[],
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": an inherited or heritable estate in land":[],
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": hire":[],
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": in absolute and legal possession":[],
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": tip entry 9 sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The admission fee is $10.",
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"a credit card with no annual fee",
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"The tuition fees went up this year.",
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"We returned the library book late and had to pay a late fee .",
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"His insurance covers the doctor's fee .",
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"They paid a fortune in legal fees .",
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"Verb",
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"the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Mainau, a small island with an admission fee , is a popular attraction, especially for families. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"There's also a hot tub and an onsite sauna, for an additional fee . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
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"Netflix will reportedly widely roll out an extra fee for sharing accounts with people in other households around the same time. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
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"Ronson\u2019s course launch coincides with the introduction of BBC Maestro\u2019s new all-access subscription service, where users can pay an annual fee for unlimited access to all BBC Maestro courses. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 15 June 2022",
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"Liverpool gets striker: Liverpool has taken another of Portugal\u2019s best players to strengthen its forward line, with Uruguay striker Darwin Nu\u00f1ez completing his move from Benfica for an initial fee of $78 million. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
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"Presently, users tend to pay an ongoing subscription fee to have access which provides significantly more pricing flexibility. \u2014 Omari Rigg, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"In a fringe sport like bikepacking, where many of the biggest races don\u2019t require an entry fee but also don\u2019t offer prize money, there simply isn\u2019t a way to support yourself purely as a competitive athlete. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
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"The Water Gap does not charge an entrance fee but does have several areas, such as boat launches and beaches, which have user fees. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 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 1a(1)":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French f\u00e9, fief , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English feoh cattle, property, Old High German fihu cattle; akin to Latin pecus cattle, pecunia money":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ante",
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"charge",
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"cost",
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"damage",
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"figure",
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"freight",
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"price",
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"price tag"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162430",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"feeble":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": markedly lacking in strength":[
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"a feeble old man"
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],
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": indicating weakness":[
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"taking only feeble steps"
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],
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": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency":[
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"a feeble argument",
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"cities are growing uncreative and feeble",
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"\u2014 Jane Jacobs"
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],
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": inadequate , inferior":[
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"a feeble excuse"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"asthenic",
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"debilitated",
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"delicate",
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"down-and-out",
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"effete",
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"enervated",
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"enfeebled",
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"faint",
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"frail",
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"infirm",
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"languid",
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"low",
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"prostrate",
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"prostrated",
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"sapped",
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"slight",
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"soft",
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"softened",
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"tender",
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"unsubstantial",
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"wasted",
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"weak",
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"weakened",
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"wimpish",
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"wimpy"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"mighty",
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"powerful",
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"rugged",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"strong"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
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"examples":[
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"She's still feeble from her long illness.",
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"We heard a feeble cry for help.",
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"Business is suffering because of the feeble economy.",
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"He made a feeble attempt to explain his behavior.",
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"He offered a feeble excuse for his behavior.",
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"\u201cDislike\u201d is too feeble a word for how she feels about him.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
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"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
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"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
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"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165504"
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},
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"feebleness":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": markedly lacking in strength":[
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"a feeble old man"
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],
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": indicating weakness":[
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"taking only feeble steps"
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],
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": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency":[
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"a feeble argument",
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"cities are growing uncreative and feeble",
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"\u2014 Jane Jacobs"
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],
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": inadequate , inferior":[
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"a feeble excuse"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"asthenic",
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"debilitated",
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"delicate",
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"down-and-out",
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"effete",
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"enervated",
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"enfeebled",
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"faint",
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"frail",
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"infirm",
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"languid",
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"low",
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"prostrate",
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"prostrated",
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"sapped",
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"slight",
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"soft",
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"softened",
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"tender",
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"unsubstantial",
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"wasted",
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"weak",
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"weakened",
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"wimpish",
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"wimpy"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"mighty",
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"powerful",
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"rugged",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"strong"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
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"examples":[
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"She's still feeble from her long illness.",
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"We heard a feeble cry for help.",
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"Business is suffering because of the feeble economy.",
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"He made a feeble attempt to explain his behavior.",
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"He offered a feeble excuse for his behavior.",
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"\u201cDislike\u201d is too feeble a word for how she feels about him.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
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"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
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"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
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"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090111"
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},
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"feebly":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": markedly lacking in strength":[
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"a feeble old man"
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],
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": indicating weakness":[
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"taking only feeble steps"
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|
],
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": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency":[
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"a feeble argument",
|
|
"cities are growing uncreative and feeble",
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"\u2014 Jane Jacobs"
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],
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": inadequate , inferior":[
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"a feeble excuse"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"asthenic",
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"debilitated",
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"delicate",
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"down-and-out",
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"effete",
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"enervated",
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"enfeebled",
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"faint",
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"frail",
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"infirm",
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"languid",
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"low",
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"prostrate",
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"prostrated",
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"sapped",
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"slight",
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"soft",
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"softened",
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"tender",
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"unsubstantial",
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"wasted",
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"weak",
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"weakened",
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"wimpish",
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"wimpy"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"mighty",
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"powerful",
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"rugged",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"strong"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
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"examples":[
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"She's still feeble from her long illness.",
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"We heard a feeble cry for help.",
|
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"Business is suffering because of the feeble economy.",
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"He made a feeble attempt to explain his behavior.",
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"He offered a feeble excuse for his behavior.",
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"\u201cDislike\u201d is too feeble a word for how she feels about him.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
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"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
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"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
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"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072626"
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},
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"feed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"banquet",
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"dinner",
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"feast",
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"regale",
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"spread"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mechanism by which the action of feeding is effected":[],
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": an act of eating":[],
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": channel , route":[],
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": material supplied (as to a furnace or machine)":[],
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": prey":[
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"\u2014 used with on, upon , or off"
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],
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": satisfy , gratify":[],
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": support , encourage":[],
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": the action of passing a ball or puck to a team member who is in position to score":[],
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": the amount given at each feeding":[],
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": the motion or process of carrying forward the material to be operated upon (as in a machine)":[],
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": to become channeled or directed":[],
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": to become nourished or satisfied or sustained as if by food":[],
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": to consume food : eat":[],
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": to furnish something essential to the development, sustenance, maintenance, or operation of":[
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"reading feeds the mind"
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],
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": to give as food":[],
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": to give food to":[],
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": to insert and deposit (something) repeatedly or continuously":[
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"feed quarters into a parking meter"
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],
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": to insert and deposit something into (something)":[
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"Running out to feed the meter every hour doesn't work, because the meter will not permit more than one hour for a given car.",
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"\u2014 T. R. Reid"
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],
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": to move into a machine or opening in order to be used or processed":[],
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": to pass a ball or puck to (a teammate) especially for a shot at the goal":[],
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": to produce or provide food for":[],
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": to send (as by wire or satellite) to a transmitting station for broadcast":[],
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": to supply (a fellow actor) with cues and situations that make a role more effective":[],
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": to supply (a signal) to an electronic circuit":[],
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": to supply (material to be operated on) to a machine":[],
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": to supply for use or consumption":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He was too weak to feed himself.",
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"We feed the plants with a special fertilizer twice a week.",
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"We fed the horses with apples, oats, and hay.",
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"The children fed apples to the horses.",
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"These supplies could feed a small army for a week.",
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"He doesn't earn enough to feed a family of four.",
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"helping to feed and clothe poor children",
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"They used the wood to feed the fire.",
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"The streams feed the creek.",
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"The motor is fed by an electrical current.",
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"Noun",
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"There's a jam in the paper feed .",
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"We had to cut off the main power feed .",
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"They're showing a live satellite feed of the event.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Runoff from snowpack in the Rocky Mountains supplies most of the water to reservoirs that feed the Southwest. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
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"With Russia choking off natural gas supplies that feed furnaces and electricity generating plants, European Union members and Kyiv have accelerated plans to fully link up Ukraine\u2019s electricity grid. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
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"As well as the four headphone outputs, the R\u00d8DECaster Pro II has a balanced analog left and right channel audio output from a pair of \u00bc-inch jacks that can feed a powered pair of studio monitors. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"The war's disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
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"The war\u2019s disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"The war\u2019s disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Efrem Lukatsky, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
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"Storms earlier this week damaged some high-voltage transmission lines that feed power to the Columbus area. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"Often, blast victims are farmers and other rural workers with little choice but to use mined roads and plow mined fields, in a country relied on for crops that feed the world. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"During structure fires, live feed from drones inform command staff on how an incident is progressing, and whether the firefighting response is successful or if adjustments need to be made. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
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"Less than a minute later, Guido took a feed from Charlie Adams, sliced toward the middle of the field and ripped a shot from around 25 yards out that beat Romero to his right hand side for Guido\u2019s second goal of the season. \u2014 Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
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"The audience rose to their feet and applauded the veterans, who were shown watching a live feed of the telecast from a nearby hotel \u2014 some of whom joined in the post-Emmys celebration as guests of honor at Spago later that night. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
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"And Pierre-Edouard Bellemare missed the net point blank from the low slot late in the first off a feed from Pat Maroon. \u2014 Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
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"The crowd watched a live feed of the vote on the steps outside, and the sounds of music and cheering filtered into the Senate chamber on the State House\u2019s third floor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"The Terps stretched the lead to 9-2 when Jonathan Donville finished a feed from Logan Wisnauskas with 11:55 remaining in the third quarter. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
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"On April 20, the WRC provided an update on Facebook about the otter's recovery alongside a video of him being bottle feed . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Fast Laughs, as the name implies, is a feed of comedy clips from Netflix originals curated by Netflix staff. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022"
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"1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English feden , from Old English f\u0113dan ; akin to Old English f\u014dda food \u2014 more at food":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113d"
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],
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"board",
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"cater",
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"provision",
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"victual"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082251",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"feed mill":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mill in which stock feeds are prepared":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195346",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"feed off":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to gain strength, energy, or support from (something)":[
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"She fed off the crowd's enthusiasm.",
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"His anger fed off his jealousy.",
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"We are able to feed off each other's ideas."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182435",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"feed on/upon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to eat (something) as food":[
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"\u2014 usually used of animals Owls feed on insects, birds, and small mammals."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195021",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"feed one's face":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to eat a lot of food":[
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"He sat there for an hour, just feeding his face ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181133",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
|
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},
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"feeder":{
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"antonyms":[
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"distributary",
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"effluent"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a device or apparatus for supplying food":[],
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": a heavy wire conductor supplying electricity at some point of an electric distribution system (as from a substation)":[],
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": a road that provides access to a major artery":[],
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": one that fattens livestock for slaughter":[],
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": one that feeds : such as":[],
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": one that supplies, replenishes, or connects":[],
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": tributary sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a pigeon feeder holding a bag of stale bread",
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"the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Then, allow the bird feeder to air dry completely before filling and putting it back out. Pick up below the feeders. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
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"This balcony on a property designed by Madeleine Stuart is bare, except for a bird feeder . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Anyone with access to a bird feeder and a willingness to learn about birds can become a community scientist through the collaborative\u2019s training steps. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Sparrows gathered at the bird feeder and a banana-yellow goldfinch perched on the apple tree. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Coco does not travel on highways or other high-speed streets, but a sidewalk on the feeder gave me hope that the robot's mission would be successful. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Most important is using the right feeder to bring them to your yard. \u2014 Alison Allsopp, Country Living , 10 May 2022",
|
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"The dove defends its place on the feeder with something Beth calls the kung-fu wing slap. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Once opened, dry pet food can go stale, even if stored in the reservoir of a feeder . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 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":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u0113-d\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"affluent",
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"bayou",
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"branch",
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"confluent",
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"influent",
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"tributary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083856",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"feel":{
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"antonyms":[
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"feeling",
|
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"sensation",
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"sense"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": believe , think":[
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"say what you really feel"
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],
|
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": intuitive knowledge or ability":[],
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": seem":[
|
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"it feels like spring today"
|
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],
|
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": sensation , feeling":[],
|
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": the quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch":[],
|
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": the sense of touch":[],
|
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": to ascertain by cautious trial":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used with out feeling out the sentiments of their neighbors on the subject of school improvements"
|
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],
|
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": to be aware of by instinct or inference":[
|
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"feel trouble brewing"
|
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],
|
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": to be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, or physical condition":[
|
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"I feel sick."
|
|
],
|
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": to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality":[
|
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"She felt the fabric to see if it was wool."
|
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],
|
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": to have a marked sentiment or opinion":[
|
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"feels strongly about it"
|
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],
|
|
": to have an inclination for":[
|
|
"feel like a walk"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have one's sensibilities markedly affected by":[
|
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"felt the insult deeply"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have sympathy or pity":[
|
|
"I feel for you"
|
|
],
|
|
": to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)":[
|
|
"He felt a sudden pain in his leg."
|
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],
|
|
": to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation":[
|
|
"lost the ability to feel in his fingertips"
|
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],
|
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": to search for something by using the sense of touch":[
|
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"She felt in her purse for her keys."
|
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],
|
|
": to undergo passive experience of":[
|
|
"continually felt the resentment of his competitors"
|
|
],
|
|
": to understand (someone) : to know how (someone) feels":[
|
|
"Yeah, I feel you on that. I fall asleep every time I'm in the car as well.",
|
|
"\u2014 Scott Sugarman",
|
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"When you buckle your chinstrap up, it's with a purpose, dog! Do you feel me",
|
|
"\u2014 Eric Berry"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"He felt a sudden pain in his leg.",
|
|
"I could feel the warmth of the sun.",
|
|
"I felt someone tap my shoulder.",
|
|
"Do you feel a draft",
|
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"She felt the fabric to see if it was wool.",
|
|
"Your ribs are bruised, but I don't feel any broken bones.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"the feel of old leather",
|
|
"Although the table is brand-new, it has the look and feel of an antique.",
|
|
"He liked the feel of the sun on his face.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"While crafting is meant to be an endpoint for RNG, getting there can still feel exhausting in the current system. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Work with McKinven and catcher Omar Narvaez, along with Caratini\u2019s intellect and feel for the game, have turned him into one of baseball\u2019s top defenders behind the dish in 2022. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Coley\u2019s attorney requested a mistrial, arguing that the sole juror holding out would now feel coerced into agreeing with the majority. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"That rules out charges in a great many cases of threats against election officials \u2014 even when the recipients feel terrified for their lives. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Musicians and artists who have visited Uvalde want to make sure members of the community don\u2019t feel forgotten again. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The complaint comes less than a week after San Diego began enforcing a crackdown on street vendors that aims to reduce chaos and restore the look and feel of many popular areas that have been flooded with vendors. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"FRNCH Amande Maxi Dress, $154, Free People Lisbon MJ Platform Sandals in verbena, $142 Poppy & Stella Look and feel beautiful at that special occasion in a lightweight fabric with a vibrant print paired with platform cork heels. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"One thing fans know for sure is these final two episodes will feel more like events: the penultimate episode is 85 minutes long and the finale clocks in at nearly two and a half hours. \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The products give bath time a luxurious feel for any pooch and leave them soft and shiny. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Wallpapers, widgets, and sounds will also be customized to give the device a unique feel . \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"While not an essential feature in a fitness/running watch, the Forerunner 255 fills this hole to give the watch a smarter feel . \u2014 Andrew Williams, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"To play her friends in the video, Basco recruited her friends from her real life to give the video a completely authentic feel . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Its contrasting colors, quilted leather and special seashell diamond stitching pattern combine to give the front first-class single seats and rear bench an even more opulent feel than before. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The wide-leg jumpsuit has butterfly sleeves that give it an airy feel and a tie waist belt that helps define your figure. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 56-ounce glass jar is dishwasher safe, and the sturdy asymmetrical steel blades and die-cast metal motor base give this blender a high-end feel . \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To give the interior an open feel without being TOO open, a large entry way was created to separate the kitchen, living and dining rooms. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English felen , from Old English f\u0113lan ; akin to Old High German fuolen to feel, Latin palpare to caress":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8f\u0113l",
|
|
"\u02c8f\u0113(\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"scent",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"smell",
|
|
"taste"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103446",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"feel (for)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to have sympathy or pity for (someone)":[
|
|
"I feel (deeply) for you, but there's nothing I can do to help."
|
|
],
|
|
": to search for (something) by reaching or touching usually with the fingers":[
|
|
"The doctor felt for any possible fractures in the patient's bruised ribs.",
|
|
"He felt for the light switch."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025609",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feel no pain":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be drunk":[
|
|
"He had been at the bar for several hours and he was clearly feeling no pain ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200323",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feel one's age":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to feel the effects of growing older":[
|
|
"At 70, she is finally starting to feel her age .",
|
|
"I'm really feeling my age lately."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184815",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feel one's best":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to feel very healthy":[
|
|
"Exercise helps you look and feel your best ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181803",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feel one's way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to move forward carefully by using one's hands to feel anything in the way":[
|
|
"He felt his way through the darkened room."
|
|
],
|
|
": to move toward a goal very slowly and carefully":[
|
|
"In the early days of the project they were just feeling their way (along), trying not to make mistakes."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193825",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feeling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sensation experienced through this sense":[],
|
|
": an emotional state or reaction":[
|
|
"a kindly feeling toward the boy"
|
|
],
|
|
": appreciative or responsive awareness or recognition":[
|
|
"experience a feeling of safety"
|
|
],
|
|
": capacity to respond emotionally especially with the higher emotions":[
|
|
"found out how much feeling his mother really had"
|
|
],
|
|
": conscious recognition : sense":[],
|
|
": deeply felt":[],
|
|
": easily moved emotionally":[],
|
|
": expressing emotion or sensitivity":[],
|
|
": feel sense 4":[],
|
|
": generalized bodily consciousness or sensation":[],
|
|
": often unreasoned opinion or belief : sentiment":[
|
|
"What are your feelings about this subject"
|
|
],
|
|
": presentiment":[
|
|
"I have a feeling she's not going to like this."
|
|
],
|
|
": sentient , sensitive":[],
|
|
": susceptibility to impression : sensitivity":[
|
|
"the remark hurt her feelings"
|
|
],
|
|
": sympathetic aesthetic response":[
|
|
"a person of fine feeling"
|
|
],
|
|
": the character ascribed to something : atmosphere":[
|
|
"The place had the feeling of a haunted house."
|
|
],
|
|
": the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch":[],
|
|
": the overall quality of one's awareness":[],
|
|
": the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist":[
|
|
"the feeling of the outdoors has been realized with sky-blue ceiling and natural colors",
|
|
"\u2014 Playthings"
|
|
],
|
|
": the undifferentiated background of one's awareness considered apart from any identifiable sensation, perception, or thought":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I noticed tingling feelings in my fingers.",
|
|
"She had a queasy feeling in her stomach.",
|
|
"I had the feeling of something crawling across my foot.",
|
|
"We enjoyed the feeling of walking barefoot in the sand.",
|
|
"He had no feeling in his right leg.",
|
|
"He's been troubled by feelings of guilt.",
|
|
"There's no point in trying to hide your feelings .",
|
|
"He spoke with feeling about the injustice he had seen.",
|
|
"Have you no feeling for the plight of the homeless",
|
|
"I can see that you have strong feelings about this subject.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Bejot says that there is a general feeling that the documentary field has recovered post COVID-19 slower than animation or drama, because documentaries necessarily mean contact with the outside world. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"But there is also a feeling of shock, a realization there is still plenty of work to be done to catch up to the Baylors and Oklahoma States of the conference. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Fatigue is a feeling of constant tiredness or weakness. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"There's no greater feeling than being heralded as the apple of your father's eye. \u2014 Mia Uzzell, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Your warm smile across the room at me is always a feeling of grace and kindness. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"There's no sticky feeling , the shine is intense, and even for the glitteriest shades, there's no gritty texture\u2013just smooth, hydrated lips. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"There is an incredibly profound and life-affirming feeling that comes from making something. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"There is no worse feeling in sports than falling just short. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u0113-li\u014b"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeling Noun feeling , emotion , affection , sentiment , passion mean a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation. feeling denotes any partly mental, partly physical response marked by pleasure, pain, attraction, or repulsion; it may suggest the mere existence of a response but imply nothing about the nature or intensity of it. the feelings that once moved me are gone emotion carries a strong implication of excitement or agitation but, like feeling , encompasses both positive and negative responses. the drama portrays the emotions of adolescence affection applies to feelings that are also inclinations or likings. a memoir of childhood filled with affection for her family sentiment often implies an emotion inspired by an idea. her feminist sentiments are well known passion suggests a very powerful or controlling emotion. revenge became his ruling passion",
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"chord",
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"emotion",
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"passion",
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"sentiment"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080639",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"feel the pinch":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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": to experience the problems caused by not having enough money or by paying higher costs":[
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"We are starting to feel the pinch of high fuel costs."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141904"
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"feed the meter":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to put money in a parking meter":[
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"He left the restaurant to feed the meter ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143543"
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},
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"feel the heat/cold":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to be bothered by hot/cold weather":[
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"I'm the kind of person who really feels the heat/cold ."
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153249"
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},
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"fee simple":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a fee without limitation to any class of heirs or restrictions on transfer of ownership":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The fee simple interest in the Lipstick building backs a $272m single-asset/single-borrower CMBS deal, CSMC 2017-LSTK, which has been in special servicing since June, according to Trepp. \u2014 Debtwire, Forbes , 26 Feb. 2021",
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"The fundamental fee simple right to lease property does not specify a minimum duration of that lease. \u2014 Anthony Graziano, miamiherald , 16 Mar. 2018",
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"The grantor of the easement and all subsequent owners of the property retain full fee simple ownership of the land, but are bound by the terms of the deed of easement, which is recorded in the Land Records of the county. \u2014 Erika Butler, The Aegis , 9 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160003"
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},
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"fee simple defeasible":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160506"
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},
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"feel the need":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to have a strong feeling that one must have or do something":[
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"I felt a need to take control of the situation.",
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"I feel the need to try again.",
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"drivers who feel the need for speed"
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163317"
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},
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"feeble-mindedly":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": in a feebleminded (see feebleminded sense 2 ) manner":[
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"\u2026 did they have to lend themselves so feeble-mindedly to such a partisan event",
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"\u2014 Tom Shales",
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"Quinn paused for a moment to ponder what he was doing. Was he scribbling nonsense",
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"\u2014 Paul Auster"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccf\u0113-b\u0259l-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170050"
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},
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"feel strongly":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to have a strong or definite opinion (about something)":[
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"We feel (very) strongly that they've been treated unfairly.",
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"If you feel that strongly (about it), we won't go."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171131"
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},
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"fee tail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": a fee limited to a particular class of heirs":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fee taille , from Anglo-French f\u00e9 taill\u00e9 entailed fee":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172035"
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},
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"feedstuff":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"\u02c8f\u0113d-\u02ccst\u0259f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173244"
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},
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"feedthrough":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an electrical conductor that connects two circuits on opposite sides of a surface":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"feed through , verb":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175855"
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},
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"feedwater":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": water sometimes preheated or purified and supplied to a boiler (as for steam) or still":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180049"
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},
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"feetage":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": footage":[
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"\u2014 sometimes used of lumber and leather"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113tij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"feet entry 1 + -age":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182554"
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},
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"feel up":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to touch or fondle (someone) for sexual pleasure":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190430"
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},
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"feedway":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an aisle between rows of stalls in a barn along which feed is distributed to the mangers":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191458"
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},
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"feel lousy":{
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to feel ill":[
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"I went to work even though I was feeling lousy ."
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],
|
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": to feel sorry":[
|
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"I feel lousy about what happened."
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195500"
|
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},
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"feel/look like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to be very dirty or untidy":[
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"I need to take a shower\u2014I feel/look like something the cat dragged in ."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201059"
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},
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"feed wheat":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": low-grade wheat used as stock feed":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223217"
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},
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"feer":{
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to mark off land for plowing":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from Middle English (northern dialect) feren to plow, from Old English f\u0233rian to make a furrow, from furh furrow":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231811"
|
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},
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"feel like oneself":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": feel well":[
|
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"I finally feel like myself again",
|
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"I didn't feel like myself yesterday."
|
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],
|
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".":[
|
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"I finally feel like myself again",
|
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"I didn't feel like myself yesterday."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000147"
|
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},
|
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"feel sorry for oneself":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to feel pity for oneself":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002603"
|
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},
|
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"feetfirst":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": with the feet foremost":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccf\u0113t-\u02c8f\u0259rst"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"She jumped into the pool feetfirst .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To Jamie's horror, Elijah's body was found the following morning, July 19, wedged feetfirst into a small ventilation window of the Sunset Royal resort next door. \u2014 Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com , 17 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013044"
|
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},
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"feeble-mindedness":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": impairment in intellectual ability : intellectual disability":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccf\u0113-b\u0259l-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d-n\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1619, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023329"
|
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},
|
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"fee farm":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fee ferme , from Anglo-French f\u00e9 ferme , from Old French f\u00e9 fee, fief + ferme lease":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030324"
|
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},
|
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"feet foremost":{
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": feetfirst sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042653"
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},
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"feebleminded":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability":[],
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": foolish , stupid":[
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"\u2026 sexist stereotypes painting women as too feeble-minded and gullible to be the proper stewards of their own lives.",
|
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"\u2014 Salon.com",
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"\u2026 circled by blowhards too feeble-minded to understand their own racism.",
|
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"\u2014 Eamon Lynch"
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],
|
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": irresolute , vacillating":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccf\u0113-b\u0259l-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That, Dovey Johnson Roundtree knew, could have immense significance for her client, a feebleminded day laborer accused of one of the most sensational murders of the mid-20th century. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 21 May 2018",
|
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"While the Queen is patient and nurturing with her addled husband, even making excuses for him when his erratic behavior turns violent, others in Madrid see his feebleminded unpredictability as cause for urgent replacement. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Dec. 2017"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051353"
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},
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"feet of clay":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun phrase"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a character flaw that is usually not readily apparent":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the feet of the idol in Daniel 2:33":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a bloodthirsty person : ogre":[
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"\u2014 William Manchester"
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": something designed to impose upon the timid and ignorant":[
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"black magic or whatever is the technical name for this sort of fee-fo-fum",
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"\u2014 J. C. Snaith"
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"Chemoreception seems to be highly developed in this snake and the smell of prey is sufficient to initiate a feeding frenzy .",
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"\u2014 Douglas Cable et al."
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],
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": an intensely and often wildly competitive and aggressive human activity likened to frenzied feeding by predatory animals":[
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"They do not relish the journalistic feeding frenzy that will greet the senator's likely appearance on the witness stand.",
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"\u2014 U.S. News & World Report",
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"Most of the Westerners who attended the heavily hyped sale knew very little about Soviet art\u2014or the Soviet Union for that matter\u2014but were whipped into a feeding frenzy by the historic excitement of the moment.",
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"\u2014 Harlow Robinson"
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"sharks in a feeding frenzy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now a feeding frenzy for the CEOs will consume everything. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
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"In the new set of episodes, Diana has swapped the lavish fancy dress parties and aristocratic artistic pursuits that previously led to a tabloid feeding frenzy (and the Bright Young Things moniker) for something sinister. \u2014 Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
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"One piece of intellectual property inspires a feeding frenzy of podcast, documentary, and miniseries offshoots. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
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"Swamp People Joey and Zak try to take full advantage of the full-moon feeding frenzy , while Daniel seeks revenge on Luna Bull. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Those quotas, and the increasing popularity of non-US shows, in Europe and worldwide, has help drive a feeding frenzy for international talent and resulted in high-profile buyouts and corporate consolidation. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"In Sussmann's view, the right-wing feeding frenzy was no accident. \u2014 Marshall Cohen, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Miami show, the boating feeding frenzy shows no signs of slowing down. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Jeremy Grantham is not the only high-profile investor to warn that easy money has set off an unsustainable feeding frenzy . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"definitions":{
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": an excess of metal left above a foundry mold to supply molten metal to a solidifying casting and thus compensate for shrinkage that cannot be fed from the gate":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084932"
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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"a second translation which I think reproduces the feeling tone of the original",
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"\u2014 Ernest Beaglehole"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": separate payment to a health-care provider for each medical service rendered to a patient":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccf\u0113-f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259s"
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105530"
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"feeding head":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135231"
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having no feeling : devoid of a normal capacity to feel":[
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"their arms got tired, then heavy and achy, then dead and feelingless",
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"\u2014 H. L. Davis",
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"an unsympathetic and positively feelingless man"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u014bl\u0259\u0307s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175816"
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"definitions":{
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": marked by strong feeling":[
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"a feelingful expression of his hope for peace"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l\u0113\u014b-",
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"\u02c8f\u0113li\u014bf\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183235"
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"definitions":{
|
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": being or belonging to something that feeds material (as into a machine) or to the process of feeding in this way":[
|
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"a feed-in device connecting the main source of power to the subsidiary outlets",
|
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"used the main switch box as a feed-in point for too many electrical outlets"
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|
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": bustle , tumult":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6f\u0113ri\u00a6f\u0101ri"
|
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|
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"reduplication of obsolete Scots fary state of confusion or excitement, from Middle English (Scots), fairyland, state of confusion or excitement, from Middle English faierie, fairie fairyland":""
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185401"
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"fee splitting":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
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": payment by a specialist (such as a doctor or a lawyer) of a part of his or her fee to the person who made the referral":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccsplit-i\u014b"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Last year, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice reprimanded him for false advertising, unethical conduct and fee splitting . \u2014 Joe Carlson And Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune , 23 July 2021"
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],
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"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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": the charging of excessive fees especially for professional services \u2014 compare fee splitting":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224325"
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|
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": one that is deficient in intelligence or common sense":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225238"
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|
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": a state of alarm or excitement":[]
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|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113z",
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"\u02c8f\u0101z"
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"Middle English veze , from fesen, vesen to drive away \u2014 more at faze":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225300"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230552"
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that is feeble in mind or body":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u0113b(\u0259)li\u014b"
|
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|
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"blend of feeble entry 1 and -ling":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013444"
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"feel free":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021028"
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|
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"feeding bottle":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054614"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": raw material supplied to a machine or processing plant":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u0113d-\u02ccst\u00e4k"
|
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],
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"One of the reasons airlines have hesitated on SAF is because of the uncertain supply of feedstock necessary to make it. \u2014 Oliver Wyman, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
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"In this 75-foot by 40-foot structure there are three towers with multiple trays that produce 9,000 pounds of feedstock per day. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Fulcrum Centerpoint LLC is planning a $600 million facility in the Buffington Harbor section of Gary that will use a feedstock derived off-site from municipal solid waste to convert into a bio-jet fuel. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Russia is a leading producer of both oil and natural gas, which serve as feedstock for many products. \u2014 Austen Hufford, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Other speakers touted natural gas as feedstock for a switch to hydrogen energy, possibly through ammonia, a process being studied by others. \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Their disengagement is forcing Russia to hastily rework its commodity-export business, the foundation of the country\u2019s economic wealth and the feedstock for Vladimir Putin\u2019s war machine. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Cars aren't the only potential customers either; the aviation and marine sectors will both want synthetic carbon-neutral fuel soon, and synthetic methanol is also valuable as an industrial feedstock . \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The chemicals industry, for example, is shifting away from oil and turning natural gas as feedstock for plastics, pesticides, paints and other household items. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021"
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The admission fee is $10.",
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"a credit card with no annual fee",
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"The tuition fees went up this year.",
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"We returned the library book late and had to pay a late fee .",
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"the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks",
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"But the park has an entrance fee of $15 per person or $25 per family-size vehicle. \u2014 Rayna Song, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
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"It's set to become the first city in the world to require an entrance fee . \u2014 CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"Furthermore, the new owners would still need to pay an expansion fee to reenter the league. \u2014 Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
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"Police said Harden and others confronted a garage attendant over an $80 fee , and that Harden allegedly pointed a gun with a laser at the employee from the backseat. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
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"Before confirming the Netflix with ads tier, the company also revealed it\u2019s testing a new type of subscription where people who share passwords will pay an additional fee . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 June 2022",
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"Foreign owners choosing to rent out the villa must pay an annual licensing fee of about $1,000 to the government, Ms. Hearn said. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
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"Typically franchisees contribute an upfront fee at the beginning and at the end of their agreements to the parent company. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"Mainau, a small island with an admission fee , is a popular attraction, especially for families. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French f\u00e9, fief , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English feoh cattle, property, Old High German fihu cattle; akin to Latin pecus cattle, pecunia money":"Noun"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"\u2014 Russell Maloney"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Supra, the 3000GT, and the 968 make only minimal concessions to rear passengers in the form of two bone-skinny, butt-pocket seatlets with legroom measurable only with a feeler gauge . \u2014 Larry Griffin, Car and Driver , 12 May 2020",
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"Then, use a feeler gauge to check the spark-plug gap. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 9 Dec. 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173850"
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"feeding tube":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"He was put on a feeding tube , and an exploratory laparoscopy showed potential signs of an infection that was resolving, but no action was deemed needed. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Eva requires a respirator to breathe, a feeding tube for nutrition and 24-hour care. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Nicolas is still on a feeding tube , so his formula is provided through the family\u2019s health insurance, Hutkin said. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"In a statement, Danna Cusick described her husband as no longer able to do anything for himself and requiring a feeding tube . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The indictment outlined disturbing details about the case and said Olivia had been using a feeding tube and was admitted to Children's Hospital Colorado in July 2017. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Her feeding tube had been removed after a bitter national debate over patients\u2019 rights. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ry, who speaks a few words and phrases, is autistic, has Down syndrome and uses a feeding tube . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Over the course of her three months in the hospital, Francesca underwent six surgeries, five on her brain and one to put a feeding tube in her stomach. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021"
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"type":[
|
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|
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": a tactile process (such as a tentacle) of an animal":[],
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": something (such as a proposal) ventured to ascertain the views of others":[]
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"\u02c8f\u0113-l\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The videos taken also capture a previously undocumented and still unexplained action: filament coiling, where the squids draw in their arm filaments (long, thin feeler -like appendages) close to their body. \u2014 Rachael Zisk, Popular Science , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"DeGeare suggests making a pros and cons list before sending that feeler text. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 30 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The new species are six-gill sawsharks, which have distinctive snouts filled with teeth and catfish-like whiskers or feelers that help them detect prey. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Nonetheless, Trump is a great postmodern feeler , who intuits and responds to the stimuli of electronic media with the dark brilliance of an idiot savant, in the sure belief that only suckers care about objective truth. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2019",
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|
"Begin studying for your real estate license and put out feelers for a place of your own. \u2014 Kristen Radtke, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Its wisp of a body appeared to defy gravity, poised upside down on a white slant of newsprint, its back legs bent like reverse elbows, as the other four legs danced and the feelers explored for something to sustain it. \u2014 David Rabe, The New Yorker , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"Last fall, the airport put out feelers to see if there were any businesses interested in pursuing such projects there. \u2014 Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 19 July 2019",
|
|
"Putting out feelers There is one intriguing clue as to why Elektorornis had such long toes: The amber-entombed foot preserves bits of the surrounding skin and feathers, including strands called scutellate scale filaments. \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 11 July 2019"
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"1526, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192832"
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"feed screw":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a screw that imparts feed motion (as in a lathe or other machine tool) \u2014 compare lead screw":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195834"
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"definitions":{
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8f\u0113d-\u02ccl\u00e4t"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Lawyers for Houlihan and the anti-doping agency argued over pork feedlot practices, how the body metabolizes the meat and the testing laboratory\u2019s protocols. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 July 2022",
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"The letter not only revealed the water diversions but also alleged McKee was growing crops on a 120-acre parcel of tribal land, spreading manure on the ground and burying the carcasses of 200 calves that died each year at the feedlot . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"In April the company\u2019s analysis confirmed that the emissions came from a cattle feedlot in California\u2019s Joaquin Valley. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Court filings characterized the feedlot as a large operation where up to 10,000 head of cattle would pass through each year, with a capacity of 4,000 animals. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Both of those selling points are often products of an inhumane feedlot system that is complicit in the climate crisis. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The animals had been bought in February with the goal of fattening them until October, when they would be sold to a feedlot . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
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"These days, Mercer buys skinny, sickly cows, feeds them for a few months on hay in a covered feedlot , and resells them at a profit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"About 1,700 miles to the east, Brad Kooima scans the 3,000 cattle in his feedlot in Rock Valley, Iowa, on the South Dakota border. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2021"
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|
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"I feel crummy about the way I treated her."
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"What are your feelings about this subject?"
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"I have a feeling she's not going to like this."
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": capacity to respond emotionally especially with the higher emotions":[
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"found out how much feeling his mother really had"
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": the character ascribed to something : atmosphere":[
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": the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist":[
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"the feeling of the outdoors has been realized with sky-blue ceiling and natural colors",
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"\u2014 Playthings"
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],
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": sympathetic aesthetic response":[
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"a person of fine feeling"
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],
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": expressing emotion or sensitivity":[]
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"chord",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeling Noun feeling , emotion , affection , sentiment , passion mean a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation. feeling denotes any partly mental, partly physical response marked by pleasure, pain, attraction, or repulsion; it may suggest the mere existence of a response but imply nothing about the nature or intensity of it. the feelings that once moved me are gone emotion carries a strong implication of excitement or agitation but, like feeling , encompasses both positive and negative responses. the drama portrays the emotions of adolescence affection applies to feelings that are also inclinations or likings. a memoir of childhood filled with affection for her family sentiment often implies an emotion inspired by an idea. her feminist sentiments are well known passion suggests a very powerful or controlling emotion. revenge became his ruling passion",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"I noticed tingling feelings in my fingers.",
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"She had a queasy feeling in her stomach.",
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"I had the feeling of something crawling across my foot.",
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"We enjoyed the feeling of walking barefoot in the sand.",
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"He had no feeling in his right leg.",
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"He's been troubled by feelings of guilt.",
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"There's no point in trying to hide your feelings .",
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"He spoke with feeling about the injustice he had seen.",
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"Have you no feeling for the plight of the homeless?",
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"I can see that you have strong feelings about this subject.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"All that remained in her from that time were bits and pieces, more feeling than detail. \u2014 David Wright Falad\u00e9, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
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"But Tom Cruise really wanted to conjure up the original version, the original feeling . \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 2 July 2022",
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"But her talent for summing up a big, messy feeling in just a few words is one of the keys to her success. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
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"That simply adds to the inescapable feeling that this is a striker who has lost his way. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Choose a song that unlocks a feeling within you, and sit for 15 minutes. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
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"Nothing can prepare you for the feeling ; no book, no movie, no conversation with a friend. \u2014 Bolu Babalola, ELLE , 29 June 2022",
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"Then, craft a post to elicit that feeling and drive them to that action. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
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"Simply want something that encapsulates that small-town feeling ? \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-075010"
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"feeding station":{
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"type":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-082431"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100838"
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"feed roll":{
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": one of a set of small rubber rolls under the platen of a typewriter that help to roll the paper and hold it in place during typing":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120818"
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},
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"feeing market":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a market where servants gather to be hired for the coming season or year":[]
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"feeing from gerund of fee entry 3":""
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"feeding":{
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"For a while zoos tried to control feeding by providing vending machines with pellets, but most have now banned it entirely.",
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"\u2014 Phillip T. Robinson",
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"\u2014 often used before another noun a feeding schedule feeding behavior"
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],
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": an instance of feeding":[
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"two a.m. feedings",
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"ready for a feeding"
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]
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"pronounciation":[
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160834"
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"feed bag":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": to begin eating":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164513"
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},
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"feel cruddy":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to feel sick or unhappy":[
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"I feel cruddy about what I said.",
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"I felt cruddy the day after the party."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173230"
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"feedbox":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a casing on a machine enclosing the feed motion and the shifting mechanism":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174519"
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},
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"feel out":{
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to talk to or question (someone) in an indirect way in order to find out if something one wants to do or get will be possible":[
|
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"He tried to feel us out to see if we'd loan him more money."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203055"
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},
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"feels":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality":[
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"She felt the fabric to see if it was wool."
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],
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": to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)":[
|
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"He felt a sudden pain in his leg."
|
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],
|
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": to undergo passive experience of":[
|
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"continually felt the resentment of his competitors"
|
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],
|
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": to have one's sensibilities markedly affected by":[
|
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"felt the insult deeply"
|
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],
|
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": to ascertain by cautious trial":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used with out feeling out the sentiments of their neighbors on the subject of school improvements"
|
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],
|
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": to be aware of by instinct or inference":[
|
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"feel trouble brewing"
|
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],
|
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": believe , think":[
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"say what you really feel"
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],
|
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": to understand (someone) : to know how (someone) feels":[
|
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"Yeah, I feel you on that. I fall asleep every time I'm in the car as well.",
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"\u2014 Scott Sugarman",
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"When you buckle your chinstrap up, it's with a purpose, dog! Do you feel me?",
|
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"\u2014 Eric Berry"
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],
|
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": to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation":[
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"lost the ability to feel in his fingertips"
|
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],
|
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": to search for something by using the sense of touch":[
|
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"She felt in her purse for her keys."
|
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],
|
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": to be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, or physical condition":[
|
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"I feel sick."
|
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],
|
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": to have a marked sentiment or opinion":[
|
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"feels strongly about it"
|
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],
|
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": seem":[
|
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"it feels like spring today"
|
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],
|
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": to have sympathy or pity":[
|
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"I feel for you"
|
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],
|
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": to have an inclination for":[
|
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"feel like a walk?"
|
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],
|
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": sensation , feeling":[],
|
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": the sense of touch":[],
|
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": the quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch":[],
|
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": intuitive knowledge or ability":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8f\u0113(\u0259)l",
|
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"\u02c8f\u0113l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"perceive",
|
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"scent",
|
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"see",
|
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"sense",
|
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"smell",
|
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"taste"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"feeling",
|
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"sensation",
|
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"sense"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"He felt a sudden pain in his leg.",
|
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"I could feel the warmth of the sun.",
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"I felt someone tap my shoulder.",
|
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"Do you feel a draft?",
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"She felt the fabric to see if it was wool.",
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"Your ribs are bruised, but I don't feel any broken bones.",
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"Noun",
|
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"the feel of old leather",
|
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"Although the table is brand-new, it has the look and feel of an antique.",
|
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"He liked the feel of the sun on his face.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"While crafting is meant to be an endpoint for RNG, getting there can still feel exhausting in the current system. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Work with McKinven and catcher Omar Narvaez, along with Caratini\u2019s intellect and feel for the game, have turned him into one of baseball\u2019s top defenders behind the dish in 2022. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
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"Coley\u2019s attorney requested a mistrial, arguing that the sole juror holding out would now feel coerced into agreeing with the majority. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
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"That rules out charges in a great many cases of threats against election officials \u2014 even when the recipients feel terrified for their lives. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
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"Musicians and artists who have visited Uvalde want to make sure members of the community don\u2019t feel forgotten again. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
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"The complaint comes less than a week after San Diego began enforcing a crackdown on street vendors that aims to reduce chaos and restore the look and feel of many popular areas that have been flooded with vendors. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"FRNCH Amande Maxi Dress, $154, Free People Lisbon MJ Platform Sandals in verbena, $142 Poppy & Stella Look and feel beautiful at that special occasion in a lightweight fabric with a vibrant print paired with platform cork heels. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
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"One thing fans know for sure is these final two episodes will feel more like events: the penultimate episode is 85 minutes long and the finale clocks in at nearly two and a half hours. \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 27 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The products give bath time a luxurious feel for any pooch and leave them soft and shiny. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
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"Wallpapers, widgets, and sounds will also be customized to give the device a unique feel . \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
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"While not an essential feature in a fitness/running watch, the Forerunner 255 fills this hole to give the watch a smarter feel . \u2014 Andrew Williams, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"To play her friends in the video, Basco recruited her friends from her real life to give the video a completely authentic feel . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Its contrasting colors, quilted leather and special seashell diamond stitching pattern combine to give the front first-class single seats and rear bench an even more opulent feel than before. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The wide-leg jumpsuit has butterfly sleeves that give it an airy feel and a tie waist belt that helps define your figure. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The 56-ounce glass jar is dishwasher safe, and the sturdy asymmetrical steel blades and die-cast metal motor base give this blender a high-end feel . \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"To give the interior an open feel without being TOO open, a large entry way was created to separate the kitchen, living and dining rooms. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English felen , from Old English f\u0113lan ; akin to Old High German fuolen to feel, Latin palpare to caress":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005120"
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},
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"feedback inhibition":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": inhibition of an enzyme controlling an early stage of a series of biochemical reactions by the end product when it reaches a critical concentration":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The reasons for this adaptation are still being elucidated but almost certainly involve less feedback inhibition from receptors in your small intestine that detect the presence of carbohydrate. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"This feedback inhibition is a way for your body to regulate the amount of sugar being dumped into your small intestine. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011147"
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},
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"feedback":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the partial reversion (see reversion sense 3a ) of the effects of a process to its source or to a preceding stage":[],
|
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": the return to the input of a part of the output of a machine, system, or process (as for producing changes in an electronic circuit that improve performance or in an automatic control device that provide self-corrective action)":[],
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": a rumbling, whining, or whistling sound resulting from an amplified or broadcast signal (such as music or speech) that has been returned as input and retransmitted":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8f\u0113d-\u02ccbak"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The company uses customer feedback to improve its products.",
|
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"He asked for some feedback from his boss.",
|
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"The computer makes adjustments based on feedback from the sensors.",
|
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"We were getting some feedback from the microphone.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The outcome of this feedback loop \u2014 which began in May \u2014 is a record onslaught of 100-degree days in population centers across the state. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"Norris is referring to the feedback loop among driver, car, and the team\u2019s mission control that makes, or breaks, every race. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
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"Given the epigenetic and other changes occurring with sustained responses to trauma, the feedback loop might become recalibrated. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
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"And data from customers is a very important feedback loop, in essence another sensor. \u2014 Billee Howard, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
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"But sometimes the internet takes existing social forces and amplifies them to the point of creating a feedback loop that detaches its participants from reality, making IRL more unreal by the day. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Indeed, the ruin made way for a kind of renewal, one that rejects, if only for a fleeting season, the feedback loop of sameness and reaches for something delightfully strange. \u2014 Christopher Barnard, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
|
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"He is stuck in a familiar feedback loop, though his struggle with it is more fascinating than most. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
|
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"The Russian state and its propaganda machine form a feedback loop. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022"
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015123"
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},
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"feel compelled":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to feel required (to do something)":[
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"I felt compelled to leave."
|
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]
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},
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"He felt for the light switch."
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